Don't You Forget About Hughes....

Yesterday, John Hughes passed away.

Maybe some of you don't know who he was, or why it mattered.

When I was young, his movies were events. Very funny, meaningful events, because his films in the early to mid 80s (Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty In Pink, Ferris Bueller's Day Off) spoke to me and millions of other kids like me. For the first time, there was something in mass culture that didn't treat kids like idiots, that we had real emotions and stupid experiences. I would say my Grade 12 year has highly informed by the life example of Bueller, Bueller, Bueller. Somehow I graduated, but I was happy for the experience.

As I've gotten older, I forgot one of the best lines Hughes ever gave my generation.

"Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."

With his death, I had cause to remember that line again, and what it meant to me. Perhaps even more so now as an adult.

THIS is a wonderful story about Hughes, and pretty much sums up what his work meant to people like me.

What's awesome about Hughes' work is, despite its trappings, the themes and stories are universal and - I think - timeless. Ben Stein said in an interview yesterday that he saw Hughes as the Shakespeare of our times. Perhaps time will tell.

But there's one more gift Hughes gave us - spectacular soundtracks. His movies were filled with music that defined a cooler side of the 1980s - OMD, Simple Minds, New Order, The Smiths, Dream Academy, on and on.

Thanks, John.

Simple Minds-Don't You Forget About Me
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Playlist for August 1, 2009

Dirty Vegas - Tonight (Above & Beyond mix) (Toolroom)
Steve Angello - Isabel (Mark Mendes mix) (Size)*
Afro Medusa - Pasilda (ATFC mix) (Azuli)
Sebo K & Metro - Saxtrack (Reboot Twisted Fist Remix) (Cecille)
Markus Homm, Mihai Popoviciu, Jay Bliss - Bis Co (Diynamic)
Armand Van Helden & A-Trak pres Duck Sauce - aNYway (Fools Gold)*
Chris Lake & Lys - La Tromba (Rising)
Coolshop - Trumpet Girl (Juan Magan mix) (Molto)
Hook N Sling & Adam K - Working Kings Cross (Hussle)*
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike - Under The Water (Lissat & Voltraxx Mix) (BHM)
Cirez D - On Off (Mouseville)
Moguai - I.D.Y. (I Dance You) (Moguai's Unwanted Youth Mix) (Punx)
Tiesto & Sneaky Sound System - I Will Be Here (Wolfgang Gartner Remix Dub) (Ultra)
Blake Jarrell - Boracay (Electronic Elements)
Moony - I Don't Know Why (DJ Chus & Jerome Isma-Ae SuperDub Mix) (Airplane)

playlist for July 25, 2009

Dirty Vegas - Tonight (Above & Beyond Remix) (Toolroom)
Christian Smith & John Selway - Mistral (Anton Pieete Remix) (Bedrock)
Mark Knight & Funkagenda - Flauta Magica (Toolroom)
Carlos Lio - Sour Diesel (Sci+Tec)
Thomas Gold - Just Because (Etienne Ozbourne & Zoltan Kontes mix) (G-Fab)*
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike - Under The Water (Lissat & Voltaxx Mermain Mix) (Belgian House Mafia)
Hook N Sling & Adam K - Working Kings Cross (Hussle)*
Matteo DiMarr - Smell The Wood (Joey Seminara & Simon Gain Mix) (MAR182)*
Sebo K & Metro - Saxtrack (Reboot Twisted Fist Remix) (Cecille)
Santiago & Bushido feat. Colette - Make Me Feel (original mix) (Potty Mouth)
A-Trak & Armand Van Helden present Duck Sauce - You're Nasty (Fool's Gold)*
Dirty South & Sebastian Ingrosso - Meich (Refune)
Double C feat. Blizz & Dvocalz - Back It Up (Breakdown Mix) (PBR)*
Armand Van Helden - You Don't Know Me (Teo Moss Remix) (CD-R)
Chris Lake & Lys - La Tromba (original mix) (Rising)
Moguai - I.D.Y. (I Dance You) (Main Mix) (Punx)
Albin Meyers - Times Like These (TV Rock & Luke Chable Mix) (Nero)

playlist for July 17, 2009

Dirty South feat. Rudy - We Are (Denzel Park Mix) (Vicious Grooves)
John Shelvin & Erire - All In My Mind (Abel Ramos Miami With Love Mix) (Spinnin)
Taurus & Vaggeli vs. Jan van Leir - Twist Yer Sister (Definitive)
Steve Angello - Isable (Mark Mendes Mix) (Size)*
Deadmau5 - Lack Of A Better Name (Mau5trap)*
Sander Kleinenberg - This Is Our Night (Sultan & Ned Shepard mix) (Little Mountain)*
Santiago Cortes - Lolas Return (Original Shine Mix) (Trynacria)
Chris Lake & LYS - La Tromba (original mix) (Rising)
Moguai - I.D.Y. (I Dance You) (Main Mix) (Punx)

GUEST MIX - LAZY RICH & SOULFIX

White Lies - Death (Chase & Status mix) (CD-R)

playlist for July 11, 2009

Sander Kleinenberg - This Is Our Night (original mix) (Little Mountain)
D'azoo At Night - Motherfunk (original mix) (Muzenga)
Lys - San Francisco Rain (Chris Lake Mix) (Rising)
Etienne Osbourne & Zoltan Kontes - Wak'UP (Gabriel & Castellon Mix) (No Requests)*
Mark Knight & Funkagenda - Good Times (Toolroom)
Gabi Newman - Sweet Taste (Stealth)
John Dahlback & ATFC - Bon Bon (Defected)
Paul Harris & Obernik - The Take (Ned Shepard Mix) (CD-R)*
Dirty Funker - Flat Beat (Original Less Mix) (Spirit)
Noferini - C'mon This (Nick Corline Original Mix) (Stealth)
Style of Eye & John Dahlback - One Track Mind (Ministry of Sound)
Sebastian Ingrosso - Kidsos (Wippenberg Mix) (Refune)
Joey Seminara & Simon Gain - Music Behaviour (PBR)*
Deadmau5 - Lack Of A Better Name (Mau5trap)*
Adam K & Addy - Popcorn (Hotbox)*
MSTRKRFT feat. John Legend - Heartbreaker (Wolfgang Gartner Mix) (Dim Mak)*

playlist for July 4, 2009

Gui Boratto - No Turning Back (David Tort mix) (Kompakt)
Stu Hirst - Time And Place For Bass (Cr2)
Rustler - Around The World (original mix) (Spinnin)
Bingo Players vs. Chocolate Puma - Disco Electrique (Strictly Rhythm)
Lys - San Francisco Rain (Chris Lake Mix) (Rising)
Sandy Vee & Arias - Stelarium (CD-R)
Oliver Giacomotto - Too Cool 4 Skool (Adam K & Addy Remix) (Definitive)*
The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South remix) (CD-R)
Santiago & Bushido - All That I Can Say (Potty Mouth)
Blacktron - Emergency Exit (Taurus & Vaggelli Remix) (Kingdom Kome)
Big World & Denis The Menace - The First Rebirth (original mix) (Axtone)
John Dahlback - Autumn (Ministry of Sound)
Joey Seminara & Simon Gain - Music Behaviour (PBR)*
Andy Cauldwell - It's Guud (Matteo DiMarr remix) (Uno)*
Sander Kleinenberg - This Is Our Night (Sultan & Ned Shepard mix) (Little Mountain)*
Luke Chable - Lime (Neon)

playlist for June 27, 2009

Michael Jackson - Rock With You (Goodwill & Hook N Sling Bootleg) (CD-R)
Veerus & Maxine Devine - Mouses Ate My Proteins (Eddie Thoneick mix) (Tonik)
Nic Fanciulli - Green Tea (Saved)
Rene Amesz - Da Slick (Rising)
Addy Van Der Zwan, Rehab & Koen Groenveld - Fastevil (original mix) (Spinnin)
My Digital Enemy - Sunrise (Marco G & Amin Golestan Remix) (MDE)*
Dario Nunez - Musamba (Vendetta)
MC Flipside & Matteo DiMarr - Beside You (Vocal Mix) (PBR)*
Noir - Disco.Nnected (original mix) (Klimaks)
Hatiras feat. Messinian - Tear The Roof Off (Clean Mix) (Hatrax)*
John Dahlback - Autumn (MoS Germany)
Adam K & Addy - Popcorn (Hotbox)*
Sander Kleinenberg - This Is Our Night (Sultan & Ned Shepard mix) (Little Mountain)*
TV Rock - In The Air (Axwell Mix) (Axtone)
Paul Van Dyk - Home (Kaskade mix) (Ultra)

playlist for June 20, 2009

Matteo DiMarr & MC Flipside - Beside You (Vocal Mix) (PBR)*
Sound Diffusion - Girls Like Hi Hats (Boys LIke Bass Mix) (Definitive)
Phoenix - If I Ever Feel Better (Mark Knight & Funkagenda mix) (white)
DBN - Asteroidz (Sultan & Ned Shepard remix) (Yoshitoshi)*
Hagenaar & Albrecht - In & Out (Original Mix) (Spinnin)
Mark Trophy & Sonny Wharton - The Real Life (original mix) (Vendetta)
Dakota - Chinook (Coldharbour Red)
Chuckie - Aftershock (Can't Fight The Feeling) (D.O.N.S. Remix) (NEWS)
Veerus & Maxine Devine - Mouses Ate My Proteins (Eddie Thoneick mix) (Tonik)
Spencer & Hill - Cool (Afrojack Mix) (Tiger)
The Potbelleez - Kiss My Ass (Micky Slim Mix) (Vicious)
Grum - Sound Reaction (original mix) (Heart Beats)
The Face vs Mark Brown - Needin U (Norman Doray Remix) (Cr2)
Avicii - Ryu (Laidback Luke Mix) (Mixmash)
Hardwell - Display (Blackbird)
Mat Zu - The Fractal Universe (Soundpiercing)

playlist for June 13, 2009

Bingo Players vs. Chocolate Puma - Disco Electrique (Strictly Rhythm)
Matteo DiMarr & Sydney Blu - Panic Attack (Blu Music)*
Tek DiLuxe - 32bits (original mix) (Overline)
MC Flipside & Matteo DiMarr - Beside You (vocal mix) (PBR)*
Mark Knight feat. Dan Diamond - Club Politics (Toolroom)
Mark Mendes & Mike Jacinto - Relic (Starter)*
Steve Angello, Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso & Laidback Luke feat. Deborah Cox - Leave The World Behind (Dabruck & Klein remix) (Axtone)*
Lazy Rich - Ghosts (original mix) (Plasmapool)*
Chris Lake & Marco Lys - Violins (original mix) (Rising)
Wolfgang Gartner - Wolfgang's 5th Symphony (Kindergarten)
Freeland - Do You (Moonbootica remix) (Marine Parade)
Bloody Beetroots vs. Laidback Luke & A-Trak - Warp It Down (John Romand Bootleg) (white)
Dizzy Rascal & Armand Van Helden - Bonkers (dub mix) (Dirtee Stank)
Buy Now - For Sale (Felix Da Housecat remix) (LaMode)
BT - Rose of Jericho (Sultan & Ned Shepard Remix) (Black Hole)*
Norman Doray & Albin Meyers - Drink & Dial (Serial Records)

playlist for June 6, 2009

Adam Parker - Highlife (Sasha's Invol2ver mix) (Renaissance)
Joris Voorn - Sweep The Floor (Rejected)
Jean Claude Ades - Spanish Harlem (dub mix) (Swings)
Coolshop - Trumpet Girl (Jean Magan mix) (Molto)
Julien Jabre - Vicious Circle (John Dahlback dub mix) (Defected)
The Face, Adam Shaw & Mark Brown - Needin' U (DJ Wady Ibiza Mix) (Cr2)
Chris Lake & Marco Lys - Violins (original mix) (Rising)
DBN feat. Madita - Asteroidz (Sultan & Ned Shepard remix) (Yoshitoshi)*
Fedde Le Grand feat. Mitch Crown - Scared Of Me (Hardwell remix)
Cirez D - The Tunnel (Mouseville)
Glenn Morrison - Orange Glow (Robert Babicz Spaceship Remix) (Audio Therapy)*
Marco G - Quebec (Plasmapool)*
Martijn Ten Velden - Together (original mix) (Phonetic)
Andy Caldwell - It's Guud (Matteo DiMarr remix) (Uno)*
Misstress Barbara feat. Sam Roberts - I'm Running (Maple Music)*