Big Shot Hosts Official Massive Attack After-Party

invite   Big Shot will host a special after show party with Massive Attack on Wednesday, Oct. 4 downstairs at Lotus, 409 W. 14th St. from 11pm-2am. The band are in town this week for three shows at Roseland, so c’mon down and party with one of the best and most important bands of our time. Cocktails by Bacardi from 11pm-12am and music by Gamall (Demon Days) all night long.

RSVP by noon on Oct. 4 to massive@bigshotmag.com

Jam and Spoon DJ is Dead

markus   Mark Spoon, half of the pioneering ‘90s German trance duo Jam and Spoon, has died of a heart attack. Spoon, whose real name was Markus Loffel, was found dead in his Berlin home on January 9. According to published reports, he was either 39 or 41.

Spoon formed Jam and Spoon with Jam El Mar in the early ‘90s. The group’s debut album, Tripomatic Fairytales, became a transatlantic hit in 1993 and featured chart-topping singles “Right in the Night” featuring vocalist Plavka. The duo went on to remix tracks by Frankie Goes to Hollywood (“Relax”), Moby (“Go”), Deep Forest and Pet Shop Boys. They also recorded under the Tokyo Ghetto Pussy alias and forged their Top 10 club hit, “Stella.” Also an A&R man and club owner, Loffel discovered Euro-trance pop star Dr Alban.

Condolences can be sent here.