I think many in the Australian media are fascinated with the reception The Avalanches have generated overseas - some get it, some don't. I don't. They're OK. I guess Chuck D was onto something some years ago when he wanted to sign them to his label. The Avalanches are part of a movement here called skip-hop - a hybrid form of Australian hip-hop (Skippy was the name of a popular Australian 50s/60s TV show about these kids and their pet kangaroo, Skippy). Australians rarely come up with original things, but they are damn good at collage, taking different elements and throwing them together. We have a colonial history, yet in many ways we are caught between America and the UK culturally, and then we are also part of Asia economically and have a significant geo-political role in the Pacific. I think you see this same kind of irreverent cross-cultural mish mash in Aus director Baz Luhrmann's movies - Romeo & Juliet and Moulin Rouge. I think of all the skip-hop outfits The Avalanches are the best - The Resin Dogs are terrible - but there is other music that is not exposed. I think skip-hop has been successful as unlike underground hip-hop or urban music - which is kinda scary to Anglo Australians over 35 - it fits in with the old Anglo love of rock 'n' roll and pub music in this country. The DJ Dexter is a genius (he nearly took out the DMC title) and actually there were plans for him to support Herbert here cutting up old Herbert records (not sure if this went ahead as I missed that gig). I have to say I am amazed at how larrikin these guys are in the UK press as I have spoken to Robbie Avalanche a couple of times and he is so quiet and shy my taperecorder can never catch his words. I think they are having fun taking the p** out of the UK media myself.
---------- >From: "rob webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: 313@hyperreal.org >Subject: Re: [313] Avalanches - Since I Left You >Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 11:51 PM > > Seth Redmond: > >>Could anyone explain exactly what all the fuss is about? > > some people like it, and some don't. some people think it's original, some > think it's lame and has been done to death before. no fuss. a difference > of opinion, that's all. :) > > anyways, back to Detroit... anyone know what KDJ's up to? he's been a bit > quiet lately. and when's the next Planet E anniversary re-issue due? it's > been a good while since "Clear and Present". > > > > rob > > ps: how about some more recipes, Rob? i'm looking for a tasty pizza > topping. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
