At Blowoff's NYC Pride Party

I haven't allowed any self-photos on this here blog in a while, but I don't hate this shot by Father Tony too much. That's superstar DJ Rich Morel on my left, then birthday boy (30!) Eric Leven, then Tony's husband. An amazing night that including an fantastic state-by-state equality countdown on the giant screen. You'd have thought the roof was coming off when New York came up. More of Tony's photos are here.

FRIDAY: Blowoff NYC @ Highline Ballroom

The gay pride edition of Blowoff will bust its sweaty, furry self into Chelsea's Highline Ballroom this Friday. Doors open at 11:30pm. Advance tickets here. This party will probably sell out.

Vanessa Daou - Heart Of Wax

As a JMG exclusive, here's a free download of famed remixer Rich Morel's take on Vanessa Daou's Heart Of Wax. Veteran househeads will fondly recall Daou's epic 1992 classic Surrender Yourself. (Work it, learn it, serve it, bring it to the ball.) I'm loving this new single.

Remixer & Blowoff DJ Rich Morel Scores 20th Billboard #1 Dance Hit

Blowoff DJ Rich Morel has scored his 20th number one remix on Billboard's dance chart with his latest work for 78 year-old Yoko Ono. Along with numerous hits with Ono, Morel has notched chart topping remixes for Depeche Mode, New Order, The Killers, Pet Shop Boys, Cyndi Lauper and many others. Rolling Stone reports on Yoko's streak:

Yoko Ono has overcome the likes of Rihanna, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry to score her sixth consecutive Number One on the Billboard Hot Dance Club chart with "Move On Fast." The song is her eighth Number One dance hit overall, and the latest in Ono's series of remix singles. The original version of "Move On Fast" was issued as the B-Side to her folky 1972 single "Now or Never."

JMG EXCLUSIVE: Here's a free download of Cascade, Rich Morel's latest remix for the white-hot UK dance band Deluka. If you've been to Blowoff recently, you'll recognize this as one of the peak songs of the night. Hit the down arrow to grab it.

FRIDAY: Blowoff NYC @ Highline Ballroom

Doors open at 11:30pm, advance tickets $15.

SLIDESHOW: Blowoff NYC

Another fantastic Blowoff party last night, where I hung out for a bit with Alan Cumming and singer/songwriter Aiden James, and met lots of handsome JMG readers. And Rich Morel even played his smoking remix of Cumming's Next To Me, one of my favorite tracks of the year. Full-screen photos are here. Enjoy the hotties.

FRIDAY: Blowoff NYC @ Highline Ballroom

The brawny beery bears of Blowoff return to Manhattan's Highline Ballroom tomorrow night. Expect the usual mayhem. Doors open at 11:30pm. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Check out a recent Blowoff setlist from DJs Rich Morel and Bob Mould.

Remixer & Blowoff DJ Rich Morel Scores 15th Billboard #1 Dance Hit

Remix artist Rich Morel, also one-half of the Blowoff DJ team, notches his 15th Billboard dance chart topper this week with his reworking of Yoko Ono's Wouldnit (I'm A Star). Morel has previously reached the dance summit with remixes for Pet Shop Boys, Seal, Cyndi Lauper, Depeche Mode, New Order, Vivian Green, and t.A.T.u. Morel is currently writing songs with Cyndi Lauper for a Broadway adaptation of the hit movie Kinky Boots.

RELATED: This is Yoko Ono's fifth #1 Billboard dance hit and her third with Rich Morel. At age 77, she is by far the oldest person to reach the top of the dance chart.

FRIDAY: Blowoff NYC @ Highline Ballroom, Enter To Win Tickets Here On JMG

Blowoff returns to NYC's Highline Ballroom in Chelsea this Friday. Doors open 11:30pm, advance tickets $15. Comment on this post to WIN a pair of tickets to Friday's party. Please remember to leave your email address IN THE TEXT of your comment. Entries close at midnight tonight, west coast time. We have two pairs of tickets up for grabs and the winners will be notified early Friday morning. If you cannot be in Manhattan for the party, your winning entry is transferable to the bear/cub/otter/platypus of your choice. And put the kids to bed early, Daddy's comin' home loaded.

TONIGHT: DJ Rich Morel In DC

DJ Rich Morel (one-half of the wildly popular Blowoff team) debuts a new party tonight in Washington DC at Club Liv. Doors open 10pm, $7. Facebook page. Guaranteed to be a sweaty furry mess! In a good way!

JMG EXCLUSIVE!!! Here's DJ Rich Morel's brand new mix for Yoko Ono, Wouldnit (I'm A Star). This is Rich's fifth production for Yoko and three of them have gone to #1 on Billboard's Hot Dance chart. Loving it!

JMG EXCLUSIVE: New Single From Famed Disco Artist Amanda Lear

Amanda Lear, the 70's disco artist, model, and muse of Salvador Dali, has a new single and you folks are the first to hear it before its release on iTunes next week.

Outsider Music teams up with French imprint, Edina Music, for the release of AMANDA LEAR “I’M COMING UP” REMIXES EP. Featuring dynamic mixes by MOREL, TOMMIE SUNSHINE, SPECIAL OPS (aka SCISSOR SISTERS’ BABYDADDY and DJ SAMMY JO), and NIGHTRIDERS (aka Boston-based nu French disco duo, MATT JOHNSON and JOE FARIA), the single marks the inimitable singer/songwriter, painter, TV presenter, actress and novelist’s triumphant return to her club music roots with an energized and deliciously modern 21st Century electro-pop sound.

The below mix is by famed dance artist and remixer Rich Morel, who has scored numerous Billboard #1 hits with such acts as Pet Shop Boys, Yoko Ono, and Depeche Mode. Rich is also one-half of the Blowoff dance party DJ team. Amanda Lear is 71!

Tomorrow: Blowoff NYC

DJs Bob Mould and Rich Morel return to Tribeca's Canal Room tomorrow night for the latest NYC installment of Blowoff. Doors open at 11:30pm, advance tickets $15. Get tickets here. Subway: A/C/E/1 to Canal Station, one block from the venue. Rich has promised to play Tightrope, the new smoking track from 2009 Grammy-nominee Janelle Monae. Love it.

Morel - Shoegazer Disco

Rich Morel tips us to a new mix of Shoegazer Disco, my favorite track from his The Death Of The Paperboy album. Video by Rich's husband, Nick Lopata.