OK, here's the deal. The CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK ( http://www.myspace.com/carolineofbrunswick ) is our favourite pub in Brighton. It's not our local, by any means, but it's so good that we often get a bus across town just to drink there. (It's basically Brighton's main goth pub, but don't run away in horror: it's a lot cooler and more stylish than that makes it sound. Honestly, the Caroline rocks.)

And they've very kindly asked me, i.e. SIMON PRICE from STAY BEAUTIFUL ( http://www.myspace.com/staybeautifulclub ) and JENNA (also from Stay Beautiful) to DJ there on SATURDAY 21st JUNE.

We've called this one-off event DIE YOUNG STAY PRETTY (a reference to the Blondie song as well as a tie-in with Stay Beautiful), and we're gonna be playing a selection of eyeliner rock, 80s alternative, glam sleaze, new romantic, old skool goth, shouty grrl music, post-punk etc in the main downstairs room. Essentially the same sort of music we play at SB, but minus the pop element, and with more of an emphasis on retro alternative classics. And played at a reasonable, non-earshredding volume so you can hear yourself think and talk.

Come along, drink, chat, dance if you can find the space, play pool if you can get on the table, have a sneaky fag in the beer garden, hassle us for that Tubeway Army album track we forgot to bring, whatever.

Oh, in case you've never been before, The Caroline Of Brunswick is on Ditchling Road, next to The Level. And we're gonna be on from 9pm to 2am. And, being a pub, obviously it's FREE to get in.

See you there! x

Event: Die Young Stay Pretty
Venue: The Caroline Of Brunswick, Brighton
Date: Sat 21st June 2008

A good pub. Some good people. Some good music. A simple formula for a good night out, and it worked.

This was a one-off session, named after the Blondie song (with a nod to Stay Beautiful), at our favourite Brighton boozer, and it was pretty busy from start to finish. We kept the music mainly in a retro 80s alternative/post-punk/vintage goffick vein, causing extraordinary scenes over by the pool table (a bunch of old punks pogoing to Billy Idol and The Stray Cats), and even a bit of a dance floor (it was “Close To Me” by The Cure that really got it going, which I never saw coming…)

Mental end to the evening, when a bunch of chavs invaded the pub, turned nasty and had to be fended off, causing a mini-riot on the pavement followed by a tense lockout reminiscent of the zombies surrounding the Winchester in Shaun Of The Dead (and leaving one unfortunate lad with a bloody nose), till the (hot) fuzz arrived.

I mean, who knew that baseball-hatted hoodie-wearers wanted to hear “Say Hello, Wave Goodbye” that badly? Tossers.

Anyway, big thanks to everyone who showed up, and here’s what we played…

SIMON PRICE 9.00-9.45
Blondie - “Die Young, Stay Pretty”
Goldenboy feat Miss Kittin - “Rippin Kittin”
Jack Off Jill - “Strawberry Gashes”
Ramones - “Teenage Lobotomy”
The Raveonettes - “Love In A Trashcan”
The Stooges - “1969“
The Cramps - “Human Fly”
Fun Boy Three - “The Lunatics Are Taking Over The Asylum”
The Passions - “I’m In Love With A German Film Star”
Japan - “Adolescent Sex”
Pop Will Eat Itself - “There Is No Love Between Us Anymore”
The Beat - “Too Nice To Talk To”
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - “Mister Mental”
Haysi Fantayzee - “John Wayne Is Big Leggy”
-------------------
JENNA 9.45-10.30
David Bowie - “Fashion”
Flying Lizards - “Money”
T. Rex - “Children Of The Revolution”
A Flock Of Seagulls - “I Ran”
Soft Cell - “Bedsitter”
Time Zone - “World Destruction”
Daisy Chainsaw - “Love Your Money”
Berlin - “Sex (I’m A…)”
Adam And The Ants - “Cartrouble”
Bow Wow Wow - “Go Wild In The Country”
Blondie - “Rip Her To Shreds”
Kenickie - “PVC”
Interpol - “Slow Hands”
Strawberry Switchblade - “Since Yesterday”
-------------------
SIMON PRICE 10.30-11.15
The Jesus And Mary Chain - “Sidewalking”
Theatre Of Hate - “Do You Believe In The Westworld”
The Ruts - “Staring At The Rudeboys”
The Specials - “Too Much Too Young”
The Stray Cats - “Runaway Boys”
The Godfathers - “I Want Everything”
Laibach - “Geburt Einer Nation (One Vision)”
The Human League - “Being Boiled (Album Version)”
Siouxsie And The Banshees - “Peek-A-Boo”
The Sisters Of Mercy - “Lucretia, My Reflection”
The Damned - “New Rose”
Sigue Sigue Sputnik - “Love Missile F1-11”
Sheep On Drugs - “15 Minutes Of Fame”
-------------------
JENNA 11.15-12.00
The Birthday Party - “Sonny’s Burning”
John Foxx - “Underpass”
Horrorpops - “Psychobitches Outta Hell”
Bauhaus - “Lagartija Nick”
The Cramps - “What’s Inside A Girl?”
The Associates - “Party Fears Two”
My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult - “Sex On Wheelz”
Tubeway Army - “Me! I Disconnect From You”
Marilyn Manson - “The Dope Show”
The Normal - “Warm Leatherette”
Peaches - “I Don’t Give A F*ck”
Rolling Stones - “Paint It Black”
The Creatures - “Right Now”
Duran Duran - “Planet Earth”
-------------------
SIMON PRICE 12.00-12.45
The Cult - “Lil Devil”
Hole - “Celebrity Skin”
Public Image Limited - “Public Image”
Manic Street Preachers - “PCP”
Adam And The Ants - “Dog Eat Dog”
Depeche Mode - “A Question Of Time”
Revolting Cocks - “Beers, Steers And Queers”
Front 242 - “Welcome To Paradise“
The Dresden Dolls - “Girl Anachronism”
The Cure - “Close To Me”
Pop Will Eat Itself - “Def Con One”
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - “Deanna”
Billy Idol - “Dancing with Myself”
-------------------
JENNA 12.45-1.30
X-Ray Spex - “Oh Bondage! Up Yours”
Blondie - “Atomic“
Minty - “That’s Nice”
Danielle Dax - “Cathouse”
Sparks - “This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The Both Of Us”
Depeche Mode - “Master And Servant”
The Runaways - “Cherry Bomb”
Peaches - “Rock Show”
Soft Cell - “Sex Dwarf”
Public Image Limited - “This Is Not A Love Song”
The Human League - “Sound Of The Crowd”
-------------------
SIMON PRICE 1.30-1.45
The Cure - “Just Like Heaven”
The Only Ones - “Another Girl, Another Planet”
Buzzcocks - “Orgasm Addict”
Ramones - “Rockaway Beach”
The Cramps - “Can Your Pussy Dog?”
Siouxsie And The Banshees - “Spellbound”
Soft Cell - “Say Hello, Wave Goodbye”

We had zillions of great stuff left over, too. Maybe we’ll get another crack at it one day.

Rinoceronte Mentaverde wrote:

QUOTE:
Event: Die Young Stay Pretty

Two things come to mind...

Gangster Octopus wrote:

QUOTE:
Rinoceronte Mentaverde wrote:

QUOTE:
Event: Die Young Stay Pretty

Two things come to mind...

Put the stone down and step out of the greenhouse.

Ha ha, I'm aware of my age and beauty...

The Godfathers - “I Want Everything”

good call, but then i'm bound to say that.
cracking setlist all in all SR.
i'd have danced my ass off.

A door creaks open. A lone figure moves apprehensively into the opulently decorated room, marveling at the grandeur of his surroundings. He walks over to a large refrigerator, opens it and inspects the contents. After a moment's consideration he selects a bottle of expensive champagne, wrenches out the cork and takes a swig from the bottle. Pausing only to wipe his mouth on the back of his sleeve, he sits down at a large table, upon which are situated a silver cigar case, several meticulously-arranged lines of cocaine, a rolled fifty pound note and a box of Revels. After more careful thought, he opens the Revels, takes a handful and reclines in his seat.

Ah... so this is OTF's exclusive DJ suite. After years of being turned away at the door with nothing but a firm arm and a curt sneer, I've finally been waved right on through. Well, I must say it's everything I expected it to be. I can see why you've enjoyed yourself so much. Look, there's Spearmint Rhino's spare horns, waxed and ready for use. Over there on the mantelpiece I can see Carcass has hung his funk thong, right next to Piscesboy's atomizer of essence de Clique. And what's that on the bear rug? It must be a jar of Super Sharp Shooter's Big Sexy body rub, judging by the way that handmaiden is fingering the lid.

Mmm? What's that? What am I doing here? Oh, don't say you were one of the unfortunate few who didn't get in. Look, if you will be late, or insist on living in such provincial backwaters as London or America, what do you expect? The flyers were out in several Lancaster pubs for a over week before my sets, so I can't see as you have any excuse... look, there's no need to feel ostracized. Because, get this - when I play a set, you don't just get the playlist, you get the set itself. Oh yes - thanks to Traktor's little red 'Rec' button, you can recreate the intense magic of my special moments anywhere! Hey, come on. Just pull on a fishnet t-shirt, scrawl little patterns all over your face in biro, turns the lights out - no, all of them - and prepare to relive the frenzied, soul-numbing experience of my The Dark Side of the Lune Sonic Descent into the Blackest Pits of HELL !!!

Set 1 - Gently Beguiling

Kelley Polar - Roseband
Client - Lights Go Out
Marsheaux - What a Lovely Surprise
Glass Candy - Metal Gods
Zeitgeist - Black Milk
Black Affair - It's Real
Roisin Murphy - Movie Star
Ladytron - Burning Up
M83 - Graveyard Girl

Set 2 - Casual Abandon

Justice - Genesis (intro)
Motor - 1x1
The Presets - This Boy's Alive
Ebony Bones - We Know All About You*
Crystal Castles - Courtship Date
Cut Copy - Unforgettable Season
Midnight Juggernauts - Into the Galaxy
Fox n' Wolf - In Yr Underwear
Muscles - The Lake
M83 - Graveyard Girl**

* Turned out to be in mono, FFS. I don't know, you can't trust these dodgy rips.

** What? Yes. Yes, I know. No, I didn't notice. Yes, everyone else did. Look, it was a long night.

(Btw - I ought to point out that, when downloading from Megaupload, where KM's downloads ar stored, the 3-letter 'password' that they request you type in on the front page needs to be done in CAPITALS. If you use lower case, it just seems that nothing happens. I discovered this, the other day whilst in download-frenzy. Oh - and they're a only-one-download-at-a-time site, too.)

Are they? Ah well. Join the line, kids.

I haven't played those mixes yet, KM (I only downloaded them this morning, before work) but, given what you were saying about the typically narrow minds of the goth crowd, you got away with quite a decent and varied selection there - particularly Marsheaux (bleep-bleep-hoorayyy!!!) and M83. I'm looking forward to hearing it.

No worries about the download thing - I wasn't having a moan. One just has to learn to download one file at a time ...from Megaupload, Rapidshare, Zshare and Badongo simultaneously, that's all! :-)

Good stuff, King Mob. What was the occasion? Regular night, or one-off?

Oh, regular night. Or as regular as that crazy goth gang get. I'd just been pestering their cabal leader for a go on the decks and finally, he cravenly capitulated.

It went down pretty well. The first set was early on and is therefore a bit tinkly-bonk. The second one was supposed to be a bit more, um, extreme, but the Cut Copy and Midnight Jugs stuff had even the most flourescent cyber-devotees capering around like the foppish pansies they are.

Still waiting for my invitation to do next month, mind.

KM:

Having listened to those sets now (very nice - good stuff!) I have to ask just what the split of the crowd was like? i.e., what proportion was trad-goth/deathrocker, what proportion was cyber-goth and what proportion was metal-fan-with-eyeliner?