“Hardcore” was the first rave subgenre. An investigation of early-’90s rave culture would reveal its participants’ insistence on using the word “hardcore” to describe themselves and their music.

“I think it’s one of the best feelings, euphoria,” says Sara Landry. “Like, I just like that type of feeling.” One might have already assumed as much prior to meeting Landry, whose throttling, ...

Stamina Melbourne is keeping it hard and fast with two internationally touring headliners dropping into the Banana Alley ...

“Expect no hard techno. I am focusing on elegant, technical underground sounds,” Indira Paganotto says of her set for her Teksupport show on Saturday, March 22. Techno queen Indira Paganotto has done ...

When she dropped her track “OTRA HORA,” the crowd erupted, responding instantly to its hypnotic tension and driving rhythm. The Tokyo audience, who have seen countless international techno acts, ...

Lil Texas knows that hardcore techno has always been a middle finger to the establishment, a direct confrontation with the limits of acceptable taste. Since its start in the late 1980s, the Dutch ...

Most electronic music producers dream of playing their music on the world’s biggest stages to hundreds of thousands of people. Gary Richards, otherwise known as Destructo, not only puts out music of ...

A new book published by Never Sleep chronicles the story of J-core, Japan’s hardcore techno scene. Manga Corps delves deep into the visual culture of the subculture, featuring an extensive archive of ...

Nerve Melbourne's Friday nights at Brown Alley are going strong; hard techno and hard bounce, every week without fail.

Hardcore was the first rave subgenre. An investigation of early ’90s rave culture would reveal its participants’ insistence on using the word “hardcore” to describe themselves and their music.