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Scared To Dance is a monthly night in London playing indiepop, post-punk and new wave hits at King’s Cross Social Club.

This month we’re welcoming indiepop man about town Sean Price from Fortuna Pop! Running one of our favourite record labels around at the moment, we’re delighted to finally welcome Sean to hit the decks. Signing such modern day gems as The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Allo Darlin’, Darren Hayman and Tender Trap, we can’t wait to see what he’s got up his sleeve!

Plus Belinda from The Happy Girl DJs, Zaragoza will be DJing early doors when it’s FREE to get in before 10pm. They’ll be a very limited number of Autumn fanzines on sale and when they’re gone, they are gone! So get on down and hit the dancefloor.

For fanzines, mixtapes and to join our mailing list: http://www.scaredtodance.co.uk/
Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=77901280185
Twitter: http://twitter.com/scaredtodance

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Scared To Dance
Saturday 27th November
King’s Cross Social Club, 2 Britannia Street, London, WC1X 9JE. 020 7278 4252
9pm – 2am. Free before 10pm, £4 after 10pm
Guest DJs Fortuna Pop!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=164079586946922

We play:
The Smiths | Belle and Sebastian | Camera Obscura | The Pains of Being Pure at Heart | Allo Darlin’ | Hefner | Cats on Fire | Jens Lekman | The Magnetic Fields | McCarthy | Butcher Boy | The Vaselines | The Go-Betweens | Orange Juice | Joy Division | Wire | Gang of Four | The Cure | The Jesus and Mary Chain | The Fall

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Welcome to our bumper packed Christmas Extravaganza! We’ll be playing festive songs, mince pies, mistletoe and we’ll be rockin’ around the Christmas tree with our incredible guest DJs:

Where It’s At Is Where You Are
Spiral Scratch
Big Pink Cake
Stolen Wine Social

So hit the dancefloor to all your favourites from The Smiths to Slow Club, Cats on Fire to The Clash and celebrate what’s been an awesome year!

FREE before 10pm

Scared To Dance is a monthly night in London playing the best in indiepop, post-punk and new wave at King’s Cross Social Club. We love DIY labels, girls with guitars, noise pop, sweeping strings, C86, perfect three minute pop songs and John Peel.

For free membership, fanzines and mixtapes:
http://www.scaredtodance.co.uk
Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=77901280185
Twitter: http://twitter.com/scaredtodance

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Scared To Dance
Friday 17th December
King’s Cross Social Club, 2 Britannia Street, London, WC1X 9JE. 020 7278 4252
9pm – 2am. Free before 10pm
£3 for members, £5 for non members. Membership is free from http://www.scaredtodance.co.uk
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148362338544872

We play:
The Smiths | Belle and Sebastian | The Pains of Being Pure at Heart | Camera Obscura | Allo Darlin’ | Hefner | Cats on Fire | Jens Lekman | The Magnetic Fields | The Vaselines | The Go-Betweens | Orange Juice | Joy Division | Wire | Gang of Four | David Bowie | The Velvet Underground | The Cure | The Jesus and Mary Chain | The Fall

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I’m thrilled to announce that you can order our Winter fanzine from today. In our exclusive lead interview with The Vaselines we talk to them about Sex with an X, Kurt Cobain and their third album. We chat to the legendary Edwyn Collins who tells us about the recent Orange Juice re-issues and his influence on other musicians. We’ve got interviews with Ballboy, Northern Portrait, MJ Hibbett & the Validators and Onward Chariots too.

If that wasn’t enough Brilldream reviews the Big Pink Cake Weekender and we catch up with How Does It Feel To Be Loved?, WeePOP! and dirtyconverse DISCO.

Plus we’re giving away Christmastime, Approximately from Where It’s At Is Where You Are. Here’s what’s on the album:

1. The Social Interaction Foundation (AKA Help Stamp Out Loneliness) – Just Like Xmas (In Cottonopolis)
2. The Werewandas – I’ve Got a Great Big Christmas Tree
3. Betty and the Werewolves – Jon’s Christmas Makeup
4. Eux Autres – Teenage Christmas
5. Jeff Mellin – Every Year
6. The Understudies – Midnight Mass
7. Gregory Webster – Winter
8. Howard Hughes & David Tattersall – There in Bristol After Christmas
9. World of Fox – Christmas Isthmus
10. The Hillfields – Spirit of the Season
11. Sool – Sool Yule Medley
12. The Birthday Girl vs Alexander’s Festival Hall – Hey Santa
13. The Ei8ht – Stay Another Day
14. Action Biker – Vinden Susar i Advent
15. Hillary and the Democrats – I Want an Alien For Christmas
16. Weisstronauts – Jingle Bells
17. DJ Downfall – 2000 Miles (Meek Mix)
18. Hexicon – See That Day
19. The Vatican Cellars – Christmas Island
20. Hong Kong In The 60s – Walking in the Air

If you would like to order a copy it costs £2 plus P&P. Please email me at admin@scaredtodance.co.uk to order.

http://www.scaredtodance.co.uk/fanzines

We'll also be selling it at our next night on Saturday 29th January -
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115757538494853

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I’m thrilled to be welcoming David Tattersall from The Wave Pictures as our guest DJ this month. Hot on the heels of their triumphant set at the (Not) Winter Sprinter, The Wave Pictures have put out some of our favourite albums over past few years including Instant Coffee Baby and If You Leave It Alone.

We’ll also be joined by John Jervis and Ben Clancy from The Hangover Lounge. After DJing at their club last year I’ve been itching to invite them to the night. You can expect to hear plenty of Go-Betweens so be sure to get there for 9pm for their set and guaranteed free entry before 10pm.

Plus you can get your hands on our new Winter fanzine! It features an exclusive interview with The Vaselines and we talk about Orange Juice with the legendary Edwyn Collins. We’ve got interviews with Ballboy, Northern Portrait, MJ Hibbett & the Validators and Onward Chariots. Brilldream reviews the Big Pink Cake Weekender, whilst we catch up with How Does It Feel To Be Loved?, WeePOP! and dirtyconverse DISCO.

And we're giving away Christmastime, Approximately from our friends at Where It’s At Is Where You Are. It features 20 tracks from the likes of Help Stamp Out Loneliness, Betty and the Werewolves, Eux Autres and Hexicon.

FREE before 10pm

Scared To Dance is a monthly night in London playing the best in indiepop, post-punk and new wave at King's Cross Social Club. We love DIY labels, girls with guitars, noise pop, sweeping strings, C86, perfect three minute pop songs and John Peel.

For free membership, fanzines and mixtapes:
http://www.scaredtodance.co.uk/
Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=77901280185
Twitter: http://twitter.com/scaredtodance

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Scared To Dance
Saturday 29th January
King’s Cross Social Club, 2 Britannia Street, London, WC1X 9JE. 020 7278 4252
9pm – 2am. Free before 10pm
£3 for members, £5 for non members. Membership is free from http://www.scaredtodance.co.uk/
Guest DJs The Wave Pictures
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115757538494853

We play:
The Smiths | Belle and Sebastian | The Pains of Being Pure at Heart | Camera Obscura | Allo Darlin’ | Hefner | Cats on Fire | Jens Lekman | The Magnetic Fields | The Vaselines | The Go-Betweens | Orange Juice | Joy Division | Wire | Gang of Four | David Bowie | The Velvet Underground | The Cure | The Jesus and Mary Chain | The Fall

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This month we’re teaming up with our friends at London Popfest! That means we’ll be at the legendary 100 Club on Saturday 26th February. We’re offering a special Popfest price of just £3 to get in from 11pm after the bands. And what bands they are for the all dayer –

The Monochrome Set!
Humousexual!
The History of Apple Pie!
Help Stamp Out Loneliness!
The Felt Tips!
Eux Autres!
Evans the Death!
Bearsuit!

Tickets have sold out for Saturday but a limited amount are available for Thursday and Sunday. We’ll have our ever popular Winter fanzine on sale too including interviews with The Vaselines, Edwyn Collins, Ballboy and much more. At the club expect to hear the best in new and classic indiepop, angular post-punk and stylish new wave.

For free membership, fanzines and mixtapes:
http://www.scaredtodance.co.uk/
Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=77901280185
Twitter: http://twitter.com/scaredtodance

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Scared To Dance at London Popfest
Saturday 26th February
100 Club, 100 Oxford Street, London, W1D 1LL. 020 7636 0933
11pm – 2am. £3 on the door after the bands
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=175703065806564

We play:
The Smiths | Belle and Sebastian | The Pains of Being Pure at Heart | Camera Obscura | Allo Darlin’ | Hefner | Cats on Fire | Jens Lekman | The Magnetic Fields | The Vaselines | The Go-Betweens | Orange Juice | Joy Division | Wire | Gang of Four | David Bowie | The Velvet Underground | The Cure | The Jesus and Mary Chain | The Fall

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What would you like to hear at Scared To Dance at London Popfest on Saturday night? I want to hear your requests!

Since so many people have asked – you can get in from 11pm and we’ll be going until they kick us out in the early hours. We’re doing a special Popfest price of just £3 to get in!

They’ll be a limited number of our Winter fanzine on sale at the merch table. There’s not too many left so get in there quick! We’ve got a brand new stash of our lovely badges for 50p too.

See you on the dancefloor!

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This month I’m delighted to welcome back Helen and Bob from Shrag as our guest DJs. I was completely blown away by their gig at the Lexington last week playing plenty from their awesome second album Life! Death! Prizes!. They DJed for us last year and played a brilliant set of The Go-Betweens, Hefner, Best Coast, Josef K and The Fall so I’m thrilled they’re our first returning DJs. You can listen back to their previous set on Spotify to get you in the mood.

http://open.spotify.com/user/scaredtoda ... tdx0DlHyUr

We’ll also be joined by Sam from Mind Your Own Business who’ll be on before Shrag. In these hard times of libraries closing, the NHS crumbling and crushing levels of debt, we’re keeping it FREE before 10pm this month. Here’s the Facebook event - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=157157097672067 - please invite your friends along!

If you’re going to the Sarandon album launch at Brixton Windmill before Scared To Dance, you can get into the club night for £3 if you show a flyer on the door.

Expect to hear a mix of indiepop, post-punk and new wave favourites plus the best in C86, Sarah, Postcard and much more!

What would you like to hear?

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Scared To Dance
Saturday 26th March
King’s Cross Social Club, 2 Britannia Street, London, WC1X 9JE. 020 7278 4252
9pm – 2am. Free before 10pm
£3 for members, £5 for non members. Membership is free from http://www.scaredtodance.co.uk/
Guest DJs Shrag
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=157157097672067

We play:
The Smiths | Belle and Sebastian | The Pains of Being Pure at Heart | Camera Obscura | Allo Darlin’ | Hefner | Cats on Fire | Jens Lekman | The Magnetic Fields | The Specific Heats | McCarthy | The Vaselines | Joy Division | Wire | Gang of Four | Orange Juice | The Fall | The Velvet Underground | The Cure | The Jesus and Mary Chain

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Life! Death! Prizes! by Shrag, our guest DJs at Scared To Dance this Saturday, is currently blaring out of my speakers. I've dug out a few of their videos for your enjoyment. First up to wet your appetite is my favourite single from last year, "Rabbit Kids"

Rabbit Kids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rXs9O2Tq90

Lost Dog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmklH_Hnxzs

Talk to the Left
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb6YL-56m2c

There are only a handful of fanzines left. If you were planning on picking up a copy on Saturday night, let me know and I'll put one aside for you so you don't miss out. They're very close to selling out!

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This month we’re welcoming back Elizabeth Morris from Allo Darlin’ as our guest DJ for her annual set! Elizabeth DJed for us in April last year and played a fantastic set consisting of Eux Autres, Paul Simon, Jonathan Richman and Talulah Gosh so her set is definitely not to be missed.

Drowned in Sound’s News Editor Luke Slater will be playing an eclectic mix early on in the night. What would you like to hear? Please post your requests!

FREE entry before 10pm!

Expect to hear the best in indiepop, post-punk and new wave.

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Scared To Dance
Saturday 30th April
King’s Cross Social Club, 2 Britannia Street, London, WC1X 9JE. 020 7278 4252
9pm – 2am. Free before 10pm
£3 for members, £5 for non members. Membership is free from http://www.scaredtodance.co.uk/
Guest DJs Allo Darlin'
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=212847675399372

We play:
The Smiths | Belle and Sebastian | The Pains of Being Pure at Heart | Camera Obscura | Allo Darlin’ | Hefner | Cats on Fire | Jens Lekman | The Magnetic Fields | The Specific Heats | McCarthy | The Vaselines | Joy Division | Wire | Gang of Four | Orange Juice | The Fall | The Velvet Underground | The Cure | The Jesus and Mary Chain

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If Ian Curtis had lived, and enjoyed the ale…

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Only just seen this. Yes you should, would be good to catch up!

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This month we’re welcoming Colm McCrory from Help Stamp Out Loneliness as our guest DJ. HSOL have released one of my favourite albums of this year with their debut LP, I urge you all to check it out! Colm has superb taste in indiepop from putting on Heavenly in his native Belfast to playing a live session recently on Marc Riley’s 6 Music show.

We’ll also be joined by my old friend Ed Lugg who’ll be spinning his unique take on post-punk from 9pm.

What would you like to hear? Please send in your requests!

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Scared To Dance
Saturday 28th May
King’s Cross Social Club, 2 Britannia Street, London, WC1X 9JE. 020 7278 4252
9pm – 2am. Free before 10pm
£3 for members, £5 for non members. Membership is free from http://www.scaredtodance.co.uk/
Guest DJs Help Stamp Out Loneliness
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=193881960656649

We play:
The Smiths | Belle and Sebastian | The Pains of Being Pure at Heart | Camera Obscura | Allo Darlin’ | Hefner | Cats on Fire | Jens Lekman | The Magnetic Fields | The Specific Heats | McCarthy | The Vaselines | Joy Division | Wire | Gang of Four | Orange Juice | The Fall | The Velvet Underground | The Cure | The Jesus and Mary Chain

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What would you like to hear on Saturday night? I'd love to hear your requests so keep them coming in.

Remember it's FREE before 10pm and £3 with a membership card.

Saturday will also be our Spring fanzine launch! It features interviews with Acid House Kings, Butcher Boy, Help Stamp Out Loneliness, The Felt Tips and Horowitz. Plus articles by Read and Shout, Unpop, Librarians Wanted, Stolen Wine Social Club, Pebble Records and KinGem.

On the CD is Weekend Dreams a new compilation from Fortuna Pop! I never thought I’d be involved in putting out a CD featuring an exclusive song from Allo Darlin’ as well as Club 8, Herman Dune, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Darren Hayman and The Lucksmiths.

Here’s the full tracklisting –

1. Comet Gain – The Weekend Dreams
2. The Grave Architects – Love TBC
3. Herman Dune – Tell Me Something I Don’t Know
4. The Loves – O! My Gawd
5. Bearsuit – Cut Loose
6. Evans the Death – I'm So Unclean
7. The Primitives – Need All the Help I Can Get
8. The Mountain Movers – Bombshelter
9. The Pipettes – Captain Rhythm
10. Tender Trap – 2 to the N
11. Crystal Stilts – Silver Sun
12. The Lucksmiths – Good Light
13. Ladybug Transistor – Breaking Up On the Beat
14. Darren Hayman & the Secondary Modern – The Green and the Grey
15. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – The One
16. The Chemistry Experiment - Leo the Magician
17. Club 8 – Football Kids
18. The Aislers Set- Summer's Reprise
19. Milky Wimpshake – Eyeball to Eyeball
20. Airport Girl – Clock Tower Lights
21. Allo Darlin’ – Dreaming (DJ Downfall Redub)
22. micktravis – Up From the Minors
23. Would-Be-Goods – The Morning After
24. Jeff Greene and the High Barnets – Dreams of Me and You

All that for £2.

Hopefully see you on Saturday!

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