.::THE AiRBOURNE REViEW::.
Australia's Hottest Home-Grown Hard Rock Band
"Airbourne
is Australia's hottest new home-grown hard rock pub band, like The Angels, AC/DC, and Rose Tattoo, all in one!" BiG MERV
SKiLTON www.BigMerv.com 97.1FM
Melbourne
"Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast" AiRBOURNE
.::THE
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Joel O'Keeffe
VOCALS & GUITAR
Ryan O'Keeffe
DRUMS
David Roads "Roadsy"
GUiTAR
Justin
Street "Streety"
BASS
The 4 hard rocking boys from Airbourne were all born in the 80's in the tough Aussie town of Warrnambol, where they were shearing sheep and pulling pots at their local pub, until they hit the Highway To Hell for the big lights of Melbourne in 2005, where they signed a 5 album record contract with Capitol Records worth up to $2 million, which has since been cancelled.
With an unstoppable energy too hot to be contained in their hometown, where they had released an independent 8 track EP in 2004, Airbourne exploded on the big stages supporting Mötley Crüe.. The Rolling Stones.. The Living End.. You Am I.. Magic Dirt and many others, at gigs such as The Big Day Out.
The "Runnin' Wild" album was released in Australia through EMI on 23 June 2007. Airbourne is not far away from signing another huge USA record deal..* stay tuned, these boys are putting Aussie pub rock back on the World map.
AiRBOURNE "RUNNiN' WiLD"
ALBUM DEBUTS @ No.21
on The ARiA TOP 50 ALBUM CHARTS
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"Runnin' Wild" AiRBOURNE
::THE AGE NEWS::
::AIRBOURNE'S FORTUNES TAKE OFF AGAiN::
* Report by Patrick Donovan ~
20 June 2007 ~ The Age News
THE roller-coaster journey of Warrnambool rock band Airbourne took another dramatic turn yesterday when the band signed a worldwide deal with international label Roadrunner Records in New York.
The deal ensures that the band's debut album, Runnin' Wild, will be available in most markets around the world later this year.
In Australia and New Zealand, the band is still represented by EMI Records, which will release the album this weekend.
After being signed by Capitol Records for a seven-figure deal in 2005, Airbourne hit turbulence when the US rock label culled it along with 70 per cent of Capitol's bands.
But the band was allowed to leave with the ownership of the recording, which it essentially obtained free.
..see the full story @ The Age.com.au
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::AiRBOURNE ROCKS RUBYS BELGRAVE REViEW::
by Mervyn E. Skilton www.BigMerv.com
Friday 8th June 2007
Photo©2007Wez
The hills were alive with the sound of the hardest pub rock band I have heard since the late 70's and early 80's gigs of Rose Tattoo and The Angels. As soon as I walked in to Rubys in Belgrave , with DJ Wez Beefy and my photographer Anton K, and saw the Marshall Amp stacks on the stage, I knew we were in for nothin' but a good time.
Rubys was packed with a crowd that rocked hard for a solid hour without a break , it was electrifying to see. Joel O'Keeffe's stage energy was more explosive than any I have seen in a long time. The front man of Airbourne goes off like a frog in a sock with a stick off TNT up it's ass, during every single song on stage.. and you'll see why they are called Airbourne, as Joel launches himself in the air while playing guitar.
I left Ruby's with my ears ringing like they had never rung before, like I'd been hit by a flat out truck overloaded with old skool hard pub rock. I was blown away from the experience delivered by Airbourne, it was the most power packed hour of explosive Oz Rock'n'Roll in a pub I had ever seen and heard in 20 years..
..foot to the floor Aussie Rock 'n' Roll is back on the World stage for the next 40 years, thanks to Airbourne.
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How did four blokes from the country decide to make a rock and roll band?
It was just what we grew up on – Cold Chisel, Midnight Oil and The Angels, Rose Tattoo, Baby Animals, Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs – that’s all they play out there in the country. My uncle’s record collection was all that. A lot of the other kids at school weren’t listening to that stuff, they were into whatever was cool at the time. We were listening to these old bands from the 70s, old Aussie pub rock bands and we just love them to death.
What did you learn from the elder statesmen of rock at the Rolling Stones show?
That was unbelievable, we couldn’t believe how nice the guys were. We had a chat, then they went onstage and did (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction. I’m pretty sure they were pissed before they went onstage, and we thought, ‘If you can still drink and do this at 60, there must be something good about this.' They were having so much fun, they were like 16 year old kids…
Do you see yourself sticking around that long?
We ran into Angry Anderson at the Jack Awards and he said, ‘The only reason I keep doing this, is ‘cause its fun.’. I think everyone’s a bit of a kid in this industry. Def keep doing it til at least sixty.
Which frontmen inspired you to stand up behind the microphone?
Bon Scott, Jimmy Barnes, Angry Anderson, Billy Thorpe, Doc Neeson, Toughest frontmen, the best voices, the best attitude, you just look at them and go that’s the way its supposed to be done, none of this Bon Jovi sh*t.
What did you think was missing from modern Aussie rock?
Why we do what we do and play so hard, is because we love it so much. There seems to be this thing people don’t seem to love it to that extreme, they obviously didn’t grow up on it. We’re a direct descendant of that stuff we grew up on. We just love it to death, turning it right up and sticking it up the neighbours. F**king going for it. Its that whole Aussie mentality of no bullsh*t, if you’re gonna go, you go hard or go home! Its that whole footy team element, big V8s, that whole mentality.
What would you say to Bon Scott if he was resurrected for a day?
I’d like to have a drink with him and go out and rip up the town. I’d be shellshocked. I’d be like, what can I say, What size jeans do you wear because I’m having trouble fitting into size 8s – they always get wet from the show.
So what was it like, recording the new record in LA?
It took six months. We did three months of rehearsing so when we went in we wouldn’t be stuffing around, just banging them down real quick.
What inspired the LP?
When we went over, we saw Wasp live. Blacky Laws came out screaming his head off, had this big mic with a skull and chains flinging around the place and we saw Poison and Cinderella which gave us a bit of eighties metal influence. But we were just going for an Aussie pub rock sound - relentless, big and full. We were listening to Scarred For Life by Rose Tattoo album, and a lot of pub rock. When we got over there, we were missing Australia, so we kept in contact listening to The Angels.
If you could be transported to any musical place in time, anywhere… where would it be?
Sunbury. When Billy Thorpe upstaged Deep Purple. Deep Purple wouldn’t let anyone use their special PA so Billy rang up all his mates who brought down their Marshall quad boxes, they plugged em all in..ten times louder than Deep Purple!
What does Aussie rock mean to you?
If I look at the Australian flag, it means the same thing – its just national pride, the best form of music there is. You can put it next to blues, British heavy metal – theres aussie pub rock, kicking ass. It should be f**king next to Skippy, Qantas, 4 &20 pies, its that much a part of being an Australian. It should be appreciated – the national anthem should be Most People I Know Think That I’m Crazy by Billy Thorpe.
Where were you when rock legend Billy Thorpe died?
We were just here in Melbourne, we’d been out drinking, prod. manager was playing guitar for him. He was going really well, still playing killer shows. Then Jimmy Barnes goes into hospital! All these Aussie greats getting older, we don’t want to let them go… we’ve gotta keep flying the flag!
See The full Channel V interview with Airbourne about smashed TV's.. drinking & throwing VB cans.. Wasp spitting blood.. Faith No More & Slayer mixdown champ Andy Wallace.. Airbourne in America.. 30 second showers.. living together.. hang overs.. blowing up the stage.. doubling the size of the Marshall stacks.. pissing the f**k out of the neighbours.. Metallica going up against Motorhead.. Bob Mullett the producer.. team work.. taking the piss out of each other.. and brother fights.
.::AiRBOURNE FAN FiLE ViDEOS::.
The following videos have been proudly provided by Airbourne fans.. although the quality may not be professional, these videos will become a big part of oz rock history in the decades to come.
JOEL CROWD SURFS @ THE CORNER 2007
Joel O'keeffe crowd surfs while playing guitar live at the Corner Hotel 18th May 2007 filmed by M613
AiRBOURNE
LiVE
@ THE BiG DAY OUT 2006
Joel
O'keeffe leaves the stage and goes down to
the security barrier at The Palace in St Kilda Melbourne
filmed by Faster007
AiRBOURNE LiVE @ THE
ROLLOVER 2005
The Palace in
St Kilda filmed by Faster007
YOUNG Warrnambool rockers Airbourne were shearing sheep and pulling pots at their local pub less than a year ago.
Now the world is at their feet, having just signed a five-album worldwide deal with Capitol Records in what is thought to be the biggest contract for a previously unsigned Australian band.
Airbourne — O'Keeffe, his brother Ryan, 19, on guitar, drummer David Roads, 22, and bassist Justin Street, 18 — have been playing together in different incarnations for years. Joel said they could give up their shearing, but the only things that would change would be the size of venues and audiences.
Audiences started swelling as they hit the pub circuit and earned prized support slots. Representatives from all of the world's major record labels flew out to see them and a bidding war began.
The worldwide deal with Capitol — and with EMI locally — is believed to be worth up to $2 million. It will ensure the band's debut album will be a priority for the label, guaranteeing high exposure and solid touring supports.
Airbourne released a self-produced, eight-song EP this year with song titles including Ready to Rock, Hotter than Hell and Stand and Deliver.
The band will meet producers in Los Angeles in November and start recording an album soon after.
Airbourne supports Magic Dirt at the Corner Hotel on October 31, and then opens for Motley Crue at the Palais Theatre on December 7 before playing the Meredith Music Festival on December 10.
See the full story at THE AGE.com.au
::AiRBOURNE KiCKOFF AUSTRALiAN TOUR::
Official www.AirbourneRock.com News ~ 20th September 2006
Airbourne Kickoff Australian Tour Fresh from recording their debut
album in Los Angeles, Australia’s Airbourne are heading
out for a nationwide Australian pub rock tour.
If you haven’t seen Airbourne live yet, prepare for a Powerhouse rock
n’ roll show that you’ll never forget!
Check the tour page on this website for more details.
To be the first to receive tour news in the future, simply signup for
our mailing list.
For those of you on the other side of the planet we will be over for
some serious touring in 2007.
::AiRBOURNE iN THE STUDiO::
Official www.AirbourneRock.com News ~ 30th May 2006
Airbourne is currently in L.A
and have just started the recording process for their debut album. It’s
been a long road to this point,with the boys playing lots of
residencies and support shows.
The album should be released in Australia in time for the summer, and
getting to the rest of you in early 2007. Keep your eyes on the site
for tour news coming soon and updates on the recording process.
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