8.3.200224 Hour Party People Premiere and After-Party - 08.01.02 @ Chelsea Cinemas & The RoxyWe may consider oursleves the 24 hour party people, but harking back to the early days of where we came from - this movie takes look back in time to the late 70s post-punk and new wave infusion of the Sex Pistols, Joy Division and the Happy Mondays - back in Manchester where it all began. The soundtrack is a nostalgic trip down 80s memory lane, but a new New Order track 'Here To Stay' infuses new energy as the closing track in the movie about the staying power of the music we love. This is already destined to be a classic with a little production help from the Chemical Brothers, who incidentally first met at Manchester University in 1989. The premiere was fairly star-studded - red carpet for Carl Cox & John Digweed (in-between Area 2 gigs) and the Director Michael Winterbottom and brilliant actor-comedian Steve Coogan who plays the movie's central character Factory Records head Tony WIlson. The after-party at the Roxy featured esteemed journalist Tony Fletcher, who used to spin in Limelights's heady Disco 2000 days, opening for Moby and then BMOC Carl Cox. A swell crowd of beautiful people, celebrating an inspiring movie made for a great party vibe, albeit the cavernous Roxy. I had forgotten just how big the Roxy was and the new sound was stellar (reportedly Phazon, but then nowadays who doesn't have a Phazon). Why aren't there more great parties here?!? Saeed & Palash 08.01.02 @ Centro-Fly After an early 2am closing - (what happened to the 24Hour Party people?), I headed in search of another beat. Saeed & Palash at Centro-Fly. Great crowd, great sound - a bit of an anomoly for Centro-Fly, but when it's on, it rocks. Diggers apparently followed suit after a stop at Remedy. I ran into Elan of Matter:form and DJ Dave Hollands and entourage on their way to Discotheque. I wanted to stop in and listen to the techno leanings, but alas they were already closed. No party people here. Tired but not beat, because even party people need to eat - we headed to a French bistro for a late night nosh. I met the rest of the people around me - "Have we met?" - "I'm Josh." Who knew it was Josh Wink, who had been spinning earlier at De La Guarda's DJ Connection. His signature hairdo has been shorn, hence my confusion. I meant to ask him "How's your evening so far..." but I'm sure he's pretty sick of that by now. What a night! What a week! I'm looking forward to relaxing this weekend on the urban playas of P.S.1 and the redemption of X-Press 2. Stay tuned. posted on 11:43 AM |