nyc nightlife in august, 1999 10 years ago this month: squeezebox, twilo, body & soul
august 4, 1999 ON! at club life on bleecker st. was 1 of the best weeklies of 1999. guests this night included chantal claret of morningwood, giving out promo ON! baby tees, justine d of MFer, and hosts nick marc & james spooner. top tunes incl. edwin starr 25 miles, bowie rebel rebel, stevie uptight & higher ground, cornelius bros. treat her like a lady, & 'ree rocksteady. *** of 5 stars. I started out the night at caliente cab ob 6th ave with antoine stark & sam kripalani & Im lucky I remember anything after those giant mango margaritas.
august 5, 1999 broadcast at bar 13 was a popular thursday weekly curated by EDM/GBH's alex english & MFer's Michael T. guests this night incl. ginger kathleen #1 & nanci from Staten. top tunes the drowners,. esther's ray of light, how soon is now, & girls on film. **1/4 of 5 stars.
august 6, 1999 germany's commander tom headlined twilo with a headbanging set of techno & hardhouse. it was teutonic & banging, too all night long I have a few of tom's import peacefrog techno cds around this time and thery are diamond-hard, and worth $50-100 each.
august 7, 1999 body & soul, the legendary disco/R&B/house sunday party from vinyl in tribeca hosted its annual summerstage saturday open-air afternoon disco jam. even in the bright scorching sunlight, the sisters & brothers got down to the musical stylings of francois K, joe claussel, and danny krivit. all 3 djs played superbly with their garage and disco classics, a mega-mix of dan hartman's relight my fire [re-edit/12" version of course!] was the top tune but the whole day was splendid & upful. *** of 5 stars.
* the same night aimee mann was at tramps, make sure you pick up her 90s CDs whatever & Im with stupid - you wont find any singer-songwriter LPs better than those from the last decade or so.
august 11, 1999 Fuzzy from Boston headlined the mercury lounge with brilliantine & sleepyhead in support. of all the 90s USA alt-college-rock almost-was/obscure bands, Fuzzy might be my favourite- a Lemonheads spin-off band fronted by 2 gorgeous ladies & great songwriters. Their 'electric juices' on warners is one of the 90s great lost LPs. set at merc: glad again. dead end day. true colors. neil young. summers gone. gave into it. are you living. set my sights. rock song. flashlight. flies. and encore: best song, my request, a cover of the beach boys girl dont tell me. *** of 5 stars.
* and over to ON! at Life with GirlToucher
8/12 magic touch was a short-lived soul revival weekly at idlewild/white rabbit. and frank's beavher was over at don hill's the original 80s revival night. soul kitchen is back at gold bar on mondays, they say
8/13 factory fridays: UK garage at 222 lounge on 14th st. there's always been a uk speed garage element to my partying.....
& the legendary squeezebox was at don hill's with mistress formika + dj miss guy. To some people squeezebox is a movie. for some of us it was one of the best rock & roll parties, friday in , friday out, in nyc of the last 30 years.
8/14/99 tiswas at don's with More headlining & michael moon.
8/15 Duran Duran [only simon, nick + guitar warren cucurillo] played jones beach. gosh I saw D2 on their first lp TOUR 1981 [in DC] up through Miami 2000 when they were on the comeback road.
8/18/99 lust for life at life with toilet boys, candyass & demon speed. after that ON! with nick marc's pop rocks & soul shots, 60s soul,, indie dance, hippie funk & britbeat.
8/19/99 beavher with 'the tide is high' **1/2
august 20, 1999 roger sanchez headlined the sound factory on west 46th st. S-Man is now one of the world's most popular djs, a ny legend, playing pacha, cielo and the Zoo festival in a couple of weeks.
8/21/99 tiswas with the rosenbergs, superflux & sweden.
august 27, 1999 derrick carter headlined sound factory, now known as pacha. In 2009 Ive seen DC twice at sullivan - among the top 5 dj sets of the year Ive heard in 2009.
* the same night steven erdman's lard dog & his band of shy headlined CBGB's with malik yoba & blackout. will you be his friend?
Currently listening :
Pet Sounds 40th Anniversary CD+DVD (Limited Edition Fuzzy Package)
By The Beach Boys
Release date: By 29 August, 2006
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
nyc nightlife november 1994 15 years ago this month:
nyc nightlife november 1994 15 years ago this month:
Tunnel, Disco 2000, Orbital, Jackie 60: NightLife Nov. 1994!
nyc nightlife november 1994 15 years ago this month:
nov 11 1994 the tunnel was the hottest friday night weekly, with superb techno beats all night & into saturday morning after-hours. guests incl. artist diana balton. the tunnel had at least 8 unique rooms. unisex bathrooms, including 1 with a bar. others guests circa 94-95 incl prince, naomi campbell, christy turlington, leo dicaprio and many many more.
nov 14 1994 china club on the upper west side had a popular monday night. guests incl mark messier, frederique van der wahl, alan barcoff & janet guss. 15 years later china club 2 on west 47th is purgatorio.
nov 15 1994 evan dando played solo acoustic at fez. songs incl. into your arms, my drug buddy & down about it. the late epic soundtracks opened with a heart-breaking solo piano set. guests incl REM's peter buck and sonic youth's lee renaldo. pick up some epic soundtracks - and swell maps - lps.
nov 18 1994 back to the tunnel for techno fridays. guests incl mickey rourke. Im not quite sure why i saw so much of mickey rourke, bridget hall, shannen doherty & carrie otis at clubs in fall, 1994, I guess we were just on the same mailing list or somesuch. upstairs vip and co-ed bath. huge mainflooor and back room. side silver room. downstairs cave and, early on, the railroad tracks.
nov 19 1994 I curated an art gallery show, Pierre-Marie Brisson at the Bowles-Sorokko gallery on west broadway in soho. the genius director robert altman attended.
* afterwards the party/reception at EXPO club in Times Square. guests incl. John Flanagan. has fanny seen what a guido fest his tavern in southampton has become.
nov 23 1994 Disco 2000 at Limelight, a special pre-Thanksgiving blow-out with Orbital!! fabulous night . 15 years later orbital is back on the uk rave/festival circuit. the brown and orange lps will always be their best.
nov 24 1994 my first vegetarian thankgiving. 15 years later ive never looked back, i will be vegetarian for the rest of my life.
nov 26 1994 EXPO Saturdays was 1 of the more happening weeklies in autumn, 1994. guests incl rachel peters, lizard cohen, & nina ford richter. top track inikamoze 'here come de hotsteppa.'
nov 29 1994 jackie 60 every tuesday at Mother on west 14th street. guests incl mike renchiwich, kitty boots, miss guy, lady bunny, johnny dynell. the popular MFer party got its start at Mother in the late 1990s. meat packing has changed so much in the 21st century. mpd now is mostly cielo [coxy thurs] and sometimes kiss and fly. 1oak...umm.
nov 30 1994 disco 2000 at limelight, the infamous debauched freak-a-delic wednesday night weekly feat. michael alig, richie rich, keoki, astro earl, james st james, mykul tronn, heather summerfield, and so many more glam scenesters. you realize that nightlife doesnt exist in ny and phila in 2009 compared to a party like disco 2000. rent 'party monster' and 'kids' it was muuuucchh wilder.
favourite art shows in nov 1994 incl. 'pre-impressionism' and willem de kooning at metropolitan museum of art. christian marclay at fawbush in soho.
my favourite LP in nov 1994 was suede's Dog Man Star. imo the 90s greatest lp. 2nd best;p morrissey 'vauxhall and i'
my favourite TV show was melrose place every monday night.
my business meetings incl. hanna schouwink/david zwirner gallery.
Currently listening :
Orbital 2
By Orbital
Release date: 03 August, 1993
nov 1994
OCTOBER
oct. 15, 1994 i saw pavement at roseland with guided by voices opening up.
Tunnel, Disco 2000, Orbital, Jackie 60: NightLife Nov. 1994!
nyc nightlife november 1994 15 years ago this month:
nov 11 1994 the tunnel was the hottest friday night weekly, with superb techno beats all night & into saturday morning after-hours. guests incl. artist diana balton. the tunnel had at least 8 unique rooms. unisex bathrooms, including 1 with a bar. others guests circa 94-95 incl prince, naomi campbell, christy turlington, leo dicaprio and many many more.
nov 14 1994 china club on the upper west side had a popular monday night. guests incl mark messier, frederique van der wahl, alan barcoff & janet guss. 15 years later china club 2 on west 47th is purgatorio.
nov 15 1994 evan dando played solo acoustic at fez. songs incl. into your arms, my drug buddy & down about it. the late epic soundtracks opened with a heart-breaking solo piano set. guests incl REM's peter buck and sonic youth's lee renaldo. pick up some epic soundtracks - and swell maps - lps.
nov 18 1994 back to the tunnel for techno fridays. guests incl mickey rourke. Im not quite sure why i saw so much of mickey rourke, bridget hall, shannen doherty & carrie otis at clubs in fall, 1994, I guess we were just on the same mailing list or somesuch. upstairs vip and co-ed bath. huge mainflooor and back room. side silver room. downstairs cave and, early on, the railroad tracks.
nov 19 1994 I curated an art gallery show, Pierre-Marie Brisson at the Bowles-Sorokko gallery on west broadway in soho. the genius director robert altman attended.
* afterwards the party/reception at EXPO club in Times Square. guests incl. John Flanagan. has fanny seen what a guido fest his tavern in southampton has become.
nov 23 1994 Disco 2000 at Limelight, a special pre-Thanksgiving blow-out with Orbital!! fabulous night . 15 years later orbital is back on the uk rave/festival circuit. the brown and orange lps will always be their best.
nov 24 1994 my first vegetarian thankgiving. 15 years later ive never looked back, i will be vegetarian for the rest of my life.
nov 26 1994 EXPO Saturdays was 1 of the more happening weeklies in autumn, 1994. guests incl rachel peters, lizard cohen, & nina ford richter. top track inikamoze 'here come de hotsteppa.'
nov 29 1994 jackie 60 every tuesday at Mother on west 14th street. guests incl mike renchiwich, kitty boots, miss guy, lady bunny, johnny dynell. the popular MFer party got its start at Mother in the late 1990s. meat packing has changed so much in the 21st century. mpd now is mostly cielo [coxy thurs] and sometimes kiss and fly. 1oak...umm.
nov 30 1994 disco 2000 at limelight, the infamous debauched freak-a-delic wednesday night weekly feat. michael alig, richie rich, keoki, astro earl, james st james, mykul tronn, heather summerfield, and so many more glam scenesters. you realize that nightlife doesnt exist in ny and phila in 2009 compared to a party like disco 2000. rent 'party monster' and 'kids' it was muuuucchh wilder.
favourite art shows in nov 1994 incl. 'pre-impressionism' and willem de kooning at metropolitan museum of art. christian marclay at fawbush in soho.
my favourite LP in nov 1994 was suede's Dog Man Star. imo the 90s greatest lp. 2nd best;p morrissey 'vauxhall and i'
my favourite TV show was melrose place every monday night.
my business meetings incl. hanna schouwink/david zwirner gallery.
Currently listening :
Orbital 2
By Orbital
Release date: 03 August, 1993
nov 1994
OCTOBER
oct. 15, 1994 i saw pavement at roseland with guided by voices opening up.
Friday, October 16, 2009
nyc nightlife oct 1999: halloween at squeezebox & tiswas!!!
nyc nightlife oct 1999: halloween at squeezebox & tiswas!!!
Body: nyc nightlife in oct 1999
oct 2, 1999 tiswas was at don hill's with DC's anne summers headlining, an excellent pop/rock/alternative band that hopefully nick will bring back to nyc in 2006/07. sky rocket opened. guests incl. kathleen #1 & #2, & john mooney. top choons from nick's tables incl: papas got a brand new bag, midnight confessions, magnificent 7, I feel good, fools gold 1994, william, trash, jumping jack flash, panic, my generation, sex machine, taxman, heart of glass & stepping stone. ***1/2 of 5 stars.
oct 6, 1999 ON! at life each wednesday night, "move makers & tambourine shakers, the times are changin!" with guest diana balton. mooney suzuki & damned personals performed. top tunes I wanna be adored, shes so high, 2000 light years, bigmouth, fire & I love rock n roll. ***1/2 of 5 stars.
* earlier that night i attended jenna joost's film program at anthology film archives. experimental films incl tim leary be-in & james vanderbeek.
oct 7, 1999 echo & the bunnymen were at irving plaza. setlist: rescue. crocodiles. 7 seas. bring on dancing horses. the back of love. the cutter. killing moon. lips like sugar. do it clean. villiers terrace. over the wall. good show, ***3/4 of 5 stars,
but not a patch on the echo shows i saw in 1982 at peppermint lounge [heaven up here], 1983 roseland [never stop/porcupine], and 1984 savoy [ocean rain].
the 1983 show is one of the 10 best concerts ive seen in 35 years of gigs, and the 1984 show is in my top 20 ever.
as far as i can recall, the 3 best live bands in the 80s were the smiths, echo & bunnymen & the jam, and I was lucky enough to see all of them on every american tour they played nyc in 80s.
oct 9, 1999 tiswas at dons. kitty in the tree cancelled. guests incl justine d, chantal from morningwood, kathleens 1 & 2, & keith ozar. nick's choons: daytripper, hey bulldog, substitute, going underground, stone roses' sugar spun sister, charming man, beautiful ones, is it so strange?, i am resurrection, animal nitrate,
sha la lee, william, & green onions. *** of 5 stars
oct 16, 1999 superdrag was at bowery ballroom touring the great dying stars lp with the shiela divine & ultrafine in support. ***1/2 of 5 stars fror the drag.
* the same night the tender idols were at tiswas, another fine brit/rock based out of ATL but with a distinct uk/stones/oasis swagger. support from thirst & out.
oct 21 1999 check out this itinerary: started out the night at culture club [!] for the opening night of justine d's short-lived Trans-Am party. guests incl alec from 99X & hostess penelope tuesdae. *1/2 of 5 stars. also went back at 4 am & it still sucked.
* next to idlewild for the 3rd night of 'magic touch' another party that flopped within weeks. top tune 'the soulful strut.' 1/2* of 5 stars.
* next to bar 13 for broadcast hosted by alex english & michael T. top tunes interesting drug, 2 of hearts & new moon on monday. **1/2 of 5 stars.
* finally beavher at don hills with tunes brown sugar, catch my fall & LOVECATS. **3/4 of 5 stars. not a bad night for 136 years young
oct 23, 1999 tiswas with the excellent miracle man headlining. sharp songs & suits from keith, nick & scott. top tunes: 'morning room' & 'theme from miracle man.'
nick's hits: weirdo & suede cant get enough. ***1/4 of 5 stars.
oct 28, 1999 beavher at don hills with a stunning live performance from lounge lizard/capt kangaroo the sensational johnny fayva. fayva thrilled us with top flyte renditions of tull's aqualung, foreigner hot blooded, mccartney/wings live & let die, & zep's ramble on. guests/fayva groupies incl. chloe sevigny, harold hunter, & anthony langdon. and frankie kept us on our toes with take on me, bust a move, just like heaven & jumping jack flash. ***3/4 of 5 stars
oct 29, 1999 a special halloween squeezebox: justin bond as dusty springfield, miss guy as princess di, sweetie as sister morphine, lily of the valley as ghandi, michael t as tupac shakur, & dean johnson as jon benet ramsey!!
oct 30, 1999 tiswas at dons with thin lizard dawn headlining & pelt & fono opening up. special tis halloween nick was john steed. I was fred perry. top choons: happy hour, give it up or turn it loose & lets spend the night together. ***1/4 of 5 stars & a marvelous time was had by 1 and all........
a favourite film in oct 1999 was araki's splendour with a great britpop soundtrack incl suede, lush [kevin shields remix], & house of love.
favourite art shows in oct 1999 incl eugene atget at national gallery dc, carlton watkins at MMA, & alex brown at feature gallery.
Body: nyc nightlife in oct 1999
oct 2, 1999 tiswas was at don hill's with DC's anne summers headlining, an excellent pop/rock/alternative band that hopefully nick will bring back to nyc in 2006/07. sky rocket opened. guests incl. kathleen #1 & #2, & john mooney. top choons from nick's tables incl: papas got a brand new bag, midnight confessions, magnificent 7, I feel good, fools gold 1994, william, trash, jumping jack flash, panic, my generation, sex machine, taxman, heart of glass & stepping stone. ***1/2 of 5 stars.
oct 6, 1999 ON! at life each wednesday night, "move makers & tambourine shakers, the times are changin!" with guest diana balton. mooney suzuki & damned personals performed. top tunes I wanna be adored, shes so high, 2000 light years, bigmouth, fire & I love rock n roll. ***1/2 of 5 stars.
* earlier that night i attended jenna joost's film program at anthology film archives. experimental films incl tim leary be-in & james vanderbeek.
oct 7, 1999 echo & the bunnymen were at irving plaza. setlist: rescue. crocodiles. 7 seas. bring on dancing horses. the back of love. the cutter. killing moon. lips like sugar. do it clean. villiers terrace. over the wall. good show, ***3/4 of 5 stars,
but not a patch on the echo shows i saw in 1982 at peppermint lounge [heaven up here], 1983 roseland [never stop/porcupine], and 1984 savoy [ocean rain].
the 1983 show is one of the 10 best concerts ive seen in 35 years of gigs, and the 1984 show is in my top 20 ever.
as far as i can recall, the 3 best live bands in the 80s were the smiths, echo & bunnymen & the jam, and I was lucky enough to see all of them on every american tour they played nyc in 80s.
oct 9, 1999 tiswas at dons. kitty in the tree cancelled. guests incl justine d, chantal from morningwood, kathleens 1 & 2, & keith ozar. nick's choons: daytripper, hey bulldog, substitute, going underground, stone roses' sugar spun sister, charming man, beautiful ones, is it so strange?, i am resurrection, animal nitrate,
sha la lee, william, & green onions. *** of 5 stars
oct 16, 1999 superdrag was at bowery ballroom touring the great dying stars lp with the shiela divine & ultrafine in support. ***1/2 of 5 stars fror the drag.
* the same night the tender idols were at tiswas, another fine brit/rock based out of ATL but with a distinct uk/stones/oasis swagger. support from thirst & out.
oct 21 1999 check out this itinerary: started out the night at culture club [!] for the opening night of justine d's short-lived Trans-Am party. guests incl alec from 99X & hostess penelope tuesdae. *1/2 of 5 stars. also went back at 4 am & it still sucked.
* next to idlewild for the 3rd night of 'magic touch' another party that flopped within weeks. top tune 'the soulful strut.' 1/2* of 5 stars.
* next to bar 13 for broadcast hosted by alex english & michael T. top tunes interesting drug, 2 of hearts & new moon on monday. **1/2 of 5 stars.
* finally beavher at don hills with tunes brown sugar, catch my fall & LOVECATS. **3/4 of 5 stars. not a bad night for 136 years young
oct 23, 1999 tiswas with the excellent miracle man headlining. sharp songs & suits from keith, nick & scott. top tunes: 'morning room' & 'theme from miracle man.'
nick's hits: weirdo & suede cant get enough. ***1/4 of 5 stars.
oct 28, 1999 beavher at don hills with a stunning live performance from lounge lizard/capt kangaroo the sensational johnny fayva. fayva thrilled us with top flyte renditions of tull's aqualung, foreigner hot blooded, mccartney/wings live & let die, & zep's ramble on. guests/fayva groupies incl. chloe sevigny, harold hunter, & anthony langdon. and frankie kept us on our toes with take on me, bust a move, just like heaven & jumping jack flash. ***3/4 of 5 stars
oct 29, 1999 a special halloween squeezebox: justin bond as dusty springfield, miss guy as princess di, sweetie as sister morphine, lily of the valley as ghandi, michael t as tupac shakur, & dean johnson as jon benet ramsey!!
oct 30, 1999 tiswas at dons with thin lizard dawn headlining & pelt & fono opening up. special tis halloween nick was john steed. I was fred perry. top choons: happy hour, give it up or turn it loose & lets spend the night together. ***1/4 of 5 stars & a marvelous time was had by 1 and all........
a favourite film in oct 1999 was araki's splendour with a great britpop soundtrack incl suede, lush [kevin shields remix], & house of love.
favourite art shows in oct 1999 incl eugene atget at national gallery dc, carlton watkins at MMA, & alex brown at feature gallery.
Friday, September 18, 2009
nyc nightlife in sept 1999 10 years ago this month
nyc nightlife in sept 1999 10 years ago this month
sept 1, 1999 Lust for Life was a great weds. night party every week at life on bleecker. [thanks justine, nick, james, steve]. this night the lunachicks headlined feat. theo.
sept 2, 1999 started the night at alex english's broadcast party at bar 13. [a somewhat under-rated late 90s nyc party when thurs was THE night to go out]. guests incl kathleen #1 and jenna joost from satchem LI. top tunes everyday is like sunday , all day & all of the night & suede's trash. *3/4 of 5 stars
* then down to don hill's for beavher top tunes grease & lucky star. *** so soul kitchen is at the talkhouse in amagansett every monday + frank is 3000 miles away in LA. bad play.
sept 3, 1999 john acquaviva headlined at sound factory. SF is now called pacha and its 46th street location makes it a more comfortable address than the beleagured 'wild' west 20s in chelsea.
sept 4 and 5, 1999 godspeed you black emperor and la bradford played mercury lounge. now residing in the 'where are they now? file'.
sept 8, 1999 back at ON! at club life. guests incl. dj voodooru, ed, scott & anna from nj, justine d, art dealer william acquavella with steve wynn [!], jimmy destri from blondie, & alex english. dj nick marc's electrifying sounds of NOW! incl: mr big stuff, sympathy for the devil, iron man, fire, cherry bomb, school's out, taxman, saturday in the park [!], fools gold, how soon is now, shes so high, & charlies' weirdo. stayed til 3:15. ***1/2 of 5 stars . that's a pretty powerful cross-genre/generations mix of choonage & guess what? when making time is at pure, russ & gregg bring it all back home :)))
sept 9, 1999 karen finlay headlined lust for life at Life. after a couple of great years on bleecker st, life was closed due to noise & traffic complaints by the greenwich village neighbourhood board. its the city's crackdown on nightlife in other neighborhoods that led to the concentration of clubs in the west 20s in chelsea, especially west 27th st. of course moving all the new licences to west 20s eventually resulted in the 'wild west' environment there incl. several notorious murders nearby in 2006. although Ive enjoyed crobar a lot since it opened like 2003, there is a very different atmosphere in that area lately, and the constant police presence & surveillance makes for an ominous nighttime experience. 3 years later the area is a ghosttown with crobar/mezmor/mansion closed as well as guesthouse, BED, and spirit. the only constant is change.
sept 16, 1999 the chemical brothers rocked hammerstein ballroom touring their excellent surrender LP. paul oakenfold opened up with an hour set of his more pop-flavoured dance tracks. outside hurricane floyd was battering us with heavy rain but inside it was big beats all night incl. hey boy hey girl, music:response, doesnt matter, under the influence, out of control, setting sun, leave home & closing with the private psychedelic reel. in their heyday the chems were a fierce live act to be reckoned with, one of the more energetic & theatrical dance acts. their star seems to have dimmed somewhat in the 21st century but I understand they still turn it up to 11 in the live arena. **** of 5 stars. its funny the chems have faded from the big picture & oakey sold out & lives in LA & vegas instead of england. once again, 10 years later in the dance scene, a seismic shift.
sept 18, 1999 i attended the opening of 'club 151' at 151 east 51st street. diana balton was my guest, and we generously partook of the open bar all night long, waitress service too! guests incl alex lind rose and host marc biron. now 151 is known as nikki beach, and is still holding it down with some big events incl recent MTV awards & fashion week parties. 3 years later does anyone even go to Nikki Beach in ny except jocks? Nikki Beach in SouthBeach still gets down on the sand.
sept 22, 1999 ON! at club life "boogie jams & one night stands: tighten up your wig" with guests george gilson, alex english, kathleen #1, justine d, stretch armstrong, & brian in the legends room. top tunes: sex machine, panic, shes not there, elephant stone, jesus hairdo, get off my cloud, chems' let forever be, jean genie , rock & roll hoochiecoo, & the rockafella skank. ***3/4 of 5 stars.
sept 24, 1999 squeezebox at don hills with miss guy & her toilet boys headlining. top tunes welcome to the jungle & i love rock & roll. **3/4 of 5 stars
sept 25, 1999 back at dons a second night for tiswas. guests incl george gilson, john from the mooneys, kathleen #1, chantalle claret, and tracy & phil from NJ. top choons from nick: what difference does it make, parklife, animal nitrate, i am the resurrection, paint it black, hand in glove, happy hour [love it!], help!, the universal, beautiful ones, my little red book, & 96 tears. *** of 5 stars
sept 30, 1999 beavher at don hills, bebe buell performed with wooden in support. guest incl anthony langdon & nick marc. olde faves from frank incl: safety dance, miss me blind, its the new style, just cant get enough, rock your baby, 52 girls, im so excited, teen spirit, pretty baby, hanging on the phone & walk like an egyptian. ***3/4 of 5 stars
oct 1, 1999 motorcycle boy headlined squeezebox.
oct 2, 1999 anne summers from wash dc played tiswas with sky rocket opening. of all the loads of bands that played tiswas in the last decade, Id have to say that anne summers was one of the best, a tuneful alt-pop act with great melodies & sweet singing. I picked up 2 of their cds this night & they are real gems of 90s usa po-mo pop-rock.
a favourite film in sept 1999 was albert brooks' the muse,' with sharon stone. I just picked up brooks' "looking for comedy in the muslim world" a somewhat under-appreciated 2006 comedy.
my horoscope lucky colors included green, blue, & yellow.
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** and 20 years before, 9/14/79 I saw the who [kenny jones version] at madison sq garden , as they toured promoting the quadrophenia movie . setlist:
14.09.1979: New York, NY, Madison Square Garden
Substitute, I Can't Explain, Baba O'Riley, The Punk And The Godfather, Boris The Spider, Sister Disco, Behind Blue Eyes, Music Must Change, Drowned, Who Are You, 5.15, Pinball Wizard, See Me Feel Me, Long Live Rock, My Generation, Let's See Action, Blue Blue, Join Together, Magic Bus, Won't Get Fooled Again, Young Man Blues, The Real Me
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** and also 20 years 9/21/79 before i saw ethe clash at the palladium with sam & dave & the undertones:
Safe European Home
I’m So Bored with the USA
Complete Control
London Calling
White Man In Ham Palais
Koka Kola
I Fought the Law
Jail Guitar Doors
The Guns Of Brixton
English Civil War
Clash City Rockers
Stay Free
Clampdown
Police and Thieves
Capital Radio
Tommy Gun
Wrong ‘Em Boyo
Janie Jones
Garageland
Armagideon Time
Career Opportunities
What’s My Name
White Riot
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and my Sony cassette Walkman playlist, sept 1999:
play list
harlem shuffle
show & tell
yellowman shortsies
diana swept away dub
paul haig running away
ae neu!/ bic
maurice this is acid
rem night swimming
rem superman
the wikka rap
human league human
sept 1, 1999 Lust for Life was a great weds. night party every week at life on bleecker. [thanks justine, nick, james, steve]. this night the lunachicks headlined feat. theo.
sept 2, 1999 started the night at alex english's broadcast party at bar 13. [a somewhat under-rated late 90s nyc party when thurs was THE night to go out]. guests incl kathleen #1 and jenna joost from satchem LI. top tunes everyday is like sunday , all day & all of the night & suede's trash. *3/4 of 5 stars
* then down to don hill's for beavher top tunes grease & lucky star. *** so soul kitchen is at the talkhouse in amagansett every monday + frank is 3000 miles away in LA. bad play.
sept 3, 1999 john acquaviva headlined at sound factory. SF is now called pacha and its 46th street location makes it a more comfortable address than the beleagured 'wild' west 20s in chelsea.
sept 4 and 5, 1999 godspeed you black emperor and la bradford played mercury lounge. now residing in the 'where are they now? file'.
sept 8, 1999 back at ON! at club life. guests incl. dj voodooru, ed, scott & anna from nj, justine d, art dealer william acquavella with steve wynn [!], jimmy destri from blondie, & alex english. dj nick marc's electrifying sounds of NOW! incl: mr big stuff, sympathy for the devil, iron man, fire, cherry bomb, school's out, taxman, saturday in the park [!], fools gold, how soon is now, shes so high, & charlies' weirdo. stayed til 3:15. ***1/2 of 5 stars . that's a pretty powerful cross-genre/generations mix of choonage & guess what? when making time is at pure, russ & gregg bring it all back home :)))
sept 9, 1999 karen finlay headlined lust for life at Life. after a couple of great years on bleecker st, life was closed due to noise & traffic complaints by the greenwich village neighbourhood board. its the city's crackdown on nightlife in other neighborhoods that led to the concentration of clubs in the west 20s in chelsea, especially west 27th st. of course moving all the new licences to west 20s eventually resulted in the 'wild west' environment there incl. several notorious murders nearby in 2006. although Ive enjoyed crobar a lot since it opened like 2003, there is a very different atmosphere in that area lately, and the constant police presence & surveillance makes for an ominous nighttime experience. 3 years later the area is a ghosttown with crobar/mezmor/mansion closed as well as guesthouse, BED, and spirit. the only constant is change.
sept 16, 1999 the chemical brothers rocked hammerstein ballroom touring their excellent surrender LP. paul oakenfold opened up with an hour set of his more pop-flavoured dance tracks. outside hurricane floyd was battering us with heavy rain but inside it was big beats all night incl. hey boy hey girl, music:response, doesnt matter, under the influence, out of control, setting sun, leave home & closing with the private psychedelic reel. in their heyday the chems were a fierce live act to be reckoned with, one of the more energetic & theatrical dance acts. their star seems to have dimmed somewhat in the 21st century but I understand they still turn it up to 11 in the live arena. **** of 5 stars. its funny the chems have faded from the big picture & oakey sold out & lives in LA & vegas instead of england. once again, 10 years later in the dance scene, a seismic shift.
sept 18, 1999 i attended the opening of 'club 151' at 151 east 51st street. diana balton was my guest, and we generously partook of the open bar all night long, waitress service too! guests incl alex lind rose and host marc biron. now 151 is known as nikki beach, and is still holding it down with some big events incl recent MTV awards & fashion week parties. 3 years later does anyone even go to Nikki Beach in ny except jocks? Nikki Beach in SouthBeach still gets down on the sand.
sept 22, 1999 ON! at club life "boogie jams & one night stands: tighten up your wig" with guests george gilson, alex english, kathleen #1, justine d, stretch armstrong, & brian in the legends room. top tunes: sex machine, panic, shes not there, elephant stone, jesus hairdo, get off my cloud, chems' let forever be, jean genie , rock & roll hoochiecoo, & the rockafella skank. ***3/4 of 5 stars.
sept 24, 1999 squeezebox at don hills with miss guy & her toilet boys headlining. top tunes welcome to the jungle & i love rock & roll. **3/4 of 5 stars
sept 25, 1999 back at dons a second night for tiswas. guests incl george gilson, john from the mooneys, kathleen #1, chantalle claret, and tracy & phil from NJ. top choons from nick: what difference does it make, parklife, animal nitrate, i am the resurrection, paint it black, hand in glove, happy hour [love it!], help!, the universal, beautiful ones, my little red book, & 96 tears. *** of 5 stars
sept 30, 1999 beavher at don hills, bebe buell performed with wooden in support. guest incl anthony langdon & nick marc. olde faves from frank incl: safety dance, miss me blind, its the new style, just cant get enough, rock your baby, 52 girls, im so excited, teen spirit, pretty baby, hanging on the phone & walk like an egyptian. ***3/4 of 5 stars
oct 1, 1999 motorcycle boy headlined squeezebox.
oct 2, 1999 anne summers from wash dc played tiswas with sky rocket opening. of all the loads of bands that played tiswas in the last decade, Id have to say that anne summers was one of the best, a tuneful alt-pop act with great melodies & sweet singing. I picked up 2 of their cds this night & they are real gems of 90s usa po-mo pop-rock.
a favourite film in sept 1999 was albert brooks' the muse,' with sharon stone. I just picked up brooks' "looking for comedy in the muslim world" a somewhat under-appreciated 2006 comedy.
my horoscope lucky colors included green, blue, & yellow.
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** and 20 years before, 9/14/79 I saw the who [kenny jones version] at madison sq garden , as they toured promoting the quadrophenia movie . setlist:
14.09.1979: New York, NY, Madison Square Garden
Substitute, I Can't Explain, Baba O'Riley, The Punk And The Godfather, Boris The Spider, Sister Disco, Behind Blue Eyes, Music Must Change, Drowned, Who Are You, 5.15, Pinball Wizard, See Me Feel Me, Long Live Rock, My Generation, Let's See Action, Blue Blue, Join Together, Magic Bus, Won't Get Fooled Again, Young Man Blues, The Real Me
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** and also 20 years 9/21/79 before i saw ethe clash at the palladium with sam & dave & the undertones:
Safe European Home
I’m So Bored with the USA
Complete Control
London Calling
White Man In Ham Palais
Koka Kola
I Fought the Law
Jail Guitar Doors
The Guns Of Brixton
English Civil War
Clash City Rockers
Stay Free
Clampdown
Police and Thieves
Capital Radio
Tommy Gun
Wrong ‘Em Boyo
Janie Jones
Garageland
Armagideon Time
Career Opportunities
What’s My Name
White Riot
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and my Sony cassette Walkman playlist, sept 1999:
play list
harlem shuffle
show & tell
yellowman shortsies
diana swept away dub
paul haig running away
ae neu!/ bic
maurice this is acid
rem night swimming
rem superman
the wikka rap
human league human
Thursday, August 27, 2009
5 years ago in nyc nightlife: Frankie Crocker We Love You!! august 2004
5 years ago in nyc nightlife: Frankie Crocker We Love You!! august 2004
august 5, 2004 behrouz was at cielo, one of the better underground SF house djs. and tony humphries was at discoteque, one of the most legendary 20th century NY/NJ house masters.
Check out Behrouz next time he's in town, soulful deep house.
august 6, 2004 kerri black's Strike! party was at tribeca rock club with aerovox. HQ was at pianos. and junior vasquez was holding down his intiomate friday residency at discoteque, 1 of 2004's best weeklies- while it lasted!! JR's a cielo resident in 2009; and kerri moved to westchester & started a family.
august 7, 2004 the everyothers were at rothko. I hope you have picked up their 'pink sticky lies' EP on kill rock stars- or even better their debut LP- the EO were prob my favorite NY band of the 21st century.
august 12, 2004 beavher was still at don hill's every thursday with guests corinne, vito, greg, caroline, EB, curt, bob, & angelo. top tunes; B52's roam, burning down the house, J5 the love you save, emotional rescue, spinners' its a shame, & franz' take me out. stayed til 3:15. *** of 5 stars.
Frank should play Philadelphia- mphil. has soul - L.A. is 100% ersatz.
* then over to discoteque for NY/NJ house music legend tony humphries mid-2004 residence. top tune: the JB's 'doin it to death' - the full version! made it til 4:30 am closing, the soul, disco & r&b was superb. **1/2 of 5 stars.
* also armin van buren played central park's summerstage. AVB, Tiesto & PVD are still filling stadiums with their trance !
august 13, 2004 john 00 fleming was at avalon with his banging progressive & hard trance - a somewhat under-rated dj who doesnt play nyc enough!
august 14, 2004 the strokes played randall's island with the raveonettes in support! 5 years later I think the raveonette's are giving us the better music of the 2 bands, including their new LP; and the Strokes are making mediocre studio LPs and insignificant solo work. well Albert is a nice guy, anyway...
august 19 2004 guided by voices and ambulance ltd played a great double bill on west 13th st & the hudson river . GBV stands as one of the best bands USA produced since in the last 20 years. ambulance havbe taken 6+ years for a 2nd LP; wassup ?!
* beavher at don hill's with guests donna baxter, becca, christy, jeff from nj & shawn from sophomore. top tune: morrissey's suedehead & our lips are sealed. stayed til 3 am *** of 5 stars.
* over to discoteque one more time for tony humphries. closed it out one more time at 4:30 am with best tune MFSB 'TSOP' [the soul train theme] full, rare 12" version circa 1974: Bliss!!! **1/2 of 5 stars
august 20, 2004 saeed & palash headlined crobar with behrouz opening- that's a great bill of underground deep & hard house!! rewind! crobar is now Mansion/M2 and it's shite
* and benzos were at sin e . sin e long closed.
august 21, 2004 HQ was at luna lounge; and the death of fashion played tiswas at don hill's !! luna moved to BK & is now knittiong factory.
august 27, 2004: sander kleinenberg played a great set at crobar with steve porter opening. hi-lites of sander's set: doors riders on the storm dance mix. blur song 2 hard house mix. made it til 5 am. ****1/4 of 5 stars one of sander's best crobar sets. sander plays pacha now but his sound got more techy and less melodic/percussive.
august 28, 2004 roger sanchez was at crobar. S-Man had nyc's best radio show imo 'release yourself' every friday latenight on WKTU 3-5 am. and his bi-monthly crobar residence gave us at least 3 of 2006's best NYC house sets. sanchez- total worldwide house superstar.
* and my favorite was at sin e , a much missed long island band.
august 30, 2004 the republican convention came to town at madison sq garden & I LEFT town! as if nominating GW Bush for a 2nd term wasnt bad enough,. there were repeated incidents of police brutality & supression of protests/free speech. Vote Democratic in November 2006!!
some of my favourite bands/djs in august 2004 incl. ambulance ltd, guided by voices, danny tenaglia, derrick carter, junior vasquez, paul oakenfold, deep dish's recent BBC essential mix, & morrissey was riding high on you are the quarry & its popular 45 singles.
some of my horoscope lucky colours in august 2004 incl. purple, white, red, gold & silver .
* shout out! to the Chief Rocker Frankie Crocker from WBLS-fm.
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junior vasquez on ktu juniors world :
vernessa mitchell 'took my life'
david morales on wktu davids house:
vicky d 'this beat is mine' disco classic remixed
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and 20 years before, 21 August 1984, here was my music playlist in Firenze Italy, Roma , Italy, and London England:
scitti politti 'absolute'
frankie goes to hollywood '2 tribes'
bronski beat 'smalltown boy'
george michael 'careless whisper'
david sylvian 'red guitar'
lloyd cole 'perfect skin'
gino soccio 'turn it around'
industry 'state of the nation'
also in aug. 1984 I saw bruce springsteen at meadowlands touring born in the usa.
echo & bunnymen at the beacon on 'ocean rain'
ghostbusters was the top film
and terry may & anne bezamat were top nyc models.
august 5, 2004 behrouz was at cielo, one of the better underground SF house djs. and tony humphries was at discoteque, one of the most legendary 20th century NY/NJ house masters.
Check out Behrouz next time he's in town, soulful deep house.
august 6, 2004 kerri black's Strike! party was at tribeca rock club with aerovox. HQ was at pianos. and junior vasquez was holding down his intiomate friday residency at discoteque, 1 of 2004's best weeklies- while it lasted!! JR's a cielo resident in 2009; and kerri moved to westchester & started a family.
august 7, 2004 the everyothers were at rothko. I hope you have picked up their 'pink sticky lies' EP on kill rock stars- or even better their debut LP- the EO were prob my favorite NY band of the 21st century.
august 12, 2004 beavher was still at don hill's every thursday with guests corinne, vito, greg, caroline, EB, curt, bob, & angelo. top tunes; B52's roam, burning down the house, J5 the love you save, emotional rescue, spinners' its a shame, & franz' take me out. stayed til 3:15. *** of 5 stars.
Frank should play Philadelphia- mphil. has soul - L.A. is 100% ersatz.
* then over to discoteque for NY/NJ house music legend tony humphries mid-2004 residence. top tune: the JB's 'doin it to death' - the full version! made it til 4:30 am closing, the soul, disco & r&b was superb. **1/2 of 5 stars.
* also armin van buren played central park's summerstage. AVB, Tiesto & PVD are still filling stadiums with their trance !
august 13, 2004 john 00 fleming was at avalon with his banging progressive & hard trance - a somewhat under-rated dj who doesnt play nyc enough!
august 14, 2004 the strokes played randall's island with the raveonettes in support! 5 years later I think the raveonette's are giving us the better music of the 2 bands, including their new LP; and the Strokes are making mediocre studio LPs and insignificant solo work. well Albert is a nice guy, anyway...
august 19 2004 guided by voices and ambulance ltd played a great double bill on west 13th st & the hudson river . GBV stands as one of the best bands USA produced since in the last 20 years. ambulance havbe taken 6+ years for a 2nd LP; wassup ?!
* beavher at don hill's with guests donna baxter, becca, christy, jeff from nj & shawn from sophomore. top tune: morrissey's suedehead & our lips are sealed. stayed til 3 am *** of 5 stars.
* over to discoteque one more time for tony humphries. closed it out one more time at 4:30 am with best tune MFSB 'TSOP' [the soul train theme] full, rare 12" version circa 1974: Bliss!!! **1/2 of 5 stars
august 20, 2004 saeed & palash headlined crobar with behrouz opening- that's a great bill of underground deep & hard house!! rewind! crobar is now Mansion/M2 and it's shite
* and benzos were at sin e . sin e long closed.
august 21, 2004 HQ was at luna lounge; and the death of fashion played tiswas at don hill's !! luna moved to BK & is now knittiong factory.
august 27, 2004: sander kleinenberg played a great set at crobar with steve porter opening. hi-lites of sander's set: doors riders on the storm dance mix. blur song 2 hard house mix. made it til 5 am. ****1/4 of 5 stars one of sander's best crobar sets. sander plays pacha now but his sound got more techy and less melodic/percussive.
august 28, 2004 roger sanchez was at crobar. S-Man had nyc's best radio show imo 'release yourself' every friday latenight on WKTU 3-5 am. and his bi-monthly crobar residence gave us at least 3 of 2006's best NYC house sets. sanchez- total worldwide house superstar.
* and my favorite was at sin e , a much missed long island band.
august 30, 2004 the republican convention came to town at madison sq garden & I LEFT town! as if nominating GW Bush for a 2nd term wasnt bad enough,. there were repeated incidents of police brutality & supression of protests/free speech. Vote Democratic in November 2006!!
some of my favourite bands/djs in august 2004 incl. ambulance ltd, guided by voices, danny tenaglia, derrick carter, junior vasquez, paul oakenfold, deep dish's recent BBC essential mix, & morrissey was riding high on you are the quarry & its popular 45 singles.
some of my horoscope lucky colours in august 2004 incl. purple, white, red, gold & silver .
* shout out! to the Chief Rocker Frankie Crocker from WBLS-fm.
_________________________________________________
junior vasquez on ktu juniors world :
vernessa mitchell 'took my life'
david morales on wktu davids house:
vicky d 'this beat is mine' disco classic remixed
_______________________________________________________________
and 20 years before, 21 August 1984, here was my music playlist in Firenze Italy, Roma , Italy, and London England:
scitti politti 'absolute'
frankie goes to hollywood '2 tribes'
bronski beat 'smalltown boy'
george michael 'careless whisper'
david sylvian 'red guitar'
lloyd cole 'perfect skin'
gino soccio 'turn it around'
industry 'state of the nation'
also in aug. 1984 I saw bruce springsteen at meadowlands touring born in the usa.
echo & bunnymen at the beacon on 'ocean rain'
ghostbusters was the top film
and terry may & anne bezamat were top nyc models.
Monday, August 24, 2009
nyc nightlife in august, 1999 10 years ago this month: squeezebox, twilo, body & soul
nyc nightlife in august, 1999 10 years ago this month: squeezebox, twilo, body & soul
august 4, 1999 ON! at club life on bleecker st. was 1 of the best weeklies of 1999. guests this night included chantal claret of morningwood, giving out promo ON! baby tees, justine d of MFer, and hosts nick marc & james spooner. top tunes incl. edwin starr 25 miles, bowie rebel rebel, stevie uptight & higher ground, cornelius bros. treat her like a lady, & 'ree rocksteady. *** of 5 stars. I started out the night at caliente cab ob 6th ave with antoine stark & sam kripalani & Im lucky I remember anything after those giant mango margaritas.
august 5, 1999 broadcast at bar 13 was a popular thursday weekly curated by EDM/GBH's alex english & MFer's Michael T. guests this night incl. ginger kathleen #1 & nanci from Staten. top tunes the drowners,. esther's ray of light, how soon is now, & girls on film. **1/4 of 5 stars.
august 6, 1999 germany's commander tom headlined twilo with a headbanging set of techno & hardhouse. it was teutonic & banging, too all night long I have a few of tom's import peacefrog techno cds around this time and thery are Diamond-hard, and worth $50-100 each.
august 7, 1999 body & soul, the legendary disco/R&B/house sunday party from vinyl in tribeca hosted its annual summerstage saturday open-air afternoon disco jam. even in the bright scorching sunlight, the sisters & brothers got down to the musical stylings of francois K, joe claussel, and danny krivit. all 3 djs played superbly with their garage and disco classics, a mega-mix of dan hartman's relight my fire [re-edit/12" version of course!] was the top tune but the whole day was splendid & upful. *** of 5 stars.
* the same night aimee mann was at tramps, make sure you pick up her 90s CDs whatever & Im with stupid - you wont find any singer-songwriter LPs better than those from the last decade or so.
august 11, 1999 Fuzzy from Boston headlined the mercury lounge with brilliantine & sleepyhead in support. of all the 90s USA alt-college-rock almost-was/obscure bands, Fuzzy might be my favourite- a Lemonheads spin-off band fronted by 2 gorgeous ladies & great songwriters. Their 'electric juices' on warners is one of the 90s great lost LPs. set at merc: glad again. dead end day. true colors. neil young. summers gone. gave into it. are you living. set my sights. rock song. flashlight. flies. and encore: best song, my request, a cover of the beach boys girl dont tell me. *** of 5 stars.
* and over to ON! at Life with GirlToucher
8/12 magic touch was a short-lived soul revival weekly at idlewild/white rabbit. and frank's beavher was over at don hill's the original 80s revival night.
8/13 factory fridays: UK garage at 222 lounge on 14th st. there's always been a uk speed garage element to my partying.....
& the legendary squeezebox was at don hill's with mistress formika + dj miss guy. To some people squeezebox is a movie. for some of us it was one of the best rock & roll parties in nyc of the last 30 years.
8/14/99 tiswas at don's with More headlining & michael mooon.
8/15 Duran Duran [only simon, nick + guitar warren cucurillo] played jones beach. gosh I saw D2 onn their first lp TOUR [in DC] up through Miami 2000 when they were on the comeback road.
8/18/99 lust for life at life with toilet boys, candyass & demon speed. after that ON! with nick marc's pop rocks & soul shots, 60s soul,, indie dance, hippie funk & britbeat.
8/19/99 beavher with 'the tide is high' **1/2
august 20, 1999 roger sanchez headlined the sound factory on west 46th st. S-Man is now one of the world's most popular djs, a ny legend, plasyiong pacha, cielo and the Zoo festival in a couple of weeks.
8/21/99 tiswas with the rosenbergs, superflux & sweden.
august 27, 1999 derrick carter headlined sound factory, now known as pacha. In 2009 Ive seen DC twice at sullivan - possibly thye best djs sets Ive heard in 2009.
* the same night steven erdman's lard dog & his band of shy headlined CBGB's with malik yoba & blackout. will you be his friend?
Currently listening :
Pet Sounds 40th Anniversary CD+DVD (Limited Edition Fuzzy Package)
By The Beach Boys
Release date: By 29 August, 2006
august 4, 1999 ON! at club life on bleecker st. was 1 of the best weeklies of 1999. guests this night included chantal claret of morningwood, giving out promo ON! baby tees, justine d of MFer, and hosts nick marc & james spooner. top tunes incl. edwin starr 25 miles, bowie rebel rebel, stevie uptight & higher ground, cornelius bros. treat her like a lady, & 'ree rocksteady. *** of 5 stars. I started out the night at caliente cab ob 6th ave with antoine stark & sam kripalani & Im lucky I remember anything after those giant mango margaritas.
august 5, 1999 broadcast at bar 13 was a popular thursday weekly curated by EDM/GBH's alex english & MFer's Michael T. guests this night incl. ginger kathleen #1 & nanci from Staten. top tunes the drowners,. esther's ray of light, how soon is now, & girls on film. **1/4 of 5 stars.
august 6, 1999 germany's commander tom headlined twilo with a headbanging set of techno & hardhouse. it was teutonic & banging, too all night long I have a few of tom's import peacefrog techno cds around this time and thery are Diamond-hard, and worth $50-100 each.
august 7, 1999 body & soul, the legendary disco/R&B/house sunday party from vinyl in tribeca hosted its annual summerstage saturday open-air afternoon disco jam. even in the bright scorching sunlight, the sisters & brothers got down to the musical stylings of francois K, joe claussel, and danny krivit. all 3 djs played superbly with their garage and disco classics, a mega-mix of dan hartman's relight my fire [re-edit/12" version of course!] was the top tune but the whole day was splendid & upful. *** of 5 stars.
* the same night aimee mann was at tramps, make sure you pick up her 90s CDs whatever & Im with stupid - you wont find any singer-songwriter LPs better than those from the last decade or so.
august 11, 1999 Fuzzy from Boston headlined the mercury lounge with brilliantine & sleepyhead in support. of all the 90s USA alt-college-rock almost-was/obscure bands, Fuzzy might be my favourite- a Lemonheads spin-off band fronted by 2 gorgeous ladies & great songwriters. Their 'electric juices' on warners is one of the 90s great lost LPs. set at merc: glad again. dead end day. true colors. neil young. summers gone. gave into it. are you living. set my sights. rock song. flashlight. flies. and encore: best song, my request, a cover of the beach boys girl dont tell me. *** of 5 stars.
* and over to ON! at Life with GirlToucher
8/12 magic touch was a short-lived soul revival weekly at idlewild/white rabbit. and frank's beavher was over at don hill's the original 80s revival night.
8/13 factory fridays: UK garage at 222 lounge on 14th st. there's always been a uk speed garage element to my partying.....
& the legendary squeezebox was at don hill's with mistress formika + dj miss guy. To some people squeezebox is a movie. for some of us it was one of the best rock & roll parties in nyc of the last 30 years.
8/14/99 tiswas at don's with More headlining & michael mooon.
8/15 Duran Duran [only simon, nick + guitar warren cucurillo] played jones beach. gosh I saw D2 onn their first lp TOUR [in DC] up through Miami 2000 when they were on the comeback road.
8/18/99 lust for life at life with toilet boys, candyass & demon speed. after that ON! with nick marc's pop rocks & soul shots, 60s soul,, indie dance, hippie funk & britbeat.
8/19/99 beavher with 'the tide is high' **1/2
august 20, 1999 roger sanchez headlined the sound factory on west 46th st. S-Man is now one of the world's most popular djs, a ny legend, plasyiong pacha, cielo and the Zoo festival in a couple of weeks.
8/21/99 tiswas with the rosenbergs, superflux & sweden.
august 27, 1999 derrick carter headlined sound factory, now known as pacha. In 2009 Ive seen DC twice at sullivan - possibly thye best djs sets Ive heard in 2009.
* the same night steven erdman's lard dog & his band of shy headlined CBGB's with malik yoba & blackout. will you be his friend?
Currently listening :
Pet Sounds 40th Anniversary CD+DVD (Limited Edition Fuzzy Package)
By The Beach Boys
Release date: By 29 August, 2006
Monday, August 10, 2009
nyc nightlife august 1994 15 years ago this month
nyc nightlife august 1994 15 years ago this month
nyc nightlife august 1994 15 years ago this month
august 4 1994 the USS Intrepid battleship on the west side pier at about 40th street was a popular party setting. it was cool to hang out on the giant top aircraft carrier deck of the boat, and sip summer cocktails as the hudson river breeze blew across the deck. inside the ship there was a dancing area but it was kind of claustrophobic & a bit briney/fishy smelling, but it had a cool subterranean/nautical vibe all the same. guests incl super model/victoria's secret pin up frederique van der wahl [at the time one of the most beautiful wonmen I had ever met], john flanagan, ex-owner of southampton's tavern, and dr janet linda guss. i wore the smiths strangeways tee, a button down ralph lauren peat-green pinstripe polo, and ripped/shredded levis. and YES it was a totally great party & no party Im aware of in summer 2009 has been nearly this good !!! An aircraft carrier for fuck's sake !
august 5,6, & 7: 1994 I visited my brother & his wife elizabeth on fire island & we went dancing at the Monster disco in the Pines!!
* AND the Video re-cap from my 1994 TV show "the Weather Report": the weekend of July 6 and 7, 1994 I visited my brother & his wife Elizabeth at their home on beautiful Fire Island. The weather was magnificent as you can see on my TV show "the Weather Report" as we sit on the beach by the water soaking up rays. The atmosphere in Fire Island was considerably looser, freer, & more active than Main Beach, more of a singles scene & lots of volleyball & hotty girls & boys in skimpy swimwear hooking it up. You could probably say that Fire island is the closest that NY state has to the anything-goes, body-beautiful beaches of Miami, thankfully Long Island is still a bit more subdued than the near-insanity/lawlessness that rules on South Beach, as some of us have experienced in recent years. As much as we can remember of South Beach, if you catch my drift.
My brother & I host a Weather Report segment on the beach, commenting on the 8/8/94 New York magazine, stories include Tom Snyder, & Kate Moss again! The NY Yankees in the NY Times, Howard Stern for Governor in Long Island Newsday [Howie is of course a Long Island native], Lisa Marie Presley's recent marriage to Michael Jackson [!!!], and James Dean in the NY Times Book Review. The weather & beach energy is spectacular on Fire Island, and along with the hotties playing volleyball & swimming in the blue Atlantic Ocean, my brother & I finish off the show with about 7 minutes of frisbee playing & I think youll agree the visual aesthetic/athletic contrast against the gorgeous blue water is pretty intense.
august 18 1994 I saw LUSH at the manhattan center, 7th floor ballroom i guess? obvs shoe-gazing and britpop was 1 of the hottest sounds at this time; LUSH's set incl 'for love' and 'sweetness & light.' miki & louise were a gorgeous pair of front-people but make no mistake, LUSH could rock out live with bouncy rhythms & sheets of feedback- the early 90s were a brilliant era for shoegaze bands like ride, mbv, spiritualized, and lush- and they definitely could play it all live. support from WEEZER! in one of their first nyc dates. and throneberry !!!! another GREAT night of music espec LUSH whom I enjoyed a few other times live around this era. Bet you wish YOU saw weezer in 94!
august 23 1994 I saw the film BARCELONA by whit stillman with janet at the carniegie hall theatre. is that theatre closed now?? Barcelona is an attractive, inoffensive personality setpiece, but Stillman's "Metropolitan" is far better- and an under-appreciated recolection of Manhattan's prep school scene circa 1975-1980.
nyc nightlife august 1994 15 years ago this month
august 4 1994 the USS Intrepid battleship on the west side pier at about 40th street was a popular party setting. it was cool to hang out on the giant top aircraft carrier deck of the boat, and sip summer cocktails as the hudson river breeze blew across the deck. inside the ship there was a dancing area but it was kind of claustrophobic & a bit briney/fishy smelling, but it had a cool subterranean/nautical vibe all the same. guests incl super model/victoria's secret pin up frederique van der wahl [at the time one of the most beautiful wonmen I had ever met], john flanagan, ex-owner of southampton's tavern, and dr janet linda guss. i wore the smiths strangeways tee, a button down ralph lauren peat-green pinstripe polo, and ripped/shredded levis. and YES it was a totally great party & no party Im aware of in summer 2009 has been nearly this good !!! An aircraft carrier for fuck's sake !
august 5,6, & 7: 1994 I visited my brother & his wife elizabeth on fire island & we went dancing at the Monster disco in the Pines!!
* AND the Video re-cap from my 1994 TV show "the Weather Report": the weekend of July 6 and 7, 1994 I visited my brother & his wife Elizabeth at their home on beautiful Fire Island. The weather was magnificent as you can see on my TV show "the Weather Report" as we sit on the beach by the water soaking up rays. The atmosphere in Fire Island was considerably looser, freer, & more active than Main Beach, more of a singles scene & lots of volleyball & hotty girls & boys in skimpy swimwear hooking it up. You could probably say that Fire island is the closest that NY state has to the anything-goes, body-beautiful beaches of Miami, thankfully Long Island is still a bit more subdued than the near-insanity/lawlessness that rules on South Beach, as some of us have experienced in recent years. As much as we can remember of South Beach, if you catch my drift.
My brother & I host a Weather Report segment on the beach, commenting on the 8/8/94 New York magazine, stories include Tom Snyder, & Kate Moss again! The NY Yankees in the NY Times, Howard Stern for Governor in Long Island Newsday [Howie is of course a Long Island native], Lisa Marie Presley's recent marriage to Michael Jackson [!!!], and James Dean in the NY Times Book Review. The weather & beach energy is spectacular on Fire Island, and along with the hotties playing volleyball & swimming in the blue Atlantic Ocean, my brother & I finish off the show with about 7 minutes of frisbee playing & I think youll agree the visual aesthetic/athletic contrast against the gorgeous blue water is pretty intense.
august 18 1994 I saw LUSH at the manhattan center, 7th floor ballroom i guess? obvs shoe-gazing and britpop was 1 of the hottest sounds at this time; LUSH's set incl 'for love' and 'sweetness & light.' miki & louise were a gorgeous pair of front-people but make no mistake, LUSH could rock out live with bouncy rhythms & sheets of feedback- the early 90s were a brilliant era for shoegaze bands like ride, mbv, spiritualized, and lush- and they definitely could play it all live. support from WEEZER! in one of their first nyc dates. and throneberry !!!! another GREAT night of music espec LUSH whom I enjoyed a few other times live around this era. Bet you wish YOU saw weezer in 94!
august 23 1994 I saw the film BARCELONA by whit stillman with janet at the carniegie hall theatre. is that theatre closed now?? Barcelona is an attractive, inoffensive personality setpiece, but Stillman's "Metropolitan" is far better- and an under-appreciated recolection of Manhattan's prep school scene circa 1975-1980.
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