
No Tags is a podcast and newsletter from Chal Ravens and Tom Lea chronicling underground music culture. notagspodcast.substack.com
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 75 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | MusicSociety & Culture | |||

'The big beat defenders are incoming'. An ominous text message to receive moments before meeting Octo Octa and Eris Drew in the flesh, but a sure sign that this would be a very special No Tags conversation.
As DJs and life partners, Eris and Maya ar... more
For 20 years, Mantra and Double O have been running Rupture, the London-based party that’s become guiding light for 160-inclined ravers. As any promoter will tell you, that’s a damn good shift.
Next month they celebrate two decades with a book – We ... more
We need to talk about this event flyer, and not just because of how Big Beat Cinema-coded it is.
Prospa, Josh Baker and Kettama have worked their way into the uppermost stratum of dance music – a rarefied zone which might seem a million miles away t... more
Is this the way they say the future’s meant to feel? Or just 20,000 people milling about at the White Claw gazebo?
This summer Tom and Chal attended a LOT of different festivals, which got us thinking about not just what makes a festival good, but w... more
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No frills, honest, essential podcast for anyone who really, really cares about underground dance music and their communities.
Wicked pod friends. Keep up the good work!
Any podcast that tries to bill itself as chronicling ‘underground culture’ & has hosts that think graffiti has no purpose (as they discussed in the latest episode, displaying a total lack of engagement with subcultural rave communities in London) is inherently politically inconsistent. It’s even more frustrating when they regularly try to present themselves as ‘rave goers’, and make sweeping statements from that position.
Even though they’re clearly very educated on music, sadly you can tell th... more
Decided to lock in at the start of the year, zero regrets. love the longer dissections of trends, love the left turns and the regular diversions out of music and into other artforms/social phenomena, love the tone of the discussions… just really great stuff guys, thanks a lot.
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A sharp, culture-forward show that foregrounds underground music scenes, club culture, and the intersecting politics, economics, and technology shaping contemporary sounds. Episodes mix deep-dive histories, interviews with scene-makers, and critique of industry structures, branding, and media coverage. Notable strengths include a consistent duo of hosts who balance rigorous reportage with accessible conversation, a willingness to cover niche subcultures, and guests ranging from historians and authors to musicians and DJs who illuminate both the sound and the systems that sustain it.
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Recent guests on No Tags include:
1. Octo Octa
2. Eris Drew
3. Double O
4. Henry Bruce-Jones
5. Lauren Martin
6. Daniel Dylan Wray
7. Damon Krukowski
8. Jay (Big J) / Jialing
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