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Last Updated: 12/1/2009

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City: Spanish Quarter, Sydney
State: New South Wales
Country: AU
Signup Date: 1/2/2007

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Friday, August 14, 2009

Getting lucky: NYE

Hello friends,

Want to win some fancy NYE stuff this year turn? If so, you can try your luck by heading over to Purple Sneakers and suggest Flying Foxes for their 2010 NYE party and we can dance the decade away. There are VIP tickets and an esky of beer on offer for just a few taps and a click:

http://www.boundarysounds.com/events/about/22

In other news, we are agonisingly close to completing our debut album. We can a share a track with you very soon.

Very truly yours,

Benjamin Maher

Air Marshal :: Flying Foxes

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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Bass Is Ace
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adventurous

Bass is ace. Chrishan has been laying down some bountiful bottom end to our debut album. We have whittled the track listing down to the following songs so far:

Silver
Gripped On Grim
The Kids Are Creeping Up
A Slip Could Kill Us From This Height
Napoleon
Like Not Love
Tell Me Everything
Everything Will Change
Light Feet Over Lava
Grooming For Greatness
Vulture Culture
Bit By Fit
Lost In Low Cloud

Recording is going very well aside from the the battle to breakaway from the bad bad barrage Bronte's never stopping construction work. We should be finished recording very soon, but we really want to make this record stay interesting for hundreds of listens so we'll keep burning the midnight oil until it is rich beyond belief.

This blog post was brought to you by the letter B.

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All You Need Is Ears: The inside personal story of the genius who created The Beatles
By George Martin

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Thursday, June 18, 2009

Save FBi
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knighted
Category: Music

Hello dear friends,

Here in Flying Foxes country we have been keeping busy conjuring some magic moments for our debut album. Meanwhile, across town, our beloved FBi community radio station has signaled for help. Out of the cave we come to join The Dolly Rocker Movement (featuring our own Christopher J. Rudge), Matthew J Tow (The Lovetones), Warhorse and Joysticks this Saturday June 20 at Spectrum in Sydney to raise some much needed funds in the name of radio diversity.

FBi 94.5FM is an independent, community-based radio station, delivering the best in new music and emerging culture. FBi plays 50% Australian music, with half of that from Sydney. They're on the ropes at the moment, so please come along and be part of a great community initiative.

P.S. If you're feeling especially gallant then head over to FBI's website and become a supporter (you might even win a trip to LA or London too!)

Tickets are $12 from Moshtix:
http://www.moshtix.com.au/event.aspx?id=27661

Playing Times:

THE DOLLY ROCKER MOVEMENT

11:00 - 11:30 PM

MATTHEW J TOW

10:15 - 10:45 PM

FLYING FOXES

9:35 - 10:05 PM

WARHORSE

8:50 - 9:20 PM

JOYSTICKS

8:10 - 8:35 PM

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Marquee Moon
By Television
Release date: 2003-09-23

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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Fun behind closed doors
Current mood:

animated
Category: Music

Hello friends,

Just a reminder that we are in fact very much alive. We're currently working on our debut album. This week our studio has seen some very flashy guitar work that I am exceedingly excited about. In spite of the current wider obsession with synths I have instead fallen in love with this instrument all over again. It is my mission to use guitars in ways that don't sound like guitars as we know them. I can't wait to share these sounds... soon...

Just to prove we're still alive, we're playing a special benefit at Spectrum on Saturday June 20 to raise money for Sydney's beloved independent radio station FBi. They're in trouble so we're trying to raise some money to keep them on the airwaves. Tickets are available now from Moshtix:

http://www.moshtix.com.au/event.aspx?id=27661

The line up includes:

The Dolly Rocker Movement (featuring our very own Christopher J. Rudge)

Matthew J Tow (The Lovetones)

Flying Foxes

Warhorse

Joysticks

You can also help FBi and win $50k in the process by heading to www.askrichard.com.au

Very truly yours,

Tavis

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Currently listening:
Lost Souls
By Doves
Release date: 2000-10-17

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Friday, April 24, 2009

Essential Festival discount code
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adventurous
Category: Music

Just a quick note to let you know that we have received clearance to slip you a secret code that will give you 25% off the entry to The Essential Festival in Sydney tomorrow featuring us, Dappled Cities, The Scare, Theredsunband + many more...

Head over to the Moshtix site and enter this code: 25ESSEN09

Our kind-hearted buddies Dappled Cities are giving their new single away FREE to everyone who purchases a ticket for this weekend's Essential 09.

Ticket-holders will receive a unique Dappled Cities card with details on how to download the FREE single from their highly anticipated third album before anyone else!

For those of you with tickets already, the playing times and maps are below. See you there!

Currently listening:
Eugene McGuinness
By Eugene McGuinness
Release date: 2008-08-01

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Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Salisbury Lane Artist Refuge Part 1
Current mood:

chipper
Category: Music

Good morning. Yesterday we began recording our debut album with an epic 15 hour session at Christopher's home studio: Salisbury Lane Artist Refuge (The Dolly Rocker Movement HQ). We laid down drums for nine of our live favourites:

Gripped On Grim, Everything Will Change, Tell Me Everything, Light Feet Over Lava, Like Not Love, Napoleon, The Kids Are Creeping Up, Bit By Fit and Empty Homes & Broken Bones

Tracking continues throughout the coming weeks so stay tuned for more updates. In the meantime you can secure your ticket to our only April live performance at Sydney's Essential Festival. Tickets are $33 via Moshtix (www.moshtix.com.au)

Essential 2009 will be held for the first time on Oxford Street, spread across six rooms: Oxford Art Factory, Oxford Art Factory gallery room, Spectrum, 34B, Vegas Bar and QBar.

There's quite a line up...

DAPPLED CITIES + THEREDSUNBAND +YOUNG & RESTLESS with THE HOLIDAYS, THE SCARE, BELLES WILL RING, CLOUD CONTROL, SPOD, THE E.L.F, THE JEZABELS, ANDY CLOCKWISE, TENNIS, TRAPS, PORK PIES, SHERLOCKS DAUGHTER, SLOW DOWN HONEY, FLYING FOXES, JACKSON MCLAREN, BRIDGEMARY KISS,ATROCITIES,MADE IN JAPAN, DZ, CALLING IN SICK, WHERES JEROME, UNDER LIGHTS, AND THEN TO BED , ERIN MARSHALL, THE INHERITORS, DECEMBER SEVEN, SOMETHING WITH NUMBERS DJS, THE PAPER SCISSORS DJS, THE DOLLY ROCKER MOVEMENT DJS, PASH DJS + RECORD COMPANY DJS

FIRST 200 PEOPLE THRU THE DOORS ON THE DAY RECEIVE A SPECIAL EDITION ESSENTIAL 2009 CD.

Currently listening:
Moon Safari
By Air
Release date: 1998-01-27

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Monday, March 30, 2009

Who The Bloody Hell Are They?
Current mood:

blissful
Category: Blogging

Hey there,

Just a quick read to keep you occupied while you patiently wait for our debut album. We've been featured on the world famous Who The Bloody Hell Are They blog. They have pried a free download of Lost In Low Cloud out of us too. Follow the yellow brick link:

http://whothehell.net/archives/2556

Very truly yours,

Tavis

Currently listening:
Songs of Love and Hate
By Leonard Cohen
Release date: 2007-04-24

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Friday, March 13, 2009

Hopetoun Fight to the death / Free Song
Current mood:

amused
Category: Music

THANKS
Thank you to all of the lovely ladies and gentlemen who have shaken their hips with us along the East Coast of Australia over the last two months.

Melbourne was too hot to handle (no really, shows in 46, 47 & 36 degree heat?). Brisbane was brilliant, ending with a long night out with three very tall Scandinavians with an uncanny grasp of the English language, otherwise known as Who Made Who. Somehow, those guys made ensembles of Batman masks & boxers, medieval pageboy garbs and guitars make a lot of sense. The highlight came in our hometown of Sydney with amazing sets from Seekae, Hot Little Hands, and Ivan from Ghoul to an amazingly animated crowd.

THIS WEEK
We've temporarily come out of album induced hibernation for the Homebake competition at The Hopetoun Hotel in Sydney next Monday March 16. We are throwing down the gauntlet to respected colleagues The Magnetic Heads (led by the irresistible Des Miller) and Bearhug (formerly Skeletal Explosive). The night will be all the more interesting for the fact that our very own Christopher J. Rudge (of Dolly Rocker Movement fame) is also the drummer for The Magnetic Heads. Torn loyalties, animals, dancing... who needs Monday night TV? Entry is just $6 and doors open at 7:30pm.

The Magnetic Heads are the latest creation of Sydney folk/plastic soul institution Des Miller, comprising four of his most talented friends. Bearhug are brimming with confidence after their track Snow Leopard was hand picked to join the enviable cast of the excellent Spunk Records Singles Club.

At just $6, it's cheaper than chips so please come and say hi if you're in Sydney town.

AND THEN
This month we begin work on our debut album which is to be titled Everything Will Change. What can you expect? The soundtrack for roaring fires on icy evenings and sunshowers. Surprises aplenty!

FREE SONG
Against the backdrop of the overwhelming majority of respected scientists throwing their wiry frames behind the theory that The Devil Finds Work For Idle hands, we are glad to present our song Lost In Low Cloud as a FREE download. Head over to our audio fanzine page now! This offer is for a limited time only (while compliments last).

Where are those bongos coming from? In think there might be some unauthorised fire twirling going on at the local beach...

Very truly yours,
FLYING FOXES

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Mutations
By Beck
Release date: 1999-01-05

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Friday, February 20, 2009

FINAL NIGHT PARTY
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excited
Category: Music

....F L Y I N G F O X E S N E W S..

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Hello there,

THIS
WEEK

The Flying Foxes / Hot Little Hands: Heads & Tails Tour ends with a bang when they're joined by the superb sound benders Seekae at Spectrum in Sydney on Saturday February 21. After hot hot shows in Melbourne and Brisbane with Denmark's WhoMadeWho, Flying Foxes and Hot Little Hands (VIC) reunite for a night of nervy pop. The show will feature duets by Ghoul's Ivan Vizintin with both Seekae and Flying Foxes, so this will be a night to remember! Hometown heroes Flying Foxes are soaring high after run of East Coast concerts and rave reviews in the wake of the release of their acclaimed debut 'Lost In Low Cloud'. Hot Little Hands are set to show Sydney why their album 'Dynamite In Black & White' is rushing the airwaves across the country. Seekae's brilliantly titled 'The Sound of Trees Falling on People' is one of 2008's best local releases, proudly wearing FBi 94.5FM's coveted Album of the Week sash. This one will sell quickly so make sure you arrive early!

Playing times just announced:

8:30pm SEEKAE feat. Ivan Vizitin (Ghoul)
9:30pm HOT LITTLE HANDS (VIC)
10:55pm FLYING FOXES feat. Ivan Vizitin (Ghoul)

Tickets are $10 on the door from 8pm. Arrive early to avoid disappointment.

Heads & Tails Tour Posters

Very truly yours,

FLYING FOXES

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Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Third Season
Release date: 2005-01-18

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Friday, February 06, 2009

North
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hot
Category: Music

....F L Y I N G F O X E S N E W S..

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	Hello there,
THIS WEEK	People of the North, The Heads and Tails Tour is heading to Brisbane this Saturday Feb 7 with a huge show at The Zoo with WhoMadeWho (Denmark) and Hot Little Hands (VIC). After the 45ºC conditions of the first leg in Melbourne, we're all lucky to be alive, so we'll be playing like our lives depend on it when we head to the cooler (?!) conditions of Fortitude Valley. Tickets will be few and far between, so make sure you reserve your spot through Oztix. We'll launching our debut single Lost In Low Cloud on the night. Scroll down for some great reviews...
RAVE	Brisbane's Rave Magazine has named Lost In Low Cloud SINGLE OF THE WEEK. We edged out a Mercury Prize winner, a Grammy winner and an ex Neighbours star to take the mantle! You can read the review in full on the Rave website. The folks at Time Off are equally impressed. You can read their review here. Don't forget, you can have a limited edition copy of Lost In Low Cloud delivered to your door through our myspace store.
AND THEN	The Heads and Tails Tour concludes with a bang at Spectrum in Sydney on Saturday Feb 21 with us Foxes joined by Hot Little Hands (VIC) and the very excellent futuristic sounds of Seekae.
Very truly yours, FLYING FOXES LOST IN LOW CLOUD AVAILABLE FROM FLYINGFOXES.TV NOW UP COMING SHOWS FEB 07 (BRIS) : The Zoo w/ WhoMadeWho (Denmark) + Hot Little Hands (VIC) FEB 14 (SYD) : Valentine's Day at The Hopetoun Hotel (Tavis solo) w/ Jack Ladder + more FEB 21 (SYD) : Spectrum w/ Hot Little Hands (VIC) + Seekae

Currently listening:
Good Old Boys
By Randy Newman
Release date: 2003-02-11

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