I’ve been a big fan of the Jack Beats boys since catching their re-mix of La Roux’s “I’m Not Your Toy” a couple of years ago, with their grinding bass lines and catchy hooks I generally reach straight for the buy button whenever I see a new release from these guys.

First caught this one a few weeks ago on Pete Tong and I’ve been chewing my arm off waiting for an official release ever since. What can I say… love the hook, love the vocal, love the groove even love the dubsteppy bit. The dirty bass line is a surefire winner.

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Wow, I’d never heard of Deniz before this song but I must say I’m already a big fan. The intro with it’s relentless beat driving you forward firing you up before dropping you down to start the build again… Then wooosh the breaks are off and we’re away into the sky like a rocket. Guaranteed dancefloor destroyer this one.

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This week whilst looking for tracks to slip into the set up in Brissy this weekend, I stumbled across “Pigeonman’s Revenge”. Currently getting support from people like Pete Tong, I did what most people do these days and fired up youtube and gave it a whirl. The song is exactly my kind of thing, a bit of a groove to get down to and enough bounce to get the party started, I’ll let you know how it goes down over the weekend

Back to youtube though, I loved the video, the choreography of the birds has most people thinking it must be faked but I’ve seen enough documentaries to know that this kind of sight can be a regular occurance in certain parts of the world at the right time of year. Check the video below and let us know what you think
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Originally dating from 2004 “Cry (Just a little)” started out as a studio joke for the boys which they posted on the Laidback Luke forum under the pseudonym “Eve Stangello” titled “Davali” and the response was phenomenal.

Last year the track popped back into Paul’s head so he looked it up on youtube and was astonished that the song had over a million views. Deciding that they probably had something special on their hands the duo updated the production
and released the track via Beatport on 19th April and it’s been stuck in my head ever since.

This track promises to be the little ray of sunshine that gets you through the apporaching Aussie winter, just check out the reation it got when they dropped it at Creamfields a couple of weeks ago. Currently sitting at #2 in the Beatport chart whether it’s Ibiza or Ivanhoe there’s not going to be a club you can escape this track over the next few months, I’m predicting that Cry will be the song that introduces the Bingo Players to the mainstream audience.

It’s 30 years of pop music in 32 minutes, I hope it makes you smile

This time the disco bus is pulling up at Alumbra in Docklands, Melbourne. As usual Carl and Eric will be delving deep into the record bins to play the best jazz-funk, disco, soul and classic house. Their summer installment in the vineyard went off a couple of months ago so this is one ticket that you don’t want to miss out on.

This will be a great opportunity to see these two renowned DJs in an intimate environment. Tickets will sell quickly.

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Every week here ate creating we’ll tryto make that struggle to and from the daily grind just a little bit more enjoyable.

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Coming together in the big Brisbane melting pot, imports Dave Roberts (UK) and Matt Bishop (Canada) have been bouncing round the Queensland party scene for the last 18 months, playing their unique blend of getupanddance tunes. A lot of people try to blend a wide range of styles in their sets and quite often the result is a confusing mess but to date UTONIN seem to have the recipe just right.

As if to prove my point the set featured here contains just enough dance music to get you out of your seat, a touch of Edith Piaf and a surprising dose of Barrack Obama.

Perfect for getting you in the mood for wherever your Friday might lead you.

Like a lot of Triple J listening brethren, I discovered The Herd through the seminal single Scallops in 2001. It was the first time that I had heard hip hop with such a heavy Australian focus. It is difficult to imagine Melle Mel espousing the virtues of a “$3.40 bag of fresh hip hop from your local fish n’ chip shop”. Anywho, I digress, judging by the reaction this song received when played in the encore, I was not the only one.

Some would have thought that the demise of John Howard would have affected the song writing output of The Herd, but rest assured there are no shortage of candidates willing to take up the mantle of right-wing zealot of choice. Tonight’s selection was Andrew Bolt. This (ahem) journalist got a couple of mentions throughout the evening and surprisingly, not in a complimentary sense. Obviously the world is not enlightened enough to appreciate his well reasoned, well thought out, non-zenophobic, non-racist etc etc position on life, the universe and everything. The highly politically charged evening was exemplified with the inclusion of tracks such as 2020, The King is Dead and Burn Down Parliament which metaphorically and perhaps literally rocked The Corner to its very foundations.

Under Pressure showed the band’s social conscience is in the right place and despite only being released a few weeks prior to the gig, The Sum Of It All already has all the hallmarks of being a classic. The Pump Up The Jam intro to Unpredictable also showed that they still know how to have a good time. And really, how can you go wrong when you have a piano accordion in your arsenal?

It wouldn’t be a Herd set without I Was Only 19. This Redgum cover whose tale of soldiers struggling to cope with the aftermath of active service, is unfortunately just as pertinent as when it is was first written. The Herd performed this track with the degree of solemnity that the subject matter deserves. As was 77% and the vain underlying hope that one day Australia will no longer be a society ruled by hysteria when faced with the subject of asylum seekers. Good luck guys…

Whereas the addition of a female vocalist can signal the death knell for a hip hop act, this most definitely is not the case with Jane Tyrell. In fact, the exact opposite is true. Jane adds something extra for pre The Sun Never Sets tracks and is integral to those tracks post. For further reading on female vocalists destroying hip hop, please refer to The Black Eyed Peas. Prior to becoming Fergilicious, they were actually rather good. As difficult as that is to believe kids, it is true.

Last song on the encore was a bit disappointing on a personal level, as it was a new song whose name escapes me and features a bit of call and response. My thoughts on call and response are best expressed by the great Sage Francis who stated so eloquently “when I say hip, you , you say shut the

f**k up, we ain’t sayin’ sh*t, and I respect you for that.” However this is an extremely minor gripe in a set that left everyone enraptured.