Has anyone here been to 'Stay Beautiful' in London...

I really don't know, but if it was that, I'd probably go hunt down the man and murder him myself, dumbass. GET OVER IT. HE WASN'T INTO MEN, OR IF HE WAS, NOT YOU. Fucking Simon Price.

But I've never met a male manics fan who's not absolutely lovely. (Probably cause I've never met Simon Price!!!) Shame about their musical tastes, though. ;-)

It's terrible, because dronerock boys, by and large, are just not lovely. Unless they actually come from Rugby, they tend to be scary and have beards. ;-)

Besides, some dronerock boys are beautiful. Just very few of them. Sonic Boom. Robert out of Loop/Main. The collective members of Sigur Ros. It's just too bad the rest of them look like Mogwai.

Now *that* would be my favourite band of all time. Imagine a gang of boys who *look* like the Manics, but *sound* like Spiritualized. I'd be in heaven. Oh, wait, no, sorry, that's the Dandy Warhols. Hooray! My dreams come true.

Speaking of this combination coming up randomly, have you heard of The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Kate? I keep seeing their video on MTV, and they're truly no good, but they amuse me greatly, because they're like the bastard child of the Dandys and the Manics. They've even got the girl playing keyboard one handed. Their music is a bit punky like early Manics (except crap) and they've got that organ sound like the Dandys (except crap), and behind them in the video - SPRAY PAINTED ANTI-CAPITALISM SLOGANS!

I feel like hugging them and saying, listen, we did this all ten years ago nearly, it's time to move on. Richey is dead, come now, have some tea.

What you would need is some rilly rilly cute boys who did a dronerock lite Ladies and Gentlemen style music; I'd reckon they'd crush Starsailor, the Strokes, etc. And perhaps even get some Smash Hits action.

Except in Smash Hits, of course. They like ugly boys like Justin Timberlake in that one. BTW - Justin Timberlake, what is Britney thinking????

Justin is the absolute nadir of Pearlman's taste. He looks like frickin' Dustin Diamond -- that's supposed to be cute? Even now that he shaved his head he still looks like a tool.

I reckon I should be doing this Pearlman thing, I have way better taste than he does. I mean, hello, Richey, Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Hugh Jackman and Alex James are all way better looking than Justin Timberlake.

That's scarily close to my "10 I wouldn't kick out of bed" list, so you should take Louis' job.

I think the problem is that I'm not good at catering to people like my teenage sister, who thinks NSync are cute. Unlike my two other teenage sisters, who find NSync repulsive and just listen to David Bowie and Rammstein and smoke pot in their room all day, whatever that's about.

Wow, you really haven't met Simon. He is generally understood to be One Of The Sweetest People Around. And he really is.

As for the club itself, it's pretty cool. They can be a little heavy with the Manics stuff a bit...but not many clubs play Virginia Plain and follow it with Jumpin' Jumpin'. Plus the TV screens play Bowie: The Video Collection, so there's something nice to look at.

If you don't like MSP or Suede or Bowie or Adam Ant or Joan Jett or Kenickie or Blondie then you probably wouldn't like it. If you do like MSP or Suede or Bowie or Adam Ant or Joan Jett or Kenickie or Blondie then you might like it.

Personally, I prefered the old venue but maybe the new one will grow on me. And hey, it's the place where all the celebs hang out...Graham Coxen's been a few times, various members of King Adora and Rachel Stamp sometimes show their faces. Senay Baxendale is almost always there. Sophie Ellis Baxter once tried to get in free (because she's such a big star and all) but was told she had to pay like everyone else and so stormed off.

You've never heard one of Paul Bonham's sets at Strange Fruit, then...?

He's a lovely chap. A really lovely chap. And funny too! Pretty remarkable for a Welshman.

Odd thread

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Oh.

"it's the place where all the celebs hang out...Graham Coxen's been a few times, various members of King Adora and Rachel Stamp sometimes show their faces."

That's what passed for celebs on ILX before Kanye and that dude from the Mounting Goats started posting.

SIMON PRICE (9.00-9.30)
Ladytron - “Black Cat”
Neon Neon - “I Lust U”
Hercules And Love Affair - “Blind”
Robyn - “Konichiwa Bitches”
Matinee Club - “Modern Love”
CSS - “Alala”
Robots In Disguise - “Turn It Up”
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JENNA (9.30-10.15)
Marilyn Manson – “Tourniquet”
The Horrors – “She Is The New Thing”
Public Image Limited - “This Is Not A Love Song”
Kate Bush - “Running Up That Hill”
Blondie - “Rapture”
Siouxsie And The Banshees - “Peek-A-Boo”
Prince – “Girls And Boys”
Avenue D - “Do I Look Like A Slut?”
Plastic Fantastic – “Fantastique No.5”
Associates - “Party Fears Two”
Girls Aloud - “Je Ne Parle Pas Francais”
T. Rex - “Hot Love”
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SIMON PRICE (10.15-11.00)
David Bowie - “Ashes To Ashes”
The Dandy Warhols - “We Used To Be Friends”
Eighth Wonder - “I’m Not Scared”
Dragonette - “The Boys”
Stacey Q - “Two Of Hearts”
Garbage - “Androgyny”
The Long Blondes - “Century”
Peggy Lee vs. Iggy Pop - “Passenger Fever (Go Home Productions)“
The Dresden Dolls - “Pretty In Pink”
Roxy Music - “Editions Of You”
The Damned - “Eloise”
Charlotte Hatherley - “Kim Wilde”
Blondie - “Union City Blue”
Nine Inch Nails - “Closer”
Animotion - “Obsession”
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HELOISE & THE SAVOIR FAIRE (11.00-11.30)
(live onstage)
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SIMON PRICE (11.30-12.30)
Fischerspooner - “Emerge”
Ladytron - “Seventeen”
Electrovamp - “I Don’t Like The Vibe In The VIP”
Manic Street Preachers - “Faster”
Sex Pistols - “Pretty Vacant”
Placebo - “Every You Every Me”
Interpol - “Evil”
Garbage - “Special”
Blondie - “Atomic” (Watering Can Song)
Pulp - “Common People”
The Ting Tings – “That’s Not My Name”
Duran Duran - “Is There Something I Should Know?”
The Dresden Dolls - “Girl Anachronism”
Hole - “Violet”
The Smiths - “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before”
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CHARLOTTE HATHERLEY (12.30-1.30)
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Songs included…
Hot Chip - “Over And Over“
LCD Soundsystem - “North American Scum“
New Young Pony Club - “Ice Cream”
The Hives - “Hate To Say I Told You So”
The Killers - “Mr Brightside”
…and stuff like that
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SIMON PRICE (1.30-3.00)
Prince - “Controversy”
Roxy Music - “Virginia Plain” (competition song)
The Kinks - “Lola”
Gogol Bordello - “Start Wearing Purple”
Suede - “Metal Mickey”
David Bowie - “Rebel Rebel (Soulwax mix)”
Manic Street Preachers - “Umbrella”
T. Rex - “Get It On”
Marilyn Manson - “Disposable Teens”
Hole - “Celebrity Skin”
Ramones - “Blitzkrieg Bop”
Guns N’Roses - “It’s So Easy”
Peaches - “Boys Wanna Be Her”
Christina Aguilera - “Candyman”
Adam And The Ants - “Antmusic”
t.A.T.u. - “All The Things She Said”
The Cramps - “What’s Inside A Girl?“
The Cure - “Boys Don‘t Cry”
Shiny Toy Guns – “Le Disko”
Placebo - “Nancy Boy”
Kim Wilde - “Kids In America”
Soft Cell - “Sex Dwarf”
Manic Street Preachers - “Stay Beautiful”
(The Muppets - “Mah Nah Mah Nah”)

Films shown: Party Monster, Hedwig And The Angry Inch, Cabaret

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l27/staybeautifulclub/5%20Purple%20Turtle%20era%20Oct%202004-present/Purple%20Turtle%20-%20You%20Lot/ReneandTim.jpg

Ferg on the left.

Ferg hanging out with Josie Lawrence.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l27/staybeautifulclub/5%20Purple%20Turtle%20era%20Oct%202004-present/Purple%20Turtle%20-%20Us%20Lot/JennaandAcey.jpg

Avenue D - “Do I Look Like A Slut?”

http://www.effwa.org/files/graphics/teacher-medium_res-1000x614.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l27/staybeautifulclub/5%20Purple%20Turtle%20era%20Oct%202004-present/Purple%20Turtle%20-%20You%20Lot/LadyKandWiggy.jpg

etc.

never went, lucky escape i think

not a lot of songs from the last 5 years on that setlist

The Ting Tings – “That’s Not My Name” <<<< this is ace.

haw

(The Muppets - “Mah Nah Mah Nah”) <<<< this is ace

Anyone got a playlist from Saturday's Club Poptimism for comparison purposes?

haha yeah has simon price not bought a new album for 5 years or something?

His first set would seem to indicate that he has.

hey he bought the long blondes lol

In truth I suspect it's a very long time since he's had to buy any albums - don't they all just get sent to him?

xxpost oh yeah! my respects to him is restored.

woah hey hold on there a minute...

Manic Street Preachers - “Umbrella”

oh lord it really is too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G-wZ5uY0_o

airguitardemon (14 hours ago)
This is by far the best version of this song, Biffy Clyro's comes in a close second.

this is amazing, on the youtube, it seems that every band and their cousins have all done a cover of "umbrella".. it's the new moon river

http://cdn.okcimg.com/php/load_okc_image.php/images/65535x65535/65535x65535/0/9285590913370999881.jpeg___150_500_150_600_08a9f2db_.jpg

Ferg on the left.

-- Raw Patrick, Tuesday, 5 August 2008 10:53 (6 days ago) Bookmark Link

8/10, was shitting it that this was real before the picture loaded, but then remembered that the one I've been to is Popstarz

Same as me. Popstarz--London's least-gay gay night.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l27/staybeautifulclub/5%20Purple%20Turtle%20era%20Oct%202004-present/Purple%20Turtle%20-%20Us%20Lot/JennaandAcey.jpg

I honestly thought that were Posh Spice on the right. It's not, is it?

it's a dude, dude