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A seemingly endless wet weekend. it started on Thursday with the Ivor Novello Awards, of which I was presenting one...I was chosen to present the award for best selling UK single to the writers of Leona Lewis' hit Xfactor single. I was confused but happy to be there and be yards away from some serious characters, Elton John, Peter Gabriel, Cat Stephens and QUINCY JONES. What a man. The producer of Thriller and Bad, and one of my favourite disco records ever, Stuff Like That. It was an amazing awards show..
After that we went to the pub where we ran into Roots Manuva. He revealed that when he did the minimix for me a while back (do you remember? we rang him for his interview and he was watching the archery on telly and wasn't expecting to speak to us) he thought I was Annie Nightingale the whole time. Brilliant.
After Friday's show I ended up in a warehouse in london bridge to see 2manyDjs and Herve..it was mucky and sweaty and very loud but loads of fun..
and on Saturday I djed at a Ministry Of Sound night in Paris. It was so different to over here...a very swanky and shiny and clean club with lots of groups of really young lads having dance offs. Properly standing in circles doing early 90's rave dancing...the set up was amazing, check it out..
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Last night after the show I sped up to Birmingham to play Custard Factory.. the line up was great; Erol Alkan, followed by Simian Mobile disco live and Pendulum as well. SMD have a big round table full of different synthesizers, samplers and electronic box type thingys and they run round the table creating this amazing set from this table like a couple of mad scientists. It looked great. I went on after them and was lucky enough to have the stage graced by a breakdancing streaker. If anyone has any pics please can you send them my way cos it made my night!
And the whole time, in London, Paris, Birminham, it rained. Non stop.
Current favourite song.
Uffie - First Love - Edbanger.
Listen again to the show to hear it...it's an hour and a half in...
I'll be listening to the show later on (I'll be working and listening to your show)
Favourite song?
That is a tough... now probably a song called "Sleeping Giant" from a band called Mastodon. I am trying to purchase some vinyl records from The Doors and Terri Callier can you recommend me a good website for that?
You have a busy life. I miss travlelling. Poland is my next goal.
Complain about this postAnnie Annie, you are such a legend absoluply smashing the scene right now! I was there custard factory on Sunday with the likes of SMD n pendulum. Dont supose you remeber me i found you after your set, and i like to fell we had a moment when i finally got to kiss Annie Mac on the lips :O I'v gotta load of pics n vids to send ypu if you want them, but dont quite know how to send stuff, give me a clue, got a top pic of you giving it loads. please reply to me :D hugs and kisses x
Complain about this postyo mitchell...send me the pics (or the link to the pics) to my myspace if you don't mind... it's on www.myspace.com/anniemac16 ..that's where my gig calender is too so you can come and see me again! glad you had a good time..
Complain about this postYou mean to tell me after all this time you're actually not Annie Nightingale? :)
Just kidding, I recall that show, Mr Manuva sounded like he was caught off guard.
Anyway he still remains a great UK MC, any idea when he's releasing some new material?
Take care. ;)
Complain about this postyou cheeky devil.
And why oh why was I not informed about this 2 many DJ's action? I've managed to see them once a year since 2003, I hope I haven't missed out on this year's appearances :( That would make me very sad indeed, they're wicked. And I won't be able to do the "how are they going to fit them on stage?" "what do you mean?" "the DJ's, there's too many of them" joke to random audience members.
Complain about this postYou were presenting an awards show on thursday but how do you do your R1 show? Oh no thats on Fridays... but not according to Fabric.... The muppets.
Complain about this postFirst love is a great song :)
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