Homebake 2011 first line up announced

After taking a cheeky little gap year in 2010 where we can only assume it went on Contiki and made out with all the foxy European festivals, Homebake will be returning home to the Domain on the 3^rd December 2011.

The first line up has just been announced and it’s looking like the 16^th birthday of the festival, which has been labelled ‘The Classic Edition’ by promoters, is going to kick some serious buttage.

Tickets for the festival go on sale Monday August 15^th and are only open to punters 18+. Even better than a kid free environment though is that a pass to the event won’t cost you your first born at only $95! Ahhh i can almost smell the good old days!

Check out the first line up here:

Grinderman
Ladyhawke
PNAU
Gotye
Gurrumul Yunupingu
RocKwiz Live
Cut Copy
Icehouse – performing FLOWERS
Daniel Merriweather
Eskimo Joe
Drapht
The Triffids
Architecture In Helsinki
The Vines
The Church
The Jezabels
Kimbra
C.W. Stoneking
Hungry Kids Of Hungary
MC Illy
Avalanche City
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Papa Vs Pretty
Killaqueenz
Kids Of 88
Passenger
Noah Taylor
MC Vents

TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY AUGUST 15th at 9.00AM – OVER 18’s ONLY
Only $95.00 inc gst + Booking Fees according to selected ticketing agency

Tickets available from:
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
HOMEBAKE www.homebake.com.au or 1300 762 545
Oztix Australia www.oztix.com.au

New Track: Papa Vs Pretty – One Of The Animals

It’s no secret that here at Lost In Suburbia we have a little music crush on Papa Vs Pretty, but even if you’ve never heard them before, this news is important to you – because seeing this band live may very well change your life – they’re that good.

What do we think of the new track? Well, it’s amazing! In fact, we could listen to it all day. Taken from their soon to be released debut album, United In Isolation (that’s the cover above), One Of The Animals captures Papa Vs Pretty’s live energy while oozing a pop charm that is much more accessible than their EP Heavy Harm.

Check it out here:

And check out the track listing for their new album, out May 27th.

United In Isolation
1. Life’s Got A Hold On Me
2. One Of The Animals
3. Charity Case
4. Look For Me
5. Honey
6. Conquistador
7. I Felt Nothing
8. Darkest Way
9. Bitter Pill
10. Suit & Burn
11. You Are Not In Love Anymore

New Video: Papa Vs Pretty – Wrecking Ball

The new Papa Vs Pretty video for their most excellent track Wrecking Ball, is giving off some seriously disturbing Norman Bates/Eraserhead vibes!

The flippin’ awesome clip, animated and directed by Guy Verge Wallace, documents the dinner of a life-size claymation figure family. Run Octopus, Run!

Stay off drugs kids! Check out the clip here:

Wrecking ball is taken from Papa Vs Pretty’s debut EP – Heavy Harm, which is out now.

2010 & Beyond: Lost In Suburbia

Who has been the stand out local artist for you in 2010?

Violent Soho for sure. Those guys have gone above and beyond with their reworked album. The production, the song writing, everything is amazing! Their album has been on very high rotation in my iTunes this year, I seriously can not get enough of it!

Who has been the stand out International artist for you in 2010?

For me, there have been two. Caitlin Rose, who is an amazing Nashville singer songwriter, and Grouplove, a New York via London via Greece via California indie-rock band. They are incredible. They have just been signed by Dew Process and their debut EP is sun drenched immaculate pop! It is beautiful! Please, please, please everyone check these guys out!!!

What would you consider the highlight of the Australian musical calendar in 2010?

Lost In Suburbia’s first ARIAs! It was fantastic! The catering, the lack of being able to hear presenters, the separation between Molly Meldrum and everyone else! And did we tell you about the complementary coffee! It was a fantastic night, and I apologise to Dan Mac for telling him that his moustache looked like a caterpillar at the after party. Movember is everyone’s friend!

Looking forward to 2011, who is your tip for local artist set to make a huge impact? Why?

Papa Vs Pretty for sure. A Sydney three piece with more talent than you can poke a stick at. They are one of the most amazing live bands you will ever see. Do yourself a favour and get out and see them. Also check out their EP Heavy Harm. Amazing!

And your tip for International act set to break in 2011? Why?

Grouplove! I don’t expect them to make a big impact on the country until next year, though I do believe they are the best score to summer since the point break soundtrack! Please check out the track Naked Kids as soon as you can!

What do you hope 2011 will have in store for the Australian music scene? Do you see any large changes on the horizon?

I think things are going to shift much more to new purchasing avenues. Mobile is the new black as far as the current generation is concerned. I think that the future of music as well as social media lies in the mobile centric social realm.

What’s your New Year’s resolution?

Stop drinking so much and stop listening to Short Stack. Ha ha. Four years ago it was Stop drinking so much and stop listening to Simple Plan. Those guilty pleasures never abate!

Local acts added to all Big Day Out dates

Local acts galore have been added to Big Day Out bills around the country for the 2011 tour.

Check out all the awesome local representation! It almost makes me wish I had a ticket. Almost.

Sunday, 23 January – Gold Coast Parklands
Locals: Blonde On Blonde, Halfway, Short Cut Kids, Fans Djs, Bleeding Knees Club, Laneous And The Family Yah, Lynchmada, Electric Horse, The Delta Riggs, The Kidney Thieves, The Moderns, Oceanics, Dead Beat Band, Nine Sons Of Dan, The City Shake Up, Ilona Harker & The Daughters Of The Rum Rebellion, Founds And Ball Park Music (Triple J Unearthed)

Wednesday, 26 January – Sydney Showground
Locals: Smudge, I Am Giant, Hardons, Amy Meredith, Boy And Bear, Parades, Knievel, Cameras, Chaingang, World Champion, Catcall, Flatwound, Nina Las Vegas, Yacht Club Djs, Paradise Lost Djs And We Say Bamboulee (Triple J Unearthed)

Thursday, 27 January – Sydney Showground
Locals: I Am Giant, The Snowdroppers, Amy Meredith, Boy And Bear, Parades, Papa Vs Pretty, Regular John, Cabins, Jinja Safari, The Mission In Motion, Bass Kleph + Chris Arnott, Mark Murphy, The Only, The Hummingbirds, Brendan Clay And Lanie Lane (Triple J Unearthed)

Sunday, 30 January – Melbourne Flemington Racecourse
Local Additions: Gareth Liddiard, Boomgates, Super Wild Horses, Streetparty, T-Rek, Dj Perplex And Eagle & The Worm (Triple J Unearthed Winner)

Friday, 4 February – Adelaide Showground
Locals: Grenadiers, Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!, The Salvadors, The Killgirls, The Touch, Ill Equipt And Pagen Elypsis (Triple J Unearthed)

Sunday, 6 February – Perth Claremont Showground
Locals: The Scotch Of Saint James, The Novocaines, The Fags, Ruby Boots, San Cisco, Q-Bik, Seeka And Split Seconds (Triple J Unearthed)

Friday, 21 January – Auckland Mt Smart Stadium
Locals: The Phoenix Foundation, Knives At Noon, Luger Boa, The Unfaithful Ways, Three Houses Down, Tommy Ill, Grayson Gilmour, Aural Trash (DJs), Harry The Bastard (Dj), Surf City , Home Brew , Family Cactus, Bang Bang Eche, Dj Meltron, Computers Want Me Dead, Steriogram, Mt Eden Dubstep, The Earlybirds, 1995, DJ Ghost, DJ Cxl, Kody & Bic, Dave Mulcahy (Lilyworld) And Sam Hill, General Lee, Josh On Decks, Red Falcon, Andrew Tidball And DJ Bassic

Gallery: Gypsy & The Cat w/ Papa Vs Pretty @ OAF (29/09/10)

Oxford Art Factory, haven of alternative Sydney, played host to a line-up of up and coming Aussies on a rainy Wednesday night in late September.

While headliners Gypsy & The Cat were passable, it was supporting act, the very young, very brilliant Papa Vs Pretty that really blew the crowd’s socks off.

Dishing out a perfect mix of pop hooks and holly-crap-it’s-not-fair-you’re-that-talented blues influenced guitar work, the Sydney three piece played tracks from their new EP Heavy Harm as well as some tasty older tunes.

Check out the gorgeous photo gallery, taken by Lost In Suburbia’s favourite photographer Stu Anderton.

Photo: Stu Anderton

The Holidays announce album tour

Sydney lads The Holidays have decided to head out on tour in support of the soon-to-be release of their debut album Post Paradise on September 24^th.

Joining the Holidays on tour will be the oh-so-lovely Papa Vs. Pretty who are fresh from releasing their debut EP Heavy Harm and supporting Surfer Blood at their Splendour sideshows.

Tickets on sale Friday 20^th August through Moshtix & Oztix (check here for details).

Check out both bands at the following shows:

Sat 25 Sept – Coaster Festival, Gosford
Wed 29 Sept – Beach Rd Hotel, Bondi  – Free Entry
Fri 1 Oct –  Elsewhere, Gold Coast
Sat 2 Oct – The Troubadour, Brisbane
Sat 9 Oct – One Movement Festival, WA
Thu 14 Oct – Transit Bar, Canberra
Fri 15 Oct- Grand Hotel, Wollongong
Sat 16 Oct – The Gaelic Hotel, Sydney
Thu 21 Oct – The National Hotel, Geelong
Fri 22 Oct – East Brunswick Club, Melbourne
Sat 23 Oct – Jive, Adelaide

Papa Vs Pretty set to cause some Heavy Harm

Sydney based three-piece, Papa Vs Pretty, are on the brink of releasing their Heavy Harm EP, produced by iconic Australian songwriter Paul Dempsey.

Papa Vs Pretty will join Florida’s indie-pop wave-rockers Surfer Blood as support at their Splendour sideshows.

The band’s new video for Heavy Harm was created by Glenn Tomas from We Are Synapse, a Melbourne based design studio. Check it out here:

On Tour in August:

Friday 30 July 2010
The Corner Hotel, Melbourne (Surfer Blood Support)
Tickets from venue www.cornerhotel.com

Tuesday 3 August 2010
Manning Bar, Sydney (Surfer Blood Support)
Tickets available from www.manningbar.com or www.oztix.com.au

Friday 13 August 2010
The Club House
Tempo Hotel, Fortitude Valley
Free Entry

20 August 2010
Purple Sneakers
Miss Libertine, Melbourne
Ticket Price: $12
Tickets from Moshtix 1300 GET TIX / www.moshtix.com.au

28 August 2010
Heavy Harm EP Launch
The Spectrum – 34 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst
Ticket Price: $10 (Pre Sale) $13 (Door) $16 (Pre Sale Ticket & EP)
Tickets from Moshtix 1300 GET TIX / www.moshtix.com.au