nyc nightlife in nov 1998 10 years ago:

nyc nightlife in nov 1998 10 years ago:

nov 3 1998 downtime hosted a night of local house takent incl dave hollands, IQ, astro glide, odyssey & no skills. Downtime is now called Rebel.

nov 5 1998 a perfecto night at irving plaza with paul oakenfold headlining & esthero opening. Oakey rocked in 1998 but he only hits nyc about once/year in 2008 :(

nov 6 1998 carl cox was at twilo with laurebt garnier! stayed til 6 am for coxy ***3/4 of 5 stars
I still listen to coxy every week [wmc at space 2001 today!] but he only plays pacha once/year ... the dj/nightlife scene has changed so much from 1998 ....

nov 14 1998 tiswas at don hills with bender headlining here are hi-lites of nick marc's set: mondays hallelujah, song 2, sympathy for the devil, charlies opportunities, loaded, help, she bangs the drums, there she goes, i cant explain, under my thumb, girlfriend in a coma, mersey paradise, supersonic, panic, trash, miss you, girls & boys & live forever. ***1/2 of 5 stars . Tiswas was great in 1998 but I think Sorted at Barbary is a lot more happening , based on last Friday night!

nov 21 1998 tiswas with smittys, jesse dorsey & nerve generation playing. nick marc played these brit hits: metal mickey, green onions, age of consent, shiela take a bow, sex machine, stuck in the middle with you, build me up buttercup, bigmouth, the only 1 i know, my gebneration, monkees theme, substitute, 19th nervous breakdown, 1 way or another, wake up boo, and these boots are made for walking. Ive gone to tiswas a couple of times in 2008 but there was nothing much going on ....

nov 25 1998 a thanksgiving eve dance event at hammerstein, underworld with carl cox opening up. 2 survivors of 1998's DJ/electronic culture, for sure !

nov 28 1998 tiswas with hipslide and altra playing. heres nick marc's setlist: this charming man, animal nitrate, charlies white shirt, theres no other way, chems leave home, satisfaction, stutter, elephant stone, miss you, bang a gong, venus, parklife, babies, night train, mbv even when you sleep, town called malice, rapture, new generation, only love can break your heart, & fools gold 1994. *** of 5 stars . last friday at Sorted I most enjoyed 'happy hour' and interpol's 'slow hands.'

and in the news:
Nov 7 1998, Kate Moss was admitted to the Priory clinic in England for Alcohol, Cocaine & sex addictions. Doesnt matter, kate was great in 1998 and a decade later she's the greatest model of all time. Kate 4-Ever !!!!!
* the Dow Jones IA rocketed to an all time record of 9,374 the wweek of Nov 17 1998. how times have changed, eh?

favourite art shows in nov 1998 incl tony oursler at metro pictures 519 w 24th st, norman parkinson at staley wise 560 bway,

cds in nov 1998 incl oasis' masterplan, bruce springsteen tracks box, whats new pussycat reissued soundtrack, depeche mode singles 86-98, pagan offering mixed by derrick carter, spiritualized live at royal albert hall, burt bacharach's look of love cd box set, graham coxon's the sky is too high, the beach boys re-issued & expanded xmas LP #2, and jon spencer's acme. of all of those artists, perhaps only derrick is putting together cds of the same quality as in 98? you think ?

my favourite NY Yankee was Shane Spencer.

my horoscope lucky colours for nov 1998 incl silver, white red, and yellow.


AND my my cassette archive: a play-list from 11/98 !!!! ::
blur boys & girls + psb remix
kinks all day all of the night
new order age of consent
tsc shout to the top
tsc lodgers 45
suede metal mickey
smiths shiela take a bow
smiths heaven knows Im miserable
suede trash
suede beautiful ones

friends of distinction grazing in the grass
stones 19th nervous breakdown
the ides of march vehicle
stardust music sounds better with you smokey more love
stray cats you cant hurry love
'elastica vaseline
suede stay together
edison lighthouse love grows
soft cel;l what!

us vogue sept 2008. keira knightley. cat/trini/klein. coco/mcdean. trini/elgort.

us vogue sept 2008. keira knightley. cat/trini/klein. coco/mcdean. trini/elgort.

EDIT #1/cover. keira by testino. some people call keira too thin but I like her, even in bikinis. theme here is art galleries in Berlin. even if its slightly jarring contrast to grace's typically forward styling, its exciting. & keira really isnt exerting much 'modelling' energy, but the clothes & the pics are so good, it really works. maybe not a home run lead edit for seopt, but its quite good. cover is more typical us vogue of last 10 years, concervative, but adequate. I would have preferred to see sexy keira bikinis like say a charlize but for an actress cover story, mario & grace def pull it off. 7.7 of 10

EDIT #2 trentini by elgort. lots of leaping/ballet stuff. i usually love trini & also long time fan of elgort but this is a little less than you might want. tonne's styling is good tho. I just think with my baby Trini, should be better. 6.8 of 10.

EDIT #3 trentini, cat mcneil , stam & linchuk [?] in bridgehampton by klein. gotta love this. great swim bodies espec cat & trini. kleins pool is always fun, balloon animals etc. also subtle kinky subtext: lesbians, woman's world, future sex , all that. really hot for usually staid us vogue. 9 of 10

EDIT #4 coco by mcdean. nice studio shoot, tabitha's styling is fine, but somehow expect more from mcdean. I mean i like coco but its not her BEST work, its all just, 'pretty good' 6.7 of 10

EDIT #5 sasha by sims. whats here is great stuff, grace edited. Im just a huge sasha fan. magic. 7.7 of 10

EDIT #6 equus stuff by liebovitz. ho-hum annie. 5 of 10.

EDIT #7. jeff koons yacht design. hamish/dodie & meir pics. really good travel thing. 7.5 of 10

EDIT #8 miranda brooks on east end. elgort pics, better than his Trini stuff above. lover the LI stuff . 7.8 of 10

EDIT #9: amber 7 hume by meisel. amber looks great, but lots of retouch obvs. fun edit, but a bit....unimportant. 6 of 10

VERDICT: One Thumbs Up. Its a good sept ish but not a world-beater. still high marks for: trentini & cat by klein. sasha/sims. and keira and coco were ok. somehow want more from sept ish, but kinky klein shoot did surprise/excite.

1 year ago in nyc nightlife: oct 2007

1 year ago in nyc nightlife: oct 2007

oct 1, 2007 parties at sway in soho & darkroom on LES.

oct 2 2007 marika w hosted happy ending

oct 3 2007 secret machines were at annex. tokyo police club & bloc party were at paramount/ msg. all 3 bands seem to be holding up pretty well into 2008.

oct 4 2007 cameron moir & romina hosted a hot thursday night at UPSTAIRS on spring street. it was more of a lounge/cocktail vibe than a full-on discos/dance thing. DJs were prince peter, mike nouveau & justin allen. guests incl. lady lucy carr-ellison. i stayed from 11-1230 am ** of 5 stars. upstairs IS LONG LONG OVER.
* next up to CIELO on little west 12th st. rob & benny presented a special night of NYs best house djs: I was comped the $25 entry fee. peter bailey played good chunky house. little louis vega killed with superb NYC house classics. tom stephan closed it out with a high energy & crowded set. ****
I attended a special intimate event at ARTS GARAGE in Phila last friday with Lil Louis Vega DJ-ing, and it was some of the best house music Ive heard this year.

oct 5 2007 ferry corsten played his hard trance at pacha. don hill's hosted a new indie night.

oct 6 2007 I went to erick morillo at pacha. in 2000 morillo might have been one of nyc's best djs but he is commercial cheese now. I was comped the $40 admission. jason ojeda played a good opening set incl MFSB "TSOP." morillo came on at 2 am and played some hard house bangers but I could not deal with the guido crowd, even with a few hot girls. lasted til 4 am. *** of 5 stars. i was not feeling the vibe there.
** the same night : tiswas was at annex.

oct 7 2007 junior vasquez was at cielo.

oct 9 2007 sander kleinenberg was at cielo.

oct 10 2007 the raveonettes were at southpaw in BK.

oct 12 2007 i saw the raveonettes at bowerty ballrm. Here's my review on the night:
"The RAVEONETTES at Bowery Ballroom:
I saw the Raveonettes Friday night at Bowery Ballroom, a marvelous show previewing their third LP.
They played all their established styles from Jesus & Chain feedback pop, to Cramps-like psycho-billy, to 60s-esque girl group pop.
The new songs are more light pop with harmonies and really smart orchestration/arrangements that actually reach a Cocteau Twins-like kind of spiralling ethereal beauty.
The set highlight was a cover of StereoLab's "French Disko," which sounded like the archetypal dance-rock template - the Rapture & even LCD wish they could write such a good melody as StereoLab's, & play it as sleek & punchy as the Raveonettes did.
Based on last night's preview concert the Raveonettes third LP sounds like its their best work yet, very much classic 60s girl group pop with a smart post-modern edge and sophisticated arrangements that recall orchestral pop like 1960s Beach Boys or St Etienne circa "So Tough." "" And so it was - the Raveonettes 20-08 LP is my fave yet of theirs, and the Phila gig I saw at Johnny Brenda's spring 2008 was even better.
* afterwards up to ruff club. I gave ian & chris hamptons magazines. i gave denny a jamc cd. i gave 24court a yellow/orange drawing of mine. guests incl marika w, alain, sofia, romina & greg k. I enjoyed the electro upstairs, stayed til 330. **3/4
** the same night, sasha was at pacha. the delya heavy II show at TLA this spring was awful. i think sasha has jumped the shark.

oct 13 2007 trentemoller was at rebel. david morales was at pacha with hector romero. I wish Morales played ny & phila more these days, like lil louis he is a legend in the flesh.

oct 17 2007 misshapes dj-ed a hugo boss party. the hamptons int'l film fest was happening on main street in the Village of east hampton, the Regal cinema to be precise.

oct 18 2007 roger sanchez was at cielo. another nyc house legend. S-Man's XMas party at cielo looks very worthy this year.

oct 19 2007 oscar g was at pacha.

oct 20 2007 carl cox and victor calderone were at pacha. i was comped the $40 admission, thanks to stimulous response! I gave gabe 2 dj vibe cds. cox came on at 1230. he played extraordinary tech-house. with a euro-disco-metallic edge. it was too crowded & the staff sucked. I loved it from 1230-330 but i had to leave. still ****1/2 of 5 stars even with all the hassle - ot was still my #5 club night of 2007 [morrissey was #1, derrick carter #2, & 2 dj vibe sets at #3 & #4].

oct 22 2007 morrissey began his 5 night residence at hammerstein ballroom, the best concerts of 2007.

oct 25 2007 tokyo police club were in SF.

oct 26 2007 pvd was at roseland. jamc were at fillmore sf. I cannot wait for a new JAMC LP & east coast tour!!

oct 27 2007 I saw morrissey at hammerstein ballroom. it was nyc's was the best concert of 2007. heres the extraordinary set list:
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before / The Last Of The Famous International Playboys / You Have Killed Me / The Boy With The Thorn In His Side / Irish Blood, English Heart / I Like You / Jack The Ripper / I Just Want To See The Boy Happy / The National Front Disco / Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me / Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself? / All You Need Is Me / The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores / Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want / I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris / Sister, I'm A Poet / The Loop / Death Of A Disco Dancer / Stretch Out And Wait / Dear God, Please Help Me / How Soon Is Now? // First Of The Gang To Die . so many superb songs, espec boy with thorn, national front, why dont you find out, loop..... it was simply the best night of my 2007. ***** of 5 stars.
** next over to Rebel [former downtime] for a halloween after party w/dj sneak at rebel. joeski opened with the boogie house. best costumes were complete wizard of oz with dorothy/little bo peep, tinman, lion, etc. stayed til 330 dj is the chi house funky bomb still !!!! ****1/2 what a halloween !!!!!!!!

oct 28 2007 junior vasquez halloween at SOL on west 29th.

oct 31 2007 misshapes halloween party. danny tenaglia at pacha. DT is at cielo for thanksgiving & I will be back in 212 for that
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some of my favourite mgazines incl Nylon & Paper.

my horoscope lucky colours incl. white, & green.

my medications includerd FloMax. Later I switched to terazosin.

cds included the gescom mini disc on CD

my favourite jeans were ralph lauren vintage RRL indigo denim for $200 & acne at clearly first for $250. I still wear the RL's like 3 days a week.

top fashion models in oct 2007 incl coco rocha, raquel zimmerman, shalom harlow, caroline trentini, sasha pivovarova, guinevere VS, and daria werbowy.k
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Here are some selected readers' comments from my BLOG:
LOLCAIT : Just lovely, but what of Marla Maples???

KARENUHOH : You should definitely have a book deal. Or, you should be hired as a police sketch artist.

BIFTECK : Bravo/a!

JOSH SPEED : The Earl Grey rocks my world. People just don't notice that level of minutiae, unless you're like Rain Man or Proust, you know? I worship at the altar.

HA HA SOUND : StereoLab = Stereolab
French Disco = French Disko
Trust me on this. Cool that Early Grey listens to the Cocteau Twins, although that makes me feel older than anything Facebook could ever do.

ELLAGOOD : i can't help but picture simon doonan, writing wildly a la mr. belvedere.

M. POMPADOUR : The Earl is great. Especially for a) recalling a long-ago magazine cover and b) alluding not only to St. Etienne, but to a particular album. Well done. I hope he runs into Madonna next time.

SMIRK : Wow, the level of detail he remembers is AWESOME. I can barely remember people's names, nevermind if their ballerina flats were made from supple leather or not. Seriously, how does he do it? I mean, if I stare at someone for longer than two seconds at the gym, I either get beaten up later by the guy outside or beaten off later by the guy in the steam room.

FISHMAN : Can we get Earl to do the Blue States Lose commentary this week?

SCROLL_LOCK: His Nibs The Earl is fabulous.
Looking at the Spy cover, I'm wondering if Ivana really had those baked bean looking teeth?

ITSJUSTCATNIP : I'm right there on the street with these descriptions, in fact I think I've stepped in something. Fabulous.

DOROTHYMANTOOTH : @M. Pompadour: St. Etienne had other albums?
(Also, would you like some sweets, Willie?)
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Here are a few more MORRISSEY set-lists from autumn, 2007:
San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore (September 26 & 27, 2007)
Set List: 26 Sept 2007:

Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before / Last Of The Famous International Playboys / All You Need is Me / I Like You / That's How People Grow Up / The Boy With The Thorn In His Side / Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself? / The Loop / Good Looking Man About Town / Stretch Out And Wait / Irish Blood, English Heart / Let Me Kiss You / Sister, I'm A Poet / Death Of A Disco Dancer / I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris / Billy Budd / I Just Want To See The Boy Happy / Life Is a Pigsty / How Soon Is Now? // First Of The Gang To Die / Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
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..> Set List: 27 Sept 2007:

First Of The Gang To Die / You Have Killed Me / London / Billy Budd / Sister, I'm A Poet / That's How People Grow Up / Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself? / The Loop / At Last I Am Born / I Like You / Girlfriend In A Coma / Let Me Kiss You / I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris / Stretch Out And Wait / In The Future When All's Well / All You Need is Me / Irish Blood, English Heart / I Will See You In Far-off Places / Dear God, Please Help Me / How Soon Is Now? // Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before