Bluejuice
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Bluejuice is a rock band based in Sydney
, Australia. The group consists of Jake Stone, Stavros Yiannoukas, Jamie Cibej, Jerry Craib and James Hauptmann.
They have released three studio album
s; Problems, Head of the Hawk
and Company.
magazine in Australia, which awarded the album a four out of five rating.
The band's first single
, "Vitriol", enjoyed airplay on the Australian national radio network Triple J
, being the second most popular track in 2007 and ultimately reaching #11 in the annual Triple J Hottest 100
countdown in 2007. "Vitriol" ranked number 67 in the Australian Rolling Stone Magazine's
100 Best songs of 2007. The video clip for "Vitriol" won best clip at Sunscreen Video Awards in 2007.
The video clip for "The Reductionist", the second single from Problems, was Rage
"Indie Clip of the Week" in January 2008. The third single, "Phantom Boogie", has received airplay on Triple J. All three singles were produced by Genevieve Maynard.
and recorded their second studio album at Big Jesus Burger in Sydney with producer/mixer Chris Shaw (Bob Dylan
, Public Enemy, Super Furry Animals
, Weezer
). Lead single "Broken Leg
" debuted on the Australian Singles Chart
at number 47 on 23 August 2009. They released the album Head of the Hawk on 18 September 2009, and it debuted at #37 on the Australian Albums Chart
. "Broken Leg" eventually peaked at #27 on the Australian Singles Chart, supported by a music video directed by Samuel Bennetts, as well as reaching #5 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009. The band performed the song on Channel Seven
's Sunrise and Channel Nine
's Wide World of Sports.
The second single from Head of the Hawk
is "(Ain't) Telling the Truth", which was added to Triple J airplay. The band have also been nominated for two ARIA Awards in 2009 for Best Breakthrough Artist (Single) for "Broken Leg" and Best Video for "Broken Leg". The "Broken Leg" video was directed by Sammuel Bennet and was shot at the Metro in Sydney with the local skipping team called (in video) "Shimmer Extreme" led by the coach TK. "Broken Leg" was also voted #1 on Rage
's inaugural "Rage FIFTY" in 2009.
On the Grand Final (part 1) episode of the AFL Footy Show, Hawthorn Football Club
players Ben Stratton
, Jarryd Morton
, Matt Suckling and Liam Shiels
re-enacted the popular video clip to "Broken Leg" live as part of the 2010 Player Review.
, Playground Weekender Festival, Come Together
, Splendour in the Grass
, Parklife, Homebake
, O-Fest and Coaster Festival. They have supported numerous artists including Tricky
, Pnau
, Dizzee Rascal
, and The Specials
.
In 2008 Bluejuice completed the Less Talk More Problems tour with Sydney Indie rock band The Paper Scissors
.
In October 2009 Bluejuice set out on the Head of the Hawk Australian tour. They were also on the bill for the Big Day Out festival 2010.
Bluejuice played at The Marlin Hotel in Ulladulla on 6 January.
They also performed at "AJ2010", the 22nd Australian Scout Jamboree, with an audience of approx. 15,000
As part of a promotional interview on the Ryan, Monty and Wippa show on Nova 100 in Melbourne, Australia on Wednesday 27 January 2010, they allowed host Ryan Shelton to change details on their Wikipedia entry live on-air to include the addition of Street Fighter character Chun Li as a member of the band, and to add an interesting "fact"; that they are a "militant political group from the Maldives".
On 17 February 2010, Bluejuice were announced on Breakfast with Tom and Alex, on Triple J, as one of the acts to be performing at the One Night Stand concert on Saturday 27 March.
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia. The group consists of Jake Stone, Stavros Yiannoukas, Jamie Cibej, Jerry Craib and James Hauptmann.
They have released three studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
s; Problems, Head of the Hawk
Head of the Hawk
Head of the Hawk is the second studio album by the Australian rock band Bluejuice, released through Dew Process on 18 September 2009. The album was recorded with producer Chris Shaw in Sydney's Big Jesus Burger studios in 2009....
and Company.
Problems
Bluejuice released the album Problems in 2007. Problems was well received by Rolling StoneRolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
magazine in Australia, which awarded the album a four out of five rating.
The band's first single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, "Vitriol", enjoyed airplay on the Australian national radio network Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
, being the second most popular track in 2007 and ultimately reaching #11 in the annual Triple J Hottest 100
Triple J Hottest 100
The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll, based on the votes of national Australian radio station Triple J listeners, in order to determine their favourite song of the year. Voting is conducted by the internet and begins roughly two weeks prior to the new year for the previous year's songs...
countdown in 2007. "Vitriol" ranked number 67 in the Australian Rolling Stone Magazine's
Rolling Stone Australia
Rolling Stone Australia is an Australian-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published monthly, it is the Australian edition of the United States' Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone was initially released in Melbourne in May 1970 as a supplement in Revolution, an...
100 Best songs of 2007. The video clip for "Vitriol" won best clip at Sunscreen Video Awards in 2007.
The video clip for "The Reductionist", the second single from Problems, was Rage
Rage (TV program)
Rage is a popular all-night Australian music video program broadcast on ABC1 on Friday nights, Saturday mornings and Saturday nights. It was first screened on the weekend of Friday, 17 April 1987. With Soul Train no longer being produced, it is the oldest music television program currently still...
"Indie Clip of the Week" in January 2008. The third single, "Phantom Boogie", has received airplay on Triple J. All three singles were produced by Genevieve Maynard.
Head of the Hawk
In 2009, Bluejuice signed to the Australian record label Dew ProcessDew Process
Dew Process is an Australian independent record label based in Brisbane, Queensland founded by Paul Piticco. The label essentially develops talent from Australia as well as provide promotional, marketing and distribution services for foreign artists looking for a home for their music in Australia...
and recorded their second studio album at Big Jesus Burger in Sydney with producer/mixer Chris Shaw (Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, Public Enemy, Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals are a Welsh rock band that lean towards psychedelic rock and electronic experimentation. Since their formation in Cardiff, Wales in 1993, the band has consisted of Gruff Rhys , Huw Bunford , Guto Pryce , Cian Ciaran and Dafydd Ieuan Super Furry Animals are a Welsh rock band...
, Weezer
Weezer
Weezer is an American alternative rock band. The band currently consists of Rivers Cuomo , Patrick Wilson , Brian Bell , and Scott Shriner . The band has changed lineups three times since its formation in 1992...
). Lead single "Broken Leg
Broken Leg
Broken Leg is an indie rock song written and recorded by Australian indie rock band Bluejuice. The song was voted no. 5 in the 2009 Triple J Hottest 100. The accompanying music video was voted in at no. 1 on Rage's RAGE FIFTY countdown that was voted for by viewers and shown on the last weekend of...
" debuted on the Australian Singles Chart
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
at number 47 on 23 August 2009. They released the album Head of the Hawk on 18 September 2009, and it debuted at #37 on the Australian Albums Chart
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
. "Broken Leg" eventually peaked at #27 on the Australian Singles Chart, supported by a music video directed by Samuel Bennetts, as well as reaching #5 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009. The band performed the song on Channel Seven
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
's Sunrise and Channel Nine
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
's Wide World of Sports.
The second single from Head of the Hawk
Head of the Hawk
Head of the Hawk is the second studio album by the Australian rock band Bluejuice, released through Dew Process on 18 September 2009. The album was recorded with producer Chris Shaw in Sydney's Big Jesus Burger studios in 2009....
is "(Ain't) Telling the Truth", which was added to Triple J airplay. The band have also been nominated for two ARIA Awards in 2009 for Best Breakthrough Artist (Single) for "Broken Leg" and Best Video for "Broken Leg". The "Broken Leg" video was directed by Sammuel Bennet and was shot at the Metro in Sydney with the local skipping team called (in video) "Shimmer Extreme" led by the coach TK. "Broken Leg" was also voted #1 on Rage
Rage (TV program)
Rage is a popular all-night Australian music video program broadcast on ABC1 on Friday nights, Saturday mornings and Saturday nights. It was first screened on the weekend of Friday, 17 April 1987. With Soul Train no longer being produced, it is the oldest music television program currently still...
's inaugural "Rage FIFTY" in 2009.
On the Grand Final (part 1) episode of the AFL Footy Show, Hawthorn Football Club
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
players Ben Stratton
Ben Stratton
Benjamin "Ben" Stratton is an Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
, Jarryd Morton
Jarryd Morton
Jarryd Morton is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League, currently with the Hawthorn Football Club.Morton plays across the half-back flanks and wears the number 19 guernsey. His two brothers also play in the AFL...
, Matt Suckling and Liam Shiels
Liam Shiels
Liam Shiels is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League, currently with the Hawthorn Football Club.Draft history: 2008 NAB AFL Draft 2nd round selection No...
re-enacted the popular video clip to "Broken Leg" live as part of the 2010 Player Review.
Musical style
The musical style of Bluejuice has variously been described as "punk-hop", "downtempo hip hop, ska-tinged pop and pounding disco" and "too straight for funk, too groovy for indie rock and too sweaty for pop".Touring
Bluejuice have played numerous concerts and large festivals including Big Day OutBig Day Out
The Big Day Out is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by 1993, with the Gold Coast and Auckland joining in 1994...
, Playground Weekender Festival, Come Together
Come Together Music Festival
Come Together is an all-ages Australian music festival performed at Luna Park Sydney. Beginning in 2005, it was originally two separate events, one in April and one in September. In 2006, a two-day festival was held in June , and the festival was again on the same long weekend in 2007...
, Splendour in the Grass
Splendour in the Grass
Splendour in the Grass is an annual Australian music festival held in July at Woodford, Queensland, and previously held at Belongil Fields, outside Byron Bay...
, Parklife, Homebake
Homebake
Homebake is an annual Australian rock festival, featuring an all-Australian lineup . The festival was first held on 4 January 1996 at Belongil Fields in Byron Bay, on the far north coast of New South Wales...
, O-Fest and Coaster Festival. They have supported numerous artists including Tricky
Tricky
Tricky is an English musician and actor. As a producer and a musician, he is noted for a dark, rich and layered sound and a whispering sprechgesang lyrical style. Culturally, Tricky encourages an intertwining of societies, particularly in his musical fusion of rock and hip hop, high art and pop...
, Pnau
Pnau
Pnau is an Australian dance music duo originating from Sydney, Australia. The duo consists of musicians Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes...
, Dizzee Rascal
Dizzee Rascal
Dylan Kwabena Mills , better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a Ghanaian British rapper, songwriter and record producer. His music is a blend of garage, hip hop, grime, ragga, pop and electronic music, with eclectic samples and more exotic styles...
, and The Specials
The Specials
The Specials are an English 2 Tone ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry, England. Their music combines a "danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude", and had a "more focused and informed political and social stance" than other ska groups...
.
In 2008 Bluejuice completed the Less Talk More Problems tour with Sydney Indie rock band The Paper Scissors
The Paper Scissors
The Paper Scissors are an Australian rock band consisting of members Jai Pyne, Xavier Naughton and Ivan Lisyak.Their sound has been described as "a combination of garage-punk, rock and soul".-The Paper Scissors EP:...
.
In October 2009 Bluejuice set out on the Head of the Hawk Australian tour. They were also on the bill for the Big Day Out festival 2010.
Bluejuice played at The Marlin Hotel in Ulladulla on 6 January.
They also performed at "AJ2010", the 22nd Australian Scout Jamboree, with an audience of approx. 15,000
As part of a promotional interview on the Ryan, Monty and Wippa show on Nova 100 in Melbourne, Australia on Wednesday 27 January 2010, they allowed host Ryan Shelton to change details on their Wikipedia entry live on-air to include the addition of Street Fighter character Chun Li as a member of the band, and to add an interesting "fact"; that they are a "militant political group from the Maldives".
On 17 February 2010, Bluejuice were announced on Breakfast with Tom and Alex, on Triple J, as one of the acts to be performing at the One Night Stand concert on Saturday 27 March.
Studio albums
- Problems (2007)
- Head of the HawkHead of the HawkHead of the Hawk is the second studio album by the Australian rock band Bluejuice, released through Dew Process on 18 September 2009. The album was recorded with producer Chris Shaw in Sydney's Big Jesus Burger studios in 2009....
(2009) #37 AUS - Company (2011) #23 AUS
Extended plays
- "Zebraaazz" (2003)
- "Here We Go Now"
- "Check out the Bobos on Superfreak"
- "Phalanx"
- "Phonetical Stungun"
- "Here We Go Now" (remix)
- The Good Luck Pig (2005)
- "Mad Squabbles"
- "Bounce Back"
- "The Madness"
- "Unemployed"
- "Strivin'"
Singles
- "Vitriol" (2007)
- "The Reductionist" (2008)
- "Broken LegBroken LegBroken Leg is an indie rock song written and recorded by Australian indie rock band Bluejuice. The song was voted no. 5 in the 2009 Triple J Hottest 100. The accompanying music video was voted in at no. 1 on Rage's RAGE FIFTY countdown that was voted for by viewers and shown on the last weekend of...
" (2009) #27 AUS - "(Ain't) Telling the Truth" (2009) #64 AUS
- "Head of the Hawk" (2010)
- "Act Yr Age" (2011)
Awards
- 2003 MusicOZ Award
- Australian Music Prize 2007Australian Music PrizeThe Australian Music Prize is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The award made by Australian Music Prize Ltd, a sole-purpose entity sponsored by a variety of music industry figures and...
Red Bull Award for Outstanding Potential - Vitriol won best clip at Sunscreen Video Awards 2007
- Nominated for 2 ARIA Awards in 2009 for Best Breakthrough Artist (Single) for "Broken Leg" and Best Video for "Broken Leg"
- "Vitriol" nominated for 8th Annual Independent Music AwardsThe Independent Music AwardsThe Independent Music Awards is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists and releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories....
for Pop/Rock Song of the year
External links
- Official website
- "Vitriol" on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- "The Reductionist" on YouTube
- Photos of Bluejuice
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