| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| chrisoffbeat |
Posted - 03/16/2006 : 08:55:52
** Offbeat **
presents its 6th annual
Pixies Special
playing loads of tracks by The Pixies, and a few more by related artists
e.g. The Breeders, The Amps, Frank Black...
plus the usual Offbeat mix of classic and current leftfield indie, punk-pop, C86 and new indiepop underground sounds...
Friday 31st March, 2006
from 9pm to 1am
@ The Raynor Lounge
Sheffield University Students Union
Admission £3.00 includes free Lollipops
For more info' on Offbeat such as other dates, playlists, reviews, etc, check out
http://www.offbeatsheffield.com
* VERY IMPORTANT *
If you a non-student, also check
http://www.offbeat.group.shef.ac.uk/frames/wherefra.htm
for directions and admission details, or email me. |
| 23 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Doog |
Posted - 03/27/2006 : 06:27:04
Incidently, Nimrod's Son are looking at doing some student union shows, so if you reckon your union and it's inhabitants would make ideal candidiates, drop me a line!
andy @ nimrods-son.co.uk
www.myspace.com/doog = music
www.myspace.com/doogdoogdoog = emo |
| chrisoffbeat |
Posted - 03/27/2006 : 04:26:14
This Friday folks - feel free to leave any advance requests for specific Pixies tracks here... |
| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 03/20/2006 : 10:48:31
quote:
Originally posted by chrisoffbeat
No friction as far as I am aware?? Offbeat at Warwick was definitely first... started in the mid 80's... I used to DJ at it in the early 90's, and enjoyed it so much that when I moved up to Sheffield in 1996 I set up my own night with the same name, though with a slightly different music policy.
However Sheffield Offbeat is not a 'union society' or 'student night' in any sense - roughly 50% of our regular crowd are non-students, and we advertise it/flyer it all over the city.
ahh, so it was *you*! the legend lives on it seems! 
http://www.monkeyhelper.co.uk (that is my band) or http://www.myspace.com/monkeyhelperband http://www.myspace.com/imnimrodsson (my personal myspace page) |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 03/20/2006 : 05:55:20
Well that certainly is a romantic notion.
 I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
|
| misleadtheworld |
Posted - 03/20/2006 : 02:44:05
quote:
Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
This is just like the night I still want to set up in Manchester. I am just not sure of the demand.
If you play them, they will come.
? |
| chrisoffbeat |
Posted - 03/20/2006 : 02:33:05
No friction as far as I am aware?? Offbeat at Warwick was definitely first... started in the mid 80's... I used to DJ at it in the early 90's, and enjoyed it so much that when I moved up to Sheffield in 1996 I set up my own night with the same name, though with a slightly different music policy.
However Sheffield Offbeat is not a 'union society' or 'student night' in any sense - roughly 50% of our regular crowd are non-students, and we advertise it/flyer it all over the city.
quote:
Originally posted by bumblebeeboy2
And this is the other Offbeat is it? My old ex used to go to Warwick, their indie society is called Offbeat too, there was a bit of friction from what I remember, to who copied who...
|
| Carl |
Posted - 03/19/2006 : 09:40:41
In honour of Sheffield, here's a little photostory featuring Sean Bean (Sheffield's favourite thespian son!):
 pas de dutchie! |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 03/19/2006 : 03:56:22
There's probably 50p's worth of vodka in it.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
|
| Carl |
Posted - 03/18/2006 : 09:31:21
quote:
Originally posted by starmekitten
50p vodka
I'm there!
pas de dutchie! |
| starmekitten |
Posted - 03/18/2006 : 06:05:53
quote:
Originally posted by Ziggy
Snpbs is Birmingham really isn't that great as it apparently used to be, packed out, the kind of 'indie' you hear on Radio 1, and awful spirits.
Thats a shame, I used to go on a wednesday (50p vodka) and would flail like a lunatic to it's the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine) but I went back once after I'd left the city and it was like a shocking trad indie cattle market.
Custard factory usually puts on some good nights though, look out for uber-cabaret is my tip. |
| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 03/18/2006 : 05:23:04
quote:
Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
quote:
Originally posted by bumblebeeboy2
Of course there's demand!
http://www.monkeyhelper.co.uk (that is my band) or http://www.myspace.com/monkeyhelperband http://www.myspace.com/imnimrodsson (my personal myspace page)
Proove it!
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
Well off the top of my head I know of 5 personal friends who would come. And there must be 20 or so devote Pixie-ites at Smile. So add your friends, and you've easily made the door money back. Plus remember the reunion gigs! Loads of people would come out of the woodwork... If you got a certain tribute band to play that same night too, they'd be queuing to the hookers.
http://www.monkeyhelper.co.uk (that is my band) or http://www.myspace.com/monkeyhelperband http://www.myspace.com/imnimrodsson (my personal myspace page) |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 03/18/2006 : 02:25:16
quote:
Originally posted by bumblebeeboy2
quote:
Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
This is just like the night I still want to set up in Manchester. I am just not sure of the demand.
Good luck with it, I hope it goes well.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
Of course there's demand!
http://www.monkeyhelper.co.uk (that is my band) or http://www.myspace.com/monkeyhelperband http://www.myspace.com/imnimrodsson (my personal myspace page)
Proove it!
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
|
| Ziggy |
Posted - 03/18/2006 : 00:50:10
Snobs is Birmingham really isn't that great as it apparently used to be, packed out, the kind of 'indie' you hear on Radio 1, and awful spirits. |
| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 09:15:43
quote:
Originally posted by starmekitten
Birmingham has an Indie Society? Does every city I go to keep these things secret from me? Or is this strictly university, see my Birmingham days were spent rotating between snobs and the foundry (although I believe the indie night at the foundry is now held at the acadamy and sucks bad)
I went to an indie thing in Sheffield once, felt dirty.
the indie soc's are Uni things, so generally if you're not a member or don't know people who know people then you won't really hear about them. although they're open to everyone normally. there's one in edinburgh 'the egg' on saturdays, it's members and students only but the guy who runs it seems cool, going to try and go down one night when i'm up there.
http://www.monkeyhelper.co.uk (that is my band) or http://www.myspace.com/monkeyhelperband http://www.myspace.com/imnimrodsson (my personal myspace page) |
| floop |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 09:13:10
Sheffield rulez! |
| starmekitten |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 08:03:05
Birmingham has an Indie Society? Does every city I go to keep these things secret from me? Or is this strictly university, see my Birmingham days were spent rotating between snobs and the foundry (although I believe the indie night at the foundry is now held at the acadamy and sucks bad)
I went to an indie thing in Sheffield once, felt dirty. |
| Ziggy |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 07:38:57
The Indie Society that we have in Birmingham is pretty laughable, but they put on some good nights. There's alwys a chance to hijack the DJ box and launch a Frank/Pixies assault. |
| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 05:37:03
quote:
Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
This is just like the night I still want to set up in Manchester. I am just not sure of the demand.
Good luck with it, I hope it goes well.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
Of course there's demand!
And this is the other Offbeat is it? My old ex used to go to Warwick, their indie society is called Offbeat too, there was a bit of friction from what I remember, to who copied who...
http://www.monkeyhelper.co.uk (that is my band) or http://www.myspace.com/monkeyhelperband http://www.myspace.com/imnimrodsson (my personal myspace page) |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 04:56:23
This is just like the night I still want to set up in Manchester. I am just not sure of the demand.
Good luck with it, I hope it goes well.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
|
| chrisoffbeat |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 03:04:04
Jangly, slightly shambolic indie music from the mid-80's, so named due to the NME 'C86' free cassette which spawned the scene. Most famous band to emerge were The Wedding Present.
More here:
http://www.shesbitter.com/c86.html
quote:
Originally posted by Broken Face
Forgive my ignorance, but what type of music is C86?
-Brian
|
| chrisoffbeat |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 02:55:03
Certainly was (given that I organised and DJ'd it I'm a fairly reputable source!)
Playlist is up here:
http://www.offbeat.group.shef.ac.uk/frames/favorfra.htm
quote:
Originally posted by starmekitten
Annual? there was no such thing last year because I would have bloody gone!
|
| starmekitten |
Posted - 03/16/2006 : 09:11:16
Annual? there was no such thing last year because I would have bloody gone! |
| Broken Face |
Posted - 03/16/2006 : 09:09:34
Forgive my ignorance, but what type of music is C86?
-Brian
|
