Oakford Social Club

Stopmakingme - OWTIC 001

Here’s a regular little feature I’ll be contributing to the ace Out With The In Crowd website. A mix of brand new music making my life better right now. It’s more a collection of records rather than a DJ mix but the idea is that it should be listened to in this order. A mixtape, if you will. It’s always a really enjoyable exercise to do such projects. It gives me the opportunity to bring out some different tracks I wouldn’t normally play in clubs. Put it on your iPod and have a listen whilst walking around in the cold. Hope y’all like it!

Stopmakingme - OWTIC 001 (February 2010) by stopmakingme

- Bot’Ox - Blue Steel
- CFCF - Raining Patterns
- Darwin Deez - DNA
- Sonny & The Sunsets - Heart Of Sadness
- Wetdog - Lower Leg
- Teenagersintokyo - Peter Pan (The Horrors Remix)
- Active Child - Voice Of An Old Friend
- Liars - Scarecrows On A Killer Slant
- Pantha Du Prince - A Nomads Retreat
- Gui Boratto - Azurra (Not The Same Version)
- Mount Kimbie - Maybes

Field Day 2010

Field Day 2010

Here’s a sneak preview of this year’s Field Day line up.

http://www.fielddayfestivals.com

‘Kill It Kid’ will brighten your day! - Wednesday 10th March

Bye Bye Bird by Kill It Kid

Kill It Kid (sometimes shortened to KIK) are a 5 piece British band from Bath who formed in 2008. They are signed to London Indie label One Little Indian Records whose roster includes Bjork and Skunk Anansie. The genre has been described as Americana/Blues/Rock. The band have a unique sound, their line-up including slide guitar, a lot of fiddle and at times banjo. After two successful single releases they released their self titled debut album in October 2009. Kill it Kid have widely been recognized as one of the best new acts of 2009, with magazines such as NME and Clash rating the album 8 and 9 out of 10 respectively.

http://www.myspace.com/killitkid

Addicted to Love?

This is how to do a cover!  The Good Gods perform their alternative take on “Addicted to Love”
Catch them @ The Oakford this Sunday 28th Feb w/ Mark Knight & The Witches, and Silent Paper Radios

Tubelord this Thursday!

Tubelord hit the Oaky on Thursday (25thFeb)....check out their Propeller video above!

Invasion / Bo Ningen Nudie Jeans Tour

bo ningen interview from Katrina Choy on Vimeo.

Interview with Bo Ningen, Japanese psychedelic rock band based in London

Thank F*ck It’s Freeday!

Innercity Pirates & The Laurel Collective are in town on Thursday evening (18th Feb) for a co-headliner of naughtiness at The Oakford.

If the Laurel Collective can do a gig in a Black Cab, then they sure aren’t going to have a problem on our stage….

http://www.myspace.com/thelaurelcollectivehttp://www.myspace.com/innercitypirates

R O M A N C E @ Bleep Test Club’s ‘Valentines Massacre’

THE BLEEP TEST CLUB Valentines Massacre presents
R O M A N C E(live)
West Reading Galaxy (djs)
Anglo Franko(dj)
DannyShitFxxx(dj)

Fed up of the over commercialisation of Valentines day?! YEAH! Come to the Bleep Test Club, it’s free entry, and it’s gonna be bloody brilliant. Featuring darlings of the NME & PIX Magazine -  “R O M A N C E”  (They will be your new favourite band – NME), Dark pop, huge basslines, and bigger guitars, oozing mysterious sex appeal.  They’ve been featured in everything from Artrocker to Vogue Magazine in Japan. HOT HOT HOT. Plus special guests including The West Reading Galaxy DJs, Anglo Franko & DannyShitFxxx.  This will be a Valentines weekend to remember.

FREE ENTRY | 8:00pm - 2:00am

http://www.myspace.com/romance

DJ DEREK

Saturday 6th

WE ALL LIVE AND DIE present

DJ Derek(dj)
The Drop(live)

IBetYa(dj) / Jac Von Cochon (dj)
DJ Derek (born Derek Morris 1942) is a Bristol-based DJ whose blend of 60s rocksteady, reggae, ska, dancehall and soul music has made him an icon for many in the industry, including a host of Jamaican producers and Massive Attack. DJ Derek spent 10-18 years working as an accountant at Cadburys, yet gave it up to play reggae in the St Paul’s area of Bristol. Probably a wise choice.

FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT | 8:00pm - 2:00am

Eddy Temple-Morris (XFM)

SATURDAY JANUARY 30TH

SMASH Saturday in association with MONKEYSUIT presents
Eddy Temple-Morris XFM (DJ)
Losers (live)
MidiMidis (live)
Plundercats (DJ) / Mark is Egg (DJ) / Sweet & Rennie (DJ)
New for 2010, our flagship Saturday of the month “SMASH”, and on this occasion in association with the delicate beauty of Monkeysuit.  Featured for tonight’s show XFM legend Eddy Temple-Morris, who hosts crossover show The Remix.  A seasoned pro at Ministry of Sound, Manumission, Glastonbury, Bestival, Isle of Wight, Reading&Leeds, and Ibiza Rocks.

This video features Eddy is also in a band called Losers, with Tom Bellamy (previous member from a very big Reading band)…. Remember The Copper Temple Clause?

Also on the bill is hot Reading act MidiMidis. In fact this whole line up is very much a family affair… check out Eddy Temple-Morris performing in Losers with MidiMidis click the link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5rRt9S8S4U

monkeysuit

Eddy Temple-Morris XFM (DJ Set) / Losers (Live) / Midimidis (Live)

plundercats Djs / Djs Sweet & Rennie / Dj mark is egg

Saturday 30th January, free before 9pm

NEW YEAR’S EVE

Guest DJ sets including GEORGE & OLLY / 2MANYSKINHEADS & more from all your local favourites!

Free Entry before 9pm / £5 After
Regular Card holders free all night (must be produced on the door) / 8pm - 4am

Christmas Eve

Monkeysuit DJs / White Sunday DJs + a host of local live performers

8pm - 4am / Free entry

monkeysuit

Eddy Temple-Morris XFM (DJ Set) / Losers (Live) / Midimidis (Live)

plundercats Djs / Djs Sweet & Rennie / Dj mark is egg

Saturday 30th January, free before 9pm

HOT MUFFINS presents BURLESQUE NIGHT

Whilst regular host Beatrix Von Bourbon is off working in Germany, macabre musical villain Joe Black will be taking over hosting duties at Hot Muffins Burlesque! This show will be one to remember, starring a hand-picked taste of London’s finest burlesque talent. We have the reluctant showgirl and singing mistress of dark humour, Ophelia Bitz. Graceful, elegant and surprisingly edgy burlesque: Kitty Bang Bang. The goofy striptease humour of Mysti Vine. In our regular new-comer’s spotlight: Vie O’Lette & Rose Sparkles.

£2.50 | 7:00pm - 1:00am 

http://www.myspace.com/misterjoeblackhttp://www.myspace.com/burlesquekitty

Tonight at the Oakford Social Club…

BBC INTRODUCING LIVE presents Phantom Limb

Phantom Limb(live) / The Screenbeats(live) / Cats and Criminals(live)

Phantom Limb go beyond the famous adage that ‘less is more’ with the simple and often forgotten principle that great music is about playing the right things at the right time. A seamless amalgam of classic, southern soul, country blues and gospel, this is intelligent music-making with impeccably high standards. Few bands can boast a vocalist of the quality of Yolanda Quartey. A mix of Etta James, Aretha Franklin and Mavis Staples best describe his unique sound.

Free Entry | 7:00pm - 1:00am

http://phantomlimbmusic.com/