Anyone who went anywhere near a club in the early 90s will surely remember spending a drunken three and a half minutes on the dancefloor throwing in the line "if you wanna wait 'til later, hands off my detonator". Think back and you might also remember the gorgeous Melissa, her role on soapie EStreet and her massive club floorfillers Read My Lips and Sexy (Is The Word), which featured Hollywood heart-throb Simon Baker as a shirtless dancer. You do? Well she's back, gorgeous as ever, this time with her surname Tkautz and a camp and funky cover of the 1984 Prince-produced, Sheila E tune The Glamorous Life. Give the video or bonus audio only remix (HDMS™ only) a play from CR113.
	Kanye West returns this month and already his latest single Diamonds From Sierra Leone is off to a flying start. Kanye takes production to the next level on this outstanding single, which boasts one of the most compelling samples in a long time, Shirley Bassey's Diamonds Are Forever. Lyrically, Kanye spits out rhymes with his usual razor sharp humor and tells us of his first 12 months in the music industry. "Now all I need is y'all to pronounce my name... it's Kanye - but some of my plaques - they still say Kane." The video was shot on location in Prague and is just a teaser of the superstar producer's second album Late Registration. Watch the video, released earlier this month on CX113.
	Currently flying high in the charts with her single They, 2005's female solo singing sensation Jem gives us the next step in her worldwide runaway success with Just A Ride, the second single lifted from her aptly-titled album Finally Woken. Currently being dubbed a "funky Dido", the Welsh born songstress delivers yet another addictive little slice of pop brilliance destined for repeat radio play and the top of the charts. Play it now from CR113.
	The Kiwi hip hop scene has been growing at an amazing rate over the last couple of years, with the likes of Scribe, Decepticonz and King Kapisi setting the standard for a sound that is uniquely New Zealand grown. Fast Crew are the latest kids on the hip hop block with a style that's recognisably Kiwi and surprisingly void of samples and loops, the band chooses to record live instruments and have dubbed their distinctive style "strum n' bass". Fast Crew's It's The Incredible is on CR113 and is off the hook! Give it a spin!
	As inescapable and buzzy as flies at a backyard barbecue, Pon De Replay is already a US hit of jurassic-sized proportions for Barbados-born starlet, Rihanna. A quick audition with Jay-Z, President and CEO of Island Def Jam Recordings was all it took for the stunning 17 year old to solidify a recording contract. Taking its title from Caribbean slang, Pon De Replay is a funky dancehall demand for a club DJ to keep the groove going by playing her song, and cranking it up. It's lifted from her debut album Music Of The Sun but we have it here on CR113.

	Author - Ben Preece
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DJ Isaac - Paddington Hotel. This month we dedicate this little corner of our newsletter to one of Nightlife's very own crazy but lovable, colourful but capable superstars, DJ Isaac Ashton. By day, when he's not bouncing around the office driving us all completely nuts, he's Nightlife's production co-ordinator, pulling all those behind the scenes bits and pieces together to ensure your new music gets to you on time every time. By night he's spinning tunes and indulging in other monkey business at Brisbane's legendary Paddo Tavern and other McGuires' venues.

It all started two years ago when Isaac had a dream. a dream to play music for the masses while chatting up the ladies AND getting paid to do it! Well, his dream came true and the rest, as they say, is history.

An avid hip hop fan, Isaac's currently digging 2Pac's "Ghetto Gospel", but a Surfie influence is revealed when he names Sublime's "What I Got" as his all time favourite.

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At Your Service
Making the Most of Billboards

It's easier than you think to create text messages to appear on your screens by using the billboard electronic advertising program on your HDMS™. Even better, if you have a desktop publishing package, you can create your own in-house Jpegs which can then be imported onto the billboard program via a floppy disk or CD-ROM.

Jpegs must be created to the following specifications:
File Size : 640 x 480 pixels
File Name : xxxxxxxx.jpg (no more than 8 characters)
Importing an incorrect sized billboard will affect the performance of the HDMS™ so make sure you always check the billboard before importing it.

Did you know that Nightlife's billboard program can also import and display HTML screens! The process works in exactly the same way as if you were importing a Jpeg from a CD-ROM or floppy, however, there are a few more specifications that need to be followed:
* The HTML control file should have extension .html or .htm
* All the files should be contained within a separate folder and the folder saved to CD-ROM or floppy.
* Every file associated with the HTML must be kept in the same folder as the HTML file.
* No paths attached to any associated JPGs or GIFs.
* The file name no greater than 16 characters.
* The HTML screen no bigger than 640 x 480 pixels in size.
* The screen should be display only ie. not interactive.
* Flash .SWF files should be linked to the HTML control file.

News from NZ

There was much discussion and hype surrounding the recent Lions Tour, and the result - including the on-field scores, was outstanding for the hospitality industry in New Zealand. It also served as a reminder of what an excellent dimension music video adds to a venue.

It was with great pleasure that we stood in the Degree Bar at the Viaduct Basin in Auckland and enjoyed the 'after-match' party with a wealth of Lions supporters. Kevin Schwarz, co-owner of the venue, took it upon himself to become Party DJ, which resulted in an interesting array of music videos, mostly from the early 60's and 70's. But the real highlight was observing the Lions fans who could not keep their eyes off the big screen with all the video clips being played, and there was much pointing and discussion as each clip came up. So, again we can pride ourselves that there are certain things we do well down-under (and now also in the USA) that they simply can't do in the British Isles!

Music Man Gets Hitched

Another of Nightlife's shining stars, our music studio man, singer, musician and regular 'Aussie Artist Review' columnist, Justin Stephenson, married the stunning Ms Charlene Bruiners on a sunny Brisbane winter's afternoon in June. After the breathtaking mid-afternoon ceremony, about 100 guests were invited to celebrate at Indooroopilly Golf Club, arriving to witness a glorious sunset behind the fairways. They partied on through the night with talented friends and family providing much of the musical entertainment. Even Justin snuck a few tunes in, including a ballad composed for and serenaded to his new wife especially for the occasion. The newlyweds jetted off to Fiji for their honeymoon, enjoying three weeks of blue skies, glorious beaches and warm weather.