Wrongbar is by far the best dance floor in the west end. They recently launched a Jamaican inspired menu too that’s quite delish.

1. What is your dream of happiness?

Not having to dream of Happiness.

2. Blonde or Brunette?

Blonde Dyed Brunette.

3. What is the quality you like most in a man?

Honesty. A Warm Moustache.

4. What do you fear most?

Cops.

5. 808s or 909s?

808 Kick. 909 Snare.

6. What’s your biggest regret?

Not having enough time for Regrets.

7. What’s your fav bar or club in the world?

Roxy Blu (RIP).

8. What’s the one thing you can’t live without?

Music.

9. What are the 3 musicians dead or alive you’d like to see perform?
John Coltrane. Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Bernard Edwards.

10. What is your favorite decade in music?

The 1970′s.

11. If you had to choose, would you rather go blind or deaf and why?
Blind. Music.

12. How old is too old?

Dead.

13. Where do you see yourself in 15 years?

Dirty Old Man at the Discotheque.

14. Who’s your hero?

My Mother.

15. What’s your favourite colour?

Brown.

16. What song could you live without ever hearing again?

Stardust “The Music is Sounds Better With You”.

17. Metallica or Madonna?

Metallica: “Garage Days Revisited” EP.
Madonna: “S/T” and “Like a Virgin” LP’s.

18. What’s your most hated vice?

Gambling. Seriously. Fuck Gambling.

19. Who is the most tragic figure in history?

Michael Jackson.

20. What are the top three live shows you’ve seen in your life?

Public Image Limited with Hasil Adkins, Masonic Temple, Toronto. Nirvana with The Melvins, Opera House, Toronto. James  Brown with his own Bad Self,
Lulu’s Roadhouse, Kitchener.

But if you were born in a time when there were real mixtapes (read 80s and pre-80s), before CDs, then you know they are much more than that. A mixtape in high school was the only way to really communicate your heart to that girl you’ve been crushing on all year, even if it is comprised mostly of black metal, with a hint of Alice In Chains. The mixtape is a vibe, it’s a moment in time, it’s a window into a self or an emotion expressed through song to another. It’s personal, it’s private and it’s specific. The art of making a mixtape was immortalized in 1995′s Hi Fidelity by John Cusack and his archaic lists of top 5s that we (still referring to people born in the 70s here) identified with in one collective ironic grunt.

Oh but there’s even more to it than wearing your heart on your sleeve via New Order, mixed with the Cure on the slow jam side, and 2Pac with Rage on the fast side. Mixtapes have long been used by DJs to audition for club gigs, build hype, get fans, make a few bucks and break new vocalists. Not to mention that remixes were created on mixtapes by the likes of Grandmaster Flash, DJ Shadow, DJ QBert and all the old boys who used quick cuts and vocals over loops to make remixes and mash-ups of songs.

And they’re still used today. Hometown hero, Drake was nominated for two Grammy’s on the strength of his debut mixtape, before he even laid out a professional album of any kind, and DJs both fledgling and seasoned vet alike still put out mixes in the blogosphere for promo use, and of course lovers still make mixtapes in lieu of ballads. Hell I made one just to write this article: it’s a mix of punk rock and reggae, from the Descendents to Black Flag to Sister Nancy and Toots & the Maytals.

I caught up with a few local DJs, producers, bloggers, club owners and record labels and asked them how the remember mixtapes and where they see their influence taking us in the future. Here’s what they had to say:

David King & Cailen McQuattie: Editors and Founders of music blog, Sallaciousounds.com

Anna Von Frances: Do you think mixtapes are still important?

David King: Yes of course they are. It works 2 ways. A great mix can propel a DJs career forwards. Great DJs can propel artists careers forward by including them in a mixtape. Example: Skream including Zeds Dead.

AVF: Where do you think they are going? Are we going to see more releases? Less?

Cailen McQuattie: So I see about 5-8 mixtapes a week, and I just don’t have the time to listen to them all. Unless the tracklist has something new on it, I usually don’t even go through it. If the tracklist has something on it I don’t recognize, and I think I might want to listen to it, I’ll skip through it, see if the feel is something I’m in to, and then I’ll  actually listen to the whole thing. This is just my filtering process, and the way I deal with the volume. I am also more interested in listening to artists that I’m already in to than I am new artists. I try and hit up every channel of discovery I can. The highest ratio of listens to songs I like comes from recommendations by friends, which in a sense is what a mixtape is.

Nav Sangha: DJ (Nasty Nav), label owner (Nasty Mix) and club owner (Wrongbar):

Nasty Nav: I actually started DJing cause of mixtapes. Never wanted to be a DJ, just made pause button mixtapes of my soul/funk 45 collection for some girls that worked at a bar down the street from the record shop I worked at. They played them at the bar and some people that threw warehouse parties heard them and asked for a copy and then they booked me to DJ! I played at an afterhours at King & Niagara for a couple of months without knowing how to DJ. I kept clearing the floor for a few weeks, until I finally figured out how DJing live is very different from making mixtapes, bought turntables and learned to mix.

DJ Lil Jaz / eljay II  DJ for K-OS. Producer:

AVF: Have you ever made one?

Lil Jaz: Definitely. I’ve won awards for my mixtapes, as well it being a chief source of income at one point in my life.  Mixtapes were an essential promotional item for DJ’s to showcase the music they play, as well as their creativity in crafting the mixtape on top of being promotional items for the artist’s music.  Crafting a mixtape was more than just a playlist of new songs.  It was a way for a DJ to show his/her mixing and selection skills.  Now you have vocalists making mixtapes to showcase their talent.  Essentially, the scope of the mixtape has grown and evolved, but it’s purpose remains the same.  To maraud for ears.

AVF: Do you think they are important to put out as promos now versus back in the day and why/why not?

LJ: I have always been a supporter of the mixtape as a promotional item.  Although, the form and function of the mixtape has evolved over the past decade, it still remains a great promotional piece for both dj’s and artists.  Mixtapes were banned in Canada as the record labels went to war with dj’s to control their content.  Canadian Record labels were not happy in seeing mix cd’s in stores.  They felt that dj’s were giving labels music away or selling music therefore directing revenue to the dj rather than artist and record label.  Somewhere along the way, the labels forgot the benefits mixtapes had in promoting artists music through the popularity of their local dj.  It was rumoured that they would take legal action against anyone caught selling a mixtape.  Much like how the recording industry in recently past went to war on downloading.  See the parallel?  Now, music is given away for free everyday.  Ironic isnt it?

AVF: Anything you’d like to add (especially about making mixtapes for girls in high school a la Hi Fidelity) please do.

LJ: A mixtape can be as simple as a song playlist or mixed masterpiece to an ep or album.  From personal remixing, to something to dance or vibe to. But a mixtape should have a purpose and/or theme tying together the music on the mixtape. It should reflect the personality or personal taste or personal expresssion of the maker of the mixtape.  In the end this is what separates great from good; personality.

DJ/Producer St. Mandrew/Teenage Riot

AVF: Do you think they are important to put out as promos now versus back in the day and why/why not?

St. Mandrew: Well the term mixtape is used loosely now. I’m not sure how many are actually on tapes. These days they’re done digitally and are available for download. As a promo thing it’s good because you can share it instantly with anyone. In regard to dance music, the usefulness of a “mixtape” in its promotional sense really depends on your level of notoriety. If no one has ever heard of you then the best thats going to come out of it is local bookings and some turned heads. People might download it all over the world if its good, but its not like they’re going to fly you out there.

It’s different for a well established artist. They already have a fan base who will not only listen to the mix, but will try their best to like it. the artist can  get away with more by taking chances in selections and fans will follow; they can use the mixtape to demonstrate their current “sound” and they have more of a chance to educate their audience.

One downside to online mixtapes is how over saturated it is. Everyone wants to be a DJ and so everyone wants to put out mixtapes. I feel bad for local promoters and club owners who get tagged in a million garbage mixtapes every month on Facebook by people who should not be DJing. The ratio of good to bad mixes that I’ve downloaded is not pretty, but i guess thats how it goes with anything; You’re always going to have to search for gems.

AVF: Drake just blew up on a mixtape, do you think success like that in such an old medium says anything about the current state of technology and underground music or where it’s going?

St.M: The beautiful thing about rap music is its the rapper himself that is the instrument. It’s more of demo tape and less of a mixtape. With traditional mixtapes its putting different artists music together. Sure he rapped over other peoples beats, but all the flow, all the lyrics, all the wit, that was all him. It was a perfect way to show how talented he is at relatively zero cost.

The internet and current underground music are best friends. Years ago it was like underground music was actually underground and you had to go into a sewer to find it. I feel like the internet has put it on the same level as commercial music, just on the other side of a fence.

AVF: Anything you’d like to add (especially about making mixtapes for girls in high school) please do.

St. M: Haha. Oh man. The amount of thought and time that went into those…carefully selecting each song and putting them in the perfect order. Being a teenage boy you sometimes aren’t the best at truly expressing yourself with words. The mixtape could do the talking. I remember making one tape for a special girl that was all rap on one side and all house on the other. The tape itself was pretty much like a story explaining us. When I asked her if she listened to it she was like “yeah, its so awesome. thanks so much”, but she sounded so dumb and naive. In my head I was just thinking “DO YOU EVEN UNDERSTAND?!”. haha. I wish I could listen to that tape now.

We’re going to twittering live at the event, so tune in to find out what’s going on.

Here’s the set list:

Stage 1:

Milano 4:30am – close

Boy 8-Bit 3:30am – 4:30am

Fake Blood 2:30am – 3:30am

Laidback Luke 1:00am – 2:30am

Calvin Harris 12:00pm – 1:00am

Annie Mac 11:00pm – 12:00am

Nasty Nav 10:00pm – 11:00pm

Meech 9:00pm – 10:00pm

Stage 2:

XI 3:30am – close

Martyn 2:30am – 3:30am

Nero 1:30am – 2:30am

Toddla T 12:30am – 1:30am

Marcus Visionary 11:45pm – 12:30am

Zeds’ Dead 11:00pm – 11:45pm

Hydee 10:00pm – 11:00pm

Playstation Room hosted by YYZ Records

Vitaminsforyou 2:10am – 3am

Aeroplane 12:10am – 2:10am

TMDP 11:30-pm -12:10am

Jeremy Glenn 10:50pm – 11:30pm

The Jackals 10pm – 10:50pm

We’ll be covering the show for all of you who missed it,  don’t worry.

Happy New Year ya’ll. Be safe if you can’t be good.

VANCOUVER

Intimate Productions combines the three clubs at the Lotus Hotel for their 10th consecutive New Years Eve event. The bash incorporates gogo dancers, FREE tapas before 11pm, party favors and a champagne toast at midnight, coinciding with a 3 room countdown.

It runs from 9pm until 4 am. Advance tickets are sold out but $50 tickets (which are also being sold quickly) can be bought on clubzone.

Check out facebook for more info.

VICTORIA

Lucky Bar is presenting NYE@NYPD this year. Being DJ’d by Bitchin’ and Bird Peterson, this year’s celebration is going to combine a mix of amazing beats and bass as well as remixes from a wide range of artists.

Get your $15 pre-tickets at Ditch Records or at Lucky Bar ASAP. (They’re also available for $20 at the door).

Get the 411 on facebook.

TORONTO

Toronto hot spot Wrongbar for a no bullshit wild & fun NYE featuring well-known DJs Barletta, Nasty Nav, Torro Torro and Rynecologist.

It starts at 10pm and has an extended last call (meaning more time for you to get your drink on).

A few tickets are still available here and also at Rotate This and Soundscapes. Email bottles@wrongbar.com for bottle info!

MONTREAL

NYE with Megasoid at Blizzarts: a way to bring in the new year with bass all night and free champagne at midnight. A one of a kind DJ set, bringing in “2010, the Year of the Real” and tickets are selling FAST (get advance tickets at Off the Hook)

]]> http://pinkmafia.ca/blog/2009/12/30/new-years-eve-in-canada-whats-good-errrrrwhere/feed/ 0 http://pinkmafia.ca/blog/2009/09/10/tiff-guide-to-4am-license/ http://pinkmafia.ca/blog/2009/09/10/tiff-guide-to-4am-license/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:55:29 +0000 marine http://pinkmafia.ca/blog/?p=4120 Here’s our Guide to 4AM license in Toronto for International Film Festival

(Click here for a downloadable guide!)

Every club chomps at the celebrity bit during Film Fest but after years and years of parties, both official and un, we have become seasoned vets at this TIFF party biz. It’s not about who’s gonna be there (chances are you won’t even get so much as a glance at Megan Fox at her party) it’s more about who’s in attendance on the dace floor.

Whatever boring corporate bullshit you attend in Yorkville, or maybe you actually go to some of the movies (yawn) after, you’ll want to dance. And you won’t be the only one. The best stars (ehem, Benicio Del Toro and Viggo Mortensen all head out after their premiere’s to the 4AM last call jams that are packed with talent (of the music kind) and the heart and the babes. No ropes or cameras or VIPs here. Just you in your gorgeous dress, flinging yourself into the night with wild and total abandon. Below are our Best Bets over the next ten days

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10

After you’re done shimmying and shaking at The In Crowd @ Tattoo $5
With Live performance by: The Superstitions

CLICK HERE FOR THE Facebook event.

Head over to The Drake Underground
1150 Queen St. West $10
For Brandon Sek, Meech and AC Slater (Trouble & Bass)

CLICK HERE FOR THE Facebook event.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11

First, hit up Arcade Fridays @ The Mod Club 722 College St $10
and get your picture taken by New York party blog: www.lastnightsparty.com and get down to Parallels

CLICK HERE FOR THE Facebook event.

Then head to Wrongbar 1279 Queen St. West $10
for Fuck Faces vs. Shit La Merde
After a 6 month hiatus 2 of the most prolific down and dirty parties in Toronto join forces to co-opt the 2nd Friday of each month at Wrongbar DJs: Dave La Merde (Shit La Merde), Dougie Boom (DMoney), Andrew Ross (Nacho Lovers), Syntonics Live (INTELLEGENIX), Romo Roto Live and more.

CLICK HERE FOR THE Facebook event.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12

Wrongbar has The Twelves- just go here and stay all night. 1279 Queen St. West
Tickets are $15 in advance at: Want Tickets, Rotate This Sound Scapes, Play De Record

Here’s a sexy video of Wrongbar Saturdays, also known as “Most Fun You Can Have With Your Pants On”

CLICK HERE FOR THE Facebook Group.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13

DMoney hosts The Drake Underground for GASLAMP KILLER, MY MAN HENRI, ULTRAGAMMA – 4am
Sunday September 13 @ The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. W – $10

“This is hands down the best shit of the fall right here” –Darcy Scott, DMoney

CLICK HERE FOR THE Facebook event.

Century Room 580 King St. West
DSquared Party with DJ Tito (Miami/NYC) and jojoflores (Montreal) the Fashion set will be in full force for this one.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 14

Little Boots @ Wrongbar 1279 Queen St. West
$18.50 Advance

Victoria Hesketh (born 1984), known professionally as Little Boots, is a British electronica musician. She sings, plays synthesizers, Japanese electronic instrument the Tenori-on and the stylophone. She is the former lead singer/synth player in Dead Disco.

She was on Pop Idol, but who cares, now she’s a real idol. Her track, Stuck on Repeat was produced by Joe Goddard from Hot Chip and was released on limited 12” white-label vinyl in March 2008. Hot off the hugely popular success of Stuck on Repeat, Little Boots released Meddle, her second single, and has since won the BBC Sound of 2009 award.

Get tickets at: www.ticketweb.ca, soundscapes, rotate this & play de record

After the party, there’s the after party.
Vicious Mondays @ The Social 1150 Queen St West $10 is hosting the after jam for the above with DJs Crunch & Nasty Nav (who also owns Wrongbar)

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15
Feel like Mixing it up?
Street Level Tuesdays @ Century Room 580 King St West is doing their TIFF Industry event Hosted by Jie (you need to be FROM Toronto to appreciate that). Music by: Jedi $10

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 16

If you have arrived at this date and hit everything above than you deserve to have a seat a recharge your soul.
Check out Art’d @ Marben 488 Wellington (FREE) it’s a monthly vernissage that we do. Doors are at 8PM and the theme is Nature vs. Culture. The patio is licensed and gorgeous for dranks and chats. $4 Steam Whistles and 1/2 Price delicious aps until 10PM–Marben also has a 4AM license so you should pop in late night if you’re in the area as well.

Once you’re powered up, you need to check out the Snow Patrol/Belle & Sebastian after Jam at Wrongbar 1279 Queen St West $10 that JUST got announced. We have a free list for this, so email: info@pinkmafia.ca Subject “Bell Snow” to get on that.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17

You know what, go to the damn Bovine Sex Club 542 Queen West. They have a 4AM license and it’s one of the best bars in town. Who’ve we seen chillin’ at the Bovine? Every member of Motley Cue (but never on the same night together), Mickey Rourke, Asia Argento, Queens Of The Stone Age, Anna Von’s personal fav, Eagles of Death Metal, Interpol and Kings of Leon. And the best part is they don’t do VIPs, the parties are down and dirty and there isn’t a hair of evidence that surfaces on the internerd the next day.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18

Explicit Fantastic is doing an 80s Glam Porno Night @ The Metro Theatre (now defunct porn theatre in Koreatown) and we are starting the party off here FOR SURE 677 Bloor St. West $15
Artist showcase: MC’s Sweatshop Shop, Live Photo shoot by Alex vs Alex, Live Performances by: Henri Faberge and the Adorables, Kids On TV, Mellefresh. DJs: Vaneska, Spydabrown

CLICK HERE FOR THE Facebook event.

Then, we think you should head over to The Social 1100 Queen St West for Night Trackin’ With: The Juan McLean (DJ Set), CFCF, Mikey Apples-$10

And before you’re totally tuckered out, hit Footwork for the Black Party JELO 7 hour Extended Set $10 on list (which we have so feel free to email: info@pinkmafia.ca if you want a piece)

Jelo @ Volume

CLICK HERE FOR THE Facebook event.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19

We think you should try something entirely different this night.
Head over to Goodhandy’s 120 Church St. $10 for Sodom: Goddess Celebration with DJs Daniel Paquette (fab Magazine columnist) and Shane Percy (Grapefruit) Drag Queen Daytona Bitch is gonna do 40 Madonna songs in 4 Minutes. Now THAT is something worth seeing!

CLICK HERE FO THE Facebook event.

Then hit the Rosewater which is the official after hours for Toronto International Film Festival
19 Toronto Street info@kleenmedia.ca
We have no idea who the DJs are or what’s going on there but this was the first spot to get 4AM way back before the west end even existed, and it’s always good for a laugh and a dance.

CLICK HERE FOR THE Facebook event.

If you make it through this in one piece, you’ll win a high five from us and a liver transplant from your nearest hospital.
Let the TIFF-ing begin!

Arcade: ar-cade
Pronunciation: \är-kad\
Function: noun
1: An amusement center having coin-operated games.
2: Your new favourite Friday night party!

Brought to you by Embrace, The Mod Club‘s new Friday evening plays host to an assortment of colourful, interactive activities, featuring your fave Djs and and a hoppin’ dance floor.

September 4th marked the official launch of Arcade Fridays, incapsulating new levels of epic. Main floor guest djs were Barletta, Nasty Nav, Milano, and Brandon Sek, while the upstairs loft hosted an intimate lounge with tunes by Vaneska and David Hall.

If you missed out last Friday, copy and paste these images into your memory and get pose on when LastNightsParty.com and Parallels take over College St, on Friday, September 11th.

(Above Words and Photos by Melania Fedyna)

We sorta skipped Saturday, Hot & Spicy fest had us filled with the itis. But by Sunday, it was Game On Again.

Barletta is our boy, and we’ve been shooting an amazing promo for his upcoming Whisper EP release by running around town getting into all kinds of trouble with Al D (our main man on the snaps)

Some morsels for ya:

Out takes from the video:

We know it looks bad, but it’s staged. Katchup and Sweetner. Still, so delicious

Anna Von’s new ride

It was Gillian’s Bday. We danced danced danced.

Hot off the tail of The Social, we hit Labor Of Love at the Guvernment just in time to catch Tiga’s jaw dropping set including our most delicious top fav, Fever Ray Triangle Walks (Tiga 1-2-3-4 Mix) was the real deal. None of these tried and true radio hit tricks. Actual talent. So rare. So delicious.

Photos courtesy of Al D!

A live music festival. An after hours rager. A DJ’s personal playground. Wrap all that into one and you’ve got yourself a sweaty dance party known as the annual Time Festival. Toronto hosts numerous music fests throughout the year, but none compare to the unique lineup of Time. Local djs and acts, as well and widely accredited artists like Crystal Castles and Rye Rye all came together to play this all-nighter, harboring an eclectic mix of crowd who know what’s up. With all those factors, you can’t help but get a decent recipe for a great party and potential for petty trouble.

This year’s festival was held July 25th, indoors at The Sound Academy vs. 2008′s August Sunnyside Pavillion setting. Crystal Castles tore up the main stage with their noisy noise and flashing lights, but if you weren’t into that, there were 3 other stages to chose from.

As always, Barletta controlled his room with a twist of a knob and press of a button. Among his followers, Toronto’s Meech with whom I caught up with to ask a few pressing questions:

1. Who are you looking forward to seeing tonight?
Barletta!

2. What was the last good thing you read or posted on Twitter?
That Nav was killing it in the main room tonight.

3. Who do you think is the most underrated artist of 2009?
Barletta, he’s going to be the same or bigger than Deadmau5!

Barletta doing what he does best.

Trying to interview A-Trak, I slyly maneuvered my way onto stage post-set to see if he’d take 3 seconds out of his life for me. He declined. It’s not like I was asking him to take his cap off, come on!

Mario J finished off the night on the main stage and the evening ended around 5:45am, music stopped and the leftovers shuffling out the door into 6am sunlight.

Knee socks beat cleavage, DUH!

Words and Photos by Melania Fedyna

TIME Fest swept into Toronto,with the goal to revolutionize the dance and indie music genres, with fast beats and hot weather.
TIME Festival was put together by Adam Gill of Embrace Productions fame, who was featured in last week’s 20 questions.
It was held at the Sunnyside Pavillion, but the weather was anything but sunny.
As 3 members of the Pink Mafia Street Team rolled in, we were greeted by rain and clouds. Sunnyside Pavillion is known for its more house/gay/raver parties but this one was the most  scenester event in recent history.

Near the entrance were some of the Oligarchy kids,

Who were pimpin` their threads for good deals and good times.

During the time we huddled under shelter to avoid the rain, Vaneska, Nasty Nav and Mario J spun some beats as some of the crowd, unafraid of rain, danced their hearts out.
We met some great kids: (L-R) SHANI, JASMIN, SABA

TARA AND SARAH

Mid afternoon, the sun came out, and the celebration was on!

With the sun finally out, everyone ran to the stage, for Fritz Helder and the Phantoms.

And I’m lucky to have seen it, because Fritz Helder and the Phantoms are losing Fierce! She will continue to pursue her DJ career as Van Helder (Check out the new release Van and Barletta dropped). See her below, wearing an awesome vintage necklace she stole from a friend and a pic of Van and her producer Barletta.

Now, I’m pretty sure I’ve never actually seen Fritz and the Phantoms live, and being front and center of the audience, made it a fantastic experience.

Meanwhile VND/LSM and Jokers of the Scene had the crowd dancing, shrieking and booty shaking their hearts out.

Also, note that throughout the day,the upstairs level featured some techno DJs including Eli Wilkie who did 20Qs last week, Kenny Glascow who was at Z last month, Heidi and more. (Check out the TIME Fest site for the full lineup)

Right after Jokers of the Scene, Vanessa, Melania and I ran into Adam Gill who gave us 5 minutes for some questions and a quick photo session.

Adam filled us in on the beginnings of Embrace, when he was a student at McGill and turned his passion for parties into a career. He’s been a strong advocate of dance and electronic music for a long time. He’s always intended to start a proper dance festival in T.O for a few years and the time was right. He told us the concept of TIME was, “to showcase what we think is on point musically right now at this point of time. “

When asked why TIME different from any festivals thrown in the city, he told Vanessa that the main difference is that “its pretty focused on the new cutting edge of electronic music. All the Toronto DJs, artists, nightclubs, promoters etc. sponsored it, and everyone worked together to create TIME, which is what made it great.“

Since Embrace has largely been known to throw gay-friendly and gay-oriented parties, some people were surprised by Embrace’s movement outside the gay community in recent history. When asked if he was still planning on pursuing gay-initiatives, he laughed a no comment, and pointed to our editor, XTRA columnist, and long-time friend Anna Von Frances, silently blaming her for throwing 3 girls at him with big questions, a tape recorder and a camera.

Since summer is coming to a close, Vanessa asked him what he does for vacation, and if he even gets one. Among his activities, he mentioned Miami, working out, and sitting in the sun.

“What’s next for Embrace?”, Vanessa asks him
“Just going to finish the year with lots of shows and start working on a plan for 2009.”

Adam made a quick escape from us back to the safety of crazy partiers and busy staff. We may be small, but apparently we can be scary.

A-Track, Erol Alkan and Soulwax closed up the night outside with a massive crowd.

Overall Opinion: The first TIME Fest seriously rocked. With another year of development, and better weather, next year’s is going to be f*cking insane.

See you later!