After the loss of the Bibliotek venue in June this year things looked a little shaky for the return of Yum Yum. However after much searching and negotiations with venue we think we have found the perfect place.
Yum Yum - The Northampton Lost Soul Night will return on Friday the 28th November @ new venue The Picturedrome.
The Picturedrome we think is the ideal place for us with it's large dance floor, huge stage, excellent PA and luxurious decor. For those of you not familiar with the venue it was converted from a cinema in 1998 by The Richardson Group and has become a one of the finest venues in the midlands. It has a smoking terrace on the 2nd floor mezzanine, ample car parking, full size movie screen and is only a 5 minute walk from the town center.
The night will kick off at 8pm and go through until 1am with admission price of £4 before 10pm and £5 after.
Usual Buzz and Yum Yum dj's will be providing that beating rhythm for the night with some very special guests coming along to liven things up.
For more information go to the Yum Yum micro site>
Andy crofts (The Moons, Paul Weller) new project "Colourama Records" will release it's first single on Monday 22nd September. The first single will be "Don't Go Changin" by The Moons. This release will be a very limited 7" single of only 500 pressings.
To get your mitts on this very collectable and supremely superb single go to The Moons MySpace page or use the link below.
Buy It Here
www.myspace.com/moonsuk
www.myspace.com/coloramarecords
This Friday will be no exception.
We are back in the main hall and bar 2 with very special guest band The Spivs from North London. These guys promise to shake rattle and roll your expectations with their blinding take on 50's Rockabilly and Garage Punk madness.
www.myspace.com/thespivsonline
In the main hall we will be spinning the best upfront alternative dance music from stomping Northern Soul, Rock & Roll, Ska and Funk along with the usual 60's Beat, New Wave, Brit pop, Garage Punk and Indie.
Kickoff is 10:30pm with free admission before 11pm with a 3am finish.
The band starts at 11:30pm in bar 2
See you there,
Rob
1974. Power cuts, strikes and boot-boy aggro on the terraces. Flares,Chopper bikes and beer at fourteen pence a pint.
Joe McCain, 17 and restless, is bored with the flatline tedium of a life that seems like it´s going nowhere. Enter Jane, moving to the beat of a music that Joe´s never heard, a vision of loveliness who opens the door to a whole world of sound, movement and all-nighter dancing at The Wigan Casino - the home of Northern Soul! Swept along on this tide of pulsating dance and lust, Joe finally finds somewhere he belongs and the acceptance and true love he yearns for.
Director Shimmy Marcus and production company Ipso Facto Films are heading up the production in Stoke on Trent over the coming months. They will also be joined by an excellent cast line up (one which I’m personally very excited by) that includes Martin Compston (Sweet Sixteen) , Alfie Allen (Flashbacks of a Fool, Atonement) and Pat Shortt (Garage) to name drop but a few.
So, with the shoot dates imminent be sure to check the website soon for, videos, news, podcasts and updates from the production and I hope to see you all soon!
Quite a few Buzz and Yum Yum faces have made it up to Stoke for parts as extras and it looks like filming is going to continue for a while yet. So, if you fancy a go yourself get over to the website and sign up.
www.ipsofactofilms.com/films/souled_out.html
More changes to come but at least this is good news.
As we are now developing The Buzz night at Northamptons Roadmender venue we are looking for bands to play!
Yes, if you fancy hollering' and wailing and grinding that guitar then get in touch!
Contact email:
or send demos to
Rob Glover, Marketing manager, The Roadmender, 1 Lady's Lane, Northampton. NN1 3AH
This is also a refection on the continuing desperate state of the pub, club and live music scene with venues closing down at a rate of 27 a month in the UK thanks to the support of our wonderful New Labour (right wing) government. Echoes of the early 80's me thinks. What was that lyric from The Specials 1981 hit "Ghost Town" oh yeah - "All the clubs have been closed down." Amazing that nobody ever learns from the past isn't it.
Anyhow, onwards and upwards. We are at this minute looking at 3 very different venues to continue Yum Yum - The Lost Soul Night so watch this space and check out the Yum Yum micro site for more information.
The 3rd Yum Yum - Lost Soul Night is only a few weeks away and our reputation is growing. After last months event with guest DJ the lovely Kylee Lewis we have another local hero Kev Such coming across from the Cream Cracker Soul Night in Rothwell. The Cream Cracker nights have been synonymous with quality up front dance events for the last few years so be ready to dance your little socks off.
The usual Yum Yum line up will be in place however we have plans to convert room 2 from a chill out area in to another dance room.
One final thing. Massive apologies to all of you that were expecting the new badges to be available at the last event. They are now ready and will be there for you on this night ;0)
Date: Saturday 28th June
Venue: Bibliotek, Castilian St, Northampton.
Time: 10pm - 3am (no admission after 1am)
Price: £4 b4 11pm - £5 after.
Yum Yum Micro Site>
The change of venue was due to Northamptons premier Rock Night Blast Chamber moving it's regular Saturday fixtures from The Soundhaus to the new Roadmender.
However with the continued success of our events at the Castilian Street venue we think Ballroom Blitz has found a new home.
Regular Blitz DJ's will continue spinning the usual mix of dance music from 1970 to 1979 including DISCO, NEW WAVE, GLAM, REGGAE & 70's Soul.
Date: Saturday 21st June
Venue: Bibliotek, Castilian St, Northampton.
Time: 10pm - 3am (no admission after 1am)
Price: £4 b4 11pm - £5 after.
Yes the old place has changed a bit. There is now a smoking terrace on the roof for all you addicts (including me), we have a new stage in the front bar and hopefully a new dance floor.
To celebrate our return to this infamous venue we have decided to take a retrospective look back at those classic 90's Britpop anthems.
However this does not mean we will in any way ignore the usual buzz eclectic mix.
Anyhow, the night kicks off at a slightly later time of 10:30pm and runs through until 3am with free admission before 11pm.
www.newroadmender.com
We will be taking up a new residency at the newly (yes once again) re-furbished Roadmender in June. We will still be keeping to the 2nd Friday of the month slot but have extended the finish time to 3am with a 10:30pm opening time. Admission will still be free before 11PM but you will then have to pay the admission price of £5 otd.
Our first event at the new venue is on the Friday 13th June (hmm is that a good omen?)
Further information can be found on the roadmender website.
www.newroadmender.com
All dates have been booked and the events will be the last Saturday of every month for the rest of the year and we have also secured some stunning guest slots including Duffy's tour DJ Liam Quinn in August.
Yum Yum - Lost Soul Night
Saturday 31th May @ Bibliotek, 24 Castilian St, Northampton 9pm - 3am
£4 b4 11pm - £5 after.
Guest DJ's: Kylee Lewis (Rugby) & Andy Skank ( The Lab)
Further information can be found on the Yum Yum Micro Site
Yum Yum Micro Site>
Resident Buzz DJ and The Moons front man Andy Crofts has been approached by Mr Paul Weller (The Modfather) himself and asked to join his backing band whilst promoting his new album "22 Dreams" which is released on the 2nd of June.
Andy joins Paul Weller, Andy Lewis, Steve Craddock and replacement drummer Damon Minchella for the UK, Europe, America and Far East tours to promote the new album.
Andy will be back on DJ duties between stages of this monumental tour and I think we would all like to wish him all the very best.
We were lucky enough to catch Paul at the Childhood Cancer charity event at the Royal Albert Hall in April with guests Duffy and Rodger Daltry where some of his new material was performed accoustically with Steve Craddock.
All we can say is the new album sounds stunning and the tour looks to be another sell out event.
Further information can be found on Pauls site:
www.paulweller.com
The Buzz and the Northampton Lost Souls have teamed up for this amazing Northern Soul charity event in aid of M.I.N.D. This event will take place at the end of March and feature a whole host of DJ's covering everything from Rare Soul, Motown. Ska, Deep Funk, Rhythm and Blues.
Yum Yum - Lost Soul Night
Saturday 29th March @ Bibliotek, 24 Castillion St, Northampton 10pm - 3am
£4 b4 11pm - £5 after.
Further information can be found at the following website address
Northampton Lost Souls>
New Buzz Band Night - Danny Conners, Stickman Rights & The Pepperbox live Friday 22nd February
February sees the second Buzz of the month (22nd Feb) , but this time it's the first of our new extended Buzz Band Nights.
We will be taking over the Soundhaus venue from 8pm and presenting, for your listening pleasure. The OnOffs front man Danny Conners, the promised and re-scheduled brilliance that is Stickman Rights and to kick the night off, the majestic psychedelia of The Pepperbox.
We are not going to rob you blind with an exorbitant early admission price so the early door fee is only a paltry £3.50. The night will run through from 8pm until 2am with the main hall opening at 10:30. Buzz DJ's will then keep you dancing until the early hours.
First and for most massive apologies to the Stickman Rights boys but we have had to postpone their legendary return gig because we have Art Brut in the main hall on this night.
Doors open at 7:30 with tickets available for £10.
For further information and to buy tickets please contact
The Soundhaus
Tel: 01604 250898
76-92 Great Russell St
Northampton
NN1 3BU
enq@thesoundhaus.com
Tickets 01604 604020
The first event kicks off this Saturday the 2nd February at the now infamous Leicester University. Brighton Beach regular DJ Helen Baron will be playing the usual mixed bag of indie/britpop/club soul whilst Rob & Andy will be selecting the grooves in room 2. Along with the tried and tested Northern Soul, Freakbeat and Garage Punk we are going to delve in to the Boogaloo, R&B, Ska, Rock & Roll, Hammond Groove, Exotica, Rocksteady, Latin and Funk. We are also hoping to introduce a few guest DJ's in to the mix also to help spice up the night a little.
For further information on upcoming dates check out the Brighton Beach website
www.brightonbeachclub.co.uk
Tickets : £5 adv Doors / Times : 10:00pm-2:00am
Tickets Available From: The Student Union, Rockaboom, The Wardrobe, Pulp Fashion & Left Legged Pineapple (Loughborough)
Leicester University, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH
After the sellout NYE event at Northamptons Roadmender venue this is our first Ballroom Blitz event of 2008. Rob, Andy & CJ will bring you the usual choice 70's Soul, Disco, Funk and Reggae tunes in the main hall whilst in the front bar Alex will be spinning the best Punk, New Wave, Glam and bubblegum pop.
Feature films in the movie room are
10:30pm Dirty Harry
12:00am ZOMBIE Flesh Eaters
Further information can be found on our events page under Ballroom Blitz or the New Roadmender website.
Over the course of the next few weeks we have over 400 new items to list on our sales and auctions page. If you don't see anything you fancy right away keep coming back because we are bound to have something for everybody.
We are constantly on the look out for interesting items from the 1950's through to the present day and our stock changes accordingly.
www.kassjones.co.uk
Kay, pissed NYE? You decide!
Those that did we salute you, talk about hardcore, and we are talking proper hardcore. Not that drivel listened to by those pillocks that dress up in orange boiler suits and jump around (because they can't actually dance) to that thumping crap all night, and it is crap, that's why you can buy it in Tesco's for 3p for a 50 CD compilation ;0)
Anyway here finally are some of the images of the night. The quality is a bit rubbish because of course the smoke machine made it almost impossible to see anything and the vodka made it impossible to focus.
But what a night! The New Roadmender was completely sold out and you even had to queue up for a fag. Madness, but the best night out this NYE anywhere else in the world! FACT. How do I know, cause you all keep telling me so.
Ballroom Blitz/Buzz NYE images>
Our Buzz mate Yvonne McKeowen is taking a well earnt rest from all that jumping and spinning at our NYE party to bring a little bit of sound culture to Northampton on Saturday 19th January at the infamous Labour club with her new night "Get Up & Use Me!".
A pack of femme-fatales spinning everything from Garage, Post-Punk, Freakbeat, Swing, Electro and Rock n Roll Sleaze. Is the tag-line for this evening. Admission is free with live music provided by The Old Romantic Killer Band & Sukie.
Further details can be found on Yvonnes Myspace page.
www.myspace.com/yvonnemckeown
Finally, at last Fridays Buzz Christmas party, we all got to see the moons live with their first home crowd since the End performance back in our wet, wet summer.
Kay was on hand to capture the moment on film and we have the images here for you to enjoy.
Moons images>
- Photos from Novembers Ballroom Blitz night @ The Roadmender have now been added to the GALLERIES section of the website.
- Robs DJ profile has been added to the DJ section of the website.
- New content has been added to the Artwork section of the GALLERIES. This includes some vintage and rare flyers and posters.
- Uptown Decadence Unit images added from Novembers Buzz to the GALLERIES page.
- Images from Novembers Ollie Dabblers gig @ The Buzz now added to the GALLERIES
- Images from Novembers Bongolian gig @ The Buzz now added to the GALLERIES
With the launch of the new club night Ballroom Blitz and various other venues around the country.
On top of that we have a whole host of new bands secured to play.
These include Leicester's The Falling Leaves, who are confirmed to play The Soundhaus on the 8th January and local legends Stickman Rights, who have re-formed to put some garage punk back on the scene in February.
Main Hall: The Buzz & BALLROOM BLITZ
Bar One: THE SHAKEDOWN
Bar Two: THE BLASTCHAMBER
Tickets are £8 adv (available from the roadmender box office or on 01604 60 40 20)
and the night will run from 10pm - 4am.
http://www.purplehaus.com
Andy Crofts new musical project The Moons are to make their first public appearance at The Buzz on the 14th December.
The band will be on stage at 11:15pm in the green room.
James & Gary from Retrobeat will then take over musical duties in that room and spin Brit Pop, Madchester & classic & new Indie.
The Buzz DJ's will play the usual classic soul, funk, Hammond Groove, ska and pop anthems.
- Friday 14th December
- The Soundhaus, Great Russell St, Northampton.
- £4 b4 11pm - £5.50 b4 midnight - £6 after.
Check out The Moons myspace page for more information:
http://www.myspace.com/moonsuk