Archive for April, 2009

IHH on thrilling spree of shows in the UK!!!

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

IHH ON THE UK! 

I HEART HIROSHIMA meets the United Kingdom in thrilling spree of shows!

Brisbane’s I Heart Hiroshima fill their weeks up with more shows in the UK after the Euro dates with The Rakes. Sparked off after a near riot at Rics midnight on Good Friday, the threesome made a run for it announcing more UK shows in a wanton display of gratitude. Before their dis-embarkment in late April though… 2 more nights of audience massacre at RICS this Friday and next… playing treats from the brand new second album due out after returning from Europa later this year. More UK and Euopean fare to come soon as.

Thu 21 May UK, London, Barfly 
Sat 23 May UK, Bristol – Dot To Dot Festival 
Sun 24 May UK, Nottingham – Dot To Dot Festival
Mon 25 May UK, Glasgow, Twisted Wheel 
Tue 26 May UK, Manchester, Night & Day 

Also Pink Frost took a stumble of overloaded downloads at iTunes but link to earth should be re-established by the morrow. Stay calm.

Oh and…

THREE FREE FRIDAY shows

FRI 10 APRIL – RICS, Fortitude Valley (midnight on Good Friday IHH only)
FRI 17 APRIL – RICS, Fortitude Valley (plus guests MC Potataomasta)
FRI 24 APRIL – RICS, Fortitude Valley (plus guests Dick Nasty)

EUROPEAN DATES thus far…

SUN 3 MAY – ZAKK Dusseldorf, Germany with The Rakes
MON 4 MAY – BATSCHKAPP Frankfurt, Germany with The Rakes
TUES 5 MAY – ROHRE Stuttgart, Germany with The Rakes
WED 6 MAY – ABART, Zurich, Switzerland with The Rakes
FRI 8 MAY – COVO CLUB Bologne, Italy with The Rakes
SAT 9 MAY – POSTHOF, Linz, Austrla with The Rakes
SUN 10 MAY – BACKSTAGE HALL, Munich Germany with The Rakes
TUES 12 MAY – BIKINI Toulouse, France with The Rakes
WED 13 MAY – ELYSEE MONTMARTE Paris, France with The Rakes
THUR 14 MAY – GRAND MIX Tourcoing, France with The Rakes
FRI 15 MAY – LAITERIE, Strasbourg, France with The Rakes
SAT 16 MAY – THE GREAT ESCAPE Brighton, UK “Artrocker showcase” 
SUN 17 MAY – VERA Groningen, The Netherlands with The Rakes
MON 18 MAY – MELKWEG Amsterdam, The Netherlands with The Rakes

Light the fuse…

Tuff Teef out now… and PINK FROST is up and out now on iTunes, myspace and more…
www.ihearthiroshima.com
www.myspace.com/ihearthiroshima 

I HEART HIROSHIMA – TUFF TEEF by DAVE 
Released: 2008-10-13 on Valve/Weatherbox ARTROCKER RATING: 4/5 
If you’re missing Help She Can’t Swim and Elle Milano, then check out I heart Hiroshima. Their debut album – Tuff Teef – is stuffed with the same kind of brash art pop, cutting some sharp angles but not shying away from a killer tune or two. Some of the interchanges between singers reminds of the mellower moments of The Kills too, especially on ‘Stop That’. It’s a real grower. Tuff Teef has an instant appeal, but really gets inside your head after a few spins. Excellent stuff. In these days of i-pod shuffling and picking and choosing individual tracks, it’s nice to find a record that works really nicely as an entire album. Check out the single ‘Punks’, but make sure you get the whole rekkid and don’t suffer any interruptions when listening from start to finish. (ARTROCKER http://www.artrocker.com/reviews/albums/i-heart-hiroshima)

Contacts:
Label & management – Valve/Consume – consume1@ozemail.com.au

UK BOOKING AGENT: Free Trade Agency
Tel: +44 (0)20 7655 6900 – Fax: +44 (0)20 7655 6909 
Address: Free Trade Agency, 20-22 Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3NF, UK

UK RADIO: Prudence at Rocket 
St Matthew’s Church, Brixton Hill London SW2 1JF
+44 (0)207 326 1234
www.rocketpr.co.uk .. 

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QUAN… back on the footwork!

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

 

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the amateur… is this THE ONE you’ve been looking for?

Quan Yeomans delivered his amateur opus in late 2008 with a bouncing boot to the scavenged ribs of culture. Recorded in Sydney, London, Hong Kong, flight lounges, bus stops, doorways over a few years past… he wrote, played, recorded, produced everything on the album with a few friends Spod, Seja, Dan F sticking the boot in…and then on to making as many music videos as he can including the bogus download track ARE YOU THE BEAT? Are you the Beat? video here …along with the creepster video he has made for THE ONE The One video here.

The album THE AMATEUR has blown its socks off and features The One, Gimme Gimme (with Spod), OMG!, And this is what she said, Year of the Jerk and more. Boots and ball… so from the hackstreets of Hong Kong with hot smokin’ Chow chops comes QUAN live and kicking off the sweat stain of the debut solo album… having been invited to perform his debut tour in Australia as part of the 2009 BIG DAY OUT… he also was asked to play with THE PRODIGY on their Australian dates in JAN 09, along with additional shows in Brisbane with Z-Trip and Melbourne with Digital Primate. After various shows in Hong Kong – his current base… he is about to follow up with a festival in Vietnam in late April plus more upcoming Australian shows with RATATAT and the like… as well as the 2009 COME TOGETHER festival in Sydney.

Quan is a short extract from a love letter, an Amateur (from the latin ‘Amator’-'Lover’,  from Amare ‘to love’) ineptly following the natural course of things since forever. Apparently a photon that begins it’s life in the centre of the sun spends on average about 10 and a half million light years zigzaging to and fro as it slowly works it’s way to the surface, a distance that if traveled in a straight line would take a mere 2.5 seconds. It then takes a further 8.5 minutes to reach the earth. Furthermore our Sun Converts Five Million tones of Mass (about the equivalent of a million elephants) into pure energy every second. These factoids remind me of two things: 1. The virtue of patience and 2. That the immolation of a human heart pales in comparison to that of a Star’s. (Or is it the other way round?) Is this a foundation for Hip Hop?  Yes.

Quan – The Amateur (Valve): QUAN Yeomans spent a keraaazy amount of time getting his debut solo album just right. Michelle Lau and Spod duck and weave vocals on the slamming Gimme Gimme, Quan’s “got plot like Jerry Bruckheimer” on Mouthin’ Off for No Good Reason and Regurgitator’s quirky pop and a Miss Kitten-alike are their foundations for And This is What She Said… Quan’s Big Day Out shows were a rocking revelation, flowing like a harpoon daily and nightly with only a drummer and his bag of tricks. His downright filthy yet highbrow lyrics are way ahead of most home-grown MCs. Too dope to cope. MC The verdict: **** In a word: professional. Mikey Cahill (published by HIT 5 Feb 2009)

BIG DAY OUT 2009 Gold Coast parklands 18 Jan 2009: Quan Yeomans, appearing on stage wearing a gigantic sneaker on his head, has lost none of his absurdist flair, but rapidly stakes a claim as the stand-out performer of the day. The little MC that could, Yeomans’ performance this evening is nothing short of revelatory. The Regurgitator frontman’s energy is ridiculous, while the decision to support his hip hop set with a live drummer only adds intensity to his ludicrously precise and engaging performance. (RAVE)


QUAN – back on the footwork 2009!!!

SAT 25 APR – MAG MUSIC FESTIVAL, American Club, Hanoi 
A charity event to raise money for MAG (Mines Advisory Group) Vietnam, an international NGO that is dedicated to clearing unexploded bombs and mines, an enduring legacy from Vietnam’s decades-long struggle for independence.   Features I Am David Sparkle (Singapore), Goo (Thailand), The Dorques (Philippines), James Harries (UK), Minuit (NZ) and Vietnamese artists Van Ho Ba an Recycle. 
 
SUN 3 MAY – BYRON BAY The Great Northern
with RATATAT and DZ
Tickets from: the venue, www.thenorthern.com.au and consume.oztix.com.au

MON 4 MAY – BRISBANE  The HiFi
with RATATAT, DEL TORO and Honky Kong DJ.
Tickets from: www.thehifi.com.au, tel 1300‐THEHIFI (8434434), Rocking Horse Records, Butter Beats , Sunflower PacificFair, Disasterpiece, Mosh Pit Music, Kill The Music, Gooble Warming, Rockaway Records and consume.oztix.com.au

WED 6 MAY – GOLD COAST The Coolangatta Hotel
with RATATAT, ELKE and Action DJs Ben Rama and Ruftuck
Copresented by KClub, Dima Mak, Havefunclub, The Antijoy, Joy Hysteric and Bats Magazine.
Tickets from: the venue, www.thecoolyhotel.com.au, Disaster Piece Southport, Sunflower Pacific Fair, Rockaway records Springwood, Rocking Horse Records, Butter Beats, Mosh Pit Music, Kill The Music, Gooble Warming and consume.oztix.com.au

FRI 8 MAY – SYDNEY Manning Bar
with RATATAT , QUA, DEPT & PhDJ
Tickets from: the venue, www.moshtix.com.au (132 438 849) and consume.oztix.com.au

SAT 9 MAY – OXFORD TAVERN, Wollongong
plus guests Tickets from: the venue

SUN 10 MAY – CANBERRA Anu Bar
with RATATAT and QUA
Tickets from: the venue, Ticketek outlets and consume.oztix.com.au
 
SAT 23 MAY – HONG KONG Grappas Cellar 
with RATATAT  and DJs 

Presented by the Peoples Party. Tickets from usual outlets and www.thepeoplesparty.tv

SAT 6 JUNE – COME TOGETHER FESTIVAL, Sydney
with many… tickets on sale now.
And the website evolves in a future very near you soon…

 


QUAN THE AMATEUR out now on Valve/MGM. 
Featuring latest single THE ONE.

For interviews, images and more contact brian@rishrecords.com or consume1@ozemail.com.au  

Boot it!

 

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RATATAT TOUR3… guests and Melbourne sells out!!!

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

 

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Back to tour free… and with a myriad of guest artist announcements as listed below.. and final venue details including a NZ venue change and the Melbourne show bordering on SOLD OUT!.

After three albums – 2004’s RATATAT (with Seventeen Years), 2006’s CLASSICS (with Wildcat), and 2008’s more recent LP3 (with Mirando and Shempi)… and completion nearing on LP4.
From supporting Daft Punk at the LA Sports Arena in June 2007, to tours with Daft Punk, Mouse on Mars, Interpol, Franz Ferdinand, CSS, The Faint, Super Furry Animals, Björk, Clinic, Panther and The Killers… and Mogwai in Japan… along with their own outstanding headline tours including the 2005 Australia/NZ debut tour, and the Essential Festival and dates with Regurgitator in 2007.

“the coolest unconventional musicians of 2008 – there’s no doubt this is genius at work” (Rip It Up)

“The hallmark of Ratatat’s genius is their willingness to process the absolute hell out of their guitar sounds, warping them almost beyond recognition to create a blueprint for the progression of music for decades to come” (Time Out Sydney)

Evan and Mike navigate their unique sonic hover crafting a free flowing chromatic wave of guitars, keyboards, beats, smoke and mirrors back to add another overwhelming layer of atmosphere with TOUR3.
This tour will also include for the first time shows in China, Hong Kong, Vietnam… and more if the wind allows it.

Consume presents…
RATATAT 
AUSTRALASIA TOUR3

MAY 2 – TOWNSVILLE Groovin the Moo, Lou Litster Park
with Architecture in Helsinki, De La Soul, The Drones, The Grates, Living End, Okkervil River and more…
Tickets from: www.groovinthemoo.com, Moshtix - www.moshtix.com.au or 1300 438 849 (GET TIX), Ticketek - www.ticketek.com.au or 132849 and selected outlets around town.

MAY 3 – BYRON BAY The Great Northern
plus special guests QUAN and DZ
Tickets from: the venue, www.thenorthern.com.au and consume.oztix.com.au

MAY 4 – BRISBANE  The HiFi
plus special guests QUAN, DEL TORO and Honky Kong DJ.
Tickets from: www.thehifi.com.au, tel 1300‐THEHIFI (8434434), Rocking Horse Records, Butter Beats , Sunflower Pacific Fair, Disaster piece, Mosh Pit Music, Kill The Music, Gooble Warming, Rockaway Records and consume.oztix.com.au

MAY 6 – GOLD COAST The Coolangatta Hotel
plus special guests QUAN, ELKE and Action DJs Ben Rama and Ruftuck
Copresented by KClub, Dima Mak, Havefunclub, The Antijoy, Joy Hysteric and Bats Magazine.
Tickets from: the venue, www.thecoolyhotel.com.au, Disaster Piece Southport, Sunflower Pacific Fair, Rockaway records Springwood, Rocking Horse Records, Butter Beats , Mosh Pit Music, Kill The Music, Gooble Warming and consume.oztix.com.au

MAY 7 – WGONG Waves – Libertine Ranch & My Sydney Riot present A Night with the Phantom
plus TAME IMPALA, YOUNG & RESTLESS, FAIT ACCOMPLI and more
Tickets from: www.moshtix.com.au (132 438 849)

MAY 8 – SYDNEY Manning Bar
plus special guests QUAN, QUA, DEPT & PhDJ
Tickets from: the venue, www.moshtix.com.au (132 438 849) and consume.oztix.com.au

MAY 9 – MAITLAND Groovin the Moo, Maitland Showground
with Architecture in Helsinki, De La Soul, The Drones, The Grates, Living End, Okkervil River and more…
Tickets from:: www.groovinthemoo.com, Moshtix - www.moshtix.com.au or 1300 438 849 (GET TIX), Ticketek - www.ticketek.com.au or 132849 and selected outlets around town

MAY 10 – CANBERRA Anu Bar
plus special guests QUAN and QUA
Tickets from: the venue, Ticketek outlets and consume.oztix.com.au

MAY 13 – NZ AUCKLAND Montecristo – VENUE CHANGE!
in conjunction with Universally True – open to ALLAGES
plus special guests MORON SAYS WHAT and F IN MATH
Tickets from: www.undertheradar.co.nz and Real Groovy auckland and wellington

MAY 14 – NZ WELLINGTON Bar Bodega
in conjunction with Universally True
plus special guests 
Tickets from: www.undertheradar.co.nz and Real Groovy auckland and wellington

MAY 15 – MELBOURNE The Corner – NEARLY SOLD OUT!
plus special guests QUA and WORLDS END PRESS 
Tickets from: the Corner Box Office (57 Swan St Richmond 12-8 Mon-Sat), phone bookings on 9427 9198, online bookings www.cornerhotel.com and consume.oztix.com.au

MAY 16 – BENDIGO Groovin the Moo, Prince of Wales Showgrounds
with Architecture in Helsinki, De La Soul, The Drones, The Grates, Living End, Okkervil River and more…
Tickets from: www.groovinthemoo.com, Moshtix - www.moshtix.com.au or 1300 438 849 (GET TIX), Ticketek - www.ticketek.com.au or 132849 and selected outlets around town

MAY 17 – PERTH Amplifier
plus special guests THESE SHIPWRECKS and FRENCH ROCKETS
Tickets from: Moshtix, Bocs, Oztix, 78 records, Mills records, Planet Video and consume.oztix.com.au

MAY 20 – China BEIJING Mao Live house
plus special guests REBUILDING THE RIGHTS OF STATUES and ZIGZAG
MAY 21 – China SHANGHAI Zhi Jiang Dream Factory
plus special guests AV OKUBO and THE YOUTH AND THE DESTROYER 
in conjunction with Modern Sky
Tickets from usual outlets

MAY 23 – HONG KONG Grappas Cellar
plus special guests QUAN and DJs 
in conjunction with The Peoples Party
Tickets from usual outlets and www.thepeoplesparty.tv

LP3 is out now on XL/Remote Control.
LP4 is on the way.
www.ratatatmusic.com

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NEW PANTS NEW ALBUM EQUAL LOVE!

Sunday, April 12th, 2009
China’s indie electro poprockers NEW PANTS return with their latest album Equal Love. 
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新裤子 / New Pants: Formed by four teens – Peng Lei, Pang Kuan, Lo Bo, and Shang Xiao – from the hutongs of Beijing in 1996, New Pants are one of the most revered bands in China’s contemporary music history. The band’s early sound was influenced heavily by New Wave and early Punk Rock, particularly the Ramones. In recent years their sound and style has tended more towards an 80’s disco/electro/indie-rock collage of sorts.

 

Band leaders Peng Lei and Pang Kuan studied film and graphic design at Beijing Art University – Peng is an accomplished filmmaker/animator, Pang a renowned graphic designer. Peng’s clay animation film “Beihai Monster” from 2006 was a hit in the Chinese indie-film world, while Pang, a commercial designer, is responsible for some of Modern Sky Records’ best album artwork. New Pants’ flamboyant, theatrical live shows are representative of Peng and Pang’s artistic backgrounds.

 

New Pants’ self-titled debut album in 1998 ranks among the best-selling rock/pop albums ever in China and was listed second in the “Top Ten 90’s Albums” list compiled recently by prestigious Hong Kong magazine “MCB”. Their follow-up album in 2001, Disco Girl, garnered “Best Music Video” and “Best Rock Single of the Year” awards at the Channel V/ Pepsi Music Awards. She’s Automatic, New Pants’ third album, brought home the “Best Video” award from the 2003 MTV Asia Awards for the single “She’s Automatic”.

 

In 2006, the band released Dragon Tiger Panacea in China and Australia, which won Feng Yun Music Awards honors for both Best Rock Album and Best Rock Band. The record’s success fueled a sold-out tour of China, as well as a six-week tour of Australia in late 2007. The following winter, the band was invited back to Australia, this time as the sole Asian performers at the Andy Warhol Retrospective “Up Late” at the Brisbane Modern Art Gallery. The band headed to London soon after to perform at the Victoria and Albert Museum of London’s “China Now” series. 

 

“Equal Love” is New Pants’ latest album, released to high-acclaim in China late 2008. After touring China in support of the album, New Pants is now gearing up for another tour of Australia and US dates later this year.

NEW PANTS – EQUAL LOVE album V107 out APRIL 10 includes bonus music video DVD 
out now on VALVE through MGM.
Features the radio tracks GRAND PANDA, GOLDEN IDOL, MR DIRECTOR, DOUBLE HAPPINESS and more…
contact consume1@ozemail.com.au for more info, images etc

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