Big Week

As most of you will know, Futurecop is playing in Melbz on the 12th of June, then The Teenagers are playing on the 13th.
Now I find out Le Castle Vania is playing at Pogo on the 19th! Holy Crap!
His remix of Snowden's Black Eyes is pretty much the perfect song in my eyes, if only all remixes were this good... if only.

Check out his MYSPACE for the rest of his tour dates.

Le Castle Vania - Trouble In Daylight (LA Riots remix)

Snowden - Black Eyes (Le Castle Vania remix)

PS. say GEE WIZZ at the door for cheaper entry

Teenage Horror

The Teenagers are coming to Melbourne, finally!

On Friday the 13th (ooooooh) a huuuge Teenage Horror Ball dress up hoe down will be held.

9pm til dawn so we turn into werewolves and vampires and shit and have a mass orgy in a puddle of blood, sweat and vomit. Yeah.

Get in contact with us asap (via myspace/email/comments) for tickets fuckers. 30 bones.

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We've posted so much Teenagers shit up here (check them by clicking the 'The Teenagers' tag at the bottom of this post), so here is an old demo that didn't make it onto the album. It's called Selflove and about... well... wanking. How can you not love The Teenagers?

The Teenagers // Self Love

Heterosexuality

I don't post up enough made in Melbourne music, which is kinda gay. So I thought I would begin with an old favourite.

Boy+Girl (myspace) have been doing the rounds of Melbourne's independent music scene (Third Class, Ding Dong, Click Click, Roxanne, etc.) since 2006. The first time I saw them live was at Colours @ Miss Libertines and they were giving out badges. Shweet.

The indie/electro production would most likely not sound out of place on a Valerie roll call with their 80s influenced synths, though definitely more vocal orientated and less romance soundtrack than the French menagerie tend to be.

Did I mention that they've supported motherfuckers that go by the name of Justice, Busy P & Boyz Noize? The single off upcoming EP goes by the name of Shirley Temple, and they've also just completed a rad little remix of The Kings, another Melbourne band. Check it, and give them the love they deserve!

The Kings - Weather Makers (Boy+Girl Remix)

Hey There Little Red

Little Red Hail from Melbourne and over the past year have become quite popular nation wide, I remember when we first saw them play at Click Click well over a year ago when they were still making a name for themselves and they sure have come a long way since then!

But whilst browsing Hype Machine recently i noticed that no one has really blogged about them yet, and I'm not sure why.

So this post is going to be dedicated to our international readers as I'm positive most of local readers have heard all of these songs.

They have a great indie pop sound and at the same time remind me of the Beach Boys a bit.

Little Red - Anytime

Little Red - Coca Cola

Little Red - Waiting

Check out their Myspace HERE.

Who's Your Daddy?

This is the aftermath of the last time Gee Wizz dj'd. Old papi Haynes couldn't handle his shit. Well guess what...





GEE WIZZ DJ'z @ le Fashion Keyboard
FRIDAY (im in love) APRIL 11th

HOTTER THAN JONATHAN TAYLOR THOMAS CIRCA 1995

Double Glazed

Only yesterday did I post about the wonderful Chromatics and the 'neu-Italo' stylings of the Italians Do It Better menagerie. Well after a taste of that comes an even bigger serving, this time from their associates from IDIB, Glass Candy.

The 'golden child' project of the collective, the duo consisting of Ida No and Johnny Jewel (also a contributor for Chromatics) combine their clean synth driven sound falling around the lusty yet abstract lyrics and intermediate yelps of No. Glass Candy are more disco and less haunting than Chromatics, with a sumptuous recapturing of Italo and Space Disco with a subtle modern twist.

This post is not out of the blue however, because Glass Candy, who like Flosstradamus are down in Aus for the V Festival, are also playing a side show in old Melbourne town, this one on April 3rd at The Toff In Town. They've been described as "one of the best live/dance bands out in North America" - iheartcomix, so it would be a tragedy to miss out on this one. Grab your tickets from Moshtix or from Modular asap!


Their album B/E/A/T/B/O/X was released last year, with 9 chillingly cool songs that will get you moving like it's 1982. Or 2082. Or like a robot. Or a seductive vamp. Or a robot seductive vamp from 2082.

Glass Candy // Life After Sundown

Glass Candy // Etheric Device

Glass Candy // Computer Love

Dental Plan

Flosstradamus will be down in Australia for the V Festival. The V Festival heads down for the Melbourne leg on Saturday the 5th of April, and Flosstradamus is playing a sideshow at Third Class on the 28th of March!


Flosstradamus is of course CHI-town duo Autobot and J2K, part of the furniture at the iheartcomix stable. They blew up with Laffy Taffy, Girlie Rock with Kid Sister, and their remix of Matt+Kim's Yeah Yeah that we at GEE WIZZ included in our best of 2007. It's an exciting time to be these guys, touring all around the world and about to launch some brand new tracks onto the blogosphere, imagine the trim!

Flosstradamus know how to party; after setting up their own night and routinely selling it out without any advertising, it's obviously because of their quality. Hip-hop mashed with anything you can think of from acid rave to old time classics and the most obscure of obscure, sort of sounds like, well, Third Class. There ain't many chances to party like this in Melbourne, so get on it! Here is their latest remix, of my favourite ice cream pusher's Heartsrevolution's now blog classic tune.

Heartsrevolution // Choose Your Own Adventure (Flosstradamus Remix)

PASTE

For those living under rocks the past year, pretty much everyone's most anticipated album over that time span was D-R-O-P-P-E-D.

Cut Copy's In Ghost Colours (incredibly aptly titled, it somehow pinpoints the mise-en-scene of the album perfectly) was getting crazy hype, and deservedly so. To many aficionado's, it seemed that while a few of Australia's heavyweight electro-pop bands regressed with their sophomore efforts (Van She? Presets?) Cut Copy went from strength to strength. Following up to Bright Like Neon Love was never going to be an easy task, but bringing a more defined sound - losing some funk and gaining some 80s infused synth - has brought about a different flavour of disco. It's fresh, it's clean, it's awesome.

Hearts on Fire, So Haunted, and Lights & Music were released prior to the album, and gained plenty of momentum for the release. The trouble with that is, the rest of the album has to BACK IT UP, otherwise the multitudes of groupies will be left unimpressed. It's a testament to the Melbourne lads that there are a few other single worthy efforts on board here. Kudos for confidence, and kudos for quality. Here are a couple of previews for you.

Cut Copy // Unforgettable Season

Cut Copy // Strangers In The Wind

Snap it up quick here or on itunes, or risk missing it!

P.S. At POGO this Thursday there will be a Cut Copy listening party on the UBERsuave topdeck, so come out in your droves! Gee Wizz will be there with bells on, and you may use the GEE WIZZ GUESTLIST for a discount entry. ;)

School's Out

School is out for Easter, and if you're as lucky as me, after being back only a few weeks, you have a weeks break! So what are you doing with your (Good) Friday off??? We have a brilliant idea for you... Recovering! (Something Macaulay's career never did.)

Because on (Great) Thursday night school is in for Melburnians, with Grafton Primary performing live at Pogo for us. The whole Gee Wizz crew will be down for a reunion after persuing our individual endeavours for a while, and you should be too! Use the Gee Wizz guestlist to make sure you're in, and in cheap. Also grab a copy of the Goldfrapp album giveaway. If you need a lift call Basar.


So onto the school in question - Grafton Primary. The lads from Sydney made a big splash on the blogosphere with their exceptional 'I Can Cook' (brilliantly remixed by Monsieur Horror as well, who is building up a huuuge repertoire of killer remixes, the newest being Fa Fa Fa). Their style is basically an amalgamation of all that was good in the eighties, with New Romantic and New Wave synth pop influences eminent.

I've never seen them live before, though I've heard they're quite the barnstorming live act, so do yourself a favour and join us there. And if you need more convincing (as if you do, we just like to spoil you), below are a couple more reasons why you should be going to Primary on your school holidays.

Grafton Primary - Relativity

Grafton Primary - Change

P.S. Their new EP 'Relativity' is out now, and you could and should get it from (here or here, or itunes). Or else you need to go back to school.

6 Months on a LEAKY Boat

By the looks of things the debut Crystal Castles album has oozed out much like the blog version of Melbourne's Underbelly, and luckily I have a little taste for you! Just something to whet one's

whistle, here are four songs from the album that your ears probably haven't been blessed with.

It's unfortunate that we've practically heard the album already due to the leaky/friendly nature of the CC Music Factory... their isn't really anything new that is out of the ordinary or extraordinary for CC, but it's a damn solid castle these kids are building... even if their boat needs a little work.

Pre-order the album here cunts, and check out their shit hot new tees at their myspace, Slick has dibs on black... Sickest!!!

Crystal Castles - Courtship Dating

Crystal Castles - Vanished

Crystal Castles - Black Panther

Crystal Castles - Through The Hosiery

Lock up your daughters

A while back Nick announced that Futurecop! was planning an Australian tour, but no dates had been confirmed as yet.

Well folks here they are...


7 June - Trashbags, Sydney

8 June - First Kiss, Queensland

12 June - Pogo, Melbourne (say GEE WIZZ at the door for cheap entry)

14 June - Kill The Radio, Sydney

15 June - Moulin Rouge, Sydney

It looks like they will also be playing a gig on 13 June (which is a Friday, unlucky for some) but is yet to be announced.

So you won't have to wait to catch Futurecop! too long in the future.

Futurecop! - Youngstar (feat. Dizzee Rascal)

Big M

What are the biggest M's you can think of? Marlon Brando? Midnight Juggernauts? M83?

If you answered with the above three responses, then you would be correct. Midnight Juggernauts are stepping out on their March Farewell tour down Australia's East coast before they jet off to wow the rest of the world. And lucky for us, their 'support' act is another of the elite French ambient electronic acts (re: post on Air), M83.

As if by some divine intervention, the higher power you believe in must have had a quiet subconscious word to all the best French musicians and told them to finally get their Gallic asses to Melbourne! And just like Air, Daft Punk and the whole Banger crew before, M83 are not to be missed, especially for the much less expensive price of $35 + the Juggers! At the Forum in Melbourne on March 12th, you can grab a bunch of tickets from ticketek.

This is my favourite Midnight Juggernauts song, and whilst I don't always agree with the high degree of hype these guys get, Tombstone is a cracker.

Midnight Juggernauts - Tombstone

And for 'support', here is an M83 original and just for kicks, a remix as well.

M83 - Teen Angst

Goldfrapp - Black Cherry (M83 remix)

(Marlon Brando is just here to make this post more suave.)

The Air Up There

Air are up there. They are, in my opinion, the premier French ambient electronic act, and have been so for the last decade - perhaps you could say the chill out version of Daft Punk. And finally, Air are coming to Australia for the very first time. Down for the V Festival, here in Melbourne they are playing a little side show at the Palais on Wednesday the 2nd of April.

You can get presale tickets from ticketmaster until 5pm tomorrow (special code 'amour') for $99, much better than the $128 you will have to fork out afterwards (you're welcome).

This is the first Air song I ever heard, back in the day on Recovery one Sunday morning 10 years ago. It's one of those childhood memories that makes me smile when I'm doing nothing. The film clip had me entranced. They released Pocket Symphony, their fourth album, last year.

Air - Kelly Watch The Stars

Curiosity Killed The Cat

For all my fellow Melburnians, Van She are playing at The Corner Hotel in Richmond tonight, showcasing their new shit.

For all you slowpokes out there you can still get tickets from Moshtix outlets or from The Corner itself, only a few left though so be quick! They are playing at 6pm for half an hour, which ain't too bad considering it's only 15 bones (+bf). They are also playing a tonne of gigs around Aus in the next few weeks so get your tickets early from Moshtix.

My favourite Van She gig was at the 2006 Modular x Tsubi Christmas Party at the Espy, where they played awesome live and more rockier versions of Kelly and Sex City. Ahh the memories.

I'm not a fan of their new single Cat & The Eye AT ALL though, so I'm not going to post up a DL, however check out the film clip for it, produced by talented Melbourne lads Krozm, whom we deejayed with at the Fashion Keyboard. It's interesting, to say the very least.

What do you think of the film clip? And Van She's upcoming stuff?