Butterfingers (Australian band)
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| Butterfingers | |
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| Origin | Brisbane, Australia |
| Genres | Hip hop, Alternative rock, Punk |
| Years active | 2001–2009 |
| Labels | Valley Trash, Festival Mushroom, Warner |
| Website | http://www.butterfingers.info |
| Members | |
| Eddie Mark Jacobson Olly Thomas Dave Crane Damien Green |
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Butterfingers were an Australian hip hop group from Ipswich, Queensland. Most of their releases are on their own label, Valley Trash Records.
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[edit] History
The group was formed when lead vocalist 'Evil' Eddie Mark Jacobson booked himself in for a gig at The Zoo, a bar in Brisbane, without a band or any intentions of performing solo. The venue held Jacobson's booking to him and after two weeks of panic and a sloppy debut performance, a backing band was assembled featuring DJ/percussionist Olly Thomas, bassist Dave Crane, and drummer Damien Green.
Their first two singles "Everytime" and "I Love Work", reached #38 and #15 respectively in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003.[1]
Their next single "Yo Mama" also receiving airplay on Triple J with the group's debut album, Breakfast at Fatboys, on its national release, 3 May 2004, awarded Triple J 'Album of the Week'. The album debuted at #15 on the ARIA Album charts and was also nominated for the Best Independent Release ARIA Award.[2] "Yo Mama" charted at #17 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004.[3] In October 2004 Butterfingers scored a Guest Programming spot on rage.[4]
In March 2005 Butterfingers aligned themselves with Festival Mushroom Records through a licensing deal between FMR and Valley Trash, the bands in-house label. Their first (and last) co-release was in June 2005 with the release of the single, "Figjam (Fuck I'm Good, Just Ask Me)". The song peaked at #50[5] and in October 2005, "Figjam" was nominated for the Best Urban Release ARIA Award.[2] "Figjam" and the preceding single, "Jesus I Was Evil" (a Darcy Clay cover) charted at #11 and #69 respectively in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005.[6]
The band released a new album, The Deeper You Dig... on 27 May 2006, which peaked at #14 on the album chart.[7] A single from the album, "Get Up Outta the Dirt", was released on 3 June 2006. The single peaked at #36,[8] and charted at #83 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006.[9]
In June 2007 the band won an APRA award - 'Most Performed Urban Work' for "Get Up Outta the Dirt".[10] The group then released "Nothin Much Happens" as a single in October 2007,[11] which landed on Triple J's "hit list" of songs receiving medium to high rotation.[12] A music video was produced for this song and was played on jtv,[13] and on rage,[14] and also Video Hits.[citation needed]
With the band on a presumed hiatus, lead vocalist Eddie Jacobson began performing with Brisbane-based punk band, SpitFireLiar.[15] Jacobson has also gone onto a solo single under the name Evil Eddie, entitled "Queensland,".[16][17]
To be honest, I’m really gonna focus on the solo thing as much as possible, the other things are all collaborative; the solo thing is gonna be similar to what Butterfingers has previously sounded like. I was submitting a lot of the music for Butterfingers, I haven’t finished it all yet.—Eddie Jacobson[15]
Jacobson's debut solo album is set for release in early 2011.
[edit] Members
- Dave 'The Chainsaw' Crane - bass guitar, vocals
- Damien Green - drums, vocals
- 'Evil' Eddie Jacobson - vocals, guitar, samples
- Olly Thomas - percussion, samples, vocals
[edit] Appearances
- 2002 & 2004 Livid
- 2004 Falls Festival
- 2004, 2005 & 2007 Stonefest
- 2004/05 Woodford Folk Festival
- 2005 Big Day Out
- 2005 Pyramid Rock Festival
- 2005 Come Together Music Festival
- 2005 & 2006 Splendour in the Grass
- 2006 The Great Escape (festival)
- 2006 Rock-It
- 2006 Parklife Festival
- 2006 Push Over Festival
- 2006 Southbound (festival)
- 2007 Festival of the Sun
- 2007 Musicoz Awards
- 2007 Brisbane Valley Fiesta
- 2008 Caxton Street Seafood Festival
- 2008 Conception Day
- 2008 fat as butter festival
- 2008 Here And Now - Brisbane (Australia Day Concert)
- 2009 Sounds of Spring Festival
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Breakfast at Fatboys - Valley Trash (VTCD004) (3 May 2004)
- The Deeper You Dig... - Valley Trash (VTCD008) (20 June 2006) AUS #14
[edit] Singles
- "Everytime" - Valley Trash (VTCD001) (7 April 2003)
- "I Love Work" - Valley Trash (VTCD003) (3 November 2003)
- "Everybodys Jesus" - Valley Trash (VTCD005) (24 January 2005)
- "Figjam" - Festival Mushroom (VTCD006) (18 April 2005) AUS #50
- "Get Up Outta the Dirt" - Warner (VTCD007) (3 April 2006) AUS #36
- "I Like Em When They're Trouble" (2006)
- "Nothin' Much Happens" - Valley Trash (VTCD009) (7 October 2007)
[edit] Awards and nominations
[edit] APRA Awards
The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[18]
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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| 2007 | "Get Up Outta the Dirt" – Eddie Jacobson | Most Performed Urban Work[19] | Won |
[edit] References
- ^ Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003
- ^ a b Butterfingers at the ARIA Music Awards website
- ^ Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004
- ^ Rage Guest Programmers - Butterfingers (25 September 2004)
- ^ "Figjam" at Australian-charts.com
- ^ Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005
- ^ The Deeper You Dig... at Australian-charts.com
- ^ "Get Up Outta the Dirt" at Australian-charts.com
- ^ Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006
- ^ 2007 APRA Award winners
- ^ "Butterfingers & Warners split". The Scoop. The Blurb Magazine. October 2007. http://www.theblurb.com.au/Issue82/TheScoop.htm. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ 2007 Triple J hitlist, access date: 7 January 2008.
- ^ jtv playlist (October 2007)
- ^ rage playlist (November 2007)
- ^ a b Millman, Audrey (20 July 2009). "Eddie Jacobson: Butterfingers and beyond". TheDwarf.com.au. http://www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/interviews/eddie_jacobson_butterfingers_and_beyond. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ http://theaureview.com/the-goss/former-butterfingers-front-man-evil-eddie-releases-new-single-queensland
- ^ http://www.evileddie.com/
- ^ "APRA History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ "2007 Winners - APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/musicawards/history/2007Winners.aspx. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
