The Pirate Stations That Built UK Dance Music
From LWR and Kiss FM to Kool, Rinse and Deja Vu: the illegal radio stations that broke house, jungle, garage and grime in Britain, and what each changed.
From LWR and Kiss FM to Kool, Rinse and Deja Vu: the illegal radio stations that broke house, jungle, garage and grime in Britain, and what each changed.
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German-language guides on GEMA, bookings, clubs and the German music business are in the deutschsprachigen Blog.