One of the knockout events of the annual festival calendar is Fuzzy’s Parklife. Delivering a day of brilliant music under sunny skies across the country, inthemix is a proud supporter of the 2008 tour. Stay tuned to ITM for all the latest news in the lead-up!
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Check out the cream of the crop from inthemix’s Parklife photos with our special Snap! featured galleries:
- Best Of… Parklife 2008 – The Artists
- Best Of… Parklife 2008 – The Crowd
- WTF Weekly #2 – Parklife Special!
Full Parklife 2008 event coverage on inthemix:
- Sat Sep 27th – Adelaide (Photos) (Review)
- Sun Sep 28th – Melbourne (Photos) (Review)
- Mon Sep 29th – Perth (Photos) (Review)
- Sat Oct 4th – Brisbane (Photos) (Review)
- Sun Oct 5th – Sydney (Photos) (Review)
The Aston Shuffle: Kickin' ass all the way from Canberra
by ashvin on October 3rd, 2008
The rise and rise of Canberra’s Aston Shuffle has been swift and immediate. Only yesterday they were slapping clubbers round the head with their remixes, and the next step? Taking the crown as the ACT's most popular dance act, of course. [more]
Does It Offend You, Yeah?: TV is their inspiration
by El Toro on September 30th, 2008
ITM sits down with Does It Offend You, Yeah? to talk life off the road, life on the road as well as warning off fans from jumping to any conclusions over their moniker. They're not making a statement, no sirree. It was stolen from TV! [more]
Soulwax [Audio]: The never-ending tour (Part 2)
by i_have_ADD on September 29th, 2008
Currently in Australia, the Soulwax and 2manydjs juggernaut is partway through their Australian tour for Parklife. Listen in for part 2 of our interview with Stephen Dewaele. [more]
Neon Neon [Audio]: Doing Parklife in style
by JackT on September 29th, 2008
Bringing their live show to Australia for the first time as part of Parklife, Neon Neon is a band with a unique makeup. Hip hop producer Boom Bip and Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys turned out one of the year's most original albums. [more]
Metro Area member Morgan Geist catches up with ITM from the streets of Brooklyn, talking wholeheartedly about his reservations about the current state of dance music, his hopes for his new album as well as Metro Area's upcoming tour with Parlife. [more]
Believe it or not, bleepy electro producer Boy 8-Bit not just a collection of jagged sprites on a monochrome screen. As he prepares to tour Australia for the very first time with Parklife, ITM has a shot at decoding Boy 8-Bit. [more]
“Is this a mirror of myself? Am I somebody else?” So the lyrics go in Martin Solveig’s famous hit 'Everybody', but truth be told we think you’d have to go a long way to come close to mirroring his musical magic. ITM has a chat as Parklife approaches. [more]
It’s hard to fault Wesley Pentz’s musical pedigree. Better known under his dinosaur-obsessed pseudonym Diplo, he’s established a reputation as a tastemaker over the past few years, able to quickly spot the ‘next big thing’ at a hundred paces. [more]
XXXChange, aka Alex Epton, has made a name for himself both as a member of transient electro-rap group Spank Rock, as well as for his own production and remix work. He spoke to ITM about his passion for music and upcoming Parklife tour. [more]
Listen in for part 1 of our interview with Stephen Dewaele of Soulwax as he talks about their live DVD documentary, producing Tiga’s new album, and why they can’t wait for November 3rd... [more]
It’s been five long years since Goldfrapp were last in Australia, but as their enigmatic front-lady Alison tells Tim Hardaker of inthemix, no one should take their absence personally. [more]
The Bag Raiders are the first to admit they don’t like plastic slip-on shoes or army-fatigues. “If you're looking for romance and wearing Crocs or cammo, you may as well have a giant sign on your head saying ‘Hi, I'm a repeat sex offender." [more]
The Plump DJs have made a very loud return to form with the release of their new album, as well as a hectic schedule of gigs throughout the European summer. ITM spoke with Lee Rous about the new record and how he’s finding summer in London. [more]
At the rather tender age of 23, Dizzee Rascal has enjoyed a career arc most of his contemporaries will spend a lifetime working away at. He's back in Australia for Parklife this month, listen in as he speaks with inthemix! [more]
Praise Jesus, Allah, Buddha, George Bush and whoever else tickles your fancy because after almost 10 years on the scene and four critically acclaimed albums, Australia’s finally about to get Ladytron in all their live glory. [more]
I’m standing in the doorway of The Espy’s Gershwin Room, with Ben Garden, trying to ascertain whether I need skeletal reconstruction after a decibel-tearing set from his group, Grafton Primary. [more]
At the core of Canadian four-piece Dragonette you’ll find a picture of unadulterated domestic bliss, with the happily married Martina Sorbara and Dan Kurtz having initially formed the band. ITM talks with them ahead of Parklife. [more]
Does anyone know the dialling codes for Berlin?! No, neither did I... But, after several attempts we finally managed to get in touch with Jesse Rose, owner of Made to Play records, producer and DJ extraordinaire, and upcoming visitor for Parklife. [more]
The latest in a long line of wildly unique artists to emerge from Sweden’s fertile electronic music scene, next month Familjen heads to Australia to show us his take on cutting edge electro-pop; Scandinavian style. [more]
The ‘anti-king of water conservation’ Ajax files a story from the road for inthemix. Here the reigning Australian #1 DJ takes a trip to Melbourne institution Third Class. He drank rave juice, he hid in a cupboard and he hooked up with a cute girl. [more]
One of Finger Lickin' Records’ finest, UK duo Slyde have been throwing down crunchy breaks anthems like 'Vibrate To This' since the pair hooked up in 2002. With the announcement that they'll be back in Austrlaia for Parklife, ITM talks to Slyde. [more]
See the best of Parklife with ITM's Snap! galleries
by i_have_ADD on October 9th, 2008
With the final Parklife events taking place over the weekend we’ve spent the past few days combing the ITM photo galleries with an eagle eye to pick out the absolute cream of the crop. Check them out now! [more]
Parklife takes over Sydney & Brisbane - check out the photos!
by angy on October 7th, 2008
Fuzzy’s big-ticket festival Parklife wound up its national run over the weekend, taking over grassy outdoor venues in both Brisbane and Sydney. ITM has pics of all the action that went down, check them out now! [more]
ITM unveils Snap! super galleries
by i_have_ADD on October 3rd, 2008
They say a picture’s worth a thousand words, so what does that make inthemix’s freshest section worth? Priceless! [more]
September's most read on ITM; the festival frenzy!
by i_have_ADD on October 1st, 2008
It’s been a recurring theme of our monthly “most read” wrap-up all year, but September 2008 will hereby be remembered as THE month for festival announcements and updates, with all 10 of our most popular items concerning the upcoming summer season. [more]
Parklife landed in Melbourne and Adelaide over the weekend to officially mark the beginning of the Australian festival season, with Perth event taking place today. And the country’s first photos are now now up on inthemix! [more]
If you rocked out to Does It Offend You, Yeah? at one of the first Parklife shows, or if you're looking forward to seeing them at any of the remaining dates, be sure to get your hands on this week's exclusive inthemix free download. [more]
If you haven't voted yet in Australia's first ever Festival Awards, get your skates on because it closes soon. Your favourite festival is counting on your support. [more]
You know a festival is just around the corner when the set times are finally released. It's time to get REALLY excited, because the Parklife playing times are here! [more]
The headline says it all really... Parklife Sydney is now entirely sold out! [more]
With Parklife now only a few weeks away, for this fortnight's inthemix podcast we've put together a special edition where we take a look at some of the tour's most exciting artists. [more]
Dance devotees of Sydney and Brisbane take note; tickets for Parklife are almost entirely sold out! [more]
With winter almost done Sounds on Sunday is ready to get back into the summer swing of things, and on the October long weekend they’ve got a massive party planned that’ll surely bring the house fans out of the woodwork. [more]
Hitting our shores in a few weeks time for the national Parklife tour, proudly supported by inthemix, UK nu-rave outfit Does It Offend You, Yeah? have been announced for one exclusive sideshow. [more]
Do you spend most of your time browsing ITM's news section for the latest festival updates, or blagging on the forums about the ups (and downs) of the latest multi-stage event? It's time for the rest of Australia to hear what you have to say! [more]
Everyone’s favourite amenities block makes its welcome return to Parklife in Sydney this year, with the ITM-VIP toilet once again giving our most privileged members the chance to do their business in style at the festival. [more]
A bastion of the Baltimore sound, the Mad Decent one himself Diplo is busy preparing for his long awaited return to Australia for the Parklife tour later this month. [more]
This week’s featured free download comes from Neon Neon, the trans-Atlantic electro-hip-pop duo who’ll soon descend on Australian shores for the 2008 Parklife festival tour. [more]
Here at inthemix we’re on the verge of peeing our pants with excitement, as next month the mighty Soulwax hit Australian shores for another live tour, this time as part of the Parklife festival. [more]
The Parklife festival is now just a little over a month away, but if you simply can’t wait until the party rolls into your city how about you get a little taste beforehand from the comfort of your home stereo? [more]
If you’d been praying Goldfrapp would take time out of the Parklife tour for solo dates, your wish has been granted, as exclusive performances have been locked in for Sydney and Melbourne. [more]
Everyone’s favourite taboo breaker *Peaches* is bringing her seductive live show to Australia for Parklife, and she’s been kind enough to pencil in some time on the side. [more]
If you’ve been hoping for some sideshow Dirtee Stank with Dizzee, your prayers have been answered, as he’s squeezing in two club shows proudly presented by Viv Lees and inthemix! [more]
Fuzzy have advised that more than Parklife is now more than two thirds of tickets for this year’s Sydney event have been sold, meaning if you haven’t yet bought yours you should get a wriggle on. [more]
Smirnoff and inthemix are giving away the ultimate festival experience to one lucky ITMer and three friends. Tickets to two festivals in your home town, plus tickets, airfares and hotel accomodation to another of your choice anywhere in Australia! [more]
July was a big one for hotly anticipated event announcements with quite a few bombs dropping throughout the month. Battling it out for the top spot were forthcoming ‘white parties’ Godskitchen and Sensation. [more]
This week’s free mp3 download is a remix by Parklife touring artist Fake Blood. The mysterious UK producer has done a slamming electro-tech rework of Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip’s single ‘Look For The Woman’. [more]
The onsale dates for tickets for Parklife 2008 were staggered by city, and since going live they’ve been selling - across the board – much quicker than expected. [more]
As a proud supporter of this year’s Parklife tour, here at inthemix we’ve put our heads together with the crew at Fuzzy to devise a competition that’ll get you hot under the collar. [more]
Trailblazing production duo the Plump DJs have just unleashed their latest studio album, and for a limited time you can stream it in full on inthemix! [more]
The long awaited return of one of the biggest names in dance music is here! Get your taste of the new album from the Plump DJs on ITM with an exclusive free mp3 download. [more]
As if the bill for Parklife wasn’t already chock full with enough quality artists to ensure you’ll be waiting patiently with your credit card to buy tickets, the Fuzzy crew have added a few more names to sweeten the deal! [more]
Can you believe it’s July already... do you feel another financial year older? The start of another month means we’re able to take a look at what’s been floating your boat over the past few weeks. [more]
With the Parklife announcement proving to be June’s most read news item on inthemix, we know that everyone out there is champing at the bit to find out more about the festival in 2008. [more]
nce music calendar, and it's also the party that heralds the beginning of the summer festival season - that’s right, it’s time to start thinking about Parklife! Get the full lineup here on ITM! [more]
No doubt one of the most anticipated tours on the annual festival calendar, Fuzzy are gearing up to take the wraps off their 2008 Parklife lineup, and you'lll be able to see it here on ITM at 5.30pm today, Tuesday June 17th. [more]
Following last week’s story on Slyde for Parklife 2008, the rumour mill has gone into overdrive on the ITM forums with punters throwing about names for this year’s event. Could we see Jesse Rose back for the tour? [more]
The announcement of Fuzzy’s annual Parklife is expected for mid-June, so here at ITM we’ve kept our eyes open for any hints on who may have it in their schedule to appear. After weeks and weeks of waiting, the first glimmer has come into sight! [more]
Soulwax make AC/DC cool
by i_have_ADD on September 22nd, 2008
Gearing up for the 2008 Parklife tour, Stephen Dewaele of Belgian four-piece Soulwax spoke with inthemix last week and as they have a habit of doing once again reaffirmed the band’s love for grizzled Aussie rock band AC/DC. [more]
Mercury Prize nominations announced
by JackT on July 23rd, 2008
Although usually made up of rock and indie albums, this year the Mercury nominations hold a few surprises, with mysterious dubstep producer Burial getting a nod, along with electro-hip-hop duo Neon Neon who will tour for Parklife soon! [more]
Rex The Dog cooks up a Goldfrapp remix
by JackT on March 31st, 2008
London-based production machine Rex The Dog recently applied his paws to a re-jig of Goldfrapp’s track Happiness, but it apparently didn’t make the grade. Unperturbed, he's made a batty DIY film-clip to accompany his rejected remix. Watch it now... [more]
Breakspoll names its winners
by JackT on March 4th, 2008
Last Thursday night, the annual Breakspoll Awards took over London’s Fabric nightclub to recognise 2007’s movers-and-shakers in breakbeat. And, of course, to make the walls vibrate with a dream line-up of live acts and DJs. [more]
As already revealed on ITM, bouncers at Liverpool superclub Nation stormed on stage during Soulwax’s gig at Chibuku recently, with the band’s drummer being punched in the resulting fight. [more]
Belgian electro-rockers Soulwax found themselves in a rather hairy predicament last weekend when they were set upon by venue security while playing a show in the UK. [more]
Luke Cowdrey from soulful electro-house duo Elektrons (aka The Unabombers) chatted to Skrufff this week about their new album Red Light Don’t Stop as well as life in the notoriously grim northern city that he nowadays calls home. [more]
Goldfrapp thrilled the crowd of Australia’s most prestigious venue tonight. [more]
You couldn’t have had it any better if you’d sunken over a whole bottle of magic Jaegermeister and been granted three wishes by the 'Fuzzy Festival Elf'. Parklife 2008 smashed it hard with a deliciously fantastic start to the summer season. [more]
Does It Offend You, Yeah? @ Oxxford Arts Factory, Sydney (01/10/08)
by Cameron_Elliott on October 3rd, 2008
Wednesday night saw UK four-piece Does It Offend You, Yeah? take to the stage at the Oxford Art Factory. Just one of the many side shows gracing Sydney venues this week as part of the massive Parklife festival. [more]
From the moment I entered the venue, it was clear that it was going to be a night to remember. Both Boy 8-Bit and Diplo offered a totally different and amazing experience, and you could easily tell they love their work. [more]
Mmmm mmm I loves me some Fuzzy. Seriously. And as with their experience grows, their festivals are also getting bigger and better ,and this year's Parklife hosted a massive 35,000 punters. [more]
Session 66
A special edition episode; we take a look at some of the artists on this year’s... [more]
XXXChange - Live At Home
Alex Epton aka XXXChange, famous for being one of the founding members of Spank Rock, has indeed come along way since his days as an intern at the uber-cool DFA. [more]
Slyde - Parklife Promo Mix
Robin 12Tree likes cheese. Jason Laidback was a scratch DJ at thirteen. Together they have been pumping out layered beats as Slyde since 2002. [more]
Yuksek - August 2008 Mix
After leaving us breathless with his one-man live show in July last year, Yuksek seems to have a running-bet with Crookers to see who can churn out the most remixes in a calendar-year. [more]
Slyde - Exclusive 30 Minute Mix
One of Finger Lickin’ Records’ favourite artists is finally dropping their debut album. It's about time! [more]
Effortlessly shifting gears between dirty hip hop, retro pop and chilled synthetics, Neon Neon have arrived to take you back to the future. [more]
The Unabombers – aka Luke Cowdrey and Justin Crawford – are about to unleash another side of their electric souls with their debut album as Elektrons. [more]
Unless you've been living under a rock for the last year, or you've been too caught up in the exploits of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, you'll know what we mean when we say the French have invaded! Yuksek is coming... [more]
Recorded live at the Sounds On Sunday Relaunch on May 27th, listen in and get sweaty with the Bag Raiders as they serve up some of the finest f*cked up electro-tech you're likely to hear this week/month/year/decade. [more]
Neon Neon - I Told Her On Alderaan
Effortlessly shifting gears between dirty hip hop, retro pop and chilled synthetics, Neon Neon have arrived to take you back to the future. Don’t miss them when they tour with the Parklife festival! [more]
Soulwax live album trailer
‘Part Of The Weekend Never Dies’ is a documentary into ‘Radio Soulwax’, a touring concept that for the past three years has showcased the amazing talents of Belgian four-piece Soulwax. [more]
Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris - Dance Wiv Me
The Rascal is back, and this time he's got Calvin Harris on board as well. Check out the clip for their massive UK chart hit 'Dance Wiv Me' ahead of Dizzee's tour next month! [more]
Neon Neon - I Lust U
Effortlessly shifting gears between dirty hip hop, retro pop and chilled synthetics, Neon Neon have arrived to take you back to the future. Their debut ‘Stainless Style’ is a turbo-charged concept album based around the life of John DeLorean. [more]
Parklife hits the road once again in 2008, and inthemix is proud to be a supporting sponsor of the tour. Here’s a little something to get you into the mood! [more]
Grafton Primary released their debut EP Relativity late last year to great response, and went on to make a stellar remix of Faker’s ‘This Heart Attack’. The trio recently put together this electrifying video for the title-track! [more]
The last time we saw Goldfrapp, they were the consummate disco beasts, wielding the subversive sound of stylised seventies glamour with a whipcrack of erotica and a lick of British humour that they had distilled over the course of three albums. [more]
The hot new clip for Van She’s latest single ‘Strangers’. Directed by Lorin Askill from Collider, it features on the band’s eagerly anticipated forthcoming debut album ‘V’. [more]
The debut album by UK four-piece Does It Offend You, Yeah? is a big, swaggering mash-up of 80s-lovin’, future-livin’ techn-rock with fuck-off pop-bells on. [more]
Taken from the forthcoming album on Finger Lickin’ Records, 'Everyone’s Entitled to Our Opinion', Jason Laidback and Robin Twelftree - AKA Slyde - present their outrageous cover of Ian Dury’s classic anthem of excess, 'Sex & Drugs'. [more]
The Unabombers – aka Luke Cowdrey and Justin Crawford – are about to unleash another side of their electric souls with their debut album as Elektrons. [more]
Martin and his singer Jay Sebag are back with 'Rejection', the last single taken from the 'Hedonist' album. [more]