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Good Vibrations Festival
the long running Good Vibrations Festival has built a huge reputation for delivering a fantastic range of house DJs, electronic artists, MCs, d'n'b and hip hop artists in a green and lush setting. One of the best dance music festivals in the Australi [more]
Fatboy Slim: The good news is he's not dead
by Lady Lex on October 8th, 2008
“The good news is I’m not dead,” Norman Cook AKA Fatboy Slim confidently states. He'll be here in 2009 for the Good Vibrations festival, and here ITM has an exclusive chat with the dance music icon to find out about what mayhem is in store. [more]
Fatboy Slim: Six feet under and loving it
Fatboy Slim heads down under over the new years break to play a couple of sold out shows in Sydney and Melbourne. If there's one thing that hasn't changed it's his love of a good party. [more]
Easter Weekend it set to be massive down the east coast as some of the biggest names in dance music are preparing to rock the biggest venues each city has to offer. [more]
Fatboy Slim and Showaddywaddy could get together for a collaboration. The DJ recently confessed to being a fan of Showaddywaddy - who scored a string of hits in the 70s and 80s with harmony versions of 1950s standards. [more]
Plans for a beach party to be held by Fatboy Slim this summer have been abandoned. The DJ, real name Norman Cook, had hoped to stage the event in Brighton in July. But plans for the party, called Big Beach Boutique, have been shelved according to a spokesman for the DJs management company. [more]
Norman Cook AKA - Fatboy Slim spoke to the Sun Newspaper today and revealed details of his long-awaited new album, which will feature a collaboration with Blur's Damon Albarn. [more]
March's most read stories on inthemix
March was a record breaking month for inthemix; we smashed through a new barrier in overall traffic attracting a whopping 411,775 unique browsers (individual visitors) throughout the month. [more]
inthemix.tv at Good Vibrations - full coverage!
The dust has now settled on another momentous year for the Good Vibrations Festival, and our inthemix.tv crew were on the ground at the wet and wild first date in Sydney a few weeks back to capture action live. [more]
Good Vibrations first weekend galleries
It certainly was a tale of two cities on the first weekend of the 2009 Good Vibrations Festival tour, with Sydney experiencing some of the worst weather conditions of the summer season, while in Melbourne it was a splendid and warm affair. [more]
Fatboy Slim speaks out on Good Vibrations technical hiccups
Anyone who was front and centre for Fatboy Slim at the Sydney leg of Good Vibrations on Saturday would have no doubt noticed a few technical mishaps throughout his set. Here the legendary DJ speaks out on what exactly went down. [more]
It’s been a point of furious discussion and debate on inthemix over the past few weeks, with many joining in on the fun of the Good Vibrations Festival’s ‘guess the line-up’ game. Speculate no longer, we've got the announcement right here! [more]
If you're heading to Fatboy Slim on NYE, set times and other important event information is now available here [more]
Fuzzy's massive beachside extravaganza Shore Thing proved to be the hottest ticket this New Years Eve, with all tickets for the party, to be headlined by Fatboy Slim and held on Bondi Beach, now completely sold out. [more]
Fatboy Slim and Talking Heads front man David Byrne have announced they are collaborating to write a musical about former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos, to be shown next March in Adelaide. [more]
Following a number of reports leaked to the media over the previous few months, ITM can now reveal officially that Fatboy Slim will be appearing exclusively in Sydney on New Years Eve for a huge beachside event. [more]
Reports have surfaced in newspapers regarding a submission put forward to Waverly Council to hold a massive New Years Eve event on Bondi Beach, with Fatboy Slim seemingly set to headline. [more]
Zoe Ball and Fatboy Slim are planning to renew their wedding vows. Zoe and the DJ, real name Norman Cook, will celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary by renewing their vows in Ibiza reports Hellomagazine.com. [more]
Justice, Fatboy Slim and James Murphy to produce new Devo album?
Dance music titans including Justice, Fatboy Slim and James Murphy are lining up to work on the next album from iconic new wave rockers Devo. [more]
Fatboy Slim's wife asks him to retire from DJing
Fresh from his month-long stint in a UK rehab facility for alcoholism, a shadow has been cast over Fatboy Slim’s future in DJing with his wife Zoe Ball reportedly keen to see him retire from the game. [more]
Fatboy Slim checks out of rehab
After a month in a UK rehabilitation facility, Fatboy Slim – aka Norman Cook – has checked out and returned to his home in Essex. [more]
Fatboy Slim checks into rehab
There had been some questions surrounding Fatboy Slim’s sobriety on the Good Vibrations tour last month, and those suspicions have been soundly confirmed with news coming through that he’s checked himself into rehab. [more]
Before he packs his Hawaiian shirts for Good Vibrations 2009, Norman Cook is set to release an intriguing new album under his alias The Brighton Port Authority. [more]
Norman ‘Fatboy Slim’ Cook chatted to the Sunday Times this week about partying on his 30 metre long galleon the Barracuda and revealed that he spent millions of pounds refitting the former German spy boat to superstar DJ standards. [more]
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Mixmag asked its readers to nominate their top five dance tunes, acts and DJs of the past quarter century. You may be surprised by the results… [more]
Archetypal ‘superstar DJ’ Norman Cook has told The Sun in the UK he’s “ditching” the Fatboy Slim name for a new identity. However his management seem very keen to point out the Fatboy will roll on. Who to believe? [more]
To celebrate its 25-year anniversary, UK dance monthly Mixmag brought the “25 biggest names in electronic music” together for a truly iconic cover shoot. The guest-list included Daft Punk, The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, Faithless, Paul van Dyk and Sasha! [more]
Summer Sonic is the other Japanese festival that falls near our own Splendour In The Grass. Experience tells us that some of its starry line-up, which includes Justice and The Prodigy, may also be appearing at the Byron Bay love-in… [more]
Got a spare few thousand bucks and want to blow it in a weekend? Well, the 2008 line-up for America’s legendary Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival has been announced, and it boasts Fatboy Slim, Kraftwerk, Sasha & Digweed and oh-so-many more. [more]
US journalist Jean Carey labelled Paul Van Dyk, Fatboy Slim, Tiesto and Paul Oakenfold a ‘cold-blooded cadre of dinosaur DJs’ this week and suggested they face a ‘looming extinction’. [more]
Norman ‘Fatboy Slim’ Cook unleashed an angry tirade against DJs mixing on Ableton this week and vowed to keep using vinyl for the rest of his career. [more]
Norman Fatboy Slim Cook was almost excluded from his own gig at last weekend’s Rock Ness Festival in Scotland when an over-zealous security guard refused to let him pass for not having the right VIP pass. [more]
Lost Vagueness production chief Leila Jones chatted to Skrufff this week about the alternative festival's upcoming event and revealed that this year's musical line-up is deliberately skewed towards live bands rather than DJs and club culture. [more]
A sick American psychopath who allegedly murdered a ten year old girl and planned to eat her, was a techno fan who loved Fatboy Slim, it emerged this week. [more]
Norman 'Fatboy Slim' Cook recently revealed the full details of his planned upcoming greatest hits compilation. 'Greatest Hits - Why Try Harder' will be the title of the 18 track affair. [more]
2006 is shaping up to be a big one on the global festival stage, and for a prime example look no further than the V Festival, which takes place in August in the UK. They have gone all out and even ventured as far as including the very unlikely Girls Aloud to mix it up a little on this year's line up [more]
The Roch Ness Festival is shaping up to be one of the hottest new events on the international dance music circuit this year. [more]
Fatboy Slim, aka Norman Cook, is set to host a massive 7 hour beach party in Portrush Strand Northan Island in June. [more]
Norman 'Fatboy Slim' Cook and Paul Oakenfold were branded B List celebrities this week in a Heat magazine feature examining the restaurant choices of Brit VIPs. [more]
Norman 'Fatboy Slim' Cook admitted this week that he still sometimes puts records on at the wrong speed and even more curiously has never owned a computer. [more]
Britain's Labour party are to use U2's Beautiful Day as their upcoming election campaign theme song some six months after they enraged Fatboy Slim by playing his 'Right Here, Right Now track at their annual party conference without permission. [more]
The State of Exit is Eastern Europe's premier festival and in 2005 it looks set to be even bigger. Headliners will include Underworld, Fatboy Slim, Dave Clarke and Sasha. EXIT runs from July 7 to 10. [more]
Real Madrid star Ronaldo has signed DJ Fatboy Slim to spin the tunes at his wedding reception. The Brazilian ace contacted footie-mad Fatboy through Real team-mate David Beckham. [more]
Norman Cook has admitted that dance music is going through a "fallow patch". Speaking to the BBC World Service's The Ticket programme the DJ opened up about his work and personal life. [more]
Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim has taken the blame for the media hype surrounding his public split from his wife Zoe Ball last year. [more]
US dance disciple Moby turned the other cheek towards Fatboy Slim this week, after his biggest rival of the 90s launched a bitchy verbal assault on both the New Yorker and his trendy restaurant Teany. [more]
PRs for Norman 'Fatboy Slim' Cook issued a statement disowning the Labour Party's decision to use Right Here, Right Now as their party conference them tune this week, describing it as 'particularly galling given Norman Cook's anti-war stance.' [more]
Fatboy Slim's new album is set for a totally unique launch party. Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club are going to be playing their Coca Cola Championship match against Sheffield United in Palookaville on the 2nd October 2004. [more]
Norman 'Fatboy Slim' Cook has announced a series of live dates at universities across the UK at which the big beat popster will be promoting tracks from his upcoming new album Palookaville. [more]
Fatboy Slim's new video has been banned from CD:UK. Slash Dot Dash features two graffiti artists who end up painting their naked bodies, reports the Daily Star. [more]
After months of speculation, Fatboy Slim will return this autumn with an eagerly awaited new album. 'Palookaville' will be Fatboy Slim's fourth studio outing and comes four years after the release of 'Halfway Between The Gutter And The Stars". [more]
Blessed with prime weather, Perth's Good Vibrations experience began at Heirisson Island, and it was a dust and dirt fiend's paradise... [more]
How often does torrential rain genuinely put a dampner on your festival day? For me it depends on a) who is on the bill and how well they’re playing, and of course b) how drunk I am. After all, it’s not every year you get the boy form Brighton. [more]
One of the beauties of the summer festivals, in Sydney or anywhere else for that matter, is the promise of spending a day in the sun with good company and good music. This time, however, singlets and thongs were out: ponchos and gumboots in. [more]
Good Vibrations 2009 @ Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne (15/02/09)
by lovetronic on February 17th, 2009
This was the year that Good Vibrations came back strong, and crowned itself back at the forefront of the festival circuit. Forever and always, Good Vibes: I love you. [more]
After playing at massive beach parties in the UK and Brazil Fatboy Slim heads down under to headline the New Years Eve event of the decade at Bondi Beach. [more]
Various Artist - Fatboy Slim: Greatest Hits Remixed
This is no Fatboy Slim obituary or au revoir. It's the cream of electronic music through the eyes of some of the world’s finest producers. From Justice to Junkie XL to Plump DJs, one of your favourite artists features on this compilation. Guaranteed! [more]
Various Artists - Late Night Tales, compiled by Fatboy Slim
Children gather around and listen to a time before iPod playlists, a time when making a mix tape wasn’t as simple as a drag here and a drop there. When cassette players were high fidelity and records were still being pressed in high quantities. [more]
Fatboy Slim - Praise You (Mike D & Adrock Remix)/Everybody Needs a 303 (Plump DJs Remix)
Remixes of old classics rarely come out sounding even anywhere near as good as the original producers efforts. Thankfully the first release to be lifted off Fatboy Slims upcoming best of album are rare exceptions to the rule. [more]
Fatboy Slim - That Old Pair Of Jeans
Fatboy Slim returns with 'That Old Pair Of Jeans', plus some special remixes of 'Star 69', 'Right Here, Right Now' and 'Everybody Needs A 303'. [more]
By the end of the compilation you start to realise how distinctive his signature style really is. [more]
By no means controversial or groundbreaking, this is an inoffensive little offering that will appeal to the diehards but more than likely alienate even more potential fans. [more]
Ah, another Fatboy Slim Album, what do we have here? [more]
That's The Bass is the second single off Second Sign, Carl Cox's recent artist album. This track, co-written by Norman Cook is given a redub by Touche, Sequence 11 and Tim Deluxe. [more]
In anticipation of his upcoming album Palookaville, Fatboy Slim has done it again with his new single Slash Dot Dash. He's taken a sample, repeated it ad infinitum over the course of the song - and in the process created a damn catchy tune. [more]
Demons from Fatboy's new album get given the Stanton Warriors mix to great results. [more]
Fatboy Slim - Good Vibrations interview
inthemix.tv was on the ground at the Good Vibrations Festival in Sydney recently, and now we’re bringing you the full extended interviews with artists we spoke with on the day. Here we’ve got Fatboy Slim. Check it! [more]
17 - Good Vibrations Festival, Part 1
All the action from the wet and wild Good Vibrations Festival in Sydney. Check out part 1 of our coverage with Fatboy Slim, Roni Size and Sam Sparro! [more]
The Young Punx - You've Got It (Norman Cook Remix)
The first single from the Young Punx forthcoming album, given a stomping remix by Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim!) [more]