Music Videos | Directory | Search | Top Artists | Shows | Music Forums | Music Classifieds | Artist Signup 

A Friend of Mine
Rock / Post punk / Indie

"triplejunearthed.com/AFriendOfMine - hear rate etc"

Melbourne, Victoria
Australia

Profile Views:  11597

Is Online


Last Login:  7/7/2008
View My: Pics | Videos

   Contacting A Friend of Mine

 MySpace URL: 
  http://www.myspace.com/internetwhores  

   A Friend of Mine: General Info
Member Since10/7/2005
Band Websiteafriendofmine.com.au
Band MembersChris - drums, sampler, yelling
Davd - bass, vocals, scapes, programming
Patrick - guitar, vocals, programming, keys
Lloyd - guitar, bass
InfluencesThe Cooper Temple Clause, Radiohead, Aereogramme, Nine Inch Nails, The Faint, Joy Division, My Bloody Valentine, Boris, Liars, Black Sabbath, Aphex Twin, Nick Drake, Nirvana, The Prodigy, Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, Neil Young, The Fall, Wolf Eyes, Baseball, Arab Strap, Jesus and Mary Chain, Neutral Milk Hotel, Wire, Tool, Primal Scream, Queen...
...Beatles, Modest Mouse, Boredoms, Gang of Four, Arcade Fire, David Bowie, Oceansize, Isis, Mogwai, A Silver Mt. Zion, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Guided By Voices, Autolux, My Disco, Tom Waits, Brian Eno, TV on the Radio, mclusky/Shooting/Jonballs, Vaselines, Parliament, Tangerine Dream, Red House Painters, Ignatius Pop & the Stooges, !!!, Pavement
Sounds Like"It's like a cross between Nirvana and Joy Division, New Order and Helmet, Evermore and Placebo, Cog and the Nation Blue, Tool and the Necks, Arcade Fire and Brian Eno, Invertigo, Liars, Queen, Joy Division and 60s psychedelia, you're the new Nirvana, nice harmonies and i tell you what, your drummer goes off, you guys are like a time machine back to the early 90s but I mean that in a good way because you sound like [a whole bunch of grunge bands we've never heard], and you look like the Zit Remedy from Degrassi High [whoever the fuck they are], it kind of reminds me of Bright Eyes, kinda emo but not in a bad way, now you boys are very good but it's a bit gothic and you need to write some lighter stuff, like the Eagles." - Everyone who has ever described our music to us, put together
Record LabelNone
Type of LabelNone





   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Aug 27 2008 8:00P
Ding Dong w/ TBC Melbourne

A Friend of Mine's Latest Blog Entry  [Subscribe to this Blog]

new member. new album. new DAY.  (view more)

the crazy world of AFOM  (view more)

Heroin Sheik is coming  (view more)

fasterlouder.com.au review  (view more)

chiming in  (view more)

[View All Blog Entries]

   About A Friend of Mine
A Friend Of Mine. They use guitars, bass, pedals, laptop, keyboard, drums, sampler and two lead vocals. They have been doing this since they were in shortpants, but recording/performing under this name started in October, 2005. First EP came out 2007. It is cheap and critically acclaimed.

If you're bored right now, and you need something to do, you could help us in the following ways: http://www.mmf.com.au/ <- go there and let them know you want AFOM to play at Meredith this year. because it's true, you really do. also there's triplejunearthed.com/AFriendOfMine - you can give a couple of our tracks ratings, make them "chart" and then more people will hear them... you know... that kind of thing. then visit http://www.afriendofmine.com.au and join the email list.

Facts for the casual reader... Our first gig was at a friend's 21st, Oct 05. There was a Boxwars theme. Low on material, we did "Planet Caravan". Celebrity cokehead Neil Wedd stood up at our third gig and bagged the crap out of us. We were loud, apparently. We did a stint with screamodelic jam band Harmonilehre. We recorded ten hours of jamming, and played alongside Damo Suzuki (once in Can), who is every bit the legend he is said to be. We picked out of a hat to determine the order we went on stage. Great fun. Most gigs involve technical difficulties and bleeding, though both in small measure. Our shortest gig was 2 minutes, in a carpark at Monash Uni, where a goon screeched up in a car and said the Dean would fire everybody if we played another note. We decided to stop. We often wear clothes that were not intended to be worn by people of our stature/age/gender. Our first decent support was the Tote's NYE 06 Lock In, with several reputable musical entertainers. We like crude props, and emblazening crude slogans on ourselves and our clothing. This helps distract you from the music. We have never, ever lost the "drink your rider first" game. We have never made it known to the other bands that such a game exists. Davd often throws up before a gig, because apparently he can't burp. Chris and I learned to do that when we were babies. Mid-2007, we released our joyously-received EP, with a joyously received residency at the Tote which, if you're Little Red, will send you rocketing to stardom, but if you're not, it probably won't. Around this time Chris started getting some on the side, as Shooting At Unarmed Men's drummer. The year ended on a high as we were accused of theft by another band. Our friend Lloyd is playing guitar and bass with us now, making us sound way better and we can do more different stuff. We're just about to record our full-length album. It's brilliant, I assure you.

BOOKINGS: contact our "management" on 0414 609 862 or band (at) afriendofmine.com.au (or through this very site)

Debut EP "If Your Head Explodes You'll Never Make It" $10 digipak version available online and at all shows.


Buy Online



"A full and fierce debut EP from the ambitious songwriting team that is A Friend of Mine. Heavily informed by a late-period Radiohead, the boys also cite Mogwai, Joy Division, Nine Inch Nails and Neutral Milk Hotel as influences and bear the marks of all these bands. Rich, dark and deeply creative, they move from glitch-based dreamscapes to murky ballads to industrial gothica in an album length collection of oblique but powerful tunes. Very, very interesting."
-Beat Magazine, Single Of The Week

"It would be remiss of me not to mention openers A Friend Of Mine, who played a solid set of their version of post punk which, at times, was tremendously powerful. Creating a pummeling wall of sound, the punters seemed genuinely appreciative of having their ears tested early." - Beat, 28/5/08

"A Friend Of Mine played the sort of music you might bulldoze a neighbourhood to: rolling waves of brooding guitar grounded by frenetic, precise drumwork... their variation in intensity and unpretentious character made them a band worth catching. Take Tool and splice their musical genome with that of jazz legends The Necks and you've got a rough idea."
-Inpress Magazine, Live at the Greyhound Review





"The music industry is plagued with perils and pitfalls that compromise artists' ability to evolve from amateur garage band to commercially attractive proposition. Judging by the title of its debut EP, local band A Friend of Mine has already grasped a salient (if statistically unlikely) lesson about life in the music industry. If Your Head Explodes You'll Never Make It is a mix of atmospheric rock moments, samples and emotive pleadings which resists temptation to dive into a well furnished musical pidgeon hole. Hopefully A Friend of Mine will not only continue to progress musically, but continue to raise public consciousness of danger of exploding heads."
-Beat Magazine 1078

   A Friend of Mine's Friend Space (Top 16)
A Friend of Mine has 983 friends.
 lex 


 The Jacks 


 Innocent Cabbage 


 shooting at unarmed men 


 High School Cheerleaders 


 Patrick 


 Thatcher's Bloody England 


 The CDP Experience 


 Sacre Bleu 


 ZEROES 


 Jenkins Mackenzie 


 bambikino 


 Dan 


 Hotel Wrecking City Traders 


 Wicked City 


 Little Athletics 





A Friend of Mine's Friends Comments
Displaying 50 of 120 comments  ( View All | Add Comment )
katie





Jun 26 2008 4:05 AM

guys
laughing at the wrong side of your face is an awesome song

haha and your new photos are hilarious.

ill be coming to one of your gigs very soon.

too-rah!
Oyuki





Jun 25 2008 11:44 PM

hey dudez,
exited to see u have an album coming up!
Also when we have our new drummer ready for gigging were orginizing a show at the empress, Would you like to play? It would happen in August or September, so nothing to immediate!

Cheers-George

p.s-I think my Fake I.D will be ready for when you play at Ding Dong so i will be there for surez!
Wicked City





Jun 10 2008 11:22 PM

Hey Chris, has anyone ever told you you look quite a bit like Trevor Dunn? Well I'm telling ya now, and ya do!
duck duck chop





Jun 5 2008 2:35 AM

THANKS FOR THE ADD DUDE NEW TUNES SOUND GRANDOISE
ß.





May 27 2008 1:12 AM

I'm loving Heroin Sheik guys. It's on my profile at the mo!
Pretty different to your other songs. Ahhh fresh. Like spearmint... Haha (don't mind me, I'm a tool) I dig it. Hopefully catch ya soon! Xx
Berg





May 24 2008 4:40 PM

Hey guys saw you at the corner hotel wit BoT just thought i would say nice set
Innocent Cabbage





May 23 2008 5:46 PM

gig last night = sweet clits.
paula





May 22 2008 10:49 PM

yeah thats cool, i was just raving on to my friends how OH YEAH IM ON THE VIP, the money's not the issue, its my dignity haha, wow, im still coming. see u tonight, best of luck.
paula





May 22 2008 5:48 PM

hey guys, is it really sold out tonight? Am i still goin on the VIP list, fingers crossed... because of my unbelievably great spell checking, i wanted to bring "a friend of mine" :P umm what time could we both get in?
The Losers





May 18 2008 6:35 PM

same. your set was sweet. we should play together again some time. thanks again for lending us some of your gear at the last minute!!
Alaska Ratio





May 14 2008 8:52 PM

Fuck a duck I love Suicide is Bad for you... Going for more...

Catch ya guys... soon hopefully...

Ben
ALASKA RATIO
paula





May 7 2008 4:53 AM

(maybe you've already noticed)..
i'm starting to think i'm cursed..i have a natural ability to find spelling mistakes in many a thing.. and there's A COUPLE on your cd cover.. deep within the drawings.. WHY DID I HAVE TO SPOT THEM?..maybe they were put there on purpose?? oh god i have issues. do i score free tix to the next gig for being so perceptive?? anyway , can't wait to see you all live again.
tvforcats





Apr 27 2008 3:22 AM

shit yeah people, You guys have really stepped up since I saw you last, keep it up, good luck in Syders.
Innocent Cabbage





Apr 24 2008 5:22 PM

I miss your band a LOT!

<3 Joe

Couldn't make anzac day eve, was working. Hope it was sweetass.
ß.





Apr 24 2008 3:26 PM

Hope last night was rockin! Sorry I missed ya's Xx
Mushroom Giant





Apr 23 2008 4:35 AM

Thx for the offer but MG's on a winter hiatus. See yez at the Old Bar wiv Slight Of Build..
Craig
Solen - Lord/Block 10 inch out now





Apr 21 2008 7:23 AM

Bowie used on interesting laser graffiti article at www.thebubble.ie ... good spam
Reactive Doze





Apr 18 2008 9:04 PM

enjoying your dark deep bass guys.
Cool programing
keep it up!
M
Centrefold





Apr 8 2008 1:08 AM

hey would u boys be up for playing at 'the empress' with us some time in this or the next month
cheers, harry
violent fem.





Apr 7 2008 3:24 AM

ahh well im short, with braces..
and no id to speak of, but looking forward to hearing you/hearing from you soon!
xx.
violent fem.





Apr 6 2008 11:26 PM

hay is your next gig going to be "strictly over age"?
Clean Young Mess





Mar 30 2008 12:37 AM

hey guys come down to our post punk party friday april 4! cya there!
Old Mäx





Feb 27 2008 3:14 AM

thank you!!!


cheers
the old mäx
Toby Wrecker





Feb 14 2008 1:19 AM

Good to have you along for the ride on the 8th guys!!!!!
SWORDS





Feb 12 2008 12:07 AM

killer tunes guys! see you at pony on the 8th. can't wait!

steve / swords
Oyuki





Jan 6 2008 3:23 AM

this shits wicked awsome mad dog
ß.





Dec 28 2007 3:16 PM

Hey guys! Hope last nights gig was awesometown! Sorry I couldn't catch it.

Anyway, I was telling Davd that I've been shoving your EP into anyones ears that are interested and one of my best mates borrowed it and listened to it twice during a shift at work! Haha. Then again. So I was excited! I let him put it on his comp in condition he buys it and he said he would. Yyyyyeeeaaaahhh. He totally will too. He's a muso, so I believe him :D

Yeah... I'm a dork, I get excited over music, but esp you guys!

On another topic. Have you heard of Dream Awake? They're soooo good. They're going overseas too but before they do they're doing one more gig in Melb and I reckon you should check 'em out. They're on myspace. Type 'em in. Especially Davd, coz I wanna take you with me! (hope he reads this)

Catchya round soon I hope! *reads gigs* Yessss.
lex





Dec 15 2007 1:40 AM

THE WORLD MISSED OUT LAST NIGHT. TRULY AMAZING!!!
Hotel Wrecking City Traders





Nov 7 2007 4:23 PM

tomorrow night, friends. party on.

-b-
Adam Alone





Oct 18 2007 10:48 PM

Droppin' in for a listen.
Keep up the good work.
The Celladoors





Oct 18 2007 2:15 AM

You lads are awesome, il have to see yas sometimes.
Hotel Wrecking City Traders





Oct 11 2007 2:39 PM

tote-ally awesome........

-b-
xxx
Toby Wrecker





Sep 26 2007 9:11 PM

Whats happening Midian compadres?!?! Chilling on my day off with your CD blasting.

Rock!!!

Toby Wrecker
alex in queensland





Sep 18 2007 6:32 PM

HOWDY BOYS!

i listened to the album last night so i thought that i should say how TOTALLY AWESOMELY SCHMEXY IT IS!

(summer heights high is on tonight)

byebye xoxoxoxoox
CHANTELLE ELIZABETH [S4C]





Sep 17 2007 2:28 AM

hey hey,

thought i'd drop you a line and let you know that I dig the EP.

wasn't sure of it at first though.

but it's pretty rad.

p.s. the crazy texting last night at Syn, i'm the random friend that Joe mentioned.

thanks for answering my question(s) and putting up with my crazy pop-culture references.

<3
Reactive Doze





Sep 9 2007 7:23 AM

thanx 4 the comments. Precise drum playing and awesome voice tone make the opener a stunner ;)
Hotel Wrecking City Traders





Sep 7 2007 9:19 PM

ditto Toby Wreckers comments! great artwork/packaging, too! cheers fellas!

-b-