Butterfingers
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Butterfingers were an Australian hip hop
group from Ipswich
, Queensland
. Most of their releases are on their own label, Valley Trash Records.
Their first two singles "Everytime
" and "I Love Work", reached #38 and #15 respectively in the Triple J Hottest 100
of 2003.
Their next single "Yo Mama" also receiving airplay on Triple J
with the group's debut album, Breakfast at Fatboys
, on its national release, 3 May 2004, awarded Triple J
'Album of the Week'. The album debuted at #15 on the ARIA Album charts and was also nominated for the Best Independent Release ARIA Award
. "Yo Mama" charted at #17 in the Triple J Hottest 100
of 2004. In October 2004 Butterfingers scored a Guest Programming spot on rage
.
In March 2005 Butterfingers aligned themselves with Festival Mushroom Records
through a licensing deal between FMR and Valley Trash, the bands in-house label. Their first (and last) co-release was in June 2005 with the release of the single, "Figjam (Fuck I'm Good, Just Ask Me)". The song peaked at #50 and in October 2005, "Figjam" was nominated for the Best Urban Release ARIA Award. "Figjam" and the preceding single, "Jesus I Was Evil" (a Darcy Clay
cover) charted at #11 and #69 respectively in the Triple J Hottest 100
of 2005.
The band released a new album, The Deeper You Dig...
on 27 May 2006, which peaked at #14 on the album chart. A single from the album, "Get Up Outta the Dirt", was released on 3 June 2006. The single peaked at #36, and charted at #83 in the Triple J Hottest 100
of 2006.
In June 2007 the band won an APRA award
- 'Most Performed Urban Work' for "Get Up Outta the Dirt". The group then released "Nothin Much Happens" as a single in October 2007, which landed on Triple J
's "hit list" of songs receiving medium to high rotation. A music video was produced for this song and was played on jtv
, and on rage
, and also Video Hits
.
With the band on a presumed hiatus, lead vocalist Eddie Jacobson began performing with Brisbane-based punk band, SpitFireLiar. Jacobson has also gone onto a solo single under the name Evil Eddie, entitled "Queensland
,".
Jacobson's debut solo album is set for release in early 2011.
are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association
(APRA).
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Australian hip hop
Australian hip hop music began in the early 1980s; originally it was primarily influenced by hip hop music and culture imported via radio and television from the United States of America. However, since the 1990s, a distinctive local style has developed. Australian hip hop is an underground music...
group from Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
. Most of their releases are on their own label, Valley Trash Records.
History
The group was formed when lead vocalist 'Evil' Eddie Mark Jacobson booked himself in for a gig at The Zoo, a bar in Brisbane, without a band or any intentions of performing solo. The venue held Jacobson's booking to him and after two weeks of panic and a sloppy debut performance, a backing band was assembled featuring DJ/percussionist Olly Thomas, bassist Dave Crane, and drummer Damien Green.Their first two singles "Everytime
Everytime (Butterfingers song)
Everytime is the first single released by Australian band Butterfingers. The song is an Australian hip hop song, and features the distinctive Australian accent throughout the raps in the song. The song received airplay on Triple J and the video aired on rage...
" and "I Love Work", reached #38 and #15 respectively in the 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...
of 2003.
Their next single "Yo Mama" also receiving airplay on 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...
with the group's debut album, Breakfast at Fatboys
Breakfast at Fatboys
Breakfast at Fatboys is the debut album by Australian hip hop group Butterfingers, released on 3 May, 2004 on the group's own Valley Trash label and distributed by MGM....
, on its national release, 3 May 2004, awarded 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...
'Album of the Week'. The album debuted at #15 on the ARIA Album charts and was also nominated for the Best Independent Release ARIA Award
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...
. "Yo Mama" charted at #17 in the 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...
of 2004. In October 2004 Butterfingers scored a Guest Programming spot 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...
.
In March 2005 Butterfingers aligned themselves with Festival Mushroom Records
Festival Records (Australia)
Festival Records was an Australian music recording and publishing company which was founded in Sydney in 1952 and operated until 2005....
through a licensing deal between FMR and Valley Trash, the bands in-house label. Their first (and last) co-release was in June 2005 with the release of the single, "Figjam (Fuck I'm Good, Just Ask Me)". The song peaked at #50 and in October 2005, "Figjam" was nominated for the Best Urban Release ARIA Award. "Figjam" and the preceding single, "Jesus I Was Evil" (a Darcy Clay
Darcy Clay
Darcy Clay was an Auckland, New Zealand singer/songwriter, who was made famous in 1997 for his minor hit "Jesus I Was Evil", in which he recorded all instruments in his bedroom on a 4-track recorder...
cover) charted at #11 and #69 respectively in the 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...
of 2005.
The band released a new album, The Deeper You Dig...
The Deeper You Dig...
The Deeper You Dig... is the second studio album released by Australian group, Butterfingers. It was released 20 June 2006 on the band's independent label, Valley Trash Records....
on 27 May 2006, which peaked at #14 on the album chart. A single from the album, "Get Up Outta the Dirt", was released on 3 June 2006. The single peaked at #36, and charted at #83 in the 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...
of 2006.
In June 2007 the band won an APRA award
APRA Awards
The APRA Music Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia and New Zealand by Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually....
- 'Most Performed Urban Work' for "Get Up Outta the Dirt". The group then released "Nothin Much Happens" as a single in October 2007, which landed on 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...
's "hit list" of songs receiving medium to high rotation. A music video was produced for this song and was played on jtv
Jtv
triple j tv is the name given to a series of Australian television programmes which started broadcast in July 2006 as a television spin-off of national radio broadcaster Triple J. They are broadcast on ABC1 and ABC2 as well as available online...
, and 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...
, and also Video Hits
Video Hits (Australian TV series)
Video Hits was an Australian music video program that first aired on 15 February 1987. From 7 May 2011 it broadcasted on Network Ten for two hours each Saturday and Sunday morning: 10am – 12pm on Saturdays and 8am – 10am on Sundays. Video Hits was the world's second longest running music show...
.
With the band on a presumed hiatus, lead vocalist Eddie Jacobson began performing with Brisbane-based punk band, SpitFireLiar. Jacobson has also gone onto a solo single under the name Evil Eddie, entitled "Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
,".
Jacobson's debut solo album is set for release in early 2011.
Members
- Dave 'The Chainsaw' Crane - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - Damien Green - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, vocals - 'Evil' Eddie Jacobson - vocalsRappingRapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, samplesSampling (music)In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically... - Olly Thomas - percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, samples, vocals
Appearances
- 2002 & 2004 LividLividLivid was an Australian alternative rock music festival held annually from 1989 to 2003. Masterminded by Peter Walsh and Natalie Jeremijenko, the original idea of showcasing both the arts and music in the one event was standardised as late as October/early November from 1991 until 2003...
- 2004 Falls FestivalFalls FestivalThe Falls Festival is a New Year's Eve music festival, held annually in Lorne, Victoria and Marion Bay, Tasmania Australia since 1993.It lasts four days, from 29 December to 1 January each year. The headline acts play mostly over two evenings, 30 December and 31 December...
- 2004, 2005 & 2007 StonefestStonefestStonefest, once called Stone Day, is a large music festival, held at the University of Canberra annually at the end of October. For many years Stonefest was the largest music festival in Canberra and a popular one in Australia...
- 2004/05 Woodford Folk FestivalWoodford Folk FestivalThe Woodford Folk Festival is an annual music festival held near the small country town of Woodford, 72 km north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is one of the biggest annual cultural events of its type in Australia....
- 2005 Big Day OutBig Day OutThe 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...
- 2005 Pyramid Rock FestivalPyramid Rock FestivalThe Pyramid Rock Festival is a New Year's Eve camp-out rock music festival at Pyramid Rock, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia.Beginning in 2004, it runs over two nights with two stages - the Main Stage, and the Pharaoh's Annex...
- 2005 Come Together Music FestivalCome Together Music FestivalCome 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...
- 2005 & 2006 Splendour in the GrassSplendour in the GrassSplendour in the Grass is an annual Australian music festival held in July at Woodford, Queensland, and previously held at Belongil Fields, outside Byron Bay...
- 2006 The Great Escape (festival)The Great Escape (festival)The Great Escape was a music festival held at Newington Armory, located within Sydney Olympic Park that took place in 2006 and 2007. Initially held over the Easter long weekend for the first two events, in 2008 it was announced the festival would take place on the Labour Day weekend, however the...
- 2006 Rock-ItRock-ItRock-It is an Australian music festival held at the Arena Joondalup in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. The festival was first held in 1999, and mainly features modern rock music...
- 2006 Parklife Festival
- 2006 Push Over Festival
- 2006 Southbound (festival)Southbound (festival)Southbound is an arts, camping and music festival. A variety of Australian and international artists perform at this event. The festival occurs annually, early January, at the Sir Stewart Bovell Park in Busselton, Western Australia.-History:...
- 2007 Festival of the SunFestival of the SunFestival of the Sun is an annual outdoor music festival held in December at the Sundowner Breakwall Tourist Park[1], Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia...
- 2007 Musicoz Awards
- 2007 Brisbane Valley Fiesta
- 2008 Caxton Street Seafood Festival
- 2008 Conception Day
- 2008 fat as butter festival
- 2008 Here And Now - Brisbane (Australia Day Concert)
- 2009 Sounds of Spring Festival
Albums
- Breakfast at FatboysBreakfast at FatboysBreakfast at Fatboys is the debut album by Australian hip hop group Butterfingers, released on 3 May, 2004 on the group's own Valley Trash label and distributed by MGM....
- Valley Trash (VTCD004) (3 May 2004) - The Deeper You Dig...The Deeper You Dig...The Deeper You Dig... is the second studio album released by Australian group, Butterfingers. It was released 20 June 2006 on the band's independent label, Valley Trash Records....
- Valley Trash (VTCD008) (20 June 2006) AUS #14
Singles
- "EverytimeEverytime (Butterfingers song)Everytime is the first single released by Australian band Butterfingers. The song is an Australian hip hop song, and features the distinctive Australian accent throughout the raps in the song. The song received airplay on Triple J and the video aired on rage...
" - Valley Trash (VTCD001) (7 April 2003) - "I Love Work" - Valley Trash (VTCD003) (3 November 2003)
- "Everybodys JesusEverybodys JesusEverybodys Jesus is a "double b-side" released by Australian hip hop group Butterfingers. The CD single feature the songs "Jesus I Was Evil" and "Everybody's Ugly", the latter which later appeared on the album The Deeper You Dig.......
" - Valley Trash (VTCD005) (24 January 2005) - "Figjam" - Festival MushroomFestival Records (Australia)Festival Records was an Australian music recording and publishing company which was founded in Sydney in 1952 and operated until 2005....
(VTCD006) (18 April 2005) AUS #50 - "Get Up Outta the Dirt" - WarnerWarner Music GroupWarner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
(VTCD007) (3 April 2006) AUS #36 - "I Like Em When They're Trouble" (2006)
- "Nothin' Much Happens" - Valley Trash (VTCD009) (7 October 2007)
APRA Awards
The APRA AwardsAPRA Awards
The APRA Music Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia and New Zealand by Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually....
are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association
Australasian Performing Right Association
The Australasian Performing Right Association is a copyright collective representing New Zealand and Australian composers, lyricists and music publishers. The association's head offices located in Sydney Australia, and it has branch offices in Auckland, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth...
(APRA).
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APRA Awards of 2007
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2007 are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 16 June at the Sydney Hilton, they were presented by APRA and the Australasian...
|| "Get Up Outta the Dirt" – Eddie Jacobson || Most Performed Urban Work ||