New Fang Vid. and Gig
Posted: Wed Oct 6, 2004 7:50 pm

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Fang have just finished a sleep walking doughnut eating video for the track Something Good, directed by Richard Bell. They are also playing a ChannelZ show with SJD next Thursday 14th October at Galatos. If you are quick you can register to get tickets at http://www.channelZ.co.nz/

Fang - 'Swim Up Stream' out 2 August
Posted: Mon Aug 2, 2004 10:12 am

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Fang have a brand new album and also a brand new website at http://www.fang.co.nz where you can watch a few videos and also listen to the album on low-fi streamed audio.... the website was also made by the talented Mr Hayden Sinclair.

'Swim Up Stream' is getting very good reviews, Rip It Up gave it four stars and saying "Fang are still musically adventurous...Their ear for a good tune obviously hasn't been lost". The Sunday Star Times also gave it four stars stating "Overall it packs a pop rock punch that'll take listeners by surprise. It's loaded with tracks that demand to be on high rotate". Also look out for a Hugh Sundae interview with two of the band (and the new video for Yellow) on TV1's late news Tonight...which is on, er, tonight (Monday)

The next gig Fang will be playing is in support of the underground dark alt-country legends The Renderers, at the Kings Arms in Auckland on Friday August the 6th.

The Renderers are perhaps better known by those in the know in indie circles from North America, having had releases on US label Siltbreeze as well as touring over there. Some will remember the time they supported and provided the backing band for Will Oldham last time he came to NZ (Bonnie Prince Billy, Palace Brothers, Palace Music, Palace... he also happens to be playing again in Auckland and Wellington on 10th and 12th of September)

Thanks to http://www.archhill.co.nz/ for the above news.

New Fang Video
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2003 11:42 am

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Thanks to Arch Hill for this news:

Fang have recently completed their first Video for the track 'Man From The South' and you can get a sneak preview of it at bands.co.nz at:

http://www.bands.co.nz/script/features/article.asp?body=101

The video was made by One Collective and directed by Richard Bell, who has worked with Beck, U2, Johnny Cash, Joy Division and stacks of others.

The video involves complex 'floating' scenes in a certain famous South Island traffic tunnel. When the tunnel authority got wind of these illegal activities it was quick to react by activating the bright flashing lights and broadcasting a disembodied voice repeating "you are now being filmed doing an illegal activity". Needless to say Richard and Fang high-tailed it and hid out in the nearest shipping yard. Luckily, there has been no further word from the Tunnel Authority

Shade
muzic.net.nz

Fang Getting It Out There
Posted: Wed Dec 4, 2002 6:27 pm

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Thanks to Arch Hill for this news:

The new Fang album has been picking up some excellent reviews, including George Kay's Real Groove review, stating that..."Somewhere Out There is just that - a daring, imaginative and accomplished trip into other musicial atmospheres".

The Package calls it "a heady crossbreed of pure pop and experiemental alt rock with a wee bit of folk thrown in. Delicious." There are plenty of others, but we don't want to get carried away with ourselves (and I can't remember where I put them). We have it on good authority there are more good reviews to come. Fang just completed a successful mini tour of Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland.

Shade
muzic.net.nz