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Dicko’s Hard For Eddy

News posted Friday, April 3 2009 at 12:00 AM.
Related: Eddy Current Suppression Ring.

Dicko’s Hard For Eddy

“The kids who know, know this band are the coolest band on the planet right now.”

No, Ian “Dicko” Dickson isn’t talking about The Galvatrons or Human Nature, but Eddy Current Suppression, who walked away with a cool $30,000 courtesy of the Australian Music Prize last month.

Speaking on 9am With David & Kim last week, the Australian Idol judge lauded the band’s “fiercely independent” spirit, as well as their AMP Award-winning second album Primary Colours.

“It’s a great record,” he told hosts David Reyne and Kim Watkins. “It’s great, agitated indie pop-rock. It’s really grungy post-punk.”

He later heaped praise on the band’s “groovy” label Aarght! Records and The Ooga Boogas – ECSR guitarist Mikey Young’s other band – which he described as “brilliant”.

Dickson also marveled at Eddy Current’s resourcefulness. Primary Colours cost $1500, the (recoupable) make-up budget for a band at his old employers Sony BMG.

“The point I’m making is you don’t have to spend a fortune to be brilliant,” said the former Creation Records exec. “Creative genius doesn’t need thousands and thousands of dollars spent on it.”

Co-host Reyne wasn’t so smitten, however. The former Australian Crawl and Chantoozies drummer had a few tips for ECSR sticksman Danny Young.

“The drummer should perhaps just sit at home with a metronome and just get in time,” he said.

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anonymous  said about 2 years ago:

Best news article all week.


101010101010101  said about 2 years ago:

Love the fist.


fethehellcat  said about 2 years ago:

Chantoozies. Hehehehe.

That's all I have to contribute.


mini tank  said about 2 years ago:

ergh. but good ergh, but ergh nonetheless.


illywhacker  said about 2 years ago:

Now the backlash can truly begin.


Block  said about 2 years ago:

I can't wait to hear what Kerrie-Anne Kennerley thinks of Beaches.


andyr  said about 2 years ago:

look how fired up he is!


anonymous  said about 2 years ago:

fucken posting order!


mini tank  said about 2 years ago:

fucking pecking order!


LoadMyRig  said about 2 years ago:

david reyne's such a dork.


andyr  said about 2 years ago:

i like this new comment-ranking system.

block and i up the top, you plebs, well... wherever.


dogsvscats  said about 2 years ago:

good on him


shaun  said about 2 years ago:

best screenshot ever.


mathieson  said about 2 years ago:

The naivete of this news item is staggering: $1500 is a completely inadequate amount for a Sony band's make-up budget.


mini tank  said about 2 years ago:

re-rank my posting rank. I refuse to go under block and andyr.


Block  said about 2 years ago:

I'll move over, andy, we'll be on top together like Hilary & Tenzing.


mini tank  said about 2 years ago:

ooh it's clumping!


moke  said about 2 years ago:

He later heaped praise on the band’s “groovy” label Aarght! Records and The Ooga Boogas – ECSR guitarist Mikey Young’s other band – which he described as “brilliant”.

Hahahahaha! This makes me laugh somehow!


andyr  said about 2 years ago:

oh no! fucken mathieson and loadie have pulled rank!


Block  said about 2 years ago:

Fucken!
throws grappling hook over thread ramparts


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untold/animals  said about 2 years ago:

That gif above just doesn't capture Dicko's sweet release quite like the news story pic.

But he is kind of mouthing 'fap fap'.


nyx  said about 2 years ago:

I'm sorry. I'll do better next time. :(


shaun  said about 2 years ago:

i think it's top work nyx


montyclift  said about 2 years ago:

oddly i quite like reyne's grumpy cunt in the morning act...

but then there's his finest medical moment...

David Reyne: Some of these guys were given a placebo.

Dr. David Ritchie: Correct

David Reyne: I don’t really understand what a placebo is, but it seems to have, to have saved them! And wouldn’t it make sense that every time a trial like this takes place, that there’s a placebo on hand.


sister  said about 2 years ago:

darn, the posting order has been rerated.


DaisyB  said about 2 years ago:

slothman said 1 hour ago:
did anyone else see dicko on 'Choose Your Own Adventure'? pretty funny.


yes, and if you played me lawerence's 'my dog has alot of spots' song next to an ECSR song i couldnt tell the diff.


Rufus  said about 2 years ago:

dicko you fooking twat. $50 doillars on that video my arse. You wouldn't even get 2 rolls of super8 for $50.

it's not really super8 footage... duh.

play a free gig on chelsea beach with a bunch of mates and fans in front of a friends beach box. get some friends to film it on video. tweak it on a mac yourself. done.

$50 on beer


Rufus  said about 2 years ago:

the album probably cost less than $1500


untold/animals  said about 2 years ago:

I can make it at home for nothing.


batman4eva  said about 2 years ago:

I can make it at home for nothing

I make it everytime I use the lavatory.


DuncanMae  said about 2 years ago:

Man, there's some great music coming out of Oz at the moment!


jimib  said about 2 years ago:

former creation records executive?
would that be after it was sold to sony?


intruder  said about 2 years ago:

This is the funniest thing i've seen since Pantera were featured on Hey Hey it's Saturday.


FrankieTeardrop  said about 2 years ago:

Get in time!!!!


josejones  said about 2 years ago:

former creation records executive?
would that be after it was sold to sony?

From his bio: ''In 1985 Dicko graduated from Nottingham University with a degree in Politics and heads to London to set up home with his new girlfriend Mel. He immediately lands a job as press and promotions manager for seminal independent label Creation records, the brainchild of legendary A&R impresario Alan Magee.''


tihstar  said about 2 years ago:

this just made my friday. amazing.


elle-zo  said about 2 years ago:

Alan McGee even


Kicks  said about 2 years ago:

''it's not really super8 footage... duh.

play a free gig on chelsea beach with a bunch of mates and fans in front of a friends beach box. get some friends to film it on video. tweak it on a mac yourself. done.

$50 on beer''

Both clips were shot on super 8.


adamdmills  said about 2 years ago:

so is it still cool to like eddy current now that they've been on the telly?


CrazeAlibic  said about 2 years ago:

yeah totally, lets see that guy drum like danny does in his grind band. what a fool!


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