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First Floor #153 – Last Call

First Floor's Favorite Releases of 2022

First Floor's Favorite Tracks of 2022

First Floor #152 – This Is What We're Dancing to?

The Year of Empty Calories

First Floor #151 – Nobody Wants to Pay Anybody

The Cost of Passion

First Floor #150 – Dance Music Isn't THAT Popular

Getting Outside the Bubble

First Floor #149 – Techno? More Like Tech-NO!

Down with Techno

First Floor #148 – No One Has Time for That

The Album You Made Might Have Been a Giant Waste of Time

First Floor #147 – Does What Music a DJ Plays Still Matter?

The Rise of the Avatar DJ

First Floor #146 – Guitars? In This Economy?

Moin (Literally) Chops It Up

First Floor #145 – When Tradition Trumps Innovation

Raving as Folk Art

First Floor #144 – What Is a Persher?

Blawan and Pariah Get Heavy

First Floor #143 – Too Much Good Stuff (Part 2)

First Floor #143 – Too Much Good Stuff (Part 1)

An (Almost) Really Great Interview

First Floor #142 – There's More Than One Way for DJs to Do Social Media

Bambounou Is a Multimillionaire Pro DJ

First Floor #141 – Big Vibes and Short Memories

Lots of Bangers, Not Many Anthems

First Floor #140 – Passing the Baton

Who's in Charge of the Culture?

First Floor #139 – The Diminishing Utility of Critics' Opinions

This Might Not Be Your Thing, But...

First Floor #138 – Brands Are Paying for Music Journalism, but What Exactly Are They Buying?

The Welcoming of Brands Into Music Journalism

First Floor #137 – The Stories Left Untold

The Other (Bigger) Dance Music

First Floor #136 – Disco, House, Queerness and Double Entendre

The Soft Pink Truth Finds His Way Back to the Dancefloor

First Floor #135 – Welcome to Miami

Is Miami's Electronic Music Scene Actually Good Now? Nick León Thinks So.

First Floor #134 – Hello Again (Part 2)

First Floor #134 – Hello Again (Part 1)

First Floor #133 – House Music Isn't "Back"

Beyoncé and Drake Aren't Reviving Anything

First Floor #132 – The Cover of What?

The Inherent Oddity of the Digital Cover Story

First Floor #131 – Inflation, Travel Nightmares and the Struggle to "Get Back to Normal"

The Rising Costs of DJ Life

First Floor #130 – Credit Where Credit Is Due

Whatever Happened to Nguzunguzu?

First Floor #129 – More Can Be Better, But It's Often Just More

Does That Need to Be an Album?

First Floor #128 – The Unwelcoming Economics of Music Journalism

You Get What You Pay For

First Floor #127 – Talking Shop with One of the Best

Philip Sherburne Loves to Write About Records

First Floor #126 – Bucolic Psychedelia and Immersive Nightmares

Everything Old Is New Again

First Floor #125 – Appearances Can Be Deceiving

Fake It Until... Actually, Just Keep Faking It

First Floor #124 – California Dreaming

Say Hello to Malibu

First Floor #123 – How the "Underground" Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Banger

Back to the Big Room

First Floor #122 – Passive Listening and the Rise of Fake Artists

The Monetization of Apathy

First Floor #121 – Why Americans Don't Understand Electronic Music

Electronica's Last Gasp

First Floor #120 – Dance Music's Enthusiasm Gap

Going Through the Motions

First Floor #119 – Can Crypto Get Producers Paid?

Maelstrom Brings DJ Mixes to the Blockchain

First Floor #118 – Seven Years Is a Long Time

Jack J Breaks His Silence

[Re-Send] First Floor #117 – Selling Out Is Still a Thing

First Floor #117 – Selling Out Is Still a Thing

The Bandcamp Bummer

First Floor #116 – Avoid This File Format

Don't Catch the WAV

First Floor #115 – Unpacking Crypto Anxiety

The Trouble with "Don't Miss Out"

First Floor #114 – Some of the Best (and Potentially Geekiest) Ambient Drone

Sleep Long and Prosper

First Floor #113 – Prepare Your Inboxes

Is It Time to Retire Bandcamp Fridays?

First Floor #112 – Back to Life

The Return of Huerco S.

First Floor #111 – CDs, Old Music and the Intersection of Pizza and Techno

Make Pizza, Not Techno

First Floor #110 – The Tunes Keep Coming

Back to... Not Much, Actually