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	<title>Consequence of Sound &#187; The Vines</title>
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		<title>The Street&#8217;s Mike Skinner soundtracks The Inbetweeners Movie</title>
		<link>http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/08/the-streets-mike-skinner-soundtracks-the-inbetweeners-movie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Staples</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Calvin Harris]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deer Tick]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Before Mike Skinner makes his final appearance under <a href="http://consequenceofsound.net/tag/the-streets/" target="_blank">The Streets</a>-moniker during October&#8217;s <a href="http://www.relentlessfreeze.com/index.php" target="_blank">Freeze Festival</a> in London, the UK rapper will deliver 10 new tracks via the forthcoming  film-version of the much-enjoyed English sitcom, <em>The Inbetweeners. </em>With track titles like &#8220;Clunge In A Barrel&#8221;, &#8220;Pussay Patrol&#8221;, and &#8221;Do It&#8221;, it&#8217;s apparent the fresh tunes stay true to the film&#8217;s plot &#8212; a holiday journey for four young men and their ensuing sexual exploits.</p>
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<p>The official soundtrack drops August 22nd, three days after the film&#8217;s August 19th U.K. release date, and also includes tracks from Ke$ha, The Vines, Sean Kingston, Deer Tick, and Calvin Harris.</p>
<p>Check out the complete tracklist and trailer below.</p>
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<p><strong><em>The Inbetweeners Movie OST</em> Tracklist:<br />
</strong>01. Quicksand &#8211; Miles Kane<br />
02. No Problemo &#8211; Mike Skinner<br />
03. Mental Holiday &#8211; From<em> The Inbetweeners<br />
</em>04. Gimme Love &#8211; The Vines<br />
05. Blow (Cirkut Remix) &#8211; Ke$ha<br />
06. Introduce Yourself &#8211; From <em>The Inbetweeners<br />
</em>07. We No Speak Americano (Radio Edit) &#8211; Yolanda Be Cool<br />
08. Nothing But Love (Radio Edit) &#8211; Axwell<br />
09. Fernando&#8217;s Theme &#8211; Mike Skinner<br />
10. You&#8217;re A Virgin - From <em>The Inbetweeners<br />
</em>11. Twenty Euros - Mike Skinner<br />
12. Waving Not Drowning &#8211; Mike Skinner<br />
13. He Shoots He Scores &#8211; From <em>The Inbetweeners<br />
</em>14. Clunge In A Barrel &#8211; Mike Skinner<br />
15. Twenty Miles - Deer Tick<br />
16. Feel So Close (Benny Benassi Remix) &#8211; Calvin Harris<br />
17. We Are Go &#8211; Mike Skinner<br />
18. MY KZ, YR BF (Grum Remix) &#8211; Everything Everything<br />
19. Moanatronic 5000 &#8211; Mike Skinner<br />
20. Whatever It Takes &#8211; Mike Skinner<br />
21. Two Man Job &#8211; From <em>The Inbetweeners<br />
</em>22. Do It &#8211; Mike Skinner<br />
23. Party All Night (Sleep All Day) &#8211; Sean Kingston<br />
24. Gone Up In Flames &#8211; Morning Runner<br />
25. Pussay Patrol - Mike Skinner<br />
26. To The Pussay &#8211; From <em>The Inbetweeners</em></p>
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		<content:mobile><![CDATA[Before Mike Skinner makes his final appearance under The Streets-moniker during October's Freeze Festival in London, the UK rapper will deliver 10 new tracks via the forthcoming  film-version of the much-enjoyed English sitcom, <em>The Inbetweeners. </em>With track titles like "Clunge In A Barrel", "Pussay Patrol", and "Do It", it's apparent the fresh tunes stay true to the film's plot -- a holiday journey for four young men and their ensuing sexual exploits.



The official soundtrack drops August 22nd, three days after the film's August 19th U.K. release date, and also includes tracks from Ke$ha, The Vines, Sean Kingston, Deer Tick, and Calvin Harris.

Check out the complete tracklist and trailer below.
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<strong><em>The Inbetweeners Movie OST</em> Tracklist:
</strong>01. Quicksand - Miles Kane
02. No Problemo - Mike Skinner
03. Mental Holiday - From<em> The Inbetweeners
</em>04. Gimme Love - The Vines
05. Blow (Cirkut Remix) - Ke$ha
06. Introduce Yourself - From <em>The Inbetweeners
</em>07. We No Speak Americano (Radio Edit) - Yolanda Be Cool
08. Nothing But Love (Radio Edit) - Axwell
09. Fernando's Theme - Mike Skinner
10. You're A Virgin - From <em>The Inbetweeners
</em>11. Twenty Euros - Mike Skinner
12. Waving Not Drowning - Mike Skinner
13. He Shoots He Scores - From <em>The Inbetweeners
</em>14. Clunge In A Barrel - Mike Skinner
15. Twenty Miles - Deer Tick
16. Feel So Close (Benny Benassi Remix) - Calvin Harris
17. We Are Go - Mike Skinner
18. MY KZ, YR BF (Grum Remix) - Everything Everything
19. Moanatronic 5000 - Mike Skinner
20. Whatever It Takes - Mike Skinner
21. Two Man Job - From <em>The Inbetweeners
</em>22. Do It - Mike Skinner
23. Party All Night (Sleep All Day) - Sean Kingston
24. Gone Up In Flames - Morning Runner
25. Pussay Patrol - Mike Skinner
26. To The Pussay - From <em>The Inbetweeners</em>]]></content:mobile>
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		<title>Coldplay, Kanye West headline Splendour in the Grass 2011</title>
		<link>http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/04/coldplay-kanye-west-headline-splendour-in-the-grass-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 01:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Kaye</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cut Copy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Devendra Banhart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DJ Shadow]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elbow]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Friendly Fires]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glasvegas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gomez]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Grates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Hives]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Living End]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Vines]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jane's Addiction, Pulp, The Mar Volta, The Hives and more!]]></description>
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<p>Sure, we’ve got Coachella and Bonnaroo and all those great American festivals over here. England’s got Glastonbury and Bestival, etc. Australia’s got its share of great fests, as well, and Splendour in the Grass is one of the best. Last year saw the Pixies, The Strokes, and Mumford and Sons atop a massive lineup, and this year looks to be equally epic.</p>
<p>Coldplay, Kanye West and Jane’s Addiction will headline the 11th incarnation of the three day festivities at Woodfordia in Queensland. Seventy-nine other acts are under them, and the names are just as exciting. The Hives, the reunited Pulp, The Living End, The Mars Volta, The Kills, Pnau, and Regina Spektor are all on the bill.</p>
<p>Glasvegas, Modest Mouse, The Middle East, Mogwai, DJ Shadow, and Kaiser Chiefs will also be in attendance, as will James Blake, The Vines, Noah and the Whale, and Thievery Corporation. Further acts include Cut Copy, Black Joe Lewis &amp; The Honeybears (featuring The Relatives), Foster The People, Friendly Fires, Gomez, and Does It Offend You, Yeah?.</p>
<p>Want more? Warpaint, Fitz and the Tantrums, Young The Giant, Bliss N Eso, The Grates, Kele, Elbow and Eskimo Joe add to the mix. There’s also Devendra Banhart and The Grogs, Children Collide, Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanega, Blue Juice and Marques Toliver. The impressive list is just too long to jam in here, so check out our <a title="festival outlook" href="http://festival-outlook.consequenceofsound.net/fests/view/572/splendour-in-the-grass" target="_blank">Festival Outlook</a> page for the complete lineup.</p>
<p>Tickets for the July 29th-31st event range from AUD$401.50 to AUD$525.60 (that’s about $421.55 to $551.83 USD. Plus, ya know, travel expenses), depending on your method of purchase and if you choose their carbon offset option. For more information, check the <a title="splendour" href="http://splendourinthegrass.com/#" target="_blank">festival’s website</a>.</p>
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		<content:mobile><![CDATA[
Sure, we’ve got Coachella and Bonnaroo and all those great American festivals over here. England’s got Glastonbury and Bestival, etc. Australia’s got its share of great fests, as well, and Splendour in the Grass is one of the best. Last year saw the Pixies, The Strokes, and Mumford and Sons atop a massive lineup, and this year looks to be equally epic.

Coldplay, Kanye West and Jane’s Addiction will headline the 11th incarnation of the three day festivities at Woodfordia in Queensland. Seventy-nine other acts are under them, and the names are just as exciting. The Hives, the reunited Pulp, The Living End, The Mars Volta, The Kills, Pnau, and Regina Spektor are all on the bill.

Glasvegas, Modest Mouse, The Middle East, Mogwai, DJ Shadow, and Kaiser Chiefs will also be in attendance, as will James Blake, The Vines, Noah and the Whale, and Thievery Corporation. Further acts include Cut Copy, Black Joe Lewis &amp; The Honeybears (featuring The Relatives), Foster The People, Friendly Fires, Gomez, and Does It Offend You, Yeah?.

Want more? Warpaint, Fitz and the Tantrums, Young The Giant, Bliss N Eso, The Grates, Kele, Elbow and Eskimo Joe add to the mix. There’s also Devendra Banhart and The Grogs, Children Collide, Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanega, Blue Juice and Marques Toliver. The impressive list is just too long to jam in here, so check out our Festival Outlook page for the complete lineup.

Tickets for the July 29th-31st event range from AUD$401.50 to AUD$525.60 (that’s about $421.55 to $551.83 USD. Plus, ya know, travel expenses), depending on your method of purchase and if you choose their carbon offset option. For more information, check the festival’s website.]]></content:mobile>
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		<title>The Vines ready new album, Future Primitive</title>
		<link>http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/01/the-vines-ready-new-album-future-primitive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harry Painter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chris Colonna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Vines]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, those The Vines.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Remember <a href="http://consequenceofsound.net/tag/the-vines/" target="_blank">The Vines</a>? They were that Australian band that was supposed to save rock and roll back in 2001. Or was that The Hives? Anyway, they&#8217;re still a band.</p>
<p>But wait, there&#8217;s more. As reported by <a href="http://www.undercover.fm/news/13410-the-vines-announce-new-album" target="_blank">Undercover News</a>, the Aussies have detailed their new album, their fifth full-length. They&#8217;ve titled the album <em>Future Primitive</em>, and it comes to you this April. The Vines recorded <em>Future Primitive</em> in Paris with fellow Aussie Chris Colonna of The Bumblebeez. The LP features some songs which date back over a year, and indeed the whole thing was recorded back in February and March of last year.</p>
<p>Song titles, according to Undercover, include &#8220;Gimme Love&#8221;, &#8220;Black Dragon&#8221;, and the title track. You can hear &#8220;Gimme Love&#8221;, the album&#8217;s first single, below.</p>
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		<content:mobile><![CDATA[Remember The Vines? They were that Australian band that was supposed to save rock and roll back in 2001. Or was that The Hives? Anyway, they're still a band.

But wait, there's more. As reported by Undercover News, the Aussies have detailed their new album, their fifth full-length. They've titled the album <em>Future Primitive</em>, and it comes to you this April. The Vines recorded <em>Future Primitive</em> in Paris with fellow Aussie Chris Colonna of The Bumblebeez. The LP features some songs which date back over a year, and indeed the whole thing was recorded back in February and March of last year.

Song titles, according to Undercover, include "Gimme Love", "Black Dragon", and the title track. You can hear "Gimme Love", the album's first single, below.

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		<title>YouTube Live: The Vines &#8220;Get Free&#8221; on Letterman</title>
		<link>http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/08/youtube-live-the-vines-meltdown-on-letterman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phillip Roffman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yikes.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please  stop. What the fuck are you doing? Why? This is embarrassing. You’re  embarrassing yourself. Yikes.</p>
<p>These  are just a handful of thoughts that come to mind when you see a performance  that unfolds into a disaster in almost every way. Though, this particular definition of  “disaster” could be anything; the  overall energy from the band could drive you to tears; the lead singer&#8217;s &#8220;deer in the  headlights&#8221; gaze may leave you with knots  of embarrassment; a guitarist may romp  up the courage to be a rockstar, only to come off as a tool. Whatever the case, the end result is a total shit fest of a disaster.</p>
<p>In the last decade, we&#8217;ve seen plenty of “The” bands come out of the woodwork. It first started as part of the &#8220;rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll revolution&#8221; in the early &#8217;00s, beginning with The Strokes, The White Stripes, and The Hives, which faded off into an onslaught of &#8220;indie&#8221; artists like The Killers, The Kills, The Raconteurs, The Shins, etc, etc, so on and so forth.  We all know where those bands ended up, with the majority having lasted and making promising careers. But some just vanished as soon as they came.</p>
<p>Before we continue, let&#8217;s get something straight. There&#8217;s no real judgment to be passed here, per se. I’m not writing this to declare any band a total shit fest or a disaster, but as time marches on and when you really boil it down, every band has its bad day. That brings us to&#8230; The Vines.</p>
<p>You could argue that The Vines&#8217; troubled career really was a disaster. They charted high on the success of lead single &#8220;Get Free&#8221;, off of their 2002 summer debut, <em>Highly Evolved</em>, and became notorious for their chaotic and unpredictable live shows, which would later be tied to frontman Craig Nicholls&#8217; bout with Asperger&#8217;s syndrome. As the condition worsened, touring became an increasingly difficult task to manage, and coupled with underwhelming follow ups like 2004&#8242;s <em>Winning Days</em> or 2006&#8242;s <em>Vision Valley</em>, they were dropped from their label, Capitol Records. You could say all of this was expected &#8211; especially if you had watched their performance on <em>The Late Show with David Letterman</em> back in 2002.</p>
<p>In a way, this performance summarizes The Vines to a T. Catchy, effective, and, unfortunately, short-lived. For their appearance on Letterman, the Australian rockers &#8211; well, namely Nicholls &#8211; took the idea of a &#8220;disaster&#8221; and celebrated it for everyone to experience nationwide. On live television, the band kicked off its meltdown, imploding straight into the comfort of every fans&#8217; living  room. In hindsight, too bad HD wasn’t around yet, or you would have seen some  serious shit.</p>
<p>Anyway, there’s  something special about this god awful performance. Nicholls is responsible for every moment of tension, stupidity,  awkwardness, and let us not forget his appraisal of his own humility.  Some might call what you see here “punk rock” and  it’s not far off. Looking at the variables, you have an angst ridden  frontman acting as if he could care less about where he is and how he got there,  all the while exploring the stage with a mind destined for destruction. Isn&#8217;t that what every 15-year-old searches for?</p>
<p>Regardless, band&#8217;s demise or not, there&#8217;s a lot to enjoy here. Hey, even Letterman had a fun time, (check out his wide, old man smile there at the end), and it was his set they nearly destroyed! One thing&#8217;s for sure, though, it sure as hell beats anything Paul Shaffer would have cooked up. Sigh.</p>
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		<content:mobile><![CDATA[Please  stop. What the fuck are you doing? Why? This is embarrassing. You’re  embarrassing yourself. Yikes.

These  are just a handful of thoughts that come to mind when you see a performance  that unfolds into a disaster in almost every way. Though, this particular definition of  “disaster” could be anything; the  overall energy from the band could drive you to tears; the lead singer's "deer in the  headlights" gaze may leave you with knots  of embarrassment; a guitarist may romp  up the courage to be a rockstar, only to come off as a tool. Whatever the case, the end result is a total shit fest of a disaster.

In the last decade, we've seen plenty of “The” bands come out of the woodwork. It first started as part of the "rock 'n' roll revolution" in the early '00s, beginning with The Strokes, The White Stripes, and The Hives, which faded off into an onslaught of "indie" artists like The Killers, The Kills, The Raconteurs, The Shins, etc, etc, so on and so forth.  We all know where those bands ended up, with the majority having lasted and making promising careers. But some just vanished as soon as they came.

Before we continue, let's get something straight. There's no real judgment to be passed here, per se. I’m not writing this to declare any band a total shit fest or a disaster, but as time marches on and when you really boil it down, every band has its bad day. That brings us to... The Vines.

You could argue that The Vines' troubled career really was a disaster. They charted high on the success of lead single "Get Free", off of their 2002 summer debut, <em>Highly Evolved</em>, and became notorious for their chaotic and unpredictable live shows, which would later be tied to frontman Craig Nicholls' bout with Asperger's syndrome. As the condition worsened, touring became an increasingly difficult task to manage, and coupled with underwhelming follow ups like 2004's <em>Winning Days</em> or 2006's <em>Vision Valley</em>, they were dropped from their label, Capitol Records. You could say all of this was expected - especially if you had watched their performance on <em>The Late Show with David Letterman</em> back in 2002.

In a way, this performance summarizes The Vines to a T. Catchy, effective, and, unfortunately, short-lived. For their appearance on Letterman, the Australian rockers - well, namely Nicholls - took the idea of a "disaster" and celebrated it for everyone to experience nationwide. On live television, the band kicked off its meltdown, imploding straight into the comfort of every fans' living  room. In hindsight, too bad HD wasn’t around yet, or you would have seen some  serious shit.

Anyway, there’s  something special about this god awful performance. Nicholls is responsible for every moment of tension, stupidity,  awkwardness, and let us not forget his appraisal of his own humility.  Some might call what you see here “punk rock” and  it’s not far off. Looking at the variables, you have an angst ridden  frontman acting as if he could care less about where he is and how he got there,  all the while exploring the stage with a mind destined for destruction. Isn't that what every 15-year-old searches for?

Regardless, band's demise or not, there's a lot to enjoy here. Hey, even Letterman had a fun time, (check out his wide, old man smile there at the end), and it was his set they nearly destroyed! One thing's for sure, though, it sure as hell beats anything Paul Shaffer would have cooked up. Sigh.
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