Thursday, December 10, 2009
DJ Mike C.'s Heartfelt Holiday Message (and December gigs)
It's December, the holidays, that special time of year when...we're all running around like crazy people because we're all so busy. Here at DJMC HQ, we understand that. And we suggest you shake off your holiday angst by rocking with us.
As my 10th anniversary year as a DJ winds down, I do declare it's been a strange and eventful year. My seven-year residency at The Goldhawk ended when the bar closed down in July. As fall approached, the timing was perfect to start a new residency, and it's been a great first few months at Northern Soul. The place is cozy, and it's fun to watch the transformation as it becomes a local music destination spot. Thursdays now feature live music booked by Dave Entwistle, host of that former staple of The Goldhawk and now Maxwell's, The Peoples' Open Mic.Rob Nicholas, Dave Calamonari, and Karyn Kuhl--all Hoboken favorites--are playing at Northern Soul tonight, starting at 8:30.
I'll carry so many amazing memories of 2009: spinning big bashes for Broadway's "Rock Of Ages," DJing Lisa Loeb's wedding, producing and releasing an '80s compilation, writing liner notes for two Elvis Presley box sets, finally seeing Leonard Cohen and the Pixies, and being at Yankee Stadium when my beloved Evil Empire won the championship. It's actually hard to believe there are still three weeks left in this calendar year, not to mention this decade of the '00s, which we never did come up with a name for before it ended. Strange days indeed.
I appreciate all of you for your support. Seriously. It's humbling. Thank you. I'll keep slinging tunes as long as you all want to hear them. I will send one more reminder to local peeps about New Year's a few days prior. To anyone I don't get to see, have a fun holiday season, and let's rock in 2010!
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Beat Surrender
Friday nights at Northern Soul
DJ Mike C.
spins '80s '90s indie oldies punk glam
groovy rock & soul & more
10 p.m. till late
This Friday, December 11
Next Friday, December 18
Thursday, December 31 - New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve: champagne toast, party favors, and rockin' tunes to ring in the new. Advance tickets available at the bar. $15 each, group discounts available.
Northern Soul
557 First St.
Hoboken, U.S.A.
no cover, 21+
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Previously on Beat Surrender
We closed it with a tribute to Eric Woolfson, lead singer of The Alan Parsons Project, who died earlier in the week. It was a very solid Friday at Northern Soul, to the tune of...
10:00
Shake Appeal - IGGY & THE STOOGES
All's Quiet On The Eastern Front - RAMONES
Pumping (My Heart) - PATTI SMITH
Spanish Bombs - THE CLASH
Pretty Green - THE JAM
Pretty Girls - JOE JACKSON
6' 1" - LIZ PHAIR
Rudderless - LEMONHEADS
Holy War - MATTHEW SWEET
Fuckin' Up - NEIL YOUNG
Refugee - TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
When My Baby's Beside Me - BIG STAR
Substitute - THE WHO
Good Enough - DODGY
Somethin' Hot - THE AFGHAN WHIGS
I.O.U. - THE REPLACEMENTS
11:00
Juicebox - THE STROKES
Hash Pipe - WEEZER
Uprising - MUSE
Lucid Dreams - FRANZ FERDINAND
Animal - MIIKE SNOW
Soft Shock - THE YEAH YEAH YEAHS
Malibu - HOLE
My Party - KINGS OF LEON
Wolf Like Me - TV ON THE RADIO
Where Did All The Love Go? - KASABIAN
No Cars Go - THE ARCADE FIRE
Spread Your Love - BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE BLUB
Morning Glory - OASIS
Death - WHITE LIES
12:00
Spaceman - THE KILLERS
That's Not My Name - THE TING TINGS
1901 - PHOENIX
North American Scum - LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
Enola Gay - ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK
Space Age Love Song - A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS
Friday I'm In Love - THE CURE
Atomic - BLONDIE
Message In A Bottle - THE POLICE
11th Dimension - JULIAN CASABLANCAS
Bulletproof - LA ROUX
Kids - MGMT
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - DAFT PUNK
1:00
DARE - GORILLAZ
Once In A Lifetime - TALKING HEADS
He's A Whore - CHEAP TRICK
Candy-O - THE CARS
Charmer - KINGS OF LEON
She Sells Sanctuary - THE CULT
Dominoes - THE BIG PINK
Night By Night - CHROMEO
The Fear - LILY ALLEN
Strangelove - DEPECHE MODE
Lips Like Sugar - ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before - THE SMITHS
A-Punk - VAMPIRE WEEKEND
Daylight - MATT & KIM
Lust For Life - GIRLS
Lust For Life - IGGY POP
Sympathy For The Devil - THE ROLLING STONES
2:00
Houses Of The Holy - LED ZEPPELIN
Hush - DEEP PURPLE
Magic Carpet Ride - STEPPENWOLF
A Girl Like You - EDWYN COLLINS
Wonderwall - OASIS
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - QUEEN
Do Ya - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
Da Doo Ron Ron - THE CRYSTALS
I Only Want To Be With You - DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
Happy Together - THE TURTLES
Don't Answer Me - THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
