Beats n' Pieces

Blimey, time flies eh?

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:47:00 +0000

Wow, it's been a while, as usual... I'm crap at updating this thing.

Well, loads has happened as usual. We worked our asses off to relaunch Republik which was a great success, although now we have the hard task ahead of pushing things harder, better, faster, stronger and getting it back up into the upper echelons of SecondLife clubbing. We've got 4 areas there, the Club, Terrace, Terrace Beach and Raver's Cove. The website is taking shape too, so it's all getting there.

Republik related, me and Sable Sunset, the architectural genius and one of the founders of Republik and I are in a relationship too, which is fantastic :D

Lastly in this short but sweet post, I want to let all the laydeez know that on Saturday 30th May, we're having a Candy Girls Pyjama Party at Republik... It's gonna be fun!!

Sometimes you can't stop...

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:11:00 +0000

Blimey, what a night!!! I started at the new Raver's Cove at Republik for what I thought would be the normal 2 hour set, with maybe a little overrun as usual... Bank Holidays here, so no work today and thats just as well... I wound up DJing for just over 5 hours!!!

Luckily, I recorded it all and it's been uploaded, so you can grab it here. Enjoy. The tracklisting is as follows:

Miles Dyson - Intro
2 Max's - Fable 2008 (Electro mix)
K Klass - Rhythm is a Mystery 2009 (Jay Kay Vocal mix)
Faithless feat. Cass Holt - Music Matters (Axwell mix)
Benny Benassi - Eclectic Strings
Moguai - Beatbox (Moguai's Punx Up the Volume mix)
Kieran Brindley & Calverton - Click Click (Dirty Freak mix)
Tomcraft - Lonliness (Benny Benassi remix)
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown - No Air (Benny Benassi remix)
Bryn Christopher - Smilin' (Wideboys Club mix)
Orbital - Belfast (Deadmau5 Dub)
Deadmau5 feat. Kaskade - I Remember
Deadmau5 - Clockwork
Mr. P!nk - Saltwater (Christopher S & Mike Candys remix)
Kurd Maverick - Blue Monday (Vandalism remix)
New Order - Confusion (1987 Dub)
Mason - The Amsterdam Tape
Lisa Mikovsky - Still Alive (Benny Benassi remix)
Sean G - LDN (Sean G Electro E-Funk mix)
Goldfrapp - Strict Machine (Benny Benassi remix)
Justice - Phantom PtII (Soulwax Dub)
Deltawave - Lost In Music
Wink - Higher State of Consciousness (Barratt & Falcony remix)
Hoxton Whores - In The Bag
Phillipe B vs Todd Terry - Can You Feel It? (Can You Party?)
Deadmau5 - Attention Whore
Eric Prydz vs Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better
Electronative - Call Me (Club mix)
Pink Floyd - Welcome To The Machine (Dirty Funker remix)
David Bowie - Rebel Rebel (Soulwax Club mix)
Dave Spoon feat. Lisa Maffia - Bad Girl At Night (Instrumental)
Depeche Mode - Everything Counts (Oliver Huntemann & Stephan Bodzin remix)
Noir - My MTV (Chris Lake remix)
Opus III - Fine Day (James Holden mix)
Orbital - Halcyon +On +On
Rihanna - Umbrella (Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel mix)
Seamus Haji - Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (Haji & Emanuel mix)
Axwell - I Found You (Remode)
Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again (Freemasons remix)
Felix Da Housecat - Silver Screen, Shower Scene (Thin White Duke remix)
The Faint - The Conductor (Thin White Duke remix)
The Human League - Love Action (Fluke's Dub Action)
Plump DJs - Torque of the Devil (Club Intstrumental)
Plump DJs - Torque of the Devil (Extended Club mix)
Plump DJs - The Gate
Plump DJs - Electric Disco (D. Ramirez remix)
Ian Fondue - Edit!
Dunproofin' - FU2 (Remix)

In other news, I know a lot of you know this, but me n' Fukmi split up a while ago. S'all good and we're much happier as friends. Nuff Said ;)

The Phoenix rises... Last night at Parkade

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:22:00 +0000

Well, as I've mentioned on my 'sister' music blog, we have indeed closed Parkade for the last time, but we gave the place a proper send off ;)

The party lasted for about 8.5 hours, with DJ sets from Andy Asylum, DJNoNo Ulysses, Topher Delcon and me closing the whole thing. NoNo has recorded his set and you can download it from here and I also recorded mine, which whilst being 330MB, is well worth grabbing from here (tracklisting further down).

There were plenty of pictures taken on the night, by myself, NoNo and Dov Watanabe too, so check them out, they're well worth it. Sadly Parkade has gone forever, well most of it has (you'll need to have a scout around Republik midway through April) and it sadly won't be coming back but then as I've pointed out, it's all for the best. We had a blast there and it was one of SL's oldest clubs (Republik is older), but I'm much happier that it's gone out on a high. The crowds were awesome, really up for the whole night and it was nice to see so many people there too...

Anyway as promised, here is the tracklisting for my mix. Please excuse the beat drifting between 'Promiscuous' and 'Edit!'. I blame Dunproofin' :D

Exactshit – Dave
The Doors – Hello, I Love You (Adam Freeland mix)
Eric Prydz – Proper Education (Club mix)
Eric Prydz – Call On Me (Retarded Funk mix)
Dunproofin’ – Electro Sandman
Instamatic – Neon Sex People
Miss Cyberpink – Strangeword
Cookie Crew – Got To Keep On
Space – Magic Fly
Giorgio Moroder – The Chase
Kraftwerk – The Robots
Lumpy – Higher State of Timekeeping
Daft Punk – Harder Better Faster Stronger (X Volt remix)
Fischerspooner – Never Win (Benny Benassi remix)
Justice – Phantom pt2 (Soulwax remix)
Dunproofin’ – Promiscuous
Ian Fondue – Edit!
Dunproofin’ FU2 (remix)
Orbital – Chime
Dunproofin’ – Superquadrophonia
Dunproofin’ - Standing In The Way Of Felix
Pop Will Eat Itself – Can U Dig It?
Utah Saints – Something Good ‘08
Energy 52 – Café Del Mar (Three n’ One remix)
Supercollider feat. Octofish – Black Metal Tarantula
Pendulum – Slam
The Orb – Little Fluffy Clouds

The set was a mix of tunes that over the years have become synonymous with me at Parkade, especially tracks like Dunproofin's 'FU2' which I have adopted as my anthem. I spent a lot of time thinking of what the ultimate Parkade anthem was, with a few others being played by both NoNo and Topher, and I wanted to end the night with what I thought the ultimate anthem was. I think I hit the nail pretty much on the head, especially judging by the reaction from the regulars there.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who's ever been involved with the place,right the way from the start with Pontiac at Motorati Island, all the way through to the close. We had a blast, we had some amazing times and we'll all miss the place.

Now, what we need to do is just party our asses off at Republik ;) Shouldn't be too hard :D

The end of one chapter...

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 05:55:00 +0000

Just in case you read this and haven't seen my notice inworld...

"Hi...

As some of you know, I took over Parkade from Andy Asylum back in March 2007 and with the graphical assistance of the erstwhile DJNoNo Ulysses, we reopened the facelifted club in May 2007, on the now long gone Pontiac Motorati Island.

Pontiac left SL and the United Spinal Association took over the 7 sim complex, Parkade grew, with the slightly smaller replica of the Golden Gate Bridge out front and the small chill out area around the back... Same amazing crowd, same fun...

Last year, around June time, I moved Parkade to what was Kara Zor Isle and we had a giggle there, but the sim being sold forced me to move the club to it's current location, Parkade Island. As you know, full sims aren't cheap and I couldn't afford to buy or rent one, so I rented a light use sim, which was adequate but then the delightful LL decided to stick their noses into what we did with these 'buffer' sims and called time on our antics, creating the Homestead sims, which then drastically limited the number of people who could use the places to 20. Not ideal for a club.

However, this wasn't an issue, because with the decline in SL clubbing culture, only the diehard faithful hung around. We'd already lost a few DJs by then and what with the receeding crowds, we lost long time resident DJNoNo. However, we keep going and push on. Saturdays are still busy, with Walt's Boot Camp nights and of course me n' Diva taking it in turns before BootieSL, then there are Walt's Sunday sessions and me on Thursdays... However, things aren't picking up and it's not just this club that is affected, others are too... Once great names like Republik are also suffering. Republik are in the same situation as Parkade too and thats a shame.

Anyway, enough about Republik. This is about Parkade here and this is where it gets tricky. I've taken the hard decision to close one of SL's longest running clubs. What was started in 2006 is ending in 2009, by the end of this month. I've informed the company who I rent the sim from that I'll not need it come the end of March and I'll be removing the build permanently then. Parkade will cease to exist. It's been one helluva rollercoaster ride, but the LL decision to limit numbers has been a huge factor in this, as well as cost too... I'm paying a lot for this sim and frankly, it's not worth it any more.

So, this is it...

Well, so you'd think, no?

What if there was a "But..."?

But... this isn't the end. Oh no. Parkade might be closing, but this isn't the end.

I mentioned Republik earlier on. Republik on their class 5 sim, with a 100 person limit and the threat of closure due to financial issues and dwindling attendance... Well, guess what grrrls n' bois? I'm moving to Republik!!

I'm going to be investing in keeping the sim afloat, along with the other owners, I too will be an owner of the club and between us and the management team, we're going to relaunch the place, complete with a brand new club build that is almost finished and stunningly gorgeous. Even though I'm paying into the tier, I'm still saving money on what I pay now for this cut down excuse for a sim, so I win there, and I know that BootieSL and my sets will continue there and I'm hoping that Walt will come with me and bring his Saturday night and Sunday sets with him too, so if you lot come along, it'll be like home, only darker and posher. Slightly ;)

This isn't the end, it's the beginning. The beginning of something pretty damned cool. Myself, Sable, Lina and Jo are going to really push Republik in 2009 with some different strategies and ideas, plus I'm hoping to bring a live band from RL to perform in SL too and I'm not talking about some kids in a garage, this lot have supported Depeche Mode on tour ;)

So, don't be sad that Parkade is closing, be happy that the music, atmosphere and fun live on.

I am planning to sort out a farewell party soon, and I'll post details of that when I've got it arranged.

Anyway, I've gone on long enough. I wanted to let you all know what is happening and I hope you realise this is for the best.

Thanks, and see you on the other side soon... Amanda xXx"

From then, to now...

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:56:00 +0000

Wow, I really need to update this thing more often... So, what have I been doing since I last posted?

Well, in RL I've been working and going on holiday which was immense fun and I wish I wasn't going back to work tomorrow, but then the weekend is here soon so...

In SL, things have been cool. There has been DJing, parties to attend to, the creation of some clothing for Fukmi's stores, the opening of a new Fukmi Clothing store over at the Pretty n' Punk mall on the Biopunk sim. Plus, we've expanded the rather cool store at the Pounded Flounder mall on Leykis, and seriously enhanced the look and feel of the place. Pictures will follow, plus I know that Fukmi is also working on revamping the blog for the clothing side of things, so watch this space for more info. On the subject of that too, Fukmi Clothing has a new 'partner' in Shinji Accessories ;) I've been making stuff, with belts and shoes so far, but other items will be in production soon and will be on sale at The Pounded Flounder, Pretty n' Punk and Third Life locations.

Over on my 'sister' music blog, theres a nice 40 minute Miss-tery mix for you all to download and enjoy too...

So, I need to head back into Photoshop and make some new textures for the accessories and clothes, plus sort some other things out too... Oh and take some piccies for you all!!

Bye for now!!!

The Fast and the Furious

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:51:00 +0000

I thought I'd have a bit of a giggle today and blast around a track I know in some new cars I've bought in SL. It turned into a bit of a photoshoot as I started getting a lot of my favourite cars out to play in and then photograph... Results are on Flickr ;)

Flick her...

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:48:00 +0000

New pics on Flickr, if anyone's interested...

A little Christmas stocking filler...

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:23:00 +0000

As it's nearly Christmas, I thought I'd share this with you all... It was made by DJNoNo Ulysses of Radio Clash fame. He did the audio and video mashes and in my humble opinion, it's the best thing he's ever done...

Anyway, click on 'play' and enjoy this...

Where have I been....

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:41:00 +0000

Wow, it feels like ages since I blogged here. Basically, it HAS been ages :D

Firstly, I'm gonna go all self indulgent and say 'Happy Rezday to MEEE!' as I'm a big, whole TWO years old today. I'm throwing a mahoosive party at Parkade later, at least 4 hours behind the decks from me, all kicking off at 6pm PST. You're all invited.

Speaking of Parkade, last time I wrote here, I was keeping everything close to my chest, but as most of you know now, I has a sim! Okies, so it's a 'Homestead' sim and not the full monty, but it'll do. I'm still waiting to find out what the rental company is gonna do with prices in the future, what with the recent foot-in-mouth episode from LL regarding Openspace sims, their apparent overuse and the creation of the same prim but more cash Homestead sims... So, that side of things is all up in the air at the moment, but the sim itself is progressing nicely.

The club is fully built, I've placed my old Motorati/Motorability Garage there, so need to put a few bits inside to make it feel garagey, plus I need to build a little roadway system around the island too. I've also ditched the old terrace from 'round back of the club and moved it over to it's own little beach area that now has the name of The Cove. It's a really cool place to hang out and listen to the more chilled out tunes that are usually played there, however there might be some more raucous beach parties planned there in the future ;)

I know it's long overdue, but thats the state of things at the moment. Stuff is good. Stuff is really good and I'm in a very happy place :D

Peas out!

When things go from bad to worse...

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:27:00 +0000

Don't you hate it when you know you've got a limited time left at a place and then you've got to move? Well, dear reader, as I posted below a day ago, Parkade is moving because the sim it's on is being sold, or at least the owner is attempting to sell it. Now, it was all set as one huge parcel, but since Parkade moved there, we separated it into it's own little parcel for TP purposes and to prevent audio bleed. The parcel owners were the same, so prims were shared etc. Well, since the news that everyone is bailing from the sim and that it's up for sale, the landowner has reallocated the main parcel.

I'd imagine you can see where this is going...?

Well, as there wasn't enough group land to support Parkade, most of it was returned to me, for the second time in a week. I arranged a sim rollback last time, but I really am fighting a losing battle this time as it seems that despite me paying rent on my parcel, the landowner doesn't seem to have a grasp on how parcels, prim allocations and stuff works. I simply removed what was left of the club and vented my anger at her for her actions.

So, this is spurring me on to get everything sorted for the re-opening, however work won't be continuing until the weekend at the earliest. Should be enough time to get it all sorted for BootieSL though, hopefully. It does mean that Saturday's rave has been cancelled for the moment, but I will organise something once the club is back up and running again.

I'm at it again...

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:36:00 +0000

Yup, I am moving Parkade (again). It seems that since Pontiac left SL back in December 2007, I've had a bit of a rocky ride with the place and it's location. First, it had a home at the Motorability Island complex, but due to me leaving there, I took the club with me. So, I then set up on Kara Zor Isle, but now thats all going tilt, due to the major landowner there not being able to afford the place. Fukmi's already moved her flagship store to the Third Life area and Luscious Latex is also moving all of their stuff out too. So, even though I'm paid up until the end of the month, I've had to sort out a contingency plan. ...and I have ;)

I'm not going to say what I'm doing at the moment, but it is definitely happening and also will provide some much needed security for the club. There will be a few changes to one or two aspects of the Parkade build, however the now trademark club building itself is not being changed one little bit. It's iconic and you don't mess with that sort of stuff.

On the subject of Motorability Island, I also learned that it has been broken up, with 3 sims being bought by one of the old Pontiac Motorati Island tenants and only one United Spinal Association sim remains. Frankly, I'm not surprised as the place has never even broken even since day one. I know it was never designed to make a profit, it was always a charity complex, but the aim was to make money from land rentals, so that the sims could be self sufficient, but sadly it was way off and although it's a shame to see the majority of the sims either close or pass hands, it's nice that one United Spinal sim remains.

Anyway, I'm hoping that I'll be up and running with the latest incarnation of Parkade pretty soon. Theres still a bit of work to be done, like a whole new area to build, oh and other new stuff and some more bits to drop from the inventory, but it won't take too long hopefully, so I'm hoping that maybe, just maybe I can have it open for the second BootieSL of the month. I'm also hoping that I can at least keep the club in it's current location long enough to open the new one, before the sim is pulled out from under me.

Oh and we're having an underground rave on Kara Zor Isle this weekend ;) Starts at 4pm PDT.

Miss Cyberpink - Pjanoo Music

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:39:00 +0000

Yup, it’s another mashup straight out of the studio. This one is a relatively straightforward blend of the modern classic ‘Music’ by Madonna and the 2008 summer smash ‘Pjanoo’ by Eric Prydz.

There were no complicated processes making this one, I simply did it in realtime, using Traktor 3. So, it took as long to make as it does to listen to it

You can download it here. Enjoy!

Stuff etc.

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:52:00 +0000

Woohoo, I'm not dead!!! I haven't heard any rumours to say that I was, but just wanted to say that I'm definitely not dead. I'm dropping crumbs from my lunch all over my desk, but thats nothing compared to how bad things are if I was dead. But I'm not, so it's cool!!!

Okies, if you've not backed away from the monitor muttering that I'm clearly madbonkers, here's whats been going on and what will be happening soon :D

It's been go go go in SL recently, what with sorting bits out for Teller and painting my ever growing fleet of racing cars (pics coming soon), DJing around the place including a kick ass Candy Girls party at Rouge (thanks Codie, mwah!!) and me running around the place buying new hair, new skins and new clothes. Nothing new there then ;) BTW, I will post pice of the 'new' me fairly soon, just need to get around to taking them.

I've got a couple of special DJ gigs and parties coming up soon and whilst they're mentioned on my pure music blog, I thought I'd replicate the aforementioned stuff here too...

So, whats coming up gig wise in the next week or so?

Firstly on Saturday 6th September, I'm spinning at the Global Music Festival, organised by Rezzable and sponsored by Language Lab. It'll be an electro set starting at 2pm until 4pm PDT on the Greenies sim. Promises to be a lot of fun, so if you're kicking your heels and wanting something to do, come along and party... Hard!

As well as the usual Thursday night sessions at Parkade, theres a special Friday night party on Friday 12th September, starting at 2pm PDT. It's an '80s party, so suitable dress attire is mandatory ;) The fun kicks off with Krystal Devonshire spinning a 2 hour MTV Pop style set from the decade, so expect to hear Tiffany, Debbie Gibson etc. in that one and then I'm taking over at 4pm PDT for a 2 hour synthpop set, which will no doubt include New Order, Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys etc. It's going to be a really great evening and a lot of fun, so I'd love to see you there!!! I've been listening to a LOT of tunes for this recently, so if you don't want to spoil the surprise, don't check out my LastFM link over there on the right. No, seriously it'll spoil the surprise if you do... Gahhh, do what you want ;)

In other news, we're still putting together a fashion show for Fukmi Clothing and I'm still meaning to pull my finger out and start designing some clothes for the label too... Arrrgh, so much stuff, so little time!!!

Anyway, thats pretty much things in a nutshell (this blog contains no nuts, but is written by one).

See you all again soon!!!

Flickr goodness...

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:38:00 +0000

Just thought that anyone who reads this and is bothered, they can check out the new photos I've posted on Flickr...

Hello Mum!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:28:00 +0000

Ooooh, I'm in print again. Hehe, I didn't know when this was going to be published, so didn't mention it, but here I am, being the AvaStar of the Week!

Yaaaaay!

Other than that, which is uber-cool and trippy, I've had a mental week DJing. Last week was SecondPride, and again this weekend I've been spinning at the RFL 'Dance Into the Relay' event which raised LOTS of worthy cash for the RFL cause, something that is very dear to my heart, I also did my second set at SecondPride and unfortunately missed a set at a fashion show afterparty, for which I am truly sorry but RL got in the way. However, I did play at a pretty sexy Code Red party alongside Nexeus Fatale which was a giggle. I will be taking some snaps of me in some of the outfits I've been spinning in, so will post those soon. Trust me, they'll even compare to the photos that Veyron usually takes ;)

I'm also pleased to say that I've made my peace with someone who I'd recently parted company with on a professional level and thats nice, so I don't have to worry about that any more. Leah showed up this weekend too, but to be honest, I don't want to talk about it. Nothing, but nothing is going to change my future with Fukmi, so theres nothing to discuss about Leah.

I would like to end this update with a message to someone special. This person is like a sister to me in SL, my best friend and right now, her RL best friend is coming towards the end of her journey on earth, due to nasty and violent cancer. I just want to let her know that I'm here for her, to talk to, to give support and love and just be the best damned friend I can be. I love ya hun, I'll miss her when she's not here too, but I know you'll miss her a whole lot more and I just want to let you know that I'm thinking of both of you xXx

It's been a mad mad mad mad mad mad mad week!

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:41:00 +0000

Wow, what a blast! Last weekend saw me DJing a few gigs, although I didn't do the Friday night party at Luscious Latex due to a slight breakdown in musical styles, however it all got sorted and everyone was happy (I think). The event of the weekend has to be Codie's Rouge sim launch, which was just such an amazingly fun time. I will post a little piccy that Marx Dudek took of me when I was relaxing after my 2 hour set there ;)

Yes, that IS me, poledancing topless :D Hell, I DJed in red latex and finished the set topless :D

I also stepped into the role of Owner at the Teller Motorsports Park, alongside my good friend Stacy Spiegel. Teller has more than a checkered history in the SL motorsports scene and now that it has a totally different management team, decent backing and improving staff, we're confident that we can create a truly groundbreaking and stunning motorsports facility in SL. There are a few people out there who would like us to fail totally and are actually going out of their way to try to make that happen. They won't succeed. Personal vendettas against us are pointless and to be honest, unfounded. I doubt that the person I'm referring to is reading this, but on the off chance that you're out there J, I'd back off now if I were you... Seriously.

So, onto music stuff!!!

Parkade has reopened it's doors on Kara Zor Isle and the slight redesign is still ongoing. Not much has happened image wise yet, but it will continue, so keep coming back to check. It's BootieSL tonight, so the gorgeous Diva will be taking to the decks beforehand to spin 2 hours worth of mashups before we switch over to Bootie in San Francisco for the musical mayhem :)

I'm also going to be doing the first of 2 sets this week at SecondPride, at 1-3am PDT on Sunday 13th. It's an early morning slot, so going to blow out the cobwebs with some monumentally gorgeous trance. Later on Sunday, I've also been asked to do a fashion show afterparty, from 11am-1pm PDT, but I've not had any more info on where it is etc. yet, so can't let you all know. Group notices will have to suffice ;)

Well, thats about it for the moment... Me n' Fukmi are blissfully happy, I love her to bits and am going to miss her terribly when she moves in RL, so will be probably without a connection for a bit. I'll just pounce on her when she comes back and we'll probably not be seen for a day ;)

As the song says...

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:57:00 +0000

Music is my first love. Actually, thats not true, Fukmi is. ...but music is pretty high on the list and it's a good job too because even though it's only Monday, my DJ schedule this week is looking rammed!!!

This weekend, starting on Thursday I shall be doing:

Thursday: Overdrive session, 4-6pm PDT @ Kara Zor (Where Parkade is moving to)
Friday: Independence Day party #1, 6-8pm PDT @ Kara Zor
Saturday: Independence Day party #2, 12-2pm PDT @ Kara Zor : Candy Girls, 2-6pm PDT @ Kara Zor : Grand Opening Party, 7-9pm PDT @ Rouge!!!

Yup, I'm one of the DJs spinning at the launch of Codie's utterly amazing new sim. I've been fortunate enough to see it so far and it IS the best looking sim I've ever seen in SL. I kid you not, it is phenomenal.

Anyway, thats 2 hours on Thursday, 2 hours on Friday with possibly a slot at Republik too earlier and 8 hours possibly on Saturday. I'm looking into the possibility of getting another DJ in at Candy Girls for the last 2 hours ;) I think I'll need the break :D

Anyway, it's going to be a mentalist weekend!!!

I assure you, we're open...

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:45:00 +0000

Parkade might have closed temporarily, but BootieSL is going ahead tonight regardless. We’re shifting the party over to the beach at Club Republik, so grab your swimsuit, bikini or trunks and join us at 7pm PDT for me (Miss Cyberpink) DJing the Mash n’ Grab set prior to switching over to A&D, PartyBen, Dada and the rest of the Bootie crew at the DNA Lounge, San Francisco.

Normal service WILL be resumed at Parkade soon!!!

We'll be reopening the club on the Kara Zor Isle sim, which coincedentally is where Fukmi's flagship 'Fukmi Clothing' store is. It's also the home to Linda Brown's gorgeous shop 'Luscious Latex'. I know the girls well there and am so grateful for the offer of a home for Parkade. As the sim is losely based on an old airport, there will be a few cosmetic changes to Parkade, but nothing major, although I am building a new dancefloor :D

I'll be liasing with the builder at Kara Zor this week and planning things out, so Parkade will be rebuilt next Sunday/Monday. We've got quite a busy schedule lined up on Kara Zor this week though, with the Parkade crew playing 'cuckoo' and taking over the larger existing club there until that goes and Parkade moves in. So, the lineup?

Sunday Midday-2pm PDT - Traffic Jambient with Miss Cyberpink
Tuesday 2-4pm PDT - Terminal Velocity with DJ Foximus
Wednesday 2-4pm PDT - Cruise Control with DJNoNo Ulysses
Thursday 4-6pm PDT - Overdrive with Miss Cyberpink
Friday TBA - Independence Day Party with special 4 hour set by Miss Cyberpink
Saturday 5th July 2-6pm PDT - Candy Girls with Miss Cyberpink & possible guest DJ

It's been a while coming...

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:30:00 +0000

FYI, me and United Spinal in SL have parted company.

Parkade will be relocating, just not too sure where or when yet, but it will happen.

Crime doesn't pay...

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:25:00 +0000

Woohoo!!! I'm joining an elite crime fighting unit in SL! Won't say any more until I'm officially added to the team, but it's all greenlighted and it'll be go go go soon ;)

I'll give ya a clue. The only crimes I'll be fighting are those against fashion :D

Married Life is...

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:55:00 +0000

...Brilliant! The wedding was amazing, such a wonderful day and despite me crashing at two of the worst possible moments, such as walking down the aisle and just as I was about to give Fukmi her ring, it was a lovely ceremony and just a really great day. I will post pics up here soon, just need to export 'em from SL and resize them.

I was worried that there'd be no guests there, that no one would show, but plenty did and we were so pleased that so many of our friends joined us on the special day. I'd like to thank a few people, in no real particular order but... Savannah and Vengence for planning it all and especially Savannah for the lovely ceremony... Kitty for being my Maid of Honour, I was SO pleased you were there, Socks, Mist and Stacy for being my bridesmaids, thanks girls... NoNo for DJing at the reception party and for carrying on after me n' the new wife went back home again and most importantly I'd like to thank Fukmi, for making me the happiest girl in the world xXx. Massive thanks to Fukmi's bridal party too and to all the guests who took the trouble to spend the time with us, including some of Fukmi's RL family too ;)

In other news, but keeping it bridal, Fukmi is going to be exhibiting at the forthcoming Wedding Expo in SL, offering bespoke dresses etc. which is cool. I'll post more details here and on our official Fukmi Clothing blog soon.

Also, I've been asked to DJ at this year's official SecondLife Pride celebrations, which of course is a massive honour and one that I gladly undertake. I'll be spinning on Sunday 13th and Saturday 19th of July, 1-3am PDT both times... Again, I'll post a more substantial entry closer to the time, with the dates, times and location. It's gonna be a HUGE party and one not to miss...

I Will...

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:23:00 +0000

Yup, marriage is in the air. Wayne Rooney and Colleen McCulloch tied the knot in Italy recently and me n' Fukmi are doing the same today, 1pm PDT!!!

We thought about securing an exclusive picture deal with The Avastar (kidding), because frankly we couldn't be arsed dealing with the likes of OK! and Hello! magazines... I mean, it's not every day you get a wedding of such magnitude in SL, is it ;)

I know I've not mentioned it much here, we've both been SO busy with loads of other things recently, but we had the rehearsal yesterday and I know that both of us can't wait for this...

Fukmi Sideways, I love you xXx

It might only be June but...

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:18:00 +0000

...I am sticking my neck out a little and sort of posting about something RL, which also makes it's way into SL, when myself and DJNoNo Ulysses play it out in Parkade...

I'm talking of the wonderful 'Thou Shalt Always Kill', by Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, which is my record of the year... Here are the lyrics:

Thou shalt not steal if there is direct victim.
Thou shalt not worship pop idols or follow lost prophets.
Thou shalt not take the names of Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer, Johnny Hartman, Desmond Decker, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix or Syd Barret in vain.
Thou shalt not think that any male over the age of 30 that plays with a child that is not their own is a paedophile… Some people are just nice.
Thou shalt not read NME.
Thall shalt not stop liking a band just because they’ve become popular.
Thou shalt not question Stephen Fry.
Thou shalt not judge a book by it’s cover.
Thou shalt not judge Lethal Weapon by Danny Glover.
Thall shalt not buy Coca-Cola products. Thou shalt not buy Nestle products.
Thou shalt not go into the woods with your boyfriend’s best friend, take drugs and cheat on him.
Thou shalt not fall in love so easily.
Thou shalt not use poetry, art or music to get into girls’ pants. Use it to get into their heads.
Thou shalt not watch Hollyoaks.
Thou shalt not attend an open mic and leave as soon as you're done just because you’ve finished your shitty little poem or song you self-righteous prick.
Thou shalt not return to the same club or bar week in, week out just ’cause you once saw a girl there that you fancied but you’re never gonna fucking talk to.

Thou shalt not put musicians and recording artists on ridiculous pedestals no matter how great they are or were.

The Beatles - Were just a band.
Led Zepplin - Just a band.
The Beach Boys - Just a band.
The Sex Pistols - Just a band.
The Clash - Just a band.
Crass - Just a band.
Minor Threat - Just a band.
The Cure - Just a band.
The Smiths - Just a band.
Nirvana - Just a band.
The Pixies - Just a band.
Oasis - Just a band.
Radiohead - Just a band.
Bloc Party - Just a band.
The Arctic Monkeys - Just a band.
The next big thing - JUST A BAND.

Thou shalt give equal worth to tragedies that occur in non-English speaking countries as to those that occur in English speaking countries.
Thou shalt remember that guns, bitches and bling were never part of the four elements and never will be.

Thou shalt not make repetitive generic music

Thou shalt not pimp my ride.
Thou shalt not scream if you wanna go faster.
Thou shalt not move to the sound of the wickedness.
Thou shalt not make some noise for Detroit.
When I say “Hey” thou shalt not say “Ho”.
When I say “Hip” thou shalt not say “Hop”.
When I say "he say, she say, we say, make some noise" - kill me.
Thou shalt not quote me happy.
Thou shalt not shake it like a polaroid picture.
Thou shalt not wish your girlfriend was a freak like me.
Thou shalt spell the word “Pheonix” P-H-E-O-N-I-X not P-H-O-E-N-I-X, regardless of what the Oxford English Dictionary tells you.
Thou shalt not express your shock at the fact that Sharon got off with Bradley at the club last night by saying “Is it”.
Thou shalt think for yourselves.

And thou shalt always kill.

Awesome stuff!!!

I also have to say that I'm just a little more than excited about the events happening this weekend... On Friday night, we're having a wedding rehearsal and on Saturday, we're having the wedding!!! Gonna marry Fukmi, can't wait. Don't IM me on Saturday night, I won't reply ;)

You wait all week...

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:41:00 +0000

...and then 2 websites come along at once.

This blog has 2 'sister' sites, in the shape of the Cyberpink Weblog, which is a little space for me to update my mashup and remix creation activities and the other is the Fukmi Clothing blog, which Fukmi and myself are updating to keep everyone abreast of the developments over at the clothing label.

There will be some cross pollination with these 2 sites, and you might find big events are mentioned here as well as on there, because not everyone reads everything.

Oh and BTW, I'm hoping to have more news about Candy Girls, the new 'girls only' club night thats starting up soon, but since we had issues with Fire Island over an inrelated item, we decided to use 3 different venues and rotate them but I've just heard something about one of the locations we're planning on using and at the moment it looks as if we won't be using it, so once the details have been finalised, I shall let you (all) know.

Well, it's been a while...

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shinji) — Sun, 18 May 2008 16:04:00 +0000

Last time I was here, I was in a state of turmoil with relationship crap n' stuff. Thats all been resolved and a LOT has happened since. I am SO much happier!!!

Firstly, me n' the girl are definitely together. In fact this vision of lovliness has a name, Fukmi Sideways (pronounced Fook-me). She's adorable and we've moved in together, more of which will be coming later in this post. She also did something pretty damned amazing, something thats never happened to me in SL before. She asked me to marry her and I said YES! So, we're currently talking to the wedding planners and everything is set for a June wedding, which will be stunning. I really can't wait.

She's also been designing the summer line for her clothing store and I've pitched in and made a line of tanktops and teeshirts in the summer colours she's picked, so they'll be on sale in her stores soon. I took a great idea by a cool company and gave it a little Fukmi twist, so hopefully they'll sell well. Her new stuff is looking good!

We're also teaming up with the lovely Stacy Spiegel, who is responsible for me meeting Fukmi in the first place. The three of us are organising and promoting a new female only night called 'Candy Girls' at the cool Fire Island, which will take place on the first Saturday of the month, starting in June. It's not a lesbian only night, but Fire Island is a gay resort, so we're expecting the place to be predomininantly vagitarian, but all women are welcome.

So anyway, we've got a house together. It's a pretty modern affair and as we both love art and graphic design, it's stacked to the gills with artwork too. As pictures are better than words, I've taken a few so you can see what it's all like... The house itself is from Botha Architects, who make some incredible homes, you really ought to check them out and the furnishings are from Corn, which is SL's answer to Ikea. The artwork was all selected by myself and Fukmi.

A view of the back of the house

The hallway, taken from the dining room

The lounge/living room, with cool 'Sea World' style window onto the pool!!

Looking up into the hallway from the lounge

Hallway and dining room, leading through to the study

The bedroom and (as yet unfurnished) balcony

The study, the very creative hub of the house

The lounge again, with the cats

Relaxing at home...

Just chilling...