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Mania Gent clearance sales continues in January 2008. Opening hours are as follows. Every Thursday and Friday from 14.00 ’til 19.00 and every Saturday from 13.00 ’til 18.00.

Do you have a clear opinion what has to be done to make a reopening of the Music Mania a succes? Join the discussion on my previous post.

This is my third post on Soul and Funk Audioblogs. Previous posts can be found here and here.

Office Naps - fresh 45 rpm curios every monday is maintained by DJ Little Danny from Austin + Marfa in Texas. He also hosts a radio show on Marfa Public Radio every Wednesday evening from 9 pm ’til Midnight (CST) were he plays jazz, latin, soul, exotica and soundtracks.

He writes with great passion about music (nog only soul and funk) and knows his stuff extremely well. Recent posts include; Chicago Soul pt 2, Message From The Ghetto and West Coast Boogaloo pt 2.

If you are into ‘obscure’ 7inch soul and funk singles you are at the right address. Like the other Soul and Funk Audioblogs I recommended before, Office Naps posts MP3’s for educational purposes only. This is what DJ Little Danny says on his blog;

Sound files are posted for educational purposes only, and will be removed upon request. Are you a member of a band or an artist that I’ve featured? Get in touch and set the record straight!

Another wednesday, another podcast announcement. Both shows were aired last Saturday, December 22, 2007 on Urgent.fm.

This week the Melting Pot broadcast has a combination of classic funk and soul and some rarities. You can download the Melting Pot podcast here.

The Radio Pink Flamingo broadcast is a christmas special with classic tunes, funny rarities and loads of bells. You can donwload the podcast here.

Radio Pink Flamingo on 22 december 2007
1 The Flaming Lips - White Christmas
2 Lex Baxter - Taboo
3 Exquivel - La Bamba
4 Yma Sumac - Bo Mambo
5 Spike Jones - All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)
6 Dean Martin - I’ve Got You To Keep Me Warm
7 Korla Pandit - Festival Of Flowers
8 The Maytals - Happy Christmas
9 Ben E King - Supernatural Thing
10 Shuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter #23
11 Shirely Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever
12 Frank Sinatra - The Christmas Waltz
13 Peggy Lee - Winterwonderland
14 Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Clink, Clink, Another Drink
15 Tito Puente - Mambo Gazon
16 Bright Eyes - Away In I Manger
17 Duke Special - Last Night I Nearly Died
18 Mellow - Another Mellow
19 Ratatat - Wildcat

Two times a year the Pink Flamingo’s Kitch & Lounge bar throws down a big party in the ‘balzaal’ of the Vooruit. If you have never gone to one of those party’s you don’t what you are missing.

The next Pink Flamingo’s Royale takes place on January the 26th. DJ’s that night are Meinhof, Inspector Clay, Divine and The Architect. Get ready for some stomping soul and funk, fresh pop tunes, great rock’n'roll and tons of good vibes.

The doors open at 22.00 hr. Tickets are €6 in presale and €9 at the door.

The Mania Gent clearance sales are a success. Hundreds of happy customers left the shop with large bags filled with vinyl, cd’s and dvd’s. You might think that all records and cd’s are gone now. Well it is not over yet….

The Mania crew found time to fill the gaps with fresh stuff. Thousands of cd’s were added to the stock last week.

So it might be a good idea to visit the shop (again), especially if you are a metal fan. The metal section is now doubled in size, taking over half of the first and the second floor.

Opening hours in December

The sales will continue in January 2008. There is even a small chance that the shop reopens in another form and shape. What do you think has to be done to make a reopening a success?

Another week, another podcast announcement. Both shows were aired last Saturday, December 15, 2007 on Urgent.fm.

The Melting Pot broadcast was a special show with ‘a tribute to the woman of soul‘. You can download The Melting Pot podcast here.

The Radio Pink Flamingo broadcast was filled with fresh pop music, exotic beats, legendary funk and much more nice tunes. Check the playlist below before downloading the Radio Pink Flamingo podcast #11.

Radio Pink Flamingo 15 december 2007
1 Bernstein -Magnificent Seven (Main Title)
2 The Ventures – Hawaiian War Chant
3 Raymond Scott – Bandito The Bongo Artist
4 Ronnie Look & The Gaylads – Goo Goo Muck
5 The Pilgrim Travellers – Jesus Hits Like An Atomic Bomb
6 Dean Elliot – You’re The Top
7 Sly & The Family Stone – You Got Me Smiling
8 Horace Andy – Ain’t No Sunshine
9 Devon Russel – Make Me Believe In You
10 Ike & Tina Turner – Sexy Ida Pt 1
11 Timmy Thomas – Why Can’t We Live Together
12 Ray Barretto – Hard Hands
13 Peter Wyngarde – You Wonder How These Things Be
14 AWB - Pick Up The Pieces
15 Blondie – The Tide Is High
16 Combustible Edison & Trisha Matthews – Theme From The Tiki Wonder Hour
17 Anthony & The Johnsons – You Are My Sister
18 Belle & Sebastian – The Wrong Girl
19 The Knife – You Take My Breath Away
20 Heavy – Wonderlove (For Minnie)

The opening hours of the Mania Gent Clearance Sales in December are on the Mania site now.

• The shop is closed on Monday and Tuesday.
• Wednesday, Thursday and Friday open from 14.00-19.00hr
• Saturday from 12.00 till 19.00hr
• Sunday the 16th and Sunday the 24th from 14.00-18.00hr.

I am not sure what the opening hours will be in January 2008, but the clearance sale will continue that month with even larger discounts… Further announcements will follow in the coming weeks. Stay tuned by subscribing to this site’s RSS feed.

On December 1, 2007 both Radio Pink Flamingo and Melting Pot broadcasts were cancelled because Urgent.fm did a live broadcast from the Vooruit. Both shows from December 8, 2007 are on-line now. For the latest Melting Pot podcast go to Melting Pot Podomatic . For the Radio Pink Flamingo podcast go to the Pink Flamingos site.

Radio Pink Flamingo 8 december 2007
1 Andy Williams – House Of Bamboo
2 Irma Thomas – Ruler Of My Heart
3 Ray Cathode – Waltz In Orbit
4 Mulatu Astatque – Yegekke Jezeta
5 spot
6 Ann Peebles – I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
7 Nicole Willis – If This Ain’t Love
8 Dicke Dale – Miserlou
9 Annet Hestermans – Draag Schoenen Om Te Lopen
10 Beach Boys – Hang On To Your Ego
11 Bongolian – Champagne & Pizza
12 spot
13 Donald Byrd – You & the Music
14 G Love & Special Sauce – The Things That I Used To Do
15 Badly Drawn Boy – Once Around The Block
16 Portishead – Sour Times
17 Roisin Murphy – Sow Into You
18 Royksopp – Remind Me
19 Nina Simone – Sinnerman