Open Spaces
THE SOUNDS
DJ MQ: “Watching people vibe to amapiano feels like joy”
The West-Yorkshire-based DJ is one of the rising stars of the UK’s amapiano club scene, a community knit together by a shared affinity for amapiano, the soundtrack of the southern African diasporan club experience.
Zandi Mlotshwa
THE SOUNDS
We chat to Freddie ‘XODOS’ Bale, one of London’s most exciting DJs and event organisers.
Kate Aspland
THE SCENE
First Person: Not-So–Smart Whip
How I sold nitrous oxide to a crowd of gas-heads – and nearly needed a skin graft for it.
Tia Brown
THE SENSATIONS
To All the Drunk Girls I’ve Loved
An ode to your bestie for the night, hairstylist, relationship guru and the love of your life.
Mariam Balogun-Etti
Featured stories
POWDER Presents The Street Talks
We asked some anonymous jungle skank-heads whether banned substances should become legal.
Tom Sale
Growing up, I was told it’s rude to look in a lady’s handbag. But that’s the point, no?
Tia Brown
Here are eight of the weirdest and most interesting things overheard at a club smoking area.
Mariam Balogun-Etti
Stories from the First Flush
Featured video
Explore the world’s first museum of prostitution in Amsterdam.
Tia Brown
Sh*t stirring stories of clubland culture.
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