January 2012
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Other sites/blogs we like #6
Where do you start to begin to describe Test Pressing? It’s the site with everything about everything. Mixes, edits, reviews, old press cuttings. It’s like a proper, more upmarket version of Acid Grandads, but more balearic and less northern. They’ve even put together a compilation of the best bits called ‘A Random Function’, which is available online and for...
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Other sites/blogs we like #5
‘The Beat’ make it onto the list simply because they have great taste in music and this is reflected in the various mixes and tracks they put on the site. And it’s not because they called us ‘tremendous’. No sir.
http://www.wearethebeat.co.uk/
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Raise your hands if you think you understand.
From the Acid Grandad’s archives - Weatherall/Farley and Bocca Juniors Live at Venus, Nottingham in ‘91.
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Tattoo of the day
For once, we’re speechless.
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Other sites/blogs we like #4
Good friends of ours and top party organisers, the Boogie Cartel, describe their blog as “A journey through synth laced Disco and neon tinged Boogie bombs…. for your pleasure.” And we are inclined to agree.
Click the link for disco sleeze. You know it makes sense.
http://www.theboogiecartel.blogspot.com/
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A nice cup of tea and a slice of cake.
You can never underestimate the restorative powers of a cup of warm milky tea and a slice of cake (pref: Victoria sponge).
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Speaking of Wah!.....
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A bar on Oldham Street.
More ephemera from the Acid Grandad’s archives.
This time from the time we spent in Manchester, late 80s/early 90s. Dry 201 was a bar that was converted from a former carpet shop by the Factory Records organisation. As with the Hacienda, the design was by Ben Kelly and followed a similar industrial style. It had its own Factory Records catalogue number (201, unsurprisingly) and...
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Groove is in the Heart
From the Acid Grandad’s archive.
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A chat with Acid House pioneer DJ Pierre.
Seems the world has gone Pierre mad (us included) ahead of his DJ gig in London in a few weeks time. And it’s about bloody time the man got due respect from you dubstep listening youngsters, too.
*shakes walking stick*
There’s a great interview with Pierre over on the blog of The Independent, that can be found by following the link below.
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The DJ Pierre Tribute Mix
In celebration of the forthcoming arrival of ‘the man who invented Acid House’ (Society presents DJ Pierre , 10/2/12), the Acid Grandads have put together a mix in honour of the legend that is DJ Pierre. Featuring original tracks and remixes from throughout his career, plus a couple of sneaky re-edits by the Acid Grandads. Enjoy!.
Mixcloud Link:
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Other sites/blogs we like #3
http://acid88.net/6.htm
Visual diary of Acid House.
Replace ‘like’ with ‘love’.
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'very exciting'
Not from the Acid Grandad’s archive - rather, something that was found tucked away in a record that recently arrived off Discogs (and will soon be featuring on the Acid Grandad’s steroegram).
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anightofhappytunes
From the Acid Grandad’s archive of stuff that’s spent the last 20 years in a shoe box under the bed - flyer for the Flowered Up gig at Venus, Nottingham.
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Moustache and Sunglasses combo of the day.
Ever the innovator, Andrew Weatherall.
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It's the 'new Ibiza', don't you know.
From the Acid Grandad’s archives (aka - stuff that was thrust into our sweaty mitts on exiting nightclubs in the late 80s/early 90s). Flying Records summer trip to Rimini, 1991.
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High on Hope
From the Acid Grandad’s archive. NME review of Tony Humphries at High on Hope.
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Mebership (sic) cards will be posted.
From the Acid Grandad’s archives - Membership application form for Delight at Shelleys Laserdome in Stoke, 1990. Including spelling mistakes.
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Other sites/blogs we like #3
Brighton-based ‘one stop shop’ for all things deep, acid and balearic, past and present. Doing what we do here at Acid Grandads, but much better.
http://www.theacidhouse.com/
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Free Party
From the Acid Grandad’s archive - flyer for a free party put on by the DIY collective and the local new age travellers in a marquee in a field near Nottingham, summer of 1991. We actually went to this as well. The stories we could tell, but won’t in order to save the blushes of our friends. Eh, Chris?
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For Outstanding Results at Any Temperature.
From the Acid Grandad’s Archive - ‘Boilwash’ flyer (Venus, Nottingham) from 1990.
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A panto cow! A very jolly jape indeed.
From the Acid Grandad’s Archives - Boys Own Grinstead Party covered in the NME 2nd September 1989.
It doesn’t really.
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Yoo-Ess-Ay.
From the Acid Grandad’s archive - flyer of the Hacienda (did we..? Oh, fuck it) DJ tour of the states, summer 1990. Got the T-shirt kicking around somewhere as well.
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Picture of the day.
Derrick May’s original cassette tape master of ‘Strings of Life’
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Set lasers to 'stun'.
Nobody has ever listened to analog music on vinyl records without the contact of a needle.
New analog music with no contact is almost exactly like listening to the music on a master tape (as described by professional sound engineers in Japan).
http://www.elpj.com/main.html
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Let's rock - legally.
From the Acid grandad’s archives. Hacienda (did we mention…, oh aye) licence news - summer of 1990.
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November 13th 1989
From the Acid Grandad’s archive - the flyer of the record that gave it’s name to a youth movement that probably didn’t really exist outside the imagination of the NME.
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Other sites/blogs we like #2
MDMArchive is an online community archive designed to celebrate Greater Manchester music, protect its heritage and promote awareness of its cultural importance. We are a not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers. Our Archive currently contains 2849 bands, 456 DJs, 900 venues and 7970 artefacts.
http://www.mdmarchive.co.uk/archive/homePage.php
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Safe Rave, Safe Price.
From the Acid Grandad’s archive of stuff that was thrust into our sweaty hands on the way out of nightclubs.
