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Influences
Chuck Berry, Prince, Led Zeppelin, Smashing Pumpkins, Danny Elfman, Lily Allen, Refused, The Hives, Nirvana, Elliot Smith, Green Day, Muse, Tool, silverchair, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jeff Buckley, Tea Party, Weezer, Queen, Jurassic 5, Tori Amos, Infected Mushroom, Buddy Holly, HIM, Esthero, Black Sabbath, Michael Jackson, Billy Talent, The Datsuns, Unwritten Law, N*E*R*D, Outkast, Everclear, The Used, My Chemical Romance, The Darkness, AFI, Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, Cab Calloway, Buddy Holly, The Coasters, Elvis, Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Nine Inch Nails, Handsome Boy Modelling School, Slayer, John Legend
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"You don’t need to look far in Melbourne to discover cutting edge music that’s unafraid to erase the boundaries. For a band that looks beyond mainstream and ahead to a future blazon with creative individuality, Fire Underground are ensuring that our city’s sonic reputation is kept intact.
Within the space of just over three years, Fire Underground have brought a fresh approach to your stock-standard band dynamics. Originally a two-piece, Fire Underground exhibit a soundscape of musicianship that combines guitar, piano, clarinet and drums to deliver a style burgeoning on rock and swing. Now, with a bass-player on board, Fire Underground is smoking the competition in the creative stakes."
- fasterlouder.com.au, February 2008
“There is something going on here and I’m sure it’s not just me. I am consistently blown away by this band. There’s a bright future here.” - Inpress, Melbourne
The Story So Far...
During their 3 and a half years together this trio (introducing Dan Valentine out front on vocals, guitar, piano & clarinet, Doyle on drums & singing backup and last but not least Ben Hall: bass destroyer) have built a solid live reputation. Formerly a two piece, FU played more than 150 shows all over Australia and completed their first ever overseas tour in late 2006, taking in shows in the US and Canada before heading to Europe to play London, Berlin and Amsterdam and appeared at last years Pushover festival in Melbourne supporting Australian icons Silverchair, one of only two bands to be voted onto the festival by fans.
Drawing influence from everything, rock'n'roll through broadway and combining it with the high energy and intensity of favourite bands like The Hives, Queen and Nirvana, Fire Underground have developed their own style that is highly entertaining to watch live, is powerful but fun and thoroughly danceable.
Fire Underground's high energy shows and wide ranging musical style has seen them play with bands of many genres such as Youth Group, The Grates, The Black Keys (USA), Midnight Juggernauts, Airbourne and Frenzal Rhomb to name a few. During this time they released two EPs which each sold out of their original 400 pressings, received airplay on Triple J and rage and saw the band play live to air sets on 4zzz Brisbane, and Melbourne's Triple R and PBS FM. Their song 'Chase Scene' was selected as the theme for Channel 31's music TV show 'On The Couch', (watched by 200,000 people a week) and featured on indie blogsite Stereogum.com (where it was downloaded over 3000 times within a week)
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Come help us celebrate the launch of our new EP, Global Warning this Friday 11th December at the Arthouse (Cnr Elizabeth and Queensbury St, Melbourne).
All the bands have a great aggressive sound, so come down and have a beer with us and listen to some kickass bands.
Hey there!! If you're gonna be in the Brisbane area in December, we're supporting Spitfireliar at their album launch. Check out the flyer for all the details. Would love to see ya there!
Roll up roll up, Vultures of Venus are back in town you funky disco cats. And guess what? ... their self-titled debut LP is finally here! Ten tracks of unadulterated Glampunk Electro madness! It’s unleashed on Thursday 29th of October at Bar Open on Brunswick St. It’s Bowie on steroids; it’s Marquis de Sade and Andy Warhol screaming at the moon through a home-made vocoder. The Lollyshop is open for business ! It’s going to be a huge night filled with bubble machines, strobes, psychedelic video projections and cautionary tales to tell your grandchildren. It will also feature live performances from those vixens of burlesque “the Venus Man Traps”. Support on the night comes from psych-popsters Go-Go Sapien serving up synth-infected garage with lashings of ravenous big sexy guitars. Make sure you get down early to catch the debut performance by newcomers Tusk. And most importantly we have kept the entry fee down to a very affordable – FREE ! Copies of Vultures of Venus’s LP can be scoped up for a low $10 on the night. Yee-Har space cadets !
Hey pumpkin face! This Thursday night The Statics launch our new album 'Songs We Wish We Wrote' with good friends Girl Vs Ghost, Broni and Harliquin Heros. As the name suggests, the new CD is covers disk of a bunch of bands who have inspired and influenced us over the years. Including Bugudst, Screamfeeder, Lights Out, Tiltmeter, Broni and more. We'd love to see you there!
Hardcore Thursday and Punk Sunday this week at 299! THURSDAY 22nd OCTOBER: The Storm Picturesque (ep launch), Signal The Firing Squad, Cross The Lips Of Grace, Torn Asunder, Headwound The Pony. SUNDAY 25th OCTOBER: Spermbirds (germany), Mid Youth Crisis, Scratch And Sniff, Team Dickhead, To The North
Sorry for another comment, I just wanted to let you know that PART 3 of my New Track Previews has been released, titled: 'Some Days'. If you have a free moment, you can listen to it at the MySpace Page!
The Full Version will be available on my next Mixtape, 'The Intern'.
Also, I have started a FACEBOOK Fan Page, so if Facebook is now more of you're thing, feel free to join up!
Click HERE to buy tickets to BLESSED BY A BROKEN HEART, SHADOWS CASTING GHOSTS, MOURNING TIDE, BURNING BROOKLYN and TORN ASUNDER at club 299 October 1st. Tickets only $25, get in now before you miss out!
Hundred Fire Management
presents a very special Friday Night Fire on Grand Final eve, Friday September
25, at Edinburgh Castle. On a weekend usually associated
with the big men of sport, Friday Night Fire will feature three of the best
female acts in Melbourne.
Kick this huge weekend off with Cash Savage and the Last Drinks, Suzannah Espie
and Krista Polvere. Doors at 9pm.
If you live anywhere near this then come along (Melbourne,Australia). If not, then I'm sorry, I'll always love you, I think you look great in those shoes and you should buy one of our albums (Once again, sorry about the Spiced Ham). Cheers. The Duvtons
