1. Recruit talent: Ella Hooper and her brother Jesse assembled a team of musicians from their High school in small town Victoria to form a band that later became known as Killing Heidi.
2. Make a demo: Local record store owner Jamie Durrant spotted the youngsters at a local arts festival in’96. With backing they headed into the recording studio and produced an untitled demo EP.
3. Get recognition: Now sporting a name derived from hard and soft word lists, Killing Heidi entered their demo in Triple J Unearthed. The track Kettle took out the regional finals.
4. Develop sound & skills: When producer Paul Kosky (Crowded House, Rage Against the Machine, Kate Ceberano) saw Killing Heidi live, he signed them to his label Wah Wah Records. Over the next 2 years he performed life giving A & R* on the band, focusing on their sound, performance and overall direction.
5. Get signed to a major label: Killing Heidi’s big break came in 1999 when Roadshow Music agreed to back the album Reflector (Weir, Mascara) which made #1 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart with over 350,000 copies sold.
*A & R refers to Aardvarks and Rulers, or something like that.
Fatcamp 29/09/08: Bike bent like a banana!
You can't go that fast over boulders! I've been saying that for weeks... and now my front wheel is bent like a banana. Bring on the Begathon: Fatcamp needs a 26" (adult) front wheel. (02) 6752 1155.On the scales: 114.8kg to beat. It's been a struggle to shed the grams these last few weeks so I'm pleased to report a loss of 1.2kg down to 113.6 from 140 stout kegs.
Last but not least, I'm pleased to welcome the third and final member of our Walcha Mountain Bike Challenge team Don 'The Don' (who won't break your legs). This brings team Subway Fatcamp one step closer to the 76km off road assault in late October for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
Listen to the latest Fatcamp here: www.nowfm.com.au/stuff/fatcamp.mp3
Songfacts on Anthony Head's brother: What the?
One day (today actually) you’ll be listening to the radio and they’ll play “One Night in Bangkok”. No doubt you’ll be asking yourself: What the?
Written by ABBA’s Benny & Björn with lyrics by song and dance man Tim Rice, Murray Head recorded vocals for the 1984 Chess musical soundtrack. This goes a long way to explaining the strange lyrics, revolving around a Chess game. While the double entendres are fun, One Night in Bangkok paints a pretty gritty picture of it’s setting. “That muddy old river” referring to the Chao Phraya. Oh, and Yul Brynner…. He played the King of Siam.
Murray’s younger brother is Buffy & Little Britain star, Anthony Head. Just so you know.
What the? Indeed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnqj31VPNoE
Written by ABBA’s Benny & Björn with lyrics by song and dance man Tim Rice, Murray Head recorded vocals for the 1984 Chess musical soundtrack. This goes a long way to explaining the strange lyrics, revolving around a Chess game. While the double entendres are fun, One Night in Bangkok paints a pretty gritty picture of it’s setting. “That muddy old river” referring to the Chao Phraya. Oh, and Yul Brynner…. He played the King of Siam.
Murray’s younger brother is Buffy & Little Britain star, Anthony Head. Just so you know.
What the? Indeed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnqj31VPNoE
Songfacts on Gwen: How not to write a song.
Block out all noise. Focus. Remember to count syllables and watch your couplets. Stick to this simple song formula and you’re sure to fail. Why? Because that’s what we do. When was the last time you wrote a song? If a close friend asked you to sing a few bars, could you? I certainly couldn’t, they’re rubbish!
The one true path to songwriting success is conflict. Before Bush’s Gavin Rossdale, Gwen Stefani was dating No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal. A breakup in the workplace is bad enough without friction amongst band members due to the media lavishing most of their attention on Gwen.
In December ’96 they performed Don’t Speak live on SNL. A chronicle of personal drama, Don’t Speak was an instant hit. While it was never released as a single, it propelled Tragic Kingdom to #1 for 9 weeks.
The one true path to songwriting success is conflict. Before Bush’s Gavin Rossdale, Gwen Stefani was dating No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal. A breakup in the workplace is bad enough without friction amongst band members due to the media lavishing most of their attention on Gwen.
In December ’96 they performed Don’t Speak live on SNL. A chronicle of personal drama, Don’t Speak was an instant hit. While it was never released as a single, it propelled Tragic Kingdom to #1 for 9 weeks.
Are you going to eat that puppy?
In a restaurant somewhere in Bangkok, my dinner date leaned over and asked "Are you going to finish that puppy?" It got me thinking, Alicia Silverstone, what ever happened to her? She was in Batman & Robyn and that movie Clueless... Then I woke up.Silverstone became a vegan in 1998 after attending an animal rights meeting. "I realized that I was the problem," she told InStyle Home Magazine, and in 2004 she was voted "Sexiest Female Vegetarian" by the Enviro-Nazis at PETA (you can see how a lawsuit would be good publicity for me).
I think I've managed to put my finger on the cause of this bizarre dream, that "Be green, save our planet" Ad running on TV at the moment. Methane and other waste products from livestock causing global warming? I've got to get in on this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD_qgBDhLuI
Fat Camp Update 22/09/08
“Up the intensity, up the intensity!” This seems to be the stock standard response when a weight loss program starts to plateau. But what happens when you consistently up the intensity and things keep getting worse?
Latest Fat Camp: www.nowfm.com.au/stuff/fatcamp.mp3
The last three weeks have been a real battle for me with a string of disappointing results. Today I approached the scales with enthusiasm as I’d worked very hard all week. This exuberance was short lived as I only managed 300g, edging me down to 114.9kg from 140. It’s just a hunch but maybe, just maybe, trying a little less might be more effective. Think about it: Low intensity exercise gets the heart rate up, burning fat. Low intensity also means less tired bones, bouts of unstoppable hunger and generally being miserable.
I might be on to something here. I’ll try it out for a week and publish the results in the next Fat Camp.
Latest Fat Camp: www.nowfm.com.au/stuff/fatcamp.mp3
The last three weeks have been a real battle for me with a string of disappointing results. Today I approached the scales with enthusiasm as I’d worked very hard all week. This exuberance was short lived as I only managed 300g, edging me down to 114.9kg from 140. It’s just a hunch but maybe, just maybe, trying a little less might be more effective. Think about it: Low intensity exercise gets the heart rate up, burning fat. Low intensity also means less tired bones, bouts of unstoppable hunger and generally being miserable.
I might be on to something here. I’ll try it out for a week and publish the results in the next Fat Camp.
Songfacts on Gary Newman: Driving on the footpath!
“A couple of blokes started peering in the window (of my car) and for whatever reason took a dislike to me”. At this point, Gary Newman swerved onto the pavement, scattering pedestrians and exacting his revenge on the gazing men. He didn’t go to jail, instead he wrote a song. It was released in ’79 on The Pleasure Principal. We know it as Cars.
Songfacts on Alannah: Rooted no more.
It's all fun and games getting screwed by a record company until someone loses and eye.
Alannah Myles is that chick rocker who wrote the song Black Velvet about B.B King, Elvis and others. Since 1989 she's been eating scraps and living in her shoe, but not this year. She's just received her first ever royalty cheque! It seems that all this time a record company (Powers won't let me say who) have deducted $7m from her take for 'expenses'. Like what? 3 albums and a little low key touring?
One thing is for sure, living on dregs does wonders for your figure.
One thing is for sure, living on dregs does wonders for your figure.
Why am I always tired? - Dr Karl talks to Nat.
Have you ever wondered why some people feel like Death in the morning, and others are Mary Freakin' Sunshine by 6am? Did you know Dr. Karl thinks school should start at 11am? Listen here: http://www.nowfm.com.au/stuff/drkarl.mp3When I heard Dr Karl Kruszelnicki was heading my way I thought I'd Youtube some of his TV series Sleek Geeks in preparation. The 'research' didn't do me any good as I found him to be far more precise and methodical in person, explaining each qualifying step before getting to the center of a problem. He made quite an effort to help me understand the science, even spending 10 minutes explaining and re-explaining the 'Even Horizon' of a black hole in layman's terms for the benefit of my ham sandwich intellect. My idea of throwaway questions was out, so I decided not to waste his time and ask two tricky listener’s questions: Why do I always wake up tired? And What’s inside a black hole?
Dr Karl’s website is http://www.drkarl.com/
Fat Camp Update 15/09/08
Given my training regime is a full on exercise in barbarism, not losing any weight last week was a big worry. That said, Ice Skating isn't particularly effective as a fat burning exercise, especially when you spend the whole time clutching the railing. This mornings weigh in revealed a loss of 600g, down to 115.2 with a total weight loss of 124.8kg.
Listen here: http://www.nowfm.com.au/stuff/fatcamp%2015-9-08.mp3
Lastly, we need a third rider for the Walcha event, October 26. To join or nominate: nowstudio @ northnet .com .au
Listen here: http://www.nowfm.com.au/stuff/fatcamp%2015-9-08.mp3
Lastly, we need a third rider for the Walcha event, October 26. To join or nominate: nowstudio @ northnet .com .au
Do I look like I give a !%&#? - Kevin Bloody Wilson
What ever happened to the days of satirizing current events? Allan Bond, MABO, Telecom becoming Telstra. I half expected a song about Belinda Neal riding Police Minister Matt Brown while reenacting the sacking of John Howard.Yesterday I asked Kevin Bloody Wilson why he'd been so long between drinks? He fired right back, sighting his 12 studio albums and suggesting it was a lack of touring in the north west that was to blame for his absence, both from my library and from the pirate MP3 collections of so many teenage boys.
The album DILLIGAF is a sound piece of work, though it feels a bit tame compared to the episode of Southpark I watched on Monday night.
See Kev live in Lightning Ridge, October 4.
Now FM Interview: http://www.nowfm.com.au/stuff/kevin.mp3
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