Archive for July, 2008

Playboy nightclub is set to return

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Hugh Hefner’s Playboy entertainment empire, built on the American magazine with its famous playmate centrefolds, is considering at least two sites in central London.

The new club would recreate one of the most famous landmarks of the swinging 60s, renowned for waitresses dressed in rabbit ears. The former London club opened opposite Hyde Park in 1966, six years after the first Playboy Club was launched in Chicago. For 15 years, the London club, on five floors, was a welcome distraction from worries such as the IRA, strikes and riots.

The original Playboy Club on Park Lane in Mayfair was closed 27 years ago after a police raid over suspected illegal gambling, despite no subsequent evidence of wrongdoing.

The most likely British site for the new nightclub is the Sports Cafe on Haymarket in London’s West End, which showed sporting events on giant screens for more than a decade. The Sports Cafe chain went into administration in January.

Time to Club4Climate

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

The Club4Climate event was one of a number aiming to raise awareness about global warming by getting celebrities to attend parties where they sign a pledge to be more environmentally friendly. When the Cheeky Girls attended an environmental charity event, their outfits stole the show.

With gale force winds Monica and Gabriela Irimia decided to hit the town wearing only gold sequined bras, navy hotpants and hold-up stockings and lime-green jackets.  The 25-year-old twins are renowned for their revealing outfits - but their appearance at the Embassy nightclub in London raised more eyebrows than ever.

Club4Climate director Andrew Charalambous said: “Club4Climate allows celebrities and clubbers to make a small difference to our climate by simply attending a party.  Fighting global warming does not have to be costly, time-consuming or boring. We allow people to make a difference on the dancefloor.”

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A Fresh New Kingly Club

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

The famous Kingly club at Carnaby Street have expand their operations and have open a new stunning venue on the site of the old Denim bar.

The St Martin Lane club/restaurant now has two luxurious private rooms and a spacious lounge bar and an intriguing VIP mezzanine.

Serve the the very best in Japanese cuisine, this is an experience that will be remembered

The Kingly Club, 4 Upper St Martin’s Lane WC2. Tel: 020 7836 5211. Tube: Leicester Square

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Party with Amy in Camden

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Amy Winehouse is to play at her own club night on July 10th at the Camden Monarch night club in London.

Amy is expected to play a selection of songs that have influenced her own musical output thus far and is set to have a DJ battle with DJ Bioux during the evening.

The night is named Snakehips At The Monarch. Tickets for Snakehips will be available on the door.

Missy birthday cut short

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Missy Elliott’s birthday celebrations in New York’s Marquee nightclub were cut short at the weekend when her make-up artist was arrested for allegedly assaulting a fan.

Deborah Padilla was taken into police custody after the brawl at the NYC Marquee nightclub, where a waitress at the venue reportedly attempted to get close to party guest Busta Rhymes.

An eyewitness tells the New York Post, “The waitress got into it with the make-up artist, then fists flew.

“There were people crying, bottles flying and Missy trying to get out of there. It was pandemonium.”

The unnamed waitress subsequently filed charges against the make up artist, claiming she had been “hit above the eye” in the fight.

The Marquee nightclub has refused to comment on the fight.

Mark Ronson and tipsy Daisy

Friday, July 4th, 2008

mark-ronson.jpgCelebrity couple Mark Ronson and Daisy Lowe were looking rather worse for wear this morning after a pub crawl through London

After Ronson took to the stage at the O2 Wireless festival with Jay-z, the couple then moved on to Soho club Paper, a regular haunt of celebrities and reality TV stars.

The couple partied at Paper night club till 1.45am and moved onto to their usual haunt, the Notting Hill Arts Club in west London.

The couple joined London singers Adele and Jack Penate at the club, where they stayed till 3am.