Party Zone Revisited
Relive the magic of MTV Europe’s 90’s dance music shows; Party Zone, Dancefloor Chart, Club MTV and MTV Dance.
Episodes
He's come a long way baby from bass player in the Housemartins, fronting Beats International (remember 'Dub Be Good To Me'?) and Freak Power, Pizzaman & Mighty Dub Katz. Best known though as the globe-trotting DJ, Producer & Remixer, Fatboy Slim.
He brought you MTV's Alternative Nation, The Big Picture & MTV Live (later TRL.) He travelled the globe for Lonely Planet & Rough Guide, made the highly-acclaimed King Crimson movie as well as 'The Man Who's Mind Exploded.' Next to this, he creates dance music, shell art & gardening shows. Yes, it's the multi-talented Mr. Toby Amies.
Find Toby's various activities here: https://linktr.ee/tobyamies
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Guinness Certified as 'the World's Most Successful DJ', Paul Oakenfold discusses his past, present & future, with some MTV Party Zone flashbacks thrown in for good measure.
Simone talks to Kristian R. Hill and Jennifer Washington - the director and producer of the 'God Said Give 'Em Drum Machines' - a movie about the history and legacy of Detroit techno. They also revisit the MTV Party Zone filmed in Detroit in 1997 which featured more than 30 of the techno legends; Kevin Saunderson, Carl Craig, Kelli Hand, Derrick May, Stacey Pullen, Juan Atkins and many more.
Once upon a time, a little girl lived in a castle and grew up to become a famous MTV Europe VJ. This is not a fairytale but the true story of Kimsy, a German countess who graced the MTV screens from 1995-1998.
Meet the man who started a small demonstration on the streets of Berlin in 1989 which ended up becoming the biggest street party on earth. The emphasis of this episode is not the heartbreaking disaster in 2010 (when Dr. Motte was no longer involved in the Love Parade), but instead goes back further in time to the days before the Love Parade brand got sold; the days of the original Berlin Love Parade. And it focuses on the new Berli...
They ran the most decadent nightclub on earth as well as the notorious Manumission motel. Live sex shows, mind-altering drugs, international misfits and celebrities going wild...this is Mike & Claire's extraordinary story.
Take another peak behind the curtains at MTV as Simone chats with fellow VJ Rebecca De Ruvo about the shock of sudden fame, stealing each other's clothes, being chased by celebrities and more.
Get behind the mask of Techno twosome Altern-8 with Mark Archer. These were the highs and lows of performing pantomime rave antics while producing the tunes that defined an era.
Dr. Alban in conversation with Simone - 30 years after MTV; just the tonic!
Want to know what really happened behind the scenes at MTV? Find out on the VJ edition; occasional special episodes where Simone talks to her fellow VJs. On today's show; former model and lead singer of the band Salad, Marijne van der Vlugt.
Music by @Peyruis
From growing up in Zambia to being the opening act on Michael Jackson's last European tour, and from telling us all that we were 'Free to Feel Good' to finding true love; this is the incredible story of Rozalla.
The infamous rapper, DJ, actor, club owner, activist and real-life shaman Mr. C talks to Simone about his time as a pin-up popstar as well as consciousness, the law of attraction, the power of dance and why he should be used as a case study on long-term ecstasy use.
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Techno! Techno! Techno! Techno! 18 million records sold. 16 chart hits. And to this day, the Dutch/Belgium Euro-Dance act 2 Unlimited are filling venues with tens of thousands of 90's fans. Simone catches up with her old friend Ray Slijngaard, front man and rapper of 2 Unlimited as they laugh at the insanity of their wild 90's days.
Howie B was U2's DJ, producer and 'vibes man' on the Popmart tour and produced some of the coolest sounds of the nineties and beyond. Working with Tricky, Björk, Massive Attack, Soul II Soul, Siouxsie and the Banshees and many, many more. Simone catches up with him to hear about his incredible life and, of course, to talk music.
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Speech gets to time travel as he receives messages from his younger self. Simone and Speech also reminiscence about Baba Oje, share their thoughts on religion, the magic of sampling and the messages we give to our sons and daughters. This show celebrates the musical legacy of Speech and Arrested Development. Music that is sometimes made simply 'For the FKN love'!
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Simone talks to the legendary DJ Hype about his career, giving up vinyl, aging in the industry, puppets, his famous dog and more. Recorded in early February 2022.
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Adamski became the overnight sensation of the early rave scene and his track Killer (with singer Seal) ended up as one of the biggest break-out hits of that time. Yet all the while, Adamski was being attacked for 'killing techno', felt overwhelmed by the pressure placed upon him and was manipulated into signing bad deals.
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