The David Bowie Birthday Bash @ G2 (Saturday 7th January 2017)

With Sunday 8th January now being the official "International Bowie Day" Dark Night DJ Russ & The George 2nd celebrate the return of the thin white duke with David Bowies 70th birthday hosting another (undoubtedly) packed night with tracks from his back extensive catalogue of 26 albums from Space Oddity to Blackstar, (and then some!!)

Not to be missed.

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 ®

Dark Night In Luton - Groovin' To The Dark Side 8.7.2016

When I originally stated to 'expect the unexpected' on the event page, I thought I was going to be referring to the support, not myself!! Still, a good night was had, even if the music was more random than I'd expected. Best laid plans eh!

Regardless, many thanks to all that supported the night, with special thanks going to guest DJ Anthony "El Beardo" for some great tunes throughout the night.

DJ Russ
Killing Joke - Tomorrow's World (Urban Primitive Mix)
Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
The Clash - Janie Jones
The Cramps - What's Inside A Girl?
Devilish Presley - The Beast Must Die
22-20's - Devil In Me
Cult of the Psychic Fetus - Devil Woman On The 199
Sonic Jesus - Drift 22
Inca Babies - Big Jugular
DeadBolt - Who Whacked Polly?

DJ El Beardo
Malcolm Middleton - Like John Lennon Said
Phantom Band - Folk Song Oblivion
Bill Wells and Adrian Moffet - Street Pastor Colloquy 3am
Belle and Sebastian - Me and the Major
The Vaseline’s - Teenage Jesus Superstar
Ballboy - Sex is Boring

DJ Russ
The Swans - The Glowing Man

DJ El Beardo
Neutral Milk Hotel - Oh Comely
Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci - Spanish Dance Troupe
Hefner - Christian Girls
Kiran Leonard - Pink Fruit

DJ Russ
War - Low Rider
Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Breaking Down The Walls Of Heartache
Fun Boy Three - Our Lips Are Sealed
The Jam - Start!
Japan - Life In Tokyo
David Bowie - Panic In Detroit (Re-Recorded Version)
The Tourists - I Only Want To Be With You
Johnny Kid & The Pirates - Shakin' All Over
The Selecter - Three Minute Hero
The Small Faces - Itchycoo Park
The Clash - I Fought The Law ®
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Electricity (Hannett/Cargo Version)
Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
Sex Pistols - C'mon Everybody
Sisters Of Mercy - Alice
Village People - YMCA ®
Madness - Embarrassment ®
Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love
CombiChrist - Skullcrusher
Dead Skeletons - Gods DMT 13

DJ El Beardo
Telescopes - Suffocation
Six by Seven - Tonight (I wanna make it out)
Black Angels - You on the Run
The Coral - Million Eyes
Spaceman 3 - O.D Catastrophe
Clinic - See Saw 2
Fuzz - Preacher
The Ravonettes - Attack of the Ghost Rider
Crystal Stilts - Future Folklore
The Arrogants - I’m No Fucking Mozart
Pussy Galore - Yu Gang
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Stagger Lee

DJ Russ
Wonk Unit - Horses ®
Twin Peaks OST - Fire Walk With Me
KVB - White Walls
The Underground Youth - Naked
Moby - New Dawn Fades
Click Click - Burn
Bernterholer - My Suitor ®
Moon Duo - Night Beat
Johnny Rubbish - Living In NW3 4JR ®

DJ El Beardo
Sleater Kinney - No Cites to Love
The Wedding Present - Niagara
Younger Lovers - Get Up, Get Up
The Bellrays - They Glued Your Head on Upside Down
The Detroit Cobras - Shout Bamalama
Bad Woman - Pat Farrell and the Believers
The Velvet Underground - Lonesome Cowboy Bill
The Sonics - Strychnine
Jetscreamer - Black Hole
The Victorian English Gentleman’s Club - The Tales of Hermit Marx

DJ Russ
The Animals - House Of The Rising Sun
Portishead - Roads
David Bowie - Rock N Roll Suicide
Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525
The Cosmic Dead - The Slow Dead Of The Infinite Godhead
The Doors - Five To One
Rolling Stones - Not Fade Away
The Drifters - On Broadway
T Rex - Children of The Revolution
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday ®
The Beatles - Drive My Car
Angelo Badalamenti - The Beast

The Smiths "The Queen Is Dead" Dark Night Special 17.6.2016

So, thirty years in the blink of an eye! I still remember vividly buying the album back in the day, and loving every minute of listening to the harmonious warblings of Morrissey, and reading the painfully intellectual yet cutting lyrics. I even had the green vinyl version at one point, but stupidly sold it many years back!

Anyway, it was time for Dark Night to host another 30th anniversary special night, and what more fun than an album that means so much to me, mixed with other tracks from the same era, plus a few extras. Typically, a quiet start, with quite a few of the intended punters not turning up, but the cider flowed well, and a small, but fun group emerged triumphantly to make last orders. Thankfully, the pub itself filled up towards the end of the night too, which made all the difference, and as no one complained about the music, we carried on regardless!!

So a big thanks to those that supported the night, and we hope to see more of you next month.

The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
New Order - Denial
The Cure - Birdmad Girl
Public Image Limited - Rise
Elysium - Alon
The Smiths - Ask
Echo & The Bunnymen - Bedbugs and Ballyhoo
La Fete Triste - Levres Froides
KVB - Under The Weight
The Smiths - Shoplifters Of The World Unite
The Housemartins - Sheep
Furniture - Brilliant Mind
The Smiths - Half A Person
Peter Murphy - Blue Heart
Spacemen Three - Rollercoaster
Creaming Jesus - Hamburg
The Smiths - Is It Really So Strange?
Bauhaus - The Sanity Assassin
Blancmange - I've Seen the Word
Jesus & Mary Chain - Some Candy Talking
The Smiths - Frankly, Mr Shankly
Beck - Devil's Haircut
Suede - Trash
IAMX - Walk With The Noise
The Bolshoi - Books On The Bonfire
The Smiths - Sheila Take A Bow
She Wants Revenge - Sugar
Aha - Cry Wolf
Duran Duran - New Religion
The Smiths - I Know It's Over
The Fall - Hey Luciani
She Past Away - Muskelberg
Joy Division - She's Lost Control (12" Mix)
The Smiths - Money Changes Everything
Curve - Horror Head
Love & Rockets - Mirror People
The Smiths - Had No One Ever
The Creatures - Godzilla (Budgie Remix)
The Cult - Sea And Sky
Sonic Jesus - Underground
Global Citizen - Ain't Over Yet (Radio Edit)
The Smiths - Cemetry Gates
The Chameleons - Caution
Morrissey - First Of The Gang ®
Gary Numan - I Am Dust
Clan Of Xymox - Mesmerised (Peel Session)
Simple Minds - Love Song
Morrissey - How Could Anybody Possible Know How I Feel About Them? ®
The Smiths - London
New Model Army - No Sense
Au Pairs - We're So Cool
Talking Heads - And She Was
The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again
David Bowie - Absolute Beginners
Pete Wylie - Sinful
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Candyman
The Smiths - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Primal Scream - Gentle Tuesday
Crazyhead - Time Has Taken its Toll On You
The Smiths - Unloveable
The Alarm - Majority
The Hunt - Set The Rising Sun
The Smiths - You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby
Fields Of The Nephilim - Power
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Forever (Live And Die)
The Smiths - Vicar In A Tutu
The Cranberries - How
Killing Joke - Rubicon
David Bowie - Cat People ®
Psychic TV - Godstar
The Smiths - Panic
Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child
B52s - Private Idaho
Altered Images - Dead Pop Stars
The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
The Exploding Boy - The Right Spot
Portishead - Humming
Nouvelle Vague - Marian
The Mission - Stay With Me
Alien Sex Fiend - I Walk The Line
The Smiths - Sweet And Tender Hooligan
Ride - Twisterella
Therapy? - Skyward
The Smiths - Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
Cutting Crew - I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight
The Smiths - Rubber Ring
The Smiths - Asleep
Iron Maiden - Stranger In A Strange Land
Alison Moyet - Is This Love?
Shadows - Man Of Mystery
The Cure - Close To Me ®
The Beatles - Yellow Submarine

Dark Night In Luton 27.5.2016

Probably one of the most enjoyable Dark Nights yet this year. One very nicely filled up pub (mainly with students, which comes with its own problems of which you can see by the requests in the first set!) and a mix of friends, old and new. Even praise from the pub!!

So short and sweet, many thanks to all those that supported, and special thanks to our guest DJ Ralph for the accompanying eclectic tunage throughout the night.

DJ Russ
Brain Damage - Hurtful Dub
Verve - Gravity Grave
Stone Roses - She Bangs The Drum
Spice - So Mi Like It ®
Swervedriver - Duel
KVB - White Walls
Alana George & Popcaan - I'm In Control ®
Drake - Controlla ®
Drugstore - Kill The President
Beenie Man - Dude ®
Kas Product - Man of Time
Depeche Mode - Policy Of Truth (Single Version)

DJ Uncle Filthy
Dance or Die - Heart of Silence
Trauma - The City Sleeps
Covenant - Bullet
Patenbrigade Wolff - Popmusik für Rohleger
Factory Acts - Thirst
Ayria - Virtual Gods
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Cities in Dust
Peter Murphy - Seesaw Sway
Ultravox - The Thin Wall
House of Usher - The Lebanon
And One - It's Over There

DJ Russ
The Soft Moon - Dead Love
Visage - Visage
Killing Joke - Black Moon
White Hills - Under Skin Or By Name
New Model Army - Between Dog And Wolf
The Beat - Twist & Crawl

DJ Uncle Filthy
The Editors - Lullaby
All Gone Dead - Vivid Still Beating
Cubanate - Revolution Time
Haujobb - Unseeing
Vain Machine - Lost
Seabound - Day of the Century
Project Pitchfork - IO

DJ Russ
Psychic TV - Alien Lightning Meat Machine I
The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now ®
Jesus & Mary Chain - Taste Of Cindy (Acoustic) ®
Nirvana - Something In The Way
Sonic Jesus - It's Time To Hear

DJ Uncle Filthy
Rammstein - Wiener Blut ®
Bauhaus - Dark Entries
Adam Ant - Strip
Dead Weather - Hang You From The Heavens ®
Iggy & The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog
The Germs - Lexicon Devil
The Buzzcocks - Something's Gone Wrong Again
Union Underground - Trip With Jesus ®

DJ Russ
Wire - Mannequin
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Julia's Song (Peel Session)
Ultravox - All Stood Still (12-inch Version)
Gary Numan - Down In The Park
Placebo - Running Up That Hill
The Cure - Why Can't I Be You
Artic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know? ®
Therapy? - Unbeliever

DJ Uncle Filthy
Eisbrecher - Dornentanz
Anti-Nowhere League - I Hate People
Stiff Little Fingers - State of Emergency
Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor ®
The Damned - Love Song
The Cure - Killing An Arab
David Bowie - Let's Dance ®
The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
Carter USM: Billy's Smart Circus

DJ Russ
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Red Right Hand
Artic Monkeys - No.1 Party Anthem ®
This Is Radio Silence - The Crux
Paradise Lost - Say Just Words ®
Public Image Limited - Open Up (Full Vocal Mix)
The Damned - New Rose
Rob Zombie - Superbeast
Korn - Last Legal Drug
Massive Attack - Dead Editors (feat. Roots Manuva)
Sex Pistols - Lonely Boy
The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette ®
Ian Gillan - New Orleans
Black Sabbath - Some Kind Of Woman ®
X-Ray Spex - I Am a Poseur (Peel)
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Regal Zone
The Kinks - All Day And All Of The Night
The Who - I Can't Explain
The Beatles - I Feel Fine
The Rolling Stones - It's All Over Now
The Jam - But I'm Different Now
The Faces - Stay With Me ®
Deep Purple - Strange Kind Of Woman
David Bowie - Be My Wife

Luton's Darkest Night Ever! - 6.5.2016

So, the mighty Luton "Dark" nights meet for the first time, and what fun we had. Admittedly, what with other local events clashing, we were more quiet than expected, but come 11.30pm, things really picked up, and we stayed the course till 2am. Good to see a few new faces too. 

So many thanks to those that supported, and special thanks to DJ Ginger John for sharing his own inimitable music tastes, and giving Dark Night In Luton a change of sound for the night. I'm sure we'll be collaborating again later in the year.

DJ Russ

The Black Angels - Better Off Alone

Moon Duo - Free The Skull

Depeche Mode - Happiest Girl (Jack Mix)

The Merry Thoughts - Dreamland

Föllakzoid - Trees

M!R!M - Never Trust

The Soft Moon - Insides

Peter Murphy - The Prince & Old Lady Shade

DJ Ginger John

Protomartyr - Pontiac 87

The Sans Pareil - Tracksuit Debris

The Saints - No, Your Product

Viet Cong - Pointless Experience

Vulkano - Vision Tricks

Dirty Dishes -Guilty

The Cure - Cold

Hospitality - Last Words

Sky Feereira - Everything Is Embarrassing

The Kills - Doing It to Death

DJ Russ

Killing Joke - New Cold War

Loop - Precession

Gary Numan - Fold (RH)

[:SITD:] - Hurt (Extended)

Project Pitchfork - Pitch Black

DJ Ginger John

Crows - Pray

LIFE - Popular Music

Shopping - Straight Lines

NOTS - Reactor

Hop Along - Powerful Man

Mac Demarco - Let Her Go

Young Rival - Let's Get Together

Froth - Turn It Off

Dan Sartain - Pass This On

Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers - Born to Lose

DJ Russ

David Bowie - Breaking Glass

Nine Inch Nails - Love is Not Enough

Click Click - ZF10

The Cure - Play For Today

The Janitors - There Will Be Blood

Taman Shud - The Ziggurat, A Mirage

Dead Skeletons - Kundalini Eyes (Dirty Artist Version)

DJ Ginger John

Suicide - Ghost Rider

Tuxedomoon - No Tears

The Monochrome Set - He's Frank

Wire - Ex Lion Tamer

Parquet Courts - Master of My Craft

Hookworms - On Leaving

Gengahr - She's a Witch

Frankie Cosmos - Sinister

Future Islands - A Dream of You and Me

Larry Gus - The Night Patrols (A Man Asleep)

Minor Victories - A Hundred Ropes

Interpol - Ancient Ways

Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia

DJ Russ

The Prodigy - Firestarter

The Cramps - Drug Train

Sonic Jesus - Telegraph

The Rolling Stones - Route 66 ®

Black Sabbath - Paranoid ®

Stone Roses - Breaking Into Heaven ®

Hawkwind - Silver Machine ®

Prince - Purple Rain ®

The Clash - Whats My Name?

Brain Damage - On The Other Side

Like Thieves - Sad Lovers & Giants ®

Joy Division - Day of The Lords

Killing Joke - Tension ®

The Exploited - S.P.G.

Girls At Our Best - Getting Nowhere Fast ®

The Damned - Maid For Pleasure

AC/DC - High Voltage ®

Simple Minds - Don’t You Forget About Me ®

The Jam - Down in the Tube Station at Midnight [Album Version]

The Stranglers - Strange Little Girl ®

Gestalt  -X Killer

Ian Dury & The Blockheads - What A Waste

New Model Army - Devil's Bargin

KVB - Pray To The Light Machine (Silent Servant Version)

The Stranglers - Hanging Around ®

Singapore Sling - Life Is Killing My Rock 'n' Roll

The Cult Of Dom Keller - Plague Of It All

The Cult - Zap City

The Almighty - Resurrection Mutha

The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? ®

David Bowie - Station To Station

Link Wray & His Ray Men - Rumble

War - Low Rider

The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter

Counting Crows - Mrs. Jones

The Mar-Keys - Last Night