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chrisoffbeat
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 Posted - 03/16/2006 : 08:55:52
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** 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. |
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Broken Face
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USA
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Posted - 03/16/2006 : 09:09:34
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Forgive my ignorance, but what type of music is C86?
-Brian
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starmekitten
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/16/2006 : 09:11:16
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| Annual? there was no such thing last year because I would have bloody gone! |
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chrisoffbeat
- FB Fan -
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Posted - 03/17/2006 : 02:55:03
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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
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Originally posted by starmekitten
Annual? there was no such thing last year because I would have bloody gone!
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chrisoffbeat
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Posted - 03/17/2006 : 03:04:04
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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
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Originally posted by Broken Face
Forgive my ignorance, but what type of music is C86?
-Brian
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 04:56:23
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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
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/17/2006 : 05:37:03
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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) |
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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/17/2006 : 07:38:57
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| 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. |
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starmekitten
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/17/2006 : 08:03:05
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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. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 09:13:10
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| Sheffield rulez! |
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2638 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 09:15:43
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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) |
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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
2461 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2006 : 00:50:10
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| 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. |
Edited by - Ziggy on 03/18/2006 09:48:35 |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2006 : 02:25:16
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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
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2006 : 06:05:53
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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. |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 03/18/2006 : 09:31:21
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Originally posted by starmekitten
50p vodka
I'm there!
 pas de dutchie! |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 03/19/2006 : 03:56:22
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There's probably 50p's worth of vodka in it.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 03/19/2006 : 09:40:41
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In honour of Sheffield, here's a little photostory featuring Sean Bean (Sheffield's favourite thespian son!):
pas de dutchie! |
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chrisoffbeat
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Posted - 03/20/2006 : 02:33:05
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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.
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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...
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misleadtheworld
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/20/2006 : 02:44:05
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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.
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 03/20/2006 : 05:55:20
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Well that certainly is a romantic notion.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2638 Posts |
Posted - 03/20/2006 : 10:48:31
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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) |
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chrisoffbeat
- FB Fan -
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Posted - 03/27/2006 : 04:26:14
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| This Friday folks - feel free to leave any advance requests for specific Pixies tracks here... |
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Doog
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1220 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2006 : 06:27:04
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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 |
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