clubs

January is usually the time to hunker down, but if any club can tempt you out then Smashing can. Forget the New Year's resolution and get back on the sauce, swagger onto the underlit dance floor and shake your stuff with all the pop-stars who make this their home from home. Smashing, 189 Regent St, London W1, tonight and every Friday 10.30pm-3am. pounds 7

Worried about Christmas over- eating? Then sweat it off at the Final Frontier, the fastest, funkiest techno club in the world. They recently celebrated their second birthday in considerable style. Guests included Laurent Garnier, Billie Nasty and LTJ Bukem, among many others. United Kingdom, Buckhold Rd, Wandsworth SW18 (0181-877 0110). Fridays 10pm-6am. pounds 9

The north of England has recently been a hotbed for house music, so it's nice to see an R'n'B club thriving in Manchester. Yellow at the Boardwalk takes you back to those rare groove classics. The Boardwalk, Little Peter Street, Manchester (0161-228 3555) tonight 9.30pm-2am

JAMES STYLE