Originating from New York City and now settling in Sydney, Australia, DLake (pronounced Dee Lake) has been crafting his alternative\ urban oriented sound since 2002. In that time he’s dabbled in and out of a multitude of genres and scenes. From his downtempo/trip … Continue reading Gotye – State Of The Art (DLake Remix)
If One HD could choose a house band then there is little doubt they’d look toAdelaide’s favourite sons the mighty, mighty Hilltop Hoods. No longer regarded as just trail blazing pioneers, the Hilltop Hoods now stand proudly as one of the top recording artists in the country. Along the way they haven’t just broken stereotypes, they’ve smashed them to pieces with their uniquely Australian and fiercely independent brand of Hip Hop. The Hoods have provided soundtracks to two of ONE’s campaigns (NBA 2009 & Winter 2009 IDS) where they used Still Standing and Chase That Feeling from their 1# Aria award … Continue reading Golden Era Records – NBA Promo Videos
Hilltop Hoods have recently dropped what must be a frist for hip hop in Australia…a full length feature zombie flick. Filmed on location at the Old Adelaide Gaol, Parade Of The Dead isn’t just your ordinary zombie flick, in fact this isn’t even your ordinary movie. In 2010 a virus spread throughout the world’s population killing millions and turning many survivors into mindless zombies. Around the same time of these apocalyptic events the Hilltop Hoods were due to make a DVD for their album State of the Art. As civilization collapsed, people died in the streets, thousands starved… The Hoods … Continue reading Hilltop Hoods – Parade Of The Dead: Zombies, Execution & The Old Adelaide Gaol
In 2010 a virus spread throughout the worlds population killing millions and turning many survivors into mindless zombies. Around the same time of these apocalyptic events the Hilltop Hoods were due to make a DVD for their album ‘State of the Art’. As civilisation collapsed, people died in the streets, thousands starved. The Hoods were so self-involved they made their DVD anyway. ‘Parade of the Dead’ is out now on DVD and Blu Ray! The film is a mixture of live music and interviews and features appearances from Scott Dooley, Funkoars and Briggs. To see footage from ‘Parade of the … Continue reading Hilltop Hoods – Parade Of The Dead OUT NOW!
Producer Pokerbeats (profile here), responsible for the killer beat on the Hilltop Hoods, State Of The Art track, She’s So Ugly has sent us the above pic of him receiving a nice little thank you in the post (something we’d love to have rock up in our mail box). Pokerbeats top 10 of 2009’s hottest tracks. 1. The Clipse – Kinda Like a Big Deal (feat. Kanye West) 2. Tyga – Cali Love 3. Jay – Z – DOA 4. Hilltop Hoods – Chase That Feeling 5. Royce da 5’9 – Gangsta 6. Slaughter House – One 7. Wale – … Continue reading Pokerbeats – Top 10 hottest tracks for 2009
We seen a little screen cap preview the other day, but here it is in all it’s glory, the brand spankin new, The Light You Burned film clip featuring our good mate Trials (Funkoars). According to Facebook posts, the animated clip was inspired by cartoons of old, especially the works of Hanna-Barbera. It’ll take you back to a time when cartoons were an artform, drawing inspiration from the likes of The Jetsons and The Flintstones. We must say that we were quite disappointed to find out that cloneyourgirlfriend.com was fictional. Enjoy! In other Hoods related news, the first allaussie hip … Continue reading Hilltop Hoods – The Light You Burned Film Clip
Richard Kingsmill from Triple J will countdown the Top 10 albums of the year voted by you on the final ever ‘2009’ on December 13. He will also be going through his Top 10 album list and maybe contacting you to talk about the albums you’ve loved from this year. To vote all you have to do is submit you selection online via the website below. To make it easier for everyone out there we have narrowed the list down to as many ‘aussie hip hop’ releases only. Please note Chasm and Vida Sunshyne’s release Move is incorrectly labeled as … Continue reading Vote For JJJ Album Of The Year (aussie hip hop style)
For all of the Hilltop Hoods fans out there, a reissue of The Calling, The Hard Road and The Hard Road: Restrung drops on Friday. The Golden Era re-release features brand new banging artwork, as you can see from the picture above, but thats not all – punters will also get some new songs and also some videos. The ‘missing’ track from the State Of The Art album ‘Here Come The Girls’ was played on Triple J today, we guess this will be one of the bonus tracks, and we’re happy about that. I think it will be hard not … Continue reading Hilltop Hoods – Golden Era re-release
This year the category of Engineer of the Year rounded out with two equal winners who worked with very different genres of music. Hilltop Hoods member, DJ Debris (Barry Francis) has been recognised for his work on State Of The Art, the follow up to the Hilltop Hoods 2006 ARIA Award winning album, The Hard Road. Greg Wales who engineered and produced for You Am I, was the other winner. The 23rd Annual ARIA Awards will be held Thursday, November 26 at Acer Arena. Continue reading DJ Debris Wins ARIA for Best Engineering
You may have heard the name Pokerbeats floating around the traps lately and if you have it’s for good reason. Pokerbeats is a 25-year-old hip hop producer from Regensburg, Germany (around one hour from Munich for those geography heads). Pokerbeats has worked with variety of artists in a variety of locations from Austria, Switzerland, Japan, America and more of late Australia. For someone who lives so far away he has been working with some big names in the Australian scene. Pokerbeats first hit the aussie shores after he did a beat for the Hilltop Hoods track She’s So Ugly, which … Continue reading allaussie hip hop’s spotlight on: Pokerbeats
The ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) nominations came out today and there were a lot of well deserved aussie hip hop nominations. These include: Astronomy Class (Pursuit of Happiness) Horrorshow (The Grey Space) Pez (A Mind of My Own) Phrase (Clockwork) (A well deserved birthday present!!) Hilltop Hoods (State Of The Art), received six nominations. Best Group Best Urban Release Single of the Year Highest Selling Album Engineer of the Year (Debris) Producer of the Year (Suffa) Not only is this great for us, it’s great for Australian Hip Hop. Thanks to everyone that’s helped make this such an amazing … Continue reading Aussie Hip Hop Aria Nominations 2009
The next round of nominees for this year’s J Award (Triple J’s annual celebration of the best Australian albums of the year) have been announced. Emcee Phrase for his album Clockwork has been among the nominees put up this round. As we know Phrase’s album Clockwork sat tucked away on a shelf for many months due to the fact that no one wanted to release it. After hearing any one of the tracks on this solid album, you quickly realise that the labels involved must have seriously slept on this release. So everyone here at allaussie hip hop would like … Continue reading Phrase Nominated For 2009 J Awa
Still Standing is the second single to be released from the platinum album State Of The Art. The track is at radio now and will be available in stores and online September 18! The single includes the album version, radio edit and an exclusive remix – plus instrumentals! Continue reading Still Standing – Hilltop Hoods
It’s Hilltop Hoods, newsletter time…. Fresh from their sold out Australian tour, the Hilltop Hoods take no time to kick back and relax. Instead they are getting themselves ready to hit the road again for an extensive run of dates, undertaking a massive 8 week National tour. The Still Standing tour coincides with the release of the single of the same name. This tour sees the HOODS hitting more regional areas and catering to more all age crowds. Still Standing will have a digital and physical release Friday the 18th of September and will feature a remix from Suffa. The … Continue reading Still Standing Tour, Pre-Sale Today!
Make sure you head out and grab the latest issue of ‘mag’ magazine. These guys have a massive cover this month, with Suffa, Debris and Pressure from the Hilltop Hoods. The interview covers everything from the beginnings of Golden Era Records, to the making of the hugely successful State Of The Art album. Continue reading Hilltop Hoods In ‘mag’
Before even releasing any ‘official’ music Briggs has been getting plenty of attention around his hometown of Melbourne. Veteran Melbourne MC, Reason has had Briggs at the top of his helper list for the past 2 years. This multi talented artist with all the street hype of a bootleg Underbelly DVD is ready to knock walls down. He has recently released his debut EP Homemade Bombs with the assistance from Jaytee (Hazard Productions), 76 (Stronghorn Studios) and Trials (Funkoars) to much acclaim. Having completed The Hangover tour with the Funkoars, performing tracks from Homemade Bombs, he’s already back in the … Continue reading BRIGGS – The Gospel According To Briggs
In its first week of release, State Of The Art, by the Hilltop Hoods has gone gold, selling 35000 or more units. State Of The Art has rocketed to the top of the ARIA charts, relegating The E.N.D. – Black Eyed Peas to second spot and Pink – Funhouse to 3rd. Check the ARIA site for a full run down of the top 50 here. An interview with the lads just dropped on the Certified Scribe blog here. The guys had this to say about the album; “The three of us are definitely more proud of State Of The Art … Continue reading STATE OF THE ART – GOLD(en Era)
Be sure to grab you free copy of Onion Mag and Rip It Up Magazine this week. As we see the Hilltop Hoods, grace both covers in a special double cover edition. We also see an interview from Nina Bertok, talking to the guys about their new album, State Of The Art, touring and working with Pharoahe Monch. On a side note the cover pic was taken by Benon Koebsch. Continue reading HILLTOP HOODS – Double Cover
With two huge release’s dropping yesterday and a massive concert from Bliss n Eso at Festival Hall, it surely was the biggest day on the hip hop calendar this year. All reports on Twitter said the Bliss N Eso show was massive. Soulmate Records had this to say solm8 “‘Happy In My Hoody’ remix feat Pez + 360 LIVE was rather epic…” Yesterday also saw the release of the highly anticipated State Of The Art album from the Hilltop Hoods. My local hip hop retailer said “We have sold over a hundred in 3 hours”. Bliss n Eso also used … Continue reading JUNE 12 – A huge day in aussie hip hop
Triple J is on the Hoods bandwagon this week, with a full interview on their blog, media files from Gippsland One Night Stand, an aussie hip hop special in J Mag and State Of The Art is the feature album of the week. Follow the link below to check out the interview. Triple J’s Blog Interview. In other Hoods news the lads are returning to England to play two headline shows at the O2 Islington Academy on July 1st and July 2nd. Adelaide is the latest State Of The Art show to sell out (alongside Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth). … Continue reading HILLTOP HOODS – JJJ Feature Album
A national tour has been announced for the lads. Tickets went on pre-sale on the 22nd of May, while the public had to wait till the 26th. Tickets will surely sell out in most areas. So be quick. Saturday 18th July/ ENMORE THEATRE – Sydney Thursday 23rd July / CAPITOL – Perth Friday 24th July / HIFI BAR – Brisbane Sunday 26th July / SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS – Byron Bay Thursday 30th July / CITY HALL – Hobart Friday 31st July / PALACE THEATRE – Melbourne Saturday 1st August / THEBARTON THEATRE – Adelaide Tuesday 4th August / ANU … Continue reading STATE OF THE ART – National Tour
Hosting their own little party at Sydney’s 301 Studios, MCs Suffa, Pressure and DJ Debris sampled select tracks from the new record to a small contingent of eager music types. “Some of our closest friends haven’t even heard this stuff yet,” a slightly awkward Suffa told the crowd with a smile. Three years in the making, State of the Art is the follow-up to the Hoods’ #1 album The Hard Road and their first in a new deal between their label Golden Era and Universal Records. They kicked off the sneak peek with album opener The Return, an angry scratch-heavy … Continue reading STATE OF THE ART – Album preview
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