Raves

Stark raving mad
Why did Utah police this summer storm a harmless and legal rave with guns and dogs, terrorizing partygoers? You don't see them busting down the gates at NASCAR races or concerts by Crosby, Stills and Nash.
Kicking it in Kyrgyzstan ... sort of
What's an "American" rave like in post-9/11 Central Asia? No Ecstasy, glow sticks or pulsating beats -- but hey, they've got Duran Duran.
Raving lunacy
Officials are cracking down on dance clubs that provide health information about recreational drugs. They may shut down some raves, but kids will die.
The Disneyland disco
In pursuit of the mega Mickey Mouse rave, a handful of candy ravers aim to make the Happiest Place on Earth just a little bit happier.
The disunited states of ecstasy
At an all-day conference on MDMA, ravers, researchers and anti-drug crusaders debate its pros and cons. Consensus? Just say maybe.
Chemical ravings
Worried that ecstasy may fry the serotonin cells in their brains, some ravers are taking Prozac.
Sharps & Flats
Sasha and John Digweed refined a subtle style of dance music. With a few more albums like "Communicate" trance will be classical.
The sting
Navy investigators seeking ecstasy dealing at Washington dance clubs are accused of targeting gay sailors.
Sharps & Flats
So what if the movie "Groove" sucked? Its soundtrack is a miracle: Dance music that sounds good on the stereo.
Sharps & Flats
Fatboy Slim and Paul Oakenfold star on a comp for rave newbies, while the two-CD "Trance Nation America" thins the strong pulse of early-'90s dance music.
The agony after ecstasy
I took the drug for nearly a year to lift myself to euphoria. Then I crashed hard.
"Better Living Through Circuitry"
In this floor-level view of the rave scene, director Jon Reiss keeps it pumping, humming, buzzing and spinning.
Letters to the editor
Readers squawk over Conason's offer of crow Plus: Electronic music isn't dead; a new club for Bush watchers.
Sharps & Flats
"Early Modulations" captures the important (and unlistenable) history of turntablism, electronica and drum 'n' bass.
What a riot
Diary of a Woodstock 99 survivor.
The big E
Doctors, law enforcement and ravers are scrutinizing ecstasy's possible long-term effects as the drug pours into the U.S. in record numbers.
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Raving in Goa
A passage to India: Karl Taro Greenfeld ventures into the dark heart of the Goan rave scene, with an unlikely guide-cum-drug-dealer named Ian.

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