We may have mentioned once or twice that we enjoy the music of The Hoosiers, and we’ve been known to have stand-up rows with anyone who feels otherwise. So imagine our delight when Irwin and the boys wasted valuable studio time answering our stupid questions ahead of their DJ set at Love Machine this evening. If the album release date ends up getting pushed back, you know who to blame.
Hello The Hoosiers! How are you?
A 3-piece from … sorry I thought you said “who”.
We literally could not be more excited about your DJ set at Love Machine on Friday. What are your surefire crowdpleasers of the night?
Anything by Mogwai and Belle & Sebastian. Nope really – we will tailor our sounds to your poptastic aims. No idea yet though! Probably some Shakira though.
What are your DJ names? You need something to top MC Margaret Scratcher and DJ Shadow Cabinet.
I may borrow my Scottish pal – Andrew McClaughlin’s (cunningly nicknamed “Mc” (pron: “muk”) of “M.C Mc”. Only really works when written down and even then, barely.
When we’ve finished being excited about your DJ set we’ll crack on with being excited about your second album. Please tell us something about it which you’ve not told anyone so far.
It only took us 3 years to make but that’s down to us learning each other’s instruments and swapping instruments owing to our wanting a deeper-understanding of each other’s work-lives, as advised by our marriage-guidance counsellor: ALL the true great bands have them to enhance inter-bandmember relations.
We were talking about you the other day and our 6 year old cousin started singing Goodbye Mr A. We were very proud. What songs have you been singing around the house recently?
Ahhh, that is delightful. The theme tune from The Flumps for reasons unknown.
Please give us your band projections for 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Scouting for Girls will run the world, aided by a breed of subservient ant they’ve been working on in between band practises.
Who is your favourite Saturday?
The 3rd May.
Knowing my luck, that’s a Tuesday.
Thank you The Hoosiers!
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We’re all for a few ‘cheeky nods’, ‘references’ and ‘influences’ in pop – after all, there’s only so many pop chord sequences and melodies around, a few are bound to cross over a bit.
But Jason Derulo. Come on. This is a joke.
The man with the best facial hair in pop since Craig David has already ripped off Lady Gaga’s Just Dance on his current ’smash hit’ In My Head, but surely this is too far?…..
Maybe it’s just us…..readers, you decide……if you can place the song (in fact, songs) that is/are ’similar’ to Sky’s the Limit, then email us on the back of a carrier pigeon to the following address:
Flashdance Towers,
Near Go West Street,
Irene Cara will be sueing-on-sea
And so will the Village People Kingdom
And he’s bloody stolen the air horn from JLS’ Everybody in Love. That really is unforgivable
Ian Brown took offence to Geoff saying the Seahorses were better than the Roses
The lead single, ‘Stylo’ from the new Gorillaz album was premiered on youtube today. Key points:
-The song sounds like Yazoo meets DJ Shadow. It is great and works really well as a movie soundtrack to the vid
-Mos Def sounds even cooler than ever before, which is some feat
-1:56 OMG The video has Bruce Willis in
-3:10 Bobby Womack does the best ‘owwwwww” since James Brown died
Now stop Monkeying around and watch it
Note to Ed: do we have enough gorilla puns to make it to the end of the album campaign? I only have seven or ape ones left……
The 'before' photo in the annual Scandanavian Acoustic Guitar Smashing Festival
Aqua gave the world Barbie Girl in 1997, and Alphabeat unleashed Fascination in 2007. We weren’t expecting another mega Danish pop song til 2017 so Love Machine was pleasantly surprised to find that they’re way ahead of schedule with this great tune, I Will Love You Monday (365) by Aura Dione.
It’s basically one of those brilliant pop moments that shouldn’t work, but somehow does. It sounds at various points like Gabriela Cilmi’s Sweet About Me, Shania Twain, Dolly Parton and Shakira….and then the bloke from Aqua seems to come in halfway through (it probably isn’t the bloke from Aqua although you never know, he might be Denmark’s Nate Dogg). She also can’t really pronounce ‘love’ which is a bit unfortunate given the song title (they should have got Jonathan Ross in to do the ‘running round, running round’ bit in the chorus).
But it’s brilliant. And ridiculously catchy. You’ll be singing this all week, trust us.
On the one hand, Tik Tok was amazing. On the other, she did, let’s face it, completely rip off Uffie’s sound. (Of course, if Uffie had actually released anything in the last 2 years instead of sitting around being cool, she might have got there first.)
On the one hand, Ke$ha is the ultimate sleazy 21st Century Madonna-esque pop star. But on the other, songs like the utterly vacuous Blah Blah Blah featuring the so-vacuous-they’re-almost-a-hoover 3oh!3, are just too throwaway, brash and meaningless.
However, what settles the argument decisively in the court of Ke$ha is a track snuck in at No. 11, at the end of her album……
Quite simply ‘Dinosaur’ is the best pop song of 2010 so far. Without resorting to journo cliche, it genuinely sounds like Daphne and Celeste (ask your Dad) on acid. It is incredible. DI, NO, SA, UR a dinosaur. Teach it to your kids.
Please God/RCA Records make this the next single and get Richard Attenborough and/or Sam Neil and at least 10 velociraptors in the video. Can you imagine. CAN YOU IMAGINE.
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‘I should have known you were trouble‘ sings our favourite up-and-coming Love Machine DJing pop star Fabio Lendrum on his debut single and one can only assume he’s singing from Cheryl’s perspective about young Ashley.
If only Cheryl had listened to Fabio’s words, then this whole sorry situation might have been avoided. Of course, that would have involved Cheryl hearing this 3 years before it was written, but then again she could have just thought about how popular Ashley was with the general public and she’d have come to the same conclusion.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing readers. As is the sight of Cheryl’s hind.
Getting to the bottom of it etc etc
We digress. Trouble is brilliant, and especially brilliant is this chillout (are we allowed to say that in 2010?) remix of it by CFCF. Enjoy.
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We’ve just EXCLUSIVELY noticed that the video for Cheryl Cole’s new single has been up online for over a week – and here it is!
0.52 She’s borrowed those shoulder pads off Rihanna, y’know
1.26 We have trouble getting our duvet into its cover too
2.10 Quick rub of the ol’ breasts, there. Is this more shameless/odd than Cilmi’s cleavage reveal? We can’t decide.
2.56 Sound the product placement klaxon!
And that’s about it. As a song it’s better than ‘3 Words’ but not as good as ‘Fight For This Love’. But that describes 99% of all recorded music really, doesn’t it?
Friday’s Love Machine looks like it’ll be our best yet – not only do we have an Alphabeat DJ set, but hot pop property Fabio Lendrum will also be taking to the decks. As we like to do in these situations, we tore Fabio away from his busy schedule of looking cool in supermarkets to ask him some questions. And here are those questions:
Hello Fabio! How are you?
Not bad – just woke up its 4pm, had a messy night at fabric!
We’re very excited about your DJ set at Love Machine. What will be your biggest tunes of the night?
I dont want to give too much away but im a big fan of house/electro and there are so many good remixes coming through at the moment. Tune of the night will definitely be ‘One More Time’ by Daft Punk – that’s all I can tell ya
There are some incredible songs on your Myspace page. When will you be releasing one properly, and which one will it be?
Thank you! Nothing has been decided for definite yet, I really hope New Romantics is released first – its got a great and new sounding vibe which i think people will appreciate and understand.
What’s your biggest achievement to date? Obviously it’s being asked to DJ at Love Machine, but to keep it interesting please pretend it’s something else.
I got to perform one song at Bestival this year on the main stage with my good friend and co-producer James Harwood DJing. It was quite odd because they didnt actually let me use the main stage – I had to use a strip just in front of it about as wide as the corridor in my flat but super long. We were quite worried at first when there was a power cut in the first 5mins of James’ set which I was part of – but being able to be in front of that many people trying to hold a huge crowd’s concentration who have no idea who you are is a truly exhilarating and adrenaline pumping experience which I want to continue through the rest of my life.
It’s a well-known fact that Paulo Nutini’s real name is Paul Nutkins. Is Fabio Lendrum your real name or are you just trying to be a bit exotic?
Yep it is my real name – but i have been asked before if it’s a stage persona. I think i just have a two very different parents – therefore a weird combination of names came together to create what i am now called.
Please give us your projections for 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Ooooo, future predictions can be a bit dangerous I dont like to jinx anything – I’ve got a few things in mind. I’d like to become part of a songwriting team for other artists, really work hard at my DJing to create a very memorable night for the crowd at big events, and play play play play play and play loadsa gigs because I truly believe that is my forte.
Who is your favourite Saturday?
Haha, that’s quite an odd question….. but it has to be Frankie – she’s super cute. I’m sitting on my bed with my best mate Max and we just had a good browse on google images (no perving honest).
Looking forward to Friday! Hope you guys enjoy the set.
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