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Gareth

What are you doing here? Everyone's buggered off to Facebook.

About Me

Live in Bristol, UK. Indie music lover, fairly normal guy until the moon is full.
Currently working for Ents24.com, the gig and entertainment listings website.
I run a night on the last Saturday of the month upstairs at the Hatchet in Bristol devoted to female vocal records (www.myspace.com/lipstickonyourcollarclub) with friends Jude, Julia and Anna. Everything from 60's girl groups through to Riot Grrrl, Indie, Punk/New Wave, Electro, Hip-Hop/Rap, Motown/Soul and Pop. From the shouts of Hole and Le Tigre to the pop of the Supremes and the Pipettes.

I also run an easy-listening/M.O.R./classic rock and pop/guilty pleasures night called "I Love Radio 2" (www.myspace.com/iloveradio2) happening on the first Saturday of the month upstairs on the Thekla.

My Interests

Going to gigs, DJing, dancing badly, choosing weird milkshakes at Shake Away, staying in bed for as long as possible.

I'd like to meet:

A bank manager who would offer a loan that I wouldn't need to pay back. And anyone who appreciates indie-pop and a good milk shake.

Music:

A is for - Art Brut
B is for - Belle And Sebastian
C is for - Cardiacs
D is for - The Divine Comedy
E is for - E.L.O. (Electric Light Orchestra)
F is for - Fiery Furnaces
G is for - Girls Aloud
H is for - Helen Love
I is for - I'm From Barcelona
J is for - Jellyfish
K is for - Kenickie
L is for - Los Campesinos!
M is for - The Monkees
N is for - Nouvelle Vague
O is for - Of Montreal
P is for - Polyphonic Spree
Q is for - Quasi
R is for - Jonathan Richman
S is for - Super Furry Animals
T is for - They Might Be Giants
U is for - The Undertones
V is for - Violent Femmes
W is for - Ween
X is for - XTC
Y is for - The Yummy Fur
Z is for - The Zombies

Movies:

All the classics! Back To The Future, Bedknobs And Broomsticks, BMX Bandits, Bugsy Malone, Donnie Darko, Early Bird, Ghostbusters, Goonies, Gremlins, Howard The Duck, Josie And The Pussycats, Labyrinth, Rock'n'Roll High School, Santa Claus, South Park The Movie, Toxic Avenger Parts 1-3

Television:

The Apprentice, Dragon's Den, Grange Hill, Little Britain, Nevermind The Buzzcocks, Alan Partridge, Phoenix Nights, Quantum Leap, Round The Twist, The Wonder Years.

Books:

I'm a really bad reader. I start a book, read a few pages, then never get back to it. Mostly just read newspapers, magazines and fanzines.

Heroes:

John Linnell, Rolf Harris, Kathleen Hanna, Mark Radcliffe, Frank Sidebottom, Tim Delaughter, Jimmy Saville, Kid Carpet, Lauren Laverne, Tony Hart, Wayne Coyne, Manda Rin, Jim Henson, John Shuttleworth, John Peel, Kimya Dawson

My Blog

DJ setlist for Glam Chops @Purr, Bath 10.10.08

I DJ'd before, between and after the bands at Bath's Moles club on 10th October. Headlining was Art Brut side-project band Glam Chops. Needless to say I played a couple of glam numbers plus some...
Posted by Gareth on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:58:00 PST

DJ setlist at Club Wonky 26.9.08

Bit late posting this but I moved house and just found the pieces of paper I wrote my playlist on! I was on the early slot at Club Wonky from 10pm 'til midnight but still had a pretty decent dancing ...
Posted by Gareth on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:44:00 PST

DJ setlist at Club Wonky 27.06.08

While Bernie was getting herself covered in mud at Glastonbury, she asked me to fill in at Club Wonky on 27th June. Here's what I played.... Crystal Castles - Crimewave Free Blood - Royal Family Miami...
Posted by Gareth on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:32:00 PST

Final DJ playlist at Death From Above Club 15.05.08

Not sure if it's because I'm not quite cutting-edge enough, or maybe it's just because I'm not young and pretty enough, but for whatever reason I'll no longer be DJing for Death From Above Club on Thu...
Posted by Gareth on Wed, 21 May 2008 12:09:00 PST

DJing this week

I’ve got a busy DJing calender this week. THURSDAY 27th MARCH DJing @Death From Above Club on the Thekla, from around 10:30pm (after Be Your Own Pet play live!) until 3am. Playing Indie, Electro...
Posted by Gareth on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:25:00 PST

Frank Sidebottom in Bristol on Good Friday!

This Friday, 21st March, don’t miss a fantastic night. It’s a really eggsciting Easter spectacular with Frank Sidebottom, supported by Bristol’s brilliant Bucky and The Hinkley ...
Posted by Gareth on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:04:00 PST

DJ playlist at Death From Above Club 7.02.08

Jenny Owen Youngs  -Voice On Tape (The Robot Explosion Mix) Caribou  -After Hours Duran Duran  -Tricked Out Vampire Weekend  -M79 Mambo Kurt  -Basket Case Dan Deacon  -Sn...
Posted by Gareth on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:39:00 PST

DJ playlist at Death From Above Club 17.01.08

Here we go again. I'm not really sure why I write down everything I play. Does anyone really care? Not my greatest set (I was tired and the crowd weren't easy to please) but at least I avoided the Lib...
Posted by Gareth on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:48:00 PST

DJ playlist at Death From Above Club 10.01.08

Here's what I played on the Thekla on the 10th January, should you be remotely interested! I'm not proud of playing two Libertines tracks, but I kept getting requests for them and, quite frankly, I'd...
Posted by Gareth on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:49:00 PST

The best of 2007

TOP 5 ALBUMS OF 2007 (in no particular order) The Aliens - Astronomy For Dogs Beirut - The Flying Club Cup Feist - The Reminder Kissogram - Nothing, Sir! Mum - Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy    ...
Posted by Gareth on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:40:00 PST