The Presets Apocolypso Australian Tour Dates

Yes, it's The Presets again, and yes, I'm still as excited about it, If you're annoyed about the obsession you can blame them for so efficiently releasing tracks and news in drips and drabs so I have to post about it all separately.

Anyways, I hadn't seen anyone post their Australian Apocolypso tour dates (which I found via their myspace) so I thought I'd let you all in on them. I also found this cool picture of The Presets, whilst trawling google images to find one to go with this post. Looks fair old to me.

So the dates The Presets will be rocking your socks are as follows:

June 12 (Thursday) – The Roxy Hotel, Parramatta NSW -BUY FROM ticketek. com
June 13 (Friday) – The Enmore, Sydney NSW -BUY FROM ticketek. com
June 14 (Saturday) – The Tivoli, Brisbane QLD -BUY FROM ticketek. com
June 19 (Thursday)– The Metropolis, Fremantle (Perth) WA -BUY FROM heatseeker. com
June 20 (Friday) – HQ, Adelaide SA -BUY FROM venuetix. com
June 21 (Saturday) – The Forum, Melbourne VIC -BUY FROM ticketek. com

Tickets on sale Monday April 7

In other Presets news since my last post about them...

Here's the Apocolypso Tracklist:

01 - Kicking and Screaming
02 - My People
03 - A New Sky
04 - This Boy’s in Love
05 - Yippiyo-ay
06 - Talk Like That
07 - Eucalyptus
08 - If I Know You
09 - Together
10 - Aeons
11 - Anywhere

Here's a video

It's a compilation from their gigs at NEVEREVERLAND (if you don't know what that was you missed out).

Right Click Save As (10MB): The Presets - My People (Semi-Live - Video, Not Audio - From Sydney Nevereverland Daft Punk Show)

Also last...

But definitely not least is the another track from the album, that was on their 5 track sampler. I think it almost got lost among the other tracks from the sampler. It's the slowest of all the preview tracks as of yet. Definitely a different track from most of thier hits, but reminds me of some old tracks. It builds at the 40sec mark and drops at the min. It seems to have more of a story, more meaning, it's not just a song drunk people will dance too. Seems like a angry love song between a man/woman who's boyfriend cheated on him with a woman... with a lyrics like "I hope I never have to / Go and explain / Explain it again / Boy that it all started / Found you in the arms of another girl..." It's quickly growing on me and becoming a fave.

The Presets - I If Know You (YSI) (MF)

And for a free M.O.M remix of My People and tour info from the presets themselves head here

If you can't tell, I have started boycotting zShare. Fuck. I. Hate. All. Those. Ads!!!

Hope you like it.

Buy the album ($20 / It's SIGNED! / Out 12th April)...



I noticed even The Presets themselves, on their myspace, have started linking to JB-Hi-Fi (who I'm not to happy at, at the moment!), as the mod shop is all out. (BTW there are 7 links to 'you know whos' myspace in there, see if you can find them all)

The Prodigy. What The Fuck Is Their Album Called???

This one comes from The Prodigy, one of my all time favourite bands. You couldn't name a track of theirs that I don't love. That includes this one, that was put up by the band on their official dot com, then blogged by Consequence Of Sound (who I hadn't found before, very cool).

Although, in my opinion, a buzz track, it's a good one at that. I don't think it's been logged in at the mega-database of the blogosphere that it the hype machine, but it's only time. It's a three minute instrumental that is meant to get you pumped about the new release that is due from the band this year, as early as May, it's been said. Although unlike what was said there, over here it was said that there is a name and artwork but it's being kept tightly under wraps. Anyway here's the track, is it on the album? is it a single? or is it a buzz track to get us all talking about The Prodigy's new album? And who the fuck is Eddy Cochran? Who cares right? It's a great track, DL it, then buy the album when it's out.

The Prodigy - Who The Fuk Is Eddy Cochran (ysi) (MediaFire)

BTW, I got some more posts coming your way soon...




Horny Teens / Spank Rock & Chemical Brothers / Van She / Sexuality

I was going to photo shop all of these wonderful people into one big happy snap, but I couldn't be fucked. Enjoy the wait.

Offended?, By The 60FT Lesbian Octopus? Why?

In an attempt to stop looking like I'm a one band blog, here's something besides The Presets that I've really been loving. It's the new album from electro rocker quartet 'Does It Offend You, Yeah?'. The title, 'You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into', is a true summation of the album. It has hits like Weird Science, Let's Make Out and We Are Rockstars.

For you I have an expeience like no other, the 2 minute 'interval-like' track, that is crazier, heavier and all round, more spectacular than any interval-like track you've ever heard.

Enjoy, what is, the attack of the 60ft lesbian octopus!

Does It Offend You, Yeah? - Attack Of The 60FT Lesbian Octopus (YSI)

If you love the interval that much how good will the rest be! It's out on the 24th!!

As per usual, support the band, buy the album (it comes with a free EP!), check out their myspace here.

Tracklists in the comments.

Kick & Scream Bitches

Bringing back memories? This is a ridiculously low quality camera phone picture from when I saw The Presets on the Love Boat in '06. What a great fucking day that was. The Presets have been epically awesome from the first time I head them and they're only getting better. It definitely shows in the first two tracks that have been released from their second album Apocalypso. And they've keep it coming!

Y'all might remember that I posted a live recording of The Presets playing the 'Kicking & Screaming' track way back when at Never Ever Land. Well, the album version is out and it is H-O-T.

It will be as big, if not bigger, than any of their other tracks to date. Or that's my prediction anyway.

I got hold of it via STAIII and my new rss feed demon program that tells me when I should be in the know. It has also just told me that it's now on at least one other blog. Awesome. Check 'em out.

Oh, but before you do that, go and pre-order the album like I have told you oh so many times. And I'm thinking most of you listened because the Mod Shop says they are out of stock, so head over to JB. You'll be Kicking & Screaming if you miss out. Ahh. Had to be said. Here it is.

The Presets - Kicking & Screaming (YSI)

You can check out their other newby 'A New Sky' (which although I don't think has as much bangage potential, its still up their with all that is the quality of The Presets music) on either of the other blogs I linked to above.

Enjoy.

More Presets

There's a new video and track to be found from The Presets, with plenty of remixes to follow in the coming weeks.

The video is below, it seems to flow on from the video for My People, very dark and dingy, and also some other themes that seem so prevalent when looking at The Presets. It has lots of symbolism.

And the vid must only just be out, it only has 78 views on youtube, and was a world premier when it was shown on the j's apparently.



To catch the track, I'll send you over to WavesAtNight who I first glimpsed from. Cheers.

Chemical Beats

Check out My YouTube for videos from the Sydney Chemical Brothers show. I decided just to do some montages, so I didn't waste my dancing time just holding the camera still...
They are uploadin now, they'll be up by morn.
Even though it's already 4am.

Here the results:

Part 1



Part 2



Part 3



Freakin Awesome night, even the train home (and thats not sarcasm), thanks to the group next to us who sang, danced, pill popped, vandalised, screamed, water fight'd, relationship tif'd... was like a concert on a train. Maybe that could be a movie. 'Concert On A Train' - "We need to get this concert off this freaking train". Haha.

Flikcr Photo's Soon...



Galvanise.



Two People.



Clown. The creepiness of this clown will never be able to be judged by what it looks like in photos or videos.



Tiger.