Last.fm/presents is excited to announce the line up for their stage at Offset Festival. Featuring the best of indie & electronica from the Last.fm Hype chart . . .

METRONOMY + CHROME HOOF + BLACK DEVIL DISCO CLUB + DIE!DIE!DIE! + SLOW CLUB + MERZ + LACK + SILJE NES + TOMB CREW + THE LAST.FM DJ TEAM

Other bands performing at Offset include Wire, Gang Of Four, The Maccabees, The Young Knives plus many more,

Last.fm will be filming the sets for www.last.fm/presents – check out footage from their recent shows and also upcoming events in London & New York.

Last.fm: http://www.last.fm/presents
You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/lastfmpresents

Hainault Forest Country Park
Romford Road
Southampton IG7 4QN
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!MINITEK FESTIVAL!

M.A.N.D.Y. vs. Tiefschwarz, that’s all I have to say. Have they ever vs. each other before?

Oh, and please see if Kraftwerk are available to play, it could potentially turn this already stellar festival into a full blown techno riot

Just a slice of some of the artists booked to play . . .

Richie Hawtin, M.A.N.D.Y.vs Tiefschwarz, Francois K, Audion, Konrad Black, Audiofly, Paco Osuna, Guido Schneider, Magda, Marco Corola, Troy Pierce, Heidi, Butane, Bill Patrick, Adultnapper . . . the list goes on, visit www.minitekfestival.com for the full line up, and stay tuned as more artists are being added to the line up. Also check out what they’ve got going on in the Innovation Pavillion, dare I say I might spend more time in there than anywhere else . . . they had me at interactive multi-touch user interface.

the secret has finally been lifted…

Minitek is to take place at one of New York’s most prized landmarks: the one and only Coney Island. The wide open space next to Astroland Park will be transformed into a beautiful festival site with two open air stages by the famous Wonderwheel, creating a magical atmosphere on Saturday, September 13 and Sunday, September 14, 2008.

Due to major redevelopment plans, minitek will most likely be the last festival taking place in Coney Island. The minitek team chose the historic location to show out-of-town attendees two very diverse sides of New York City, contrasting from the night location at Midtown Manhattan’s Penn Plaza. The festival site is located between the Boardwalk, the beach and the Cyclone roller coaster, and is easily accessible by public transportation.

And this isn’t the only exciting news being revealed…

Francois K, one of New York’s electronic music legends and widely considered one of the forefathers of house music, has been announced as minitek’s latest addition to the line-up and will be closing one of the two festival stages on Sunday evening, September 14th. The minitek crew considers it an honor to have an artist as deeply rooted in New York’s music history as Francois K supporting the first edition of the festival.

You can check out all the information at www.minitekfestival.com and stay tuned for more information.

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Okay folks, a shameless dirty plug for my friend’s monthly club night - The Slackers Convention - and it’s their 6th Birthday on Saturday 16th August @ Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton.

In the Main Room they’ve got Body Snatchers - (30Hz and Baobinga) - Live Show, Ill Audio - Live 6 Piece ElectroBreaks along with residents Matt Slackers & Chris Dirtpop, Pav & Lucas, Capcom Ninja and stunning visuals from my homeboy VJ Spank.

In the Bar, there’s turntablist wizardry from Brighton’s favorite DMC champ, JFB (DMCs, Battlejam), plus Dirtbomb (Playboys), Statikedge (Flawless, Breakdown), Moif (Brap FM, Brighton Breaks), and DJ Y-Not (Slackers).

UNFORTUNATELY, I won’t be there in my every-present mode on the door (duties elsewhere call), but the night is sure to see all the crew and the regulars, who’ve kept the party alive since its front room days, on TOP TOP FORM!!!!!!!!!!! get in xxxxxxxxxx

‘Beats, Bass & Party Nonsence for the Discerning Underachiever’

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Ex-London partymeisters 44 have cranked up the audio-visual fiesta machine Cellar Door to present - wait for it - the Lo Fidelity All Stars, that’s right, TONIGHT at the The Cinema Room - Canteen in lovely old Barrow in Furness (that’s northwest England), from 8pm to 3am, £5 entry ALL NIGHT.

The lo fi electronica dudes are flanked by Mister Sushi (Botchit & Scarper), FM (Infra), Junior Moss (Section 8), Jamie & Steve Graham (Homegrown).

The Cinema Room is on Michaelson Road, Barrow in Furness LA14 1AD. For more info/guestlist, email alex@botchit.com

MORE ABOUT THE PROMOTERS: In the ye old days of 2004, breaks label Botchit & Scarper bonded with a couple of like-minded peeps over a couple of beers and came up with a party concept called 44. Their parties shook the walls of venues all around East London and presented a variety of lively acts such as Superstyle Deluxe, Coburn, Plaza Da funk, Atomic Hooligan, Eclectic Method, Dreadzone, Half Arsed Beats, Pirate Soundsystem, Soto, Jason Sparks, Si Begg, Aquasky, Radioactive Man, Mark Moore, Jay Stewart, Future Funk Squad, LBJ, Strider, Groove Allegiance, Idiotech, Slyde, Loose Cannons, Dirtpop, Slackshot, Hi Eight, Poj Masta, ILS, Move Ya, Deekline and many more…

Steed Lord have kicked off their “Feel The Heat” tour on the West coast in San Francisco!! They’ll be opening up for Chromeo on 2 of those dates - Portland (7/27) and San Diego (7/31), traveling around the U.S., with one show in Toronto (8/8) ending in Chicago (8/9). They’re also selling some cool t’s, so catch them in a fine club in your city!!!!!!

Cul ‘N’ Sweet welcome Milan, Italy’s Congorock Saturday, 21st June at Orchid, Austin, Texas!!!!

“Recently signed to the Fools Gold label headed by Dmc World champion Dj A-track and Nick Catchdubs, Congorock is part of a movement going down in Italy with his crew that consists of Crookers, The Bloody Beetroots, and Nic Sarno. They are taking house music and twsiting it, each making there own signature jacking style, so get your fix of the freshest beats in house, baltimore club, and fidget that will keep Austin’s feet moving till the club closes.” – Cul ‘N’ Sweet

Catch Congrock in other U.S. cities. Check his MySpace locations and dates!

Your favorite crew and ours, Trouble & Bass are back for their monthly bass rager at LOVE, Friday 27th June, with guests Dubchild and Bok Bok & Manara!! They will also be celebrating their latest release on the T&B label alongside Palms Out to bring you Math Head “Turn The Music Up” 12″ – out now!

“On the last Friday of the month, Trouble & Bass crew gathers together for their monthly smash down at Club Love. This month, they will be presenting Dubchild with his first US Appearance. If you try and find Dubchild on the internet, you may come across his myspace or a blurb here or there on dubstep forums, but most importantly you’ll come across information on his slew of remixes and original works for Dubstep heavyweight Caspa’s record abel; Storming Productions, as well as Rossi B and Luca’s Bass frenzy label, Heavy Artillery, all based in the UK. Dubchild has been producing grime, 4×4, bassline house and anything with totally heavy bass for over 5 years now. He’s pretty much one of the most unsung heroes in the dubstep/bassline scene.

Dubchild stems from a musical background of reggae/dub, hip-hop, house, and drum & bass anything with a pulse and a touch of soul. Dub child started producing from the age of eleven and has not stopped since he started producing hip-hop which was and still is his main love of music; he began his musical journey on an Amiga 500 which gave him the necessary tools to enhance his production skills. After a while dub child moved on to P.C format using cubase and an akai sampler, he was then introduced to the world of u.k/speed garage which he automatically took to it wasnt long until local drum & bass outlet Formation Records took an interest in his style of production where he released singles such as ‘Time 2 Bump’, ‘The March’ and ‘Grime Time’ on their sister label 100% and DJ Lombardos label; Fragile Beats, which all sold out.

Gaining respect from the club and radio djs such as Jda flex (BBC 1xtra), Ras Kwame, Annie Mac (radio1) his production style was stamped as different and futuristic. He was noted as one of the baddest unrealised artists to hit the scene gaining top chart reviews from a number of DJs and DJ magazines. Dubchild was then approached by label owner Quiet Storm of Storming Productions where he released such bullets as ‘Voodoo’, ‘Roll Dat Shit’, ‘Take Me’ and ‘Psychopath’, which has been played across most radio stations from underground to commercial such as Rinse FM, Kiss FM, Galaxy FM, Radio1, and Radio 1xtra. The scene grows bigger and bigger each day.

From the UK, Bok Bok & Manara host and DJ a party called Night Slugs, which is basically a good equivalent to what Trouble & Bass is in the US, having similar guest DJ’s and rocking the same sounds

Purchase tickets here!!
Trouble & Bass MySpace

DURRR happens every Monday night at The End, West Central Street, London, WC1. Resident DJs Rory Phillips, The Lovely Jonjo and Our Man Fred play a mixture of underground sounds and dancefloor dynamite across two rooms.

Every week Hanna Hanra djs in the live room and on the first Monday of the month she is joined by her partner in crime Princess Julia as THE P.I.X. Expect frequent live bands, guest DJs and secret surprises!!

Also… visit durrr.co.uk for details of how to WIN signed Erol Alkan goodies & Video Hippos albums!

23rd JUNE (return of the Alkan)

WHITEY (LIVE)
Underground legend Whitey hits the stage for a rare London club appearance tonight in anticipation of new album ‘StayOn The Outside’, which will be with us later in the year. Always special and never dull, make sure you don’t miss this one!

VIDEO HIPPOS (LIVE)
Baltimore’s Video Hippos make lo-fi indie gems, reminiscent of Sonic Youth, Animal Collective and shoegazy things like MBV, only with more drum machines and casio bothering. They also have a song with the exellent title ‘Piss Traction’, which makes us giggle. Check out their myspace for a couple of downloadables….

EROL ALKAN (DJ SET)
Erol joins us once more for what is sure to be another fine display of L’Arte de Dee Jay. Fresh from producing LOTP’s debut album, and about to head off into festival land, catch what will be one of his few club gigs of the summer. If you don’t know how good he is at what he does by now, you’re an idiot. Come and join us as we annoy grammarians by using the word ‘party’ as a verb….

Upcoming
30th JUNE

PNAU (LIVE)
Aussie chart botherers PNAU are well known down under for providing ears with super sexy sampled-up dance wonderment. Recent single ‘Baby’ has been turning heads all over the place, so come down and see just what these guys are doing so well that everyone wants a piece of them!

A TRAK (DJ SET)
Canadian Hip Hop wunderkind A Trak is a turntable legend. The youngest ever DMC World DJ Champion (at 15), he runs the Fool’s Gold label, has worked closely with Kanye West on various things and ran the Audio Research label with his brother (the one with the ‘tache in Chromeo). He’s recently remixed Bonde De Role, Architecture In Helsinki and Digitalism amongst many others. You won’t get many chances to see him in the UK outside of a festival tent, so don’t miss!