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One of the staff at the stores favourite venues in Glasgow, The Berkley Suite will be hosting the Supermax 5th Birthday celebrations this Saturday. The special Reich n Roll celebrations will be headed by Supermax main man Billy Woods with the legendary Bozak-Balmain Soundsystem. Supermax could be defined as a taste of the decadent soundsystems of New York's disco era. Providing a soundtrack that will truly expand your mind and open your eyes and ears to the possibilities. Described as a heady cocktail of the super obscure alongside the unexpected from past, present and future within a hot, dark, smokey environment that evokes the raw sensibilities of pre-commercialised club going. Gonna be a blinder, check the event page here .

Last night saw the UK cinema premier of the LCD Soundsystem film documentary Shut Up and Play the Hits . A music documentary that foolows front man of the band James Murphy in the lead up to and day after the special last show the band ever played, which took place at their home turf of New York, at Madison Square Gardens. The documentary has stunning footage from their final show from cameras set in places you'd never of thought of before to create a more intimate view of their final show. The interview with James Murphy throughout the film also looks at the personal and professional ramifications of his decision to end the band. A real must see for music film fans and especially for fans of James Murphy and LCD Soundsystem. What was exciting about the premier was that it was shown at 60 locations throughout the UK at the exact same time and followed up by a live Q & A with James Murphy and the directors providing more insight on to the last show and other questions...

Tonight we are most excited about hitting up the Berkley Suite for Disco Deviance Presents: Pete Herbert & Dicky Trisco, another fine addition to the now stellar selection of guests that the Berkley Suite has brought us this year. Others including the likes of Horse Meat Disco, Prins Thomas, Optimo and many more. Pete Herbert and Dicky Trisco are the resident DJ's of the Disco Deviance label. The Disco Deviance label has been one of the main drivers in the recent disco resurgence in the past few years with these two at the forefront behind many of the best selling releases. Their strong DJ partnership and the unique sound, creating a hot blend of   old and new music across a number of different genres has resulted in them travelling to rock parties all over the world from UK festivals to as far a field as Australia and Japan. Hopefully the first of many more parties from the Disco Deviance label, these are DJ's who like to get the party going with a stro...

The Berkley Suite , once a Victorian public house re opened it's doors in September 2011. The venue is all about the old school with it's marble floors and chandeliers and since it re opening has went from srtength to strength becoming one of Glasgow's hottest night spots. Andrew Weatherall & Sean Johnston hold a residency with their "A Love From Outer Space" night. More recently they have seen Derrick Carter bring the house down and also have Norwegian disco pioneer Prins Thomas lined up for June. This weekend is The Berkley suite will continue with it's growing repuation of a great night out by playing host to Den Haan on Friday night and celebrating the Glasgow School of Art end of year with a party hosted by Supermax with DJ Billy Woods. Den Haan are a duo from Glasgow who specialise in making upbeat, pulsating italo influenced dance music. They have already had previous releases on Optimo and last year saw them release their first full length a...