EDM MDMA PSA

New York’s electronic dance music fest outs Molly

"...EDM gathering crusades to keep the genre’s hallmark drug, MDMA, at bay by making attendees watch a two-minute PSA..."

Aug. 28, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

The Land

Teen skaters get caught up in the drug world

"...boost turns out to have a massive amount of MDMA capsules hidden in the trunk. Unwisely, they take it..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dope

Peppy caper film features unusual characters: black high school geeks

"...Dom in jail, the kids decide to sell the MDMA themselves online, using Bitcoin for payment. Amusing sequences with..."

June 19, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Countdown to Ecstasy

A New Drug for a New Millennium

"...MDMA, the chemical abbreviation for Ecstasy, received patent number 274.350..."

June 9, 2000 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

The Psychedelic Renaissance and the Veterans Leading the Charge

Psychedelic healing around Austin and beyond

"...Administration authorized a small study in the mid-1990s on MDMA, a stimulant and mild psychedelic. Other trials on MDMA..."

July 5, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Postmarks

Raves for Marc Savlov's recent article on Ecstasy.

"...Though it appeared factual, it presented the dangers of MDMA as grave, unavoidable, and ignored by the community. In..."

June 23, 2000 Column

South by Psychedelics

Psychoactive substance research gets a spotlight at this year’s festival

"...Sunny Strasburg, and Sexloveyoga’s Dr. Cat Meyer will present MDMA Saved My Life: Psychedelics & Healing From Sexual Trauma,..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Austin Chronic: SXSW Is High on Psychedelics, as Cannabis Programming Wanes

Conference programming manager Adam Wode explains why South by Southwest is turning on to psychoactive substances

"...talking about artificial intelligence, but rather magic mushrooms, LSD, MDMA, and ketamine...."

Jan. 5, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

First Look: Taano House Enters the Nonalcoholic Sphere With Psychoactive Botanicals

East Sixth bar sells kava-, kanna-, and more plant-based drinks

"...feelings. They refer to kanna, a succulent, as “herbal MDMA” due to its blissful quality, and say kava is..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Food Post by Carys Anderson

Deepak Chopra and the New Psych Revolution

The neuro-expert on how the latest research could change how we think about psychedelics

"...of the mind-expanding drug counterculture: taking psilocybin, LSD, mescaline, MDMA, ketamine, and DMT has surfaced in the popular consciousness..."

March 10, 2023 Features Feature by Evan Rodriguez

Sister of the Groom

Stilted rom-com is clueless about what to do with its star

"...own jokes. Between a “fairy godmother,” a scrape with MDMA, and of course, Audrey’s rivalry with Clemence, there’s ample..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

Holy Hell

A cinematic chronicle of the Buddhafield cult and its participants

"...a feeling of pure, transcendent love: ecstasy minus the MDMA...."

May 27, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Luv Doc: What Is Love?

A philosophical examination of Haddaway's classic 1993 dance hit

"...want to suck on a glow-in-the-dark pacifier dipped in MDMA...."

Sept. 25, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

We Are Your Friends

A wan Saturday Night Fever wannabe about four millennials

"...ecstatic upon hearing it (seemingly without the need for MDMA) and Cole is on his way to superstardom, simply..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Luv Doc: Bonging Molly

The latest drug craze not threatening America's youth

"...alone, I think we can safely assume that smoking MDMA is a bad idea. In fact, I am going..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Column

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...Many attribute the discovery of the drug MDMA to Dr. Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin. But as Etienne Sauret's..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

Psychedelics Make You Die Better

At least these academics say so

"...became available. Research is beginning to show that psilocybin, MDMA, ketamine, and other substances are, for some, much more..."

Oct. 11, 2024 Features Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...other drugs with potential medical uses, like psilocybin and MDMA...."

May 3, 2024 News Feature

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 6-12

"...Alcohol, pot, cocaine, or opioids? Psilocybin, ayahuasca, LSD, or MDMA? Others? All of the above? Whatever they are, the..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...Peril in American Medicine) Rachel Nuwer (I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World)..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Days of Being Wild: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Reflects on Source Tags & Codes

Twenty years after its release, the band and producer look back ... while always looking forward

"...ecstasy is the young person's synthetic molecule of choice. MDMA's cocktail of psychoactive integrants works together to heighten momentary..."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

How Did Legendary DJ and Londoner Paul Oakenfold Land in Bastrop?

The Londoner finds his way to a Texas ranch

"...the dance landscape in Europe with the help of MDMA, aka ecstasy and "Molly." Hip house by the likes..."

July 30, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...don't have lift tickets hooked to their jackets. Audio MDMA? Indeed the Austin quartet bumps euphoric on Blue Dream's..."

May 7, 2021 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...the same night they decide to do the drug MDMA together. This results in an emotional roller coaster ride..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Road Trip!

Traveling is stressful – especially for people who like everything screwed down tight

"...The same could be said of relationships, and if..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Playback: ACL Fest's First Weeknd Moves Mountains

ACL Fest 2015 weekend one wrap

"...that. The night before I'd taken EDM and watched MDMA DJs. Or was it the other way around?..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

ACL Music Fest 2014 Saturday Listings – Second Weekend

Blurbing the second Saturday of ACL 2014

"...Jakes' hypnotic belly dancing – leaving audiences wide-eyed without MDMA. – Kevin Curtin Juanes7:30pm, Austin Ventures stage..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Music Feature

ACL Music Fest 2014 Saturday Listings

Blurbing Saturday ACL

"...Jakes' hypnotic belly dancing – leaving audiences wide-eyed without MDMA. – Kevin Curtin Lana Del Rey..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Music Feature

Playback: ACL Mania

The ACL zeitgeist in review

"...the spirit of ACL. Whether you're hugging out an MDMA roll with strangers during Bassnectar, relaxing in an impassable..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Nihilism and the Great Whatsit: Richard Hell at Cinema Club

Richard Hell joins the Alamo's Cinema Club

"...Last night's Cinema Club felt like mainlining MDMA while hooded in a black box at Guantanamo: two..."

May 28, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

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