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Federman draws rave reviews from his students as well...
Indeed, some of the biggest acts associated with the rave scene say they are drug free. Van Dyk says he was introduced to electronic music in East Germany, when he secretly tuned in to West German radio as a kid. He didn't need drugs to enjoy the music then, so he figures he doesn't need them now. Moby says he tried smoking pot when he was 11 or 12 so he could hang out with the "cool kids," but that was pretty much the end of his experimentation. Says Moby: "I've never tried ecstasy, I've never...
...storm the charts. A couple of years ago, Prodigy and the Chemical Brothers were supposed to lead the charge. They sold well, but few like-minded acts shared their success. This year it's Moby, and perhaps acts like Alice Deejay and others will follow. Maybe this time rave culture is here to stay...or maybe it'll slip safely back into the underground with alternative rock. With horrifyingly generic teen-pop acts blaring out from MTV's Total Request Live day in and day out, it's a wonder more kids haven't turned to drugs to escape...
...secrets could not be contained. About two years ago, the rave scene in Phoenix began to grow. "It used to be everyone that showed up dressed alike and thought alike. Everyone knew each other. It was sort of a New Age hippie thing. Very cool, very mellow. No problems," says an already nostalgic twentysomething local. "Then it just started to grow. People from the university would show up. Jocks would be there. It was, like, everybody was doing it." As word of the raves spread, police began to hear that a new drug scene was sweeping the city...
...city's rave scene changed from spontaneous get-togethers to organized, clandestine parties complete with code words and secret phone lines, Papa and his friends were drawn to the action and quickly began to see the moneymaking possibilities. Using a supplier in Las Vegas, they began distributing low-grade ecstasy pills to clubs or wherever else the party drug was wanted. "Papa didn't need Sammy to teach him to be a gangster. He came by it honestly," explained a source familiar with the group. By all accounts, the ecstasy ring was led by Papa, a premed student...