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News: Kisschasy unleash video clip + announce album launches
An armchair, a coffee table, a lamp, a fireplace, a phone and a bookshelf. Sounds like your average lounge room yeah? Well, not quite.
Add an exploding TV, a weeping statue of Mary and an undisclosed amount of flying red liquid engulfing the room and you have GENERATION WHY the brand new video from KISSCHASY.
This electrifying new video is directed by Mathematics - the brains trust behind the latest Empire of the Sun & Hilltop Hoods clips.
Written during a year where songwriter/frontman Darren Cordeux says he got “ripped off, pissed off, bored and watched a lot of TV” the deliberately chaotic scene that unfolds in the clip reflects the ‘armchair philosopher’ concept that inspired GENERATION WHY.
“It’s about people who love to complain” Darren says. “People that constantly whine about things that they really have no intention of doing anything about. Being negative is the best. Really we could all do a lot more about the state of the world. So it’s just a little commentary on society.”
The new video from KISSCHASY will have its exclusive worldwide premiere on You Tube this Friday June 26 at 9am AEST via www.kisschasy.com.
To celebrate the release of GENERATION WHY, KISSCHASY will launch their brand new single in superb style – playing shows at Sydney’s Oxford Art Factory on Thursday July 23 and at Melbourne’s Ding Dong Lounge on Tuesday July 28.
Tickets are $20 and include a copy of the single GENERATION WHY (or you can purchase a ticket without the single for $18). Tickets go on sale at 9am Monday June 29. For all venue & ticketing info hit www.kisschasy.com.
Womadelaide 2010 The Armada, Public Opinion Afro Orchestra, Ethiopiques, Babylon Circus and Ojos de Brujo live @ Botanic Park, Adelaide, SA (5-8 March 2010)
Future Music Festival 2010 Empire of the Sun, Franz Ferdinard, Prodigy, Way Out West and more live @ Sydney, NSW (March 2010)
Well I guess the most memorable would be in 2005 when we played the first Australian Taste Of Chaos festival. It was the first night in Perth & the venue was like five or seven thousand & we were sure we’d be pretty unknown. We got up on stage & started playing & then we noticed the crowd & saw that pretty much everyone was singing the songs & we were like “did we sell all our cds in perth or something?”, so that was pretty memorable for me personally. Also playing the Warped tour in America, its like a 2 month travelling township or something, you play shows go hang out & then travel like a thousand miles & start over. There’s been other experiences, but those are probably the standouts for me.
Ideal Lineup? Well for me I would have to say Nine Inch Nails who I saw at Redding the other year when they played before The Smashing Pumpkins. The set was just amazing & I’m not really even a fan of the band, but the set was just something they really play great. Also I’d probably say Killswitch Engage they are a great band & are good friends of mine, we toured Australia with them on our first tour & made good friends with them & yeah they just play great music & are great musicians I guess. There’s others I think but those would be the 2 I’d say off the top of my head.
Tips for attending Music Festivals? Well I guess just drink plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated, stay out of the way of trouble & really just look after yourself & anyone who gets in trouble that you know & you should have a pretty good day.
My Festival Experience
