Location: Middlesbrough.
Population on the streets = not a soul.
Walking to my work this morning just reminded me how good it feels not to wake with a hangover or as in previous years a minging comedown.
3 years ago i'd have being doing the same walk down southfield road towards Haddon street on a early sunny saturday morning after coming from an after party, Empire the night before, Probably Hed Kandi, back when hed kandi was 'cool' yea I know, I know........or maybe the pills worked better then....... either way times have changed.
Alcohol has replaced drugs. And financial responsibilty has come about. And happiness has been found in people. Well, one person. And she looks like a beautiful hed Kandi girl. added bonus.
The music scene in Middlesbrough has changed alot in the last few years, majority of my time was spent equally between the hundreds of sets at the Empire (sugarshack) on a friday and the Cellar bar (dusted) on a saturday.
Spent all my student loan on water bottles and the like. Took full advantage of rolled up flyers and still managed to come home with a pocket full of lighters.
Last nights dance music scene included a John O Bir at the empire after Paul Van Dyke put in a dodgey late cancellation. And James Mowbray at Cellar Bar under Riff raff.
The fight for friday night dance goes on between these two.
*Empire can pull in the heavy weights from yesteryear Morrillo, Sanchez, Van Dyke, Oakenfold, and the more recent nu rave student attracting Boys noise (curtain burning aside), Digitalism, Simian Mobile Disco and Erol Alkan.
*Riff Raff pull the the prog/techno crowd with recent guests such as Audiojack, Scott Bradford, Burnski, Tim Sheridan, The stealthy Mat Tolfrey and them Geordies who im bumming recently Bigger than Jesus.
Lets see how the introduction of retro to the Empire shapes up every second monday of the third morning of the full moon . Gurning posing Paul Taylor groupie chavs taking the place of emo indie new raving kids. If its not broke dont fix it. Financially good move tho. Not a good musical one.
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