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Ramadan Kareem from the Infusion camp.

We’re back, batteries re-charged and ready for another big season.

And we don’t have long to wait until the first big event after summer kicks off with Lady Gaga hitting Dubai on September 10. It’s definitely a sign that the market is ready to expand, but an outdoor gig that early in September had better come with your own personal AC unit and a gallon of water each. We’ve got the lowdown on that gig, and all the big events coming our way in the next few months, while our cover is dedicated to rising house stars Electric Days who are throwing a huge Eid party with a suitably festive line up.

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Local News The Summer Series at Level 41

Media One seem to have a monopoly on club space at the moment, and they're taking advantage after the summer break as they've turned Level 41 at the hotel into a boutique pop-up club for 7 weeks from July 31. Featuring state of the art sound and light, our popular House of Afrika takes place every Friday night, while Thursday's Think Events feature a roster of nights with everything from classic house, underground beats (audio tonic) and rock and roll (Step On) catered for. All nights, apart from the Warehouse night feat. Sigma are free entry from 9pm.

Middle East Magic

You wait for one world renowned illusionist to hit the UAE, and then two come at once. First up, death-defying David Blaine takes on a three day residency at the Emirates Palace theatre in Abu Dhabi from August 21 (thinkflash. ae) before Las Vegas based Criss Angel takes his top hat and bag of tricks to Dubai for a three night run of shows from November 12.

Laughter Factory August One of our favourite nights in town returns for 6 nights of fun, laughter and Dubaislamming jokes across the city from August 7. Matt Rees, Adam Bloom and John Fothergill are the men charged with lifting the summer blues, with tickets Dhs140. thelaughterfactory.com

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Looking Forward Rumours

Bass DJ and producer Zedd is coming to Dubai this September to play at Zero Gravity.

Blues duo The Black Keys are rumoured to be on one promoter's hit list, with a show in the UAE on the cards for the start of next year.

The Act have announced a new dinner show, Showtime, starting on August 4.

The World Cup smashed all expectations. And Level 9, Barasti and Zero Gravity rose to the big occasion in style.

Post World Cup blues. Our insomnia had a use for a month, now we’re just counting down the next 4 years, which is a lot of sheep.

Croatia might be the worst kept summer secret, but get in there quickly before the magic is steamrollered by commercial interests.

We’re not a political magazine, but please bring peace to the Middle East, there’s been enough bloodshed and killing already.

We've been hearing more rumours about Pacha and we're excited. Latest is it will be open for October, and after the tantric-like delays, we're hoping it's as good as we think it will be.

Dear Summer, we know we had it good with a long winter, but you've seriously turn't the heat and humidity up to 11 this year. Please make it stop soon!

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One Big

The season closing parties might have been a bit muted compared to previous years, but coming force on the scene Electric Days are doing their best to ensure the new season kicks off in style with their Eid party on Tuesday July 29.

They’ve taken over a 2,000 capacity tent at the Media City Amphitheatre and have pulled together an excellent line up including M.A.N.D.Y., Audiofly, Blond:Ish and more. We’ve got the Need To Know details below…

M.A.N.D.Y. (PhiliPp)

M.A.N.D.Y. stands for Me AND You. Clever, eh?

They helped change the face of dance music with their label Get Physical, in collaboration with DJ T and Booka Shade.

They’re German, so most likely will be celebrating their team’s World Cup victory for a loooooong time to come.

Their legendary series of sets at Trilogy are ingrained into dance

music legend in Dubai, making them a firm favourite in the city.

They play spine tingling techhouse, blending in more cutting edge techno sounds with classic house tones. In short, they’re ace squared.

AUDIOFLY

Spanish duo Audiofly have been making music for the past 13 years, and play a deadly, dirty, jackin’-meets-tech electronic house set (their words, but we agree).

They’re signed to Get Physical, and released their debut 2011 album Follow My Liebe (Follow My Love, translation fans) to acclaim.

They’ve since launched their Supernature label which helped launch current names like Alex Niggemann and Ali Nasser, while they run their own series of global events, Flying Circus, currently holding down a residency at Sankeys Ibiza.

BLOND:ISH

Dubai regulars, Canadian born but London based Blond:Ish are one of the leading female DJ duos in the world.

They’ve released a truckload of quality tech-house tunes on – who else – Get Physical, as well as important labels like Noir Music 2 and Kompakt.

They have 21 gigs in June and July – that’s one every 3 days – including venues like Ushuaia and Fabric and pretty much every country in Europe.

It’s fair to say they’re in demand right now.

MIA LUCCI

Staying true to Electric Days girl-friendly DJ theme, Australian DJ Mia Lucci completes the international line up, and can boast plenty of international experience. She’s had a residency on Ibiza Global Radio, is resident at Circoloco and has played gigs at Burning Man, BPM and Miami.

She’s also got Electric Days history having rocked her previous gig for the dreamers.

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The Residents

No night is complete without the help of the trusty residents to help set the vibe and create the party atmosphere. Amy Wells and Jacob Bailey have been charged with kicking off the new season for Electric Days, and will be on the decks from 5pm.

The Set Up

Electric Days don't only offer up the coolest crowd and fresh music, they also put a lot of thought and effort into the set up, from the scenery, the lights, the huge great neon Electric Days sign, they go the whole hog. And this, their biggest event, is no different. Using an eclectic theme throughout the 2,000 capacity tent, there will be no leather couches or VIP tables – instead, it'll be like an Alice in Wonderland party, with each corner offering something entirely different.

Tuesday July 29, Media City Amphitheatre, 5pm-late. Free Mojitos until 7pm.

Dhs220 in advance via Platinumlist.net, Dhs250 on the door.

!In coming August 28

Warehouse Dubai feat. Sigma, Hannah Wants, Artful Dodger, Level 41

While there’s plenty of underground, alternative spirit in the city at the moment, Warehouse Dubai have claimed top spot – if only for their vertiginous location on the 41st floor of the Media One Hotel.

And they’ve pulled together their most eclectic line up yet, with current Drum and Bass dons Sigma booked alongside up-coming techno star Hannah Wants.

And keeping the garage revival going, they’ve booked Artful (ex Artful Dodger), who’s currently making some seriously good sounding deep/garage tunes. facebook.com/WarehouseDubai

August 15

Bassworx feat. Mistanoize, Casa Latina

Globalfunk does Drum and Bass exceedingly well, Something Big bring out the hot steppers from the dubstep and dark Drum and Bass scene, while Bassworx – as their name implies – cherry pick from the low end frequencies. Meaning that on the night, they can, and often do, cover Ghettofunk, Garage, dubstep, Drum and Bass and more. And they’ve invited back previous guest Mistanoize after his impressive throw-down earlier in the year for Round 2. Plus, with outrageous drink deals – free wine for ladies before 11pm, and Dhs100 for 5 beers all night – this won’t break the bank. facebook.com/BASSWORX.DXB

Hold strong, the good times are just around the corner.

We’ve got the lowdown on the big events coming your way this year….

September 10

Lady Gaga, Meydan

2 unknowns: how will thousands of Gaga fans cope in the early September heat and humidity. And how will Gaga’s carefully sculpted stage make up fare after 2 hours of stage lights, running around and the heat and humidity. With tickets flying off the digital shelves, there’s no shortage of interest as the noughties answer to Madonna kicks off her latest world tour at Meydan. Tickets from Dhs495, www.ladygaga.ae

September 18

Arcadia feat. Patrick Topping, Dek on 8

A new venture to Dubai, Arcadia is a deep house party at the Dek on 8 brought to you by the guys behind Warehouse Dubai. The summer heat might still be a factor, but Hot Creations DJ and producer Patrick Topping will be on hand to distract clubbers. He’s got plenty of ammunition, including Beatport smashes ‘Forget’ and ‘Get Beasty’, not to mention access to all the up-coming Hot Creations goodies. facebook.com/WarehouseDubai

September 30

Illusionists 2.0, World Trade Centre

Dubai, the Las Vegas of the Middle East? With shows like this making a regular appearance, parts of that description are coming true.

A travelling circus of mentalists (their word), conjurers, hypnotists and more, the 2nd incarnation features The Master Magician, The Unusualist, The Futurist and several more tricksters, and returns to Dubai from September 30 for a 6 night run at the World Trade Centre. Tixbox.com

October 10

Sandance, Atlantis

With the dust settled from New Year, and a decent closing party behind them – with Hollaphonic taking to the stage like pros – all eyes will be on Sandance and their new season line up. Their best formula seems to be a funk/hip hop band at sunset (dare we hope for Jurassic 5?), a big rock band (Foo Fighters are maybe a bit big, but fingers crossed) followed by a strong DJ line up (Hardwell would work well on the big stage). We’ll keep you posted as soon as we hear any rumours. sandance.ae

October 31

Sensation, Meydan

With millions spent on production, and 15,000 people expected at the first ever outdoor Sensation event, this is already a much-talked about event. The line up is yet to be revealed, but the promoters have told us that the music will go from deep house to EDM through the night, and one of their priorities is making sure 15,000 people don’t go thirsty on the night. sensation.com/dubai/en

November 20-23

Formula 1, Abu Dhabi

Not only will there be increased action on the track this year as the final race of the season has a double points bonus, but Flash, the party promoters, will have to pull out all the stops to improve on recent guests like Paul McCartney, Muse, Jay-Z, Eminem and Depeche Mode.

3 day tickets start from Dhs1,165, yasmarinacircuit.com

Rumours DJ Hype, Fabio and Grooverider and more are lined up for Globalfunk.

House music star and 'My Love' DJ Route 94 has been confirmed for a show this October.

Prince is still in the pipeline for one promoter.

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ONTHE THE RADAR ON RADAR August 7-14 Laughter Factory, Various venues August 15 Bassworx feat. Mistanoize, Casa Latina August 15 Apache Indian, Music Room

September 18 Arcadia feat. Patrick Topping, Dek on 8

August 22 DJ Feel, XL Beach Club August 28 Warehouse Dubai feat.

Sigma, Hannah Wants, Artful Dodger, Level 41 September 5 Zedd, Zero Gravity October 10 Sandance

September 30 Illusionists, World Trade Centre

October 31 Sensation, Meydan

September 10 Lady Gaga, Meydan

November 12 Criss Angel, Hamdan Sports Complex

Tuesday 29 B:Lush, Media One

4 free drinks for ladies, with Da Sendri dropping funk, soul, disco and house. 7-10pm, free.

Champagne and Strawberries night, Horizon Lounge

3 complimentary glasses of Mojitos or Bubbly from 6pm, with a happy hour from 4-8pm.

Day and Night, Cavalli Brand new ladies night from New York natives the Koch Brothers, with DJ Stutter on the turntables. 8pm, 4 free drinks for ladies.

DJ Jackson, Kings Club

Radio presenter, DJ and producer, Jackson has played alongside names like Tiesto and Ferry Corsten. 10pm-3am.

Darko De Jan takes control of this high class ladies night, with complimentary mojitos until 1am for ladies. 10pm-3am.

Girls Don’t Q, Q43, Media One Hotel

3 free drinks for ladies at the panoramic, gorgeous-looking Media City venue. 6pm-1am.

Hunters Gentlemen’s night, Hunters (Westin)

50% off your steak or red wine at this male-focussed midweeker. 7pm-late.

Kings of 90s, Sensation

90s RnB stars including

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One Big Electric Days, Media City Ampitheatre

M.A.N.D.Y, Audiofly, Blond:Ish, Mia Lucci and the residents turn it up in style for this one off party. 5pm-late, Dhs220 advance, Dhs250 on the door.

Pink Ladies Pin Up Night, Mahiki

Complimentary pink Champagne, with plenty of guilty pleasures on the decks in this paradise-themed club.

7pm-late.

Pop Your Cherry, Cirque Le Soir

More mid-week funkiness at the popular circus-themed club. 10.30pm-3am.

The Secret, China White

DJs JSA and Don Corneille are on mid-week party duty with an urban soundtrack.

10pm-3am, ladies free drinks from 11pm-1am.

White Tuesdays, White Dubai

House and melodic tech at this new ladies night. 10pm.

Wednesday 30 90 Degrees North, Story Rooftop

Deep house and tech house from Dubai DJ Matt Charles and friends. 6pm-late. Weekly.

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En Vogue, Armani Prive

Wingo from Jagged Edge, Q Parker from 112 play live.

10.30pm, Dhs175.

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Aces, Boutiq

Party mashups with Shef Codes and Parisian guest DJ Emir. 10pm-3am. Weekly.

Bootik, Vanity (Al Murooj Rotana)

Excellent mid-week house party, with support from resident Fred Stone. 11pm3am. Weekly.

Funk Radius drop funk, soul, hip hop and rock covers and originals at this bustling Thursday night joint. 9pm, weekly.

Aks Events, Spin

Commercial and Bollywood tunes from DJ Aks and friends.

9pm-3am, ladies free, men Dhs100.

Diamond Wednesdays, XL Beach Club

Conan Manchester, Loca

Flashdance, Cavalli

Jamrock, Ego Lounge

Shero and Brooklyn drop the urban tunes at this popular weekly night. 9pm-3am.

Weekly.

80s classics all night long at the high end club. 8pm-late.

Weekly.

Horizon Heroes, Horizon Lounge

A gentleman’s night, with bucket deals and good pub grub. 7pm. Weekly.

Mahiki Retro Wednesdays

All the classics from the last 4 decades. 7pm-late. Weekly.

Societe School Night Retro pop hits, classic TV shows (including Biker Grove and Grange Hill) and Dhs30 vodka Red Bulls.

10pm. Weekly.

Thursday 31 Abri & The Funk Radius, Pizza Express JLT

Abri and the extremely funky

Foot-tapping funk, soul and rock and roll from Conan at one of our favourite bars in town.

Weekly Thursday and Friday.

Calypso, dub, reggae and urban from Sir Taz and DJ Crown Prince. 10pm-3am, ladies free before midnight, weekly.

INFUSION PICK! House Warming Party, Level 41

The new Summer Series kicks off with Smokingroove, Mark Pickup and Greg Dufton on deck duty. 9pm3am, free.

Live Thursdays, District Lounge

Layla and the Free Sound Project play a range of covers live in their own style, with support from DJ Rich-E. 8pm-late.

Vintage, Societe Dubai

80s, 90s and 00s at this alternative venue in the Marina, with tables for 4 starting from Dhs1100. 10pm-3am.

Friday 1 Audio tonic, 360

The residents drop the beats from 4pm, including Mr Mr, Raxon, Megadon Betamax and more. 4pm-3am, free.

Bacchanal Fridayz, Sublime

Caribbean and reggae tunes from this brand new night.

9pm-3am, Dhs60, ladies free before 11pm. Weekly.

Freaks and Beats, Cirque Le Soir

Nick Tohme heads up this weekly night, where entertainment is at the fore.

10pm-3am. Weekly.

Izel, Conrad Hotel

Season closing party for the popular Latin lounge. 9pm.

House of Afrika, Level 41

The trusted HoA residents drop deep, Afro tech at their new summer home. 9pm3am, free.

Hush, Vanity

Mo Muscles and Shef Codes drop old school hip hop and R&B tracks. 10pm-3am.

Weekly.

Ladies Evening, Atelier M

Free cocktails for ladies until midnight, and DJ Taya Kruzz on the decks. 8pm. Weekly.

Benni T and friends drop deep house and garage tunes at this early evening brunch.

6-9pm, Dhs350 per person.

Massive Fridays, Sensation

Urban, hip hop and RnB vibes ever Friday at this Sheikh Zayed Road hangout.

10.30pm.

Tonight I’m A Single Lady, Movida

Free drinks for ladies from 11pm-1am, and resident DJ Mitchell on the decks. 11pm3am. Weekly.

Saturday 2 411, People By Crystal

Urban classics new and old from DJ Bliss and friends.

10pm-3am. Weekly.

Homegrown, 360

Charl Chaka and friends drop house tunes to close out the weekend. 5pm-3am, free.

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How much is that Aphew Twin in the window?

We’re as much a fan of twisted electronic genius Aphex Twin as the next guy, but apparently not as much as this guy who beat off stiff competition on eBay to buy the test pressing to his lost album Caustic Window for an eye watering $46,300. Thankfully, the rest of us can listen to the album via a Youtube stream.

MUSIC BITES “I told [my children] there won’t be much money left because we are spending it! We have a lot of commitments. What comes in we spend, and there isn’t much left.”

Nice guy Sting refuses to pass on his estimated $180 million to his children.

Youtube censorship?

Now a major source of breaking new music, Youtube are changing the way they work and are trying to force independent labels to give them their entire catalogues on their premium and free services, with no room for negotiation. It also could mean the site becomes even more pop friendly, with the big labels generating the most revenue from the hits and smaller labels paid a reduced fee, while those who don’t upload their entire back catalogue will be effectively banned from the site.

One of the city’s most talented singers and songwriters, it’s been a long wait for Melissa Le Rue’s debut EP, but the wait is over. We caught up with her ahead of her self-titled release to talk The Grammys, Soweto Gospel Choirs, musical crushes and New York…

You’ve got the Grammy winning Soweto Gospel Choir on back up on ‘Unite’ - very impressive! How did that come about?

It was a dream come true, and my management team (Micheck™) team did an amazing job in making the collaboration happen and organizing the trip to South Africa to record with them.

The idea came about when we were at Miloko studios in London laying down my vocals for the track. We listened to the new version of ‘Unite’ with my co-producer and co-writer Adam Nicholas. We were all loving it, it had a great global sound, and all agreed that the song would be amazing with a choir.

After that, D Peppers of Micheck™ reached out to the choir's executive director and sent her a rough version of ‘Unite’. She loved the potential of the song, and Micheck™ went to work on negotiating the partnership.

It’s hard to explain how it felt hearing them sing the song for the first time, there were a few tears! It was one of those

really special moments I’ll never forget.

You have a very fluid sound, one that takes in hip hop, soul, funk, Latin, electronic – how would you sum it up?

The EP is pretty upbeat with the main influences being soulful jazzy hip-hop, and some electronic tribal percussive sounds. We mixed live instruments and electronic effects and beats, something I love experimenting with.

You’ve said before that you feed on positivity – how positive/ negative do you find Dubai, where would be your ideal musical home?

I think every place has its positives/ negatives, and how you interpret your environment is often an external/internal conflict. I really enjoy the entrepreneurial energy that people have in Dubai. In Dubai everyone wants to network and collaborate or give you their business card. It’s that kind of place where you can do things that haven’t been done before, as it’s such a young, very quickly developing city.

In terms of the original music scene, I find that magazines and TV are very supportive.

Radio could be better at supporting local acts; I don’t hear great bands like Bull Funk Zoo and Juliana Down being

played on the radio as much as they should be, but there are some stations like Dubai Eye that do great feature pieces.

More live venues with decent sound systems for live music and no licensing permits for professional musicians would help the scene to develop and grow massively.

Ideal musical home? From my experience so far it would have to be London, Berlin or New York, all have great venues, and some of the best musicians and producers tend to gravitate towards those cities. But I also loved visiting my mum’s homeland Philippines, Cuba, Trinidad & South Africa, all great musical vibes and energy!

Which acts and pop stars do you share an affinity with, any you can relate to at the moment?

Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder and Ella Fitzgerald are some of my all time favourites, but I’m also very influenced by singers such as Jill Scott, Eva Cassidy, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, Amy Winehouse and many many others. Currently I am especially digging Janelle Monae, I almost think I have a crush on her because I respect and love her so much - is she even human?!

Esperanza Spalding, Gretchen Parlato, Lalah Hathaway, Gregory Porter, Kurt Elling and

Pharrell Williams as well, all are crazy talented!

You’re live streaming the release of the EP from Joe’s pub in New York, what can you tell us about the launch?

Yes! I’ll be rockin’ with some brilliant musicians, and we’ll be live streaming the event and using social media to connect live with those watching. There will be groups having live stream party/get togethers in other parts of the states, and we’re working on a few live stream goodies which should be cool, stay tuned for those.

You’re a regular performer around town, where are your favourite Dubai hangouts for music? And any up-coming gigs in the UAE? When I’m not performing one of my favorite things to do is chill with a glass of red wine and listen to musicians create spontaneous magic on stage so I really enjoy listening to the AFIF Brothers wherever they play. The Fridge is a personal fave, I worked there for 3 years and they’re my booking agency too. But bias aside, the concert series is really unique, high quality, original music.

Jazz @ Pizza Express is also great for the scene. It gives musicians an outlet to jam (no permissions!) and The Music Room also host great live

music. I hope you don’t mind but I have to big you guys up too – House of Afrika is one of my favourite nights out! I also love my friends down at Deep Crates Cartel – both guaranteed good vibes and dancing! melisalerue.com

Check out Melissa as part of Metamorphiq, a new project starting at Calabar on Friday afternoons after Ramadan.

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DJ Booth: Scott Somers

Charged with soundtracking one of the best new venues in the city, we caught up with 0 Gravity’s resident Scott Somers.

One thing you might not know about me is... I’ve met and spoken with the Queen of England.

My worst ever job was… As a dishwasher at a motorway restaurant, it’s probably why I learned to cook instead.

My favorite ever record is... Haha, no way I can answer that.

It’s like asking a parent who their favorite child is. Can’t be done.

DJing is much like... I really can’t put it into words, not even funny ones. It’s something you feel and if you love the music, it feels incredible.

Dubai’s clubbing scene is... Like the city, growing at an incredible rate. Eventually, I really hope it can support its own sound.

I’m really proud of... Where I’m from (Leeds, Yorkshire, UK) and all the experiences life has brought me, including being part of an incredible musical revolution.

What track could you drop in every set?

Haha, again super tough. I’ll give you one though Mr. Fingers “Can You Feel It”. A sublime slice of deep house from 1986.

My biggest DJ achievement to date is... Landing the residency at 0 Gravity, this place is going to be an epic venue (those who know, know). I will always have been its first resident.

Being part of its history makes me very grateful.

What is your guiltiest pleasure?

Fish and Chips (well, I am from the UK).

If I could go back-to-back with any other DJ it would be..

Locally, Raxon. I love his energy and sound. Best house DJ in UAE (for now, haha) he is a lovely bloke too. Globally it would be Sasha. There’s not enough space on this page to explain why.

Check his Wikipedia, he’s been there, done it and is still doing it.

Musical genius.

I’m not a politician but… I don’t do politics or religion, music transcends both. soundcloud.com/scottsomers

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DRS feat Jubei - The Puppeteer - SOUL:R Eveson feat Halogenix - Grey Dawn - Warm Communications (Dubplate) Anile - Depths - SOUL:R Mako feat Detail - Tell Me Something - Metalheadz Calibre - Miraculous - Signature John B feat MC Fats - Drop That Ryhthm We Gotcha S.P.Y - Step And Flow - Hospital Blocks & Escher - Madness - Metalheadz Chromatic - Tell Her - Playaz (Dubplate) The Invisible Man - The Bell Tune (Rework) Good Looking (Dubplate)

Jack Woodcock Sunstroke www.mixcloud.com/ woodeejay/

Twism & B3RAO - Feelin Love Original Mix) Luyo - You’re My Delight (DJ Spen & Gary Hudgins Dub) Solid Ground - House Divine (Mark Funk Dub Mix) Submantra - Deeper & Deeper (Original Mix) Random Soul - Forbidden Lover (Grant Nelson) Mind Street/ Andrea Love - Celebrate (Shane D ReRub) Soulmagic - I Wonder (Full Vocal Mix) Sean McCabe - Let Me See You (STT Dub) Conan Liquid - Don’t Believe The Hype Dave Mayer - Someday (Husky’s More Booty Mix)

DJ Koast Sea Lounge/MonteCarlo Beach Club soundcloud.com/ dj-koast

Sucre Sale ft. Sashe - She’s Like The Wind Spiritchaser - Paradise Row (The Moodyfreaks Club Mix) Mellow Baku and The Friday People - The Messenger (Original Mix) Little D & Stamy & Nikos Diamantopoulos La Revolucion (Original Mix) Kruse & Nuernberg - People Like Us (Fred Everything Re-Do) Pansil – Dreamy (Original Mix) Steve Mill - Side To Side (Original Mix) Eddie Richards - Soul Is Life(Mihai Popoviciu) Underground Ticket - Surprise (Maax 52 Remix) Jelly For The Babies feat. Brit Chick - All Night Long( Coqui Selection Remix)

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White Wedding

An Australian whose wife cheated on him with one of his best friends has put her wedding dress up for sale in a scathing online ad. It begins: “Due to be married soon? Not planning on staying faithful? Want to sleep with one of your soon-to-be husband’s closest friends? Then THIS is the wedding dress for you! The dress is guaranteed to provide you with approximately two years of reasonable wedded mediocrity before the complete and utter disintegration of your relationship due to your extramarital promiscuity.” The ad has had hundreds of thousands to date.

WEIRD PIC You mugs Yup, that is Barack Obama, leader of the free world, above a caption claiming him to be England centre back Chris Smalling. In total, 2000 mugs were printed with the wrong photo.

Saving Private Jordan

A war veteran who went to Normandy without telling his care home was “quite overwhelmed” after the postman delivered 2,500 cards on his 90th birthday. Mr Jordan made headlines across the globe after disappearing from The Pines in East Sussex so he could attend the D-Day commemorations. He hid his war medals under a grey mac and said: “I want to thank everyone who sent me a card or a gift.

Sadly I can’t thank everyone in person so I hope they get this message. I’m just one man and I’m nothing special. Anyone would think I’d defeated Hitler on my own.”

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New beach club to introduce tests to stop ‘fatties from getting in’

Big Fish, a new high end beach club on the outskirts of Dubai is opening its doors after Ramadan, and it’s bringing with it a new party concept.

Potential clubbers will be weighed and then asked to give a Goonies’ style ‘Truffle shuffle’ which will be rated by the door staff – if it’s still shaking more than 2 seconds later, they’ll ask you to take a quick Body Mass Indexing (BMI) test.

Anyone above 30 – which is deemed to be clinically obese by the United Nations – will be escorted off the premises and given a free taxi ride to McDonalds.

An un-named source at the club, which is looking to take some of the market from fellow ‘peacocking’ clubs in the region said: ‘We will play great music, on a great sound system with beautiful people. We don’t want to ruin that vibe by putting cellulite and thunder thighs on display.’

DJ Cowboy shame:

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Puma

Re-Cut What’s better than a cool pair of kicks? Kicks that give back to the world, that’s what.

Which is why we love the new Puma Re-Cut line. The shoes are made from leftover denim test panels, and are used to create a lightweight shoe upper that’s tailor made for sauntering around Dubai in summer and winter. 100% of the profits from the trainers are then funneled back to the Be Tho orphanage in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, where 136 displaced children will benefit from medical care and meals. puma.com.

Competition:

We have a pair of Puma Re-Cuts to give away to one lucky reader, head to Competitions on Infusion.ae to be in with a chance of winning!

MOVIE Transformers: Age of Extinction The fourth – fourth! – Transformers film sees Mark Wahlberg take the main acting role alongside the cartoon cyborgs (or whatever they are) as the world faces mass extinction again. Plenty of destruction porn and easy on the eye action for the masses.

Classification: 13 Director: Michael Bay Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz

The Purge Anarchy

A follow up to the Ethan Hawke original, as a young couple struggle to survive on the streets after their car breaks down right as the annual purge takes over the city.

Classification: PG 18 Director: James DeMonaco Starring: Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo

PREVIEWS Tammy

Hit and largely miss comedy vehicle from McCarthy, who hits the road with her hard drinking grandmother after she loses her job and discovers her husband has been cheating.

Classification: PG 15 Director: Ben Falcone Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes The next installment of the Planet of the Apes reboot sees the simians reach an uneasy and fragile peace that’s put to the test as their battle escalates to all out war.

Classification: PG 13 Director: Matt Reeves Starring: Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Andy Serkis

Disclaimer: Film release schedules are subject to change, please check reelcinemas.ae, grandcinemas.com and voxcinemas.com for full schedules.

Hate crimes You know what’s funny? D*cks hating on other d*cks. Like techno hipsters laughing at deep house hipsters*. Erm, newsflash douchebags, you’re both d*cks – grow a pair and get off the internet.

And hip hop d*cks hating on other hip hop d*cks because… well, because they looked at them funny/wear the wrong trainers/just because they can.

And to all those who hate on EDM because it’s the new kid on the block, you’re also – yes, you guessed it – d*cks. Dance music is universal, it’s not tribe warfare, it’s not an episode of Jeremy Kyle where you get paid by the insult. Let’s re-introduce a little Peace, Love, Understanding and Respect to life. * Actually, deep house hipsters are the worst, they deserve everything they get.

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