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DRUM magazine from PERTH reviews our EP
Monday, Mar 30, 2009 4:11PM / Standard Entry
Hi,
Just to let you know that there is a review of our EP in an Australian Magazine called DRUM from my hometown city of Perth. It was written by Patrick Cavalli. I haven't got a good enough scan for you to read what it is about, so I will type it down the bottom for you.
Drum article reads:
There's a comical tongue in cheek feeling to this debut from Fire Bird International (FBI) that leaves a smile. Whether it's the juxtaposing of ironic themes and musical styles, the succint yet obvious lyrical approach or something else entirely, it is hard to say. Accidental or deliberate: probably irrelevant.
This four-piece from Hong Kong leave little to the imagination with song titles like Man Love!, Ghouls 'n' Ghosts, Gonna Make Love and Loneliness, as lyrically their West Aussie singer Cain McInerney, plays such a straight bat it's deadpan. Take autobiographical closer Don't Quit Your Day Job: where he quotes his doubters "You're very average, leave it to the pros... no matter your hopes you'll never get any hoes." Maybe it's the freedom of writing songs in a country where English isn't the first language, it's as though he's having a laugh but at the same time bearing his chip for all to see. Musically, the band also does a great job of stating the obvious. They cover a fair amount of territory and hit their mark when resembling All American Rejects and Blink 182 with tracks more likely to be favoured on home town radio stations. However, FBI are far more interesting when dark and evil in tracks Ghouls 'n' Ghosts and The Masquerade, where the band create a bit of distorted theatre to go with all the light entertainment and appear most comfortable when free to shred.
Enjoying themselves the whole time, FBI could stand out from the crowd, not so much from a credible display of musical virtuosity but more so for their ability to shrug labels whilst maintaining an entertainment value immune from the pretentious.
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Listen Up! + T-shirt Samples
Friday, Mar 20, 2009 1:47PM / Standard Entry
LISTEN UP!
Just a reminder that Listen Up will be on tonight. We will be the last band performing at 11:50pm. I know... soooo late. I think by the time we get on stage I am going to be drunk already. How else am I going to pass the time. lol.
We are going to debut a new song called 'The Way of the Fist'. It is another heavy number to add to our repertoire. We are going to play a cover of one of Soler's songs and I will sing in Cantonese. Little bit nervous about that. And we will play all of our classic FBI songs.
T-SHIRTS
Also, in the pipeline could be some FBI t-shirts but I am still debating whether or not to make a copy of the ones we have already (plus the alivenotdead website) or to put a different design on the front. Well, we have worn the same shirts for almost two years now and I think it is time we had a change of suit. But, we have got 2 years of product advertising so I am not sure.
The new design is based on a design that I had come up with, but has been put together by my girlfriend. It is a FBI badge surrounded by skulls and arrows. I really like it, but maybe girls would not want to wear skulls on their chest. Or maybe they do? Have a look at the t-shirt samples and please give me your opinion.
T-shirt Samples
Here is a closer look at the design
It would be cool if we could do both, but unfortunately, I can't afford it. Another idea is to have the new design as a badge on one of the sleaves. Please leave your comments and let me know which one you are most likely to wear.
Most appreciated
Cain
F.B.I.
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FBI has been nominated for BEST ROCK ACT for AVIMA
Tuesday, Mar 3, 2009 8:36PM / Standard Entry
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Our music is now available from Itunes
Wednesday, Feb 25, 2009 11:07PM / Standard Entry
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Voize magazine (Malaysia) Reviews our EP
Friday, Feb 13, 2009 1:05PM / Standard Entry
