Addictive Pay Tribute To Michael Jackson

At our last EQ @ Underbelly show, Addictive surprised everyone in the crowd by doing an impromptu tribute to the King Of Pop, Michael Jackson. The East London vocal powerhouses brought the house down with their astounding set of chops - needless to say, the club went wild.  

Take a look at the video footage above and watch out soon for their brand spanking new video to "The Domino Effect" - I'm told it's out-of-this-world!

If you haven't discovered Addictive for yourself - make sure you do so on MySpace.

EQ@Underbelly Pix & Gossip

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All pix courtesy of the lovely and talented Lubert Daz - I owe him many drinks!

On Friday, EQ@Underbelly took over London's Hoxton Square again with nine live performances and three DJs...here's the skinny...

• Luciana took off like a rocket into space and gave a hot headline performance with tracks "Skin I'm In", Simon Cowell rant "Say What You Wanna Say" and new single "I Like That".  There was many o people o bouncing!
• Luigi Masi almost didn't make it in the club - getting stopped at the door with his baby face and all, but once inside he wow'd the crowd with "Strangers Again", "Armed With Love" and "Strobelight".
• Rodrigo Moratto was a huge hit on the night with many industry peeps asking me if he had management representation yet!  It was the first time he ever performed his new English language tracks "Whatever Whatever", "Random Freakness" and "Before The World Is Gone".  He's the next big thing if you ask me and many of the fans in the crowd were in united agreement.
• Addictive...wow!  Those girls can sing!  Not only did they deliver with new original song "Material Girl" and new single "The Domino Effect" - they paid special tribute to Michael Jackson with a guitar laden version of "Beat It".  It was beyond amazing and I'm an even huger fan now...
• QBoy worked the crowd into a frenzy when he stripped off, but frankly, he had to - his set of "Bounce Rave", "Ghetto" and "The Scream Track" was way hot.  He decided to do an upbeat set because well, "swine flu and the recession has everyone sad" - but it's hard to not be sad after you spend 15 minutes with QBoy - he has a way of putting a smile on your face...
• John Galea - it has to be said...he was WAY better than anyone expected.  A little star is in the making with this one.  I can't wait to bring him back to EQ to sing "Trendsetter" again.
• Tecnoctitlan - Yes, I learned how to pronounce their name on the night.  I kinda have a little crush on keyboardist Ariel now - his hair is mesmerizing and I think I might have embarrassed him on stage when I mentioned that!  Their set was superb as well - they performed their stellar electronic track "Be Togeda" and Nine Inch Nail's cover of "Closer".
• Saar & Sky - awesome set by an awesome up-and-coming band.  They are actually opening for Heartbreak this week in the same venue and I think I might just have to pop along to that to see them again!
• Tonic - He had a great performance and showed off his new awesome dance moves.  In chatting with Tonic afterwards he told us that he considered EQ his first gig as the Live & Unsigned competition really was a hardcore competition and he felt more relaxed playing to a crowd who were there just to discover new music.

Our next EQ@Underbelly party will be on August 28th, so come on down if you missed this one - we'll be open until 4am for the bank holiday weekend.  Already confirmed on the line-up and returning to perform at EQ are The Good Natured and Cassette Electrik.  There is a possibility that Temposhark and The Gadsdens will be headlining as well...fingers crossed...

EQ@Underbelly is TONIGHT !

Yes EQs - it's all happening again tonight!  Team EQ are ever so excited to bring you our latest piping hot batch of quality pop and electronic artists tonight - served up from 8pm onwards.

Music by the hunky dory DJ Adamix, the sultry vixen Miss Lynsey and little ol moi spinning the likes of La Roux, Little Boots, Frankmusik, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Preston, The Ultrasonics, Parralox and maybe few retro a-ha and Bananarama tracks!

FREE ENTRY - just make sure you're marked as "attending" on the Facebook invite.

See you tonight EQs!

Introducing Tecnoctitlan

Who are these sexy bitches?

They are Tecnoctitlan and aside from looking mighty fine in that Dragonette sort of way, they are bringing us their live show tomorrow night at EQ@Underbelly!

Make sure to check them out today if you can on MySpace.  Their electric rock beats totally get my motor running.  Check out their cover of Nine Inch Nails "Closer" as well as their original tracks "Be Togeda" and "Keep Calm And Carry On".  I think you'll agree that they are one's to watch out for. I'm ever so excited to see them live.

Now if I could just learn how to properly pronounce their name...

EQ Interview With Luciana - "Simon Cowell's Flat Top Needs To Go..."

She's THAT voice that you hear all the time on those cool electro tracks.  She is Luciana and she's one of EQs favorite electro artists of the moment.  Luciana has always had a cool underground buzz about her and the punky pizazz that wildly entertains the crowds.  She was as cool as fuck as the vixen in Taio Cruz's "Come On Girl" and her tracks with Bodyrox are none other than dance music classics.  

Luciana is headlining this Friday's EQ@Underbelly club night and we caught up with her beforehand for a wee chat about her collaborations, her thoughts on the music industry and what she would do with Simon Cowell's hair if given the opportunity.  Make sure to check out her new video to "I Like That" with Static Revenger and Richard Vission after the jump.

EQ: Well hello Luciana - how are you today darling?
Luciana: I'm cream crackered.  Just got back from Ibiza and need some sleep and vitamins!

So your full name is Luciana Carporaso - there must be some sort of Italian reference there or are we completely off the mark?
Yes, my father is Italian, from Napoli...He is the ultimate "Dude"...We call him The Don!

Now I'm kinda curious how you got your start doing vocals...at what point in your life did you realize "wow - my chops sound really cool and distinctive, betta get my ass into a studio".
I started singing in a band when I was 15.  I used to copy my hero's and that's how I learnt to sing. It's only when I got past 25 years-old that I found my own voice. I remember making up songs when I was 4 years-old. Random I know.

Now you have quite the past with various different labels and signings and droppings and walking away and such - with so much non-stablility with the music business, how do you find the inspiration to keep going on making music?
Well giving up was never an option because this is what I do. Give up and do what?...I'd die a little inside if I couldn't create..As long as I can create thenI'm happy. I think that over the years of getting signed, feeling excited, getting dropped, crying and eating and wondering if it was gonna happen, I've learnt not to expect anything and to say as long asI'm moving forward and writing and doing the best I can do on that day, then I'm successful.  It took me a long time to work this out because I did feel that I kept on failing.  When in retrospect, I was a success because success really is in the art of doing and not determined by the outcome. This is my inspiration on a daily basis.

Miss Lynsey Performance at EQ @ Underbelly

Back in May, Miss Lynsey and her jumbotron took to the stage at EQ @ Underbelly with this saucy little performance of "Wired" and "Ready 4 More".

It was loads of fun and was the perfect preface to DJ Adamix's high energy electro set which followed shortly after.

Come join us at our next EQ club and showcase night on July 31st which stars Luigi Masi, Addictive, Rodrigo Morrato, Saar & Sky, QBoy, Tecnoctilan, Tonic and John Galea.  Make sure to RSVP here for FREE entry!

"Ready 4 More" after the jump!