Young and Restless (Australian band)

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Name = Young and Restless


Img_capt = Left to Right: Mark Falkland, Ash Pegram, Karina Utomo, Ross Paxman, Nugie Utomo
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Origin = flagicon|Australia Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Genre = Rock|oz|Hardcore
Years_active = 2005 - present
Label = Dot Dash Recordings
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URL = http://www.youngandrestless.org
Current_members = Karina Utomo - Vocals
Ash Pegram - Guitars & Keyboards
Mark Falkland - Guitars & Vocals
Ross Paxman - Bass
Nugroho "Nugie" Utomo - Drums & Percussion
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Young and Restless (sometimes abbreviated to Y + R or Y & R) are a band from Canberra, Australia.

Biography

Young and Restless were formed in 2005, and won the 2006 Triple J Unearthed competition to play at the Homebake Festival 2006 [ [http://www.triplejunearthed.com/competitions/default.aspx?TripleJCompetitionId=36&showarchive=true triple j Unearthed ] ] . The band formed in early 2005 when Karina and Ash (who were old high school buddies) combined with Ross, Mark and Nugie. Early names of the band were '...Wolves' and then 'The I Hate Yous' before settling on the current name. They started playing shows in Canberra before slowly playing interstate shows. They recorded initial demos in Canberra before recording their first single "Satan" with Chris Colonna from past Unearthed winners The Bumblebeez. The track was given to James Ford from Simian Mobile Disco to mix and master and the result was sent off to radio, blogs and industry people. Triple J quickly caught on to the single, giving it considerable airplay.

Split-based between Canberra and Melbourne since 2007, they have played with the likes of The Mint Chicks, Erase Errata, Suicide Girls, Die! Die! Die!cite news |last=Hinchy |first=Madeleine |title=Young and Restless :: Rocking the Suburbs |url=http://www.theprogram.net.au/featuresSub.asp?id=4147 |publisher= [http://www.theprogram.net.au The Program] |date=2006-10-12 |accessdate=2007-07-09] and Cansei de Ser Sexy.

It was announced in August 2007 that founding members Mark Falkland and Ash Pegram would be leaving the band.

In December 2007 the band were announced as winners of the inaugural 2007 Unearthed J Award.

In 2008, Josh Weller was announced as the new guitarist.

Debut album

The band's debut album, "Young and Restless", was released on July 14 2007 through Dot Dash Recordings, produced by Tom Larkin of New Zealand band Shihadcite news |first= |last= |title=Busy times for Young and Restless |url=http://www.elevenmagazine.com.au/content/news/2007/july/02/young_and_restless.html |publisher=eleven magazine |date=2007-07-02 |accessdate=2007-07-09] .

When it came time to recording their album, a few notable producers were interested including Dean Turner of Magic Dirt, Phil McKellar and Pelle Henricson of Refused fame. Tom Larkin was chosen purely on his understanding of the band's influences (which include Hot Snakes, Suicide and Sleater-Kinney). The album was done over a period of 4 months in Larkin's studio in Brunswick. All songs were recorded straight onto tape reels to give it warmth and depth. Peter Saladino of Canberra band Brisk was brought it on assist on "My Knives" and Tom Lyncolgn of Nation Blue was also enlisted with "Testestrogen". The album was partly mixed by Magoo and partly by Larkin in the studio. The meaning of the songs is unknown with a few exceptions. "Satan" has been seen as a pisstake on the two genres in alternative music that were popular at the time - hardcore and dance. "I Pointed at You and You Burst Into Flames" recalls a conversation Karina overheard where a woman yelled at two foreigners for speaking another language other than English.cite news |last=Ramadge |first=Andrew|title="Young And Restless: Youth Gone Mild"|url=http://www.messandnoise.com/articles/1153443 |publisher= [http://www.messandnoise.com/ Mess+Noise] |date=2007-08-20 |accessdate=2008-07-28]

Live shows

The band became renowned early on in their career for their energetic live shows which included Karina launching herself into the crowd, ripping off her clothes and spitting water. The band often claims they can only really play for 20 minutes as they get too exhausted after that amount of time.

Equipment

* Utomo - SM57 mic
* Pegram - Ibanez JTK2, Marshall Valvestate 100 head through Marshall 1960A quad box. Pedals include Electro Harmonix Double Muff and a Vox Wah.
* Falkland - Squire strat copy, Marshall JCM900 through a Marshall quad box.
* Paxman - Fender Jazz bass through an Ampeg bass rig.
* Nugie - Drums

Discography

References

External links

* [http://www.youngandrestless.org/ Official Young and Restless website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/youngandrestlessau Official Young and Restless MySpace]
* [http://www.triplejunearthed.com/artists/view.aspx?artistid=478 Band profile on the Unearthed]