Nag Nag Nag
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Nag Nag Nag was an influential former London
club night at the late Simon Hobart
's Ghetto nightclub for six years, founded by veteran DJ, promoter and musician Jonny Slut. It is commonly associated with the ambisexual post-electroclash
scene. The Independent
described the night as a "legendary electro midweeker" famous for its blend of subcultures and musical styles.http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/vitalic-nag-nag-nag-london-521084.html It was held every Wednesday night from 2002 to 2008. In 2003, The Independent
wrote that "it's the sort of place where students mix with celebs, where you wait your turn behind Kate Moss
for the make-up mirror, and where the presence of Boy George
, checking out Pink Grease last week, didn't even merit a double take."http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/the-twin-electrolush-electric-ballroom-londonbrsquarepusher-hms-president-london-589699.html
Popular among London's celebrities, stars such as Kate Moss, Alexander McQueen
, Björk
, Keith Flint
, Gwen Stefani
, Cilla Black
, Zoe Ball
and regular Boy George were documented partying therehttp://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-94544534.html, and acts such as Ellen Allien
, Vitalic
and Miss Kittin
performed .
Jonny Slut told the Guardian
in 2005 that "one reason I started the night was that music was becoming more interesting again. It might not entertain 4,000 people at Ministry of Sound, but it certainly entertains my crowd. Anyone who thinks club culture is dead should come and see my queue on Wednesday nights."
The club's name is derived from the song "Nag Nag Nag" by 1970s Post-industrial band Cabaret Voltaire
. The track is included on a double CD compilation of music that was played at the club, compiled by Jonny Slut, released in 2003.
There is also a French band Nag Nag Nag named after the Cabaret Voltaire song.
Jonny Slut and another of the club's DJs, Fil OK, released music on their own label called NagNagNag.
Nag Nag Nag closed in May 2008.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
club night at the late Simon Hobart
Simon Hobart
Simon Hobart was one of the most influential figures in British gay nightlife of his era. He was most famous for creating the hugely popular, long-running alternative nightclub Popstarz at London's Scala...
's Ghetto nightclub for six years, founded by veteran DJ, promoter and musician Jonny Slut. It is commonly associated with the ambisexual post-electroclash
Electroclash
Electroclash is a style of music that fuses New Wave and electronic dance music. It emerged in New York and Detroit in the later 1990s, pioneered by acts including I-F and those associated with Gerald Donald, and is associated with acts including Peaches, Adult, and Fischerspooner...
scene. The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
described the night as a "legendary electro midweeker" famous for its blend of subcultures and musical styles.http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/vitalic-nag-nag-nag-london-521084.html It was held every Wednesday night from 2002 to 2008. In 2003, The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
wrote that "it's the sort of place where students mix with celebs, where you wait your turn behind Kate Moss
Kate Moss
Kate Moss is an English model. Moss is known for her waifish figure and popularising the heroin chic look in the 1990s. She is also known for her controversial private life, high profile relationships, party lifestyle, and drug use. Moss changed the look of modelling and started a global debate on...
for the make-up mirror, and where the presence of Boy George
Boy George
Boy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by...
, checking out Pink Grease last week, didn't even merit a double take."http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/the-twin-electrolush-electric-ballroom-londonbrsquarepusher-hms-president-london-589699.html
Popular among London's celebrities, stars such as Kate Moss, Alexander McQueen
Alexander McQueen
Lee Alexander McQueen, CBE was a British fashion designer and couturier best known for his in-depth knowledge of bespoke British tailoring, his tendency to juxtapose strength with fragility in his collections, as well as the emotional power and raw energy of his provocative fashion shows...
, Björk
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
, Keith Flint
Keith Flint
Keith Charles Flint is a dancer and vocalist of the British Electronica band The Prodigy.- Early life :Flint was born in Redbridge, London, England, to Clive & Yvonne Flint and initially raised in East London; in the mid-1970s his parents moved out to Springfield, Essex, but due to his parents'...
, Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani
Gwen Renée Stefani is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock and ska band No Doubt. Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was inspired by music of the 1980s, and was a success with sales of over...
, Cilla Black
Cilla Black
Cilla Black OBE is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality, who has been consistently popular as a light entertainment figure since 1963. She is most famous for her singles Anyone Who Had A Heart, You're My World, and Alfie...
, Zoe Ball
Zoë Ball
Zoë Louise Ball is an English television and radio personality, most famous for becoming the first female host of the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show and for her earlier work presenting the 1990s children's show, Live & Kicking.-TV career:The daughter of the children's TV presenter Johnny Ball and his...
and regular Boy George were documented partying therehttp://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-94544534.html, and acts such as Ellen Allien
Ellen Allien
Ellen Allien, born Ellen Fraatz , is a German electronic musician, music producer and founder of BPitch Control music label. She lives in Berlin, Germany. She sings in both German and English. She has said that one of the main inspirations for her music is the culture of reunified Berlin; her...
, Vitalic
Vitalic
Vitalic is an electronic music artist. He was born in France and is of Spanish and Italian descent.-History:His first singles were released in 1996 and 1997, but were confined to the underground electronic music scene...
and Miss Kittin
Miss Kittin
Miss Kittin is an electronic music DJ, vocalist, and songwriter. Since rising to prominence in 1998 for her singles "1982" and "Frank Sinatra" with The Hacker, she has worked with other musicians such as Chicks on Speed, Felix da Housecat and Golden Boy...
performed .
Jonny Slut told the Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
in 2005 that "one reason I started the night was that music was becoming more interesting again. It might not entertain 4,000 people at Ministry of Sound, but it certainly entertains my crowd. Anyone who thinks club culture is dead should come and see my queue on Wednesday nights."
The club's name is derived from the song "Nag Nag Nag" by 1970s Post-industrial band Cabaret Voltaire
Cabaret Voltaire (band)
Cabaret Voltaire were a British music group from Sheffield, England.Initially composed of Stephen Mallinder, Richard H. Kirk and Chris Watson, the group was named after the Cabaret Voltaire, a nightclub in Zürich, Switzerland that was a centre for the early Dada movement.Their earliest performances...
. The track is included on a double CD compilation of music that was played at the club, compiled by Jonny Slut, released in 2003.
There is also a French band Nag Nag Nag named after the Cabaret Voltaire song.
Jonny Slut and another of the club's DJs, Fil OK, released music on their own label called NagNagNag.
Nag Nag Nag closed in May 2008.