Hey CTR fam, it's a whole new format this week as we're unpacking themes from a voice note sent in by one of our listeners (spoiler alert... he's kinda vexed).
Off the back of it, we debate rave & life etiquette....spraying champagne, DJs on the pull... dancefloor therapy sessions...
AND our thoughts on... flashy watches, cigars and cringe cars.... wdyt, sick or ick?
Also, how do you push through a crowd? We share our tekkers.
All pointing to the theme of the week... what makes a GOOD raver?! Do you agree with where we land with it?
Let us know what you think defines a proper raver by leaving a comment or sending us a DM at instagram.com/cravetheravepodcast
If you haven't hit the bell to subscribe, ding ding, now's a great time not to miss the next one ;)
Enjoy!
J&L
This week, we're joined by jokingly self-proclaimed "professional scumbag", David Hillier.
David is a freelance writer and journalist who specialises in drugs, particularly UK drug culture. He's published in The Guardian, VICE, Mixmag, The Telegraph and Playboy, and has spent a lot of time doing in-the-field research...
You may have seen we were featured in an article he wrote recently asking "is the sesh catching up with millenials?" (read it here:https://mixmag.net/feature/the-sesh-millenials-gen-z-drugs-cocaine-mdma-ecstasy-investigation) so who better to join us on the pod...
...but of course,in true CTR style, what we really wanted was the dirt on his own sesh life and messiest moments. And he didn't disappoint 👀
Follow @dhillierwrites - and watch this space as he's currently writing a book about UK drug culture.
As always, please share with you mates & rate the podcast if you love it and feel called! Your support means so much to us. We're atinstagram.com/cravetheravepodcast if you want more BTS bits. Love youz
J&L
On this episode it's battle of the comedowns as we ask "what was your worse comedown ever?"
With it being: losing your nose and a trip to hospital VS buckling legs & crawling across the floor at work... it's a tough call for sure.
Also on this episode...
💃 Would you pay £8 / $10 USD for WIFI in the rave? 💃 Needing a better bra for raving as you get older 💃 Lara reviews progressive house gig of the UK's Danny Howells in Mexico (and reads out the embarrassing notes she wrote on the dance floor) 💃 How creepy childhood entertainers can be... I mean for real, WTH is up with Punch & Judy 💃 When everyone's phones were taken hostage at Zamna festival in Tulum, and the madness of trying to get them back 💃 Being high and doing dumb shiz, like losing your mates who are right in front of your face 💃 The madness of sleep paralysis
As always, please share with you mates & rate the podcast if you love it and feel called! Your support means so much to us. We're at instagram.com/cravetheravepodcast if you want more BTS bits.
Enjoy!
J&L x
This time we're joined by a very special guest... North London's Turkish delight, Mel.
This conversation is SPICY 🌶️🌶️ We go IN on some big raving topics such as...
- Are tokens & wristband top ups the worst thing that's ever happened to raving? - Is VIP for pricks? What's the hype with backstage? - Have you ever shagged in a rave? - Did Kelly Osborne really fall down the portaloo at Glasto? - And... how old is too old to go raving?
And as if that isn't saucy enough, we also cover.... - The time Mel's boyfriend became the neighbourhood burglar... - Sniffer dogs, strip searches & getting kicked out of raves - American Apparel & neon paint raving trends from the 2000s - What it feels like to get fired from TWO jobs on a comedown - The amazing gig of afro house producer Nena Halena in Tulum last week ...and the not so amazing Tulum traffic & endless queues at the famous Zamna festival
This one's absolutely jam packed, like Mel's bra that one time at Alexandra Palace...
Enjoy
J&L x
There's really no way to summarise this episode....
It's also 1am and I (Lara) need to publish before I regret doing so as I expose myself on another level.
But enjoy lol,
J&L
Live from Bali and Portugal, in this vacay special, we discuss very important topics such as how sh*t holiday gear is (99% of the time) and whether Ibiza has had its day.
We also crease over...
- Jessie getting pranked in Amsterdam
- Lara being kicked out of a peep show on pingers
- Jessie tells Lara a story she's never heard about her ex in Ibiza
- We reminisce over THAT Benidorm holiday with the Unhappy Meal and Spanish mafia party
And more. Enjoy, thank you for listening as always.
J&L
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From sinking mud to shit storms, elaborate break ins to being trapped inside.... FESTIVAL SEASON is over, and we celebrate another British summer by sharing some of our biggest fezzy fails and tales from over the years.
We had one of our oldest friends and all round G Suzie in the studio to help us put the peices of the past together and it was JOKES.
Suzie gives her review of Secret Garden Party 2024; we talk about the best day of our lives at Shambala and the HORROR of the Bestival washout 2008.
You can find Suzie AKA The Little Sauce at instagram.com/suzie_bks - def check out her eats, events & escapades there.
We had tech issues again so it's NOT the best in places- we are so sozza. Heads up, it's much better through a speaker than headphones if that's an option for you. We're the worst, we know.
Thanks for listening as always, we appreciate you!
If you're not already following us over on IG, make sure you check out instagram.com/cravetheravepodcast for behind the scenes shit talk
J&L x
We got a juicy Glasto special for you today...
We get into: solving life's biggest mysteries (questionable) puking, stinky massages, getting pied, what Glasto performance we would do, how people get tickets, "Michael Evis should be king of the world".
Jessie gives us the low down on vibes ft Disclosure, Mike Skinner, Bicep, Jamie XX, Giggs, Coldplay, Skream & Benga.
We had some mic issues so some parts sound a bit robotic, we are SORRY but it's worth it ;)
The next episode audio sounds CRISP, so stick with, friends.
Enjoy <3
J&L
We have a VERY special episode for you for Pride month, featuring our first guest, none other than Alex Shaqueera, the ultimate party queen.
We share our personal high-lights and full-frights of the gay scene over the years.
And we reminisce over early noughties raves and Manchester uni days. If you went to uni in Manc, you're gonna wanna listen to this one!
Plus...
Enjoy!
J&L x
We take another trip into a former life.... a life that was just a series of afters after afters after afters.
A time when rummaging around under the sofa on all fours for treasure and getting 10 slurring Susans on a bed was standard.
Whatever you call it... the afters, the sesh, carrying on, smash cotch, staying 'in-in', that part of the night was always the highlight, let's be honest...
Listen out for what Jessie did to turn herself from life of the party to most-hated in about 0.5 seconds. So bad.
Enjoy!
J&L
In this week's weirdness...
And more...
Enjoy!! J&L
This ended up being a bit of a mopping up the scraps from previous episodes... recommend you listen to episode 12 first as there are some continued themes.
Super random as usual but a hoot all the same. We gassed it up about...
We LUV YA!
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J&L
