Anyone going to check out NMS tonight?

[Nick Cope]

Thinking of going, as it's only down the road really, on Hoxton Sq... Anyone else gonna check out the Mastersounds?

[sermad]

where?

[Nick Cope]

Sigfrid / Underbelly
11 Hoxton Square

Doors 8:30
Potentially dodgy support band: 8:45-9:30
DJ
NMS 10:30 - 12
DJ till 1pm

Dunno who the support is, that's what Simon wrote in his email. I'd like to go, but it's awful hot today - very bad news for any promoter... Still, Pete and most of the other Rev Cleatus's are going and I wouldn't mind snorting at the obviously sub-standard 45s the DJ will be playing, ha ha! Aaah.

[Si Cheeba]

I'm there fella - it should be alright by sundown.

Going home then driving back into town.

Any other VV slappers joining us ??

[Nick Cope]

Yeah, I'm gonna come - just decided!

[sermad]

Im gonna raincheck. Gotta be up very early to get to newcastle tomorrow.

Have fun!

[Belson]

I wouldn't have minded, but got a studio session followed by Greg Wilson playing our local danceteria.

[Nick Cope]

the verdict

NMS were on good form, people dancing and the place had AC thank fuck!

Both Cheeba and I were thinking, 'hmmm, a new night in hoxton, kicking off with NMS live? Is someone daring to bring a decent night to the 'hippest' area of London? And who is this Alex Chase character? Could be interesting..."

It wasn't. Thought the band was great, though the engineer was a little off form. But this Alex Chase dude was just another reissue fella, though least he wasn't a total 'fake 45 DJ' as desribed by Mik on the funk45 board, just a generally crap one. He played total shite, bar a few soul tunes off some Soul Jazz comps. Suppose you could call him eclectic - a vastly overrated style... After the gig, it quickly degenerated into the usual stew of house-ish beat whatever, just like every other shit hole in this godforsaken square KM of London, that's full of total assholes...