synths and absinthe at heathers tuesday night

another installment of obscure classics!
fave new wave, classic post punk & indie rock circa the 80's
at heathers bar
this tuesday nov.18th
9pm - 2am
506 E. 13th st.
between A & B


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Coat Drive at Heathers Bar tonight

From 8-10 tonight I'll be mixing some classic 80's post punk and new wave at Heathers for the Annual Coat Drive. Come before 8 for free drinks! Bring a coat and I'll give you a mix CD! See you there!

new wave mixtape volume I side II

side II

yaz - ode to boy
gary numan - i sing rain
pet shop boys - west end girls
prefab sprout - when love breaks down
thompson twins - if you were here
omd - souvenir
modern english - hands across the sea
the passions - i'm in love with a german film star

punk movie series at BAM

i'm psyched i just found out about this.
all kinds of punk rock related movies are playing at the brooklyn academy of music in november. 24 hour party people, the joy division documentary, the joe strummer one, rough cut & ready dubbed [really, really want to see this one], depeche mode 101 and a bunch more... let's go!

details here:
http://bam.org/view.aspx?pid=667

pre-synth madonna

so, madonna had a brief stint in a rock band before her career took off. the daily beast just released an exclusive recording that has a few clips of her earliest work. one of them is the first song she wrote. its kinda refreshing to hear her voice in a different format. it would be sooo cool to hear finished versions of these songs. but it goes without saying that she made the right move when she switched to the new wave sound.



read the full story here.

new wave mixtape volume I side I

new wave's been sounding nice lately. that and concise little mini mixes...

heaven 17 - let me go
depeche mode - lie to me
icehouse - hey little girl
japan - quiet life
the comsat angels - not a word
modern english - chapter 12
new order - the perfect kiss

new wave soundtrack

a little selection of some of the more theatrical or "soundtracky" new wave songs in my collection. i tried to compile this mix in such a way that tells a story, that is, it has a beginning, middle, and end. that doesn't really account for the lyrical content - i don't know what this story would be about exactly. but i'm sure you can dream up something. enjoy...



omd - messages [peel session]
the human league - dreams of leaving
simple minds - fear of gods
gary numan - stormtrooper in drag
romeo void - going to neon
depeche mode - waiting for the night
wang chung - dancing
thomas newman - st. marks place
tears for fears - the working hour
wang chung - don't let go
b movie - nowhere girl
real life - exploding bullet
ultravox - vienna