What do Split Seconds & Boom! Bap! Pow! have in common?

Yes, extraordinary tracks that make you want to attach prosthetic legs to your radio and do the cha-cha around your lounge room – is the obvious connection.

But aside from their groovin’ tunes, they also have one of the greatest band managers to boot. Meet Jacob Snell, the main man behind Shiny superstars Split Seconds and Boom! Bap! Pow!

Acknowledgement for good management is something that is usually confined to a back of stage pat on the back, but because Jacob Snell is an all round good guy and belongs to a rare breed of Management Wizards, he has been nominated for a WAMi of his own. Full Story >>

By on April 18th, 2011
Breaking the Stereotype: Meet the Charitable Cartel

Cartels are not only a vehicle for illegal trade – they also produce fat sounds and flamenco strums, powered by a tremendously big beating heart! It seems that Tijuana Cartel’s single ‘White Dove’ is not only a Triple J smash, it also reflects the generosity of the band who are set to headline  Funky Grooves for Future Moves - an evening of music, art and culture at AJ Hackett Bungy Cairns on Friday 6th May.

Organised by local Cairns based collective The COCAW (The Coalition of the Conscious and Willing), Tijuana Cartel will headline the music and arts culture extravaganza Full Story >>

By on April 18th, 2011
WAMi, Bam, Thankyou Ma’am!

‘What a week’ it has been for Perth’s Split Seconds, whose champion efforts over the last year, have been duely rewarded through recognition by the 2011 WAMi Awards!

Honouring achievements in the Western Australian contemporary music scene, our boys have been nominated in eight different WAMi categories – that’s more awards than there are days in a week! They’re up for nomination in: Most Popular Act, Most Popular live Act, Favourite Newcomer,  Most Popular Single/EP, Best Male Vocalist, Best Drummer, Most Promising New Act & Best Indie Pop Act.

The WAMi Awards night is going to be held at The Artrage Bakery on Saturday 25th May, Tickets are on sale HERE. The kooky gang have a spot on their mantle warming up for a WAMi, so get busy click clickety clicking HERE and showing your Shiny support by voting for Split Seconds!

Voting closes on Midday on Friday 6th May.

By on April 17th, 2011
Triple threat? You bet!

As previously mentioned, the Shiny triple threat of British India, City Riots and Boy in a Box played their first inner city leg of the ‘March into the Ocean’ tour last Saturday at The Corner Hotel.

A sell out hometown audience awaited the Shiny Family, thus restoring my faith in the potential for equal amounts positivity at this years Christmas dinner table! Entree act City Riots got the appetites ready, followed by a hearty taste of Boy in a Box covering the classic Bobby Fuller Four track ‘I fought the law’ (also previously having been covered by The Clash, whose lead singer Joe Strummer bears an uncanny Full Story >>

By on March 28th, 2011
A Boxful of Eye Candy

Saturday night saw Boy in a Box playing alongside – British India and City Riots in an explosive Shiny family reunion at The Corner Hotel in Melbourne.  The dapper band of four projected an enthusiasm which was reciprocated by an equally enthuasiastic audience (a rare response from a crowd so early in the evening and depraved of intoxication). All dolled up in their matching ‘Glitter, Gold, Ruin’ shirts, Boy in a Box were one part teen dream and one part alley cat, shaken not stirred with a juicy olive on top.

If these lads have not yet set off your sweet tooth, then indulge in a viewing of their latest offering of eye candy – the brand new clip for ‘Glitter, Gold, Ruin’:

‘Glitter, Gold, Ruin’ is now available on iTunes!

Also, get out your felt pens and mark those calendars because ‘Glitter, Gold, Ruin’ b/w ‘Killing Machines’ will be out on 7” in 5 weeks!

By on March 27th, 2011