October 2011
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Acid Grandads recommended record label of the day...
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Old Manchester nightclubs that are no longer there...
The Thunderdome. First in a series of, maybe, three.
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House Forever!
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Legends #8
Danny K in ‘78
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Stopping in tonight?
Stuck for something to do?
Back in the early 90s, some bright spark had the idea of making a board game based on going to raves. Apparently, this caused such a furore that it was soon banned, or so the legend goes. I’m sure I’ve got one of these stashed away somewhere. Or maybe I imagined it. The mind plays tricks when you get to our age.
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Norwegian would. →
We don’t normally talk about modern music or other people’s blogs here at Acid Grandads, on account of us being curmudgeonly old buggers. However, we think that the new blog from Scando-warrior Todd Terje is pretty funny and worth a read if you’re into old synths and stuff.
http://letsnerd.com/
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Losers, boozers, cruisers, chancers and dancers.
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The Japanese machines that created house music.
By Henrik Zelizi
Do you remember Inner City’s track Big Fun? That was in 1988 and the very beginning of what we now call house music. Producer Kevin Saunderson used only two Roland drum machines. Add a couple of synths and the lovely vocals of Paris Grey and you have a number one hit and sell six million copies. Inner City instantly became a name known worldwide.
In contrast, it would be...
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The Originals (thanks to Crowbloke for the title)
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Fashion tips..........by Gary Bushell.
Acid Grandads thought of the day.
“Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional”
Legends #7
Marshall.
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Dancefloors #2
Last night of Shoom. Hands up if your name is Pete.
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Patent of the day #1
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Did we mention.....?
….oh, forget it.
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Legends #6
Bloke in the middle, baseball hat backwards. Todd is God. Firenze, circa ‘93.
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From the Acid Grandads archive #2
Did someone say something about a reunion?
I’d like to say that it was the best day of my life, but I can’t because it wasn’t. I’d seen them at Leicester Uni a good six months previously, before the album really took off and the world then went Manchester bonkers. That was a good gig.
But Ally Pally? No. A massive schlep from home turf to stand in a big hall with...
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Isn't it obvious that music and dance are the keys...
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If Acid Grandads had award ceremonies....
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Just down there, first right, then take...
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Legends #5
Watson Bros. circa ‘84. Noel and the late Maurice.
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Clubs named after catchphrases from the Bill and...
First in a series of, erm, one.
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Stream the entire Trax Records: The 25th...
classof808:
Features cuts from Frankie Knuckles, Hercules, Virgo, Mr Lee, Chuck Roberts and more…
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We was there...... →
“On October the 8th 1988 we organised the first illegal rave in the North West called “Sweat it out”. Located in a deserted warehouse on the outskirts of central Manchester, everyone who was anyone was there. Despite the lack of any photographic evidence the resulting chaos has gone down in folk-lore. Only the 1000 odd people who attended now know the true meaning of what it...
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Legend #4
Nathaniel Jones. Google it.
A quick look into the Acid Grandads library...
Acid House in the papers... (again)..
…Only this time it’s looking back to 20 years ago.
It wasn’t all as ‘bad & evil’ as some editors were trying to convince you it was at the time. I mean, doctoring the photos to make people look ‘out of it’, despicable behaviour. Will they ever learn to just stick to the truth?
Isn’t hindsight the most wonderful thing? Almost as good as...
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Watch…..penetratin’……..hypnotisin’…
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Cheeky young whippersnappers.....
“One night in 1981, he was driving around Chicago’s South Side with a friend when...”
– Frankie Knuckles, The Guardian (via classof808)
Classic Artwork Spot #6
Classic flyers, logos & membership cards from the annals of club history
Legend #3
The Maestro
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