another note on this topic...when the Beatles resigned with EMI (i think in the 90's) they made a clause in their contract that all beatles material would sell at the HIGHEST STANDARD PRICE IN EVERY TERRITORY ALWAYS! so you can get Neil Young records for $18.85 Van Morrison's Astral Weeks for $10 and Humble Pies Greatest Hits for $1.50 but Help! will forever be $34.95
i thought this was gonna be a forum about nathan hickey..aka nato
whats wrong with Pluto? They are usually great live. I am rather looking forward to their new record myself. I arrived at this show really late and only saw Crowded House. It was great and I even liked their new stuff...it was dark and moody.
It is the awesomeist video i have seen in a long time. and the album is fantastic to. Worth the wait!
good stuff D Rad.
Forget Vitamin C. You need The Phoenix Foundation to finally sweep those winter cobwebs under the piano. We are on tour very soon with our friends Gran Prix. Fun Fun Fun till my daddy took my t-bird away.
umm yeah
‘’The Phoenix Foundation Happy Ending Release Tour’’
With Special Guests ‘’Grand Prix’’.
Thurs November 8th – Latitude Live, Napier. 8.00pm
Tickets From Movement & www.amplifier.co.nz
Fri 9th November – Galatos, Auckland. 8.30pm
Sat 10th November – Galatos, Auckland. 8.30pm
Tickets from Real Groovy & www.amplifier.co.nz
Sat November 17th - Opera House, Wellington. 7.30pm
Tickets From Real Groovy & Ticketek www.ticketek.co.nz, and the MFC &
St James Box Office 04 384 3840
Thurs November 22nd – Revolver, Queenstown. 8.00pm
Tickets From Play It Again & www.amplifier.co.nz & the venue
Fri November 23rd – The Civic, Christchurch. 8.30pm
Tickets From Cosmic Corner, Real Groovy, www.amplifier.co.nz & the venue
Sat November 24th - The Glenroy Theatre, Dunedin. 8.30pm
Tickets From Real Groovy, Ticketek (Regent Box Office only) & www.amplifier.co.nz
Sat December 1st – Hamilton, Altitude (Fuel Festival).
Tickets From Ticketdirect www.ticketdirect.co.nz, Hamilton Libraries,
Wel Trust Academy & Altitude www.fuelfest.co.nz
For All Publicity Enquiries:
Lauren Clough @ Maiden New Zealand
Ph: 09 361 2219
lauren@maidennz.com
Well i haven't posted here in a while...
anyways, new Phoenix Foundation album out this week 'Happy Ending'
which is of course available here http://www.smokecds.com/cd/42466
or at itunes NZ... we we'r number one on there charts yesterday...how did that happen?
and here is our hot new video;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaIA7zKzWlE
choiuyerps
tpf
far out.... poor dude. must not have had good enough hook ups for the weed ow in NZ.
ARGHRGHDSHDMHSDMMMmmmmm
That box set looks hot.
The normal CD doesn't come out till early next year.
Apparently its a sneaky move where by they kept telling media that the album wouldn't be ready for a long time then band here is the album....blah blah. bypass it getting leaked to the net by leaking it yourselves. and THEN let people pay what they want. Its almost like a challenge to fans. You like our music enough to sneak it around from stolen pre mastered CDRs so do you like it enough to pay for a digital version.
Its very cool. Quite unpretentious and totally Radiohead
yo peeps,
czech this video;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaIA7zKzWlE
Bright Grey is the first single off Happy Ending. The Phoenix Foundation release Happy Ending through Flying Nun records on the 8th of October.
BONZA!
cheers
s
Samuel Flynn Scott is a Wellington songwriter from the band The Phoenix Foundation. He has released one solo album The Hunt Brings Us Life but usually performs the songs off it with his band Bunnies On Ponies. They also play on the album. So he is not really a solo performer. He also has a band called Custard Pirates but they are too awesome to even think about. So stop thinking about them Custardy tunesmiths!
Oh my god when did Paul join The Band? He must get me Levon Helms number.
Hmm thats interesting Jet as Norah Jones recorded he last record at home which must mean a serious dip in cost compared to her earlier fancy studio albums. I may be ill informed.
I really hope the Bluenote thing goes well for Holly its a big risk signing a multi-album deal but her manager is pretty on to it and fairly responsible for signing Breaks Co-op to Parlophone I believe so he should be able to weigh up the evils of the different companies.
Its funny this offloading of the majors little sub labels. They often have much better return (in ratio to investment) than the flagship labels/artists and much less risk. I actually think we may see a new era where labels break off from their major chains and go back to the investor indy label scenario that kicked arse in the late fifties. Atlantic being the prime example.
anyway blah de blah... GOOD LUCK HOLLY!
Hey dudezez, yep the old chaps of The Phoenix Foundation are strappin on their depend undies and heading back to the states. Eagle Versus Shark for which we made the soundtrack is getting its full theatrical release and we shall be chasing it around america as well as playing shows with the exceptional UK/NZ band The Veils. We are also doing shows with Voxtrot, Au Revoire Simone and a party for The Flight Of The Conchords.
it should all be rather fun... here is some press spaz and our tour dates. tell your friends cousin in Boston to come along!
cheers
s phoenix f
“High fives all around” – Under The Radar
“the most gorgeously unexpected surprise of the year” - V Man
“serene and fluid… a soundtrack to the dreams you don’t want to end.” - The Sentimentalist
“a great CD” – Impose
"Pretty cool"- Jeremy
"Winsome robopop."-Playboy
Phoenix Foundation Tour Schedule:
Weds May 30: Bishop, CA – The Masonic Temple
Sat June 2: Seattle, WA – The Crocodile w/ Voxtrot
Sun June 3: San Francisco, CA – Amoeba Records In-Store Performace
Mon June 4: Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
Weds June 6: Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones
Thurs June 7: New York – The Veils @ Mercury Lounge
Fri June 8: NY – The Veils @ Union Hall
Sat June 9: Boston – The Veils @ Great Scott
Mon June 11: New York – ‘Eagle V Shark’ premiere party
Tues June 12: Philadelphia, PA – Flight of the Conchords After party @ World Café
For more information on Miramax’s ‘Eagle Vs. Shark’, Visit: http://www.eaglevsshark.net/
For more tour updates and sexy info go to http://www.thephoenixfoundation.co.nz/
or http://www.myspace.com/thephoenixfoundationnz
For Information on Young American Recordings, check out: http://www.yamrecordings.com/
For Press Inquiries, Interview Requests, OR If You’d Like To Attend A Screening, Contact
Nat Hays , Jonny Kaps , or The Minner
(718) 599-3740
How did Rosie sneak on there? She is very out of place seeing as everyone else around that table is comercial radio fodder but to be honest if they did let her speak she would probably speak a lot more sense than most of the crap I've heard.
Seriously got my goose up. Dave Gibson is pretty funny and nice chap as far as I can tell but rabbiting on about lame it is to sing in a NEW ZEALAND accent!!!!!! Shit man we're New Zealanders. If he can sing like a 14 year old emo brat from Canada then whats so wrong with drawwwwin' out a fyew wowds eh? Dark Tower are not amused I'm sure.
It makes me think of Letterbox Lambs. Best NZ guitar band of the 90s hands down. Kiwi accents. Zero sales. Stupid public.
Um this my longest nzmusic rant in ages. I feel like an alcoholic having a sneaky gin after rehab.
and yes we should drop the NZ from NZ Music Month.
brand NZ= barf instead
Man I have played two really great shows there in the last couple of months. Its a scuz pot but it has something special about it. OH SHIT AND I LEFT MY UKULELE THERE!
PUblic Address has some good info on this. As usually Russel Brown is fairly well informed and balanced in his artist copywrite versus public good via coporate greed arguments. One of the issues here is that EMI is in dire financial doldrums (apparently...i'm sure the beatles keep them fairly buoyant) and being the first label to offer DRM free stuff means they will be the ones to cash in on the publicity etc.
Ok..here is some bullshit.
Samuel Flynn Scott and Lawrence Arabia are pleased to announce a tour:
by THEM
(i.e Samuel Flynn Scott and Lawrence Arabia)
for YOU
(i.e. parochial citizens of New Zealand)
in VARIOUS PLACES
(specifically AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON, CHRISTCHURCH and DUNEDIN)
to REVEAL
DOC’s secret Haast’s Eagle breeding programme
In an unprecedented display of solidarity, “the best young songwriter in New Zealand today,”* Samuel Flynn Scott, and “probably New Zealand’s greatest modern songwriter,”** Lawrence Arabia are heading out on the road in April and performing each others songs , in a band, together!
WHY?
Because Scott has received insider information that DOC is secretly breeding Haast’s Eagle, Jurassic Park style, on a lushly enforested offshore island. Knowing his friend Arabia’s fondness for extinct species, he convinced him to return from his London exile to form what could only be described as The Ultimate New Zealand Supergroup, a veritable mighty totara to the emaciated lancewood sapling of “Finn Runga Dobbyn 2000.” Samuel and Lawrence will be joined on the road by the Duo Orchestra of Craig Terris (Cassette) and Tom Callwood (Little Bushmen). Splendid.
With the all-powerful spirit of Kiwi Music behind them, Samuel Flynn Scott and Lawrence Arabia have unilaterally begun Phase Six of Kiwi Music’s expansion into all spheres of life, the purpose of which is to get the beardy denizens of DOC to reveal their dirty little secret: The Haast Eagle Breeding Programme.
Lend your support to the campaign at the following venues:
Friday April 13 – Wellington - San Francisco Bathhouse
Saturday April 14 – Auckland – Schooner Tavern
Friday April 20 – Christchurch – Dux De Lux
Saturday April 21 – Dunedin – Arc Cafe
Tickets available from Cosmic Corner and Real Groovy for the fee of $15 +bf
wow this is great. its nice to have a newer look but mainly it all loads up much faste. Good stuff dudes!
will we be able to post pictures/you tuve vids etc.
Voom are very good. B Your Boy is probably my least favourite track off either of their albums. They are capable of much weirder stuff.
bdo 07 = the worst line up ever..... it makes me mad for some reason.
lots of good nz bands but international rubbish. and i would much rather see any of those nz bands in a bar with better sound and no drunk teenagers.
buy samples to remix? you guys are taking the piss.