When I was a teenager, I read Francesca Lia Block’s L.A. punk fairy tale Weetzie Bat for the first of many times. The book left a monumental impression on me— which is wild considering that it’s just a bit over 100 pages long— that it remains one of my favorites. In fact, every one of her books that I’ve read has left me in awe, including House of Hearts, which was just released on paperback last week.
In an appropriately magical turn of events, I got to DJ the House of Hearts release party at Gold Digger’s last night. It was great fun, with live music from The Zero Collective and Movie Club, plus a VJ set from Crunch-ø-Matic. I played a 90 minute set at the end of the night with mainly indie and new wave jams. The set list is below.
Le Tigre- Deceptacon
Wet Leg- Chaise Longue
Peaches – Boys Wanna Be Her
David Bowie – Rebel Rebel
Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out
Talking Heads – Girlfriend Is Better
New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle
Yaz – Situation
Robyn – Dancing on My Own
Hercules and Love Affair – Blind
Tame Impala – Is It True?
Book of Love – Boy
Pet Shop Boys- West End Girls
Human League – Don’t You Want Me (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
Real Life – Send Me an Angel
Q Lazzarus – Goodbye Horses
Nena – 99 Luftballoons
Modern English – I Melt With You
Devo – Whip It
Madness – One Step Beyond
B-Movie – Nowhere Girl
Soft Cell – Sex Dwarf
Go-Gos – Head Over Heels
Next up is Underground on Friday the 13th, which will be darkwave night and my birthday. Click this link to get your tickets
Liz O. is an L.A.-based writer and DJ. Read her recently published work and check out her upcoming gigs.
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