NME top 50s of the year

I don’t quite know why, but I actually still care about the NME end of year lists, even though I stopped buying the magazine regularly sometime in 2000. Anyway, here’s their take on the year 2009:

NME’s 50 best albums of 2009

NME’s 50 best tracks of 2009

And if you can’t be bothered with looking at those, the number one’s are Horrors – Primary Colours & Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero. Not bad choices all up

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Hang the DJ returns!

Yes folks, Hang the DJ returns to the San Francisco Bath House for New Year’s Eve – a night of the best of both worlds from Atomic & 24 Hour Party People. Kick off is at 9pm & we’ll be going til you go home!


Hang the DJ: Atomic vs 24 Hour Party People, New Year's Eve 2009/10

See you there!

Bill

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Atomic!

A huge thanks to all of you who made it down to the Bath House on Saturday night – I had a blast & you were awesome! Cheers!

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Atomic mixtape vol. 16 tracklist

Just finalised the tracklist for Saturday night’s giveaway, and it’s a good ‘un, if I may say so myself! Come up & ask for one on Saturday night – limited numbers so first in, first served.

01 – The Normal – Warm Leatherette
02 – Gary Numan – Cars
03 – John Foxx – Underpass
04 – A Flock of Seagulls – (It’s Not Me) Talking
05 – Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – Genetic Engineering
06 – New Order – The Village
07 – Blancmange – Don’t Tell Me
08 – Yazoo – Only You
09 – Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
10 – Thomas Dolby – Radio Silence
11 – Visage – The Damned Don’t Cry (Dance Mix)
12 – Depeche Mode – See You
13 – Ultravox! – The Thin Wall
14 – The Human League – Empire State Human
15 – Fad Gadget – Collapsing New People
16 – Simple Minds – Theme for Great Cities
17 – Japan – Ghosts
18 – Soft Cell – Say Hello, Wave Goodbye

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Last Atomic for 2009

Here we go:


Atomic, December 5, 2009

See you there!

Bill

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24 Hour mixtape tracklist

tracklist for the next giveaway mix is:

01 – Shop Assistants – Safety Net
02 – The Pooh Sticks – On Tape
03 – The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Higher Than The Stars
04 – Brilliant Colors – Should I Tell You?
05 – The Vaselines – Molly’s Lips
06 – Ash – Oh Yeah
07 -The Joy Formidable – Whirring
08 – The Stone Roses – How Do You Sleep
09 – The High – A Minor Turn
10 – Teenage Fanclub – Discolite
11 – Camera Obscura – The Sweetest Thing
12 – Bad Lieutenant – Sink Or Swim
13 – Fyfe Dangerfield – When You Walk In The Room
14 – Kenickie – Punka
15 – Los Campesinos! – There Are Listed Buildings
16 – Swanton Bombs – Shock
17 – The Cribs – Cheat On Me
18 – Johnny Foreigner – Criminals
19 – The Horrors – Whole New Way
20 – Julian Casablancas – Out of the Blue
21 – LCD Soundsystem – Bye Bye Bayou

Get in quick on Saturday night!

Bill

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Setlists from last 24 Hour & Atomic

Finally got round to doing these, so here they are:

24 Hour Party People 19 September
Atomic 10 October

Cheers,

Bill

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New Los Campesinos! album due in Feb

News from Wichita Recordings:

Los Campesinos! have announced details of their forthcoming album. The release, entitled Romance Is Boring is due out 1st Feburary 2010. It was recorded with producer John Goodmanson (Sleater-Kinney, Wu-Tang Clan) and features guest appearances from Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu) and Zac Pennington (Parenthetical Girls).

The track listing is as follows:
In Medias Res
There Are Listed Buildings
Romance Is Boring
We’ve Got Your Back (Documented Minor Emotional Breakdown #2)
Plan A
200 – 102
Straight In At 101
Who Fell Asleep In
I Warned You: Do Not Make An Enemy Of Me
Heart Swells/100-1
I Just Sighed. I Just Sighed, Just So You Know
A Heat Rash In The Shape Of The Show Me State; or, Letters From Me To Charlotte
The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future
This Is A Flag. There Is No Wind
Coda: A Burn Scar In The Shape Of The Sooner State

Los Campesinos website

Can’t wait for this one!

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Hook on the Hac

Peter Hook chatting to BBC Breakfast about his new book about the Hacienda – How Not To Run A Club.

Video here

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The Collapse of Moz

Morrissey collapses during This Charming Man in Swindon. Story from the BBC

Former Smiths singer Morrissey has been taken to hospital after collapsing on stage with breathing difficulties.

Eyewitnesses said the 50-year-old fell to the floor during a performance of his former band’s song This Charming Man at Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon.

Two of his current band’s members took him off stage and an ambulance took him to Great Western Hospital, where his condition was described as “stable”.

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