TNT Blog JUNE 2008 june saw the return of some old soulies who hadn’t been to a soul event for some years, some who hadn’t managed to get there before and of course the old faithful. it was a real mix in of age groups and the dance floor was busy all night. max brought a different flavour to the night with 2 half hour sets of Ska. he selected some real crackers for us my favourite being a cover version of james and bobby purified’s “I'm your puppet” by jimmy london. here is what some others thought of the night: “It was a great night last Saturday at TNT Northern Soul Club, the best so far at Tattersalls in my humble opinion. I was enjoying myself, meeting some friends I haven't seen for a while and even doing some moves at the dance-floor, also had the opportunity to spin some records and had a few beers - what else can you ask from a Soul night? Nice sets throughout the night from al DJs, Max broke our hearts with his soulful Jamaican stuff and Pete M. J. played a lot of nice stuff I had planned to spin myself that night” Bernhard schmitz SARA WITCHALL “ Top tunes all night long, haven’t danced like that in absolute ages. I have to say hearing River Deep Mountain High, for me was great as it holds so many memories when I was a little girl etc etc etc. A nice touch having Max play as you tend to forget the soothing soulful sounds of traditional Jamaican Rocksteady & Ska a lovely touch indeed! Thank you to all DJ's who put on sterling music all night & Rob, Una & Andrea for all their hard work in keeping Soul alive & well looked after in Sydney. Was nice to see some new faces who I hope will come again. Russell & Richard, both Soul Boys from the UK who after getting on the floor proved they know what they are on about!.Counting down the days till the next one! Thanks,” Russel and Richard? Where have I heard of them before? Next Night is on the 19th July, Looking forward to seeing you all there. Also on the 3rd Saturday of august our forever mod girl, sara is putting on a mods inspired night “reaction” at the tatts club. knowing sara it will be a night to remember and one that will be enjoyed by all soulies. Opening night at tnt The opening night of Sydney’s new Northern Soul night TNT, (The Northern Touch) in May 2008 went down a treat. The venue in the heart of Sydney at The Tattersall Club is a dancer’s delight boasting two dance floors. For those of you out there who are looking for a 100% Northern Soul night where the dance floor is sacred, then this is it. Northern Soul is all about dancing, so if you are looking to pull or stagger around the floor with a beer in your hand, it won’t be for you. If on the other hand you want a night of grooving to rare soul music with friendly people then we’ll make you very welcome. Camaraderie and friendship is also an important part of the Northern Soul Scene. Many of us are ex-pats from the UK who were part of the underground scene in the 70’s and attended venues such as Wigan Casino, Blackpool Mecca, Nottingham Palais, Manchester Ritz and Stafford to name a few. We still have a passion for the music and the Australian and, unique to us here in Sydney, our Austrian soulies have also embraced the scene which originated in the North of England. Guest DJ’s Justin Roche from Melbourne got the younger crowd on the floor where most of them remained for the rest of the night! Mark Webb from Coffs Harbour played some stompers for the older members. He also showed us his dancing skills including the splits, spins and backdrops! Keith Miller played some favourite Motown for us which never fails to get the feet moving and Also Andy Nevin playing some classic Wigan tunes. Resident DJ’s Rob, Bernhard and Dave T played some top tunes as well as some long forgotten Casino favourites. We look forward to seeing some of you at TNT in the future and welcome you to the Strange World OF Northern Soul! KTF Una Sydney Soul Scene presents Highly explosive Northern Soul SATURDAY 19. JULY 2008 7pm ‘til late SYDNEY ROOM @ Tattersalls Club 198 – 204 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, $10 Resident DJ’s @ TNT Dave Toolin Dave Adkin Bernhard Rob Guest DJ @ TNT PETE MORGAN JONES ANDY NEVIN Sara
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