Friday, August 31, 2007



TVD'S WEEKEND SHOTS - 8/31/07
The Bathers - Twenty-Two.mp3
Danny Wilson - Pleasure To Pleasure.mp3
The Blue Nile - High.mp3
The Bathers - Dreamless.mp3
The Blue Nile - Stay Close.mp3
Danny Wilson - The Ballad Of Me And Shirley Maclaine.mp3
(...all Scots, wee hours edition.)

TVD Recommends: Foreign Born


From the new LP "On the Wing Now"
Foreign Born - In The Shape (Mp3)
Foreign Born - Union Hall (Mp3)

From the "In the Remote Woods" EP
Foreign Born - We Had Pleasure (Mp3)
Foreign Born - Escape (Mp3)
(Snap 'em up!)


TVD'S MORNING WAX - 8/31/07
(Big 12" Edition)
Echo and the Bunnymen - Silver (12" mix) (Mp3)
Tears for Fears - The Way You Are (12" mix) (Mp3)
Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (12" mix) (Mp3)
Paul Young - Come Back and Stay (12" mix) (Mp3)
King - Won't You Hold My Hand Now (Heavy Times 12" mix) (Mp3)

Dupont's DJ Hut Destroyed in Blaze


A blaze occurred this morning (8/30) at the building that houses Dupont Circle's DJ Hut (and home to TVD's favorite pizza place, Alberto's.)

The floor of the store is a mess of shattered glass, water, insulation, and the bamboo that lined the shop’s ceiling. Much of DJ Hut’s stock of LPs are melted or smoke damaged, including the whole of the classics and new singles sections. The turntables in the shop are also ruined.

“All of our store has been pretty much destroyed,” says co-owner Chris Stiles.

A few records appear still playable, including discs by Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth, Bob Marley and, EPMD; what’s salvagable is being carried out by staffers. The box set of Coldplay singles behind the counter “won’t be sold at $120,” says Stiles. It’ll be considered part of our their “fire sale,” he jokes.

Stiles doesn’t have much confidence in the condition of the store’s rarest and most expensive stock, which was kept in a separate room in the back of the shop–that’s where firefighters barreled through in their efforts to stop the blaze.

Still, Stiles is optimistic. He says the store and its stock is insured, and that DJ Hut may move to temporary digs soon, depending on what the damage assessment is. And, he points out, this isn’t the first fire at the shop: it suffered one about a year and a half ago. After that incident, Stiles says, the staff affirmed, “nothing can stop us. We still have that attitude.”

TVD purchased its Stanton deck there and the staff couldn't have been more knowledgeable and helpful. Here's hoping they're back on their feet very soon.
(Source: WCP)