Episode 42: Hixxy, 4/4: Tackling hardcore’s well-publicised controversies & the return of Bonkers!

ROAR's in-depth four-part interview with HIXXY rounds up as we get the four-beat happy hardcore don’s take on the current upfront hardcore scene after a difficult year of not playing out, why it’s ended up where it is, and where it might go next after the pandemic is over. Hixxy - AKA Ian Hicks - also takes a load of your questions. They include passionately rejecting claims hardcore was somehow a closed shop, and addressing the sensitive subject of the high-profile fallout between his old friends, leading hardcore duo DJ SY and MC STORM, who a number of years ago went their separate ways in controversial circumstances, which he describes as the “lowest point” of his career. Finally, Ian insists he’s got no plans to ever retire from the hard dance scene and drops the exclusive bombshell that BONKERS is to return! (At least it would have been exclusive had SHARKEY not subsequently mentioned it on Facebook, the git!) Up next, this Friday, is an interview with legendary ORANGE/ISOTONIK DJ, producer, popstar and promoter, CHRIS PAUL...who’s got bags of great stories to tell. Become a ROAR member - visit patreon.com/ROARUKPods to sign up, or donate anything you can on a monthly or one-off basis via PayPal - https://www.paypal.com/roaruk​​ We want to keep bringing you banging rave content, including interviews with all your favourite artists and promoters - but we won’t be able to without your support, so get involved NOW! #jungle​ #jungletechno​ #breakbeat​ #drumandbass​ #dnb​ #oldschoolhardcore​ #oldschool​ #rave​ #90smusic​ #raving​ #music​ #techno​ #happyhardcore​ #hardcorebreakbeat​ #housemusic​ #breakbeat​ #breakbeathardcore​ #the90s​ #1990s​ #90s​ #the1990s​ #acidhouse​ #hardcoretechno​ #hardtrance​ #dj​ #producer​ #hixxy #bonkers #southcoast #recon #djsy #mcstorm #squade #gammer