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Betchadupa
Betchadupa's Liam Finn at South by Southwest in 2008.
Background information
Origin
Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand
Genres
Pop, rock
Years active
1997–2006
Labels
Flying Nun, Liberation
Past members
Liam Finn
Matt Eccles
Chris Garland
Joe Bramley
Betchadupa was a New Zealand pop/rock group, formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1997. The band featured Liam Finn, Chris Garland, Joe Bramley, and Matt Eccles.
Betchadupa (originally called Lazy Boy – the name change followed threatened legal action from the chair company of the same name) had its origins when Liam and Matt met whilst their families were on holidays in New Zealand. Their first song, written when both boys were 11, was called 'Gee This Sounds Good, I Can't Believe We Wrote It'. Their unique name was lifted from the text of a Polish-American's T-shirt that declared "You Betchadupa I'm Polish", dupa being the casual Polish word for arse.
The band based themselves in London, UK, after spending much of 2004 in Melbourne, Australia. The band have been on hiatus while Liam has undertaken a solo career. It is uncertain if the band will ever reform.
Betchadupa has had extensive experience playing with such bands as Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters, Jane's Addiction and ended the year 2001 on a high playing alongside Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder at the Neil Finn and Friends concert 7 Worlds Collide in Auckland, and being named Top New Act at the prestigious NZ Music Awards as well as becoming the toast of the South by Southwest Music Convention in Austin, Texas, in January 2003.
Betchadupa was a New Zealand pop/rock group, formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1997. The band featured Liam Finn, Chris Garland, Joe Bramley, and Matt...
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record labels to include artist-specific comic books with its releases. Betchadupa Burning Codes Channel In Channel Out Duke Special Federico Durand Foreign...
for Your Head is the second and final studio album by New Zealand band Betchadupa, released in 2004. The album title's inspiration is about “Aiming for...
Selway of Radiohead, Tim Finn, Sebastian Steinberg, Lisa Germano and Betchadupa (featuring his son Liam Finn). A double CD and DVD of the shows were released...
O'Brien, Tim Finn, Sebastian Steinberg, Phil Selway, Lisa Germano, and Betchadupa (featuring Neil's son Liam Finn). In December 2008, the 7 Worlds Collide...
bands is signed to Flying Nun, including: Aldous Harding Badd Energy Betchadupa Bressa Creeting Cake Cloudboy The Courtneys The D4 (formerly) DARTZ Die...
Yes GT Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Sonic Animation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Betchadupa Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Sean Quinn Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No FIST Yes No No...
2003: The Art of Losing by American Hi-Fi 2004: Aiming for Your Head by Betchadupa 2004: Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds...
The Tea Party – 6 August and 6 September 1997, 12 February 2002, with Betchadupa and 21 July 2012 Blur – 30 October 1997, with Glide The Offspring – 1...
& The Injectors, The Poor and The Angels. He is the father of former Betchadupa drummer, and now Das Pop drummer Matt Eccles. Today Eccles lives in New...
Theme music composer Liam Finn Opening theme "Aiming for Your Head" by Betchadupa Ending theme "Aiming for Your Head" Country of origin Australia Original...
Webster (licensed from Fantasy) Benny Carter (licensed from Fantasy) Betchadupa (licensed from Sputnik) Bill Evans Trio (licensed from Fantasy) Bobby...
various dates) "Fortunate Son" (mixed from various dates, with Johnny Marr, Betchadupa, Zak Starkey, Cheetah Chrome, Sleater-Kinney, Corin Tucker, Mike Tyler...
on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2014. "2002 B.Net awards – Betchadupa". Frenzforum.com. Retrieved 19 September 2014. "Shayne Carter wins bNet...
Millencolin, "Bullet in my Hand" by Slim, "Mary" by Supergrass, "Empty Head" by Betchadupa, "Baggy Trousers" by Dark Tower, "What You Do (Bastard)" by Stellar*,...
Auckland Grammar School), as well as in Melbourne, Australia (with the band Betchadupa). As of 2013[update] he lives in London. Official website Official Fan...
went to Asia, Oceania and Latin America: the first two continents had Betchadupa, while Mexico featured Jumbo. The 2002 shows contained a rough 50/50 split...
2003 February 11, 2003 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre Johnny Marr, Betchadupa February 13, 2003 February 14, 2003 February 16, 2003 Adelaide Adelaide...
left the band, and in 2007 New Zealander Matt Eccles (formerly drums in Betchadupa) joined the band as the new drummer. In January 2008 Das Pop released...
shows during a five-week national tour in support of Little Birdy and Betchadupa. The EP was released in March 2004 and debuted at number 57 on the Australian...
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and included gigs with The Datsuns, The D4, Superjesus, Grinspoon and Betchadupa. Two of their music videos reached M2's top 12 charts (with both of them...
Langeveld – No New Messages (Strawpeople) Best Engineer: Sam Gibson – Betchadupa EP (Betchadupa) Malcolm Welsford – The Buddhafinger (Tadpole) Mike Gibson – Pet...
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