Oh Yeah? What's Normal Then?

"Discerning tunes for thinking drinkers..."

Friday 5th September (and every 1st Friday of the month - except November that´s, boo!, now Halloween!) @ Bluu, Smithfields, Northern Quarter, MCR. 9pm - 2am. Free in!

We Were At The Bar, Where Were You?: Mike Bigfoot, Karl St. Moritz, Cesc, Kaka, Sarah Boots, Johnnycakes, Rosie Drew and Alan Carr

>>> The queue is no longer - get there early anyway and avoid missing top tunes! <<<

Hola,
I was on a bit of a baby bliss sleep deprived plane, sort´ve remember some stuff but I can´t tell what was really real...
"..proper DJ mate - respect for using vinyl!", an unusual amount of those scally people in dressed in "clobber", Robinho in Manchester, the CD player nicked, a Bez-like dancing barman, Glasvegas being played at 11 (volume, not time), the Whitest Boy Alive´s number one fan waxing lyrical about the album, no one there after 1am, jam packed at 10pm, Sir Alex waiting outside to give Dimi a lift home, a gaggle of St Trinians girls causing mayhem in their "uniforms", playing songs with the word "baby" in the title a lot, DJing without drinking....nah, can´t be right.

We Salute You! : Lil Kaz, Rob Bass, Miss Shiv and the Croydon Netball Squad

Hired Help: We hadn´t seen or heard from him in aaaaages but he promised he´d do a slot for us an di have to say he stole the show! DJHertzington (Dougie to his mates) played a stormer whipping up the erm, one-off, crowd into a bit of a frenetic tizz, so much so that they all got a bit miffed when he went off!

10 Hertzington-Frequency-Jammers

"Closer To Me"- Chab
"It's Set to Groove"- Full Intention
"More(White label inst.remix)" - Sisters of Mercy
"The Deutsch Song"- Psycho Radio v DAF
"3AM Eternal (12" mix)" - The KLF
"Ain't No Other Man(Ridley Club Mix)" - Christina Aguilera
"Rapture (12" inch mix)"- Blondie
"Shut Up And Let Me Go"- Ting Tings
"Messages (12" Robot Remix)"- Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
"Psiko Garden"- Alex Dolby
"Get Down Tonight"- KC and The Sunshine Band

Next up from the "Our Friends Eclectic" roster is...... Colin VinylRevival
Back by dope demand (well, me..), our man from the record emporium will be spinning all those 45s that get fingered and flicked through but never bought - so that´ll be Five Star getting a rare airing then...

As ever, we´ll be spinning the usual oddities, pop gems, rarities, remixes, dubious covers & fond memories. All the other stuff is random - just how we like it.

For Your Diary - Upcoming Guests from our "Our Friends Eclectic" roster.

Friday 3rd October - Carol Pullover - the first laydee we´ve been able to tempt down to play - if she plays like she talks expect 487 non-stop pop classics with just a twist of indie to finish it all off. And if it´s anything like her band play, it´ll be ace!

Friday 31st October - Pablo Money - November is brought forward just so Mr Money can scare you with his monster mash up of sounds from yesteryear and beyond - weave that spell!

Friday 5th December - Mike Excuse? - Christmas electro cheer from one half of the Excuse? duo - the other one is sunning it up in New Zealand the b*st*rd...

Anyway, August´s hi-lights....

Warm Up: "Givin´ Up (Radio Edit)" - Hairy Diamond.
Props From The Punters: "Steppin´ Out" - Joe Jackson / "Dirty Dream Number Two" - Belle & Sebastian / "We Are Shining" - Christopher D Ashley
The Bomb: "Witness (Jesterman´s Bionic Barkay Rub)" - Roots Manuva
For A Minute There, I Lost Myself: "Cannonball" - CSS
Unexpected Hit: "I Go I Go I Go" - Wave Machines
Barstaff Luvs: "Fruit Machine" - The Ting Tings / "Conquista" - Las Rayas Blancas / "Cavern" - Liquid Liquid
Played Only Cos My Mate Was There: "Hawaii" - The Strokes
One For The Door: "Lay Down The Law" - Switches
They Requested: "..stop playing the girlie tunes! I can´t shake it mate"
Feel Good Hit Of The New Baby : "Be My Baby" - Glasvegas
OY?WNT? Anthem: Joining Queens Of The Stone Age, Shawn Lee, The Bees, Bloc Party, KRS 1, Johnny Boy, Grandaddy, The Walkmen, Justice vs Simian, Propaganda, Roxy Music, Flatpack, The Dead 60´s, The Cribs, Shonen Knife, Kicker, The Mystery Jets, JVC Force, The Strokes, The Rifles, OMD, Damian "Jr Gong" Marley, The Whip, Belle & Sebastian, Schneider TM, Camera Obscura, Julian Cope, J Xaverre, David Holmes, Roots Manuva, The Fall, Death From Above 1979, Kingstonians, The Stranglers, Stezo, The Ting Tings, Ben Westbeech, Wah!, The Little Ones, Duffy, Maximo Park, Tokyo Police Club, Vampire Weekend and Luscious Jackson and Joy Zipper, "Jukebox Babe" - Alan Vega
So Good They Claimed It Twice: "Breakin´ It Up" - Lykke Li
Oldie But A Goldie: "90% Of Me" - Gwen McRae
"What's This?? Who Is It?": "Somewhere In My Heart" - The Mystery Jets / "On My Own" - Thecocknbullkid / "The Rip" - Portishead
Odd Good Threesome: "Ice Cream" - New Young Pony Club / "Hip Hop Is Dead" - Nas / "You Belong"- Hercules & Love Affair
No Guilt, Just A Pleasure: "Since Yesterday" - Strawberry Switchblade
Warm Down: "Long After Tonight Is All Over" - Jimmy Radcliffe

Cheers,
Pab