2010 & Beyond: Fuzzy Events

When thinking about the year in review, you can’t help but think about Fuzzy, one of the most succesfull music promoters in the country with Parklife, Shore Thing and Field Day. Anand Krishnaswamy, Touring Manager for Fuzzy spoke with Lost In Suburbia about the year thaqt was 2010 and what to look forward to in 2011.

Lost In Suburbia: Who has been the stand out local artist for you in 2010?

Anand Krishnaswamy: Very tough decision to make! Obviously Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup sent the world (literally) on fire with their smash hit We Speak No Americano, and you’d have to have been hiding under a rock if you hadn’t rocked out to one of Washington’s uber-catchy songs from her debut LP I Believe You Liar, but for me it would have to be Tame Impala. Innerspeaker was easily the best Australian record I listened to this year… psychedelic rock at its best and thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish.

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

AK: I can’t go past Phoenix. After what seems like an eternity (and 3 outstanding albums), the band finally got the universal recognition they deserved via Wolfgang Amadeus. Honorable mentions to Darwin Deez, Two Door Cinema Club and Local Natives.

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

AK: Definitely the Summer festival season, epitomized by Parklife, Meredith, Field Day, Big Day Out, Sydney Festival, Laneway, Good Vibrations, Golden Plains… the quality of lineups and caliber of International artists touring Australia is at an unprecedented and phenomenal level.

LIS: And the lowlight in 2010?

AK: The end of the festival season, and the impact it’s had on my bank balance!

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

AK: Flight Facilities. Two young lads putting Sydney on the map in the nu-disco genre. They’re productions are second to none… you feel just as comfortable listening to them on your headphones as you do at an outdoor festival. Pilot-hats off to you gents!

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

AK:Magnetic Man. They’re already doing big things in the UK but 2011 should see them take on the rest of the world, and in the process see dubstep crossover into the mainstream. Watch out for Katy B as well.

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

AK:More Australian labels putting out great new Australian music, especially in the dance music genre. No major changes, but I definitely think that Australian Artists will continue to grow on the international scale in 2011.

Sneak peak at Purple Sneakers DJs’ We Mix You Dance vol 2.

Sydney’s Purple Sneakers DJs have revealed the final track listing for their highly anticipated new mix compilation; We Mix You Dance vol. 2 which is due out 7th January 2011.

Featuring an all-star line-up including Tame Impala, Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, Washington, Sia, Little Red, Two Door Cinema Club, Sleigh Bells, Muscles, Marina & The Diamonds, and many more, the mix captures the hottest indie-dance anthems of 2010 just in time for the sweltering summer parties of 2011.

DISC 1 – Can Dance – Mixed by M.I.T & BenLucid
1. Cloud Control – This Is What I Said
2. Tame Impala – Solitude Is Bliss
3. The Holidays – Moonlight Hours
4. Ou Est Le Swimming Pool – Dance The Way I Feel
5. Operator Please – Logic
6. Washington – Cement (No Device Remix)
7. Muscles – Girl Crazy Go
8. Flight Facilities – Crave You Ft. Giselle (Radio Edit)
9. Sia – Clap Your Hands (Diplo Remix)
10. Art vs Science – Magic Fountain (Kissy Sellout Remix)
11. The Chemical Brothers – Swoon (Boys Noize Summer Remix)
12. Yolanda Be Cool vrs DCUP- We No Speak Americano
13. Little Red – Rock It (Dublin Aunts Mix)
14. Miike Snow – Billie Holiday
15. Darwin Deez – Up In The Clouds (Jake Bullit Remix)
16. The Temper Trap – Love Lost (Davoli & Mazza Rockdaworld Remix)
17. Vampire Weekend – Giving Up The Gun
18. LCD Soundsystem – Drunk Girls
19. Kele – Tenderoni
20. Two Door Cinema Club – Undercover Martyn
21. The Drums – Saddest Summer
22. Mumford & Sons – The Cave

DISC 2 – Can’t Dance – Mixed by PhDJ
1. Deerhunter – Helicopter
2. Fishing – OOOO
3. Rusko – Rubadub Shakedown
4. Hungry Kids Of Hungary – Wristwatch
5. The Soft Pack – Answer To Yourself
6. Active Child – When Your Love Is Safe (Classix Remix)
7. The National – Bloodbuzz Ohio
8. Wolf Gang – Back To Back (Active Child Remix)
9. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Round And Round
10. Catcall – Swimming Pool (Julian Mendelsohn Remix)
11. The Naked And Famous – Young Blood
12. Pantha Du Prince – The Splendour
13. Jinja Safari- Peter Pan
14. Local Natives – Sun Hands
15. Adrian Lux – Teenage Crime
16. Apache Beat – Another Day (Blood Diamonds Remix)
17. Kisses – People Can Do The Most Amazing Of Things (Pete Wiggs of Saint Ettiene Remix)
18. Caribou – Sun
19. Marina & The Diamonds – Mowgli’s Road (Phenomenal Handclap Band Remix)
20. Clubfeet – Teenage Suicide (Eli Escobar Remix)
21. !!! – AM / FM
22. Maximum Balloon – Groove Me ft. Theophilus London (Jneiro Jarel Remix)
23. Sleigh Bells – Tell ‘Em
24. Warpaint – Elephants

7^th of Jan, that’s practically a trillion dance moves away! Well, don’t worry, because here is a sneaky sneak peak of the album. Mini mix goodness!

The collective will be supporting the release of ‘We Mix You Dance, vol. 2’ with a massive Australian headline tour in 2011 – dates to be announced in the coming weeks.

In the meantime, they have announced they will be performing across Australia as part of the Sizzling Tour 2011 with Bluejuice and Philadelphia Grand Jury, as well as supporting Sleigh Bells in Sydney and playing FBI’s ‘Last Night’ NYE fundraiser alongside The Paper Scissors, Guineafowl, Gold Fields, Ghoul and Bearhug.

Tour Dates 2010/2011:

Gold Coast – 6th Jan @ Coolongatta Hotel*
Byron Bay – 7th Jan @ Great Northern Hotel*
Coffs Harbour – 8th Jan @ Hoey Hoey Hotel*
Sydney – 8th Jan @ The Forum***
South West Rocks – 9th Jan @ South West Rocks Country Club*
Port Macquarie – 11th Jan @ Panthers*
Tanilba Bay – 12th Jan @ Tilligerry RSL Sports Club*
Erina – 13th Jan @ Woodport Inn*
Newcastle – 14th Jan @ Panthers*
Traralgon – 18th Jan @ Inferno Nightclub*
Toequay Hotel – 19th Jan @ Torquay Hotel*
Warrnambool – 20th Jan @ The Flying Horseman*
Geelong – 21st Jan @ Eureka Hotel*
San Remo – 22nd Jan @ The Westernport*
Wagga Wagga – 23rd Jan @ The Capital*

* Sizzling Tour 2011 with Bluejuice & Philadelphia Grand Jury
** ‘Last Night’ NYE Party, with The Paper Scissors, Guineafowl, Gold Fields, Ghoul & Bearhug
*** with Sleigh Bells

Laneway Festival line-up announced

After the huge disappointment that was the Big Day Out line-up (notice I didn’t even post it because it made me so sad), the announcement of 2011 Laneway Festival couldn’t be a bigger upper.

The MASSIVE lineup which includes 20 international acts is right here, in alphabetical order, for your perusal:

!!! (Chk Chk Chk)
The Antlers
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
Beach House
Bear In Heaven
Blonde Redhead
Cloud Control
Cut Copy (closing main stage with a “multimedia party”)
Deerhunter
Foals
Gotye
The Holidays
Holy Fuck
Jenny & Johnny
Les Savy Fav
Local Natives
Menomena
Pvt
Rat Vs Possum (Excluding Perth)
Stornoway
Two Door Cinema Club
Violent Soho
Warpaint
World’s End Press
Yeasayer

The Laneway Festival this year will partner with Young Care, an organisation which works to provide choice in care and accommodation options for over 700,000 young Australians who need it. All gold coin donations made at the festival will go directly towards Young Care.

Tickets go on sale Wednesday October 20, 9am through lanewayfestival.com.au with a limited amount of Melbourne tickets available from Polyester Records.

Tour dates:
Monday January 31 – Aotea Square, Auckland
Friday February 4 – Alexandria St off Paul’s Terrace, Fortitude Valley
Saturday February 5 – Footscray Community Arts Centre, Melbourne
Sunday February 6 – Sydney College of the Arts, Rozelle
Friday February 11 – Fowler’s Live, Adelaide
Saturday 12 February – Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge

Two Door Cinema Club changes side show venues; extra tickets on sale

Due to a quick sell out of tickets, and overwhelming demand for more from those who missed out, Northern Irish trio Two Door Cinema Club have moved their Splendour side shows in Sydney and Melbourne to larger venues to accommodate more fans.

Both shows are on sale now, with extremely limited tickets remaining.

All tickets to the Oxford Art Factory in Sydney and East Brunswick Club in Melbourne will be valid for the new venues. And those folk who thought they had missed out, are being given a second chance to see these guys live.

Monday 2nd August                         Manning Bar Sydney Uni                         Sydney                        NSW

Tickets available: manningbar.com, 1300 762 545; Moshtix Ph 1300 GET TIX (438 849), or http://www.moshtix.com.au

Tuesday 3rd August                         Billboard                                                 Melbourne             VIC

170 Russell St Melbourne

Splendour Side Show Bonanza!

While Splendour In The Grass tickets have all sold out, all hope for seeing your favourite band isn’t lost because of two magical little words… Side Show.

A bunch of artists have announced shows this week including Two Door Cinema Club, Ash, Laura Marling, Florence and The Machine and a stack more.

Alright, are you ready, here are the dates announced so far:

Two Door Cinema Club
Thursday 29^th July –  Adelaise Uni Bar, Adelaide
Monday 2^nd August – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
Tuesday 3^rd August – East Brunswick Club, Melbourne

We Are Scientists & Ash w/Last Dinosaurs
Tuesday 3rd August – The Metro, Sydney
Wednesday 4th August – Billboard, Melbourne

Passion Pit
Monday 2^nd August – The Forum, Sydney
Thursday 5^th August – Prince Bandroom, Melbourne

Magic Numbers
Wednesday 28^th July – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Friday 30^th July – Metro, Sydney

Kate Nash
Wednesday 4^th August – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Thursday 5^th August – Metro, Sydney

Alberta Cross
Saturday 24^th July – Annandale Hotel, Sydney
Tuesday 27^th July – Corner Hotel, Melbourne

Laura Marling w/ Boy & Bear
Monday 2^nd August – Metro, Sydney
Wednesday 4^th August – The Hi-Fi, Melbourne
Saturday 7^th August – The Gov, Adelaide
Sunday 8^th August – Capitol, Perth

Band Of Skulls
Tuesday 3^rd August – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
Wednesday 4^th August – East Brunswick Club, Melbourne

Foals
Tuesday 27^th July – The Hi-Fi, Melbourne
Wednesday 28^th July – Manning Bar, Sydney

Jonsi
Monday 2^nd August – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Wednesday 4^th August – Palace Theatre, Melbourne

Surfer Blood
Friday 30^th July – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Tuesday 3^rd August – Manning Bar, Sydney

Florence And The Machine*
Tuesday 3 August – Festival Hall, Melbourne
Thursday 5 August – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Tuesday 10 August – Challenge Stadium, Perth

Yeasayer
Sydney – Metro Theatre – Wednesday July 28
Melbourne – Prince of Wales – Thursday July 29

Broken Social Scene
Melbourne – Tuesday August 3 – The Corner Hotel
Sydney – Wednesday August 4 – Metro Theatre

Band Of Horses**
Adelaide – Governor Hindmarsh – Thursday July 22
Melbourne – Palace Theatre – Tuesday July 27
Sydney – Enmore Theatre — Thursday July 29

Tickets are available from the usual outlets and all go on sale 14^th May.

*Tickets on sale 21^st May

** Tickets on sale 30^th May

Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History

In an age where every new band who you hear defines their genre as Indie Electro-Pop, Two Door Cinema Club initially seem like just another naughty child.

But before I get to the music, I just need to point out how much I dig this album’s artwork. A Cat. Brilliant.

Moving on, with Tourist History, the debut album from the Northern Ireland three piece, Two Door Cinema Club seemed to have asked ‘what bands do we like?’ smooshed them all together and yelled DONE!

On initial listening, you can pinpoint a lot of influences. Something Good Can Work and What You Know sound like they were taken straight from the Postal Service’s cutting room floor and track This Is Life feels like an ode to quirky vampire weekend percussion and the influence of Bloc Party is all over Undercover Martyn.

But as you listen, the influences all seem to meld together, and you get this fun, quirky, dance-the-shit out of your bedroom album. Also, a little tip; the louder you turn this record up, the better it gets.

This album is riddled with little sonic gems like the fat beat in Cigarettes In The Theatre, the perfect pop hooks on Eat That Up It’s Good For You and on closing track You Are Not Stubborn and the dark, engaging intro to opener I Can Talk.

I’d like to see where their second album takes the three-piece, what a little age and tour dirt can do to their sound, but I have this feeling that the band will grow into a pretty rad little indie-dance act.