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exactly. Nothing against the guy...I personally think he's a good dj. But walk into the Spirit booth this Friday and ask Hawtin or Burridge if they know who "JP" is...I doubt they'll have a clue what you're talking about. Thats not a bad reflection on the guy at all, he has a huge following here in NYC....just not a global one by any means.

????? I'm not hating on the guy if thats what this is implying. I just really don't think any of those guys know who the hell he is. Not trying to be a smart ass at all. Why would they. JP doesn't do anything in the global edm scene that relates to them at all.

I honestly don't think a lot of those guys really even know who JP is really.

lol, no action whatsoever. It was embarassing. I have never heard a crowd react like that to a fight before.....the Shotime commentators came right out and said it was the worst championship fight they had ever seen, the referee warned both guys for not fighting.....oh, and the commisioner went into both their corners after a particularly uneventful round and basically warned them that if they didn't fight their purses could be withheld. The fight and especially the post fight interviews were very fishy. I seriously think they got paid off.

Tarver won most of the rounds because Roy Jones just wasn't throwing ounches. When he did he was landing and dominating, but he is just too gun shy after being knocked out twice I guess. Great 11th round though, both gusy were almost out on their feet. One thing I will say for him, Jones was actually gracious in defeat this time. I was very honest and down to earth in the post fight interview. Anyone see the Chris Byrd fight? Worst fight I have ever seen. I seriously think they both got paid off.

that sucks. What was the point of having him if Avalon wasn't gonna let anyone know he was going to be there. I would have gone in a second.

10/29 Paolo Mojo @ Sullivan Room!!!

Table 50 is a very cool little underground place with a great system. If you're into the dj, definitely check him out there. Its a real intimate setting.

his afterhours set at Apt two weeks ago was insane. Wish I could go on Thursday.

haha, models smell? Explain.

there!

there! set times?

isn't the 10th a Saturday? I thought Avalon was only open on Fridays now?

wow, amazing pics! I'm extremely jealous.

DJs really become popular in this scene when they produce hits. People get to know a DJ first through their productions, and then as a DJ. But I have seen it a lot....great producers start DJing to make more money, and just aren't good at it. Somebody brought up James Holden....I totally agree. I think his productions are as good as they come, and his track selection is on point too. But damn, he needs to learn how to mix. I have a ton of his recorded live sets, and the mixing in all of them is just bad. But his productions are amazing, and people (including myself) go out to hear him play live every time he comes around.

define kicks? Like sneakers? They're fine

my favorite nights out have been the 6+ hour PVD nights. I like to be there when he plays his first record and his last, and see how he gets from point A to point B. I hate walking into a night right in the middle of a set and then being too burned out to stay for the whole thing.

yeah, I kind of like to stick to guys I've actually heard during the year. Satoshi hasn't really been around.

solely based on who I have seen live this year... 1. Remy... killed it both times at Spirit with Armin, and the man's productions this year were amazing. 2. James Holden... 3. Noel Sanger... destroyed Sullivan Room in June and his remix of "Close Enough" was my favorite trancier song of the year. 4. Christopher Lawrence...never ever dissapoints when he makes it to town. His style is so much more fresh and banging than most of teh euro trance djs who peopel sweat so much. 5. Jon O'bir...completely stole PVD's thunder on NYE at Exit this past year, and is killing it overseas. His essential mix was my favorite of the year.

Fleming killed it. The whole week I was planning on hitting up Spirit for Christopher Lawrence but I had never seen 00 before so I changed my mind last minute. He played banging psy and harder trance the entire night, a lot like Christopher Lawrence actually. For the two hours I was there the crowd was definitely into it.

leaving in a few.

21+ though.

what nights have you been when Spirit is empty? I've never been there when its less than packed.