Tuesday and the welcome news that Si was over from New York for a conference.
Great to see her again and we had a high old time crashing the MySpace afterparty. Was a lot of fun and I met some interesting people.
It’s customary at these parties to have a ‘celebrity’ DJ, and this one was no exception. Samantha Ronson, Lindsay Lohan’s girlfriend was taking the stand and to my surprise she actually played some records.
To explain, the rise of the celebrity DJ has nothing to do with a sudden interest in music among the glitterati and everything to do with technology. So called DJs like Peaches Geldof, Kate Lawler and similar oxygen thieves buy in premixed dance sessions on a laptop, come onto the podium, press a button and then preen for the cameras/drink themselves insensible/try and get off with rich footballers.
Ronson did actually play and mix her own records, and deserves credit for doing so. The only problem was she wasn’t very good at it. Some of her mixes were jerkier than a Thunderbirds puppet and while scratching is a good skill for a DJ did she have to do it every single track?
Anyway, a good night was had by all and we decamped to taxis and headed home. Great to have Si back, she’s the life and soul of a party.
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