#23: Busy Busy Busy

The worst thing about blogs is when their authors tire of blogging and do something else.

Like leave the house. Make friends. Or go and awkwardly stand next to a member of the opposite sex for 30seconds in a crowded bar before running home crying.

I'm happy to say I've only been doing some of the above and the reason we've not posted for a while is because we're working on big things. Really big things. Well, relatively, big things.

Here's the run down:

• Birds Need (More) Trees
  Saturday May 3, Urbis, Cathedral Gardens

Birds... returns to Urbis this weekend. Shoplifters will be DJing and live on the night there'll be performances from The Loungs, Kid Captain, Stars Of Track And Field, Tin Pot Dictators. Get more info right here

• "Bloggerpalooza!"
  Sunday May 4, Contact Theatre, Oxford Rd
  

First up, with just seven days to go my compadre Grammer and I were asked last week to curate a stage at Futuresonic this weekend. And so we present, Bloggerpalooza: The cream of Manchester's MP3 blogs on the decks and in the mix.

It's this Sunday afternoon (May 4), it's free, there'll be great music and a bar. Find out more here and here

• Shoplifters Live #14
  Thursday May 8, The Bay Horse, M4

Our regular Shoplifters night returns to The Bay Horse a week Thursday. It's simple. Strictly remixes, covers, sampled genius, bastard pop.

You may also hear this little belter, which, despite being from an act I've had little love for in the past, has got party smash written all over it.

See you on the dance floor,

MP3 Audio Bullys - Gimme That Punk (Block Remix)


JC