Top Billin’ at Lotus – Friday November 16
Upstairs: Pete Rock & Frank White
Downstairs: Michael T. & Melody Nelson play Rock’n'Roll, ’80s & New Wave

This week at Lotus:

Upstairs in the main room, Hip Hop Legend Pete Rock will be spinning, joined by Frank White…

Meanwhile, at the Loaded party in the downstairs lounge, Michael T. and Melody Nelson will be playing some rock’n'roll, electro, ’80s new wave and party jams.
Hosted by Amanda Lepore, Miranda Moondust, Nico XO!, and Daniel Barbosa.

Loaded Drinks Specials (available downstairs bar only):
$7 PBR & Shot
$5 Beers 3AM-4AM

Pictures by nickydigital.com.

Complimentary Admission on the Loaded Guest List Click Here

Doors Open 10pm. 21+ w/I.D.
Lotus: 409 W14th St. between 9th & 10th Avenues

Rob Garza (Thievery Corporation) DJs & Dust Galaxy Live
GBH & Giant Step Present: ESL Night – Friday Nov 16 at Hiro Ballroom

Rob Garza of Thievery Corporation (one of the most celebrated names in electronic music) has a new band – They are called Dust Galaxy and they have exceeded all our expectations. Just really really good. We are hearing shades of Happy Mondays, Kula Shaker, Primal Scream, Stone Roses and even Velvet Underground…. not quite what you might expect from a project headed by one half of Thievery Corporation – but more than welcome just the same.
But don’t listen to us, listen to a couple of their tracks: Overhead and Sun In Your Head – you’ll be glad yo u did.

Dust Galaxy will be performing their New York Debut live at Hiro Ballroom on Friday November 16 – and we recommend you don’t miss this show. Seriously. It’s going to be something you can tell your grandchildren about one day.

Rob Garza of Thievery Corporation will also be spinning (which he hasn’t done in NY for a while now) and the always excellent Ursula 1000 (of ESL Music) will also be taking his turn behind the decks – opening for the band.

$15 Tickets Available Here
Hiro: 371 W16th St. at 9th Ave. Doors Open 10pm. 21+ with I.D.

What is Radio FG ?

Radio FG is a french techno radio broadcasting in Paris, France. Founded in 1992, Radio FG has always aimed to promote the electronic sound. Broadcasting only in Paris at first, it extended its cover gradually using new medias like the cable and the satellite and started to use the net in 1999, becoming the first french radio streamed all over the world at CD quality. Since then, Radio FG embraced the net and now offers various services. Link   Steaming Link

Web Players

Dj Laurent Garnier

In 1987 he discovered the Haçienda club in Manchester and met Mike Pickering the resident DJ. Chicago House and Detroit Techno became very popular, and Garnier started mixing at the Haçienda club under the name of DJ Pedro. Garnier becomes one of the first Europeans to begin mixing American house music in Britain, Garnier was one of the prime cogs in the late-1980s Madchester scene. His DJing at Manchester’s Haçienda club provided an inspiration for The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays to begin adding house rhythms to rock music.

In 1988 he went back to France to fulfill his military obligations. He also spent some time in New York where he meets Frankie Knuckles. Garnier shifted his attention back to France in the early 1990s, running the Wake Up club in Paris for three years, also mixing in clubs like le Palace or le Boy, DJing in rave parties and gradually moving into recording as well. For the FNAC label, Garnier released “French Connection” and the Bout de Souffle EP; after the label went under, though, he formed the F Communications label with Eric Morand (a friend who had also worked for FNAC). Link to Ultra Cool Site

Thomas Ruff studied photography from 1977 to 1985 with Bernd and Hilla Becher at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf Art Academy). Ruff names Walker Evans, Eugene Atget, Karl Bloßfeld, Stephen Shore and William Eggleston as his main influences. From 2000 to 2005 Ruff taught Photography at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (the previous “Becher-Class”).

During his studies in Düsseldorf, Ruff developed his method of conceptual serial photography. His initial main topic was the interior of German living quarters, with typical features of the 1950s to 1970s (room portraits and design details). This was followed by similar views of buildings and portraits of friends and acquaintances. These are typically shown with emotionless expressions, in very large, passport-style portraits of great detail and high resolution. In a discussion with Philip Pocock (Journal for Contemporary Art, 1993), Ruff mentions a connection between these portraits and the police observation methods in Germany in the 1970s during the German Autumn.

Ruff gave up shooting his own images in a recent series, Nudes, using porn-stills pulled from the Internet. Ruff continues to address photography in the age of the Internet in his latest work, jpeg, an ongoing series of massively enlarged versions of downloaded compressed files, a process that maxes out the resolution to near abstraction. Link Show Link

Cosmopolitan ****: “…Heading to Ibiza , don’t take off without this, part chill-out, part trance, but all still amazing…”

Star **** (3 Sept 2007): “…sian evans’ voice has never sounded more powerful and versatile … great for pre-club warm-up or post-bash comedown. verdict: kosher…”

M8 – 7/8 (Aug 07): “When you come up with as many perfectly structured beginning-middle-end songs and instantly hooky choruses as these guys not much else matters. Sian Evans’ voice hovers between Joni Mitchell and Annie Lennox … these are timeless genre-defying songs that grab the heart…”

Glamour Magazine (Aug 07): “… a dark, sinister edge … evokes images of deserted beaches at midnight… Try it if you like Massive Attack, Faithless & Tracey Thorn”

DJ Mag. (Aug 07): “Sian Evans’ vocals are as potent as always and Decoder & Substance wrap their song structures around some rolling grooves and slick dance production with conviction … their finest work to date… their many admirers won’t be disappointed.”  Link

Hidden Gem….
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/06/2007 Posted by houselover :: If you want to escape the chaos and monotony of the downtown san jose scene; cruise over to Campbell for tasty cocktails poured by their beautiful bartenders and sit back and enjoy the eye candy. It’s a small intimate venue w/ soulful house rockin’ all nite long. You can either get your grove on shakin’ your bootay near the hanging dj booth or cuddle up w/ your honey and people watch on the chase lounges and velvet booths in the back.

Pros: Great Crowd, Bumping music, Eye Candy :: Cons: Small venue, Gets packed fast

Dance Baby Dance
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/01/2007 Posted by juljul ;; This club is awesome. I remember when it was a hole in the wall and dingy. I love their new decore, and the music is awesome.

Cardiff Lounge
260 East Campbell Ave
Campbell, CA 95008
Phone: (408) 374-7477

Rave Story – The Birth of a Nation

A sensational, action packed new book called Rave Story has recently rocketed up from the streets of London and is quickly securing its place on the best seller list. Rave Story is based upon the true story and life memoirs of record producer, entrepreneur and club owner Otiz F. Angel and his meteoric rise from the ghettos of London to success as an international performer and businessman. As well as shedding light on the history of Rave culture, the clubbing scene and the origins of various genres of electronic dance music, this book comes from a different perspective as it also takes the reader on an emotional journey through the turbulence of the author’s stormy life.

Although at the outset seemingly a quagmire of violence, sex, drugs, horrifying events and traumatic experiences, by the end an astonishing reversal leaves the reader uplifted and in a positive state of mind.

The author’s style moves between first and third person, dramatising and accentuating pivotal events inside the book by telling the story from more than one point of view.

Like other titles such ‘This is Not A Rave’, and movies like ‘Go!’ and ‘Rise: The Story Of Rave Outlaw Disco Donnie’, Rave Story dishes the dirt on rave parties, ecstasy pills, weed, clubs, festivals, and some of the other drugs found at the fringes of party culture, but never seeks to glamorise, only to inform. Coupled with its insightful views on the history of house music, the book has been attracted praise from many influential people within dance culture and beyond.

ravestory.com

Aspiring Emcees and CEOs – The Next Wave in Social Networking Is Here

New York, NY (November 1, 2007) – There’s been a deluge of MySpace wannabe’s that have come and gone in the last two years. While the names aren’t really worth mentioning here, their legacy is. It’s through their failures that a new kind of industry has emerged – API.

Flux.com, a transferable social network from MTV, and Google’s OpenSocial are both built around the idea of mobility and inter-accessibility. Without delving too much into the technical points here, as that’s not my expertise, this technology will definitely be an important part of social networking in the future. In brief, Flux “is a type of social network that allows users to create a universal profile across any website – MTV or otherwise – that has social-networking tools.” OpenSocial is “a set of common APIs that application developers can use to create applications that work on any social networks (called “hosts”) that choose to participate.”

These will be likely prove to be crucial tools for keeping people connected. In the case of artists, having the same information in the same format across multiple platforms creates identity and will help in refining searches.

By Bryan Munson Loud.com

New York, NY (November 6, 2007) – No one was sure what was going to happen when Radiohead announced that it would be selling it’s new album “In Rainbows” directly through their website as strictly a digital download. Some thought it’s October 10th release would be a financial windfall for the band, with a dedicated fanbase showing up in droves to support the new business model. Others were skeptical, though, placing little faith in people’s conscience to pay for music they knew they didn’t have to with the subsequent effect spelling death for the record industry.

…“While the band, its fans and artists alike are celebrating what looks like a success for Radiohead’s bold move in releasing their new album using the ‘pay what you’d like’ model, I think everybody has overlooked one very important aspect of this, and it doesn’t bode well for the future of the music industry,” says Michael Laskow, CEO of TAXI, the world’s leading independent A&R (Artist and Repertoire) company.

The most important point to concede, though, is that, in an age where the artist is winning in exposure but still struggling financially, there HAS to be a measure where the artist wins indefinitely, because without artists – there are no labels. The time of labels, “making” an artist, is slowly becoming nothing more than a green paper memory. The new business model MUST reflect that ideology, or you will continue to see piracy in a new, and evolved form. By Bryan Munson Link.