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Steve Lawler on the mainstreaming of raves.
Not sure if its been posted already, i tried searching and found nothing.
i find this to be a good read, steve lawler really knows what he's talking about.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/mus...ng-of-rave.html
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This summer, many electronic festivals in L.A. had huge difficulties after a young girl died from an Ecstasy overdose. Raves had a reputation for encouraging drug culture in the ‘90s. How have you seen the role of narcotics change? Do you feel it’s still a prevalent aspect of the scene or do fans approach that element differently now? Do you think electronic music’s reputation in that regard is overblown or undeserved today?
These kind of questions are really hard to answer because first and foremost, it’s really sad to hear that somebody has passed away from a situation like this. And my heart goes out to her family. That whole aspect of this is terrible and very very sad. I think, to be honest, anywhere you have big crowds of people you will find drugs. At football games in England, you’ll find drugs. Anywhere there are large groups of people there is going to be a drug problem. Drugs are just in culture today. Not solely associated with electronic music, they’re associated with music; with rock, with R&B, with hip-hop, with electronic. They are associated even with some sports. I think they are associated with gatherings full stop, and that’s something that will always be there. My view is I think there should be more help in giving people information. If more effort was spent on that, making it safer for people, providing people with a safer, cleaner option, rather than just making it illegal, and trying to stop it, which they will never do. I think things would be very different. |
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