Happy 2003 to all our beloved readers. For those in the NYC vicinity, a friendly reminder that Olex's Dancing Makes Happy 02 will be the party to beat for the designer/techtrominal crowd, featuring Magda vs. Dinky, Troy Pierce and a special appearance by DJ Traxx. We strongly suggest swinging by Olivia Barry's party in Red Hook beforehand for some neighborhood cheer and more Burnlab programmed audio selections. Drop me an e-mail for directions to the latter and follow the link above for the former.



The Fix is dead, long live The Fix.

Jon Ozias and our friends at Ghostly International kicked off Untitled last week at the Shelter. The free vodka ran out in less than an hour and the door had to be cut off at midnight as hundreds of Detroiters and expats filled the legendary basement club to hear Detroit's next wave craft the future sound of the city. Untitled is poised to make 2003 all about the present and future of electronic music culture, providing Detroit with a weekly dose of fresh talent and good reckless fun not seen since the days of the Bankle parties.

Here are mug shots of six brilliant DJs and one guy badly pretending to know what he's doing. Also be sure to read Robert Gorell's article in the Metro Times with some great quotes from Jon.

On a tangent: there would be more photos, but some wanker lifted my camera at the after-party. How ghetto is that? If anyone tries to sell you a hot Fuji FinePix 6800, give 'em a nice punch in the belly from the Burnlab and a lecture on how to be a decent freakin' human being. I love Detroit, but that crap doesn't happen at parties in Brooklyn.