East Villagers who loathe Le Souk have reason to party: After much deliberation, the SLA has cancelled the club's liquor license. The owners can apply for a new one, but let's face it, they've got their work cut out for them. In another long-in-the-works case, 205 -- one of the only downtown spots where you can dance on the legal -- had its license revoked, meaning the owners won't be able to seek a new one.

The authority also put the kiss of death on Stereo, fining it $15,000 to boot. Le Souk and 205 are still open for business at the moment -- it takes the authority a few days to physically seize a venue's license, and its decision can be reconsidered upon request or fought in court (as in the case of Death and Co.). Nevertheless, it may be the last days of disco for these venues. [NY Magazine]

UPDATE: According to many, these bars are still currently severing liquor.

DOWNLOAD: LCD SOundsystem - Losing My Edge (MP3)

It's like a Randall's Island reunion all in one post. The LCD Soundsystem & Arcade Fire split tour 7" is available for sale in the DFA store. James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem is DJing @ 205 tonight (Dec 4, 2007) with residents Justin Miller and Jacques Renault. Les Savy Fav made a video. Video, party details, and more, below.....

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Why RSVP? So we know you're there for the BrooklynVegan party. That said, we can still only fit as many people in that will fit in 205 (205 Chrystie St), so get there early if you want to catch Thunderheist and Walter Meego.

DOWNLOAD: David E Sugar - Just Like Heaven (MP3) (via)
DOWNLOAD: Klaxons - Golden Skans (David E Sugar remix) (MP3) (via)
DOWNLOAD: Rumble Stripes - Girls & Boys In Love” (David E. Sugar Remix) (MP3)

A prominent figure in the 8-bit glitch-pop trend, Sugar has been dropping impressive remixes all year. Until last week my favorite works of his had come in the form of his excellent unofficial remix of “Golden Skans” and his equally-brilliant cover of “Just Like Heaven”, but that’s all changed with his perfect update to the Rumble Strips’ “Girls and Boys In Love”. [Good Weather For Airstrikes]

Download all three of those MP3's above. Listen to more of his dance tracks at MySpace.

He regularly plays to large crowds all across Eaurope, including Germany and Switzerland, now it appears that the rest of the world is catching onto his unique and quirky, but damn fine pop music. [BBC]

See David E Sugar (from the UK) live in NYC this month for CMJ. See him perform a laptop set live at the unofficial CMJ afterparty I'm throwing with David Bruno at 205 on Saturday October 20 (11pm - 4am) (with King Oppression aka Professor Murder sort of, and Walter Meego and DJ's to be announced). (RSVP)

Sugar's next single "Chelsea Girls" is out October 15th, and the video for that song, and some other songs, is below - along with all tour dates.......

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