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Bars & Music - Music News August 2001 - E: tony@myvillage.co.uk
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MyVillage has an exclusive album track from pop band du jour The Strokes as well a taste of six tracks from the superb new Groove Armada album. There are album giveaways from Spiritualized, Stereolab and Techno innovator Ritchie Hawtin and we also have tickets to while away the summer nights at some of the capitals coolest clubs.

Summer Drinking Guide - Have a drink outside while the weather lasts!

CHELSEA
Admiral Codrington 17 Mossop Street, SW3 - garden

Bluebird 350 King's Road, SW3- patio and terrace

Builder's Arms 13 Britten Street - patio and terrace

Phene Arms 9 Phene Street, SW3 - garden

Swag & Tails 10-11 Fairholt Street, SW7- patio and terrace

KENSINGTON
Anglesea Arms 35 Wingate Road SW7 - patio and terrace

Devonshire Arms 37 Marloes Road W8 - garden

Scarsdale 23a Edward Square, W8 - garden

Troubadour 265 Old Brompton Road, SW5 - garden

Windsor Castle 114 Campden Hill Road, W8 - garden

 

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London Club News: Basement Jaxx to play at Cream's Shoreditch blag bonanza

Cream has confirmed that Basement Jaxx will play its first event in London for more than three years in Shoreditch on November 3. The Jaxx will headline with a live gig and Roger Sanchez will be one of the many superstar DJs entertaining the 3000+ crowd.

The venue has also been confirmed. It will take place at the Planit Arches in London's Shoreditch. Unconventionally the only way to get tickets is by entering a competition run by Cream and soft drinks giant Pepsi. The competition will test punters blagging skills .The people who call the Cream hotline number- found on Pepsi cans-and blag for Britain, stand a chance of walking away with the tickets. There will even be tickets available for blagging on the night.

 

London Club News: City Loud @ Turnmills

A new kid on the block arrives this October with City Loud every third Saturday @ Turnmills, commencing with the Grand Launch Opening Night on October 20th. Conceived by the ubiquitous man about town Toni Tambourine the scenester behind such clubs as Sign Of The Times, Malibu Stacey, Future Perfect and WE ARE YOU, The aim of City Loud is to free the city's House scene and to provide London's clubbing cognoscenti with an intoxicating cocktail of quality house music to get smashed to.

They intend to present a great mix of starry DJ's from the UK and beyond. Always striving to deliver music that is funky as f**k and booking DJ's who will make the crowds scream - MORE!!! Of course the resident and man to set these standards is the Daddy of House, CJ Mackintosh who will direct the main rooms music policy. The opening night will also have Jazzy M, Marshall Jefferson and Paul Jackson spinning the wax. We have 2 pairs of Tickets to this already legendary evening. To get your hands on them answer this simple question.

At Which North London Venue was We Are You Held?
Answers to mo@myvillage.co.uk

 

Pints of Piss go on sale in London

Many of London's clubs, bars and off licenses are already familiar with the bottles of "Piss" which are readily on sale, it is now however suggested that Pints of "Piss" will soon be available on draught. The beer "Piss" is the product The Pi55 Beer Co. which was established in 1999 in Australia. The beer "Piss", shot to prominence in Australia when admen Greg Willmott and Giovanni Lovisetto "mocked up" a series of TV commercials for a job reel they were putting together and, passed them off to the media as a full-blown launch. Since its humble beginnings the Pi55 beer company has gone from strength to strength and will soon open a 'Piss-Bar' in London.

 

Smallfish Chart
Singles

1. Hakan Lidbo - Click Enter To Exit/Force Tracks-12"

2. M>O>S - Celcius/ Rushhour Ltd -12"

3. : Electric Birds - Temescal/ Zeal - 7"

4. Zorn - Eckermann/ City Centre Office - 7"

5. Cex - Oops, I did it again/ Tigerbeat - 12"

6. Kankick - On The Lookout/ Concentrated - 12"

7. Afu Ra - Whirlwind Through Cities/ D&D; Crew - 12"

8. Yesterdays New Quintet /Bomb Shelter EP - 7"

9. Lawrence - Teaser/Kompact - 12"

10. Miekbar - Feeling/ Rushhour Ltd - 12"

 

Albums

1. There are People - And There Are People/ Paramount - LP

2. Tha Liks - X.O Experience/Load - 2xLP

3. Arovane & Phonem - Aer (Valid)/ Vertical Form CD/2xLP

4. Phoencia - Brownout/Scematic 2xLP/CD

5. Boxhead Ensemble - Two Brothers/Atavistic- CD

6. Lambent / Duodecimo - Split LP/Insine - LP

7. Sogar - Bascal/12K - CD

8. Me-Kothami - Anjuna / SunderTechnik - LP

9. Mr. Tobacco - Endless Night / Spotlight - CD

10. Magnum - Fully Loaded/ Phoenix - LP

Visit The Smallfish shop website and listen to the soundfiles at www.smallfish.co.uk

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