Merry Christmas Everyone!

Merry Christmas everyone! Sorry for the recent lack of updates to the site – my home PC was giving me hassles in December, but I’m up and running again now, ready for an awesome New Year!

The December 2003 and January 2004 Dance Charts will be posted up shortly (hopefully by 1st weekend of January).

In the meantime, if you’re into your choons – please feel free to mail me your favourite tracks of 2003 and I’ll post them up on the site. Use this feedback form – also let me know whether you want you e-mail/website address published too! 🙂

More soon, but until then – MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Don’t Mess With A MAC…..

Wow – this guy had a bad experience with a MAC. Actually, I once had a similar problem with a MAC in the office which did NOT want to shut down despite having a funky touch sensitive power switch. I think I’ll give them a miss too 🙂 Check out his story here.

For a MAC of a different kind, click here.

Room 5 – Music And You – Fresh New Choon & Video!

Here’s a funky new choon that you’ve got to check out! If you liked that guitar sample once made famous by Stardust’s “Music Sounds Better With You”, then you’ll love the new Room 5 Featuring Oliver Cheatham single! It’s caled “Music And You” and it’s out NOW on Positiva Records UK.

Click here to watch the video.

Just perfect for the Xmas dance floors!

November 2003 Dance Chart

Autumn is well and truely with us, and as usual we have a whole heap of new choons out as we head towards Christmas! (Woah – Christmas so soon? Where did September/October go?!)

At Number One we have the awesome Angel City feat. Lara McAllen – Love Me Right. If you want to know more about this choon check out this article. Anyway, if you’re getting a little tired of the original version then you should check out the postively trancey Rezonance Q Remix. Noice. Staying on the trance front we have a great vocal trance re-entry. Nightlife – Shining Star (ProAgressive) appeared in the charts earlier this year. Anyway, it’s back in the shape of “The Mystery Remix”. This has ANTHEM written all over it! And it reminds of Halloween in NYC (long story!) 🙂

Hey, if we’re going to have one ANTHEM, we might as well have two right? Darren Tate vs. Jono Grant – Let The Light Shine In (Jono Grant Remix) is another awesome vocal trance track. I’m not sure who’s singing the lyrics, but they turn the OK instrumental into a stunning track. (# You are my guide, # You are my light, #You take me to a place where I can shine!). Hey – we all need “Shining” tracks in the autumn!

Circ – Destroy She Said is a great bit of pop-dance. Be warned though, it’s very, very catchy – it may a couple of months old, but it’s worth checking. If it hits radio, it will do very well. For the trancey ones amongst you, there’s the De Donatis Remix.

As usual, there’s something for the more housey crowd – check out “John Silver – Come On Over”. Not quite as good as “One More Time” by Daft Punk, but kind of close. There’s also Joe’s Corner Feat. Emily T. with a track called “Squad 7”. Very much a soulful, housey, feel-good track.

For more vocal trance, check out I-C-Q – Without You (Club Mix), Kyau vs. Albert – Velvet Morning (Mirco de Govia Remix), Blue Star – Dreaming (M+M Radio Remix) and Astroline – I Close My Eyes (Club Mix). I don’t normally add R n’ B to these charts, but Fabolous Featuring Tamia – Into You is a choon, so check it! Tamia has such a great voice and her other dancey stuff has been great, so she deserves a mention. As does Frankie J – Don’t Wanna Try (Hump Remix).

More next month – I’d better get going with the Christmas shopping! (BTW, next month you can send in your TOP 10 choons of 2003, so start thinking about them!)

Full November 2003 Dance Chart is available here.

MG XPOWER SV High Performance Sports Car On Sale Now

MG Sport & Racing has announced the sales launch of the MG XPower SV, a car which catapults the Company into competition with the best of the world’s performance vehicle manufacturers.

The entry level model is powered by a 320 hp 4.6 litre all aluminium quad cam V8 engine which propels the MG XPower SV to 60 mph in 5.3 seconds and on to a top speed of circa 165 mph. Automatic and higher powered SV-R versions will be available next year. Customers can also specify the engine from the 225 mph MG ZT-T Bonneville rated at 765 hp (and beyond if required) which will give top speeds of well over 200 mph and suitably electrifying acceleration.The first class performance of the SV is complemented by its distinctive interior. In keeping with the vehicle’s sporting heritage both front seats are specified with full inertia four belt harnesses, which are lockable for serious driving by the flick of a switch. Each cabin is trimmed with the customer’s choice of six leather finishes. Competition seats and fascias are available in a combination of leather and Alcantara allowing each vehicle to be uniquely personalised.

Designed by a team led by Peter Stevens, whose previous designs have included the McLaren F1, the MG XPower SV benefits from state of the art technology. Central to the car’s DNA is a finely tuned chassis designed along race car principles bonded to a lightweight carbon fibre body with an integral rollover cage.

The chassis and carbon body are both constructed in the heartland of the Italian supercar industry. Final vehicle assembly takes place at MG Sport & Racing’s newly established HQ at Longbridge, Birmingham by a dedicated team of skilled craftsmen.

Director of MG Sport & Racing Kim Johnson said: “The MG XPower SV, which combines high reserves of power and motor racing safety features, is a true race car which has been built for the road. It can either lead on the track or cruise along the King’s Road. It is the ultimate MG.”

Former F1 driver Mark Blundell said: “The MG XPower SV is aggressive and raw, and at the same time stylish and refined. I have driven many of the world’s top sports cars and this car is in the same league. From the unique sound of the exhaust to the precision steering the MG XPower SV has all the qualities I look for in a sports car.”

The MG XPower SV line up starts from GBP75,000 and will be available through a network of specialist XPower dealerships, or directly from the MG Sport & Racing factory.

Further information about the MG XPower SV sports car, including sales enquiries, is available from MG Sport and Racing, Tel: 08457 661155

Photographs of the SV can be found in the MG Photo Gallery

Angel City Feat Lara McAllen – Love Me Right

One of my fave tracks at the moment, and one which will be fighting it out for the November 2003 dance chart, got a UK release on Monday. Love Me Right by Angel City Featuring Lara McAllen is based upon Ready For The World’s hit single ‘Oh Sheila’ which topped the U.S. pop charts in 1985.

In the same way that this time last year we had Divine Inspiration’s Let Me Show You The Way” (Put Your Hand In My Hand – Let Me Show You The Way!)(Choon!)- this one has apparently been doing really well in the UK clubs. It has a housey-feel, which at times reminds me of a Robin S or Love Inc track.

Although a version was made in 1998, it’s now been redone by Angel City – and the vocals are provided by the gorgeous Lara McAllen. You can check out Lara’s personal website here.

Be sure to also check out cowriterbruce.com for more information about Angel City. Bruce Elliott-Smith provided the production skills to this track, and as you’ll see from his website, he’s also responsible for a suite of other dance hits, working with artists like ATB, Paul Oakenfold and Armin Van Buren.

Are you thinking Lara looks or sounds familar? Then you’re right! She provided the vocals on this summer’s dance hit ‘>Now I’m Free’ by Stuart, and also provides vocals on “Losing My Mind” by trance star Armin Van Buuren.

Check out the video for Love Me Right at Ministry Of Sound

MGTF Sunstorm Limited Edition Now Available

A new MG TF – the Sunstorm SE – is announced today (October 7), combining a high-level specification with a standard-equipped body-coloured hardtop, making it ready for any weather conditions, and in the process the appearance of a desirable coupe.

The TF Sunstorm SE is offered in three body colour options – Raven Black, Nightfire Red and Starlight Silver. The lined body-coloured hardtop is complemented by a Smokestone coloured interior and Gunsmoke Alcantara (C) lack leather seats, leather steering wheel, ‘Momo’ leather and alloy gear knob and a single slot CD tuner. The specification includes a black hood, bright pack, 16″ 11-spoke alloy wheels and MG/AP Racing disc brakes, front fog lamps and body coloured electric door mirrors. The Sunstorm SE is available with a choice of engines with three power outputs 115, 135 or 160Ps.

Richard Hudson, MG Rover Group’s sports car product specialist, commented: “The TF Sunstorm SE combines a high-specification with attractive coupe looks, which together produce a desirable SE worthy of any enthusiast’s pride.”

Available in the UK, only 500 Sunstorm SEs are being produced. Orders can be placed with immediate effect. Performance and economy are similar to the donor models.

Photos available in the MG Galleries

Performance

Performance And Economy0-60 mphMax SpeedCombined economy
115 Sunstorm SE9.2 secs118 mph39.8 mpg
135 Sunstorm SE8.2 secs127 mph35.6 mpg
160 Sunstorm SE6.9 secs137 mph37.6 mpg

Pricing Details

PricingCO2(g/km)Retail PriceVED1st Reg. FeeOTR Price
MG ”TF” 115169GBP 17,025GBP 145GBP 25GBP 17,195
MG ”TF” 135184GBP 18,675GBP 145GBP 25GBP 18,845
MG ”TF” 160179GBP 20,975GBP 145GBP 25GBP 21,145

Option availability

Sunstorm SERetail Price115135160
Passenger airbagGBP 275OptionOptionOption
Bonnet coverGBP 50OptionOptionOption
Spare wheel (16″ alloy)GBP 125OptionOptionOption
Volumetric alarmGBP 150OptionSTDSTD
Radio/CassetteNCOOptionOptionOption
CD/MP3 TunerGBP 100OptionOptionOption
6 disc CD AutochangerGBP 250OptionOptionOption
Lowered and uprated suspensionGBP 150N/AOptionOption
Air conditioningGBP 1125OptionOptionOption

 

Autumn Is Here

Wow – it seems like ages since I’ve updated this site – thanks for all the e-mails. September was a mad month spent in Boston, London, Corfu, Birmingham and New York with some more travelling planned for the next week or so, so sorry about the sporadic updates! The new dance chart has been published, and some fresh new videos have been added.

So what else have I missed whilst I’ve been gone?

A very cheeky Britney photo

A flashing soccer fan (Darn, I miss British TV!)

How to pick up a really hot babe

More soon when I’m back in NYC!