Madonna, Kelis, perfect combination for your holiday. Of course with a Milkshake.

Enjoy.

Oldies but goldies, we’re talking about Axel F. Don’t get us wrong; we like Usher as well.

Don’t forget that all these videos can be found on our YouTube site: http://youtube.com/the12club

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If you are travelling to The Netherlands and you are smoker, don’t forget: effective today (July 1st), smoking is forbidden in public places, like caffes, bars, pubs, clubs and so on.

What’s even more interesting is that you can still smoke weed in caffes but not in combination with tobacco.

So, bottom line: NO TOBACCO.

Enjoy your stay in The Netherlands.

Tracklisting:

1. Timo Garcia & Leo Trax present Le Crunch - Hot Drum (Edit) [Berwick St]
2. King Roc - Phidias Gold [Mutual Society]
3. Noir - Troya [Noir Music]
4. Montero - Tommy Pastie [Flat Belly]
5. Timo Garcia & Ricky Stone - Control the Universe (Will Bailey Rmx) [Cr2]
6. 16 Bit Lolitas - Metadoo [Bits and Pieces]
7. Kim Fai - Empty Inside [Toolroom]
8. Boris Brejcha - Die Maschinen Kontrollieren Uns [Harthouse]
9. Richard Dinsdale - Blitzkrieg (Jon Gurd remix) [Spin Out Records]
10. Wally Lopez - Go Ahead [Factoria]
11. Timo Garcia & Leo Trax present Le Crunch - Blue Rinse [CDR]

Additional links

• www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=682525978
• www.berwickstreetrecords.com
• www.myspace.com/timogarcia
• www.myspace.com/garciastone
• www.myspace.com/timbelcher
• www.myspace.com/berwickstreetsessions

Probably too slow, but too good not to post here.

Enjoy.

Pop with Rock.. Imagine that…

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Spanish authorities ordered Ibiza’s DC10 to shut for 57 days this week, after Spain’s central courts decided that the legendary after-hours club should serve out the rest of the ban which they successfully managed to appeal against last season.

“I feel like DC10 is the monster of the island, like they hate us,” Circo Loco’s chief Andrea Pelino told Ibiza-Voice, on hearing the news “I don’t understand why this always happens.”

Ibiza-Voice quoted an unnamed source ‘close to the club’ as suggesting Amnesia is ‘in danger of being shut again as well’ and fiercely condemned the ‘draconian police tactics’.

“The decision appears timed to cause maximum havoc to Circo Loco. One-hundred plus security, staff and DJs have been contracted for the summer. Fans and friends have booked their holidays to Ibiza,” the web portal pointed out.

“Ibiza needs DC10,” they added, “These aren’t just a couple of local discos, these are world-famous clubs that partiers from Argentina to Asia come specifically to visit. They are part of the lifeblood of the island.”

Ibiza-Voice chief Samuel Guetta chatted to Skrufff about the closure and admitted he’s puzzled by DC10 being singled out.

“It’s all very confusing; don’t think any of the other clubs in Ibiza strictly follow the rules,” he pointed out, “Part of the administration wishes to change the image of the island and DC10 is a symbol of Ibiza s free minded parties, that may be why,” he suggested.

Pacha brand director Danny Whittle told Skrufff’s he’s also concerned, for DC10’s employees as much as the club itself.

“To be honest, more than the party and more than Ibiza I can’t help thinking about those hundreds of people and families who have employment and rely on that money who may be in trouble,” he concluded, “This is something I think the government really needs to think about seriously.”

“It’s difficult to comment on the legal issues regarding this as we don’t know the full story, in fact we know non of the story, however, it’s not good to see any of the great clubs on Ibiza closed for any reason and we consider Circo Loco to be an Ibiza institution,” Danny added.

“I have to agree with Andrea from Circo Loco in that they did present Ibiza to a whole new crowd and really created a new thing on Ibiza, I for one am very sad that they find themselves in this position. I hope it is resolved very soon,” he said.

Samuel from Ibiza-Voice suggested the wider threat to Ibiza’s club scene is ‘strong- no doubt’ though predicted the clubs’ economic importance could ultimately save them.

“At the end of the day the party scene is where the income for Ibiza come from, if they destroy the clubs then numbers of visitors will drop and politicians will have to revise their “St Tropez Theory” very soon,” he predicted.

“We should all stand up for DC10 not because it’s about DC10’s individual rights but for our own vision of what the world should/could be. The world is becoming more and more conservative every day and Ibiza is one of the last free thinking spots on earth,” he argued, “After all, DC10 harms no one, it’s our choice to go or not. Who should tell you what is good or bad for you?” he added.

Jonty Skrufff via TrackitDown.net

US authorities refused to issue a visa to Boy George this week forcing him to cancel a planned summer tour.

State Department spokesman Tom Casey refused to go into specifics at a press conference this week, telling reporters ‘I’ve seen the report that’s out there. Obviously, visa records are confidential. But I’d simply note that there often are difficulties for individuals who either are currently subject to criminal charges or otherwise may have criminal records,” he added.

The Culture Club singer rapidly blamed the visa ban on his New York cocaine bust from 2005 and said he was  “pretty devastated” by the decision.

“There are a number of public figures who are openly using drugs and they have no problem with immigration,” he said in Paper Magazine, “I have seriously turned my life around and I feel great right now and this is just another reminder of how bad things were. I committed a crime and I happily paid the consequences and I should be allowed to move on and get on with what I do best,” he complained.

George’s management subsequently issued a statement saying the visa was refused over his upcoming London trial where he faces charges for allegedly chaining a male escort to a wall in his flat.

“All I can say is that George is astounded at the decision and is having lawyers here in the States look at it in the hope that someone will change their mind,” he added, “George really would love to come to America and repay his American fans loyalty and that is why we are asking the US Authorities to reconsider their decision”.

In more US immigration news, respected independent press agency Alternet revealed that border patrol agents are routinely ‘checking the citizenship status of travelers passing through by bus and train every day in New York, deporting immigrants’, particularly for travellers transiting through Syracuse bus terminal.

“Border Patrol agents use Syracuse’s location as the functional equivalent of the border to police people traveling within the interior of the country,” said Colourlines reporters Caroline Kim and Jenna Loyd.

“Agents check for citizenship in the bus and train station - often waiting at the Greyhound ticket counter, or watching people as they disembark for food - and onboard buses and trains already filled with passengers,” they added.

US secret police also revealed themselves in California this week, when they interrogated blogger Kevin Skwerl after he unwisely posted previously unheard and unreleased songs by Guns N Roses on his music blog.

“It
 was kind of an ambush,” he told Rolling Stone magazine, describing the moment two “Mulder and Scully type” FBI agents turned up unexpectedly at his day job.

“When I came back from lunch they were waiting in the lobby for me. It’s a little creepy they know where I work,” he pointed out.

Jonty Skrufff via TrackitDown.net

BT, the UK’s largest broadband provider, has begun threatening subscribers with disconnection from the internet if it is told they are sharing copyright music over peer-to-peer networks, The Register has learned.

The firm recently sent an email to one of its four million retail broadband customers, who asked not to be named, alleging that she had illegally participated in a network sharing of Biology, a song by Girls Aloud.

The email reproduces evidence collected by the BPI. It purports to show she used the open source filesharing program Ares in May this year to infringe sound recording copyright.

Geoff Taylor, chief of UK record industry trade body the BPI, told The Register in a statement today: “Establishing partnerships with ISPs is the number one issue for the BPI, and we are beginning to form positive working relationships with BT, Virgin Media and most of the other major ISPs.

Taylor continued: “Everyone agrees on where we need to be, and we are working closely with our colleagues across the music community, the more progressive ISPs, and government to get us there.”

A spokesman said BT broadband customers who are infringing copyright over peer-to-peer networks can expect a similar threat if the BPI provides evidence against them.
Accusations and evidence

The BPI evidence BT shared with its customer consists of the Ares user agent, a timestamp, a file name and an IP number. BT’s letter, from a member of its “Customer Security Team” states: “I have received a complaint regarding one of our customers offering copyrighted material over the internet. On investigation, I have found that your account was used to make this offer.”

Collecting this kind of evidence does not require ISPs to monitor their customers’ internet connection. BPI investigators are simply able to collect lists of IP numbers participating in copyright-infringing peer-to-peer networks and trace which operator they belong to. Assuming the ISP has agreed to do so, it can then identify the individual account holder without sharing personal information with the BPI

The BT letter goes on to threaten that if the customer continues to fileshare illegally, her broadband account will be shut down: “Sorry, but we’re obliged to point out that further similar problems may have to lead to the termination of your account, as such activity contravenes BT’s Acceptable Use Policy.” It recommends that she ensure her Wi-Fi connection is secure, remove all filesharing software from her computer, and pass the warning on to the rest of her household.

In the BPI letter forwarded to the customer by BT, the trade body says it will look out for further illegal filesharing on her account. “If further evidence is obtained of infringement via your internet connection,” it writes, “then further action is likely to be taken against you. That action may include litigation against you, as well as the suspension by BT of your internet connection.”

www.theregister.co.uk

With many thanks to them for highlighting this and well done BT in supporting the dance music industry!

via TrackitDown.net

As we promised, we’re giving you more mashups.

Sometimes one song is great, two songs; perfect.

Enjoy.