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FLASHBACK
21 June 2007
MYSTIC MUD CONNECTION
From the beaches and super-yachts of Palma to the wellies and mystic
mud vibe of Glastonbury Festival, the Freddy’s have embarked on
this years voyage to the Northern Hemisphere.
The Palma stopover, playing a private gig for the NZ Millennium Cup,
provided an opportunity for Freddy’s and whanau to get some
downtime before the official Fantastic Voyages
Summer Tour.
This weekend Freddy’s make history as the second
ever band to represent Aotearoa at the Glastonbury Festival set in the mystical
Vale of Avalon.
The BBC is reporting revellers could be in for yet another wet
and muddy Festival but never fare ‘cos rain or shine, the super
hero Freddy’s will drop the tropical beats.
On Saturday evening the future funk pirate’s play the heavyweight
Dance Roots Stage, and Sunday night the Freddy’s deal to the penultimate
slot on the Jazz World Stage.
For those not at Glastonbury (the Festival sold out in two days) the
BBC is broadcasting continuous coverage from the Festival including
broadband audio and video delights.
The BBC is filming Freddy’s on the Jazz World Stage and hopefully
this features amongst the live sets the BBC screens online.
Check out the following links for more Glastonbury details:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/glastonbury/
http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/
Both Freddy’s gigs at Astoria, London next week have SOLD
OUT. Nice
one London people!
FLASHBACK
30 May 2007
FFD Barbershop
Look out for Freddy’s ‘bro barbershop’ styles on stage
in Aotearoa/NZ and on the Fantastic Voyages Tour to UK and Europe
Harmonizing with lead singer Joe Dukie on the mic will be the rock
Rio Hunuki (aka Rio Hemopo from TrinityRoots) and soulful singer Adi
Dick who just released his debut solo album Our Place.
The all bro vocal line up is a first for the future funk pirates
who will be cooking some fresh tunes in the kitchen, high and low, straight
to you.
Another guest on tour will be Scott Towers, subbing
for Fulla Flash on the sax. Scotty jammed with Fitchie and Dukie on their first
UK tour in 2002, with Freddy’s at Cargo in 2003 and on all the
recent NZ and Aussie gigs.
And MC Slave is on the bus again with his trusty camera
and hip hop rhymes. Slave recorded much of the material for the Fantastic
Voyages Volume 1 DVD, which incidentally will be released via Kartel
in UK on 25 June 2007.
FLASHBACK
25/5/2007
SUNDAY SESSION
Freddy’s are pleased to announce an extra show at Galatos in Auckland.
Fitchie has booked the Sunday session after tickets to the Friday and Saturday shows sold like hot cakes.
Go get tickets NOW from Conch Records on Ponsonby Rd and Real Groovy on Queen St.
Tickets to the Welli shows at the Front Room still available, but not for much longer!!
Chur!
FLASHBACK
22 MAY 2007
Freddy Voodoo
Big shout to Simon Morse for the Voodoo Girl ‘artist drop’ on our home page.
The Morse-man is a prolific illustrator and comic artist. His killa comic creations, Straight Jacket Ninja, Chopper Chick and Toolbox, are edgy and progressive works of art.
Morse paid his due’s in New Zealand with comic art and work under the Illicit label, he’s worked in Japan and America and is currently based in Welli with another Freddy collaborator, Inject Design.
Artist by day, DJ by night, Morse-man also plays ace 80's music cheesey tunes and power ballads.
http://www.myspace.com/dj_poindexter
16/5/2007
Local Showdown
Grouse news, Fitchie has booked Freddy's to play a series of live shows in Auckland and Wellington before the future funk pirates set sail across the seven seas to tour Europe and UK.
Fat Freddy’s Drop will play Galatos for two consecutive nights over Queens Birthday weekend, and hit the hometown the following weekend for two nights at The Front Room.
Fitchie says the gigs will be “an opportunity to check out a few new tunes from our forthcoming album”.
We know its short notice, but hope you can be there to experience a new chapter in the Freddy’s musical journey, and to wish the bros well for their Fantastic Voyages Tour.
Ticket Info on FFD Gig Guide.FLASHBACK
11 May 2007
XTRA LONDON SHOW
As the saying goes in show biz, ‘by popular demand’ Fat Freddy’s Drop is pleased to announce a second show for Astoria in London. The extra Fantastic Voyages gig at Astoria will be on Thursday 28 June 2007. Full details on Freddy’s Gig Guide.
And for FFD whanau in the land of the long white cloud, stay tuned for a tasty treat.
Fantastic Summer Voyages
Kia Ora, we have an update for the future funk pirates Fantastic Voyages Summer 2007 Tour to the Northern Hemisphere.
We can now confirm new ports of call at Bournemouth Opera House; Rescue Rooms in Nottingham; Glastonbury Festival; Garance Reggae Festival in Paris and Fritzclub in Berlin.
Full ticket details and links on FFD Gig Guide.
FLASHBACK
3 May 2007
Found: News-flash in a Bottle
Ia manuia le aso fanau o Fat Freddy’s Drop, choice wishes for the second anniversary of Based On A True Story.
It was May 2005 when the good ship Fat Freddy’s Drop first unleashed the slow burning, super-jive, future-funk B.O.A.T.S. experience, live and direct from the South Pacific to the world.
So many jams, mo True Stories, mo babies (hi handsome!), undercover grooves and alofa along the way - it’s been a fantastic voyage so far, see you on the other side.
Chur chur.
BOATS SPECIAL
As part of the birthday bash celebrations, we are offering a special sale price on the B.O.A.T.S CD until the end of May, NZ Music Month. Check out Freddy's Merch Tent or your local retailer.
ESQUIRE: FLASHBACK REVIEW
"This jam from Fat Freddy's Drop is a total panty-dropper".
By Morgan Wells
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http://www.esquire.com
FLASHBACK 19/4/2007
SLOW BURN
Fat Freddy’s Drop have the longest charting local album in NZ/Aotearoa... ever!
Based On A True Story scored the record after 102 consecutive weeks on the album chart, toppling the previous 101-week record held by Bic Runga's Beautiful Collision.
Chartbiz at RadioScope commented that ‘It looked like the Freddy’s were on the way out last week falling to #37, but this week it rebounded to #27’.
Congrats to Joe Dukie, Tony Chang, Fulla Flash, Jetlag Johnson, Dobie Blaze, DJ Fitchie and Hopepa for the slow burn.
And much respect to YOU! the people of the long white cloud for the making it all possible.
FLASHBACK 6 April 2007
LONDON CALLING ACROSS THE SEVEN SEAS
Ahoy there,
Fat Freddy’s Drop is pleased to announce Astoria in London will be one
of the ports of call for the upcoming Fantastic Voyages European
and North American Tour 2007.
Yup, the future funk pirates are getting out of studio lockdown
to sail the seven seas with a fresh batch of tunes from the land
of the long white cloud.
Tickets are on sale now for the Astoria gig, full details on
Freddy’s Gig Guide.
Stay Tuned for more tour announcements.
Chur
FreddyFLASHBACK 5 APRIL 2007
FREDDY’S SCORE A CENTURY
It is official - this week Freddy’s scored a century on the NZ Album Charts with Based On A True Story.
The album released in NZ way back in 2005, has been batting for 100 weeks in the charts. B.O.A.T.S kicked in at Number 1 and almost two years later is sitting at Number 32.
Too much Freddy’s!FLASHBACK 28/3/07
TRUE STORY BERLIN
For your viewing pleasure, Berlin – Maria is now playing
on Freddy’s Fantastic Voyages DVD preview. Click to View
The True Story clip features eclectic guitar virtuoso Justin Firefly at Maria plus Freddys versus Sonar Kollektiv football match. The game was a highlight of Freddy's 2006 World Cup Tour but only the first half of the game was completed at the time! The second half is on the cards for June 2007 and only then will the winner be declared.
Flashback – 23/3/007
Future Funk Pirates
Sailing is the next foray on the FFD sport calendar, with the
future funk pirates confirmed to play at the NZ Millennium
Cup in Palma, Spain.
The gig in June 2007 will be ‘invite only’ and is part of the 3rd New Zealand Millennium Cup regatta.
The future funk pirates will then launch into their annual summer pilgrimage around the Northern Hemisphere.
The final tour schedule is being worked on at the mo. To be in the know, SUBSCRIBE to FFD.
Meantime in North America, Freddy’s BOATS album is starting to buzz beyond the underground.
In a music review in the Book, L.A, was the observation that ‘With
a groove swinging like a hammock between two coconut trees and
singer Dallas Tamaira soulful crooning flowing like a summer
breeze, this record puts your head on vacation. Hit repeat and
you’re gone forever’.
SAVE TE RAEKAIHAU PT
The battle to save Te Raekaihau Point, a windswept and wild landscape
on Wellington’s South Coast, continues.
Following a decision to grant Resource Consent for an aquarium and café development on the point, GADOT (Group Against Development On Te Raekaihau Pt Inc) are committed to opposing the development.
For more info and to make donations: www.savethepoint.org.nz
FLASHBACK 16 March 2007
Alongside kai, sport would surely rate as the other ultimate activity for Freddy’s.
Kinda cool then that the bros have literally smashed a few boundaries at the legendary Basin Reserve cricket pitch this week in preparation for the massive Sandwiches SummerSet day/nighter in Welli.
And a couple of likely lads – the Moggy bros – have been working on some 2-D animation for the event – check out Joe Dukie at the wicket along with Tom Middleton and others on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSGWHxi3fEM
Chur
9 February 2007
It Just Isn’t Cricket
Fat Freddy’s Drop is among the big hitters lining up to drop the bass
at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on 17 March 2007.
Sandwiches Summerset07 on the last Saturday of daylight savings will be Freddy’s only official Welli show this summer.
The other players booked for the inaugural showcase of urban beats and fine kai at Wellington’s iconic cricket ground are Shapeshifter, Ladi6 & Parks, Downtown Brown & the Sunshine Sound System plus live and direct from the UK, Tom Middleton and Black Grass.
Check Gig Guide for ticket info.
Nu Generation Freddy
Hopepa’s young son Benjamin made his public debut live on stage at the
Te Awa Winery gig last weekend. Armed with a suitably sized trombone
he literally was Hopepa’s ‘mini me’ on stage, right down to the bad ho
jelly roll moves.
His appearance ensured Freddy’s performed as a ‘seven headed soul monster’!!
Near the end of the gig, Joe Dukie let slip that one of the Freddy’s is getting married in Hawke’s Bay this week!
Congrats to the funky cats, Fitchie and Nicole (his partner of 11 years as well as Freddy’s manager) and to their daughter Mia who is in charge of the rings!! It’s sure to be a superfly occasion with Tyra and the Tornadoes doing the wedding band honours and a ‘sports day’ comp organized by the man himself, Fitchie.
17 January 2007
Dubsteppers
Mighty dub greetings to 007.
On the underground tip, Cay’s Crays remix by Digital Mystikz was voted 3rd Best Tune in the Dubstep 2006 Awards.
Mala aka Digital Mystikz took out the top tune spot with Anti War Dub – which is wot a world with no soul needs more of!!
Check out da other dub dub winners on:
www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=12641
Mala can be found at:
www.myspace.com/malamystikz
chur.
Shout outs to all the brothers and sisters creating and supporting
original music in Aotearoa and around the world.
Bongmaster / Trinity Roots / Slave / Weta / Shihad / Fonky Monks / Roots Foundation / Andrew / Tiki & The Salmonella Dub Crew / Conch Manuel & Cian & Submariner at the Turnaround / Otis Frizzell / Ned Star / Stinky Jim / Ladi 6 & Parks & Julian Dyne & Verse 2 / Zen / Kava Koa Zane Lowe / Hamish Clark / Tha Feelstyle / Dubhead / Tubbs Cornerstone Roots / Shane Carter / Shapeshifter / Pitch Black / Benny Staples / Kora / Sunshine Sound System / The Black Seeds / Phoenix Foundation / Rhombus / Daniel Best / Jazzanova & Sonar Kollektiv / Brad & Dom - The Nextmen / Mr Scruff & Andrea / Gilles Peterson / Charlie Gillet / Felix Haaksman / Che Fu / Scribe / DJ Raw Footsouljahs / Imon / Jasper / Mephisto Jones / Mark De Clive Lowe / Sparrow / Ben Tippett / DLT / Dan Tippett / Scribes of Ra / Anthony Donaldson / Pos & The Pacific Underground / Asterix / Recloose / The Eggs / Open Souls / Ill Phonics / King Kapisi / The Urale Sisters / Age Pryor / Video Kid / Ray Ray / Lord Fader / Richard Nunns / Brian Flintoff / Ngawara Gordon / Horomona Horo / Happy Cones / Ebb / Mikkee Dee / Jet Jaguar / Flash Harry / Nathan Haines / Brother J / Kim Patterson / Tom Thump / Scott Towers / Maaka McGregor / Chris Cox / Chris O’Connor / Twinset / Dr Lee Prebble at The Surgery / Tribalincs / Fusa / Sean Deans / Ross Steele / Lemon / Flic / Andreas Lepper / C4 Sugarlicks / Capital Recordings / Loop / Vee at Elephant / Real Groovy / Slow Boat / James & Karyn at Fabel / Steve Watkins / Mike Bradshaw / Tim & Geoff at Havana Coffeeworks / Roger at Fidels / Potty at Havana Bar / Sam & Leon at the Matterhorn / Hema Oil / Radio Active 89FM / Base FM / BNET Radio / Fraser at the Bodega / Scotty at Refuel / The New Jazz Transplant / Jewel School / Martin Kwok / Ben Stevens / Lily Star / Andy Mitchell / Splore / Kaikoura Roots / Raglan Soundsplash / Rippon / Womad NZ / Chris at Whopper Chopper / Ed & Ben at the Leigh Sawmill / Dub Conspiracy / Jeff Hendersonn at Happy / Goosebump / Toby Larmer / Nell Winton / Walter Claus / Reubin Sutherland / Taika / Bro Town / Cliff Curtis / Jeff Raffills / Tamara / Wang / Adam Jenkins / Grant Smithies / Cushla / Nak / Andre & Fadime & Renee & Steffen & Katharina @ Szene4 / Lovelite / Sacha Russia / The [original] Khuja Crew / Sideshow / Tracy Brown / Stewart / The Tikipunga Boys / Kenn Coleman / Peter Baker / David Carroll / Michelle Sainsbury / Simon Hakaraia / Charles Kirby-Welch / Glynn Rowell / Starfish / Scott & Rob @ Protel / Ifopo / Stephen Jewell / Mark Sequeria / MIA / Benjamin / Eru / Alaska / Lily / Ema Pomara / Nicole Duckworth /Alicia Williams / Ange Kalogeropoulos / Amelia Handscomb / Michelle Healey / The Tea Ladies / Killer Bernie / The Hurricanes.
