<< BACK   Sounds like a gas. But with a crowded party scene and dozens of niche nights playing out in every grimy grotto this side of the 401, Love says Blow Up has "outlived its youth." "There are a million other parties now," he says, referring to regular shindigs like Santa Cruz, Big Primpin', Expensive Shit and (of course) the ubiquitous Mod Club. "(Mod Club founders) Mark and Bobbi used to come every Saturday," says Love. "They'd stand by the DJ booth writing down the DJ sets. I was like, 'What are you guys doing?' And then they started their Wednesday-night party, which became Saturday nights, and then they opened up their own club. Now they've got an empire. We call it Mod Disney." Still, Love isn't looking back in anger. A whack of bands and a very special top-secret guest are gonna help put Blow Up to bed with one hell of a party. It also helps that he scored the El Mo, Blow Up's "spiritual home." "We went to the El Mo last night, and it looks really different now," he says, "but we'll make it feel dirty again."  NEXT >>