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Michael Alig (April 29, 1966 – December 24, 2020) was an American club promoter who was convicted of felony manslaughter. He was one of the ringleaders of the Club Kids, a group of young New York City clubgoers who became a cultural phenomenon in the late 1980s and early 1990s. [1]
Andre Melendez [2] (May 1, 1971 – March 17, 1996) was a member of the Club Kids who lived and worked in New York City. He was killed by Michael Alig and Robert "Freeze" Riggs on March 17, 1996. His life and death have inspired several pieces of media, including books, films, music, and television. [3] [4] [5] [6]
According to former Club Kid Waltpaper, "The nightclub for me was like a laboratory, a place where you were encouraged and rewarded for experimentation." [4] However, Alig was plagued by heavy drug use. He began adding drug dealers to the Club Kids roster and Peter Gatien's payroll, and increasing numbers of Club Kids became addicted to drugs. [5]
The Chavs is an English rock supergroup band originally formed in London in 2004, by former Libertines and Dirty Pretty Things guitarist Carl Barât. [1] Alongside Barât in the band are Tim Burgess of The Charlatans and drummer Andy Burrows from Razorlight .
In 2008, Tim Burgess stated that he and Barât had a supergroup the Chavs and planned to record their debut album in August that year. [21] A release never happened. Barât toured as a solo artist with Glasvegas, performing with them at Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations on 31 December 2008, [22] and at the Popscene in San Francisco on 8 January ...
Following Netflix’s cancellation of The Midnight Club, show-creator and writer Mike Flanagan has released a statement on what the show’s second season would have looked like.
That lengthy conversation is what inspired the duo to start Earlybirds Club, a joyous dance party for "middle aged-ish" women, nonbinary and trans people who want to go out, and also be in bed by ...
In August 2005 a documentary about Carroll presented by Keith Allen, Michael Carroll: King of Chavs, was aired on Channel 4. The film investigated Carroll's vilification by tabloid papers and whether there was more to him than being a "lotto lout", which included contrasting imprisonment for affray alongside penning a "dappy" love song for his ...