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.
    By Farhad Manjoo September 26, 2005

  • 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.
    By Elinor Burkett April 1, 2004

  • 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.
    By Janelle Brown June 20, 2001

  • 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.
    By Andrew Vontz June 18, 2001

  • 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.
    By Janelle Brown February 5, 2001

  • Chemical ravings

    Worried that ecstasy may fry the serotonin cells in their brains, some ravers are taking Prozac.
    By Eric Sabo September 1, 2000

  • Sharps & Flats

    Sasha and John Digweed refined a subtle style of dance music. With a few more albums like "Communicate" trance will be classical.
    By Ted Oehmke July 26, 2000

  • The sting

    Navy investigators seeking ecstasy dealing at Washington dance clubs are accused of targeting gay sailors.
    By Daryl Lindsey July 18, 2000

  • Sharps & Flats

    So what if the movie "Groove" sucked? Its soundtrack is a miracle: Dance music that sounds good on the stereo.
    By Michelle Goldberg July 13, 2000

  • 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.
    By Michelle Goldberg June 26, 2000

  • The agony after ecstasy

    I took the drug for nearly a year to lift myself to euphoria. Then I crashed hard.
    By Liz O'Brien June 14, 2000

  • "Better Living Through Circuitry"

    In this floor-level view of the rave scene, director Jon Reiss keeps it pumping, humming, buzzing and spinning.
    By Jeff Stark June 2, 2000

  • Letters to the editor

    Readers squawk over Conason's offer of crow Plus: Electronic music isn't dead; a new club for Bush watchers.
    March 16, 2000

  • Sharps & Flats

    "Early Modulations" captures the important (and unlistenable) history of turntablism, electronica and drum 'n' bass.
    By Michelle Goldberg January 20, 2000

  • What a riot

    Diary of a Woodstock 99 survivor.
    By Jeff Stark July 27, 1999

  • 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.
    By Dawn MacKeen July 7, 1999

  • 21st Log: Yahoo buys GeoCities -- pop-up ads and all

    By Janelle Brown January 25, 1999

  • 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.
    By Karl Taro Greenfeld September 4, 1998
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