It’s been a tough 2011 and club nights come and go like boats at the marina. However Nowhere To Run defies all laws and reason, being consistently busy every time we poke our heads in. Maybe it’s the nostalgia of 60s music, it’s what we and the predominantly student crowd have been raised on – healthy amounts of Canned Heat, Dusty Springfield and The Rolling Stones.
The charm of pop classics is followed by the velvety timbre of northern soul while Russ Meyers’ Supervixens is projected on a massive screen hanging behind the DJs. The retro theme gives the students an excuse to dress up, as if they needed it. So we twist and shake among Twiggy and Lulu lookalikes while the guys split off into opposing factions of mods and rockers. It all makes for a groovy night of young love, bright flowers and Hollywood heartbreak that’s proving more popular with the kids than a drive-in movie theatre.
TOP TEN
Shangri-Las ‘Give Him A Great Big Kiss’
Otis Redding ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’
Dusty Springfield ‘Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart’
The Sonics ‘The Witch’
Gloria Jones ‘Tainted Love’
Rolling Stones ‘Paint It, Black’
Johnny Cash ‘Jackson’
Sam & Dave ‘Hold On I’m Coming’
The Animals ‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas ‘Nowhere To Run’
FYI
NEXT EVENTS: Fri 9th Dec, Fri 23rd Dec, Fri 13th Jan, Fri 27th Jan
WEB: facebook.com/nowheretorunhq
RESIDENTS: Conrad NoFun, Bon QuiQui, Iced Gems
Words By Zac Colbert
Photos by Milo Belgrove, Nima Elm and Ross Gumbrell
