On March 25,1990 the illegal Happy Land Social Club was burned to the ground, killing 87 people. One of the victims was 18 year old Juan Carlos Colon. Over 30 years later, Juan’s niece Desirae is looking for information on who he was. She grew up knowing nothing about the man who was loved by many, and taken so soon. With this piece she hopes to change that.

This piece was produced by Desirae Smith. A special thanks to those that participated in this documentary: Ligia Smith, Miriam Colon, Ana, and all of the family members that supported me in this process.

Music credits: Filaments-Scott Buckley, Spongy Hammer- Muted, Transparent Moment- Roie Shpigler, Once Upon A Time- Maya Belsitzman & Matan Ephrat

Media Preservation has meant a lot to certain people for all of human history, but only in recent years have we garnered access to an endless supply of culture and media through computers and the internet. How does it all work and what are some of the contemporary issues we're facing when it comes to preserving our digital culture? Join Charlie Wicks as he explores the ins and outs of digital archiving by talking to both hobbyists and genuine archivists like Jason Scott and Brendan Allen to find what the problems modern media preservationists are facing. Copyright, lawsuits, and drama (not really) galore! Thank you to Jane (SharkBloodFuck on Discord), Ryan Carberry, Jason Scott and Brendan Allen for lending me your time for this project.

Music Used:

 Daytona USA Championship Circuit Edition OST - Funk Fair

F1 Challenge (Sega Saturn) OST - Track 03

Sega Rally - Forest Replay

Ryo Arai - Sonic Drive

Hidenori Shoji - Inductee

Sega Rally - Desert Replay

Sega Rally - Around a Letter

AfterBurner 3 - Track 05

On this episode of Purchase Nightlife, I recorded an abundance of sound bites from the biggest events towards the end of the 2023 Spring semester. The Stood is a student run center at SUNY Purchase and is host to a majority of the nightlife events on campus. The three events that were covered in this podcast are Aphrodisiac’s Homecoming, Cover Show and Culture Shock. The interviews I completed were with current students at Purchase. 

This piece was produced by Anthony Vassallo. Special thanks to Nora Baier, Raymond Ugalde, Angelina Trongone, Hayley Brennan, Bernardo Manzolillo.

Music Used - Live Performance of : Slaughter Beach Dog, Control Top, Teezo Touchdown, BKTHERULA, Jungle Pussy, Untitled Noise Night, Bobby Shmurda. Covers of Fiona Apple (Nora and Angelina), Moldy Peaches (Francie and Juno), Bjork, Big Thief.

For more info, please check out:

The Stood Instagram

https://www.purchasenews.org/post/afrodesiac-safety-concerns-cause-worry-for-culture-shock-weekend

https://www.purchase.edu/live/news/4428-5-shocking-culture-shock-performers 

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/author/ari-herstand/

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/suny-purchase-culture-shock-2019-lineup-pup-denzel-curry-jpegmafia-deerhoof-more/