1960′s San Francisco, Carnaby Street and Woodstock will, for once, be in the same place: USHUAIA.
ROCK NIGHTS IBIZA present “ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE”, a party dedicated to the music, aesthetics and true spirit of the 60′s. Flowers painted on skin, psychedelic dances on the beach, free love, visual pop art, body painting… Turn On, Tune In and Drop Out!
The Soundtrack:
Special Guest DJ: MIQUI PUIG (Old Wave/New Wave DJ session)
MIQUI PUIG lands in Ushuaia! And he’s eager to have fun and make the whole beach dance to the rhythm of the musical jewels he has in his suitcase. A true musical expert and lover of pop music, Miqui has never ceased to be in the spotlight: leading the legendary band “Los Sencillos”, releasing three solo albums, and carving out a solid reputation as a DJ and entertainer as well as playing at festivals such as Sonar and Primavera Sound. Here comes the real Dr. Love! www.miquipuig.com
The Live Show: PSYCHEDELIC BODYPAINTING by DISCOTHEATRE
Discotheatre are artists who specialize in scenery, atmosphere and bodypainting and you will be able to sample their creative bodypainting at the entrance of the club. www.discotheatre.com
THE SIXTIES GIRLS
More sexy than Barbarella and more rhythmic than Nancy Sinatra, the ROCK NIGHTS GIRLS will display all their all his style to leave everyone breathless again. Are you ready for the Sixties Girls? www.myspace.com/mariibiza
SATURDAY 31st JULY – ¡FROM 6 PM TO MIDNIGHT – USHUAIA
HOTEL FIESTA CLUB DON TONI – ON THE BEACH – PLAYA D’EN BOSSA – IBIZA WWW.USHUAIAIBIZA.COM – RESERVATIONS V.I.P. BALI BEDS – 691 159 623 / 971 308 088
Update: 24th July 2010 – Allister sadly died yesterday, he will be missed by everyone who knew him.
It’s a hot afternoon and friend Tony Pike has thrown open a private terrace for us to go and film an indepth interview with Allister Logue. Seen in various TV shows representing moments of hedonism in clubland, it occurred to us that as ever the media was missing a trick, and that it was time we sat Allister down and got the rounder picture of what he’s really about. And why he’s so much a part of the island’s rich tapestry.
I was born in Belfast in 1954 and I lived there until I was 15 but my sister Daphne, who I was very close to, lived in England. And from the age of nine I started going over every holiday time, summers and winters. She had an infamous place in Hampstead called The Witches Cauldron and I lived above it (Sister Daphne’s The Witches Cauldron was a folk and blues restaurant venue opposite the Belsize Tavern.)
So I caught the sixties through the eyes of my sister . It looked amazing! I was living in a warzone in Belfast and seeing free love in London. From one extreme to the other. I loved living in Belfast and I love the Irish anyway but all of a sudden to be dumped in the sixties in the middle of all these people and colours and music in London as a child was like watching a film. I caught all of that. I was at the Rolling Stones concert in Hyde Park etc, so consequently going back to school in Belfast was very, very strange! So I kind of grew up very quickly, being between these two lives.
I often wonder what I’d have done if I’d have stayed in Belfast. I was always quite creative and I just wanted to be older so I could be part of the happening scene. I just knew I wanted to be near my sister and be in London. I started hairdressing and when I was 17 started hitting the club scene, and a friend of mine at the time who I worked with was friends with David Bowie and took me to my first big events in London and that’s when it all started to happen. I met all the colourful people crowd and started to live a life of my own as opposed to living through my sister.
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During this 1970s period British glossy magazines hit a glamour peak, with homegrown photographers like Snowdon, Bailey and Terence Donovan becoming household names; and New York, Milan, Paris and London swiftly becoming interchangeable hangouts for the fashion world scenesters and models. The jetset life was becoming almost mainstream for the first time ever.
Yes, and it was always quite strange for me because at the end of the day I was a simple boy from Belfast with a lot of talent who just worked very quickly. So that appealed to photographers. I’d do the fashion shows, get all the hair done and get on with all the models. But I was quite shy in those days, although that changed! I was thrown into this whirlwind of famous models, photographers and jumping on planes to do photoshoots and I really enjoyed it, I loved it in fact.
The first time I went to NY what inspired me was Studio 54. I was a stylist by that time. I was earning a pittance and Freddie Laker had just started his 50 pounds to NY flights so my best mate and I rolled all our clothes together, jumped on a plane and went to Manhattan for Studio 54. I spent two weeks going there every night. And money wise it was either no Studio 54 and a hotel or Studio 54 and…we ended up staying at the YMCA and a close friend had an uncle who was the anchorman at NBC. He used to send a limousine to pick me up at the YMCA to drive me to Studio 54! It was so new, it was so big. The clubs in London were smaller at that time. All of a sudden you walked into this theatre where it didn’t matter how famous you were you had to look the part to get in, so when you got in it was a high in itself. The lasers would come on in a blizzard while you were dancing, all sorts of famous faces on the dancefloor and waiters in satin shorts and beautiful models… it was amazing. It’s never to be repeated again. I’ve seen the film but you can’t capture that on celluloid at all because the atmosphere was too amazing. And I went every night for two weeks. What an experience.
I woke up one day, some 20 odd years later and realised I was ready for a change. I wanted to put my toothbrush somewhere and it would be in the same glass a year later. My family lived here in Ibiza and I came over just for a few weeks to reassess the situation. My sister Daphne (whose Santa Eularia restaurant Daffers was already hugely popular within the acting and artistic community here) said what are you going to do? And I said I’ve always got hair and make up to fall back on but something will come to me… and I was approached within two weeks by Mike and Claire from Manumission and they offered me a deal there and I did some pictures for them and then started working there and it enabled me to stay on the island, to see all my family; my sister the kids, I’ve got a whole Brady bunch living in Ibiza!
I think I always knew in my heart that I would end up here, that it’s my home. When I came in the early 80s/late 70s I loved it immediately. I loved the fashion. I loved how everyone made an effort. You would sit on the beach all day thinking what the hell am I going to wear tonight that I didn’t wear last week that people would remember! It was all very fashion-oriented. Privilege which was still KU then was the closest equivalent to Studio 54 anywhere. It was renowned to be the most beautiful club in the world, but it had no roof then, so the sun would come up as you were dancing. I remember one night dancing and a hot air balloon was coming down to land in KU and the music was great – the first days of Balearic Beat which was later to become house music and it was a brand new sound with fabulous people wearing fabulous clothes and everyone up for a good time. It was total escapism.
Every week fanzine editor and Ibiza Rocks DJ “Tart With A Heart” (TWAH) produces a two page fanzine about the comings and goings, band interviews and all the behind the scenes gossip from Ibiza Rocks. You can download each week’s edition as a pdf:
ps. Not just one of the resident DJs for Ibiza Rocks, Tart With A Heart is also on Ibiza Global Radio every Tuesday 2-3pm for Ibiza Rocks the Radio…
During South Central’s set supporting the Prodigy at Ibiza Rocks emerged a future talent. We were up on the terrace when we noticed the entire crowd responding to someone on the balcony – but we couldn’t spot any a-list celebrity… It all became apparent – thankfully my brother out on holiday for the gig captured it on video – it was hilarious – South Central themselves were playing up to it – watch for yourself:
In honour of Ibiza Rocks birthday gig tonight with the Prodigy we ran a quick query on our blog database – this is everything we’ve done on Ibiza Rocks since we started the blog:
Maximo Park at Ibiza Rocks on Tuesday 13th July 2010:
Set list
Signal and Sign
Wratchlike
The Kids are Sick Again
Graffiti
In Another World
I Want You to Stay
Bosks from Boxes
Banlieue ****
Apply some pressure
By the Monument
Going Missing
The Penultimate Clinch
Girls who play guitar
Limassol
Questing not Coasting
Our Velocity
Every week fanzine editor and Ibiza Rocks DJ “Tart With A Heart” (TWAH) produces a two page fanzine about the comings and goings, band interviews and all the behind the scenes gossip from Ibiza Rocks. You can download each week’s edition as a pdf:
ps. Not just one of the resident DJs for Ibiza Rocks, Tart With A Heart is also on Ibiza Global Radio every Tuesday 2-3pm for Ibiza Rocks the Radio…
This week on the Ibiza Rocks Radio show not only do they have backstage interviews with Diagram of the Heart and Example from last week. They also have MAXIMO PARK LIVE in the studio!
Ibiza Rocks Radio is hosted by Ibiza Rocks’ in-house reporter DJ “Tart with a Heart” and Fix Ibiza’s Jill Canney – every Tuesday from 2-3pm Spanish time (ie 1-2pm UK time). There’s also Ibiza Rocks news, the best in indie, rock and electronic and special competition giveaways.
Every week fanzine editor and Ibiza Rocks DJ “Tart With A Heart” (TWAH) produces a two page fanzine about the comings and goings, band interviews and all the behind the scenes gossip from Ibiza Rocks. You can download each week’s edition as a pdf:
ps. Not just one of the resident DJs for Ibiza Rocks, Tart With A Heart is also on Ibiza Global Radio every Tuesday 2-3pm for Ibiza Rocks the Radio…