Hazard / Rats Nest @ Luton Underground 22.2.2020

Considering, once again, the last minute arrangements for this night - I was very impressed with the final outcome of the night. With the crap I'd had to put up with from others the week previous for just advertising this night, and with Hazard coming up to their 10th anniversary plus playing a free gig to mark this occasion next weekend, it was good to see the loyal support in attendance, with a lively crowd and both bands in good spirits. I was also extra pleased as I got to play longer than expected, with plenty of happy faces at my choices, including a flurry of people arriving after the bands had finished, and adding requests to the night. This night gave me a change to delve into a selection of music I rarely play, mixed with some newer psyche, which all seemed to work well, so pretty much a win-win in my book. Indeed, I face the next few months with plenty of extra strings to my DJ bow with some pretty diverse nights ahead, so keep an eye out for future nights.

9.15pm
Brain Damage - Pre-War Psychosis
Ausgang - (You Got The) Hots For Christ
The Skids - This Is Our World
Fucked-Up - Ship Of Fools
Pussycat & The Dirty Johnsons - Orgasmic Pizza
MeWithOutYou - Nice And Blue, Pt. Two
Goldblade - Out Of Control
Calabrese - Midnight Shadow
Rezurex - Psycho Radio
Adam & The Ants - B-Side Baby
Andrew Jackson Jihad - Distance
The Damned - Standing On The Edge Of Tomorrow
Blitzkid - Terror In The Haunted House
The Defectors - Gettin' It On
At The Drive-In - One Armed Scissor
Mclusky - What We've Learned
Amyl And The Sniffers - Some Mutts (Can't Be Muzzled)
Dystopian Society - Dystopian Society
The Clash - I'm So Bored With The USA
Eight Ball Grifter - What People Thrown on The Floor
The Cramps - Drug Train
The Exploited - S.P.G.
The Membranes - Black Is The Colour

Rats Nest

Joy Division - Glass
P.I.L. - Annalisa
The Jam - Standards
Andrew Jackson Jihad - No One
Killing Joke - I Am The Virus
Frankenstein - 13th Floor
The Bomb Party - Johnny Nero
Paranoid Visions - Outsider Artist

Hazard

Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer
The Gaslight Anthem - The Patient Ferris Wheel
Gospel - Yr Electric Surge Is Sweet
The Rezillos - Bad Guy Reaction
Demented Are Go - The Noose (That Snapped)
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Another Morning Stoner
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry ®
The Gluts - Dalal's Song
Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name Of ®
Ruts DC - Music Must Destroy
The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Bad Religion - Generator ®
Sonic Jesus - Reich
Depeche Mode - Stripped ®
Rammstein - Radio (Video Edit)
Devilish Presley - The Beast Must Die
Theatre Of Hate - Original Sin
Acid Drinkers - Acidofilla ®
Theatre Of Hate - Original Sin
Deadbolt - Hank Watson Stalks The Earth
Bauhaus - Rosegarden Funeral Of Sores
Rev Rev Rev - Waiting For Gödel
The Jam - Sweet Soul Music/Back In My Arms Again ®
The Small Faces - Itchycoo Park
The Ruts - Jah War ®
The Specials - Longshot Kick The Bucket / Liquidator / Skinhead Moonstomp
Toots & The Maytals - Monkey Man
The Doors - End Of The Night

1980 - The 40th Anniversary Special 15.2.2020

So, four months in the waiting and now just a faded hangover and few memories to go by! My God did we push the limits of promotion of this event, but only to be originally knocked by the Facebook Big Brother, cutting my invitations by 90% merely due to the slight biased Tory based description, Absolute Bowie Band playing Harpenden (of which I probably would of gone to otherwise) and then on the day, 'Storm Dennis' wreaking havoc across the UK (although let's face it, a bit of rain and a mild breeze is all that it takes to put most local people off supporting a free night!) In the end, I had to resort to +100 personal messages asking friends to help us push this night, but sadly, I can count the amount of people on one hand that actually did invite people in the end! Even after all this time, I still can't get used to peoples lethargy when it comes to a good night out!

Anyway, upon first coming up with the concept back in October 2019, I decided that this night was just too good an idea to play the once, so I tried my arm at selling it to other local venues, all the while knowing that I'd probably be wasting my time, and that G2 was the only place worthy of hosting this  night. The distinct lack of foresite with other venues these days really does seems to rule this town, so we buckled down and found our night, only for me to realise our booked date was the night after Valentines day!

Regardless, still being full of hope, we arrived to an already busy pub, and settled in pretty quickly. A good crowd all round, and I even met someone whose aunt was pictured in my poster! I'd also decided not to take requests, having so much music to work from, unless the request was age accurate/related, although trying to convince one lairy punter that David Bowies 'Space Oddity' was indeed released in 1969, and not 1983 of which she was originally convinced, didn't stop her from making her case! Ironically, she was later ejected from the pub, but that was nothing to do with us! There was also a few comments about too many album tracks, but I only counted approx 23 out of the 84 songs played, but you know I prefer to host the alternative than be a human jukebox!

So in the end, all in all we had a great and busy night with a full dance floor for the best part. Kudos to those that did support, especially to those that traveled and braved the weather, and to the constant loyal. This support means the world to us.

We're officially back at the end of March for 'The Spiral Staircase' alternative night, and I'll also be DJing at this weekends Hazard/Rats Nest gig at LU playing a mixture of new punk. For those that want more 80s, I'll be hosting an abridged version of this night in June at The Donkey in Leicester so maybe we'll see some of you there!


Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall
The Buggles - Living In The Plastic Age (edit)
Suicide - Touch Me
The Associates - The Affectionate Punch
Toyah - Ieya
Squeeze - Another Nail In My Heart
Stiff Little Fingers - Gotta Getaway
XTC - Generals And Majors
B52s - Private Idaho
Human League - Marianne
Devo - Freedom Of Choice
Bow Wow Wow - C30 C60 C90 Go!
John Lennon - Just Like Starting Over
The Chords - The British Way Of Life
Joy Division - A Means To An End
Killing Joke - Requiem
Genesis - Turn It On Again
Olivia Newton-John - Xanadu
Echo & The Bunnymen - Do It Clean
Magazine - Sweetheart Contact
The Police - Man In A Suitcase
Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Julia's Song
David Bowie - Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
U2 - Out Of Control
B-Movie - Nowhere Girl
The Korgies - Everybodys Gotta Learn Sometime
The Piranhas - Tom Hark
The Cramps - Goo Goo Muck
Ian Dury & The Blockheads - I Wanna Be Straight
Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime
Simple Minds - I Travel
The Psychedelic Furs - Sister Europe
Ultravox - Mr. X
Hazel O'Conner - Monsters In Disguise
Odyssey - Use It Up And Wear It Out
Split Enz - Missing Person
The Teardrop Explodes - Treason
The Undertones - More Songs About Chocolate And Girls
The Fall - Totally Wired
The Vapors - Turning Japanese
The Specials - Man At C&A
The Barracudas - Summer Fun
The Damned - Wait For The Blackout
Motorhead - The Chase Is Better Than The Catch
Saxon - Wheels Of Steel (7" edit)
The Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing
Adam & The Ants - The Human Beings
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Red Light
Throbbing Gristle - Adrenalin
John Foxx - A New Kind Of Man
Bauhaus - Spy In The Cab
UB40 - Little By Little
The Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic
Peter Gabriel - No Self Control
Bad Manners - Lorraine
Secret Affair - My World
Blondie - The Tide Is High
The Selecter - On My Radio
Madness - In The Rain
The Jam - Start (album Version)
The Cure - Play For Today
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Breaking Down The Walls Of Heartache
The Lambrettas - Dance
Roxy Music - Same Old Scene
Grace Jones - Private Life
Gary Numan - Remind Me To Smile
Eddy Grant - Do You Feel My Love
Queen - Crazy Thing Called Love
Sex Pistols - (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone
The Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys
Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - High Fidelity
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Could You Be Loved (edit)
The Clash - Jail Guitar Doors (Super Black Market Clash E.P.)
Thin Lizzy - Killer On The Loose
Rainbow - All Night Long
Iron Maiden - Running Free
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
Status Quo - What You're Proposing
The Ramones - Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?
The Beat - Best Friend
Splognesabounds - 2 Pints Of Lager
Not The 9 Oclock News - The Bouncing Song

Legends Of Music @ Luton Underground 1.2.2020

Having only been invited to play this event some three days previous, we went in all guns blazing, regardless of the hangover from the Inferno event the night before. To be honest, covering 60 years  of music did seem somewhat ambivalent, but the night was always going to be crowd dependent, and you can easily tell where they got involved from the set below.

We covered the spread to a degree, although I don't really consider there to be any actual 'legends' from the 90s or 00s just yet, but most seemed happy with what was being played. We also had  quite a few people venturing to the venue for their first time, so hopefully we made a good impression.

With that, thanks to all that supported the night with such short notice, especially to those that came after the Flying Ants gig from down the road.

Pink - Get The Party Started
Dick Dale And His Del-Tones - Misirlou
Deep Purple - Black Night
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You
Temptations - Get Ready
James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good)
Elvis Presley - Trouble
Derek & The Dominos - Layla
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Going To A Go-Go
The Animals - The House Of The Rising Sun
Queen - We Will Rock You
Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love
Dr.Feelgood - Milk And Alcohol
The Nashville Teens - Tobacco Road
Gloria Jones - Tainted Love
Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill
The Stranglers - Golden Brown
Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself
Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You
Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild
Bobby Vee - Take Good Care Of My Baby
Santana - She's Not There
Space - Magic Fly
Led Zeppelin - Rock And Roll
Eddy Cochran - C'Mon Everybody
The Faces - Stay With Me
Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up
Alphea & Donna - Uptown Top Rankin
Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster
The Champs - Tequila
Hank Ballard - The Twist
The Drifters - Saturday Night At The Movies
Dion - Runaround Sue
Sam Cooke - You Send Me
The Platters - Only You
Adam & The Ants - Antmusic
Tears For Fears - Mad World
Bon Jovi - You Give Love A  Bad Name
Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
The Police - Roxanne
Golden Earing - Radar Love
Patti Smith - Because The Night
R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
Sweet - Wig Wam Bam ®
T. Rex - Children Of The Revolution ®
Buddy Holly & The Crickets - Oh Boy! ®
Don Mclean - American Pie
The Who - I Can See For Miles
Wham! - Club Tropicana ®
Slade - Mama We're All Crazy Now ®
War - Low Rider
Duane Eddy & The Rebels - Peter Gunn
The Doors - Break on Through (To The Other Side)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Purple Haze
The Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love
The Monkees - Daydream Believer
Booker T. & The MG's  - Green Onions
The Skatalites - Guns Of Navarone
The Specials - Gangsters
Micheal Jackson - Billie Jean ®
Madonna - Like A Virgin
Prince - 1999
Toni Basil - Hey Mickey
Doctor And The Medics - Spirit In The Sky
The Small Faces - Sha-La-La-La-Lee
The Coasters - Poison Ivy
Eminem - The Real Slim Shady ®
Bay City Rollers - Shang A Lang ®
The Osmands - Crazy Horses ®
David Bowie - The Jean Genie
Abba - Waterloo
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay ®
Tubeway Army - Cars
Altered Images - Happy Birthday ®
Lips Inc - Funky Town
The Eagles - Hotel California (RIP Stan)

(Poster by Dannika Mcclements)

Inferno 31.1.2020

A usual quiet start to the new alternative year, at least for the beginning part of the night. Having been through hell and back, plus a return journey, I’d gone through a week of migraines, and Friday was no exception. Luckily for me, my trusted concubine, DJ Sharon was at hand to take over the first part of the night to save me having to stare into the glaring screen. This was good as it meant I could actually relax and mingle for a change!

Regardless, what was meant originally intended as a relaxing, ethereal and chilled start to the year, suddenly turned at 11pm and the reference to our theme for the evening hid in the corner whilst we entered the nu-metal world of the 2000s! Still, with a barrage of requests resulting in a thriving dance floor, I’m not going to moan!!

So unless you’ve been living under a rock, I’ll be back on Saturday 15th February for my swan song event of the year, with a collection of the best songs from my favourite year in music – 1980. As I’ve mentioned, FB have deemed the night politically inappropriate and severely cut invitations to just 10% of the norm, so any sharing of the event or sending of extra initiations to friends would be very appreciated! Other than that, my events are back to normal and the alternative nights will continue at the end of March, so keep watching the skies!!


Intro:- Keith Emerson -Inferno (Main Titles Theme)
The Sisters of Mercy - Afterhours
Black Light Ascension - Killing Circle
Project Pitchfork - Continuum
The Eden House - Neversea
Pawns - Hexring
Loop - Precession
Crimen - Batida
Darker My Love - Blue Love
The Devil & The Universe - The Church Of The Goat (Radio Edit)
The Nefilim - Shine
In Strict Confidence - Used And Abused
Little Brain Attack - I Want To Feel It This Way
Faith & The Muse - Sparks
The Chameleons - Here Today
Whispers In The Shadow - No Colours
The KVB - Submersion
Radiohead - Creep ®
Drab Majesty - Dot In The Sky
The Cure - If Only Tonight We Could Sleep
She Past Away - Disko Anksiyete
Japan - Ghosts
Disappears - Replicate
Hey Colossus - Black And Gold
The Smiths - Hand in Glove
The Clash - Red Angel Dragnet
The Fall - Cruisers Creek
Brotherhood Of Pagans - Resurrection
Vowws - Losing Myself in You (feat. Gary Numan) ®
Hummanist feat. Dave Gahan - Shock Collar
Killing Joke - Inferno
Die Selektion - Kalter Atem
The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black ®
Terry Hoax - Policy Of Truth
Shadowhouse - Start Again
Informatik - Flesh Menagerie
Spear Of Destiny - Strangers In Our Time
New Model Army - The Charge
Rammstein - Weisses Fleisch
David Bowie - Modern Love
Grace Jones - Love Is The Drug
Gary Numan - We Are So Fragile
T. Rex - The Groover
Joy Division - These Days
Pantera - Fucking Hostile ®
Clan Of Xymox - On A Mission (Version)
Rob Zombie - The House Of 1000 Corpses
Marilyn Manson - The Fight Song
Papa Roach - Last Resort
Drowning Pool - Tear Away
Linkin Park - Somewhere I Belong ®
Charon - In Trust Of No One
System of A Down - Chop Suey
Depeche Mode - Barrel Of A Gun
The Cult - Heart Of Soul
HIM - Wicked Game ®
The Doors - Not To Touch The Earth ®
Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
Misfits - Skulls ®
Johnny Thunders - Born To Lose
The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
Sex Pistols - Substitute
Sham 69 - Hersham Boys
The Specials - Nite Klub
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden (Session)
Adam & The Ants - Young Parisians
My Chemical Romance - Welcome To The Black Parade ®
Avril Lavigne - Sk8er Boi
Blink-182 - All The Small Things
Disturbed - Let The Bodies Hit The Floor
Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) ®
Rammstein - Stripped
30 Seconds To Mars - The Kill ®
Pearl Jam - Garden ®
Outro:- Keith Emerson - Inferno Finale

The Safety Dance Xmas 80s Night 20.12.2019

My final show of 2019, and what a way to bow out. A fantastic crowd, and a very full pub. At one point I even had to leave the pub and walk around the outside to get to the loo, although the bouncer was a bit skeptical of letting me back in! The only annoying part of the evening was my smoke machine dying on me, and the lack of wi-fi in the pub, but luckily there were no requests that I didn't already have. Still, with plenty of cheesy tracks all night, a myriad of requests and a busy dance-floor, the night soon went, and 2am came around all too quickly!

Looking back at the year, it may only tot up to 13 nights, but I still get a great kick every time I'm behind the decks/laptop, and already have some great events lined up for 2020, so with that in mind, I'd like to thank the G2 staff for all their help throughout the year, all those that continue to support my nights, and those that constantly help promote my nights.

And with that, I'm now kicking back for the rest of the year, so I hope you all have a cool Yule, and I'll be back for my opening alternative night in January - "INFERNO" although those that appreciate the nostalgia, Februarys night will be a night dedicated to 1980, so keep watching for your invites.

Phil Lynot  - Yellow Pearl
The Lambretta's - Dance
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - White Lines (Don't Do It)
Animotion - Obsession
Fun Boy Three - The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum
Orange Juice - Rip It Up
Roxette - The Look (R.I.P. Marie Fredriksson)
Depeche Mode - Get The Balance Right
Culture Club - I'll Tumble 4 Ya ®
The Untouchables - Free Yourself
Stray Cats - Rock This Town
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
The Primitives - Crash
Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin
Big Country - Fields Of Fire
Roxy Music - Same Old Scene
The Clash - Bankrobber
The Look - I Am The Beat
Rocker's Revenge - Walkin' On Sunshine
The Go-Gos - We Got The Beat
Joan Jett & The Heartbreakers - I Love Rock & Roll
A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (I Had A Photograph Of You)
Gary Numan - Music For Chameleons
The Pretenders - Brass in Pocket
Spandau Ballet - Gold
The Beat - Ranking Full Stop
Cameo - Word Up
Ice House - Hey Little Girl
Aneka - Japanese Boy ®
Kirsty MacColl - A New England ®
The Police - De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
Japan - Swing ®
Then Jerico - Big Area
Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
The Specials - Ghost Town (12") ®
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Electricity (Hannet/Cargo Studio Version) ®
REO Speedwagon - Take It On The Run
Hazel O'Conner - Will You?
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno
Madness - It Must Be Love
UB40 - One In Ten
Re-Flex - The Politics Of Dancing (album version)
Sugar Minott - Good Thing Going
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra
Cyndi Lauper - I Drove All Night
Kim Karnes - Bette Davies Eyes
Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue ®
T'Pau - Heart & Soul ®
The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star ®
Simple Minds - Alive & Kicking
Human League - Mirror Man
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer ®
The Cure - Close To Me ®
Trio - Da Da Da (I Don't Love You, You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha)
Bryan Adams - Summer Of '69 ®
Kim Wilde - Kids In America
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
Queen with David Bowie - Under Pressure
Toto - Africa
Toni Basil - Hey Mickey
Pigbag - Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag
Madonna - Into The Groove (album Version)
Visage - Fade To Grey
Kraftwerk - The Model
Yazoo - Don't Go
Talk Talk - Today
Loura Branigan - Gloria ®
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling
Duran Duran - The Reflex
Prince - 1999
Giorgio Moroder & Phil Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams
The Stranglers - Golden Brown
Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach
U2 - New Years Day (7" Version)
The Jam - Town Called Malice
The Smiths - Panic
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes
Mike Oldfield - In Dulce Jubilo
Lord Rockinghams Xi - Hoot's Mon!!

Dead Ringers 8.10.2019

After a somewhat shaky start with the equipment, and the warning that the trips were going off during a previous night, we kicked off the night to a somewhat busier pub than usual. Bearing in mind this was advertised as the last alternative night, I was a little disappointed at the local support, but luckily fresh blood was available and new friends made, which is more important.

As for the music played, I remember when writing the set I wasn't in the most imaginative mind set, but I was happy on the night with the selection, bringing in more new material from this past years releases including the new 10 000 Russos track obtained at the eleventh hour, plus the requests which actually made for a fuller dance floor than usual, so again, a happy result.

As this was the penultimate night for me, alternative wise, you're gonna have to wait until the end of January now for the next installment (entitled Inferno) but I'll be back at the end of December (20th) for the annual 80s xmas show. I've also more themed nights coming up in 2020, of which seemed have have taken over somewhat this year too (with only 5 alternative nights being hosted in total) so keep watching the skies for more info!)

And as always, a last thank you to those that have stood by me this year and supported the nights, especially to the loyal few that attended every night. See you at Christmas!!

American Horror Story 1984 OST
Click Click - Playground
The KVB - Fixation
New Model Army - End Of Days
In A Lonely Place - The Pray
Skeleton Hands - What You Said
The Young Gods - Tear Up The Red Sky
Dave Ball - Strict Tempt (Feat Gavin Friday)
Cabaret Nocturne - Blood Walk (Original)
Nonn - Distracted
Bauhaus - In The Flat Field ®
Ritual Howls - Mother Of The Dead
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Waiting For The Man
Pawns - Aberrations
Killing Joke - New Cold War
Rev Rev Rev - Waiting For Gödel
Combichrist - Understand
[:SITD:] - Drowning in The Flame
Covenant - Like Tears In Rain
10 000 Russos - Runnin' Escapin'
Jesus & Mary Chain - Who Do You Love?
Dead Vibrations - Underwater
Depeche Mode - Wrong
Linkin Park - Numb ®
Nirvana - About A Girl
New Candys - Silver Eyes Arise
The Membranes - What Nature Gives...Nature Takes Away
The Smiths - I Know It's Over
Kula Shaker - Govinda
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Love Burns
Has A Shadow - John Lennon
HIM - Under The Rose
Rammstein - Führe Mich
Circle Of Dust - Embracing Entropy ®
Marilyn Manson - Cupid Carries A Gun ®
The Presets - Pretty Little Eyes
Lords Of Acid - I Sit On Acid ®
Specimen - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang ®
Cop Shot Cop - $10 Bill
Boy Harsher - Modulations
Simi Nah - You Spin Me Right Round
Sneaker Pimps - The Fuel ®
The Prodigy - The Day Is My Enemy (LH Edit)
Suicide Commando - We Are Transitory
Gary Numan - Big Noise Transmission
Laibach - Tanz Mit Laibach
Global Citizen - Whilst You Were Asleep
Clan Of Xymox - Heroes (Pop Version)
Garden Of Delight - Dead Souls
Placebo - Pure Morning
Decoded Feedback - Heaven
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Cities In Dust ®
Emigrate - Get Down
Joy Division - Colony
The Stranglers - The European Female (In Celebration Of)
Madness - Take It Or Leave It
The Specials - Embarrassed By You
The Beat - Busy Busy Doing Nothing
The Cult - Gimmick
Spandau Ballet - Toys
David Bowie - Breaking Glass
The Jam - Down In The Tubestation At Midnight
Iron Maiden - Prowler
The Toy Dolls - Ernie Had A Hernia
The Damned - Nasty
The Cramps - Drug Train
Sex Pistols - Did You No Wrong
Scientist - Knock Out

Private 50th Party @ Luton Underground 12.10.2019

After recent great efforts to get involved with the new venue 'Luton Underground' (and failing miserably I might add) ironically, I find myself invited to host a friends private birthday party there. So, once again, the rain continues in Luton to the point I'm looking out for the bearded man in a boat to come sailing past. But luckily, the guests tonight aren't so fickle, and I'm presented with a lively bunch of good time seekers, all out to celebrate their friend and colleagues 50th birthday.

It's been a while since I last hosted such a celebration, and with the previous event being at the G2, as a first time at the venue, its a lot bigger than I'm used to, but with the stage lights glaring, we can see very little throughout the night at the audience anyway! So armed with plenty of requests, we set about to what turned out to be a very enjoyable night. A special thanks to Andy Chesham from Vinyl Revelation for passing over the invitation to host the night.

Playlist
Intro - The Levellers - Exodus ®

Chuck Rio and The Originals - Blue Kat
Faithless - Insomnia ®
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
Hollow Men - Don't Slow Down
NONN - Need
Nirvana - In Bloom
Primal Scream - Rocks
Happy Mondays - Step On
Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
TVAM - Psychic Data
Iggy Pop - Lust For Life (The Prodigy Remix)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Spread Your Love
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary ®
The Killers - Mr. Brightside ®
The Kinks - You Really Got Me
Editors - Sugar
The Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed ®
Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself ®
Goldfrapp - Strict Machine
Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Mix)
Mutya Buena - Real Girl ®
Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains
Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You
Sleeper - Statuesque ®
Duran Duran - Rio ®
Blur - Song 2
The Cardigans - My Favourite Game
The Smiths - This Charming Man ®
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence ®
Fun Boy Three - 'Tain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It)
Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Enola Gay
David Bowie - Young Americans ®
M - Pop Musik
Cornershop - Brim Full Of Asha (Fatboy Slim Remix)
Oasis - She's Electric ®
Blondie - Heart Of Glass
A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had a Photography of You)
Santana - She's Not There ®
Queen - Radio Ga Ga
Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 ®
Status Quo - Rocking All Over The World ®
T Rex - Get It On
Patti Labelle - Lady Marmalade
Bon Jovi - Living On A Prayer ®
The Jam - Town Called Malice
The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black ®
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Diana Ross & The Supremes - Baby Love
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dear Prudence ®
Manic Street Preachers - A Design for Life
New Order - Blue Monday
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now ®
The Knack - My Sharona
The Vapors - Turning Japanese
Adam & The Ants - Kings Of The Wild Frontier ®
Gary Numan - Cars
Heaven 17 - Temptation ®
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart ®
Human League - Sound Of The Crowd
Tears For Fears - Mad World
David Bowie - Let's Dance
Wham! - Wham Rap ®
The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way ®
James - Sit Down ®
The Specials - Gangsters
Roxy Music - Virginia Plain
Men At Work - Down Under ®
Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
Visage - Fade To Grey
Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach
Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby ®
Hazel O'Conner - Eighth Day ®
Kraftwerk - The Model
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit ®
The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
The Undertones - Teenage Kicks ®
The Selecter - On My Radio
Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline ®
Faith No More - Easy ®
Paul & Paula - Hey Paula
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World ®
Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'Aime Moi Non Plus
The Noveltones - Left Bank 2