Shocking news, I know. Actually, I don’t DJ as much as I used to but I hope to remedy that. Like I remedied my computer. You see, I got back from a week and a half in California to a computer that didn’t want to start, so I’ve spent the last week fixing it. Between the vacation and that, you can see why I haven’t kept up with my “one post a week” rule. But I’m back…with a vengeance. And this time it’s personal. Got some ideas for posts coming up, including a recap of my trip and a discussion of some of the records I bought out there. But that will have to wait, pretty busy this week, as you can see. Dazzle Ships with the aforementioned Tim Sweeney on Wednesday and Thursday night I’m joining Rok and DJ Jaclyn of the awesome Bangers for Bassment Bangers at 205 Club. Wednesday is for listening, Thursday is for dancing. Friday and the rest of the weekend is for recuporating because you know, weekends are for amateurs. Full details after the flyer.

Full details about this weeks parties…

Hey, I’m djing in San Francisco next Saturday. My records are less on the acute records post-punk angle and more on the italo hi-nrg gay frisco disco WBMX hot mix five tip, but I may slip in some surprises, some post-punk funk, NDW, new wave classics, hip-house or just Patrick Cowley and Sylvester all night long. I really love the Hot Mix Five, who were the pioneering Chicago DJs in the mid to late 80s. It was that period when house music wan’t a specific sound, but was a term that described all the different kinds of music that Frankie Knuckles and Ron Hardy would play in the clubs and these guys would play on the radio. They’d mix 80s new york electro-funk and club music with European New Wave, Italo-disco and the earliest house and techno coming out of Chicago and Detroit. The connections of those threads pretty much defines most of my favorite dance music, so I’ve always felt a real affinity for their mixes. You can download some of their classic radio shows on Deep House Page. Just do a search for WBMX, or “Mickey Oliver”. I’ll probably post more about them and maybe highlight a specific show in the future.

Anyway, if you’re in the bay area, spread the word and come down. Check out the flier below, which they designed to fit right into this blog, no doubt, and here’s the details:

No Fucking Requests Ever and Club Donuts Present
DJs Dan Selzer (NY), M3, Ryan Poulsen, Cle and Alona with visuals by AC
Saturday August 11th, 2007
222 Hyde, San Francisco
9pm-2am
222 Hyde btw Eddy and Turk
21+ 5$ or free before 10pm