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Wednesday 28 October 2009

Weekend - 29th Oct / 1st Nov







Hey Folks,

Well, we are back & up to speed with all our regular posts, including the one that started them all, “Weekend Recommendations” and just in time for Halloween, which offers up plenty of opportunities for a great time.

Wading through the mass of choices, we (as always) concentrate on just three which have really caught our eye, although there are some noteworthy events that will get a brief mention too.

First up (and yes we are recommending it for the first time) is Juicy which rolls out its Halloween spectacular party this Saturday (Oct 31st of course), “Bloodbath”, with the promise of extra spooky production which will transform Fire into a ghostly & garish Halloween heaven (or should that be hell!!). Promoter Andrew Harris (aptly titled “Hammer Horror” for the night) promises the best party in town, with music coming from Rob Sykes, D’Johnny, Gonzalo Rivas, Hi-Fi Sean, David Jiminez & Steven Artis across the Main room & the Mirror Arch, with the team welcoming the Trannyshack girls, Dusty “O” and Lady Lloyd, who will play out in the lounge bar (the lounge of terror for the night). Add to that a frightening stage show from Naomi as well as the sexy Juicy go-go’s who will definitely be garbed for the occasion, this should prove a major hit. Doors open at 11 p.m. with the club running through until 8 a.m. Entrance is £15 with tickets on sales in advance at http://clubtickets.com/ & special joint Beyond (more of that in a minute) at a bargain price of £20 & you can grab advance tickets in your hands from your favourite Soho outlets.

Our next choice is Hard On!, which bucks the Halloween trend (thank god!) with its party “Master U” (also on Sat 31st), sponsored by the uber fetish brand, Master U (funny that), so expect an ultra sleazy show to truly tickle the spine and expand the usual Hard On! pervyness. Music comes courtesy of Dmac, Hugo’sland & Halo-is in the “Blue” cruise bar/room, while favourites Hi-Fi Sean Dickson & Brent Nicholls leather up for full on electro, underground & (quote) “bollock" breaking” house (ooh err missus!). The team (well Suzi) are being extra generous this month with discounted coatcheck charges and an extra special 2 for 1 offer on Vodka to really get you into the swing of it. The club runs (as if you didn’t know) at Hidden in Vauxhall, with doors opening at 10 p.m. & running through until 6 a.m. It is a members only club (door charge £15), but members can bring 2 guests (£20 each) & if you’re not a member go now to http://hardonclub.co.uk/ & remember the strict dress code (no jeans & trainers boys!). Oh, and if the man that made my last night at Hard On! quite special found my T-shirt, which I dropped when my Chaps did, let me know please!!

Last up, is another Halloween extravaganza at THE afterhours club of the moment, Beyond, which goes “Beyond The Grave” this Sunday morning (god Nov already!!) at Area in Vauxhall, which this weekend is all about “the hours of darkness & being safe inside before the sun comes up! (well it’s like that every week isn’t it?!) However, for one night only, Beyond comes over all Vampires, Witches, Ghosts and things that go bump in the night (well morning actually) with Area turned into a sexy cruisey Graveyard. And we are told to watch out for “Buff the Vampire Layer” (sounds sexy). The sounds will definitely be that as the team pull out all the stops with (we love these names – someone has imagination!!) Steve “Petrifying” Pitron, Mikey “Monsters Inc” D, Alan “Chuckie” K, Paul “Unholy” Christian The “Shivering” Sharp Boys & (this is the best one) Jamie Head”less”, (well its Halloween). Logan’s troupe of dancers will be there to delight and with Area’s renowned lighting, lasers, pyro’s & production, this will definitely be a Beyond to remember. Doors swing open at
6 a.m., with the club running through until 1 p.m. Entrance is a mere £10 in advance from either http://clubtickets.com/ or from Prowler, Clone Zone, DV8, The Box or The Embankment Bar, £12 with an ad/or flyer but a whopping £18 on the door (so go advance we say!).
Other Halloween options include Gravity Gore 2 this Thurs at Fire (ooh that’s tomorrow), Onyx Massacre at Area on Friday & a special party from the “Logan Presents” team, (you know, the ones behind SuperMartXe London) entitled “Thriller” at The Fridge in Brixton.
But, if you want to escape the Halloween madness then Black Rabbit (thump! thump!) celebrate their 3rd birthday at The Shoreditch Studio’s this Friday, Ursus Cave laud it up at Barcode Soho, also this Friday, & Lo-Profile have a Rio Beach fashion show this Saturday. For details of these parties check the popular press.

As for us, well our weekend always starts at Industri at BCV (that’s Barcode Vauxhall) with Minty & co tomorrow, Brent Nicholls supplying the tunes & Disco Matt the candy, then we will be at the “Hate Crime” Vigil (more of that in our separate “Stop Press” post) on Friday, are tossing a coin between Juicy & Thriller on Sat, but will definitely be at Beyond on Sunday. So if you see us out, come say hi and as we always say......Go There! Be There!

xDM

Friday 16 October 2009

Weekend - 16th / 19th October




Hey Folks,

Well, after a frustrating few weeks without our beloved laptop, we have been struggling to keep up to speed with all our regular features, but are pleased to say that we are up & running once again, so apologies for the break in service.

So, what’s on in and around gAylist/land London to tempt you out this weekend? Well, there are a couple of little gems, even it is the characteristically quiet third one of the month.

First up and gaining some real momentum is Onyx, the newish Friday weekly club at Area in Vauxhall tonight (Fri 16th Oct), the brainchild of young D.J. talent Steven Gellar who hosts the evening as well as playing out some tough & chunky house in the main room, accompanied residents Jamie Hammond, Jeff Souza & Gaydar’s very own Phil Marriot, with room two delivering deep, dark & dirty tech/electro house in the hands of Ariel, Lisa German & Daz Saund, while in the terrace room, its fresh pop served up by Jason Prince, James St. James & Tuomo Fox. Expect all the fabulous visuals, lasers, pyrotechnics & lighting that make Area a special space, not to mention sexy go-go’s, stilt walkers & even fire-eaters that will start your weekend off in truly reckless fashion. Doors open at 11 p.m. with the club running through until 5 a.m. with a free pre-party in The Embankment Bar from 9 p.m. Entry is free until midnight & then £6 thereafter, with advance tickets available at http://clubtickets.com/

Next up is Tabloid which returns with “Edition 2 – Hollywood Enquirer” at Fire in Vauxhall this Saturday (17th Oct) delivering the music of today, tonight & tomorrow morning in the hands of news worthy D.J’s Jon Byrne, Nick Tcherniak, Jamie Head & The Sharp Boys in the main room, joined by headliners Sneaky Sound System who will play out their final gig of 2009. Over in the Mirror Arch is the dynamic duo of Gonzalo Rivas & Hi-Fi Sean keeping the sounds tough & minimal, while over in the aptly named Media Lounge, Tasty Tim & Jonny Red serve up lighter bites to sneak a mention. With some exciting new visuals, extra special production & a real tinsel town feel to this latest instalment, proceedings kick off at 11 p.m., with the club running through until 8 a.m. Entry is just £8 before midnight but then £15 thereafter, so it’s really pays to get there early, with the added temptation of free passes to Beyond for the first 30 through the door as well as super discount drinks offers for you early birds. Check out http://myspace.com/firelondon for more details.

Other options on offer include Lo-Profile with Paul Heron on the decks tonight (Fri) & D’Johnny & Alessandro spinning the tunes on Sat. Both Barcode’s provide great alternatives to the bigger clubs with a superb list of rotation resident D.J’s that include Mattias, Pagano, Nick Tcherniak, Hugh Stevenson, Hi-Fi Sean, Alan X, Gonzalo Rivas & loads more with Steven Artis part of proceedings at BCV tonight & Brent Nicholls warming things up tomorrow night. Beyond remains as popular as ever, being the official afterparty for Tabloid. For more details of these, check the popular press.

Just a quick mention goes to brand new club launch “Konekted” which takes place this Sunday at the fabulous Cable in London Bridge, which should certainly spice up Sunday night/ Monday morning clubbing. We have a special post due out later, so watch this space for full details, but suffice to say, this is a definite date for your diaries.

As for us, well we will definitely be heading down to Cable on Sunday and are planning a night of social splendour on Saturday, which will include Barcode Vauxhall, so if you see us out, come say hi and as we always say....Go There! Be There!

xDM