learning secrets

going to be in malmo for two days...what should i check out while i'm there...never been and pretty excited.

good record shops? nice clothing/lifestyle stores? amazing art galleries? a place to meet a nice young woman? good place to have a relaxing drink?

so i'm born and raised in austin, though i went to rutgers for college, and lived in shitty san diego for a hot minute, i also work at waterloo records, as well as host a few weekly and monthly dj parties around town.

I'll agree that this town can at times leave something to be desired in terms of shopping and a wider range of cultural activities. However, in the 28 years i've lived here i truly think that this is a really interesting time to be in Austin. It's a city thats changing and growing. Some feel for the worse, others cant wait to get their money into a "loft" downtown.

As a dj i have to agree and admit that unless it's red river rock n roll, or indie rock there isnt much "interesting music" happening in the public eye. It's sad, but there are people in this city who know what goes on in other cities and are trying hard to bring an alternative in party life here. It'll happen one day i'm sure.

As for places to shop:

First i second, third, and forth the Factory People nod, but you need to also check out Feathers (mostly only womens stuff) on South Congress and Palinberg over on northloop, i bought half of their mens stuff the other day when i went in there. there's also Service mens wear, but they're kind of hit or miss.

If you wanna rep local designers dont sleep on Parts & Labor also on S. Congress.

For music:

like i said i work at waterloo so come on in, ask for ian i'll point you in the right direction.

but also with out a doubt head over to end of an ear on south first, cross the street and hit up dj dojo, if you want punk head over to sound on sound on north loop, but my personal favorite is the Back Spin records on north burnet just shy of north loop ( and across the street from the best thrift store.) Back Spin has the tasty records, disco, electro, italo, hip hop, miami bass, old prog, old metal...one of the best vinyl selections in town...the prices are a little high, but it's worth it.

ok that was a long one...gotta go

hey guys

I'm going to be travelling through europe in the next couple of weeks djing around in london, glasgow, and edinburgh.

I'm going to be in Copenhagen for two nights...june 2 and june 3rd, And berlin for about a week june 4th - june 10th (catching jesse rose at panorama on the 9th!).

I've never been to copenhagen or berlin and have no idea what to do, where to go, where to shop , where to eat, what clubs to go to, where to buy the best disco records etc.

I've also been trying to find a place to stay in copenhagen that's nice, modern, but still on the cheap. Cab Inn is all full and looks kind of sketchy, everything else that i'm searching for is full as well...any info?

I'm really hoping to set something up there and in berlin for djing, but i dont have any contacts, any help would be great. I'm just looking to do an hour or half hour set. I've been djing for quite a while and hold down two residencies and a monthly party here in Austin, TX. I'm posting a link to a live mix i made at one of my parties at the bottom.

here are my dates: copenhagen-- june 2 , june 3rd

berlin-- june 4th - june 10th

thanks so much

ian

here's the mix...enjoy

http://www.fotpnyc.com/It_Ain%27t_Winter_Yet_Bitches.mp3