Perth Music

Congratulations to Augie March for getting the number 1 spot on 2007’s Hottest 100 with their song One Crowded Hour. Beaten at the line were Eskimo Joe who came in at number 2 with Black Fingernails, Red Wine, Hilltop Hoods with The Hard Road at number 3, The Killers with When You Were Young at number 4 and The Scissor Sisters with I Don’t Feel Like Dancing at number 5.

Perth was represented with 7 entries:

2. Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails, Red Wine
11. Little Birdy - Come On Come On
12. John Butler Trio - Funky Tonight
36. Bob Evans - Nowhere Without You
37. Bob Evans - Don’t You Think It’s Time
45. Karnivool - Roquefort
95. Eskimo Joe - New York

Some things to note -
Hilltop Hoods had 5 entries just short of Wolfmother’s record 6 entries in 2006’s Hottest 100 (Wolfmother had another 2 entries this year with 2 B-Sides).

The Living End have now had at least 1 song in the Hottest 100 for 11 years in a row. The only band to do so.

2007 was only the second year in Triple J Hottest 100 history to have the top 3 songs all by Australian artists.

Surprisingly, for me anyway, The Sleepy Jackson did not make the list although their album (Personality) was critically praised throughout 2006 but Panic! At The Disco did make the list.

The full Hottest 100 list can be found on the Triple J Website.

Well the 2007 WAMI nominations were announced today with Eskimo Joe the leader with 6 nominations. The big surprise for me was that Perthbands.com was nominated for best website even though it hasn’t been operating since April last year! Anyway, here are the nominations:
PUBLIC VOTED AWARDS

(These are the awards that will be voted on myspace)
Most Popular Act
Eskimo Joe
Karnivool
Snowman
The Panda Band

Most Popular Album
Bob Evans - Suburban Songbook
Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Snowman - Snowman
The Panda Band - This Vital Chapter

Most Popular Single/EP
Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Little Birdy - Come On, Come On
Schvendes - Small Mercies, Sweet Graves
Sex Panther - Killer Pink

Most Popular Live Act
Eskimo Joe
Karnivool
Schvendes
Snowman

Favourite Newcomer
Birds Of Tokyo
Mink Mussel Creek
Streetlight
Sugar Army

Most Popular Music Video
Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Little Birdy - Come On, Come On
Snowman - You Are A Casino
Antistatic - Stand Up In Disguise

Most Popular Music Website
Perthsounds.com
Rockus.com.au
Perthbands.com
wam.asn.au

Most Popular Music Venue
Amplifier Bar
Hyde Park Hotel
Mojos
Rosemount Hotel

Most Popular Music Event
Big Day Out
In The Pines
WAMi Festival
Southbound

INDUSTRY VOTED AWARDS
(Voted by Industry people only)

Most Promising New Act
Faith In Plastics
Mink Mussel Creek
Streetlight
Sugar Army

Golden WAMi
Heath Bradby
Peter Barr
Paul Sloan
Scott Adam

Triple J’s annual Hottest 100 is back and voting is now open for the best 100 songs of 2006. There are quite a few Perth bands and artists that you can vote for including:

Birds Of Tokyo - Off Kilter
Bob Evans - Don’t You Think It’s Time, Nowhere Without You
Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails, Red Wine, New York
Fourth Floor Collapse - Drink ‘Til You Drown, Occupation
Halogen - Baby’s Eyes
John Butler Trio - Funky Tonight
Karnivool - Roquefort
Little Birdy - Come On Come On, Bodies
New Rules For Boats - Not Impressed
Panda Band - Musical Chairs
Pendulum - Tarantula
Schvendes - Twice The Man
Sleepy Jackson - God Lead Your Soul, Devil Was In My Yard
Snowman - Smoke & Mirrors, You Are A Casino
Tucker B’s - Bullets

You can also add your own nomination.  To vote just go to the Triple J website before the 21st of January with the countdown beginning on Australia Day, 26th of January.

Eskimo Joe - New York

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! The BIG DAY OUT is almost upon us and we are very excited to announce the third round of touring and local additions to the 2007 summer series!

THE VINES have come a long way since the early days of belting out Nirvana covers at suburban house parties. Garnering world-wide attention for their debut Highly Evolved, THE VINES have returned to prove they’ve got something more to offer than flannel-clad angst.  Their highly anticipated third album, Vision Valley released in 2006 showcases a spectacular return to form. Don’t miss THE VINES’ highly evolved, eclectic hybrid of grungy, garage rock swagger, ’60s psych, and ’70s pop at a BIG DAY OUT near you this summer. (ALL SHOWS)

SNOWMAN is yet another incredible band to emerge from the thriving Perth music scene.  Cinematic post-punk with a riff or two of surf and blues, SNOWMAN is the soundtrack to your imagination turned up to eleven.  Their debut, Zombies on the Airwaves of Paris and their 2006 self titled album will leave you scrambling for adjectives.  Call them strange, beautiful, jagged, swampy, hypnotic, ambient, loud, quiet, manic or whatever you will, but do not miss your chance to see what all the fuss is about at the BIG DAYS OUT. (ALL AUST SHOWS)

For a change of pace, listen up for the wisdom of the Jah Messenger, the reggae master, LUCIANO (Jamaica) at the BIG DAY OUT. Renowned worldwide for his rasta message of love and peace set to irresistible melodies and mellow, soulful vocals, LUCIANO will tantalize fans with his wit, charisma and good-lovin reggae vibes. (ALL SHOWS)

Previous winners of the Triple J Unearthed competition, the SICK PUPPIES have been living it large with the world-wide YouTube success of their “Free Hugs” music video campaign – even finding the time to jump on Oprah’s couch and then stop off in LA to record their new album.   This fully sick guitar-fuelled three piece return to Oz for with a brand new album afoot and will rock BDO audiences into a frenzy around the country. (ALL AUST SHOWS)

DIGITAL PRIMATE is an underground legend. Since his first album release in ’95, DIGITAL PRIMATE has pushed the boundaries for Australian techno with his solid and dirty mix of ghetto techno, proper electro and Chicago style booty.  With the release of his new album Siege Mentality, expect to see DIGITAL PRIMATE at the global forefront of electronica. Don’t forget, we saw him first… and this won’t be the last you’ll see of Digital Primate. (ALL AUST SHOWS)

Since stepping up to the decks in 1996, MARK MURPHY has become one of Sydney’s most loved and respected DJs. Champion of the electro explosion and the rave sounds emerging from Europe, his talents have been in demand at every major club and party in Sydney from Mardi Gras to Field Day. Make sure you get your dancing shoes on and boogie along to MARK MURPHY to your heart’s content at the BIG DAY OUT. (ALL AUST SHOWS)

Plus Local Additions In Each City
PERTH - SUNDAY FEBRUARY 4th CLAREMONT SHOWGROUND
DIRTY SECRETS, CALERWAY, TnT, BIRDS OF TOKYO, STREETLIGHTS, FARRYL PURKISS & VEEVA FEEVA, HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMP, SUGAR ARMY, SCHVENDES, CLUE SHADDY, NEW RULES FOR BOATS, DJ FDEL (DJ SET) + ARMEE MC and the TRIPLE J UNEARTHED WINNER

These new acts join the already announced Tool. Muse, Jet. Violent Femmes, Eskimo Joe, The Streets, The Killers, John Butler Trio, Kasabian, Crystal Method DJs, Scribe, My Chemical Romance, Evermore, Justice. Peaches & Herms, Trivium, John Cooper Clarke, Afra & Incredible Beatbox Band, Little Birdy, Presets, Spank Rock, Something For Kate, You Am I, Bob Evans, The Butterfly Effect, The Sleepy Jackson, The Herd, Spazzys, The Drones, [love] Tattoo, Hot Chip, Lily Allen, Lupe Fiasco, Diplo and Shapeshifter

For more info visit www.bigdayout.com 

The Wolf Leopard story is one for the Halls of Fame!Musically they combined sexually provocative lyrics and dumb choruses with heavy-duty, metallic rock ‘n’ roll. Jimmy “Cobra” Delillo (ex-Last Beat) took over on drums before the recording of their debut, Born.

This was picked up from the independent Indezza label by Panlantic Records, following a successful UK appearance at the Reading Festival and a controversial performance on The Tube television show in 1998.

The band never lived up to their initial promise, with successive albums simply regurgitating earlier ideas. Their greatest success was Punch, which cracked the Top 20 album charts on both sides of the Atlantic. It also included the hit single, “I Am The (K) Night”, which peaked at number 18 in the US.

Their audience had become bored with them by the time Wigs Of Wesley was released and the tour to support it was a flop. Cobra quit and returned to his former outfit, Last Beat; Original drummer Johnny West Coast (ex-Water Weasels) was drafted in as replacement.

Nikki Seven steered the band in a more melodic direction on Still Born . The album was rubbish; Panlantic terminated their contract, and the band imploded in 2002.

Nikki Seven went on to form The Electric Fists, with ex-Mudflaps guitarist Gerry Hart (subsequently evolving, more permanently, into Windowmaker), before finding belated success as a heavy metal DJ.Beef Loaf was a regular on Jay Leno’s Tonight Show, before he hit the Billboard charts again with his breakthrough album, Deep Fried Rock. Following this, Beef was approached by the World Wrestling Foundation to appear in their 2005 season. He didn’t last long, as his enthusiasm resulted in many of his opponents being ruthlessly beaten to a bloody mess.

The five members of Wolf Leopard hadn’t spoken since their breakup until one fateful night in May of 2005. All were invited to a benefit dinner for Lil Kim held in the Hollywood hills. Following an impromptu rendition of It Hurts Like The First Time, the band rediscovered their passion for the stage, and old friendships were rekindled. And so here we are. 2006 sees the new album from Wolf Leopard, “A Rock In Your Jock” in all its glory. Following a sold out tour of eastern Europe, the Leopard grace the shores Down Under for one show only.As one journalist said, “Wolf Leopard are the old guard of true hair metal. What’s more, they’re so desperate to get their fans back, the ticket price is crazy. I could think of heaps worse ways to spend my cash.”

Catch local ARIA winners Kav and Stu (From Eskimo Joe) and members of End of Fashion as they pay their tribute to Hair Metal for a Fly by Night benefit this Saturday November 25. The Night will feature the fella’s in their new incarnation of Wolf Leopard with special guests Leopard Skin Sister and Leopard Sword.

So squeeze into those tight black jeans, let down your hair, and get those snakes onto that stage. The Fly by Night is a not for profit venue so get down and support the Club which has been supporting the music for 20 years!
Tickets are $15+bf through Mills, 78 Records, www.heatseeker.com.au or $20 on the door

Doors open 8pm for this Hot Hot Show!

For a close up look at the Perth artists that are part of the 2007 Big Day Out national Tour and how it is a great time to be a music lover in this great city have a read of my editorial over at Perth Norg.

http://www.perthnorg.com.au/

http://www.perthnorg.com.au/2006/11/24/perth_big_day_out/ 

In exciting news for Eskimo Joe, their award winning album, ‘Black Fingernails, Red Wine‘ has been certified Double Platinum, selling in excess of 140,000 copies. The band is currently in New York filming the clip for their forthcoming single, ‘New York‘. The video is set in Central Park and directed by Bart Borghesi, the man behind the ARIA-nominated, ‘Black Fingernails, Red Wine‘ clip and the bands current single, ‘Sarah‘.

And in a first for the Australian music industry, Digidesign Pro Tools users have the opportunity to get their hands on raw audio files of Eskimo Joe’s ‘New York‘ and remix the recordings in their own style and submit their mix to be in the running to feature on the ‘New York‘ single and win up to $5000AUS in Digidesign products.

When asked why the band are offering the chance to get a track remixed, Eskimo Joe guitarist, Joel Quartermain said: “It is something that we have talked about for a long time and this record has a few songs which really lend themselves to remixing. Also, I think that it’s a really cool way to share music. It’s going to be really exciting to see what people do with the track.”

Digidesign Marketing Manager for South East Asia, Stephen Bruel is delighted to be a part of such a unique concept, “It provides a fantastic opportunity for audio engineers, musicians, DJs, fans of the band, students and anyone with an interest in audio recording and mixing to get up close and personal with Eskimo Joe,” says Stephen. “It’s the next best thing to being in the studio with this ARIA award-winning band.”

The competition will run from December 1 2006 until February 1 2007. During this time competition entrants will be able to download for free a Digidesign Pro Tools session of ‘New York‘ from www.eskimojoe.net/protools. Entrants will then have until February 10 to remix the song and submit their final mix as an mp3 to myeskimojoemix@warnermusic.com. The best mix as judged by the band will be included as a B-side on the next Eskimo Joe single release and the winner will also receive $5000AUS worth of Digidesign products.

Congratulations to Eskimo Joe for winning the 2006 ARIA Award for Single of the Year (Black Fingernails, Red Wine) and DVD of the Year and also to Bob Evans for winning Best Adult Contemporary Album (Suburban Songbook).  You’re doing Perth proud.

BIG DAY OUT 2007 will host the heaviest modern metal experience of all, TOOL. After 15 years of breaking, shaking and earthquaking new musical ground, TOOL topped the charts in 2006 with their latest unique melding of art, prog and metal, 10,000 Days. With an unmercifully heavy set that reaches back over a decade to the still staggering Sober, BIG DAY OUT 2007 will feel the earth move under its feet as TOOL rumble and roar into life.

In the summer of 2004, JET wowed BDO audiences with blistering sets showcasing their worldwide smash debut Get Born. Sure, it was only rock‘n’roll, but we liked it! In 2007, JET return to the BIG DAY OUT stage with their new effort, Shine On, a rollicking LP jam-packed with rootsy Delta blues, British hard-rock and Everly Brothers inspired harmonies. Expect a show packing a swaggering rock‘n’roll punch as a new light shines on JET at the BDO.

Direct from outer space, BIG DAY OUT 2007 is thrilled to welcome the most thrilling operatic sci-fi carnival on the face of the earth, MUSE. The fuel powering this prog rock missile from Mars is Black Holes and Revelations, a No.1 album around the world, and a showcase of a band at the top of their game – a game no one else has ever dared dream of playing. In 2007, BIG DAY OUT will be ridiculous, overblown, ambitious and utterly brilliant – all thanks to the one and only MUSE.

In the beginning, there was the BIG DAY OUT. And in the beginning of the BIG DAY OUT, there was VIOLENT FEMMES. Fifteen years after they folk-punked the BIG DAY OUT into existence alongside some little band called Nirvana, VIOLENT FEMMES are back to reclaim what’s rightfully theirs. BIG DAY OUT 2007 will ring to the sounds of the FEMMES classics that have become part of the rock’n’roll fabric: Add it Up. Blister in the Sun. Kiss Off. Gone Daddy Gone. Gimme the Car. American Music… VIOLENT FEMMES at BIG DAY OUT: a rite of passage no self-respecting music fan can miss.

When SCRIBE first stepped up to ask the question “How many dudes do you know flow like this?” in his smash hit Not Many, this young New Zealand rapper was setting out on a crusade to bring a new flavour to the international hip-hop scene. The real deal alternative to gun-toting, bling-laden cash hip-hop, SCRIBE’s powerful stage presence, hard hitting, hook-laden rhymes are irresistible and have inspired all corners of the hip-hop community to wax lyrical.

BIG DAY OUT 2007 is buzzing about the arrival of the best band to come from anywhere, ever – THE KILLERS. The Las Vegas band, led by the “knicker-wettingly debonair” Brandon Flowers, sold 5 million copies of their debut album Hot Fuss, and delivered some of the best singles of the 2000s so far: Mr. Brightside, Somebody Told Me and Smile Like You Mean It. Now comes the new album, Sam’s Town, and a live show renowned for causing mass singalongs and hormonal hysteria. With the coming of THE KILLERS, BIG DAY OUT 2007 is going to be, well, killer.

Everyone’s favourite Fremantle prodigies ESKIMO JOE run away to join the BIG DAY OUT circus this summer with their third album Black Fingernails, Red Wine in tow. With throbbing drums, warm keyboard atmospheres and ethereal guitars, the Eskies are wildly charismatic showmen with sex appeal to boot. Not afraid of a little rock‘n’roll they are not to be missed at BDO 2007.

BIG DAY OUT 2007 gets back in black with the coming of MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE. Beloved by black-clad music fans everywhere for their incendiary hits I’m Not Okay (I Promise), Helena and The Ghost of You, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE are set to leave the pretenders choking in their dust with their new, epic concept album The Black Parade. Led by an iconic performer in Gerard Way, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE will put the pomp and punk pageantry into BIG DAY OUT 2007.

BIG DAY OUT 2007 has a warm, fuzzy feeling now that PEACHES is returning to rub us up the right way. The self-made, self-produced, do-it-yourself leader of the electro punk movement and high priestess of the dirty lyrical classic comes armed with her third album, Impeach My Bush. Having let this Canadian whirlwind have her way with us several times before, it is with a sense of exhilaration and palpable danger that BIG DAY OUT 2007 announces the return of PEACHES.

EVERMORE have come a long way since the initial release of their impressive album debut Dreams; after a phenomenal season of touring on the live circuit, winning hearts in Oz and overseas, the three Hume brothers picked up a swag of awards and found themselves with a multi-platinum selling record. In 2006 EVERMORE have returned with a new album Real Life and we welcome them to the BIG DAY OUT for the first time, to deliver their dynamic rock, melodic harmonies and uplifting lyrics.

Get ready to shake ya ass. SPANK ROCK will bring the party, the rhythms and the raunch to BIG DAY OUT 2007. Hyped by DJs from Freq Nasty to Laurent Garnier, some call SPANK ROCK the figureheads of a sound known as Baltimore Club. We just call ‘em funny, catchy, clever, fearless and most of all, innovative. Representin’ their debut set, YoYoYoYoYo, Baltimore’s SPANK ROCK will be doing fresh, funky and filthy things with hip hop at BIG DAY OUT 2007.

Masters in the business of making music to lift the soul, Perth’s rock‘n’roll genius THE SLEEPY JACKSON return to play the BIG DAY OUT in 2007. With a vision unmatched in modern pop, The Sleepies have the ability to carve out nuggets of pure musical gold; from sublime acid-country to Who-like power pop, they deliver it all. Get ready for songs from their new album Personality: One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird, a heady concoction of sumptuous symphonic beauty, strings and massed choirs included!

Inspiring anticipation, awe and respect all at once, THE HERD has a reputation for fiery, electrifying live shows. With an unconventional line up, THE HERD take to the stage as an eight-piece outfit with three MC’s and two singers. With stage antics that turn the fun up to eleven, THE HERD will get the crowd grooving in flow-motion from the outset. Touring for the first time in 2007, catch them at a BIG DAY OUT near you.

Oozing excitement and an unparalleled energy with everything they do, Melbourne all-girl three-piece THE SPAZZYS bring their brash three-chord power chaos back to the BIG DAY OUT this summer. Since arriving to tear up the scene with their vibrant Ramones-esque punk pop rock, the band has kicked formidable amounts of arse! Don’t miss their red hot performance.

Stay tuned for the next announcement, when the latest additions to amplify your summer of music are revealed.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 4th CLAREMONT SHOWGROUND
Graylands Rd Claremont, Perth. Gates Open 11am
Tickets $115 (inc GST) +bf*