Nearly Paradise

Paradise City is launching at the end of January, all things being equal.
A permanent venue has yet to be confirmed, and more details will be announced in due course, through this blog, Northern Ireland's only heavy metal PR company, Pied Piper, at www.myspace.com/piedpiperbelfast and through the club's Facebook group, where Monk's set lists will be published a few days before each show and where requests can be posted.
Meanwhile, the club already is venturing into the live arena, with the aptly named 'Paradise City - Live' at the Oh Yeah centre in the Cathedral Quarter on Friday 26 February. The first rock gig to be staged as part of the annual Guinness Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival, it will be headlined by Trucker Diablo, supported by Black Freeway and Circadian. It will be a 14+ show, with strictly no alcohol and tickets will be a mere £3.
Monk is keeping quiet on whether or not he will make a guest appearance, but watch this space for updates.

Ricky goes Truckin'

Congratulations to Trucker Diablo on securing a guest slot on their forthcoming debut album, '18 Wheels Of Fury', by none other than Ricky Warwick. The guys currently are in pre-production for said opus, and have posted some live demos on their MySpace site, which are sounding fucking awesome! All things being equal, the album is due early in 2010. Looking forward to it.

Paradise in February

Just by way of an update, it looks likely that Paradise City will officially launch in early February. Monk and his faithful acolytes are still negotiating with a number of city centre venues, and hope to have everything firmed up by the beginning of 2010. One thing has been confirmed: the music policy - it will be classic with a capital 'C', and very much vinyl based. We'll also be doing theme nights, so keep checking back for details.

Coming Soon Classic Rock Nights In Belfast

Classic rock music fans will soon be able to enjoy a night of their favourite tunes at a city centre venue.

The new night will feature a selection of some of the genre's best known songs and a few choice surprise tracks, all courtesy of the returning DJ Monk (making his return to the decks after a lengthy sabbatical: more on the legend's return will follow soon).

Over the next few weeks Monk will be asking fans to suggest a track list for the night and will be announcing the venue, and date of his official return to the Northern Irish music scene.

Keep checking back here for more news and the chance to be a part of rock music history.