The THUMP Podcast
1) Episode 18: The Fight to Repeal New York City’s Anti-Dancing Law
Since 1926, a law has been on the books in New York City that prohibits three or more people from dancing in any bar or venue that doesn’t posess a notoriously hard-to-obtain “Cabaret License.” In rec...Show More
2) Episode 17: How Radiohead Made Computers OK
Radiohead's landmark record 'OK Computer' is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, so we're marking the occasion with a special episode of the THUMP Podcast. Our host Emilie Friedlander is joine...Show More
3) Episode 16: What It Means to Call a Party “Queer”
We’re deep in the midst of a celebration of Pride month and the LGBTQ communities that birthed dance music. So this week’s episode digs deep into some of the work we’ve done highlighting the ways that...Show More
4) Episode 15: The Weirdest Corners of House Music
No music goes better with the humid summer heat than a breezy house track. So as New York rapidly heats up, Associate Editors David Garber and Ezra Marcus and Features Editor Michelle Lhooq join Manag...Show More
5) Episode 14: The Greatest Spectacle in Raging
We’re continuing our stint in the trenches on the frontlines of festival season this week. Half of the THUMP staff spent some time at Detroit’s Movement Festival—the yearly Memorial Day dance music ce...Show More
6) Episode 13: Will We Survive Festival Season?
Ah summer, the warm months of tank-topped bros sweating all over you under the dayglo lights of big stages at outdoor EDM shows. Our host Emilie Friedlander and Managing Editor Colin Joyce have just r...Show More
7) Episode 12: A Roundtable on the Adventurous State of Gay Nightlife
Some of the country's best DJs and promoters were in New York last week for an event put on by Red Bull Music Academy called Trade Show. Representatives from Honey Soundsystem, Honcho, Wrecked, the Ca...Show More
8) Episode 11: The Strange Rise of Flute-Rap and Other Hip-Hop Production Trends
After a week off, we’re back with an in-depth episode about hip-hop production. With people like Lil Yachty making songs that sound like M83 and Lil Uzi Vert rapping over beatless ambient tracks, it’s...Show More
Episode 11: The Strange Rise of Flute-Rap and Other Hip-Hop Production Trends
35:14 | May 11th, 2017
9) Episode 10: Music’s Biggest Day
Hey, it’s our tenth episode! That’s a nice round number. This week, Emilie’s brought on our News Editor Anna Codrea-Rado, Managing Editor Colin Joyce, and Social Editor Dillon Riley for a spin through...Show More
10) Episode 9: All About Weed
It’s Weed Week here at VICE, which means that across all of our sites we’re exploring the culture, art, and politics around the green stuff. So we decided to dedicate this THUMP Podcast to delving int...Show More