The good friends of the fringed slut known as Fragment have settled into a monthly groove at The Alibi, their new home in the land of infinite opportunities known as Dalston.

In a rare bout of sense, they were gracious enough to finally invite yours truly back to partake in the playing of music at their December party on the 10th. The night is already dipped in potential greatness thanks to the prospect of me lining up alongside former DJing partner Double A for the first time in many a year.

“He taught me all I know” goes the saying.

“That ain’t much” is the pantomine response.

Further reason to attend comes in the shape of a DJ set from best dressed chickens in town Double Denim, whilst the ragtag of residents known as Mad as Hell, Moman and birthday boy James Fragment will ensure that the minimum bar spend is met.

To mark their final party of 2011, I decided it was the perfect time put together a new mix of music both new and old, with tuff jams from the likes of John Talabot, Smuggles , Faltydl, Royalty, Kelis and SBTRKT amidst the 19 track 80 minute ride.

After last month’s “roaring success”, the Fragment boys are back at Dalston’s Alibi this October (Saturday 22nd) for take two. Residents James Fragment and Moman will be bringing back the tune caldron alongside special guests, Off Modern DJs and Gigolo Medina (one part of Wholemeal music).

As always entry is completely free with doors cracking open at 9:30 till 3:00am and as part of the whole sha-bazzle the Gigolo Medina have prepared a special mix for Fragment available for your burning ears here.

For more information on the line-up, night and Fragment head over to the Facebook event here and the Fragment blog here.

Sexbeat’s annual RADFEST is due to descend on Peckham hotspot The Bussey Building later this month.

Across the two floor 1000 capacity venue, the third edition of the London promoters mini fest promises live acts with silly/amazing/slick/dick names like The History Of Apple Pie, SCUM,Trash Talk, Shimmering Stars and ageing spesh guests The Wedding Present.

In addition the new Dalston record shop Kristina Records will be chancing the prospect of nosebleeds to set up a pop up record shop alongside an exhibition from Poster Roast and Zine Swap will have their full complement of Tate Modern featured zines on display for perusal and purchase.

The Sexbeat dudes have also put together a mixtape featuring music from all the acts playing as well as OG artwork which will be handed out to the first 100 early bird radfesters. Ever the kind souls they’ve also made the mixtape available for stream ahead of the festival.

RADFEST III takes place on Sunday August 21 – full details are available from the Sexbeat site.

Those seeking some post Field Day fun this weekend are spoilt for choice. Alongside the two official afterparties, Rush Hour Records are doing a showcase, man like Move D be playing in a loft and a certain Detroit legend will be gracing the sound system at Plastic People.

If you like to be surrounded by walls rattling in time to bass lines and covered with the faint sensation of sweat wecan highly reccomend the London vs Bristol soundclash that is the Wholemeal & Schmorgasbord takeover at Whitechapel venue Riddim Factory.

Punch Drunk boss, the soul glo’d Peverelist be on headline duties and Al Tourettes and the excellent October also feature alongside the brains behind both the Schmorgasbord and Wholemeal operations. S Max has turned in this hour long  promo mix for the night which should give your ears an idea of what to expect.

This also provides a neat opportunity to lace the top of  what you are reading with the video for Bass Clef’s “Rollercoasters Of The Heart” which slipped out on Punch Drunk earlier this year and remains one of my favourite tracks so far this year.

All the details for the Wholemeal/Schmorgasbord takoever can be gleaned from the below flyer.

Some seven days after Beyonce’s little sister stepped up to the decks at The Shacklewell Arms, Slutty Fringe will be handling proceedings in the gaps between a live set from Bonjay. Fresh from a rest and relaxation stint in Berlin, the Toronto duo have promised to transform the backroom area into a heaving mass of high energy rhythmic thrustations and wall shuddering bass. Given the rich tradition of West Indian music attached to The Shacklewell Arms, it seems a perfect venue for Allana and Ian from Bonjay to deliver their next century blend of sounds that leans to a certain degree on les dancehall digitales.

They might even do their rather special cover version of Caribou’s “Jamelia”.

Any rumours that Christina Millian is currently locked in negotiations with our legal representation over a special headline DJ set as yet cannot be confirmed….

Saturday 23rd July
Slutty Fringe Presents…

Bonjay – live
Slutty Fringe DJs

10pm-3am | free entry | facebook event

Over the last three years Off Modern have been putting on one of the best monthly’s south of the river. Drunk, disorderly and crammed with a mix of genre bashing artists, musicians and DJ’s.

Alas, as we’ve all seen good nights come and go it’s time to say goodbye to the monthly Corsica affair with Off Modern set to go out with a bang this Friday. The Modern will be back with other events, exhibitions, appearances and hopefully further publications but for now at least, it’s over.

So clear your plans – This Friday, Corsica Studios, Elephant & Castle – Off Modern. Featuring Fair Ohs, Pseudo Nippon, Body Hammer alongside DJ’s Secret Guest, Paul B. Davis, Lixo, Bradley Zero, Holy Ghost, Meg Woof plus residents, Tomfoolery and Nasty McQuaid

“IT’S BEEN A GREAT THREE YEARS AT CORSICA, COME AND SEE IT OFF WITH US!”

Facebook Event
Off Modern.com

The East Coast multimedia enclave of smart young things known as Doplar descend on the excellently named House Of Yes in Brookyln later this month for Doplar Sensebox.

Doplar is an evolving art form and Sensebox is their plaything – running from 9pm to 4am each area of the House Of Yes will be designated to one of the five sensations experienced by sentient beings with perhaps the pleasant sensation your ears operate for the most relevant to these here pages.

Both Wolf + Lamb and the boy Jaar’s Clown N Sunset imprint are well represented with Voices of Black and Pavla & Noura on the bill and there’s some transatlantic DJ backing in the form of Gallic spinette Clara3000 and NYC fixture DJ Ecks.

Further reason to attend comes in the shape of a free custom made popsicle for the first 200 arrivals as well as food from Funkism’s Sindy! Further details can be found at the Doplar facebook page.

Amidst all the divcore, heaving muscles, bikini wax and coke fests that quite possibly characterise the annual dance music industry descent onto the golden climes of Miami there are but a few select individuals who don’t let the searing heat get in the way of the fine art of looking good.

Leading the way naturally were the organisers of Wednesday’s Sound Bellegrino event with SP overseer Teki Latex making a strong case for look of the season with the above YSL Aztec wool number (sultry female drapery is apparently an optional extra)

Not daunted by this behemoth look, Club Cheval’s resident crab battler Panteros666 opted for some below the belt dazzle in the shape of these fine Raf Simons floral print trousers – as you can see his bespectacled friend has been stunned into a blank stupor by the sheer awesomeness of them.

However, Jerome LOL BOYS wins out with this epic Lion print shirt which is more than enough to distract from Lou Brodi’s somewhat uninspired London Fields uniform of handlebar moo, slicked back hair, vest and shirt.

All photos from the night can be viewed here.

For their 20th edition the increasingly popular Off Modern shift proceedings to this Friday night down Corsica Studios with a whole load of our friends in tow as Night Slugs, God Don’t Like Koalas, Tough Love and Pictures Music all represent until 4am!

Check the £4 guestlist tweet thing on the Pictures Music site too.

FLATS live
CYMBALS live
JAM CITY (Night Slugs)
TESSELA
GOD DON’T LIKE IT djs

+ Residents Nasty McQuaid & Tomfoolery

& In the Gallery a showcase of music and image by PICTURES MUSIC

Featuring:
David Richardson
Armand LeFou

+ SECRET GUEST DJS +
SEAMS
LAPALUX

Corsica Studios, London,
9PM – 4AM Friday 18th of March
£5 BEFORE 11PM, £7 AFTER.

Props to our Flora for slotting inbetween Danish types Kenton Slash Demon, compatriot James Braun of Tartelet Records and the Fill Yer Boots residents on the lineup at this weekend’s Community takeover at Plan B.

For a taste of what to expect check out this Pejhycast from Fill Yer Boots resident Leisureware that slips nonchalantly between Danny Wolfers, KiNK, Pearson Sound, Jacques Greene and more over the course of sixty minutes.

Oh and here’s a wee soundcloud sample of Axel Boman’s forthcoming epic reimagination of KSD’s “Daemon” which you might hear in full should you choose to attend this Saturday’s party.

Before he plays this Friday’s installment of dollop‘s CitiPost nights in the ‘ditch (alongside Instra:Mental and FACT djs), Bulgaria’s KiNK aka Strahil Velchev gives us an inkling of what he might play via his Top Five tracks of the moment:

1. Neon Jung – Too many Facets (Magic Wire)

2. Stefan Goldmann - The Grand Hemiola (Macro)

3. Franklin De Costa – Pigs In Space (ReSolute)

4. Cosmin TRG - Izolat (50 Weapons)

5. Tom Demac – Ten From Seventeen (Liebe*Detail Spezial)

Friday March 11th – CitiPost: Instra:Mental, KiNK, FACT djs, dollop djs. Advance Tickets here.

If I wasn’t all press passing it up amongst the great and the deranged at BLOC Festival this weekend then I’d totally be hanging at Elephant & Castle on Friday night to see in Club MudderFudder celebrating their 8th birthday with an almighty bang.

Not only do Light Asylum, recently proclaimed the best band in NYC period by them True Panther types, play their only UK date this year but Ze Daughters of Kaos have also roped in a live set from the object of Tom Vek’s production talents Breton.

You can also expect a selection of Cassie’s greatest non hits from cocknbullkidd and Robin So Bones /ΤΓîΔngle Records as well as lots of other bands and DJs who conjure up mental images of Midge Ure stalking a horse through a European city.

There is also one of those Secret Guests to further pique your curiosity.

All the information and more here.

Tonight good chums of the board, Fragment are bringing down their multi-tune caldron to downtown East End boozer, The Horse & Groom. For the past 11 months, one extortionate new years eve party and several mid week extravagansers the Fragment monthly’s have been unmissable and tonight should be no different.

Alongside monthly residents Moman and James Fragment the night will also hold the keys to musical spectaculars Tony Poland (Slutty Fringe), ThatJohnTalbot (ForgiveMySynth), Polka Dot Sound System (The Pipettes), Flora (Dazed, NCAK, SF) and the power of Mad as Joe (Mad as Hell).

As always tonight’s completely free till 10pm and only £4 after, blasting out a wide variation of top tunes till 4am. For more information head over to the Facebook event here, or the Fragment website here.