we are up to our hips

ex nuns (upstairs) - friday november 20 - spectrum

2009-11-10T01:48:00.002+11:00

(the bigger that flyer gets the better it looks. totally.)

ex nuns

friday november 20

spectrum, doors 8pm

call the medic, call the nurse!! (last show ever) cleaned out + a decent opener you are going to miss anyway

$5 jagerbombs between 9 and 11pm
$4.50 tap beers all night
$5 house spirits all night

come see spectrum looking all pretty and party till you need to go to church

entry is a fuck-all $10 or $8 if you bring a flyer along with you - or print one out. alternatively get on one of the lists for $8 entry as well

our djs will be playing punk, some not ridiculous hardcore and a bunch of other songs that i'll put $10 on right now that you will enjoy. our sexy request sms line will be in operation so shoot any songs you want to hear to 0466 284 454

bring a crew, have a brew, try not to spew

see you at the bar kids, get keen

ex nuns (downstairs) - friday nov 6 - phoenix

2009-10-25T11:48:00.000+11:00

Due to popular demand, EX NUNS is returning to the official party pit - Phoenix Bar.

Prepare yourself a night of smashing jagerbombs, dancing a hole in the floor and breaking your heels to be best selection of punk/hardcore/pop punk music in the darkest, dirtiest, debaucherous venue on Oxford St.

The UTOH ALL STARS will be out in full force and everyone is welcome to come and request songs or send your request to our SEXY REQUEST PARTY LINE - 0466 284 454, or even just send a SMS to our DJs saying they are Q-Ts.

EX NUNS
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6
PHOENIX - 9PM

$5 JAGER BOMBS 9-11PM
$4.50 BEERS, $5 HOUSE SPIRITS ALL NIGHT

ENTRY ONLY $10, PARTY GOES ALL NIGHT

www.myspace.com/exnunsparty
www.facebook.com/uptoourhips

seven seven seven is back, for one night only

2009-09-30T10:27:00.001+10:00

On Sunday October 4, SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN will be summoned from the nightclub graveyard and take over Spectrum for the spectacular long weekend party send off the old girl never received.

For those that missed out, SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN was pretty much a kind of chill but fun night out (or depending on your circumstances it could be a complete rager). The idea was to sidestep the blog music scene and get back to basics with great tracks from 50's till the early 90's or so that actually pick you up off your chair or your corner of the bar and start doing the dancing for you. It was a shit load of fun.

It was buried about 12 months ago but we thought it was time to maybe get Weekend At Bernie's on her and give her one last spin around the dancefloor. This time round we are bringing bands into the equation, with BORDER THIEVES, VIRGO RISING, POCKETS and PAPER MOON playing across the evening before we clear the stage and get a whole lotta shaking going on.

Guest DJs for the night include the MEWBURN J. GIRLS DJs, the washed up boys from SAILMAKER (new EP 'BEG' out now) with the always reliable, recognisable and ravishing UP TO OUR HIPS DJs making up the numbers and filling in the blanks.

Things kick off at 8pm, bands start 830 and you no doubt can at least guess how it plays out from there. Get ready to see our Spectrum renovations - you wouldn't recognise the place. As usual for HIPS events, it'll be cheap drinks and good times for the entire evening.

AND FINALLY, please come and request songs - everyone has their favourites so get amongst it. No work Monday means good times.

$8 entry.

www.myspace.com/clubsevensevenseven

sex and glue - friday october 2 - phoenix

2009-09-30T10:25:00.003+10:00

This Friday we are bringing SEX & GLUE back with a new venue, new artwork, new drink specials and new level of rage.

The debauchery of SEX & GLUE in Oxford Arts will now be concentrated into a venue a quarter of the size and a ceiling half as high which essentially results in ten times as much party.

Your favourite DJs from UP TO OUR HIPS [and other popular clubs somewhat of this style] are champing at the bit to play all your favourite pop-punk tracks in our purpose built CAVE RAVE. Seriously, they are so keen we have a phone number to SMS requests to - 0466 284 454. Save it, and start sending us the songs you want to hear. *

On a side note, fucking hats off to MARK C for this week's artwork. Ignore the fact it says October 3 on it instead of October 2 we were just so stoked on how it looked we unleashed it on the world prematurely. THAT'S THE ONLY THING PREMATURE OVER AT UTOH HQ THOUGH IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN!

There will be $4.5 BEERS and $5 SPIRITS all night, $5 JAGERBOMBS from 9-11 and FREE FREE FREE ENTRY till 10pm to celebrate our move. Come take advantage of our hospitality.

facebook event
sex and glue on myspace

* POP PUNK SMS REQUEST SEXY PHONE is COPYRIGHT OF UP TO OUR HIPS

daylight [pa] sydney shows - sunday october 11

2009-09-20T10:29:00.000+10:00

UP TO OUR HIPS, hand in hand with DPB touring are pleased to present the Sydney leg of the upcoming DAYLIGHT tour.

To hear some tracks head over to www.myspace.com/daylightpa

For more information check out myspace.com/daylightaustralia

ex nuns - friday september 18 - spectrum

2009-09-10T10:32:00.000+10:00

In our never ending pursuit perfection, we are moving EX NUNS up to Spectrum to make the most of the head crushing PA and sound system that is otherwise just chilling out and not being used.

Doors 8pm

Live: RUN HIDE + EASY COMPANY + SIREN LINES

Bands start at 10pm.

UP TO OUR HIPS DJs playing punk and hardcore tracks all night and in-between the bands.

We are going to party all night. Try to keep up.

Oh yeah, and we have a smoking balcony now.

Cheap Drinks:
$5 Jagerbombs from 9-11pm
$4.50 House Beers all night
$5 House Spirits all night

ENTRY $10 / $8 WITH A FLYER or ON A LIST

ex nuns - friday september 4 - phoenix

2009-09-01T13:36:00.001+10:00

Ex Nuns is back again this Friday. Our apologies that the dates have been a little all over the place but we are now settling into what I'm assured is a completely solid regular rotation of the first and third Fridays of the month.

This week we have HOMEWRECKER & SNAKEFACE playing down on the floor in Phoenix.

Djs and kids going nuts all night. Killer punk rock DVDS on the screen. Q-Ts dancing on the stage.

Cheap Drinks:
$5 Jagerbombs from 9-11pm
$4.50 House Beers all night
$5 House Spirits all night

[new date] ex nuns feat. cleaned out + [tbc] - saturday august 15 - phoenix

2009-08-01T14:07:00.003+10:00

ATTENTION: DUE TO A LITTLE MIX UP, EX NUNS HAS BEEN MOVED FROM SATURDAY AUGUST 8 TO SATURDAY AUGUST 15. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE, BUT ON THE BRIGHT SIDE WE ARE NOW HOSTING THE SOMETHING WITH NUMBERS AFTER PARTY FOR THEIR SHOW AT THE METRO THAT NIGHT. PARTY.

Just to keep everyone on their toes and make sure you are paying attention, we are hosting EX NUNS on a Saturday this week.

Pretty excited, although setting everything up in the middle of a bender is going to be interesting.

Playing this week are CLEANED OUT and TAIPAN. They are both heaps good.

As usual we have amazingly cheap drinks:
$5 Jagerbombs from 9-11pm
$4.50 House Beers all night
$5 House Spirits all night

After the band we'll have the WORLD FAMOUS UP TO OUR HIPS DJS making a mess and playing all your favourite punk jams. They also love taking requests, so hassle them HEAPS.

the retreat - all ages instore - saturday july 25- utopia (broadway)

2009-07-17T17:10:00.000+10:00

THE RETREAT are playing a FREE ALL AGES instore this Saturday in Sydney at Utopia on Broadway. Come down, it'll be a blast!

They will also be giving away some sampler cds with two songs off their upcoming EP
www.myspace.com/ilovetheretreat

ex nuns feat. akaname / schrodingers cat / ornithologist / hira hira - friday july 24 - phoenix

2009-07-16T17:11:00.000+10:00

This time we are pushing are own limits and bringing you FOUR BANDS. As you can no doubt read on the flyer, AKANAME and ORNITHOLIGIST are coming up from Melbourne for this one, with raging locals SCHRODINGERS CAT and HIRA HIRA, fresh from the LA DISPUTE supports, coming along for the ride. Check some videos below.

All the bands will be playing short sets, starting around 9.30pm (unless we are running mad late)

Cheap Drinks:
$5 Jagerbombs from 9-11pm
$4.50 House Beers all night
$5 House Spirits all night

DJs dropping punk/hardcore jams till the sun comes out. Lock out at 2am so don't push your luck.

We'll have the wonderful new UP TO OUR HIPS tote bags on sale this week so come grab one before they are sold out. It was a pretty limited run and I think about half are accounted for so far.

AKANAME - NANNAMASTER [LIVE]

ORNITHOLOGIST - THE NORTHERN SHOVELLER

ex nuns - party pix - june 26

2009-07-15T17:05:00.000+10:00

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ex nuns feat. between the devil and the deep / animal shapes - friday july 3 - phoenix

2009-07-01T19:37:00.002+10:00

Plugging in this week are our mates BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP and ANIMAL SHAPES. Both are awesome Sydney bands you should know if not seen and we are oh-so-excited about the show.

Prediction: Davey Jones will. go. nuts.

Times will roughly be:
DEVILS 11pm
ANIMAL SHAPES 10pm

Be aware times can and will probably change.

Cheap Drinks:
$5 Jagerbombs from 9-11pm
$4.50 House Beers all night
$5 House Spirits all night

DJs dropping punk/hardcore jams till the sun comes out. Lock out at 2am so don't push your luck.

We'll have the wonderful new UP TO OUR HIPS tote bags on sale this week so come grab one before they are sold out. It was a pretty limited run and I think about half are accounted for so far.

Also be ready for a bunch of LA DISPUTE songs because they are kicking off their tour next week. To start getting familiar head to www.myspace.com/ladispute - We might even have a few tickets to their Spectrum show to throw around!

hips004- up to our hips tote bags - now available

2009-06-23T16:24:00.003+10:00

UP TO OUR HIPS TOTE BAGS (HIPS004)
AVAILABLE IN BLACK / RED / PINK / BLUE

$10 PPD (ONLY IN AUSTRALIA)

UPTOOURHIPS.BIGCARTEL.COM

Also available:
HIPS001 - The Retreat Demo Tape
HIPS002 - 'They Are Bootlegs, Baby' - Yeah Bears live at Spectrum 27/3/2009
HIPS003 - Mark C Mixtape - DNCFLRNHTMS

ex nuns feat. sawn off / the rains / tbc - friday june 26 - phoenix

2009-06-23T15:12:00.001+10:00

party pix - sex and glue - june 19

2009-06-23T15:07:00.001+10:00

click here for photos from sex and glue friday june 19

party pix - ex nuns - june 12

2009-06-23T15:04:00.002+10:00

photos from ex nuns feat. yeah bears / pockets / fistmouth floor show

sex and glue - friday june 19 - oxford arts factory

2009-06-18T15:23:00.002+10:00

This Friday we are going back to our roots with an absolute flat out pop punk mega cave rave. We have DJ's from EX NUNS, HOT DAMN and GHETTOBLASTER playing all those tracks know and love.

Some of the mad shit we play:

against me / alkaline trio /all time low ataris / bad religion / bigwig / blink 182 bodyjar / bouncing souls / brand new dropkick murphys / enter shikari /fall out boy / four year strong / frenzal rhomb / get up kids / getaway plan goldfinger / good charlotte / green day / head automatica / hellogoodbye jimmy eat world / kisschasy / lagwagon less than jake / matchbook romance / midtown / millencolin motion city soundtrack / mxpx my chemical romance / new found glory no use for a name / nofx / paramore pennywise / rancid / relient k rufio / saves the day / say anything set your goals / something with numbers story of the year / strung out sum 41 / taking back sunday the academy is / the early november the matches / the offspring the used / thrice thursday / underoath unwritten law / vandals / yellowcard

The lovely folks at OXFORD ARTS are also putting on $4 house beers and $5 house vodkas for you all. So lovely.

Entry is a tiny $10, or $8 on a guestlist.

Doors are at 11.45pm

ex nuns + yeah bears + pockets + fistmouth + floor show - friday june 12 - phoenix

2009-06-05T13:41:00.004+10:00

Our little brains have been ticking over since the last EX NUNS. We've been plotting and planning and drinking and dabbling, staying up all night on research missions with pens pressed to pages and bottles glued to lips. Now the wait is over and we are really, really fucking excited. This week down in PHOENIX we got bands. Three of them. On the floor. Being noisy. Being fucked up.

Welcome YEAH BEARS, POCKETS and FISTMOUTH to the first ever EX NUNS FLOOR PARTY.

We'll be dragging a PA in, sticking the bands in the corner and turning everything up really loud. We know we lost the plot there for a bit. I blame it on the benders. Fuck it. We still have the same amazing drink specials. We still have plenty of eligible young humans. We'll have DJs playing dirty punk and hardcore jams till way early in the morning. This is the party you wanted. Yeah, you're fucking welcome...

party pix - ex nuns - may 22

2009-06-02T21:53:00.001+10:00

VIVA LA STOKES

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party pix - sex and glue - may 15

2009-05-26T18:59:00.003+10:00

more photos?

pas*h brings down the house feat. up to our hips djs (q bar) - saturday may 30 - the exchange hotel

2009-05-26T17:03:00.002+10:00

It's that time of the month again, where we here at UP TO OUR HIPS team up with the legendary P*A*S*H crew with a little help from ANYTHING GOES to bring you a debaucherous night of mayhem you won't forget (or remember) until this time again next month.

Get down to the Exchange Hotel this Saturday as P*A*S*H BRINGS DOWN THE HOUSE across three big rooms.

Spectrum will see P*A*S*H indie anthem legends KNIFE and STATIC bringing their flavoursome guitar driven hits while upstairs in 34B GOLDFOOT and BEN LUCID play an eclectic blend of new and old for ANYTHING GOES.

UP TO OUR HIPS DJs will be taking over Q Bar for a night of our trademark blend of punk/party/indie MEGA RAVE in a room we all know has no shortage of pool tables or make-out booths.

From 11:30pm, ten bucks.

34 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst

See you at the bar!

[click here for facebook event]

ex nuns - friday may 22 - phoenix bar

2009-05-19T19:27:00.001+10:00

This Friday we are turning the lights down low, the music way up and the kids totally on for another rampaging EX NUNS night.

Get ready for a night of bumping and grinding in that den of debauchery PHOENIX BAR. It will be a celebration of all things dirt so dress wisely and leave your senses at the door.

The world famous UP TO OUR HIPS Djs will be providing the soundtrack, the wonderful EXCHANGE staff will keep the cheap drinks flowing and BIRRY will be handing out cuddles at the door.

For photos of previous EX NUNS and our other parties check out UPTOOURHIPS.COM

EX NUNS
FRIDAY MAY 22
9PM TILL WAY LATE
$10 / $8 ON A LIST
$5 JAGERBOMBS FROM 9-11
$4.50 BEERS / $5 SPIRITS ALL NIGHT

[facebook event]

ex nuns - party pix - may 8

2009-05-12T14:41:00.002+10:00

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up to our hips confessions

2009-05-07T17:34:00.000+10:00

When the UP TO OUR HIPS DJ's got asked to DJ Vegas at the HOT DAMN GOOD FRIDAY EVE PARTY we knew we had to come up with something special. The kids were expecting a show and we didn't want to disappoint. Hello UTOH CONFESSON BOX.

While the confession aspect didn't work out exactly how we planned, we now have a shit load of cock drawings, criticisms of our DJ skills and notes about our infamous DJ LUKEWARM.

click here to read them all

sex + glue - friday may 15 - oxford art factory

2009-05-06T18:25:00.001+10:00

SEX & GLUE is back with a bang and a bandana on Friday May 15.

With all the birthdays happening this month we decided to hold a little throwback party to celebrate all things 80's, including [mostly] ourselves. Come down for our 80's party rave and pat all the birthday kids on the back. We've all done a wonderful job making it this far, especially with THE MAN always trying to get up in our shit, so we deserve a night of debaucherous excess and disastrous fashion choices.

The drinks are practically 80's prices at $4 beers and $5 spirits and the door charge is cheaper than 80's standard at $10 or $8 on a list. The party is at the very [kind of] 80's OXFORD ART FACTORY and starts at 11.45pm.

click here for sex and glue may 15 facebook event

click here for sex + glue myspace page

hips003 - mark c mixtape - dncflrnthms

2009-05-05T15:58:00.003+10:00

a few words from MARK C

Hello friends, a small note about the mp3 file you are about to download:

It was completed to the stage it is now towards the end of 2008 on a computer program.

The main purpose of this MIX was to take a BANGING selection of SONGS that i had been LISTENING TO at the time and put (or mix) them together in an enjoyable and friendly manner that lasted 30 or so minutes.

Upon its (almost) completion it turns out my internet at home was thoroughly incapable up uploading anything close to a file this size so nobody ended up hearing or appraising my mix in the making. Further to that evil conglomerate AXXXXXN figured out that i had ILLEGALLY DOWNLOADED a copy of their software and somehow hacked my shit from inside the extra-net and locked the program to prevent me completing the mix and achieving BLOGHOUSE SUPERSTARDOM (my personal DJ fantasy slash dream since late 2006).

Since then I had pretty much forgotten about it - partly because i didn't really think anybody would want to bother spending 34 minutes and 8 seconds listening to something like that.. THAT IS until Dan B got a hold of it afew weeks ago.

He promptly decided is was acceptable enough to get 'released' by his popular promotions company UP TO OUR HIPS and asked me to create the little macro jpg that you see above and the small portion of text that you are reading now.

Many of the SONGS are quite dated - anywhere from 17 to 300 blog years old, but that is understandable considering its history so please enjoy it for what it is.

click here to download the mark c mixtape (free)

ex nuns party - friday may 8 - phoenix

2009-04-30T17:40:00.001+10:00

Friday May 8 we are waging war against the cold and getting our young, supple and nubile bodies pressed up against each other in the comfort of toasty Phoenix for another installment of the EX NUNS SAGA.

Last week everyone got a little crazy under the strobe-enhanced falling foam and this next one is unlikely to be all that different. The main ingredients are the same - a pool of $5 jagerbombs from 9-11 and a shower $4.50 beers and $5 spirits till your friends are sick of you and take you home.

Getting in the way of your conversation will be the finest selection of party tunes, indie favourites, punk anthems, pop monstrosities and classics this side of your most well thought out mixtape.

Entry is only $10 or $8 if you pick up one of our sexy flyers. Doors at 9pm, grab at taxi at 6am.

See you at the bar/on the dancefloor/in the bathroom

click here for facebook event page

hips002 - they are bootlegs, baby - yeah bears

2009-04-29T14:45:00.002+10:00

HIPS002 - THEY ARE BOOTLEGS, BABY - YEAH BEARS @ SPECTRUM, 27th MARCH 2009

Live performance by YEAH BEARS at the UTOH 1st Birthday Party.

click here for free download

ex nuns - photos - april 24

2009-04-28T17:22:00.002+10:00

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ex nuns - friday april 24 - phoenix

2009-04-20T17:03:00.002+10:00

click here for EX NUNS APRIL 24 facebook event

Man, I'm getting itchy. It seems like an eternity since the last EX NUNS and seems about the same till the next one. I know how these things sneak up on people like us though so I'm sure before you know it Friday April 24 will be upon us and you'll be stumbling out of THE OFFICIAL EX NUNS ANZAC DAY EVE BEACH PARTY at sunrise to head down to the dawn service and disgrace yourself.

Then I imagine Today Tonight will do a report on EX NUNS and say we are corrupting the youth and Anna Coren will be having tea with your grandmother who will be talking heaps of smack on you and your mates and you'll be all like FUCK YOU GRANDMA and then she'll stab you with her father's bayonet that probably still has blood on it from 1915.

So how did it come to this? That 9-11pm period probably didn't help. $5 JAGERBOMBS for that two hour period no doubt got your night off swimmingly. With one million party favourites and punk hits over the evening we are expecting at least 20 pairs of heels to be broken leaving the dancefloor looking like no man's land after an artillery barrage.

Grandma would definitely not approve. She totally needs to chill.

Other goodies we have for you include:

* XXX NUNS 2-UP
* SIMPSON AND HIS DONKEY SHOW
* MUSTARD GAS DISCO
* $4.5 TRENCH BEERS ALL NIGHT
* $5 DIGGER SPIRITS ALL NIGHT

Come down because it will be all raging on the western front this Friday. EX NUNS - PHOENIX - 34 OXFORD ST DARLINGHURST - DOORS 9PM - $10 ENTRY - UPTOOURHIPS.COM

sex & glue - friday april 3 - party pix

2009-04-07T16:59:00.003+10:00

The last SEX & GLUE ended up getting pretty wild. The room was already full due to the sold out Kris Roe show that went down beforehand and things were crazy at the door trying to get people in. Everyone partied till some stupid hour of the morning and then they all lost it and stormed the stage to create the ultimate 'Babe Stage Rave'. Good times all round.

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the retreat w/ kris roe photos

2009-04-07T16:57:00.001+10:00

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some things we have in the pipeline

2009-04-03T12:51:00.006+11:00

We've decided we are going to start doing more 'stuff'. I seriously sit around doing NOTHING all day so I figure if I load myself up with more projects then I can start saying I did heaps at work today and that is why I deserve you to be buy me a beer.

(MARK C, OF MARK C MIX FAME)

A little while a go our mate MARK C started making a mix on some programme he probably downloaded illegally. That was probably like a year ago now. Well it seems he has finished it. By finish I mean that the makers of the programme had some precautionary measure built into it to prevent piracy and it has locked itself so he is kind of finished by default now. Regardless, we will be releasing the mix through UP TO OUR HIPS. It'll be available via free download so make sure you use up your MEGABYTES on this baby. It is actually pretty decent.

(GAY PARIS)

Next up we are going to be launching UP TO OUR HIPS BOOTLEG SERIES (name may change, I just cant think of anything else at the moment). This will basically consist of bootlegs of shows that we put on, and sometimes shows that other people put on. It should be pretty cool and first up will be GAY PARIS, YEAH BEARS and MR VENGEANCE from our birthday party last friday. You'll be able to download all of them for free from our website next week.

(dodgy photoshop representation of what said bag may look like)

Now for some arts and crafts... we'll be making some 100% HANDMADE WITH LOVE UP TO OUR HIPS TOTE BAGS. Wonderfully practical, infinitely desirable, they should be available next week - depending on the turnaround of my little sweatshop slave kids.

Oh, and before I forget. Thanks to Dennis Lyxzén (Refused, The International Noise Conspiracy) for coming down and joining the UP TO OUR HIPS DJs for an evening last Saturday down at Q Bar.

Come to SEX & GLUE tonight.

sex and glue - friday april 3 - oxford art factory

2009-03-31T17:15:00.000+11:00

After almost two months off, SEX + GLUE is coming to Oxford Arts on Friday April 3. We've been itching to get back into the venue, back into the party, back into the bar and back into the backroom.

We haven't forgotten what we are doing though - expect $4 beers and $5 spirits and the beautiful UP TO OUR HIPS DJs dropping one of the better party-punk-indie-pop mash ups that are going around these days.

We'll have some fuck off massive ridiculous artwork, the KRIS ROE after party, charming boys and untouchable girls scuffing up the new dancefloor and your heart rate close to breaking point till 5am.

As the for details:
Where: Oxford Art Factory
When: Friday April 3
Doors: 11.45pm
Entry: $10, or $8 on a list
Drinks: Cheap enough to ruin your Saturday

click here for the facebook event invite

ex nuns party pix march 27

2009-03-31T15:13:00.004+11:00

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up to our hips first birthday party pix

2009-03-31T14:29:00.001+11:00

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up to our hips first birthday party + ex nuns after party

2009-03-21T13:33:00.001+11:00

It has been a year since I resigned from Hot Damn! and Destroy All Lines with the intention of dropping out of the club game and doing something useful with my life. Perhaps actually using that piece of paper I spent five years at Sydney University trying to get. Maybe finally biting the bullet and booking that flight to Europe. However the lure of drink tickets and strobe lights dragged me back into promoting and UP TO OUR HIPS was born.

What started as DJ's after bands at Spectrum grew to include SEX & GLUE at Oxford Arts, the very cool but unfortunately cursed SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN at Club 77, a bunch of great shows, some awesome releases, UTOH DJ slots, lots of plans including zines and art in the works and now we've come full circle to where I started doing all this shit three years ago with our new baby, EX NUNS down in Phoenix.

At the end of this month, or Friday March 27th to be more precise, we will be celebrating one year of UP TO OUR HIPS. Our first birthday, referred to in some circles as 'one more year DB has avoided reality and continued to shirk real responsibility while living out some ridiculous fantasy to be 18 years old forever' will be a big night, with two parties running simultaneously before culminating in one massive rage fest in Phoenix.

In Spectrum, our friends in GAY PARIS, YEAH BEARS, MR VENGEANCE and POCKETS will be playing very, very loud music. Entry is only $10 and doors are at 8pm

GAY PARIS - http://www.myspace.com/gayparismusic
YEAH BEARS - http://www.myspace.com/yeahbearz
MR VENGEANCE - http://www.myspace.com/mrvengeanceband
POCKETS - http://www.myspace.com/ladylikeslightning

As you would expect we will have the UP TO OUR HIPS DJ's playing between the bands to prevent awkward silence and keeping your blood circulating so you'll be ready to dance at a moment's notice.

If seeing a bunch of bands isn't your thing, then head downstairs to Phoenix where are more CDJ inclined friends will be flicking through their cd wallets and keeping the dancefloor busy. We open the doors for EX NUNS at 9pm with that ridiculous JAGERBOMB SPECIAL going till 11pm.

What JAGERBOMB SPECIAL???

Between 9 and 11pm you can pick up four Jagerbombs for only $20. $5 a piece. That is insane, and the perfect way to get your evening started.

Entry $10 or FREE if you have a stamp from paying to see the bands.

M-A-S-S-I-V-E B-A-R-G-A-I-N

The EX NUNS PARTY will be going till 5 or 6am, so basically when the leather cleaner catches up to everyone. The drinks are cheap all night, $4.50 beers and $5 spirits.

It should be a great night for all involved so come down and let me give you a hug for being awesome and helping me do the things I love to do.

BOMBINGS

facebook event [click here]
UTOH facebook group [click here]

UTOH DJ's - Saturday March 28 - Q BAR

2009-03-20T14:48:00.000+11:00

FOR ALL THE KIDS THAT LOVE HITTING OXFORD STREET

This Saturday, PASH will be running across Spectrum, Q Bar and 34B.

UP TO OUR HIPS DJS will be taking control of Q BAR and dropping our unique brand of punk/indie/party mega jams.

Spectrum will feature 'indie anthems' with DJ's Knife and Static.

34B is hosting DISCO SUCKS with ELF and the newly bald BEN LUCID.

Entry is $10, from 11.30pm.

click here for the facebook event

anything goes - saturday march 28 - kelly's on king, newtown

2009-03-19T16:16:00.003+11:00

a new monthly party for all the kids who can't be fucked leaving newtown

What: ANYTHING GOES. DJ's playing the best Indie & Alternative tunes you all know and love.
When: Last Saturday of every month starting Saturday March 28th
Where: Upstairs @ Kelly's on King, 285 King Street, Newtown
Time: 10pm onwards
How Much: FREE

Will there be..............
Pool: YES
Out door smoking area: YES
Cheap Drinks: YES
Dickhead DJ's playing their wanky tunes so loud you can't hear yourself think yet alone chat to your mates:
NO NO NO, absolutely NOT!

click here for facebook event

photos from xxx nuns march 13

2009-03-17T14:36:00.004+11:00

click here for more, more, more

the scare - no money - free download

2009-03-10T13:30:00.004+11:00

Late last year, THE SCARE went into the studio to record their second LP with some dude called Daniel Johns from some band called Silverchair. Fast forward a few months, with some sold out shows and Big Day Out dates under their belts, the record is finished.

It is really, really good. Like, proper good.

'Ooze Voodoo' is slated to come out mid-year or so, but in the spirit of the first single 'No Money' we have a free download of it for you. As you can imagine the song is basically about being mad poor and a massive piece of shit which I'm sure most of us can relate to (well, I know I certainly can). The band has, for lack of a better word, matured since their last record Chivalry and I think that people will be pleasantly surprised with the direction they've taken.

Anyway, enough waxing lyrical, download the fucking song.

click here to download THE SCARE - NO MONEY

www.myspace.com/thescare

ex nuns - friday march 13 - phoenix

2009-03-06T17:12:00.001+11:00

Get down to Phoenix this Friday for EX NUNS. We're building it from the bottom this week with a more chill vibe early and heading to the punk/party/indie mega rave you've come to know and love.

No one really knows what to expect but things are bound to get a slightly ridiculous with four Jagerbombs for $20 from 9-11, $4.50 beers and $5 spirits all night. Strong possibility of everyone taking their clothes off.

EX NUNS - FRIDAY MARCH 13, PHOENIX, $10, DOORS 9PM

ex nuns myspace
ex nuns facebook event
up to our hips on facebook

photos exxxx nuns february 27

2009-03-02T17:36:00.000+11:00

click here for bad kids being worse

ex nuns - friday february 27 - phoenix

2009-02-21T15:45:00.002+11:00

THIS JUST IN: FOUR JAGERBOMBS FOR ONLY $20 FROM 9-11PM. GET INTO IT!

This week we back up yet again and destroy ourselves in an erratic display of reckless drinking, dangerous dancing and the sort of vulgar party times you've come to expect from the freshest, rawest and fuckedest new punk/party club in Sydney, the debaucherous EX NUNS.

Come down early to get your psuedo-punk fixes, then hang around for the inevitable descent into a raging underground party mess. Our bag of tricks include $4.5 BEERS and $5 SPIRITS all night, MARKC leading the DJ wars with THIRSTY DEDDS and a bunch of special guests, dark corners and chilled out Q-Ts just wanting to have a good time.

EX NUNS @ PHOENIX, FRIDAY 27th FEBRUARY. DOORS 9PM. ENTRY $10/8.

ex nuns myspace [click, add, party]

ex nuns february 27 facebook event [click, attend, party]

ex nuns facebook group [click, join, party]

We're on the lookout for more promoters who want to get involved, make some dollars, make some scene points and make some temporary acquaintances in the bathroom stalls. Email exnuns@uptoourhips.com if that sounds like your kind of thing.

March EX NUNS dates are: Friday 13th Friday 27th

yellow brick road - wednesday february 25 - oxford arts

2009-02-21T15:40:00.003+11:00

The Oxford Art Factory are pleased to announce that we have installed a proper band PA in the gallery bar, and plan to break it in with a new weekly Wednesday night – YELLOW BRICK ROAD.

YBR showcases up and coming bands that may not have had many opportunities to play at established venues. We want bands who can draw approximately two garage loads of people to a gig, to give them a chance to build up their profile and fan base, and give their careers a good nudge along the way to the stage where they’re headlining their own shows in the main room at OAF. We know that there’s a world of talent out there waiting for an opportunity to be heard, and we have some very exciting acts planned for the coming months.

For the kids, entry is free and the booze is cheap ($4 beers and $5 spirits!), which is a pretty strong incentive to get out on a Wednesday night. If you need another good reason, one of our favourites is the sheer joy of seeing a band play a house party style gig. Band on the floor, so close you can smell them, and the dance floor at risk of intrusion by rogue band members. We love the electricity of a band playing in an intimate space, and we reckon you should get along and experience it for yourself.

The next YBR is on Wednesday 25th February, and features Sydney indie darlings, The Spirits.

Be there!

click here for facebook event link

photos from ex nuns february 13

2009-02-17T12:27:00.001+11:00

well, it appears my camera got pinched last friday so there are no photos

fucking awesome

:(

ex nuns - friday february 13 - phoenix

2009-02-11T18:40:00.001+11:00

This Friday EX NUNS will be going nuts in Phoenix again. Some people seem to be confused as to where Phoenix actually is. It is the downstairs basement where HOT DAMN used to be back in the day that everyone lost their shit in and the pipe got broken and place got flooded. Yeah!

Get ready to destroy yourself in an erratic display of reckless drinking, dangerous dancing and the sort of vulgar party times you've come to expect from the freshest, rawest and fuckedest new punk/party club in Sydney, the debaucherous EX NUNS.

Come down early to get your psuedo-punk fixes, then hang around for the inevitable descent into a raging underground party mess. Our bag of tricks include $4.5 BEERS and $5 SPIRITS all night, MARKC leading the DJ wars with a bunch of special guests, dark corners and chilled out Q-Ts just wanting to have a good time.

EX NUNS @ PHOENIX, FRIDAY 13th FEBRUARY. DOORS 9PM. ENTRY $10/8.

ex nuns february 13 facebook event [click, attend, party]

ex nuns myspace page [click, add, party]

ex nuns facebook group [click, join, party]

sex&glue + hellcityglamours + allnightmegaparty + photos

2009-02-11T16:09:00.002+11:00

amazing night - click here for party pix

andy zao + up to our hips + world's greatest shave

2009-02-05T16:37:00.002+11:00

andy zao in action! click here to donate!

Our mate Andrew Hill, otherwise known as the infamous ANDY ZAO, has decided to take part in the cancer research fundraising initiative 'World's Greatest Shave'. The following is from the man himself:

I have decided to take part in the World's Greatest Shave this year to
support and raise some coin for the Leukaemia Foundation. My salt and pepper
hair and fierce but patchy beard are going under the blade. Getting rid of
all the hair on my melon is an easy sacrifice to make to help a good cause,
and I'm sure lots of you would love to see me bald and ugly, so get out your
plastic and chuck some sponsorship my way...

You can do secure payments online at:
http://my.imisfriendraising.com.au/personalPage.aspx?SID=48365

Most of us have been affected or know someone who has been affected by a
family member or friend having cancer. It is horrible. Raising money for
research that could one day possibly lead to prevention or a cure by
attacking my head with a blade is the least I could do...

Thanks for your support!

Andrew Hill

Any donations at all would be massively appreciated not just by us, or Andy, but by everyone who has been through the trauma of living with cancer or watching someone close to them have to live through it, or in some cases not.

If you aren't the donating-on-the-internet type we will have money boxes at the door of EX NUNS each week till the shave goes down for any spare change you might want to contribute to the cause. We will also be donating a portion of profits from the club to Andy's sponsorship. Any money you can give, no matter the amount, would be amazing.

party pix - ex nuns - january 30

2009-02-03T21:47:00.003+11:00

click here for a shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitload of photos

disclaimer: these photos were not taken by our usual, very competent (and cute to boot!) photographer ms petra o'halloran. they were taken by a series of raging drunks who would run off with the camera for 20 minutes at a time before returning with another 50 shots snapped off. i also don't think anyone started taking photos till 2am or so which would help explain why everyone in them is such a god damn mess

www.myspace.com/exnunsparty

sex and glue + hell city glamours all night mega party - oxford art factory - friday february 6

2009-01-29T14:59:00.001+11:00

Alright, we are still recovering from the last SEX & GLUE MEGA RAVE but it's time to practice some new moves and get ready to start showing the kids what you got.

Our mates from HELL CITY GLAMOURS are about to pack their bags and head over to SXSW to get signed and make a million dollars but at the moment they are dirt poor scum bags in tattered jeans that wont even have enough money to eat when they get there (that is if they have enough money to get to Texas in the first place).

We decided we'd help them out by putting on one last show before they go so they at least have some of the folding stuff to bribe immigration with (have you seen Mo???). Also playing on the night are Sydney's new punk-rock sensations RUN! HIDE! and THE LIKS.

After 11.30 be prepared for all the typical SEX & GLUE debauchery that you've come to know and love (and LOVE). The party is on FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6th at OXFORD ARTS. Entry is only $10, and doors are at 8PM 9 (guestlist entry will be available after 11.30).

sex and glue big day out after after party photos

2009-01-28T11:16:00.000+11:00

for more photos of people losing their shit click here

up to our hips in shit/big day out after party - friday january 23 - spectrum

2009-01-22T18:02:00.001+11:00

SO WE GOT A CALL JUST BEFORE FROM SPECTRUM SAYING THAT THEIR PREVIOUSLY BOOKED AFTER BAND PARTY DECIDED TO BAIL AND COULD UP TO OUR HIPS PUT SOME MAD SHIT TOGETHER AT THE VERY LAST MINUTE AND GET OUR RAGE ON.

FUCK YEAH WE CAN.

PRESENTING... UP TO OUR HIPS IN SHIT

COME DOWN TO SPECTRUM TOMORROW NIGHT (OR TONIGHT DEPENDING ON WHEN YOU READ THIS) AND PARTY WITH THE HIPS CREW AND ALL THE HIPSTERS AND DRINK SOME WHISKEY AND REQUEST SONGS CAUSE WE'RE KEEN TO PARTY AND WILL PROBABLY PLAY ALL THOSE TERRIBLE SONGS THAT WE'D NORMALLY SAY NO TO.

HEAPS OF PARTY PIX!

ENTRY ONLY $5, STARTING AT 11.30PM

ex nuns - friday january 20 - phoenix

2009-01-20T14:14:00.002+11:00

SYDNEY'S NEWEST AND MOST RAGING PUNK/PARTY/INDIE MEGA RAVE

click here to view the facebook event for this night

FYI NOT THIS FRIDAY, THE FRIDAY AFTER

I don't know what was in the water on opening night but it seems that everyone had a pretty good time (refer to party pix for more details). Next week we'll be putting on our best shoes and doing it all over again.

Think: heaps of dj's playing all the punk/pop/indie songs you want to dance to, not afraid to cross genres on occasion and ready to stoke that dancefloor fire. Guest dj's pop down all the time to inject some new vibes into the night so be ready for anything. Literally anything.

Think: cheap drinks flowing from the start to the end, and spilled on anything from your shoes, to your top, to the dancefloor, to definitely not the DJ booth cause then we get MURDERED

Think: Kids ready to party, kids going to party, kids partying and kids just taking a quick break from partying. New faces, old faces, no dickheads, but no rules. It's dark, it's dingy, it's sexy, it's safe.

Think: 2am lockout. Don't be late cause you'll be f'ed!

We're on the lookout for more promoters who want to get involved, make some dollars, make some scene points and make some temporary acquaintances in the bathroom stalls. Email exnuns@uptoourhips.com if that sounds like your kind of thing.

party pix - ex nuns - january 16

2009-01-20T10:01:00.003+11:00

what. the. fuck. [click here]

sex & glue - saturday january 24 - oxford arts

2009-01-13T16:51:00.001+11:00

SEX AND GLUE / BIG DAY OUT AFTER AFTER PARTY

SATURDAY 24TH JANUARY / DOORS 9PM

OXFORD ART FACTORY

DJs / BANDS / RAGERS

$4 BEERS / $5 HOUSE SPIRITS

MYSPACE.COM/SEXANDGLUE

FACEBOOK EVENT

FACEBOOK GROUP

ex nuns - launching friday january 16th - phoenix

2009-01-12T16:00:00.003+11:00

THIS FRIDAY
DOORS 9PM
ENTRY: $10, or $8 ON A LIST
$4.50 BEERS
$5 SPIRITS

It’s called: EX NUNS
It sounds like: an underground psuedo-punk party all night mega rave
DJs: mark c plus one million guests
Three records you’ll hear on the night: maaaaaaan we play like the best shit, maaaaaaan, it's so good, maaaaaaan
And one you definitely won’t: Anything from So Fresh.
Sell it to us: It's dark. It's shit. It's trashy. It's fun.
The bit we’ll remember in the AM: Your friends were very, very disappointed in your behaviour the night before. Very. Disappointed.
Crowd specs: Those who should know better, and those who don't want to.
Wallet damage: $10
Where: Phoenix
When: Launching Friday January 16th

myspace.com/exnunsparty
exnuns facebook event page
myspace.com/weareuptoourhips

the scare - tuesday january 20 - the supper club

2009-01-12T14:35:00.000+11:00

UP TO OUR HIPS is very pleased to be working with our mates THE SCARE to put on a Big Day Out warm up show for them on Tuesday the 20th of January at The Supper Club. THE SCARE will be playing a bunch of songs off their new record and will be joined by PSYCHIC DATE and some DJ's dropping some mad hits. The songs we've heard so far are amazing and we are really excited about seeing them live.

The Supper Club is at 134 Oxford St, Darlinghurst. Doors at 8pm, entry only $10.

add www.myspace.com/thescare www.thescarethescare.com

ex nuns - new club - phoenix

2009-01-02T14:07:00.004+11:00

myspace.com/exnunsparty

ex nuns is the new fortnightly club from the guys that do sex and glue and party harder than you do

we are hugely excited to have scored phoenix bar to run this party in and we are sure you will be all over this shit like a bad rash

ex nuns will be running on the 16th and 30th of january and then move to the second and fourth friday of every month with resident dj's, special guests, drink specials, after parties and general mayhem till long after you've given up and called it a night

we are looking for promoters to help out with getting the word out. if free entry, $ and drink tickets sound like your thing send an email to exnuns@uptoourhips.com

upcoming ex nuns dates: friday 16th january (launch night) friday 30th january friday 13th february friday 27th february

phoenix - 34 oxford st, darlinghurst - below spectrum

sex and glue - friday december 19 - phoenix bar/party pit

2008-12-11T01:02:00.002+11:00

SEX AND GLUE / PHOENIX BAR FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY

FRIDAY DECEMBER 19 / DOORS 9PM

$4 BEERS / $5 SPIRITS / $5 CHAMPAGNES ALL NIGHT

BEST FRIENDS REUNION / PAT ELLIS / LUKEWARM / NICKLEZ & DIMEZ / SONIK

$10 ENTRY / GET THERE BEFORE THE 2AM LOCKOUT

All I've heard over the last 12 months or so was how good the old Phoenix days were. Probably a fairly esoteric thing to say straight off the bat but bare with me. The Phoenix days were pretty fucking raging and in my efforts to never let you down (ever, EVER!) I'm going out on a limb to give you what you want - SEX AND GLUE AT PHOENIX. Sure, we are normally at Oxford Arts but we got bumped off our night this month (ironically by The Brag Xmas Party - I hope we get a discount this issue...) but we moved and shaked and kept the party going. So if you you want to be a part of this little bit of history make sure you get down this Friday night to share this special moment. We even have a special surprise for you all - THE BEST FRIENDS REUNION. Joining those old boys are our other old boys including PAT ELLIS, LUKEWARM, NICKLES AND DIMES and SONIK. If you didn't know our vibe before I'm sure you do now. We have sorted you out for drinks as well with $4 BEERS, $5 SPIRITS and $5 CHAMPAGNES ALL NIGHT. Entry is a measly $10 and doors are at 9PM. Don't leave your bolt for too late though cause of that whole 2am lockout bullshit. Check out MYSPACE.COM/SEXANDGLUE and UPTOOURHIPS.COM for EVERYTHING! EVERYTHING!

This night is going to be massive for a whole bunch of reasons so do try get down relatively early to avoid missing out due to the lockout. That would really suck. Any questions hit me up.

xoxo db

sexxxx & glueeeeeeee pix nov29999999999

2008-12-03T19:13:00.002+11:00

click here for sex and glue happy happy snaps

the retreat - thursday december 4- hot damn / spectrum

2008-12-01T18:29:00.001+11:00

hot damn's favourite kids are back in band form
entry is $12 or $10 if you drop 'dan bombings' at the door

party!

sex and glue - saturday november 29 - oxford art factory

2008-11-20T17:24:00.003+11:00

Did you see our ad? What a piece of shit. A full page as well. Fuck it, I was busy this week leave me alone. SEX AND GLUE is on next SATURDAY and WE are going to RAGE. The freshest and least corporate-marketing driven psuedo-punk themed night in Sydney is going to make a such a mess of OXFORD ARTS (DOORS 1130PM) next weekend that old mate is going to threaten to ban us from the venue. EVEN AFTER ALL WE'VE DONE FOR THEM! Oh well. I think I've exhausted every possible combination of our SELLING POINTS so here it is in BULLET FORM:

* $4 BEERS, $5 VODKAS & BOURBONS
* DJ'S TILL LIKE 5AM OR SOMETHING PLAYING ANYTHING WITHIN THE LOOSE THEME OF PUNK
* HELL CITY GLAMOURS AFTER PARTY
* GIVEAWAYS OF BEETHOVENS SYMPHONY NO. 9
* BIG PICTURES OF THE WALLS OF DUMB SHIT
* PRETTY CHEAP ENTRY $10/8
* BUT WHAT IS PUNK?????????

For photos of past nights and to check out our VIBE hit up UPTOOURHIP.COM or MYSPACE.COM/SEXANDGLUE thanks for reading!!!!!!!!!

speaking of sex and glue...

2008-11-18T16:04:00.004+11:00

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29
OXFORD ART FACTORY
DOORS 11.30PM

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29

OXFORD ART FACTORY
DOORS 11.30PM

sex and glue photos are up - yes, all of them

2008-11-18T16:00:00.002+11:00

click here for more dumb photos of people doing dumb shit

upcoming RETREAT shows - fucking be there or else

2008-11-13T20:23:00.002+11:00

thursday october 27 - the supper club
saturday october 29 - thriller / rosies brisbane
thursday december 4 - hot damn spectrum

myspace.com/ilovetheretreat

up to our hips vs pash - q bar - saturday november 15

2008-11-04T19:21:00.000+11:00

This Saturday night UP TO OUR HIPS is joining up with our mates at P*A*S*H for a mega party across SPECTRUM, 34B & Q BAR. We're taking control of Q so come down for that firm but loving HIPS touch. Hopefully my ban is over so I can get in and be taking those famous DAN BOMBINGS OFFICIAL PARTY PIX which are blowing up all over facebook at the moment.

sex and glue - friday october 31 - oxford art factory

2008-10-20T23:16:00.005+11:00

SEX AND GLUE / BANDS / BLOOD / BABES / BAD DJS
FRIDAY OCTOBER 31 / OXFORD ART FACTORY / DOORS 8PM
LIVE / CHAINGANG / YEAH BEARS / ALTER EGO MANIA / LOSING STREAK / TBC
$4 BEERS / $5 VODKAS AND BOURBONS / ALL NIGHT
DRESS UP PARTY / FACE PAINTING / DECAPITATIONS / LEWD CONDUCT
$10 GENERAL / $8 GUESTLIST

No doubt everyone is having a Halloween Party of some description this week. We're sure some of them aren't even happening on Halloween. At the risk of being conspicuous in our absence we jumped aboard the train and plan to have the most raging one going around this week. SEX AND GLUE is going to be all about BANDS, BLOOD & BABES. Playing live is CHAIN GANG, YEAH BEARS, ALTER EGO MANIA, LOSING STREAK plus a TBC. We have all our favourite DJ's playing, including AUSTRALIA'S NUMBER ONE MARK C. We have some of the cheapest drinks in town - $4 BEERS and $5 VODKAS and BOURBONS ALL NIGHT. We have FREE FACE PAINTING to well and truly submerge you in that Halloween mood. There will be plenty of other little surprises going around so come down and fucking party. OXFORD ART FACTORY, FRIDAY OCTOBER 31, DOORS 8PM, goes all night. $10/8 ENTRY

seven seven seven - dead

2008-10-20T23:15:00.000+11:00

For a variety of reasons SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN will no longer be happening.

Sorry!

If you came down, thanks for your support. We had fun.

the after party - seven seven seven - friday october 10 - club 77

2008-10-08T15:40:00.004+11:00

WELCOME TO THE AFTER PARTY. We don't know for what specifically but we having a massive after party for what ever you happened to be doing earlier on Friday night. Go see that band, drink a hundred beers and head down to CLUB 77 and dance and chill and talk shit till 6 in the morning. Check our ad for kind of stuff we play cause I don't even know where to start. Something old, something less old, something party, something stupid. Either way it is going to be a big one so don't miss the after party of the week/month/year etc etc

Doors are at 10pm, with FREE ENTRY and $3 DRINKS till 11pm. Only $10 entry after, or $5 for members or if you have been to see a live band that night

Our wonderful DJ's
PELLIS
ANDY RAMAGE (BRAG)
MAHESH (NEWTOWN)
MARK C (AUSTRALIA'S NUMBER ONE)
THIRSTY DEDDS (RAGING)

sex and glue - friday october 10 - oxford art factory

2008-10-08T15:35:00.001+11:00

THE IMPORTANT BITS:

THIS FRIDAY/ OCTOBER 10 / OXFORD ART FACTORY/
46 OXFORD ST, DARLINGHURST, SYDNEY / DOORS 11.30PM
$4 TAP BEERS / $5 VODKAS & BOURBONS / ENTRY $10 OR $5 ON A GUESTLIST

THE RANT:

SEX AND GLUE is on a Friday this week. Forgive the change up but our hands were tied so we decided to just focus on what we do best - hosting a raging party.

All your favourite bits will still be there. The cheap drinks, the drunk DJ's getting a little too loose with the basic rules of a party-punk soundtrack, the films on the big screen, the massive posters that make you say "oh no they didn't", the cute kids and the late night romeo and juliets.

Your old favourites will be back to get things moving and shaking and bouncing and breaking. Australia's Number One (ANO) MARKC, NICKLEZ "look at my new haircut" & DIMEZ and LUKE "Don't I know you from Myspace?" WARM will be there for your request-hassling pleasure. Closing the night up will be a brand new DJ crew we found trolling the strip a few weeks ago (them, not us). They said "We're the HETERO LIFE PARTNERS, give us a set". We said "Buy us a drink and you can get whatever you want" so here we are. They better not ruin the club.

seven seven seven long weekend warm up party - october 3 - club 77

2008-09-28T12:37:00.000+10:00

look! we finally decided to put some detail on the ad

AND we are doing $5 entry if you have been to see a live band that night

AND it is the OFFICIAL LONG WEEKEND WARM UP PARTY

rock and rollllllll bro

be there, keen to out-rage our ragingness last week (mega-rage)

seven seven seven/retreat after party - september 26 - club 77

2008-09-20T12:26:00.000+10:00

SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN is new club by us UP TO OUR HIPSTERS (oh no, we didn't just say that) that is for for those who like to hang out and listen to some good music and get drunk and chill. It is a bit more laid back than our other efforts but we think you'll enjoy it. The music is a mix of rock and pop and jazz and punk and really anything from the 1950's up until the 80's or so, and then bits and pieces of other stuff we like.

It is down at Club 77 on William St, #77 William St actually.

THE RETREAT guys and girls will be heading down after to drop a little dj set so come down and say hello and take it easy. It is only $5 entry with your stamp from Spectrum, or $10 otherwise.

lots and lots of pix of lots and lots of sex and glue q-ts

2008-09-17T11:17:00.003+10:00

sweet pins (click here)

the retreat spring bonanza - friday september 26 - spectrum

2008-09-16T11:17:00.000+10:00

the retreat

sierra fin
dirt river radio (melbz)
slow down honey

massive retreat spectrum party with heaps of surprises in store

doors 8pm, only $10

----------------------------

You are invited to THE RETREAT'S SPRING BONANZA!

Who are THE RETREAT? Find out here --> myspace.com/ilovetheretreat

You do not want to miss this show. We've been planning it for a long time and have a whole bunch of surprises lined up.

There are songs and videos up on that myspace so check it cause we're sure you'll love them as much as we do in no time.

seven seven seven - september 19 - club 77

2008-09-15T20:18:00.003+10:00

This Friday at Club 77, SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN takes over for a night of your favourite rock/pop/jazz/punk songs from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.

Doors are at 10pm, with FREE ENTRY and $3 DRINKS till 11pm and $5.50 STEINS ALL NIGHT.

Only $10 entry after, or $5 for members.

GOLDFOOT, MOTHERBOYS, MARK C plus more guest DJ's all night

click here for the facebook event invite thingy

sex and glue - september 13 - oxford art factory

2008-09-07T17:21:00.002+10:00

SEX AND GLUE is back in a massive way. Since it is every month we have a lot of time at the pub to plan ways to make it more ridiculous and more memorable each time it comes around so fingers crossed our grand plans dont blow up in our fucking faces.

One thing you can be sure of is $4 BEERS and $5 SPIRITS all night, dodgy DIY artwork, party-punk jams and lashings of cross-genre fun till way way late.

The party is at OXFORD ART FACTORY, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13. DOORS 1130. ENTRY $10/5

seven seven seven - september 12 - club 77

2008-09-07T17:13:00.002+10:00

This Friday at Club 77, SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN takes over for a night of your favourite rock/pop/jazz/punk songs from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.

Doors are at 10pm, with FREE ENTRY and $3 DRINKS till 11pm. Only $10 entry after, or $5 for members.

Guest DJ's all night, we'll confirm them all in a day or two and let you know.

the retreat live - thanks to moshcam

2008-09-07T16:26:00.000+10:00

on august 17 the retreat played a show at the factory theatre in enmore with horsell common, the mission in motion and bleached academy. it was for an under 18's initiative called ACCESS ALL AGES.

basically we all had a great time and the dudes at moshcam filmed the show. we got the dvd back the other day and you can watch all the videos on moshcam.com if you search 'the retreat'. sorry for lack of direct link but it doesn't seem to want to work.

here is the retreat performing "i've got the best kinda friends"

late sex and glue photos are better than no sex and glue photos...

2008-09-02T16:56:00.004+10:00

stoked (click here)

sex and glue - september 13 - oxford art factory

2008-08-31T14:50:00.001+10:00

party

seven seven seven - september 5 - club 77

2008-08-31T14:47:00.006+10:00

Down at 77 this Friday, SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN takes over for a night of your favourite pop/rock/jazz/punk songs from the 50's till now-ish. Doors are at 10pm, with FREE ENTRY and $3 DRINKS till 11pm. Only $10 entry after, or $5 for members. Guest DJ's all night, check UPTOOURHIPS.COM for more info

DJ's
mark c
motherboys
hesh
kent (belles will ring)
louis vitton

seven seven seven - august 29 - club 77

2008-08-24T00:04:00.000+10:00

DJ'S

ANDY RAMAGE (BRAG)
MOTHERBOY DJ'S
PLUS MORE!

HARDLY OFFICIAL BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE AFTER PARTY

$3 DRINKS FOR THE FIRST HOUR
$5.50 STEINS ALL NIGHT
$10 DOUBLE VODKA ALL NIGHT

FREEE ENTRY BEFORE 11PM
$10 AFTER
$5 MEMBERS

seven seven seven - august 22 - club 77

2008-08-18T13:51:00.002+10:00

a round of applause for the temptations...

seven seven seven - august 15 - club 77

2008-08-10T13:47:00.001+10:00

It is going to be another great night at SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN this week with loads of guest dj's and $3 drinks till 11pm . Dance to the best pop, rock, motown, punk and big band music from the 50's up until a little more recently. Doors at 10pm, with FREE ENTRY till 11.30. After that it is only a measly $10 or $5 with your members card. Check UPTOOURHIPS.COM to suss our shit. We are on every Friday night at Club 77.

sex and glue - august 9 - oxford art factory

2008-08-03T13:01:00.004+10:00

seven seven seven - every friday - club 77

2008-08-03T12:55:00.003+10:00

SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN is on again this Friday. If you are washed-up and washed-out then you'll fit right in. DJs all night playing their favourite songs from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and no doubt some more recent gems, but only a few... GOLDFOOT playing early. Get it on. Friday August 8. Doors 10pm. FREE BEFORE MIDNIGHT. $10/$5 members. UPTOOURHIPS.COM

email sevensevenseven@uptoourhips.com to reserve a membership card for pick up this friday night

another night, another mess at sex and glue

2008-07-30T17:08:00.003+10:00

more photos of people up to, and equal to as drunk as this here

sex and glue - august 9 - oxford art factory

2008-07-28T22:06:00.005+10:00

another night, another party

excuse the shit artwork but i completely ran out of time
it is better than what i had originally though, that shit was FUCKED

not to worry, the night will rule

seven seven seven - every friday - club 77

2008-07-22T13:29:00.002+10:00

a new weekly club at 77 for those who like to hang out and listen to some good music and get drunk and chill

info on memberships coming soon!

we are always looking for more dj's so if you think you fit the bill email sevensevenseven@uptoourhips.com

imagine music something along the lines of, but by no means limited to, this:

acdc alice cooper aretha franklin b-52s bad brains barry white belinda carlisle big black billy idol black flag black sabbath blondie bob dylan bob marley bon jovi bridget bardot bruce springsteen cat stevens chuck berry cream creedence clearwater revival culture club cyndi lauper david bowie dead kennedys deep purple del shannon diana ross don mclean donovan dusty springfield elton john elvis costello elvis presley ella fitzgerald fine young cannibals fleetwood mac frankie goes to hollywood fugazi gang of four guns and roses husker du iggy pop ike and tina turner inxs jackson five james brown janis joplin jimi hendrix john lennon joy division kiss led zepplin lou reed lynyrd skynyrd madonna marvin gaye MC5 meatloaf michael jackson miles davis nancy sinatra new order nick cave and the bad seeds nilsonn otis redding paul simon pet shop boys phil collins pink floyd pixies prince queen ray charkes rod stewart rolling stones roy orbison salt n pepa simon and garfunkle steppenwolf supertramp the animals the band the bangles the beach boys the beatles the birthday party the byrds the clash the doors the eagles the everly brothers the foundations the four seasons the grateful dead the knack the mamas and the papas the misfits the police the ramones the rat pack the smiths the supremes the temptations the velvet underground the who tom petty and the heartbreakers tsol

the retreat demo tape (hips001)

2008-07-21T17:58:00.001+10:00

well, we had the launch a few days ago but we've been a little slack getting the images of the tapes up. our apologies, we lag

here they are in all their glory

ac

ross

sophia

kellie

leigh

your next opportunity to pick a tape up is when the retreat play with horsell common on august 16 at oxford art factory

horsell common are amazing so you should really get down to the show

sex and glue - saturday july 26 - oxford art factory

2008-07-14T10:28:00.003+10:00

sex and glue time is coming

ex nuns - friday july 18 - spectrum

2008-07-10T13:32:00.003+10:00

mostly official world youth day after party

friday july 18
spectrum
doors 11.30
$5 entry

more religion-referencing songs for your dollar than any other club

the retreat - a introduction through video

2008-07-08T22:37:00.001+10:00

the retreat - thursday july 17 - the hopetoun

2008-07-03T17:03:00.004+10:00

the retreat
cassette tape launch w/

modern joy
the devoted few

the hopetoun hotel
cnr bourke and forveaux streets, surry hills

doors 8pm
$10

photos from sex and glue the other night

2008-06-30T17:08:00.004+10:00

lots and lots of photos here

sex and glue - june 28 - oxford art factory

2008-06-13T17:08:00.004+10:00

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sex and glue is back
saturday june 28 at oxford art factory
starts 11.30pm

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Just when you were wondering when the next one was going to be, here we are to save your life and ruin your shoes. SEX AND GLUE is back this SATURDAY at OXFORD ART FACTORY. Think: a party with everyone you know, empty glasses rolling on the floor, bodies pressed and zippers stressed, screaming the chorus of your favourite punk-party songs, cigarette wrapped lips, the taxi driver watching you two in the mirror, sneaking in just before day break, leaving not long after, no numbers, no names and straight to confession in sin soaked clothes. Keeping the room noisy will be MARK C [BEST FRIENDS], NICKLES & DIMEZ [GHETTOBLASTER], PELLIS DEE [EX NUNS], LUKEWARM [INTERNET!] and RUN JUMP DANCE YEAH [STYLUS]. You know the names, you know the songs so we may as well make a party of it. We have $4 domestic beers and $5 house spirits all night. Cheap entry. Doors @ 11.30pm, goes till late. Saturday June 28th @ OXFORD ART FACTORY

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the retreat

2008-06-11T16:09:00.005+10:00

Last year some time I was passed a demo by a couple of mates who used to be in this rock and roll band but secretly wanted to be in Limbeck. I wasn't sure what to expect but low and behold it was actually pretty good. They were recruiting members at the time and had asked two girls I knew to join on drums and keys. This spruiked my interest a bit so I was always keen to hear where the band was at and what the plans were and all that other crap that comes along with friends' band. Anyway they finally got their shit together when this other dude from the Gold Coast or Brisbane or somewhere in Queensland moved down and brought his bass along with him. They started practicing in the lounge room of this massive house in Neutral Bay and were soon playing shows.

Their first show sold out Spectrum.

Since then they have started and almost finished putting together their first EP which is going to be amazing. I was lucky enough to drop in on recording a few times and it has all the charm of the original demo but already sounds bigger and better and is going to be one of the gems of the year. Amid all this excitement we started talking about the demo and how the actual release is a little while off and it would be nice to put something together to show everyone what the band is about. We wanted to do something interesting, something a little out there and something fresh. I think we hit the mark.

Ladies and gentlemen, THE RETREAT...

UP TO OUR HIPS is honoured to be bestowed the privilege of releasing THE RETREAT Demo Tape. Limited to 100 copies, the first 50 will feature artwork personally designed by individual members of the band. We have no idea what to expect back but are confident that each of the five designs are going to be special and suitably sentimental. Sure, one may be a shrine to Lindsay Lohan and another a homage to the Spectrum Special Spot (SSS) but that is half the fun. With four tracks on each side, including a cover of The Eagles 'Take It Easy', you'll be wearing this baby out in no time.

In celebration of this release THE RETREAT will be playing a show at The Hopetoun Hotel on Thursday July 17 with some special guests. The tape will be available at this show and is expected to sell out rather quickly (particularly those first 50) so put it in your diary now to get down early and snap one up.

To hear some of THE RETREAT'S music, including two songs off the tape stop by their myspace:

www.myspace.com/ilovetheretreat

Hope to see lots of familiar faces there!

ex nuns - june 20 - spectrum

2008-06-04T11:19:00.006+10:00

welcome to our new and improved ex nuns night, complete with bands, dj's and hot pink artwork

doors 8pm, $10

between the devil and the deep
mary jane kelly
flame the fire
blackjaw

from 11.30, $5, or free if you are already at the show

late bands starring

yeah bears
losing streak
scumbag dj's playing shit

we are really excited about this and hope to see everyone getting mad loose and killing each other

house party

2008-05-29T06:16:00.001+10:00

so we are really keen to have a massive 'up to our hips' house party

it would be completely over the top and keep you fucked for days

so many good ideas are being thrown around, we just need a location

think BYC house warming x infinity

if you want to give up your house for a weekend, or know somewhere interesting [abandoned] we could throw it please email us so we can start working out the best way to make this happen

1,000,000 scene points up for grabs

danbombings@uptoourhips.com

ps. vitamin c 4eva

we are up to our hips

ex nuns (upstairs) - friday november 20 - spectrum

ex nuns (downstairs) - friday nov 6 - phoenix

seven seven seven is back, for one night only

sex and glue - friday october 2 - phoenix

daylight [pa] sydney shows - sunday october 11

ex nuns - friday september 18 - spectrum

ex nuns - friday september 4 - phoenix

[new date] ex nuns feat. cleaned out + [tbc] - saturday august 15 - phoenix

the retreat - all ages instore - saturday july 25- utopia (broadway)

ex nuns feat. akaname / schrodingers cat / ornithologist / hira hira - friday july 24 - phoenix

ex nuns - party pix - june 26

ex nuns feat. between the devil and the deep / animal shapes - friday july 3 - phoenix

hips004- up to our hips tote bags - now available

ex nuns feat. sawn off / the rains / tbc - friday june 26 - phoenix

party pix - sex and glue - june 19

party pix - ex nuns - june 12

sex and glue - friday june 19 - oxford arts factory

ex nuns + yeah bears + pockets + fistmouth + floor show - friday june 12 - phoenix

party pix - ex nuns - may 22

party pix - sex and glue - may 15

p*a*s*h brings down the house feat. up to our hips djs (q bar) - saturday may 30 - the exchange hotel

ex nuns - friday may 22 - phoenix bar

ex nuns - party pix - may 8

up to our hips confessions

sex + glue - friday may 15 - oxford art factory

hips003 - mark c mixtape - dncflrnthms

ex nuns party - friday may 8 - phoenix

hips002 - they are bootlegs, baby - yeah bears

ex nuns - photos - april 24

ex nuns - friday april 24 - phoenix

sex & glue - friday april 3 - party pix

the retreat w/ kris roe photos

some things we have in the pipeline

sex and glue - friday april 3 - oxford art factory

ex nuns party pix march 27

up to our hips first birthday party pix

up to our hips first birthday party + ex nuns after party

UTOH DJ's - Saturday March 28 - Q BAR

anything goes - saturday march 28 - kelly's on king, newtown

photos from xxx nuns march 13

the scare - no money - free download

ex nuns - friday march 13 - phoenix

photos exxxx nuns february 27

ex nuns - friday february 27 - phoenix

yellow brick road - wednesday february 25 - oxford arts

photos from ex nuns february 13

ex nuns - friday february 13 - phoenix

sex&glue + hellcityglamours + allnightmegaparty + photos

andy zao + up to our hips + world's greatest shave

party pix - ex nuns - january 30

sex and glue + hell city glamours all night mega party - oxford art factory - friday february 6

sex and glue big day out after after party photos

up to our hips in shit/big day out after party - friday january 23 - spectrum

ex nuns - friday january 20 - phoenix

party pix - ex nuns - january 16

sex & glue - saturday january 24 - oxford arts

ex nuns - launching friday january 16th - phoenix

the scare - tuesday january 20 - the supper club

ex nuns - new club - phoenix

sex and glue - friday december 19 - phoenix bar/party pit

sexxxx & glueeeeeeee pix nov29999999999

the retreat - thursday december 4- hot damn / spectrum

sex and glue - saturday november 29 - oxford art factory

speaking of sex and glue...

sex and glue photos are up - yes, all of them

upcoming RETREAT shows - fucking be there or else

up to our hips vs pash - q bar - saturday november 15

sex and glue - friday october 31 - oxford art factory

seven seven seven - dead

the after party - seven seven seven - friday october 10 - club 77

sex and glue - friday october 10 - oxford art factory

seven seven seven long weekend warm up party - october 3 - club 77

seven seven seven/retreat after party - september 26 - club 77

lots and lots of pix of lots and lots of sex and glue q-ts

the retreat spring bonanza - friday september 26 - spectrum

seven seven seven - september 19 - club 77

sex and glue - september 13 - oxford art factory

seven seven seven - september 12 - club 77

the retreat live - thanks to moshcam

pas*h brings down the house feat. up to our hips djs (q bar) - saturday may 30 - the exchange hotel