Below Par Records

Kisschasy - Ugly Birds and 3 sold out shows

18-05-08

Kisschasy now have 3 sold out shows for the Bones and Skin tour. They are:


* 23rd May @ The Tivoli - UnLic AA, Brisbane QLD


* 24th May @ The Enmore Theatre - AA, Sydney NSW


* 28th May @ The Corner Hotel - U 18, Melbourne VIC


There are still tickets left for all the other shows so go get them now before you miss out forever. All dates and info can be found on here, kisschasy.com, or Kisschasy's myspace.

Also, the guys have a new video up . It's the 4th release from Hymns called 'Ugly Birds In A Beautiful Cage' and it was recorded live from the Sydney show at The Metro last year. It's only up on myspace so go check it out.

Want Something with Numbers to play at your school?

07-05-08

Are you in a band that's too cool for school? Do you want Something with Numbers to play at your school?

Then this one's for you....

Triple J Unearthed are holding a competition to find Australia's best high school band so if you're in a band, they want to know about it.

Included in the prize is a trip to Sydney to re-record your track with the JJJ music engineers and you'll also be played on triple j, featured on triple j tv and splashed across the pages of jmag.

BUT THAT'S NOT THE BEST PART!!!

One of our (and your) favourite Aussie bands 'Something with Numbers' will come to your school and put on a super exclusive lunchtime concert just for you! O: The guys have just returned from New York where they're been recording their brand new album (which is amazing by the way) and now they're waiting to come play for you at your school. If your band is the lucky winner, you'll also get to open the show! OH YEAH!

So if you're already in a band or ever thought of starting one up, NOW is the time to get your act together and visit: http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Competitions/ for details on how to enter this once in a lifetime competition.

Hurry...entries close 5pm AEST Friday 16 May 2008.

Kisschasy - Too B or Not Too B

22-04-08

In the year 2004 a young band from the Mornington Peninsula released two influential EP's on indie label Below Par Records. These two EP's each sold a few thousand copies and enjoyed some Triple J and community radio play, but still remained mainly under the radar. The band did back to back tours in a 12 seater van all over the country and shortly after the EP's were deleted as the band went on to release their debut album.

Four years later and that young band, Kisschasy, has now sold in excess of 90,000 records, have two gold certified albums, a slew of award nominations, have toured internationally and play to packed houses everywhere they play. However the old school fans were still requesting to hear these old songs from the EP's at shows every time the band tour, so it seemed fitting to compile both of these EP's and release them on one disc. What came next was the fact that the B-Sides from the singles from their debut album, United Paper People, have also been deleted - so it was decided that these B-Sides would also be part of this collection titled 'Too B Or Not Too B'.

Still not feeling complete the band decided to add three previously unreleased tracks to the compilation to give the fans a package that every Kisschasy fan would want to own. These tracks are "Jack The Alien", "Wake. Turn. Sleep. Repeat" and "Electric In The Chair". On top of all of this there is also a bonus DVD which features all of Kisschasy's music videos to date. It all fits into a nice package to be released the week prior to the band's upcoming tour, which will see Kisschasy playing a collection of new and old songs for the very first time.

"When we released "Darkside/Stay Awake" and "Cara Sposa" in 2004, we didn't have that many fans but the fans that we did have were really passionate about our music and were awesome. Now obviously things have changed and we have a whole bunch of new fans who are as equally passionate and awesome, but the new fans haven't had a chance to hear these old EP's because they have been deleted for so long. We thought it would be a really good idea to re-release them so that people can see where we came from, I think a lot of people think that the first thing we ever released was 'United Paper People'," says frontman Darren Cordeux.

Adds lead guitarist Sean Thomas, "The other thing about releasing this collection is that it gives us the opportunity to play these old songs again live which will bring back a lot of memories for us. We used to play these songs in front of about 50 people when we used to tour, to now be able to play these tracks in front of 2000 people a night on our upcoming tour is going to be lots of fun - It also means we are going to have to relearn them."

'Too B Or Not Too B' will come with 16 tracks plus a bonus DVD of all the band's music videos from United Paper People and their current record Hymns For The Non Believer. The collection will also tie in with the bands upcoming tour "Bones and Skin", which will see Kisschasy headlining the biggest venues to date. Supporting them on the tour will be US all girl rock band The Donnas and Melbourne's The Getaway Plan.

Kisschasy 'Too B Or Not Too B' Available May 10 2008.

Tour, Tour, Album

02-04-08

Can you guess which two bands are going on tour and which one is writing their new album? Read on to find out....

1. The first show for The Mess Hall tour featuring The Scare kicks off tomorrow. The tour will take them to QLD, VIC, ACT and NSW so prepare yourselves because the guys are heading your way. It will be a great show though so get your tickets now to see these guys live and in the flesh....you know you wanna!

2. Kisschasy are currently in preparation for their upcoming "Bones and Skin" Tour. They want to see every single one of YOU there so if you haven't got your tickets yet, go get them now...aaand GO! Don't miss your last chance to see the guys before they jet off to the US in June. All dates and ticket info can be found on here and/or the kisschasy website.

3. Something with Numbers are currently in the states recording their new album. The guys have been posting a string of myspace blogs on their adventures in the states and the progress on the album. If you've been following these, then you'll know how amazing the album will be. If not, then you better hop to it.

The Scare - Mess Hall Tour and third Single

08-03-08

The Scare are currently in Sydney writing their new record as well as taking a well deserved break before hoping back in the tour wagon and touring Australia with The Mess Hall in April/May.

Tix are on sale now. Check out the bands' myspace or on here for all dates and info.

In other Scare news...the guys will be shooting a video for "Not In Love" in Brisbane in April and they also have their third single up on their myspace page. It is none other than "Tragedy" and it was recorded live at JJJ Studios late last year so check it out and add it to your page.