As well as running a label and managing bands we also run a 'club night'. Its not really a club. I play tunes I like and people sit and get the fear about going back to work the next day. Its in the stiff kitten bar, belfast and this is what I played last night. Its also free in. from 9pm.

Horrors - still life

V weekend - Horchata

LCD Soundsystem - NY I love you, but you're bringing me down

Metronomy - everything goes

Los campesinos - by your hand

Hockey - too fake

Modest mouse - satellite skin

Tv on the radio - you

Black keys - lonely boy

Friends - friends crush

Chew lips - solo

Theme park - milk

Belle and sebastian - stars of track and field

Radiohead - the daily mail

Bombay bicycle club - shuffle

M83 - midnight city

Deathcab for cutie - you are a tourist

Real estate - beach comber

Shins - young pilgrims

Lana del rey - video games

R.E.M - be mine

Bright eyes - true blue

Pixies - holiday song

Constantines - young lions

Desert hearts - Wolf Down

Deus - one advice space

Ulrich schnauss - never be the same

Mayday - captain

Tom vek - I aint saying my goodbyes

Maccabees - love you better

National - fake empire

Wheat - don't I hold you

Grouplove - tongue tied

Postal service - brand new colony

Battles - ice cream

Stills - changes are no good

Wolf parade - shine a light

Xx - vcr

Vaccines - post break up sex

Cloud cult - tambourine man

Tv on the radio - golden age

Cut copy - take me over

V weekend - M79

Weezer - only in dreams

Bruce - the river

Santogold - L.E.S artistes

Explosions in the sky - your hand in my hand

Mogwai - stanley kubrick

So, last blog post of 2011. Although, to be fair, there hasnt been many and they've generally been no fun at all. We need to be funnier in 2012.

Funnier and busier. We'll have the next single from the Wonder Villains. 'Ferrari' will be released on 19th february along with 'Calgary 88' and a demo of a brand new track 'marshall'.

There's also be a nice new EP from General Fiasco, who are also touring through the end of Feb in the UK.

There'll be some new Desert Hearts material too...im listening to Wolf Down from the band right now actually. We'll hopefully get that out for you to hear in the next couple of weeks.

There's also a couple of brand new band to the no dancing family. We're incredibly excited about these releases and hope to tell you all about them soon.

We hope your 2011 was great and your 2012 will be even better. Hopefully some of the artists we release will find their way onto your stereo, radio or music player.

Take care

No Dancing Records

Can I suggest a change? Can we have a new chart? To run alongside the chart we currently have?

Let's not call it an indie chart, no point dividing genres, you only limit a charts appeal. Plus there's already an indie chart anyway.

And it's not a new entry chart either, but that's close. Its more a 'recent entry' chart.

I'm typing as I think so Im sure the people who actually sort this kind of thing can work this out better; but lets say any new release is illegible for the new chart, but only for 3 weeks after release, then they drop off.

But why have a new chart? I hear no one ask. Well, the music industry, and media too, are sometimes a fickle bunch. They like to see results. 6 or 7 years ago there was a natural drop off for new releases as their CD space in HMV and Virgin was replaced with new releases. This made it easier for new bands to break into the top 40 - older acts dropped off, allowing room for the new bunch. But now, in the digital world, a popular song can be in the charts for weeks, months, years. And of course, that song deserves to be there. That is what that chart recognises...the biggest selling tracks that week.

But this system alone stifles new, emerging talent. An act that 7 years ago might have cracked the top 40 and so been allowed to progress to the next stage of their career now finds it more difficult because they're out sold by any number of songs that have featured on a TV advert, talent show or movie.

If we had a 'recent new entry' chart, that was well respected and looked at by the music industry but only allowed songs that were within 2 or 3 weeks of the release date we'd be leaving a LOT of space for new acts and new releases to 'chart'. Here's some quick observations that may be wrong, but are generally probably right...in this weeks top 100 there are 11 new entries. 11% and they include the Verve 'Drugs Don't Work' and Deep Blue Something 'Breakfast At Tiffanys' . Additionally only 16 of the tracks have been in the charts for 2 weeks or less and some of them seem to be re-entries.

Its important though that with this chart your JLS's, Rhiannas and Lady Gaga's are present. It gives more weight to the new bands and artists if they're alongside the biggest acts on the planet.

It wouldn't negatively affect the bigger acts either, they'd rocket to the top of the 'recent new entry chart (It needs a better name, I know) stay there for 2 weeks then continue their life in the main chart as before. We'd just be allowing new acts, smaller acts, some time in a 'chart'. Something that they can use to mark their progress, to tell their fanbase and to show to their record labels.

Im sure there are holes in this plan. But if we keep going the way we're going there's a chance the mainstream and the emerging, original artist will move further apart and I, as a small indie-label owner would love nothing more than to see one of my bands in the 'real' chart. A 'recent new entry' chart might just help that happen!

Its been a busy few months, sorry we've been a bit poor at keeping you updated. Arent we always?

The Debut single from the Wonder Villains came out a couple of weeks ago. Thanks to everyone who played it, reviewed it and bought it. To a label like No Dancing it means the world to us that you take time to check out our releases. You can get the Wonder Villains 'Zola' E.P on iTunes now.

General Fiasco have released some new music including 'Hottest Record in the World' (BBC, Radio 1) 'The Age You Start Losing Friends'.

The 'Waves' EP is out now and you can get it here > http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/waves-ep/id468394514

There's also a couple of new General Fiasco videos, directed by the wonderful www.photographybypip.co.uk . You can see them in the video section of www.nodancing.co.uk or over on youtube - thanks to everyone who has bought the ep or watched the videos!

There's also a new General Fiasco tour on sale for February 2012 www.generalfiasco.co.uk for details of that.

There's more news but Im late for football!