Cruel Summer @ G2 27.8.2016

Perhaps the night really should of been entitled "The Good, The Bad, and the downright Ugly" as far as the music was concerned! But still, plenty of cheese, and I couldn't think of a better and more enjoyable way to bow out of my DJ duties for the next few months. I sang myself hoarse, drunk way too much, and had the best night in ages.

So many thanks to those that supported the night, especially those that travelled, and although I've nothing booked now until January 2017s Bowie night, I'm sure you'll see me again soon for another possible trip back to the 80s, or maybe 70s!!

Be well and thanks again.

The Barracudas - Summer Fun
Killing Joke - Follow The Leaders ®
The Ruts - West One (Shine On Me) ®
Grace Jones - My Jamacian Guy
Hall & Oats - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)
Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short ®
King - Love & Pride ®
Genesis - That's All
Rod Stewart - Baby Jane
Shalamar - A Night To Remember
Kajagoogoo - Too Shy
UK Subs - Teenage ®
The Stranglers - Always The Sun ®
Duran Duran - Girls On Film ®
Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue
Nik Kershaw - The Riddle
Judas Priest - Breaking The Law
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
Wham! - Club Tropicana ®
The Wonderstuff - Give Give Give More More More ®
The Cure - Let's Go To Bed
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy ®
The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes
The Jam - Town Called Malice
The Beat - Too Nice To Talk To
David Bowie - Up The Hill Backwards
Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now ®
Fun Boy Three - It Ain't What You Do
The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin
Madness - House Of Fun ®
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Happy House
Blue Zoo - Cry  Boy Cry ®
The Pretenders - Message Of Love
Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities ®
Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster
UB40 - Red Red Wine ®
The Vapors - Turning Japanese
Gary Numan - We Are Glass
Madonna - Into The Groove
Tears For Dears - Shout ®
Bananarama - Cruel Summer
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary ®
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
New Order - Blue Monday
Blondie - Atomic
Timbuk3 - The Futures So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades ®
Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2
Howard Jones - Like To Get To Know You Well
Junior - Mama Used to Say ®
David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing in The Streets ®
Tight Fit - The Lion Sleeps Tonight ®
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? ®
Human League - Keep Feeling Fascination
Kim Wilde - Kids In America
The Cure - Love Cats ®
Wah! - Story Of The Blues ®
Spandau Ballet - Gold ®
Tears For Dears - Mad World ®
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
Visage - Fade To Grey (12")
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
Billy Joel - It's Still Rock 'n' Roll To Me
Altered Imaged - Happy Birthday ®
Bad Manners - The Can Can
Tenpole Tudor - Swords Of 1000 Men
Joan Jett & The Heartbreakers - I Love Rock 'n' Roll
Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut ®
Yazoo - Don't Go
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Electricity
Soft Cell - Memorabilia ®
Ultravox - All Stood Still
Kraftwerk - The Model ®
David Bowie - Fashion ®
J Geils Band - Centrefold
T'Pau - China In Your Hand ®
Depeche Mode - See You
INXS - Mystify
Queen - Radio Ga Ga
Toyah - I Want To Be Free
Guns 'N' Roses - Paradise City ®

Dark Nights Alternative Summertime Party 12.8.2016

Ok, well I was told that my expectations were way too high tonight, but when you take into account the distinct lack of alternative events in the town these days, I suppose I could be forgiven for thinking that hosting a 'party/club type night might encourage more people to venture out, but obviously not!

Ironically, the original set I'd written, which was far more of my usual 'Dark Night' style, was actually used in the end, and the 'dancey' set pretty much dis-guarded. Although I really could of used some more alternative types to prevent the dreadful 'Drake' requests from coming in. Still, entertain those that are there, and damn the rest I guess!

So with that in mind, thank you very much for the few that did support the night, with special thanks to Tim for bringing his lighting kit down once more. I've no plans to run anymore Dark Nights at this stage, although I do have the 'Cruel Summer' 80s night coming up during the bank holiday in a few weeks, so I hope to see more of people then, but otherwise, keep watching the skies!

Underworld - Banstyle / Sappys Curry
The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up
Gary Numan - Halo
The The - Infected ®
Revolution By Night - Faithless (Ronan Harris remix)
Drake - Hotline Bling ®
The Hollow Men - Don't Slow Down
Public Image Limited - Deeper Water
This Is Radio Silence - Soon, Much Of This Will Have Been Destroyed
The Killers - Mr. Brightside ®
Smashing Pumpkins - Ave Adore
Drake - Hyfr (Hell Yeah Fucking Right) ®
The Mission - Severina ®
IMAX - Tear Garden
Yazoo - In My Room
The Exploding Boy - Intervention
Click Click - She's Chewing Them
Electronic - Getting Away With It
Stone Roses - Love Spreads
David Bowie - 'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore
The Deep Eynde - Christfuck
Aeon Sable - Visions (Seth I - Idra Rabba)
Placebo - 20th Century Boy
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer ®
Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
She Wants Revenge - Tear You Apart
The Young Gods - Kissing The Sun ®
Suicide Commando - Bind, Torture & Kill
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
Vast - The Gates of Rock 'N' Roll
Korn - Hater
The Cult - Little Face
U2 - Even Better Than the Real Thing
Killing Joke - Millennium (Cybersank Extended Remix)
CombiChrist - Blut Royale
VNV Nation - Nemesis
The Killers - Shadowplay
Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love
Nine Inch Nails - Sin
Goldfrapp - Train
Zeromancer - Neo Geisha
The Smiths - Hand In Glove
Stereolab - French Disko
XC-NN - Biroland
The Flatfield - Silence
Spandau Ballet - The Freeze
The Mission - Deliverance
Soror Dolorosa - Trembling Androgyneous
The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues ®
The Cure - Never Enough
New Model Army - Stupid Questions
Bauhaus - The Passion of Lovers
Suspiria - Behind The Wheel
David Bowie - Moonage Daydreamer ®
Roxy Music - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
Metallica - Enter Sandman
AC/DC - Back In Black
Rod Steward & The Faces - Stay With Me
The Cult Of Dom Keller - Broken Arm Of God
The Dickies - Paranoid ®
Psychic  TV - Silver Sundown Machine/Thank You
X-Ray Spexs - The Day The World Turned Dayglo
Sex Pistols - Something Else
The Jam - Pretty Green
Vince Taylor & The Playboys - Brand New Cadillac
The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog
UB40 - Tyler ®
Ulterior - Body Hammer
The Specials - Too Hot
Tricky - Overcome
The Who - Magic Bus
The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
Ike & Tina Turner - Rolling On The River ®