Interviews
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He was the London soulboy whose life was changed by a car accident and a trip to Ibiza. From Shoom to Radio One...
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A made-man in the 1980s 'Soul Mafia', Froggy, aka Steven Howlett, was one of the first DJs to mix in the UK.
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He won Grammies with Soul II Soul but just wanted to make his sound system the best in the world.
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As a snake-hipped mod he scandalised London with the twist, then DJed his way through the swinging sixties.
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A tireless champion of new sounds, few DJs have inspired so many to make music the centre of their lives.
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Wigan Casino resident and key player on the northern soul scene, later founder of legendary reissue label Mastercuts.
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A stalwart of British DJing, having rung the changes from northern soul, via jazz-funk and electro, to house.
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One of the greatest beneficiaries of insane DJ worship, the Fatboy has kept his feet firmly on the ground.
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New York writer and key chronicler of disco's early years, the first journalist to write about the scene.
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Pioneering collector and founding father of northern soul, making his reputation at Wolverhampton's catacombs.
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Best-known as the man behind acid-era popsters S-Express, and one of the first UK DJs to play house.
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M-Person, UK house pioneer, and pillar of the Haçienda, overseeing it from building site to dancefloor of legend.
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With his brother Maurice, one of the pioneering Watson brothers, London's most influential house evangelists.
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Resident at Blackpool Mecca, the rebel of northern soul; his progressive attitude later led him to create hi-NRG.
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The man behind Turntable Orchestra and original resident at Tony Humphries' Zanzibar in New Jersey.
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In 1965 at Sybil Burton's (Richard Burton's ex wife) club Arthur, the very first DJ to mix records.
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The acid jazz godfather on founding a genre and his early days as a pirate DJ broadcasting from a phone box.
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Growing up in the era of funk bands and block parties, as disco hit, Tony Smith made his name playing at Barefoot Boy.
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One of the finest writers on music, Toop has penned incisive works about genres from ambient to hip hop.
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Famous for his edits and a New York DJ since childhood, Danny Krivit is best known as resident at Body & Soul.
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