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| The Vines are an Australian garage rock band notable for producing a musical hybrid of 60s rock and 90s alternative music.Asperger's Syndrome
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4.Early days
The original version of the Vines met in suburban Sydney in the late 90s where Craig Nicholls and Patrick Matthews met whilst working at their local McDonald's.The band was originally named by Nicholls as 'Rishikesh', pertaining to a place in India where his favourite band The Beatles had visited.The local newspapers always misprinted the name as 'Rishi Chasms', so he decided to name the band as The Vines.Highly Evolved
In July 2001 the band flew to Los Angeles to start recording their debut album, Highly Evolved, with Rob Schnapf who had worked with the Foo Fighters, Beck and Elliott Smith.Recording was put on hold soon after, as funds ran low.Soon after, they recruited Hamish Rosser on drums and Nicholls' best friend Ryan Griffiths on acoustic guitar.Their first single "Factory", released in November 2001, attracted little interest in Australia.The Vines were eventually signed to Heavenly Records in the UK in December 2001 and EMI in Australia in April 2002.Australia's ARIAnet top 100 singles chart.The Late Show with David Letterman and the MTV Video Music Awards.The Vines had recently finished their "Australian Invasion" tour with Jet and The Living End, which started on March 11, 2004 in Houston, Texas."Ride" was the first single off the album, and a second single off the album, the title track "Winning Days" was released in Australia (where it did not chart) and the UK.There was speculation that "Animal Machine" would have been the next American single, and early American promotional flats for the album note this.Winning Days had not lived up to the success of Highly Evolved, and had gotten a lukewarm reception from both critics and audiences outside their diehard group of fans.In the aftermath, Nicholls assaulted a photographer, and charges were pressed.Triple M also permanently banned The Vines from airplay on their network (ironically they hardly ever played music by The Vines and the following week the song "Ride" appeared on the Planet Rock countdown aired through the Triple M network).After the incident the band's management stated that the Vines would cease touring in support of Winning Days, but would record another album.In mid December 2005, it was discovered that one of the songs from the album had been leaked."Don't Listen to the Radio" was released as the album's first single and was made available for digital download on March 7th on iTunes."Anysound" was the second official single from the album, and an animated music video was released exclusively through YouTube.Return
On July 19, 2006 The Vines played a gig at the Annandale Hotel under the name "Joe Dirt" with a new bassist, Brad Heald.Former bassist Patrick Matthews now plays for Australian alternative band Youth Group.They announced to their official fan club website, Dreamin The Insane, that they are ready to perform again and are going to schedule shows "any day now."On the 23rd of July the band appeared as a mystery guest at the Splendour in the Grass festival, Byron Bay.September 2006 saw The Vines perform at their own shows for the first time in two years.The Vines played in two venues in Sydney and Melbourne.The Vines played in the Big Top as part of the Homebake festival in December 2006.In early February 2007, the band completed their Big Day Out performances to strong and positive press reviews.As part of their set for the Big Day Out tour, The Vines performed a cover of an OutKast song, "So Fresh, So Clean".Frontman Craig Nicholls praised the audience and fans throughout the festival tour, thanking them for "sticking with the band" during the tough times the band had faced preceding the incident at the Annandale Hotel on May 14, 2004.Over the Easter weekend in April 2007, The Vines made three festival appearances over three nights (at Blackjack in Perth, The Great Escape in Sydney and Southern Roots in Hobart).The following weekend they played headline shows in Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane, again on consecutive nights.The Vines will be headlining a small series of gigs at the Metro Theatre in November.These will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Ivy League Records, and will also see a number of the company's new and upcoming talents such as Josh Pyke, The Red Riders and Hoolahan.Valentines Day
Have you organised your Valentines gift yet?...After the excitement of the Saturday Lexus Cup tournament, relax pool side at our Party by the Pool!Choose from our 3rd annual Masquerade dinner in Cabernet Restaurant, family BBQ on the Terrace or play your hand at Vegas at the Vines.We take the hassle out of cooking Christmas Lunch by doing it all for you!!Central to Stanthorpe town, the Granite Belt
Queensland.Brisbane and the Gold Coast.TouringDiscussion about The Vines live experience, tickets, setlists, etc.The Vines MediaFor pictures, interviews, videos, sound files, etc."Highly Evolved" (2002)*
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