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1/17/2011

Return To The Blitz - 2011.

Follow the link here to see ITV's six o'clock news magazine London Tonight report on Saturday night's RETURN TO THE BLITZ party hosted by Steve Strange & Rusty Egan who were celebrating the launch of their official website The Blitz Club and a load of nostalgic New Romantics from 1979 find themselves mingling with Neo Romantics from 2011.

(Waist High note: watch for Peter Godwin dancing in the opening credits)

Photo and material: shapersofthe80s

1/14/2011

The Blitz Club Returns For One Night Only.

Tomorrow night Steve Strange and Rusty Egan will present The Blitz Club for the first time in thirty years at the original site of one of the most celebrated clubs in UK history.

The Blitz Club, for which Strange was the doorman and Egan was the DJ, was the heart of the music, art and fashion scene that would go onto become known as New Romanticism.

From The Blitz Club: Its over 30 years since we held the last Blitz Club event in Covent Garden. Although we went on to host the famed Club For Heroes, history seems to have decreed that "The Blitz Club" was that special moment in time. It is the place where fashion, music and circumstance gave birth to the New Romantic movement and in turn the template for the 80's.

So its with equal measures of pleasure, anticipation, romanticism and trepidation that we announce the first official event in over 30 years. Steve Strange and Rusty Egan present "The Blitz Club" in the original building where it all began in 1979. The building isnt called the Blitz any more (its now The Red Rooms, A Gentlemen’s Club) and the furniture may have changed but there is no doubt, we are heading back to our spiritual home.

Steve and Rosemary will be hosting and Rusty and Princess Julia will be DJ'ing. To complete the circle the band Paradise Point (who features Roman Kemp, the son of Spandau Ballets Martin Kemp) will play live. Expect some Blitz Kids as well. We are even trying to persuade Steve to bring his full length mirror for the door.

(Nearest tube: Holborn, Dresscode: New Romantic!)

Photo: The Blitz Club

3/20/2010

The Face - The Very Best Of Visage.

Celebrating 30 years since the release of Visage's most successful song, the Waist High favorite "Fade To Grey," The Face - The Very Best of Visage is now available in the UK and will be available in the US March 30 from Universal.

Visage, one of "pop's great vanity projects," evolved from the London clubs Billy's and the Blitz and are widely considered to be the pioneers of the New Romantic movement.

Tracklist for The Face - The Very Best of Visage

1."Fade to Grey" (Michael Gray remix 2009)

2."Mind of a Toy" (12" version)

3."We Move" (remix)

4."Tar"

5."Fade to Grey"

6."In the Year 2525"

7."The Anvil"

8."Night Train" (Edited LP Mix)

9."The Damned Don't Cry" (LP Mix)

10."Love Glove" (7" single version)

11."Pleasure Boys"

12."Visage" (12" version)

13."Fade to Grey" (12" version)

14."Der Amboss" (German language version of "The Anvil")

15."Fade to Grey" (Lee Mortimer remix 2009)

Quote: The Quietus

5/28/2006

Happy Birthday Steve Strange.

Steve Strange, born Steven John Harrington, is a British pop icon. He is best remembered as an influential party promoter and as the frontman for the band Visage which he formed with Midge Ure. When their song "Fade to Grey" hit the UK Singles Chart in 1981 it began an imminent commercial breakthrough for electronic music and the whole New Romantic movement.

Strange is often referred to as the "Ultimate New Romantic," as his influence on the British club scene of the early 1980s and on synthesized music can still be seen today.

Material: wikipedia.org

CAST OF CHARACTERS

THE KERN COUNTY DRUNKARD
Everything at Waist High is a long story, and the story of The KCD is no exception. After this individual told Waist High in December of 2003 that she was going to kill her, "Waist High" the blog was born. Please do not tell Waist High the person that you are going to kill her or she will create "Waist High" the blog and write nasty things about you! Including the time you stunk up the bathroom at The Alley Cat. The "Kern County Drunkard Watch" detailed the drunken comings and goings of the live-in love interest of one of Waist High's most cherished male friends. Never has Waist High met anyone who drank as much as or as often as The KCD. The KCD, because she was an insecure drunk, hated Waist High for most of her decade long relationship with Waist High's most cherished male friend. She hated Waist High for the obvious reason: Waist High is hot. A one time source of much of the material for Waist High the blog, The "Kern County Drunkard Watch" was permanently retired in March 2005 when Waist High's most cherished male friend finally came to his senses and kicked her ass to the curb.

RAMPART
Rampart is the first ex-husband of Waist High. She refers to him as her first ex-husband because she knows there will eventually be a second. Rampart grew up on the mean streets of Bakersfield and claims to have been the co-discoverer of the well known 1980s dirt field party spot known as "The Place." Rampart's 1987 directive to Waist High, "Drink this six pack before I get back!" made both Waist High and Rampart parents at age 20. Rampart currently resides 4.5 miles from Waist High in the wilds of Oregon and is an enduring fixture at their local Cigs For Less shop. Once a Bakersfield Del Taco associate, Sail Thru Hamburgers drive up dude, and Wible Road AM/PM graveyard worker, Rampart claims to now net $49,000 per month. But only to impress people, not when required.

(THE FORMER) LOVELY TEENAGED DAUGHTER
Not your average 37 year old. Born to Waist High as a "Miracle on 34th Street" in Bakersfield Memorial Hospital on 34th Street, LTD is on the board of MAC cosmetics. Not really, but she swears allegiance only to them. When LTD's mother once purchased LTD some eye shadow from Target, LTD threatened to call the police. Sweeter than Tupelo Honey, with the attitude of a feral cat, LTD is disgusted with most things. Including being forced to live with Waist High from 1988-2005. The child at one time even had her own blog, "Living With Waist High," which detailed her misery. A graduate of the oldest institution in the Oregon University System, LTD kept her promise of not getting knocked up at age 20 like Waist High did.

THE STRANGER
Oh God bless The Stranger. The Stranger was one of Waist High's most loyal confidants during some of the darker periods of the blog. Although his fierce allegiance to really bad music was a great source of aggravation for Waist High, The Stranger gave her a much needed look at life. Through the eyes of someone not yet bitter. The Stranger was almost pushed out of a moving vehicle when he revealed to Waist High that not only did he not know who Barry Manilow, Captain & Tenille, or Spandau Ballet were, but that he literally had no clue what Trail Mix was.

"TRI-TIP"
Special Correspondent to Waist High, and one of Waist High's most cherished friends. Used to live with The Kern County Drunkard. Was a Special Correspondent to Waist High for 9 months before knowing it. Long story. This individual coined the ultimate mid '80s Bakersfield drinking phrase, "Lock hubs. Party!"

DESI
Waist High's former work spouse. Cares about Waist High so much that he once took Waist High with him on a smoke break the very next day after she spent $250 for hypnotherapy TO QUIT SMOKING. Was the first person in conversation to introduce Waist High to concepts like "The Dirty Sanchez," "Dog In A Bathtub," "Tea Bagging," and "The Shocker." Reminds Waist High as often as possible that if women "neglect the balls," their men will leave them.