DjAlOldskool1990s

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1988 - heralded as year zero in clubland. In the UK maybe, but over here our summer of love kicked off in true style some two years later. Before the barrage of genre splicing in today's electronic music, the few styles we had then, fitted neatly in to two scenes, Raving and Clubbing. The first true dance club in Dublin was Sides, residing in Dame Lane, owned by John Murphy and run by Ken Kelly. In true form to the history of club culture, Sides was originally a gay club that opened in the mid '80s. As the indie music policy began to take a back seat to more dance orientated sounds, resident DJ's Martin McCann and Liam Fitz were eventually joined by Johnny Moy, Liam Dollard, Billy Scurry, Dave Hales, Dave Moore and Joe McHugh. By '91 the club really took off attracting hoards of loyal regulars and dedicated house lovers. At the other end of the spectrum and just up the road, was the Olympic Ballroom, a very popular and infamous venue for dancers in the 50's and 60's.