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The Fun Lovin’ Criminal

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Released: Jun 21, 2008

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The Fun Lovin’ Criminal
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Classic Fantastic
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Right On For The Darkness
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Get Loaded - Huey And The New Yorkers
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Genre: Blues / Hip Hop / Rock
Location NYC, New York, US
Profile Views: 363362
Last Login: 9/5/2010
Member Since 9/4/2005
Website http://www.difontaine.net
Record Label DiFONTAINE RECORDS
Type of Label Indie
Bio
....................real..editor....best profile tools............................................................ .. .. .... .. .. ...... .. .. .. ........The Fun Lovin' Criminals...... hit the airwaves with a blend of rock, hip hop and blues rhythms straight out of New York City. The group was formed in 1993 when the boys met at Peter Gatien's famous Lime Light Club. Bassist ..Fast.. and drummer ..Steve-O.. formed a techno group and were well endowed with knowledge of the production and electronic side of music. Meanwhile, ..Huey ..was playing guitar with local bands Ten Ton Gusto and Kingstone around the LES live circuit.Later Huey began writing with Fast and recruited Steve to drum and assist with the programming, and the Fun Lovin' Criminals were formed. The three became roommates and ended up jamming together in their apartment and writing songs marrying the technology of the nineties with the rudimental inflections found in early blues, jazz and rock & roll. Lyrically they cover such issues as organized crime, drugs, violence, poverty and politics with their songs often gritty and existentialist in nature but are just as often humorous....... ....The band's first release was an EP, called ..Original Soundtrack For Hi-Fi Living.., which was released in 1995 on the tiny Silver Spotlight label. However, the Criminals were set for bigger and better things, and they were eagerly snapped up by EMI, who were impressed by the band's residency at the Limelight. The debut album, ..Come Find Yourself.., recorded at the Magic Shop was released in 1996 and the group gained quick recognition and radio play with their UK Number 1 single .."Scooby Snacks"... Laden with extracts from Tarentino's Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, the song paved the way for the triumph of the debut album and world tour..... .. .... 18 months later, FLC returned with their second album ..100% Colombian.. on EMI, releasing the singles .."Love Unlimited".. and .."Korean Bodega".. which were red-hot hits across Europe. 1999 saw the departure of Steve-O, leaving the band in February and was replaced by ex-Bad Brains/Cro-Mags ..Mackie.. Jayson. The B-side/Covers collection ..Mimosa ..was released followed two years later by the new studio album.. Loco ..and ..Love Ya Back .. DVD containing the self produced cop story Maui Homicide 2000. FLC parted ways with EMI and soon after, Mackie left the band to work on other projects. The Criminals landed on Sanctuary for ..Welcome to Poppy's.., which appeared in September 2003, Mackie's drum technician.. Frank.. (The Rhythm Man), stepped in for live tour shows and was soon joined the band full time, .... ....In 2005 their 5th album was released paying homage to New York exploring experiences and cultures the city has to offer. Partly recorded in London, NYC and on board "HMS DiFontaine" a specially kitted-out 40ft yacht anchored in New York's Hudson River,.. the album ..Livin'in the City.. is an ode to the city in which they live and love. .... ....2008 sparked a return to form for the Fun Lovin' Criminals doing many live shows including Glastonbury festival, Bulldog Bash, Harley Davidson Rally and the Worlds first silent live disco at London's KOKO club. Huey began a new radio show on ..BBC 6music.. every Sunday afternoon playing all his favorite tunes from back in the day, playing you new music and regular guest. The show is very relaxed, fun and educational which is why Huey picked up a Bronze for best music programme at the Sony Radio Awards..... .... The trio, now all relocated to the UK, have left the cartoon New York netherworld behind for a colossal outdoors party, creating a self-produced summertime classic recorded in their London studio and featuring life-long fourth memberthe Grammy-award winning hip-hop engineer.. ..Tim Latham.. (A Tribe Called Quest, De le Soul, KRS-One). The songs tell stories, notes Huey, about the human condition from the bonkers psychedelic party-rock of (like OutKast never went away), to the sumptuous, summertime, trumpeting soul of Classic Fantastic. Summer shimmers on via the irresistible, piano-led, De la Soul-goes-Latino-carnival of She Sings At The Sun theres the comedy skit Conversations With Our Attorney featuring Mike Strutter, Paul Kayes outrageous MTV character. More bedlam-rock meltdown follows with The Originals before Keep On Yellin, featuring ..Roots Manuva... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .................. ........ .. .. .. ........................ .. ........DiFontaine.net ......started in 1999 is the original Fun Lovin' Criminals Fan network for up to date news and information, Tour dates, Photos, Album lyrics, and downloadable content....... ........ The site became under new management last year in May 2008 -........ ......Join ..www.DiFontaine.net.. today!........ .. .. .... .. .. ...... .. .. .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .. .. .. ..................
Members
.. ...... ........Huey.... - Guitar, Vocals.... ........Fast ....- Bass, Keys, Horns, Programming, cuts .... ........Frank.... - Drums, Percussion, Vocals.... ..
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