Hot Hot Heat

Hot Hot Heat
Hot Hot Heat

The current lineup of Hot Hot Heat (L-R: Bossley, Paquin, Hawkley & Bays)
Background information
Origin Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Genres Alternative rock, indie rock, dance-punk, new wave, post-punk revival
Years active 1999 (1999)–present
Labels Dangerbird, Dine Alone, Sire, Warner Brothers
Associated acts Fake Shark - Real Zombie!
Website hothotheat.com
Members
Steve Bays
Paul Hawley
Luke Paquin
Louis Hearn
Past members
Dante DeCaro
Dustin Hawthorne
Matthew Marnik
Parker Bossley

Hot Hot Heat is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1999 from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Contents

Career

Dustin Hawthorne and Steve Bays had been in many different bands together since 1995 and met Hawley in 1998. In 1999, Hawley bought a Juno 6 keyboard and asked Bays to try playing it, as no one else knew how. Hawley took over the drums from Bays and Hawthorne played bass. Matthew Marnik, who was a friend of the band, sang vocals. The band's original sound can be considered synthpunk.

The band soon changed direction to a more melodic, pop-influenced style, losing Marnik and adding guitarist Dante DeCaro. Strongly influenced by the New Wave sound of 1980s bands XTC, The Clash, and Elvis Costello and the Attractions, the new lineup, with Steve on vocals, quickly released a series of 7" singles and toured extensively in Canada and the American Pacific Northwest, joining up with similarly-styled indie rock bands such as Les Savy Fav, The French Kicks, Radio 4, Ima Robot, and Pretty Girls Make Graves, and opening for established Canadian rockers Sloan on a national tour.

The band's touring exposure attracted the interest of Seattle record label Sub Pop, who signed Hot Hot Heat in 2001, leading to the early 2002 release of EP Knock Knock Knock, produced in part by Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie. Although Hot Hot Heat got its start as a hardcore band, by the time it made contact with Sub Pop, its sound had mutated into what would soon be known as dance-punk. The band stood at the forefront of a movement that would explode on the indie rock scene within another year.[1] That release was followed up quickly by the band's first full-length release, Make Up the Breakdown, produced by Nirvana and Soundgarden producer Jack Endino.

That album quickly found critical acclaim, and its singles "Bandages" and "Talk to Me, Dance With Me" received regular airplay on MTV and radio, including influential Los Angeles, California station KROQ-FM, on whose charts both reached No. 1.

However, their track "Bandages" was removed from radio in the UK, from the playlist at BBC Radio 1, in the light of the war in the Middle East. This was thought to have hindered its position at #25 in the UK charts. The track had been on the B list on the station, guaranteeing 15 plays a week and a potential audience of millions. It was removed because of a "prevalence of the word 'bandages' in the song", a spokesperson said.[2]

In 2003 the band re-released the 2001 album of tracks recorded prior to their Sub Pop recordings, Scenes One Through Thirteen, on the OHEV Records label. Reflecting the band's transition period between their original sound and the present, and thus very much unlike what fans had heard on Knock Knock Knock and Make Up the Breakdown.

In 2004 Make Up the Breakdown won "Favourite Album" at the Canadian Independent Music Awards by popular vote. Guitarist Dante DeCaro announced his departure from the band in October 2004, but stayed to complete their next album, and in 2005 joined Montreal band Wolf Parade. That album Elevator, the band's major label debut, was released commercially by Warner Bros. In April 2005, Dante handed guitar duties over to replacement Luke Paquin when the band started their 2005 tour.

In 2005, the band opened for Weezer and Foo Fighters on the "Foozer Tour".

Hot Hot Heat played an opening set for American synth rock group The Killers at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on May 17, 2007. However, The Killers were forced to pull out after three songs because lead singer Brandon Flowers was suffering from bronchitis.

The follow-up to Elevator, Happiness Ltd., was released on September 11, 2007. In late March 2007, the band posted the song "Give Up?" on their MySpace page as a sample of the album, and it was released on iTunes as a single on May 15. A second single entitled "Let Me In" was released on July 16.

Hot Hot Heat toured in 2007 with Snow Patrol as their opening act on the U.S. leg of their summer tour. Their headlining tour of Germany, Canada and U.S. started September 3, 2007.

"Let Me In" debuted on KROQ-FM at number 8. On August 8, 2007, the music video for "Let Me In" premiered on Myspace Music. Also, on September 6, 2007, Hot Hot Heat posted their new album on their MySpace.

The band spent most of 2008/2009 recording and constructing their own studio and thrashing their take on what they do with best- synth-trashed, dance-throbbed anthems. Experimenting with 5/4 disco grooves and electro loops they went into the studio with producer/musician Ryan Dahle from Limblifter/Age of Electric awhile doing a brief Canadian tour opening for Bloc Party. Parker Bossley (from Fake Shark - Real Zombie!) also became their newest bassist. Their latest album, Future Breeds was released June 8, 2010 through their current label Dine Alone Records. To build anticipation for the release the band performed residencies at small clubs in NY (Public Assembly in May), and in LA (Bootleg Theater in June).[3]

Members

  • Steve Bays - Vocals/Keyboards (1999–present)
  • Paul Hawley - Drums (1999–present)
  • Luke Paquin - Guitar(2005–present)
  • Louis Hearn - Bass (2010–present)

Former

  • Dante DeCaro - Guitar (1999–2005)
  • Dustin Hawthorne - Bass(1999–2008)[4]
  • Matthew Marnik - guitar & vox (1999–2000)[5]
  • Parker Bossley - Bass (2008–2010)

Media appearances

Film

  • "Goodnight, Goodnight" was in the movie John Tucker Must Die.
  • "5 Times Out Of 100" appears in the movie The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.
  • "No, Not Now" was on the soundtrack for the movie The Shaun White Album.
  • "Give Up?" is featured on the soundtrack for the film Sex Drive.
  • Singer Steve Bays was featured in the 2010 documentary "Open Your Mouth And Say... Mr. Chi Pig"

Television

  • Hot Hot Heat wrote and perform the theme song "Who You Calling Kid?" from the YTV sitcom, Mr. Young, which premiered on March 1, 2011 and is currently filming its second season.
  • Hot Hot Heat appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Wednesday, August 8, 2007. They performed "Let Me In" from Happiness Ltd..
  • On September 7, 2007, Hot Hot Heat appeared as the musical guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, performing "Let Me In".
  • "Let Me In" was featured on an episode of House.
  • In the show What I Like About You, Holly has a Hot Hot Heat poster in her bedroom.
  • "Middle of Nowhere" is played in an episode of One Tree Hill.
  • In 2008, they made an appearance on the Nickelodeon television show "Yo Gabba Gabba".
  • "Middle of Nowhere" is played in an episode of Psych.
  • "Let Me In" was featured on and episode of the hills, season 4.
  • "Picking It Up" was featured in two episodes of Psych.
  • "Implosionatic" was featured in an episode of Psych.
  • "Picking It Up" was featured in an episodes of Raising Hope.
  • "Implosionatic" was featured in an episode of Awkward..

Television Commercials

  • "No, Not Now" is the background song for a television advertisement for Rimmel London called "Kate's Look" featuring Kate Moss.
  • "Elevator" was featured on an Absolut Vodka television commercial.
  • "Elevator" was featured on the BBC's television coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
  • "Bandages" was featured on a Nokia television commercial.
  • "Implosionatic" Was featured on a Bell Canada television commercial.

Video Games

Other

  • Hot Hot Heat was the mystery band in the Vancouver Molson Canadian Rocks "Revealed" contest.
  • "Bandages" was featured on the National Lacrosse League's video, "War on the Floor"
  • "Bandages" is available in the Rock Band series as downloadable content.

Discography

Albums

Compilations

Singles

Year Title Peak Chart Positions Album
US Mod[6] US Pop[6] UK
[7][8]
2003 "Bandages" 19 — 25 Make Up the Breakdown
"No, Not Now" — — 38
"Talk to Me, Dance with Me" 33 — 78
2005 "Island of the Honest Man" — — — Elevator
"Goodnight Goodnight" 27 73 36
"Middle of Nowhere" 23 — 47
"Christmas Day in the Sun" — — — Non-album single
2007 "Give Up?" — — — Happiness Ltd.
"Let Me In" — — 138
"Harmonicas & Tambourines" — — —
2010 "21@12" — — — Future Breeds
"Goddess on the Prairie" — — —

EPs

  • Hot Hot Heat four song 7" (1999)
  • Hot Hot Heat Split the Red Light Sting (2000)
  • Hot Hot Heat three song 7" (2001)
  • Knock Knock Knock (2002)

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Hot Hot Heat finds "Happiness" on major label". http://music.aol.ca/article/hot-hot-heat/129/. Retrieved August 27, 2007. 
  2. ^ NME.com
  3. ^ "Hot Hot Heat Ready 'Future Breeds'". idiomag. http://www.idiomag.com/peek/107564/hot_hot_heat. Retrieved 2010-03-17. 
  4. ^ http://ca.linkedin.com/in/dustinhawthorne
  5. ^ http://www.neonlounge.com/interviews/hot-hot-heat.php
  6. ^ a b "Billboard single positions". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=484055&model.vnuAlbumId=985582. Retrieved 3 May 2009. 
  7. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 260. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  8. ^ "UK Chartlog: H". zobbel.de. http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_H.HTM. Retrieved 4 May 2009. 

External links

v · d · eHot Hot Heat
Steve Bays · Paul Hawley · Parker Bossley · Luke Paquin
Former members
Matthew Marnik · Jimmy Sweet · Dante DeCaro · Dustin Hawthorne
Studio albums
Make Up the Breakdown (2002) · Elevator (2005) · Happiness Ltd. (2007) · Future Breeds (2010)
EPs
4 Song 7" (1999) · Hot Hot Heat Split the Red Light Sting (2000)  · 3 Song 7" (2001) · Knock Knock Knock (2002)
Compilations
Singles
"Bandages" (2003) · "No, Not Now" (2003) · "Talk to Me, Dance with Me" (2003) · "Island of the Honest Man" (2005) · "Goodnight Goodnight" (2005) · "Middle of Nowhere" (2005) · "Christmas Day in the Sun" (2005) · "Give Up?" (2007) · "Let Me In" (2007) · "Harmonicas & Tambourines" (2007)

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