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Proud2 Introduces Autumn Events: Artful Dodger, JME, Louis Vega, Todd Terry, Pied Piper

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Proud2 Announces New Season of Events

Proud2’s Autumn programme from August Bank Holiday to October
August to October 2011

After a spectacular summer season which saw the likes of Chipmunk, Tinchy Stryder, Mystery Jets, Zane Lowe, Sidney Samson, Stanton Warriors, DJ Hype, and Goldie perform, superclub Proud2 at The O2 (formerly known as Matter) is pleased to announce its new Autumn schedule from August Bank Holiday to October. The Autumn season features a host of stars including the likes of deep house legend Todd Terry, soulful house heavyweight Louie Vega, grime stars Boy Better Know and UK garage pioneers DJ EZ, DJ Luck and MC Neat and Artful Dodger. Proud2 will host some of the biggest nights in the capital this autumn covering an eclectic range of dance music
subgenres including Drum & Bass, UK Garage, Soulful and Deep House and Hard Dance. In addition to welcoming back established club brands and firm favourites such as Choice FM and Kinky Malinki – who are fast becoming institutions at Proud2 – the club is delighted to welcome new brands including Z Uncut, One Nation, Innovation and Groove Odyssey. Boasting a huge capacity of 4000 clubbers, Proud2 has a spectacular Vegas style design spread across three levels, and a much heralded state-of-the-art sound system and lighting set up that has remained from Matter’s reign.

For the first time ever in the capital, two giants of the Drum & Bass scene, One Nation and Innovation, will be coming together to form an almighty collaboration at Proud2. With the Notting Hill Carnival sweeping through the capital on August Bank Holiday weekend, Bass Heavy will be the essential after party on Sunday 28th August, with the Godfather of jump-up himself, DJ Hype headlining Room 1 along with Goldie. With huge support from fellow veterans Hazard, Grooverider, and rising stars Original Sin, Sigma and DJ Phantasy, not forgetting a star studded line up of MCs, with the original Uncz crew Skibadee, Eksman, and Harry Shotta.

Proud2’s renowned sound system will be pushed to its limits on September 3rd for Z Uncut with DJ EZ playing an exclusive marathon 8 hour set. A true pioneer of the UK garage scene, EZ will be bringing his own club night to The O2 following a summer of touring round Europe. On 10th September, Proud2 will be hosting none other than Grammy Award nominated DJ and producer Todd Terry, who is flying in especially from New York for a one-off performance. Set to perform hits from his latest album Strictly Todd Terry, the night is guaranteed to showcase the finest of today’s house scene as well as pay homage to those classic anthems which made house music a global phenomenon.

It’s round 2 for two of the UK’s biggest hard dance clubbing brands, with Riot! and Goodgreef Xtra Hard returning to Proud2 to throw another London bash on 16th September. This will be a ‘battle of the best,’ sure to be an explosive and outrageous night with a huge line up including Lisa Lashes, Kutski (BBC Radio 1 – Best UK DJ Hard Dance Awards), Anne Savage, A*S*Y*S, and Ed Real.

Moving into the colder months, Proud2 will be reigniting summer nostalgia with The Ayia Napa Reunion courtesy of Curiosity on 24th September, featuring performances from Radio 1’s DJ Cameo, Boy Better Know, JME, DJ Luck & MC Neat, Pied Piper and many more. With RnB, Garage, Funky House and old school jungle all represented, this will be the essential Summer Reunion bash.

On October 1st, Proud2 will play host to one of the capital’s top Soulful House brands, Groove Odyssey, who will be celebrating their second birthday. To mark the occasion in style, the legendary Louie Vega will headline the event, with an exclusive performance from none other than Peven Everett. With other top DJs and an array of astounding performers, this will be one of the biggest soul events Proud2 has had to date.

On October 15th, Proud2 is hosting the Ibiza Reunion. A headline set from KISS 100’s DJ Swerve will be sure to bring punters the best in hip-hop, RnB and club anthems while DJ EZ, recovered and refreshed from his mammoth 8 hour set in September, will be back to teach another lesson in the art of UKG. The legendary Scott Mills will also be in the building, joined by the likes of Rat Pack and Ricky & Melvin. There’s only one place to go for garage this season.

Friendly Fires add third London date to UK tour

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Friendly Fires have just annouced that they have added a third London show to the UK tour they have planned to take place this November. All together the band will now be playing 13 dates across the UK. Frindly Fires are doing the UK tour in support of their second album they are calling ‘Pala’ which got released earlier this month. The dates for Friendly Fires UK tour are below:

  • Bristol, O2 Academy – November 10th
  • Birmingham, O2 Academy – 11th
  • Southampton, Guildhall – 12th
  • Nottingham, Rock City – 14th
  • Newcastle, O2 Academy – 15th
  • Manchester, O2 Apollo – 17th
  • Glasgow, Barrowlands – 18th
  • Leeds, O2 Academy – 19th
  • Cambridge, Corn Exchange – 21st
  • Lincoln, Engine Shed – 22nd
  • London, O2 Academy Brixton – 24th
  • London, O2 Academy Brixton – 25th
  • London, O2 Academy Brixton – 26th

New Music: CITY ON LOCK – STEELO 1 FT. SNEAKBO, ENGLISH FRANK AND DVS

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CITY ON LOCK – STEELO 1 FT. SNEAKBO, ENGLISH FRANK AND DVS Released:
14 August 2011
Direction Recordingz
Listen Here

UK RnB singer Steelo 1 releases his new single ‘City on Lock’ featuring a trio of South London rap talent; Sneakbo, English Frank and DVS. The single epitomises the artists enjoying their success in the city of London and delivering a party anthem for the Summer. The four artists combined have amassed Youtube views of over 16 million. The collaboration was put together by DJ Sponge who ran Delight 103 FM for 7 years station which brought acts such as So Solid crew and Oxide and Neutrino.

West London singer Steelo 1 has supported artists including Foxy Brown, 112 and SWV, and caused a stir earlier this year with his viral releases of the cheeky ‘Banana’,  he also released the single ‘How You Feel’ featuring Julie Cunnane. Both are taken from Steelo 1′s forthcoming ‘Better Than Your Boyfriend’.

Sneakbo is a South London rapper with a huge hype. With his collection of mixtapes and several viewer-heavy freestyles and videos; Sneakbo is expected to continue to climb in the UK music scene.

English Frank has been making waves on the UK hip-hop scene of late due to his complex form of rapping. His Youtube videos have amassed hundreds of thousands of hits including his very popular SBTV Warm Up Session

DVS, part of PDC, began rapping from an early age and is now being noted as a one-to-watch. He has collaborated on tracks with Shystie and Swiss from So Solid crew to mention a few.

The Kooks are to release ‘Is It Me?’ in early September

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The Kooks are going to be releasing their first single from the much awaited new album that is called ‘Junk Of The Heart’. This single is set for release on 5th September  Virgin records. The Kooks have in the past sold over 3million records worldwide and given their fans a 3 year wait till ‘Junk of the Heart’. This album will be released a few days after the single ‘Is It Me?’ on the 12th Sepetember 2011. The Kooks is set to play a series of UK shows, find the dates to these shows below…

September
30th GLASGOW, Barrowlands

October
Saturday 1st MANCHESTER, Academy
Monday 3rd NEWCASTLE, Academy
Tuesday 4th HULL, City Hall
Wednesday 5th CAMBRIDGE, Corn Exchange
Friday 7th PORTSMOUTH, Guildhall
Saturday 8th BIRMINGHAM, O2 Academy
Sunday 9th LEEDS, O2 Academy
Tuesday 11th LONDON, Brixton O2 Academy

FeedMe Music Presents Future Rock at 100 Club, London – 15th July 2011

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Rock chick night with Future Rock at the 100 Club.

Talitha formerly of alt/rock band Jynxt is now pursuing a solo career. Her new sound is acoustic pop with an edge. This feisty frontwoman is an accomplished song writer and multi-instrumentalist who puts on an electrifying stage show.

“Stage presence to die for” – Totalrock Radio

Elsie’s dancefloor-friendly, live-band-driven album follows the fortunes of a small town girl who heads off for the bright lights of the big city. Over catchy riffs and Discorock bass lines, Elsie sings about bad men, broken hearts, naughty nights out and those girls you just can’t trust.

“XSARA’s performance at the Water Rats was fantastic! Such an amazing powerful voice, songwriting with attitude and great stage presence, plus her outfit really rocked, one talented lady to definitely keep an eye on” – Monto (Paul Ryan) www.themonto.com

 

Event name: FeedMe Music Presents Future Rock

Start date: July 15, 2011 19:00
End date: July 16, 2011 00:00

Venue name: 100 Club

Venue address: 100 Oxford Street, Oxford Street, London, W1D 1LL

Genre: Live Music

Tags: alternative, rock, pop, Elsie, Xsara, Talitha Giusti

How Much: £8 Adv./£10 Door

Ticket link: http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=447489&interface=feedmemusic

Summary:
Talitha Giusti with support from Elsie and Xsara.


Pipedown at The Rhythm Factory, London – 30th July 2011

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Pipedown’s summer session arrives on Saturday 30th July.

Coming over from Lyon, France, JAY WEED brings his own brand of mutant house music. This year he’s had records out on Oneman’s 502 Recordings and Sinden’s Grizzly label, both of which arrived out of nowhere and seemingly sounded like nothing else. House might be the tempo but his music is equally otherworldly, dark, spacious and at times euphoric.

ALTERED NATIVES is someone we’ve been trying to get play for us for a while. He too operates under the lose umbrella of house. With origins in broken beat the result is drums, of the heaviest, roughest and most arresting variety. The highly prolific producer (two albums and severals EPs last year) will no doubt bring something special.

HALP and OFFHAND hail from Holland. The pair of them are involved in Lowriders – a record label, club night and online magazine. Apparent in Halps production on Starkey’s label and the duo’s DJ sets are some of the sensibilities of Skwee applied to contemporary perversions of house and instrumental hip-hop.

Finally we’ve got residents SDUK, CNTRST and RYLSKI to round things off. As always it’s free entry all night long !

 

Event name: Pipedown

Start date: July 30, 2011 22:00
End date: July 31, 2011 05:00

Venue name: The Rhythm Factory

Venue address: Whitechapel Rd, London, E1 1EW

Genre: DJ Music

Tags: House, Broken beat, Hip hop, Funky

How Much: Free

Artists: Jay Weed, Altered Natives, Halp, Offhand, Sduk, Cntrst, Rylski

Summary:
Pipedown’s session of free nights at The Rhythm Factory returns late July with something really special. Jay Weed and Altered Natives, will be playing their unique vision of house while Halp and Offhand go b2b with a special set direct from Holland.

112 Performs Live at Bond Night Club, London – Friday 15th July 2011

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Day: Fri 15th July 112 at BOND Nightclub
Address: 24 Kingly Street, Soho, London, W1B 5QP
Nearest tube: Oxford Circus Station
Description:

One of the worlds legendary R&B groups 112 have had some of the biggest party anthems of the past decade be sure to join us as they perform the likes of ”Peaches and Cream” “Dance With Me” and “Only You” amongst other hit singles.
The venues interior design is on par with its clientele boasting state of the art technology that is unique to this venue. The club is surrounded by computer controlled visual projections can be tailored to project entire landscapes throughout the club or to personalise each booth with individual themes. By dancing, moving or even putting your hands up in the air, the visuals interact and move with you.

Music policy includes the very best of House, RnB and club classics. The capacity is 400 with five slightly raised table areas with space to seat 200 comfortably. Table areas work on a pre-booking basis with minimum spends attached to the designated areas. Reservations are highly advised for male orientated groups or guests seeking a truly VIP night out.
Entry:

Ladies free 2300, £20 after
Time: 2200-0400
Dress Code: Smart and stylish
Table Bookings: Reservation includes queue jump and complimentary entry
Tables: £500 Minimum (Seat up to 8 people)
Tables VIP: £1000 Minimum spend (Seat 15 people)

Contact Event Manager: Robbie for Guest list & Table bookings
Email: Robbie@xclusivetouch.co.uk
Mob: 07723387032
Telephone: 0207-734-9116
BBpin: 2146D6C2

 

Event name: 112 Performs Live at BOND

Start date: July 15, 2011 22:00
End date: July 16, 2011 03:00

Venue name: Bond Night club

Venue address: 24 Kingley Street,, London , W1B 5QP

Genre: DJ Music

Tags: bond, 112, london, parties

How Much: Ladies free before 11 £20 after

Artists: 112

Ticket link: http://www.facebook.com/xclusivetouch.co.uk

Summary:
112 Performs Live at BOND this Friday only for Xclusivetouch. ANY EXCUSE

Regenerate at Gigalum, London – 23rd July 2011

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After spending 4 years in the midlands and 5 years on the awesome island of Ibiza, the Regenerate team are taking the action to GIGALUM in Clapham, SW4. The big old city better be ready because they’re going to be pushing their progressive, house and tech sounds as hard as they can through the system at the famous south London bar/club.

The 6 Regenerate DJ’s collectively known as Phoenix 6 will be taking to the decks along with a special guest appearance from techno/prog legend Deep Cycle.

One of Phoenix 6, Phil Wilshaw expressed his delight at taking Regenerate to London. “We’ve been wanting to do this for a long time. We always set out to put on nights in London but we wanted to do it right. We’ve had an amazing time putting on parties in Ibiza but we were at the pub the other day and we all agreed it was time to push the Regenerate London button! So, here we go!”

As always with Regenerate parties, expect surprises, sunglasses and total and utter stupidity all carried along by a tune chugging soundtrack!

See you at the front!

The Regenerate Team X

 

Event name: Regenerate

Start date: July 23, 2011 15:00
End date: July 24, 2011 00:00

Venue name: Gigalum

Venue address: 7 Cavendish Parade, Clapham, London, SW4 9DW

Genre: DJ Music

Tags: DJ

How Much: FREE

Artists: Regenerate

Summary:
regenerate debut at gigalum

Torture Garden Uniform Theme Boat Party at HMS Presient, London – 6th August 2011

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Torture Garden
Uniform Theme Boat Party

Sat 6th August
@ HMS President
On The Thames, Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0HJ
10pm – 4am (last entry 2am!)

All aboard the glamorous 1918 ship HMS President for a special intimate TG Boat Party with a special Uniform dress code. The ship is moored and doesn’t move!
Tickets are limited so buy an advance ticket!

Uniform Themed Performances by:
Mr Pustra
Marnie Scarlet
Lydia Darling
+ Japanese Bondage & Erotic Visuals

Club Ballroom
DJs: Allen TG, Jimmy Mofo, David TG
Sleazy Electro House, Dirty Electro, Booty Breakz, Ghetto House, Drum n Bass

Boudoir Lounge
Music: Burlesque, Swing, Cabaret & Sleazy Rock n Roll

Below Deck Dungeon Playroom
Erotic & SM Play Equipment
Music: Sleazy Sailor Songs, Atmospheric, Ritual, Electronica, Erotica

Outside Deck
Views of the Thames & major landmarks

Enforced Fantasy Dress Code:
Special Uniform Theme
Sleazy Sailors * Naval Officers * Uniforms * Militaria (No Street Fashion Camo or Cheap Fancy Dress Copies!)
+ Usual Fantasy * Fetish * Burlesque * Body Art * Berlin Kabaret * Medical * Steam Punk * Boudoir * Moulin Rouge * Venice Carnival * Circus Side Show * Top Hat & Tails * Electro Fashion Freak etc
No Casual Street Wear / No Street Camouflage / No Jeans / No Cotton T -Shirts / No Cheap Fancy Dress Copies!
No Refund If Not In Dress Code / No Cameras!

Advance Tickets: £ 24 TG Members / £ 27 Non Mem
Online www.torturegarden.com (+ booking fee)
Shop Outlet:
Liberation – 49 Shelton St, Covent Garden WC2

Tickets On Door: £ 27 TG Memb / £ 30 Non Mem

www.torturegarden.com / TG Office Info
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7613 4733

 

Event name: Torture Garden Uniform Theme Boat Party

Start date: August 06, 2011 22:00
End date: August 07, 2011 06:00

Venue name: HMS President

Venue address: Victoria Embankment, Nr Blackfriars Birdge, London, EC4Y 0HJ

Genre: DJ Music

Tags: fetish, body art, cabaret, burlesque, electro, swing

How Much: £ 24 TG Members / £ 27 Non Mem + BF MOTD

Artists: Mr Pustra, Marnie Scarlet, Lydia Darling, Allen TG, David TG, Jimmy Mofo

Ticket link: http://www.torturegarden.com/tickets

Summary:
All aboard the glamorous 1918 ship HMS President for a special intimate TG Boat Party with a special Uniform dress code. The ship is moored and doesn’t move! Tickets are limited so buy an advance ticket!

Ready the Horses at Jamboree, London – 5th August 2011

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Ready the Horses

w/
Mojo Finger + J.D. Smith + Billy Brooks

“Mojo Finger” an exciting three piece blues band.
With a tight rhythm section and heavy guitar they incorporate tradition with modern grooves.
Blues with a difference.
http://www.youtube.com/wat​ch?v=Z7D1H57KIQU&feature=r​elated
http://www.youtube.com/wat​ch?v=v1WVuWl555Q&feature=r​elated

J.D.Smith
One-man-band JD Smith, with blues, punk and rockabilly slide-guitar.
www.myspace.com/stuartjame​sdurdensmith

Support act, London based singer/ songwriter Billy Brooks.

 

Event name: Ready the Horses

Start date: August 05, 2011 20:00
End date: August 06, 2011 00:00

Venue name: Jamboree

Venue address: 566 Cable Street, Limehouse, London, E1W 3HB

Genre: Live Music

Tags: Blues, Mojo Finger, J.D. Smith, Billy Brooks, Rockabilly, Live music, Bar, Limehouse, Jamboree

How Much: £5/ 3 before 8.30pm

Artists: Mojo Finger, J.D. Smith, Billy Brooks

Summary:
Blues night with twist of raw rockabilly