things to do in Manchester

Whitworth Park Gallery?

Sinister has picnics. This is the other B&S fandom.

Geeta, you are very funny.

(would I be allowed? or more imporantly, would I want to?)

There is another? Tell me more.

Smile at the Star & Garter is a lovely indie club (Saturday nights)

The Flemish Weaver in Salford is just as good a place for a fanmeet as the Saracen's Head in Glasgow.

the Bowlie discussion forum. paste www.buro9.com/forum into your Babbage machine.

This is related to Manchester because you can have a game of bar billiards in the Head of Steam before setting off to Manchester from Euston station.

(We just had another)

is it true the natives round the Salford Lads Club skin alive those who come to photograph themselves there?

hey! that reminds me! isn't there some monster art gallery in Salford that's a blatant ripoff of the Guggenheim Bilbao? RoXoR.

Yes, that is completely true, and who can blame them. I particularly like the use of the word "natives".

Sirs, we object to the Salford Lads Club being used in the artwork of your client's 'The Queen Is Dead' record. We understand the the music of the Smiths has been associated with unwholesome activities quite at odds with the ethos of our young boys' club.

Rough Trade lawyers to Salford Lads Club:

You're having a laugh. The place is a shithole - just look at it.

Salford Lads Club:

[silence]

Smile is vile. Stinking little shed and irritating Britpop/cutesy funindiepopcrap fans who jump up in delight upon hearing their favouritest song and rip their shirt off/spill your beer.

Tiger Lounge was ok once but the djs are smug fools who play the kewl songs off their dad's Hits Of The Seventies albums. Plus there's been a recent influx of dancing dads and office worker gangs. But they do play a couple of soul tracks and Bowie, Cure, etc. That's on Saturday at Slice.

South on a friday was good the other month. They played 'Marquee Moon' before the dancefloor filled which was super. Also, personal top moment of the year = on E dancing to 'be my baby' with Hot Chick and then dealing with 'love will tear us apart' coming on straight afterwards.

And that's about all I know. Obviously I'm not going to even bother mentioning crud like 5th Avenue and 42nd Street as they're for Stereophonicsers only and you're better than that. If anyone knows of some other decent nights around town then please please post details. I heard rumours of Night and Day having a Mod night every so often, is this true?

"Send me a postcard" is fabulous, yes.

Shameless plugging - for all those who love sixties girl groups there's a night coming up in Manchester on November 9th. See here for details.

Although I'm not a Smile veteran, the people there make my hackles rise more than any other and I think is due to their very unpretentiousness (which = chirpy SFA fans in jeans). What's so bad about a little affectation?

etc etc etc

there's a new b+s friendly club night starting, i think monthly
from 28th november onwards, it's in some bar off albert square (where 'the ginnell' used to be for locals) which loox way interesting too, but anyway that's not mid nov so...

!! we're tremoring RIGHT NOW - there's been 4 tonight, it's hysterical !!!

Incidentally, for "unpretentious" read well..."nice". Smile did (past tense) have a certain understated glamour about it (albeit one that borrowed heavily from the sixties) which managed to stay clear of the "see you down the front in your trusty DMs" cliche. Trust me, I wouldn't be seen dead in yr average indie club.

Haven't been to Cafe Pop in ages, we tend to go to Night and Day.

And what's this Cafe Pop place? It's not that cute little cafe which sells reasonable suits and scarves downstairs near Vinyl Exchange and opposite Oxfam originals is it?

I've already began badgering people to come along to the girl-group night, though you should put a dress code on the flyer so I can persuade my friends to cease wearing horrible band t-shirts and trainers. And as there's gonna be N.Soul I'd like to make another advance request, this time for Etta James and Timi Yuro. I'm genuinely looking forward to this night, what's the venue like?

Also, any more good nights around town? No one has mentioned Fab Cafe. And for good reason - it's shit. I hate all that Dr Who sci-fi crap and someone should really stab the smarmy DJ (Max Oblivion? even his name is dire) through the eye.

Voodoo is on tonight by the way, all y'all should come along. I'm the guy with the Tamla Motown bag, feel free to give me a cig.

I am contemplating fappage the night before, but I might just go and have a curry with the lovely Rener.

town's nuts at the minute cause the studes are still
in that early 'let's go out every nightwith our 1,000 overdraft!!'phase.
all over the road they are of a saturday,
pissed and piggybacking, and in school bloody uniform.
bless em.

yes cafe pop is opp. oxfam,
and max oblivion - his heart's in the right place i just think
he comes across as a bit...loud and garish.

I've been inside Fab Cafe twice. The first time we walked in, took one look around, burst out laughing and walked out again. The second time, we had some Japanese friends with us who insisted on going in spite of our protests. Thirty seconds after arriving, some beered up student started leerily chatting up one of the Japanese girls and we left.

Max Oblivion used to go to Smile. He wore his sunglasses at night. Need I say anymore?

Tiger Lounge. MO behind the decks believing he's an important cultural icon, as opposed to a cretin playing alt.dad standards in a substandard club.

My friend K: female, attractive, 5ft tall. She walks up to the dj booth and requests a Stevie Wonder track. MO responds brusquely with "Yes yes, in a minute". K returns to seat. Waits an hour. No Stevie Wonder.
So she returns to dj booth and asks again. Similar response as before. K returns to seat. Waits. 5 mins from end of night and no Stevie Wonder all night.
K returns to dj booth annoyed that a) MO had bullshitted her, b) He spoke to her like shit, c) He was a smarmy creepy shit. MO sees her coming and comes out from behind dj booth to greet her, putting his arm around her and telling her not to worry. K is repulsed, shoves him away and leaves club distressed.

So... MO merely loud and garish? Nah, MO suffering from new strain of the JohnLeslies which involve being rude as fuck to the girl you intend to sleaze all over later when she's drunk. What a charming little man he is.

(mans chest hair)

Tag, yep I'll convince my mates to go along but whether they'll drag themselves out of their stinky Tiger Lounge/Smile rut is debatable.

Anyone know anything about this Chips With Everything night at the Night and Day cafe on Saturday night? I've checked the site (www.chipsrecords.co.uk and click on party) but it gives minimal info. The clientele do look quite appealing so I think I'll head down there this Sat on a desperate mission to find some non-dogshit nightlife in England's second (third?) city.

No, but I've seen their fanzine and I wasn't impressed, lots of Northern Quarter in-jokery, but maybe I'm just being cynical. We went to that Club/Commericial Suicide thing a couple of times. The first time was in John Willie Lees - that pub in the Arndale that looks like face-glassing is mandatory. But it was great, lots of top notch electronic stuff being played. The second time at Night and Day was a big disappointment as it was far too RAWK for my tender taste, although I'm told it reverted to type later on.

Something else good coming up in Manchester is a showing of that Christie Malry's film at the Cornerhouse, followed by a talk by the great man himself - Luke Haines, woo! Oh and Nick Moran and the director guy too, but Haines! In Manchester! Hurrah! Has there been a thread on his two solo albums yet? There needs to be, they're fantastic. This is on the 30th Nov I think. Tickets have been on sale for a couple of weeks so I dunno if there's any left.

Also, has anyone heard of Manc's resident 'electroclash' act Stazi? It sounds a bit wrong to me but the aformentioned mate says they're good. Though he is a budding music journo so I don't trust him one bit..

Tag, any other upcoming nights in Manc that are worth looking at? I want to avoid yet another wet weekend in Wigan.

I've heard of Stazi but I've not had the "pleasure". Why do we get an Electroclash act now? I thought it had run its course once Fischerspooner achieved their purpose in life and bankrupted Ministry of Sound.

I like Fat Truckers though. They made me laugh with their biligerent crowd baiting, hand jiving and generally putting cabaret into Cabaret Voltaire.

Upcoming nights? Fuck knows. But I'm in town tomorrow so I'll do some homework. Maybe there'll be another Club Suicide, I'm prepared to give it another chance as the first one really was damn good.

And that Fat Truckers... I'm pretty sure I saw them supporting Pulp in Sheffield last year. All I remember is a bunch of big rowdy guys having a laugh on stage. Thought it was shite at the time but I might like em now.

I know nowt about this Club Suicide thingy, where's it at and what debauched happenings go down there?

I get a sinking feeling that I'm gonna be spending some time at Rock World this xmas due to my no-good mates. Still, the 80s cock rock and 80s goth rooms ain't so bad though, so long as I avoid watching the ageing speedheads dance like Kate Bush to that Chameleons song. Any Mancs know that Martin guy with the cheekbones and pvc keks? He's a legend in his own Soft Cell song.

'chips with everything' looks good, esp.
seeing as the next one is the night after the
manics at m.e.n.

How was Autechre? I was vaguely curious, though they kind of leave me cold - sounds more like trigonometry rather than music sometimes. I like my electronica either melodic or dirty.

It's somehow reassuring to know that after 20 years they *still* play the Chameleons at Rock World, just so long as I'm a long way away when they do.

dude, that was called for!

what's on in Sept.?

Where is a better place to celebrate one's birthday: Leeds or Manchester?

All them nights I listed on the other thread will be on in September, get Big Bad Tag to sort stuff out and I'll come along.

I am neither big nor bad. Mary, when is your birthday?

aprently the Star & Garter is alright tho (Ian SPACK to thread?)

Yes, stevem, please plan fun activities for me in London.

Stevem, I will certainly make every effort to attend your little soiree.

more details here - hope to see any of you there

For those in Manchester, it's at Lucid@the Printworks sometime about 9 tonight. The venue looks swankyer than Sisko's bedroom. Oh God. Oh dear.

Unfortunately by the time we got on everyone had left (1.am on a Tuesday night) and we had the ole' technical difficulties in the set. Not the best gig ever, but one shoefire horsefuck of an experience.

Oh, and models are ugly.

Eat your makeup!
Saturday 15th May
The Green Room
Whitworth Street
Manchester

Free to get in, expect electro/disco/soul, so long as it's pop.

I'll try and post a flyer in the next couple of days.

A VALENTINE RECORDS SHOWCASE
friday 25th june 2004
font bar, new wakefield street, manchester

Featuring live performances by Lynskey, DoubleJo(h)nGrey, The Roar of the Guns, I-Node and The Hi Fi Renaissance.

I will be getting very, very, very drunk. It's the launch party for the EP. Woopdy doody wooodee woo.

Mary - I'll get back to you on a hotel

The Robster & I are in Manchester this forthcoming weekend and would like advice on cool things to see and do. I know nothing of the city. We will be based in Urmston and will probably be eating curry in Rusholme on Sunday evening.

I kind of miss the Moss Side locality for beer-football-beer-curry-beer-bus that I enjoyed for so long, but North Manchester has its charm.

More non-food-related suggestions!

The ibis is quite good. Err..... the Science Museum is great.

SCIENCE MUSEUM? Ace! Where is that?

Waht is teh Urbis?

http://www.msim.org.uk/

The Urbis is a new museum, a bit more the cultural history. It looks bloody great and it is bang in the middle of town. Its all interactive and new, really.

http://www.valentinerecords.co.uk/inthecity/

17th of Sept, Font Bar. Right in the middle of me moving house.

TVOD with RHYTHM KING AND HER FRIENDS
The Tunnel @ Legends, Whitworth Street, Manchester
FRIDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER
10pm – 2am * £5 Entry

Kitty Yo band on and me on the decks/laptop playing out Miami Bass and Latin Freestyle and POP and other arse-wiggling stuff.

ha, Starry I'll be moosing about that Indie Disco on Saturday night too. Come and say hi - just ask about for Bifferdyspacktroll. Maybe we can dance to Bros!

http://www.tvod.net/
http://www.kitty-yo.net/index2.php?show=artist&id=30

Bros. You've got no dignity, no doubt.

Robster & Liz, fear not about being dead old - the Smile crowd is split equally between a) boring guys in bad bands who look like Jesus, b) teenagers whooping to pop, and c) 30somethings drunk and muttering in a corner until the Cure comes on then KABOOM they're on the floor and the floor is theirs. And then there's me and my Spack Gang pointing and laughing at boys who look like Rod Stewart/Rod Hull.

Tag, you should really forgive Smile for past crimes. It's a king cheapo night and when Andy Woods is on (which is this Saturday, hurrah) he plays only the finest pop and indie, none of this baggybaggybaggy South nonsense. And hey, my dance to Bros is a masterclass in refinement (I have a 3ft Bros mirror in my room in which I look and pout and practice my moves).

But...Bros? I'm all for pop, but they really were shit.

Haha it is not the Robster & me who are in our 30s (although he is teetering on the edge) - it is the out-laws i.e. his sister and her husban'. I think The Cure could tempt them. But I pray you give me leave to vomit in a convenient corner when St Etienne are played.

I like Saint Etienne.

I haven't forgotten, Mr so-called Acid. The company was good. But South traumatised me and has left deep emotional scars.

You were doing pretty well up until then. Sarah tells me they didn't play much in the way of 60s pop and soul, which is a shame as that's something I do miss from the old Smile.

I'm far more likely to go to TVOD though fate has conspired to keep me away (and this month is no exception). I'd dearly like to see DJ Bifferdyspacktroll on the 1's and 2's. Let me know when you're showing out again.

Sorry, but I fucking hate the Scissor Sisters.

hey identify yrself! who are ye?

anyway, next time go here :

http://www.starandgarter.co.uk/

ignore that tosser upthread (by the name of um, piscesboy) who 2 years back dissed the place in favour of all sorts of stuff that's gone rubbish since.

i am confused by clint boon, does he not tire of playing that stuff every single week? he likes other things, does he not wish he could play those too sometimes?

he paused and encouraged people to shout 'boon army', i think he shouted too

i asked for happy mondays performance, only for the other dj to say, "its too underground mate"

i enjoyed my weekend regardless, but, i would not want to go to this place very often, however, the better options for the weekend weren't really suitable for this occasion

i found the steve & stevie lp in king bee records:)

Let me know when Clique starts, chaps.

Nothing to see here.

A lot of the girls there were actually genuinely afraid of your rapacious buddy, Tag. You would've liked it more last Saturday, the 11th birthday, with someone from B&S djing. Played loads of mildly unsuitable stuff like Cocteau Twins - yud uv luvved it.

i called today

So was I.

I hope that on the 15th anniversary of Spike Island you plan to play nothing but the Stone Roses all night.

In the area!

I wanted to send you an e-mail but I didn't know your address!

perhaps ally sent you one. I hope he did.

: )

Keith, no. Nish, even. I went to Spike Island and it wasn't very good. RICK-AY! from Eastenders sat behind us. We laughed at him. That was the highlight of our day, apart from the fireworks.

I hope everything's OK!

sorry, tag.

I'm going to come through to weegie tomorrow to see if I can get a hold of Ally; I need to give Mick his keys back! Maybe see you tomorrow.

Better?

Which Girlies will be involved in your Weekender?

If any Manchester ILXor's FAP I can promise a good night.

Our resident Bulgarian has just walked in soaked to the skin and bleeping furiously.

Damn straight, wouldn't miss it for quids (you've organised something on my night off at last!)

Cos you were sat in your room reading Batman comics you mong. Come out and watch me DJ (I have a hefty criminal record if that helps!). Shout out for Godwin-Not-Goodwin to get out too.

I'm djing at the Star and Garter tomorrow night (Saturday). I'll play mostly pop and Motown and that, but might have to fart out a Libertines record on occasion. I apologise in advance.

Fiction Non Fiction next Tues at Tiger Lounge. Some bands on, free in, I'm djing again but will have more freedom and will play 'edgy' dark shit to dance to.

And Lynskey's thing on Weds too, come that.

This is the press thing for the thing on Tues, (fwiw I didn't write it):

------------

To Whom It May Concern,

Is a good start to any prayer, yes yes.

If any of you catzens are available next tuesday I am
proud to pronounce FNF 'open' and 'free'.

Featuring some rough diamonds and our very own Niche
Ian as Herr DJ till 2am. Unfold further, for further
further. Regards, LMR

FictionNonFiction at Tigerlounge - Tuesday July 5th
2005 - 8pm til 2am - Free entry

Live Music / Dancing / Drinking / Carousing /
Conversation / Confusion

feat. The V.C.s / Loose Cannon / The Pedestrians plus
Cosmo & Lancelot ( Diamond Pistol Express )

Direct from the 50s styled drinking den that is
Tigerlounge , FictionNonFiction returns to bring
another night of all round entertainment and action .
Pull on your uniforms / dancing shoes or costume of
choice and slide underneath the city for a slice of
messed up
BluesRocknRollGaragePsychSoulPunkNewWaveElectroJunk.
This FNF chapter vibrates and shakes in memory of the
first human detonation of an atomic bomb , the
strength of the live line up is the only thing that
can withstand it . An evening with the usual club
entertainment options for drinkers, thinkers, dancers
and chancers and it’s all for free! free! free!* The
degeneration starts at 8pm and officially eats its own
head at 2am

Niche Ian ( TVOD ) / FictionNonFiction DJs playing

The Ramones / Kraftwerk / Jerry Lee Lewis / TV on the
Radio / JAMC / Suicide / Captain BeefHeart / Johnny
Thunders / Tom Waits / The Futureheads / New Order /
Hawkwind / Sly & the Family Stone / Edith Piaf / Neu /
Television / The Clash / Grace Jones / Bauhaus / Royal
Trux / Tom Vek / Silver Apples / LCD Soundsystem / The
Sonics / MBV / The Marvellettes / The Sugar Hill Gang
/ John Lee Hooker / Wire / Dillenger / The Fall /
Spacemen 3 / The Duke Spirit / ESG / Vincent Vincent
& the Villains / The Only Ones / The Cramps /
Depeche Mode / The Kills / The Saints / The Creation

The V.C.s
a stunningly spectacular sound of old synths, Theremin
& flying saucer surf guitar made by a bunch of
eccentric noise scientists. The resulting music is
unique and full of twisting dancibility and visions of
space station parties populated by every B-Movie
character you’ve ever seen.
‘dark, sci-fi, b-movie electro-surf rockers. . . and
they are fantastic’ – The Fly
‘Rise up and reject conformity - follow The V.Cs like
your life depends on it.’ – Artrocker

www.thevcs.com/

Loose Cannon
what can you say ? If you don’t know that these aA
boys are one high class outfit when it
comes to delivering an exciting and individual show
packed with the good stuff then you
have obviously been living in complete isolation and
unfortunate ignorance.
‘A thrilling amalgam of Joy Division, JAMC and The
Fall’s styles. With a little bit extra’ - The
Independent ,
Single of the week

www.loosecanon.co.uk

The Pedestrians
Formed in early April , yet a have already played more
gigs than most local bands do ever in their lives .
Supports with The Paddingtons / Yeti / Metro City
Riots and others have earnt them praise as explosively
debauched entertainers and one of the most intriguing
MCR bands to drag themselves onto the stage this year.

‘attitude, self-assurance, a vibe about them, and more
importantly... fucking good tunes.’ – Club Fandango

www.thepedestrians.co.uk

&

Cosmo & Lancelot ( The Diamond Pistol Express ) – A
stripped down debut for the new incarnation of the
debauched , debonair , dukes of destruction that were
The Diamond Pistol Revue. Having removed the Revue and
replaced it with Express for more direct fastness &
found a new singer, this taste of the what sonic quest
these righteous knights are on is worth getting down
for alone

All of this is FictionNonFiction. . .

*spiritual & mental cost negotiable on an individual
basis and at the discretion of the management.

You can fuck off fop-boy.

Okay, admittedly I was doing that some of the time. And anyway I'll be spending my time in geek heaven tonite. So there.

(although what i said about fischerspooner's
early stuff still stands obv.)

Also, if you're over 35 and gay and a man then maybe come to Retr0tivity at Thompsons Arms next Thursday. Myself and my older DJ manfriend (together we are THE MIDNIGHT COWBOYS) will be playing awesome gay disco and it'll be grand. Though you might have to do some shag-tag domino thing that I don't understand but hey.

And if you can't make that, then come to CLIQUE - mine and Piscesboy's clubnight on the Friday (26th August). The last one was a rip-roaring delight of digital-pop and hott young Mancs.
http://photos33.flickr.com/35329194_be0c3661cc.jpg?v=0

And a bit late now but last week I DJD at Top Shop in Manchester and Sheffield the week before. I had the most fun DJing ever and ILX's own Alex In Doncaster even stumbled across me while I was getting flustered and playing Robyn. I'll post the playlists for these Top Shops later tonight

Thanks for coming down to Espionage, Ian and Pisces. Half decent turn-out, although it was more laddy than I'd have liked, as Pisces will testify.

Am playing at an ART exhibition opening in Stockholm on Wednesday which fills me with fear and sexual magnetism in equal measure.

If anyone has any other ideas for things to do in Manchester on October 14th that'd be cool (shame the poetry fest will be over).

PS I'm not friendly, but then I'm at least half as much Londoner as manc anyways, so you can't draw any conclusions from that.

The smaller room is quite nice, very *clean*. But no dancing goes on in there, just sitting and smoking.

The burlesque nights there are pretty dire too. They consist of a charmless 30something brat onstage, braying unconvincingly about how sordid and decadent this all it. He has a whip, he cracks the whip. People yawn, turn back to their drinks. A few chubby girls dressed as Cleopatras do a badly choreographed dance. The end.

Outta Sight isn't bad, a fair-to-middling Northern Soul night. Not terribly busy but nice enough to have a dance and hang out all night. But there'll probably be something better to do that night, what else do you like (other than burlesque)?

The brat with the whip would be Rosie Lugosi?

I like all sorts of things, but it's a long time since I've been a regular clubber. I lean towards 80's, goth and indie I suppose (though I do like a bit of old fashioned trance too), but we're doing an 80's thing on the 15th for a hen night, and the only other person at work who's into goth & indie can't come out. So I thought something a bit different would be good. We're all over 25 so nothing too relentlessly stude-oriented. ;)

Tiger Lounge should be ok, fine for office parties. Satans Hollow though, are you sure? Been a while since I last went but it's all teens with neon dreadlocks and Murder Dolls hoodies. I think.

Just go to Outta Sight, the crowd is nice and friendly, mid 20s to mid 30s, few older sorts hobbling about. Music is just standard soul, northern soul, tiny bit of Motown. Unless you and your workmates are under 19 and very enthusiastic about throaty growls and guitars (what we affectionately call 'gromits') then you'll enjoy there more than Satan's Hollow.

Try and search the What's On listings for 14th Oct. I see that Blowout at the Bierkeller is on - I hear it's quite popular at the moment, but I haven't been. I'm told it's a surreal venue and the drinks are probably fairly cheap?

Our usual haunts are Eyes Down at the Roadhouse (can't wait until it returns to Band on the Wall after the renovations) and occasionally Friends & Family, also at the Roadhouse.

Eyes Down is incredibly friendly, low key and excellent music - broken beat/hip hop/dub reggae/house. Kelvin and Jon-K are the amazing house DJs and there are often excellent guest DJs or a live band as well. Next one is Oct. 7th or Nov. 4th. I'll definitely be going for my birthday in December...

F&F is also a good hip hop/dub night, but gets a bit trendy which annoys me sometimes. It can be quite busy, and a bit mobbed by young students or fashionable types, especially this time of year. That said, they can put on amazing live acts - Edan was brilliant.

Of course, on Saturday's at the Bierkeller you can go to an Oompah night. Ian, this sounds just your thing.

Dress Code: Bin Liners, undies, anything
Music: Live Oompah Band
Playlist: All the classics! "We are the champions, Tulips from Amsterdam, I will survive, Who the XXXX is Alice" and many more
Dance Styles: Energetic and on the benches, freestyle, no style

Hey don't knock it - I've just been to Munich and it was great.

was many moons ago but it still makes me cringe.

I'm no fan of Blowout because live music sux. But most people speak well of it, you'll see plenty of facial hair.

What precisely is 'broken beat'? I mean, I hate it already for having such a wank name but still, I like to know my foe.

I heard that the Oompah night practically bankrolls the Bierkeller, damn those lousy hen parties and old drunks.. (though Weds has Tramp which is not lousy.)

A beginner's guide to broken beat here. Do try to keep up, Ian.

that so describes my dancing, mmaybe i should check this bierkeller place out.

It would be good to see you down there though, even better if the oh-so elusive Taggart can get down too. I think/hope Alex In Doncaster and j0e are coming again as well. For all intents and purposes we could even call this a 'FAP'. But we shan't because us hardy Northeners don't do that. But anyway this type of chatter is for the Clique thread.

I skimmed that broken beat thing and kept seeing words like 'fusion' and 'groove' and 'fostered the german scene' and zzzzzzz.

I don't get the sense that it's a precious sort of scene, though no doubt there are wankers who are into it just like anything else. And I stand by my opinion that Eyes Down is one of the friendliest nights in town!

Bierkeller sounds like the kind of place you could have a good one-off surreal night, and then never go again. A bit like that weird pub that was in the side of the Arndale car park, and has been knocked down...

I've listened to one of those Eyes Down mixes. Um. I'm sure their punters are lovely people who rescue injured puppies, it's all a bit noodly for my liking. There was a couple of nice Brazilian things on there though.

I've never been to the Bierkeller and your stories have made me scared.

Thanks everyone, for the advices.

Zora, could you do me a big favour and tell me what clubs are covered in this week's City Life, and who wrote the articles. I'd look myself but it's covered in plastic wrap and I'm too cheap to buy it.

soulwax at sankeys - richard HJ

an interview with andy wetherall/ bill brewster
(how to dj properly book writer) - doesnt SAY who thats' by!

Tag, it is good to be respected. Is it better than being liked? I don't know.

very "ecky thump" kinda people.

Personally I don't even like traditional northern soul!

For the future, possibly looking at doing a new night that's more late 60s guitar based, but dancey all the same. If the right venue can be found.

Dave W

Elisabeth, half expected to see you at Go! Team last night.

Were they good?

Monging? Tsk.

Good. I like most of the album - love the Shirley Ellis sample and cheeky De La Soul bits - though I get a bit bored they go into full on indie mode.

Did you see Broadcast? I was sad I'd missed them at Night & Day while I was in NYC, but then I bought the album and I think it is AWFUL. I'm so disappointed - where are the lovely gloomy pop songs?

Princess Superstar plays on the 31st, woo.

Princess Superstar was good on Monday though, despite strong lary lad presence in audience.

as if this thread isn't embarassing enough.

[Nov 25th, Clique in Manchester: www.clubclique.co.uk for anyone not already aware]

will he be playing records as well?

I'm taking you to court for libel, Godwin. You coming down later to hassle the young girls? I've already told the enormous Russian doorman to keep an eye on you.

No records tonight, all digital media only. And yeah, we've done everything short of threaten violence to get new equipment in JBs. It ain't gonna happen. Every month we have a mad panic that something has gone wrong and it usually has but it all turns out nice in the end. It's kinda like an episode of He Man.

Still, all signs are pointing towards tonight being ACE and yes, all Manc or NW or from-anywhere-else-but-visiting people most welcome.

You forgot to say "despite known club-risk/DJ eccentric Barima's involvement."

x-p

night and day
big hands

What are you heading over for? You should make it on the last weekend of the month so you can come along to Clique>!

Night & day is ok, another muso place, but tends to have more bands playing.

hello Mr Jones.

n-g, you out at S&G this Saturday?

(same to you godders, get your drinking in early so you can be a complete embarrassment before midnight again, hurrah! Get Stone Monkey/Jason out for it too)

Manchester wins super-casino licence
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/ced7b9e4-b050-11db-8a62-0000779e2340.html

poor Blackpool, last Autumn New Labour turned to Manchester for their Party Political Conference now they don't get the super-casino.

and i say that as someone who spent 16 fucking years growing up there.

srsly: they're fucked now. i was convinced they'd get this. i mean, i'm not convinced supercasinos are the greatest thing in the world, but at least it was SOMETHING. poor ol' blackpool.

Not thought too much about the implications but at the very least it'll mean they have to sort out areas like Beswick. Which can only be a good thing, right?

Grimly OTM re Blackpool - I thought Blackpool had it sewn up. Highest residents approval and it's been planned for absolutely donkeys - but oh well...

Did any Mancs actually want this? I don't think so. I live in east Manchester and it's not exactly been the hot topic of conversation out there.