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!
For more information about what’s shaping up to be the biggest Love Machine party yet (tonight at The Monarch, did we mention that?) look here, then join the Facebook event here. See you at the bar!
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.
It’s fair to say that we’re very excited about the next Love Machine clubnight. More excited than when spotted Andrea Corr outside our building. More excited than when we came up with a particularly good Paolo Nutini pun. Possibly even as excited as when we saw Kaci Battaglia’s ‘Crazy Posessive’ video for the first time.
This excitement is due to the fact that we have a DJ set from not only bloody ALPHABEAT, but also the incredible FABIO LENDRUM who’s one of this year’s hottest pop prospects. Plus our ever-brilliant residents David Oh and Love Machine DJs, as well as £1 shots, party poppers at midnight and balloons galore.
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