Tag: DJ

Vancouver’s Mayor Gregor Robertson spins only the freshest jams.

MaxK

First he brought you your RDA of vitamins and minerals as the co-founder of Happy Planet Juice. Then he brought you bike lanes as the Mayor of Vancouver. Now he’s bringing you block-rocking beats as a club DJ. Wait, what?

That’s right, Mayor Gregor Robertson temporarily traded in his tux for some turntables at the anniversary party of one of Vancouver’s favorite Saturday night parties, Glory Days at the Biltmore Cabaret.

Photo via the Straight

Well… how about that. Attendees said the Mayor actually knows his stuff, too – if the whole politics thing doesn’t work out, Gregor has a bright future ahead of him as a club DJ.

Were you there? Do you regret missing out? Let us know in the comments section below!

RIP Jimmy Savile – world’s first DJ dead at 84.

MaxK

The flamboyant, talented, and immensely popular disk jockey and television host Jimmy Savile passed away at the age of 84 at his home in Leeds today, and the world is a little bit less colorful as a result.

Savile, who, after receiving a knighthood often went by the monkier “Sir Jimmy,” was an omnipresent figure on British radio and television airwaves from the 1960s through the 80s. His legacy doesn’t stop there, however: the entertainer was also a committed philanthropist, raising millions of pounds for charities, and raised 20 million for the creation of the National Spinal Injury Centre alone. In his lifetime, his charitable efforts topped the £40 million mark.

Rock royalty showered his family with condolences, as expected, but so did the more traditional sort of royalty: “The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall,” read a statement released by Prince Charles’ Clarence House, “are saddened to hear of Jimmy Savile’s death and their thoughts are with his family at this time.” The music world will miss him, but hey – if you’ve got to leave the planet, doing so at a ripe old age with a rich legacy of charitable work and a bevy of A-list friends isn’t too bad.