Hi everybody!

As we dive head first into the Mardi Gras season, here is a quick fill in!

* GRUNT Podcast now available from www.markalsop.com  14 steaming hot tracks of the newest Underground styled music to promote the 2012 Easter Saturday party "GRUNT" held @ The Laird in Melbourne.

* If you would like to personally receive a CD master copy of GRUNT, pop into the Oxford Hotel this Friday night from 9pm. Whilst I am DJ'ing, I will have a pile with me and you are more than welcome to a copy. It will be good to see you!!!!

* For the Mardi Gras parade, I am closing in on finishing the 60 minute long "Best of Love song Ramifications" for the Australian Marriage Equality float. It's a radio show, of sorts, being compiled by myself, Andrew Bettridge and ethel yarwood enterprises. It will be available as a podcast soon so keep a look and ear out for it on the parade night.

* Parade night I will be in the "Margaret Court Cops a Serve and Loses in Straight Sets" so look out for 50 tennis players. I will be wearing a handlebar moustache on the night to try and look like tennis legend John Newcombe. That will be one for the photo album!!!

* Mardi Gras Sunday from 2pm, you can catch me playing a more Funky and Groovy "Splashback" styled set in the Beresford Hotel for the Mardi Gras Lane-way party. I Hope to see you then.

* Keep up to date via Twitter @djmarkalsop 

I would like to send out a big HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all and wish you the very best for 2012.

Tonight, New Years Eve, you can catch me at CHUNKY from 10pm till 1am @ The Oxford Art Factory in Oxford 
Street.

Tomorrow, if you are still walking, I'll see you at DAYWASH from Midday @ The Chinese Laundry, Sussex Street 
in the city.


Thanks for making this one of the most memorable years in my career by recognising my work and life with the

2011 ACON HONOUR Award in the category of "Media, Arts & Entertainment"

Hi guys,
This coming Saturday 17th December *Club Exile*  from 10pm, and, wait for it - EXILE features the combined talent of Mark Alsop, SVETA and CHIP? I cant remember the last time that a party can boast this linup!!!
Dirty Sexy Beats.........….
Don't forget it's a mens only space with Denim, Leathers with Sports Gear Encouraged….$10 advance from Daisy Tickets or $20 on the Door from 10pm
Phoenix Underground, Exchange Hotel, Oxford Street, Darlinghurst
Sydneys newest and hottest monthly ritual.
Dirty, Dirty, Dirty Sexy Beats......…….

Flashback to 2003 - 2007 Day-club Vocal House

In 2003, a small club opened it's doors underneath the famed JBF building at Taylor Square, Sydney. It's name : Manacle. Within a few months the idea of a Day Club emerged. At first it was slow going and I remember playing to only a few people, but as word spread, all that was to change.

Within the next six weeks it quickly became THE place to be. The name Manacle was on everybody's lips and the new Day Club "BENT" was born.
People arrived after dancing all night in the nightclubs as well as those that would miss the Saturday nights entertainment along Oxford Street, so that they could awake at 6.30am and be fresh faced for the opening of BENT at 7am on the Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings.
Manacle not only saw the emergence of BENT, but also other regular events like D2D (Dusk@Dawn), Man Hole and Manoeuvres. Throughout the history of Manacle I also became the Friday night resident and saw the birth of an extremely popular night entitled BOYZONE and then the later famed GRUNT.

I hope you enjoy this journey back to those days. 

The double CD was originally entitled UNITY. The triple set was FAITH, HOPE & CHARITY. BOTH these releases were only given to friends and the most loyal customers. This is the very first time that they have ever appeared digitally.

I sincerely hope you enjoy this Flashback to the music that helped create the most popular and notorious Day Club in Australian history.
A special thank you to Andrew Clarke & Stuart Fraser for creating such an amazing piece of Australian Gay history and for also providing the logo!


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This weekend on Saturday November 26th 2011, Harbour City Bears presents CHUNKY in ADELAIDE.

You heard right - Chunky travels to South Australia to celebrate BEARSTOCK with the Bear Men of Adelaide. 

Join Myself, Matt Effect and Ubersapian @ Caos Bar 188 Hindley Street, Adelaide CBD.
CHUNKY is The Dance Celebration for:  BEEFY BLOKES / FURRY STUDS / CUTE CUBS / HOT DADDIES !

Chunky tickets from: 
 http://www.daisytickets.com/

Hi all !
Today you can join me for cocktails in Newtown at COOPERS HOTEL !
This is a brand new event occurring monthly with guest DJ's each week. 
From 4pm today (yes, thats 4PM not AM) till 8pm, I will providing cool and sophisticated, groovy and even slightly uplifting HOUSE music. If you have downloaded my cd's entitled SPLASHBACK then you know what I mean!

See you at 4pm today! I look forward to it!

xxx
Mark

Having just returned from 5 weeks in the USA, it has become VERY apparent that clubbers are bored with the Top 10 commercial artists that reign supreme over the worlds dance-floors. 
It's a pity that the USA has not yet experienced the power of EXILE! 
I believe it is exactly what the USA needs to pull themselves out of a commercial rut and put some hope back into their soles/souls. 

Exile :- Powerful Underground rhythms that ARE music for your soul.

This Saturday @ Q-Bar, 34B Oxford Street

DJ's ----  Mark Alsop (2am till 4am) , Rado, Chip, Feisty, Gavyn Vincze, Sveta

Hot Dirty Beats - Men Only 

Tickets on the door or from www.daisytickets.com

Hi guys,

Saturday 27th August also finds me at Club Exile from 2.30am till late.

Dirty, Dirty, Dirty.

Playing before me are DJ's Craig McKellar and Gavyn Vince.
Dirty, Dirty, Dirty. 

Don't forget it's a mens only space with Denim, Leathers with Sports Gear Encouraged....

$10 advance from Daisy Tickets or $20 n the Door from 10pmPhoenix Underground, Exchange Hotel, Oxford Street, Darlinghurst

Sydneys newest monthly ritual.

Dirty, Dirty, Dirty Sexy Beats............. 

Celebrating Sydney Bear Pride 2011. 

Australia’s two largest bear parties come together to celebrate Sydney Bear Pride 2011. 

These two heavyweights of the party scene go head to head  featuring -

Main Room
Matt Effect (Chunky)
Peter McNamara (BearNation)
Jayson Leahy (BearNation)

Pool Room
George Roussos (BearNation)
Mark Alsop (Chunky)   - I will be working at 11am till 1am
Troy Cox (Chunky)

Troy and myself are usually in the MAIN room but this time we are featured in the POOL room. This is a brilliant spin on the party since we are also teaming up with George Roussos!!!!

Be ringside at Q Bar for this Battle of the Bears special Bearpride knockout!


9pm till 5am
Q Bar, Exchange Hotel 34-44 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst

http://www.daisytickets.com/

Sydney Leather Pride Association with RECON presents -Leather Pride Week Launch.

Whether you have been there from the start, just walked in the door or keen to know more, head down to The Oxford Hotel to celebrate your love for leather and kink or and find out what SLPA are all about.

It doesn't matter if your in gear or want to know where to by that first pair of leathers, rubbers or uniform SLPA want to see you there.
Grab a beer, a buzz cut, a boot polish, a sausage or two, meet old leather mates or make new ones.
We will be running demos, raffles our famous hog tie comp and also announcing the NEW SLPA logo.

Time: 2pm to 5pm
Venue: Oxford Hotel main bar
Cost:    FREE Entry
Hosts:  Gary Kennedy & Sam King
DJ: Mark Alsop

Demonstrations of Bondage, Impact play and Piercing.
Sausage Sizzle,Naked Barber, Raffles, Boot Black, Sex Pigs Store.

Buy you Inquisition 19 ticket & Membership for 2012.

New SLPA Logo Announcement - come see what we`ve chosen to represent the organisation.

For more info please click HERE