seven seven seven is back, for one night only

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

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.

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

daylight [pa] sydney shows - sunday october 11

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

party pix - sex and glue - june 19

click here for photos from sex and glue friday june 19

party pix - ex nuns - june 12

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

sex and glue - friday june 19 - oxford arts factory

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

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

VIVA LA STOKES

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party pix - sex and glue - may 15

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

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!

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ex nuns - friday may 22 - phoenix bar

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

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