Soo Parklife Brisbane officially kicks off a week from today!
To get into the mood of what is usually the start of the festival season we thought we'd have a chat to Harley Streten a.k.a FLUME, who this year, is officially popping his Parklife cherry as an artist on the bill. After doing a bit of research and snooping around some of the tracks Flume has posted on the internet, we couldn't resist the urge to ask him all about this ridiculous comment that was posted on his remix of Hermitude's track 'Hyperparadise.' (Read Above) Tune into the show on tuesday to hear the full 'awks' situations we put him through! Think piss, chicks, dad's and festivals! Part one of the chat is linked here...
Yesterday on the show we were lucky enough to have Danny Harley, a.k.a The Kite String Tangle, come in and give us a rundown on what this exciting alias is all about. Frequented readers of this blog would know that Danny is also a member of Brisbane electronic band Pigeon... whoops, i forgot no one reads this... my bad, Anyway we were lucky enough to hear a sneak peak of Tinder, a track Danny has been working on though is yet to release and boy were we blown away by this lads talent! Not only musically but also in music knowledge with Danny scoring six and three quarters, out of ten on 'How Bandy is the Band,' and smashing Pat at a game of kite string untangling! Peep the video above to see exactly what went down in studio!
Waking up on a monday morning after a weekend of pulling double shifts, working two jobs and spending half of the earnings i'd made on eating out, truly epitomises the extent of my first world problems! The weekend, now over, my heart is still pumping and i'm stepping out of a bed with blankets rather then a cave with leaves, clarifies that the problems i am often faced with are really nothing to be worried about. For me, It's days like these that make finding new music the biggest treat a 23 year old western-world human could ever wake up to. Sometimes days like these can be compared to christmas, or a birthday, though disappointingly, that wasn't today! This morning i discovered the sounds of 'The Kite String Tangle!' My pessimistic attitude towards living subsided, i thought positively about my food and bank account situation, and my life as an 'energetic-youth-kickarse-motherfucker' transformed into fruition! After reading the bio listed on soundcloud, Danny Harley, aka 'The Kite String Tangle' appears to have already cemented a place within the Australian music scene. Having already played festivals such as Splendour, Peats Rigde, and Parklife, as a member of another band, it's safe to say that this mystical music making creature definately knows what the fuck he is doing! My suspicions lead me to believe that band is Brisbane unearthed outfit Pigeon, though i'm not 100% sure so stay tuned to see if we can get this cracker on our show and unlock the answers! Yarda, yarda, yarda, this guy (Danny Harley) makes fucken cool music, so listen to it and follow him! http://soundcloud.com/thekitestringtangle
So it's told, Irie is a state of consciousness that allows you to feel spiritually content and comfortable with your environment. Press play on Katchafire's new tune irie and if that definition doesn't occur naturally... go see a doctor! Katchafire are one of the most respected and hard working roots collectives around and this tune Irie, is the third single off their platinum selling fourth studio album! GET INTO IT... ohh, it's titled On The Road Again! Hailing out of NZ (bro), the guys are all set to tour Australia later this month and the best part about catching one their shows is... there's EIGHT of them! Bang for your BUCK! haha. Check the clip above to see & hear the deliciously good vibes of Katchafire, or tune in on Tuesdays to 102.1 4ZZZ FM with The Beejaydeejays. http://www.facebook.com/katchafireband
Regular followers of this blog, if there are any of you out there... Sorry. Sorry that i've taken a break from keeping you up to date with the latest splash of music news, i too understand that it may not be the latest, but it sure as hell sounds real when reading this blog! Anyway, i'm back to help you out! I've found something and i believe you guys deserve the GOD DAMN RIGHTS to listen to it. Lemonade.... WTF! I know. This... is... a... band! Formed in San Fran, that hipster-ass place in the USofA, this all male dominated 3-piece initially crafted their music as visceral, psychedelic, and "vaguely tropical rave journeys," that supposedly touched upon the masses, though never quite resonated and stuck around in peoples itunes libraries. Lemonade released a self-titled LP in 2008 influenced by artist such as Liquid Liquid, Sons of a Loop Da Loo Era and Digital Mystikz. Though if your anything like me, you probs have no fucken idea who any of those influences are, making sense as to why you would of never of heard these guys. Since that first release, Lemonade moved to New York, released a second body of work, Pure Moods, and attempted to ditch this Schizophrenic palate for something more along the POP music lines. It seems like the lads decided to "keep it real," merging a plethora of sounds and global rhythms into something more listenable to a wider audience, hence forming this brand new LP, Diver. The newby documents the band as operating as a focused unit, something that seems a tad more interested in speaking to an audience, rather then merely 'blowing the loads' of a bunch of MDMA filled pill heads (Not saying that wouldn't fun, as it would). Labelled as a bold and sensual electronic pop record, this first single 'Ice Water' is something i know you'll enjoy. Listen out for it on our show or watch the clip above!
Over the past ten years the careers of two highly talented musical siblings have moved uncannily
parallel to one another. Shortly after finishing high school the pair both moved from
their hometown of Rockhampton to the big smoke we like to call BrisVegas to further pursue
musical education and endure the long, arduous and lonely road of becoming struggling musicians. This road Inevitably launched the pair's separate solo
music careers, cumulating in a total of 5 epic EPs! Hit fast forward to today, the pair consisting of Dan & Hannah Acfield, now side
by side, have a new single, and a sound that is one to be recognised! (seriously we're gonna flog the shit out their song "after you"!) Playing at Dowse Bar in Paddington on the 22nd of this month, we reckon these two kids definitely have the goods! Listen out for their single "After You" on next weeks show or anytime NOW on 4ZZZ, as it truly ROCKS our JOCKS, soooo, it's gonna ROCK YOURS! http://www.facebook.com/danandhannahacfield
Zed listeners, blogsphere, world wide web, mum... Last week on the show we got chatting to Dan from Last Dinosaurs in regards to their upcoming 'In A Million Years' tour! The band are currently playing shows locally if your keen to check them out, before embarking on a short stint to the UK, France & Germany! Hear what Dan had to say in our live interview below. We were also lucky enough to have Todd & Jake in the studio from The Bloodpoets, prior to their friday night gig @ The Hifi. We definitely tested their musical knowledge putting them to the 'How Bandy is the Band' test! The lads did considerably well, enough to make the grade and be called a band! Check out how they went on the podcast below! Enjoy
Yesterday on the show we had Jake, Scotty and Mason from The Drive come into the studio for an epic acoustic and catch up! The lads are all set to perform this Saturday the 7th of April @ X & Y Bar in The Valley, opening for Gold Coast rockers Nine Sons of Dan! The lads topped the leader board on "How Bandy is the Band" recognising 7 out of the 10 tunes we mashed together... Placing them on par with Re:Enactment. For those who missed out on the fun we had in studio yesterday the podcast is up below! Scroll down motherlickers!
From the bedroom to the open road, this band really knows how to travel! We caught up with Luke from the band, Guthrie, whilst he was in a car travelling south from Byron Bay en route Launceston! The Band have embarked on an EPIC tour attempting to reach every corner of the the east coast of Australia! Basically if you miss one of their shows... What the F*ck have you been doing?... Here at triple zed we know how hard it can be, so hear our chat with Luke from Guthrie linked below! Parts 1 & 2! P.S. this chat is very smelly.... we advise you listen closely
Wassup Wassup, long time last postie! Have been busy little bee's at 4ZZZ, Jake got the pleasure of speaking to Vinnie from Django Django whilst the band were at the SXSW Festival in Texas, last friday... hear what Vinnie has to say on next weeks show! Tuesday 27th March!! 102.1 4ZZZ FM or stream online www.4zzzfm.org.au
Had the pleasure of checking out Re:Enactment perform live at Woodland Bar on saturday night. Their headlining set started off with some incredible drumming starring the lead singer Jacob on the floor tom fronting the stage. 'Problematic' got the crowd up and out of their seats, and took the front man off the stage and into the crowd. Moving through the set seamlessly these guys really know how to wow an 'indy' audience. Filled with splashes of melodic riffs, electronic spikes and cowbell tweaks, these guys ended on a massive high wowing the masses with their energetic tune 'Higher Duties.' Check out the podcast from last weeks show posted below!
