NIKA Club now bring you the bands we love on a more regular basis – with slots at Lock Tavern every third Thursday of the month.

We’re chuffed to have a special small show from Eugene McGuinness, as well as the hottest new talent Anna Calvi, both playing live for us…

Eugene McGuinness (LIVE)

After delivering an impressive debut EP, he signed to Domino Records and came out with a varied yet wildly British album, with elements taking you back to what you loved about The Kinks or Blur. He’s a performer in the truest sense.

http://www.myspace.com/eugenemcguinness85

Anna Calvi (LIVE)

Every once in a while a talent so big arrives that you just ‘get it’ after only one song. Anna is such an artist.
After recording in the studio with Ben from Mumford & Sons, Dave from The Invisible and more recently working with Eugune McGuinness, it seems that all the industry excitement is entirely justified. We dare you to listen to her song Blackout and say that it’s not amazing.

http://www.myspace.com/annacalvi

Plus, your ever-loving NIKA Club hosts are back on DJ duties, spinning all be best bits across the last 10 years.

g.NIKA xx

After long hours of rearranging this list, we’ve finally settled on the following order. The mighty KoL’s debut stands for us as the single best album of the last ten years.
Our music taste has become what it is thanks, in no small part, to these records.

1. Kings Of Leon – Youth And Young Manhood (2003)

2. White Stripes – White Blood Cells (2001)

3. Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not (2006)

4. The Rapture – Echoes (2003)

5. Ryan Adams – Gold (2001)

6. Maps – We Can Create (2007)

7. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Some Loud Thunder (2007)

8. The Streets – Original Pirate Material (2002)

9. Dangermouse – The Grey Album (2004)

10. Four Tet – Rounds (2003)

11. Bloc Party – Silent Alarm (2005)

12. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular (2008)

13. Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More (2009)

14. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes (2008)

15. Amy Winehouse – Back To Black (2007)

16. Radiohead – Kid A (2000)

17. Kanye West – College Dropout (2004)

18. The Libertines – The Libertines (2004)

19. Bright Eyes – I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning (2005)

20. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend (2008)

21. The Shins – Oh, Inverted World (2001)

22. TV On The Radio – Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes (2004)

23. Arcade Fire – Funeral (2005)

24. Devendra Banhart – Niño Rojo (2004)

25. Cat Power – The Greatest (2006)

This track by Guillamino speaks for itself, called Emre (Can’t Stand). We’re loving it.

http://www.myspace.com/guillaminoo

it certainly won’t be the last…