Features

Markus Chaak

by Whitney Weiss Markus Chaak is a huge part of a more diverse and sincerely underground queer scene in Paris, which sometimes gets overshadowed by other shinier more circuity mainstream lesbian parties. Whether it’s a residency at radical queer bar La Mutinerie or headlining the super-fun Fukthename parties (put on by an eponymous feminist collective), Markus […]

The Dalston Superstore Gallery presents: Queer Space

Queer Space is an exhibition drawing queer artefacts and ephemera from national archives, personal collections and influential queer meccas to create a brief but passionate exploration of queer culture over the last century.  As this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act (the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK), we look […]

Wolf Music

By Pavliné SWEAT is back at Superstore for another round of proper house music, disco bangers and tropical nonsense! For its third edition at Dalston Superstore, it seemed a natural fit to invite two house and disco fanatics whose record collection and knowledge is rivalled by few: Wolf Music! Stuart and Matt have been DJing […]

Throwing Shade

By Florian Dovillez   We often speak to DJs with many a plate up in the air, but I think it’s safe to say that Throwing Shade wins in the versatility category, with an MPhil in African history from Cambridge, work in human rights law, a Black Belt in Karate as well as being a […]

CRIMES OF THE FUTURE

The Tusk boys are well known for bringing prolific heavyweight house legends to the Superstore laser basement, and the latest instalment is certainly no exception! Timothy J Fairplay and Scott Fraser are the masterminds behind Crimes of the Future Records, the imprint behind banging releases from Mystic Bill, Twins, Perseus Traxx and many more dusty, […]

The Carry Nation

For latest edition of heaving homo house party Pump, promoters Neil Prince and Johnny Kalifornia have recruited New York party icons The Carry Nation to unleash their trademark brand of uplifting diva-heavy house on the lazer basement! Fresh off the back of some seriously thumping releases and brilliantly hedonistic accompanying music videos, we caught up with DJ Nita […]

Paramida’s Top Tips for Successful Raving!

This Saturday, our very own rave institution Discosodoma joins forces with esteemed party goddess and Love on The Rocks label boss Paramida to present a special Love on the Rocks edition of Discosodoma! She gave us her top ten tips for top notch raving… we thought we knew everything, but this gal is streets ahead!   1. Always bring mints or […]

Zombies in Miami

By Vangelis Related This June sees the first anniversary of forerunning party series LaGaSta at Dalston Superstore, and they’re pulling out all the stops for this edition with special guests Zombies in Miami (Correspondant)! The brainchild of Mexico City natives Canibal & Jenouise, Zombies in Miami’s releases sit at the intersection of a very interesting combination of […]

Kris Baha

By Ranks For the latest instalment of rhinestone-encrusted disco bash Cult Culture, the Bristolian partystarters have recruited Power Station mastermind Kris Baha! The Berlin-based DJ, producer and label boss has garnered a cult-status following transcendental sets in the Cocktail D’Amore cosmic hole as well as throbbing EBM releases on his own Power Cuts label. It’s high […]

GET TO KNOW: Outside #1 Bristol guests!

Rachael Williams A few years ago, before I moved briefly back to the southwest; I started writing a column for QX Magazine titled Life Outside London. The column highlight amazing queer scenes and spaces that existed beyond the big smoke. I spoke to DJs and promoters in places like Belfast, Stockholm, Brooklyn and of course, […]

Nick V

By Pavliné After the Berlin edition, the SWEAT crew is now looking at Paris for its second bash at Dalston Superstore. For this special dance edition, it just seemed natural to invite Nick V, the DJ who took it upon himself to bring expressive dancing back to the forefront of the clubbing experience during his […]

Cooper Saver

Joining us on the London leg of his European mini-tour is LA-based DJ, producer and partystarter Cooper Saver. He is the mastermind behind the Far Away party series in LA, whose list of past guests basically reads as a lineup to the festival of our dreams! He recently served up a far-reaching and uplifting selection on Dan Beaumont and […]