Every scene has a label everyone name-checks and a label everyone actually stole from. In New York house, the first is Strictly Rhythm. The second is Nu Groove, and it was already finished by the time most people learned to say it. Nu Groove opened in New York in 1988, founded by Frank and Karen […]
Most legendary venues start with a business plan. The Haçienda started with a slogan borrowed from the Situationists, “The Hacienda Must Be Built,” and a record label that had no idea how to run a nightclub. That naivety is exactly why it changed music history. Opened on 21 May 1982 in a former yacht showroom [&hellip
