Whether those were the bars of South London, the Electric Ballroom, Dingwalls or the WAG Club in town, the numerous pop-up venues like the Watermans Arts Center in Brentford (where the term Acid Jazz was coined) or the warehouse parties that drove the rare groove scene and beyond – the city I came up in always seemed to find a way to allow for culture to be created, shared and spread regardless of economics, politics or, frankly, anything else.
