Shelley's Laserdome was a nightclub in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. Full Video: https://youtu.be/IpMEhDdV_gg Documentaries Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1BIRefulUN7TOFceY4Im18Ud5MRQDgo1 It was at the heart of the house and rave scene in the early 1990s, helping to launch the career of DJ Sasha and featuring regular appearances from Carl Cox. It was eventually shut down by Staffordshire Police. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1BIRefulUN5KaEeuI9q1rbjVuqqFUJoN https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1BIRefulUN7NpnL4JkzRUUW5C6DCNjfX https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1BIRefulUN5xjKZujKhAVtxkoNnzBXIf https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1BIRefulUN5UD-eOEcqdWC6OJ6VxIUSa Before becoming a hit with ravers, the Shelleys building had been used as a roller rink earlier in the 20th century, before becoming the Panopticon Theatre, and then later Alexandra Palace Cinema. After closing as a cinema in the fifties, it housed bingo and shops. Daddy G | Emergency Radio | June 1988 https://youtu.be/f8KhDYAqIlI DJ Randall on Centreforce | 1989 https://youtu.be/U6fcheLF-qs Jazzy J & Bad Boy West | Sunrise FM | 21 July 1990 https://youtu.be/cqwkC3QEw3s DJ Helium & DJ Ranx | Chillin' 98.0 FM | 14 July 1991 https://youtu.be/Hq7aKob5teE Micky Finn | Green Apple FM | 1992 https://youtu.be/BXh45Pe3PV0 Bizzy B & DJ Swift | Format 93.2 FM | September 1993 https://youtu.be/ROd0GzpHCo4 Peshay & MC Spangler G | Sweet FM | 1994 https://youtu.be/CewSPbwYAQM Rodney T & Nicky Blackmarket + Stevie Hyper D | Kool FM | 3 Sept 1995 https://youtu.be/z6lZD0WXcSk DJ Perception & DJ Extreme | FREEDOM FM | July 1996 https://youtu.be/JcoUQ2PlHYQ Dylan | Rude FM | 1997 https://youtu.be/eZVazyFNVE0 The club's heyday, 1990–91, saw a number of DJs at the beginnings of their careers: both Dave Seaman and Sasha were residents (Sasha was resident between September 1990 and 27 May 1991), who later found fame and success on a global scale. Other DJs who appeared included Doc Scott, Ellis Dee, Grooverider, Mickey Finn, DJ Rap, Stu Allan and local DJ Daz Willott. Legendary Rave Godfathers The Prodigy played a live PA at the club in 1991 whilst dancer Sharky was still with the band. The first weekly night was Sindrome starting July 1990, and was run by Birmingham's Logical Promotions, Following that came Delight from Manchester, these two nights ran concurrently for a while and was probably the best era. In early 1991, The Haçienda had closed due to shootings by drug gangs, so when Delight began at Shelley bringing its large Manchester following along. This nightclub has since become legendary because of the diverse crowd (Shelley's was halfway between Manchester and Birmingham), quickly making its mark on clubbing history with help from first-rate, pioneering DJs of the emerging UK house music scene. Staffordshire rave duo Altern 8, shot the video for their "Activ-8 (Come With Me)" single in the Shelley's car park in September 1991. Mark Archer from Altern 8 had wanted to do a free PA in the club's car park as it would get great footage for the video of their coming single as well as giving the ravers a something to dance to. At 0300 after the club finished, the band started to perform from a lorry they had hired. There was a crowd of thousands as they had made people aware that they were performing. Footage shows the people "going mad" dancing on parked cars. This went on before it was halted by police. The club was blighted by drug dealing and regular (albeit mostly underground) violence between rival gangs. Staffordshire Police and local authorities revoked the license from management due to these issues. The club's final night was Thursday 12 September 1992. Since around 2011, Shelley's Reunion events have been taken place in venues around the Stoke-on-Trent area. DJs that appeared at the original Shelley's such as Dave Seaman, Mark Archer from Altern 8, DJ Rap have appeared to play music from the club's heyday. Contact the Renegade Radio on the following links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RR1072FM Twitter: https://twitter.com/Renegade_Radio Website: http://www.RenegadeRadio.co.uk #ukravers #youthculture #ravemusic ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-a27o3hXUk

A documentary about pirate radio, including some footage of Rude FM in London. https://youtu.be/XNKnYo1WGMs https://youtu.be/rIDOZe_aD_I https://youtu.be/8Xav1yVps3c https://youtu.be/3jyXOml4S9c Over the years, Rude FM has been host to some of the most renowned names from the scene. Dylan and Facs are two notable DJs, signed to Danny Breaks' label Droppin' Science, who came up through the Rude FM ranks. Dylan ended up forming his own label Freak Recordings, pushing the harder, darker side of Drum & Bass with releases from another Rude regular B Key. https://youtu.be/MR-2wViGYWw There was also Fracture and Neptune, who started as a DJ duo and ended up signed to Droppin' Science, but then went on to form their own label, Astrophonica. Other Rude FM alumni include Break, Mantra, Psylence, Sabre, Alex Perez, Mark System, 2 Shy, Evil B, Wiley, Riko Dan, Eksman and many more. The station has also seen guest shows from the likes of Loxy, Klute, dBridge, Skeptical, Anile, Genotype and Source Direct, to name a few. During the '90s stations such as Kiss would increasingly discover that advertising revenue and market share became as important as the music it played, new pirate stations once again sprung up to cater for underground music scenes that were developing. The biggest of these would be the rising rave music scene, with stations moving to a "rave on the air" format with back to back mixing and listener participation through 'shouts' - enabled by the growth of pagers and mobile phones. In London, such stations included the likes of Rush, Kool FM, Pulse FM, Innocence, Don FM, and Defection. The authorities and media increasingly alleged an organized crime and drugs link with the rave stations, culminating in a high-profile raid in Hackney in the summer of 1993 on Rush. The Evening Standard headline exclaimed, "Drug gangs set up fortresses." Toughened laws also sought to incur heavier fines on DJs and businesses that advertised on stations. The Rush raid was featured in the seminal BBC Two documentary Pirates, shown as part of the Arena series in December 1993. Across the UK, the picture was similar, with notable pirate radio stations including PCRL, Frontline, and Sting in Birmingham; The Superstation, Buzz FM and Soul Nation in Manchester; Dance FM, Fantasy FM, and SCR in Sheffield; Passion Radio, Ragga FM, For the People in Bristol; Fresh FM in Leicester; Z100 in Liverpool, and Dream FM in Leeds. By the mid to late 1990s, genres such as happy hardcore, jungle/drum'n'bass and speed/UK garage saw a new generation of pirate radio stations emerge. In London, Kool FM was joined by Rinse FM, Rude, Flex FM, Eruption FM, and Dream FM in championing jungle music/drum'n'bass, and the latter also happy hardcore. Speed/UK garage was being pushed by stations such as London Underground (notably the Dreem Teem), Freek FM (notably DJ EZ), Shine FM, and Girls FM. According to the research, both pirate radio listeners and those running pirate radio stations thought that licensed broadcasters failed to cater sufficiently for the needs of the public at large. An operation by Ofcom to take unlicensed operators off-air in late 2005 would reveal that London's airwaves were still very active, including long established stations such as Kool FM, Point Blank, Bassline, Lightning FM, Y2K FM, Deja Vu, and Rinse FM. Ofcom responded to a Freedom of Information request in July 2015, that revealed they had raided and seized almost 400 pirate radio set-ups in London in just a two year period. Out to all the London FM pirates of the past. Their contribution to the British music industry and to the London music scene has been immense. Flava FM 87.6 / Shine FM 87.9 / Rude FM 88.2 / Impact FM 88.2 / Centreforce FM 88.3 / Unity FM 88.4 / Conflict FM 88.4 / Ice FM 88.4 / London Underground FM 89.4 / Defection FM 89.4 / Raw FM 90.0 / Raw Mission 90.0 / Raw Blaze FM 90.0 / Chillin' 90.0 / Pure Magic FM 90.2 / Pulse FM 90.6 / Chicago FM 90.6 / Mission FM 90.6 / Y2K FM 90.6 / Rinse FM 91.8 / Passion FM 91.8 / Weekend Rush FM 92.3 / Kik FM 92.3 / Deja Vu FM 92.3 / Weekend Rush FM 92.5 / Taste FM 92.5 / Mac FM 92.7 / Freeze FM 92.7 / Format FM 93.2 / Touchdown FM 94.1 / Stompin’ FM 94.2 / Kool FM 94.5 / Origin FM 95.2 / Entice FM 95.5 / Heat FM 96.6 / Rinse FM 97.6 / Flashback FM 97.6 / Shake FM 98.0 / Fantasy FM 98.1 / Fantasy FM 98.6 / Future FM 99.1 / Upfront FM 99.3 / Rinse FM 100.3 / Cyndicut 100.4 / Pressure FM 100.4 / Don FM 100.5 / Eruption FM 101.3 / Erotic FM 101.3 / Industry FM 101.3 / Freek FM 101.8 / Temptation FM 102.4 / Chillin’ FM 102.9 / Delight FM 103.0 / Flex FM 103.6 / Smoove FM 104.0 / Rude FM 104.3 / Ruud Awakening FM 104.3 / Don FM 105.7 / Shadow FM 106.5 / Force FM 106.5 / Girls FM 106.8 / Dream FM 107.0 / Risk FM 107.1 / Freedom FM 107.3 / Dream FM 107.6 / Don FM 107.9 and Boomerang 100 Edinburgh #pirateradio #documentary #junglemusic ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzSmAz4WzCc