nyc nightlife in april 1999- 10 years ago

nyc nightlife in april 1999- 10 years ago
nyc nightlife in april 1999- 10 years ago

march 30, 1999 I saw BLUR at roseland on their "13" LP tour. I thought it was an excellent show & the "13" LP really holds up, especially Graham's great 45 'coffee & TV." the other day at La.Va. cafe on south st & 21st, Adam played the "Blur" LP and that 1 held up great too - AND Blur is reforming for some gigs this summer! I hope they play USA too + a new LP w/ Graham !!

april 2, 1999 I went to squeezebox at don hill's for mark lewis' supersonic New Pop Jet. also support from Smitty's, the Friggs & Theo from Lunachicks. Top tunes from DJ Jayne County incl. stones' starfucker, bowie diamond dogs, brother louis by stories, derringer rock & roll hoochie coo, and BOC dont fear the reaper. debbie harry was in attendance. You might have heard of the Mis-Shapes and MotherF****r parties - both were heavily indebted to Squeezebox- in fact some might say that SqueezeBox was the originator, and the others were short-lived versions. Could be.
* I also was over at sway with michael lamorte from Fictura.

april 3, 1999 tiswas at don hill's with mooney suzuki headlining & support from bianca & bunsen honeydew. guests incl anna & scott from nj, keith ozar, and pedro from shout! top tunes from nick incl. archie bell's tighten up, booker t green onions, stardust's music sounds better, and the smiths wm it was really nothing. Nick's got a great playlist, I(m less inclined to visit Webstar Hall than Don Hill's, howevs...
* heres mooney's set list: make my way. i say i love you. boy dont cry. half my heart. oh no. tell me why. my dear persephone. heart attack blackout. hopt. blue sky black. love is a gentle.
I have a couple of Mooney's 7" vinyl 45s. You??

april 14, 1999 kula shaker played mercury lounge. omg britPop flash-back lool.

april 15, mojave 3 and gomez played mercury. M3 was a great band !!

april 17, 1999 tiswas at don hills featured the realistics, the humans, and smittys. guest incl. mike & chris from fictura, anna, kathleen, steve from shout! & nanci from staten island. top tunes from nick incl: grassroots'
midnight confessions, style council my ever changing moods, smiths panic, charlatans white shirt, jumping jack flash, jb night train, pretty in pink, & the mooneys my darling persephone.
the realistics. 1-time 'nyc rock revolution' hopefuls. now a joke punch-line. whoops.

april 28, 1999 ON! was at Life on bleecker street, a great psychedelic freakout party with guests melanie & kathleen, nick p from HQ, and MFer hostess justine d. top tunes included bad company, stills' love the 1 your with, & paperback writer. ON! was definitely a highlight of late 90s nyc clubbing. spa/plaid never matched its wednesday night colour or widescreen energy. Life is back as 'Le Poisson Rouge." Havent been yet --

popular clubs in april 1999 included karaoke at the elbow room on weds, the cooler on west 14th st [before meat packing was ruined by clubhs like 1Oak], vinyl/nasa [closed 5+ years ago]. Life, twilo [became spirit, now closed], idlewild, sound factory [now pacha]. and the tunnel. interesting how the top clubs of 1999 are a distant memory now, eh?

* my favourite radio stations in april 1999 were CBS-fm's oldies & the new jammin 105 soul classics format.

* my fave cds in april 1999 were paul oakenfold's 2 year Cream residency, Blur's 13 & its 45 'tender.' suede's head music & 45 electricity would appear in may. the noise-pop elements of 'head music' were probably about 10 years ahead of their time ....

* my favourite new bands were scotland's idlewild & bijou phillip's id rather eat glass. bijou became a hollywood psycho burnout joke, and she never released another LP. Pity, her music is great but her immaturity forever doomed her acting/modelling.

** and april 30 1999 SUEDE played copenhagen denmark. heres the setlist as they toured the 'head music' lp: cant get enough. electricity. trash. she. everything will flow. ndian strings. beautiful ones. elephant man. down. hes gone. lazy. savoir faire. crack in union jack.
the suede shows I saw onj their first 3 LPs are among the greatest concerts I attended in the 1990s, particularly Coming Up at Supper Club.