The Mexican Postcards will be playing from around 3pm (exact time tbc).
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Grant McLennan tribute
The Mexican Postcards will be playing from around 3pm (exact time tbc).
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
White Town and Nat Johnson duet Your Woman
Excellent sets from Nat Johnson and the Figureheads, Rozi Plain and White Town on Sunday were topped off by Nat joining Jyoti on an acoustic take of the number one hit Your Woman.
Viewers will remember Elizabeth out of Allo Darlin' singing Your Woman with Jyoti at the Hangover Lounge last year. We're slowly working our way to having a whole album's worth of Your Woman versions. Quite famous and tuneful singers interested in offering their own interpretation of Your Woman with Jyoti at a future gig please make yourselves known. For everyone else, there's the X Factor.
Viewers will remember Elizabeth out of Allo Darlin' singing Your Woman with Jyoti at the Hangover Lounge last year. We're slowly working our way to having a whole album's worth of Your Woman versions. Quite famous and tuneful singers interested in offering their own interpretation of Your Woman with Jyoti at a future gig please make yourselves known. For everyone else, there's the X Factor.
Friday, 15 April 2011
Darren Hayman and Dave Tattersall exclusive songs
Darren Hayman - Pixie Boots by wiaiwya
David Tattersall & Howard Hughes - Day Of The Locusts by wiaiwya
The handsome 6-track 10" ep will be available at the gig on Sunday and at some shops for Record Store Day on Saturday.
Thursday, 14 April 2011
White Town and Rozi Plain exclusive tracks and free gig
Have a preview - and marvel at their wonder - of the White Town and Rozi Plain ep tracks:
White Town - Cut Out My Heart by wiaiwya
Rozi Plain - When Are You Coming? COME ON! by wiaiwya
The handsome 6-track 10" ep will be available at the gig on Sunday and at some shops for Record Store Day on Saturday.
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Brand new Birdie
"This is one of the songs we recorded in 2002 for a planned third album. We had stopped playing any live shows by then but had hoped to carry on making records. I can't remember why we never finished the album, I think I'll have to blame our kids!
Birdie - Message to the Sun by wiaiwya
Buy the ep
OR come to the launch gig this Sunday, April 17, featuring live sets from White Town, Rozi Plain and Nat Johnson, where you can pick up this dashing 6-track 10" ep for a fiver.
Pam Berry's first solo release out now
Pam Berry's debut solo recording is out now on the second Hangover Lounge ep. She tells us all about it:
What made you dip your toes in the solo waters at this stage in your 22-year showbusiness career?
I believe it was the suggestion by Ben of your Hangover Lounge parish that I should contribute an a capella song for HLEP2, which seemed easy enough for Mike to record at home on the 16-track. By the time I came to my senses, everybody I could rope in to lend instrumentation was away on holiday, my own guitar was broken and there was no going back.
Why did you choose to cover Love's Wonder People (I Do Wonder)?
Wonder People (I Do Wonder) has always been one of my fave Love songs, and though I’ve always thought it’s a bit crazy to cover songs that are already so damn great, in my head I could hear this one sounding very different to the original. In my head I heard the cover sounding very different to my finished song as well, what can you do? There were a heap of other contenders – the tunes of Andy Williams, various awesome soulful girlgroup crooners, old-school Bacharach songs, lady torch and country singers aplenty. In the end I couldn’t bear the thought of those songs without guitar and percussion action to go with.
Will there be more a cappella songs from you?
After that handwritten cease and desist order sent straight from the grave by Arthur Lee, probably not.
What's next, then?
In a month or so my friend Bart is going to send along some more of his songs for me to sing on for another Bart +Friends EP. I’ve got nada else musical going on right now, and plan to fill the long days of summer with BBQs, crafting, beachy day trips, hangover lounge lazing about and backyard uke+cake parties with my gals.
Pam Berry - Wonder People (I Do Wonder) by wiaiwya
To buy this ep OR come to the launch gig this Sunday, April 17, featuring live sets from White Town, Rozi Plain and Nat Johnson, where you can pick up this dashing 6-track 10" ep for a fiver.
What made you dip your toes in the solo waters at this stage in your 22-year showbusiness career?
I believe it was the suggestion by Ben of your Hangover Lounge parish that I should contribute an a capella song for HLEP2, which seemed easy enough for Mike to record at home on the 16-track. By the time I came to my senses, everybody I could rope in to lend instrumentation was away on holiday, my own guitar was broken and there was no going back.
Why did you choose to cover Love's Wonder People (I Do Wonder)?
Wonder People (I Do Wonder) has always been one of my fave Love songs, and though I’ve always thought it’s a bit crazy to cover songs that are already so damn great, in my head I could hear this one sounding very different to the original. In my head I heard the cover sounding very different to my finished song as well, what can you do? There were a heap of other contenders – the tunes of Andy Williams, various awesome soulful girlgroup crooners, old-school Bacharach songs, lady torch and country singers aplenty. In the end I couldn’t bear the thought of those songs without guitar and percussion action to go with.
Will there be more a cappella songs from you?
After that handwritten cease and desist order sent straight from the grave by Arthur Lee, probably not.
What's next, then?
In a month or so my friend Bart is going to send along some more of his songs for me to sing on for another Bart +Friends EP. I’ve got nada else musical going on right now, and plan to fill the long days of summer with BBQs, crafting, beachy day trips, hangover lounge lazing about and backyard uke+cake parties with my gals.
Pam Berry - Wonder People (I Do Wonder) by wiaiwya
To buy this ep OR come to the launch gig this Sunday, April 17, featuring live sets from White Town, Rozi Plain and Nat Johnson, where you can pick up this dashing 6-track 10" ep for a fiver.
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Actual real press, on paper and everything
We forgot to say: some nearly-national coverage in The Guardian last month! Look: 
In case that's to small for you to read, it's the Guardian "Clubs" section's Pick of The Week listing, and it says:
"Hangover Lounge If you've had a big weekend, then here's your chance to relax. Eat a roast and take it easy to a laid-back blend of reggae, soul, indie and folk."
"Hangover Lounge If you've had a big weekend, then here's your chance to relax. Eat a roast and take it easy to a laid-back blend of reggae, soul, indie and folk."
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