Hot Hot Heat

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Official Site: http://hothotheat.com/ | @HotHotHeat


Beginning as a noisy, synth-based combo in 1999, Victoria, British Colombia's Hot Hot Heat evolved into an aggressively catchy indie rock band two years later, when keyboardist Steve Bays took on the vocal duties, and guitarist Dante DeCaro joined their ranks. The group's new lineup -- which also featured founding members Paul Hawley on drums and Dustin Hawthorne on bass -- brought a newfound sense of melody and witty wordplay to their music, which they debuted on their 2002 EP Knock Knock Knock. The EP, along with tours with groups like the Walkmen and the Dismemberment Plan, paved the way for the full-length Make Up the Breakdown, which arrived in the fall of that year. An album of their earlier, noisier work, Scenes One Through Thirteen was also released on Ohev. The group rounded out a busy 2002 by signing to Warner Bros. shortly after Make Up the Breakdown's release. After touring for most of 2003, Hot Hot Heat spent the following year recording; that fall, DeCaro left the group. However, his work appeared on the resulting album Elevator, which Sire released in spring 2005. The album was nominated for a 2006 Juno Award, and that spring, the band returned to the studio to record their next album, working with producer Rob Cavallo (who has also worked with Green Day and My Chemical Romance). Happiness Ltd. was released in 2007. Parker Bossley was brought on board to play bass, and in 2008, the band went back into the studio. In 2010, Hot Hot Heat released their fifth full-length album, Future Breeds. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi

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  • Dustin Hawthorne
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    The Life and Times of Chet Flippo
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    June 19, 2013
    Journalist's Friends Remember His Integrity and Insight
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    The Life and Times of Chet Flippo
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    June 19, 2013
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    Miley Cyrus On 'We Can't Stop': I'm 'Obviously' Singing Miley, Not Molly
    MTV News
    June 19, 2013
    'I have an accent!,' Cyrus tells Rolling Stone about single and just-released video for 'We Can't Stop.'
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    Miley Cyrus On 'We Can't Stop': I'm 'Obviously' Singing Miley, Not Molly
    MTV News
    June 19, 2013
    'I have an accent!,' Cyrus tells Rolling Stone about single and just-released video for 'We Can't Stop.'
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    Hit The Floor GIFs: Too Hot For Tumblr Feeds
    VH1 Blog
    June 19, 2013
    Monday's episode of Hit The Floor was hot, hot, hot . But you know what's hotter? VH1's custom-made GIFs of the Devil Girls performing in a po...
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    Nicki Minaj, Pharrell Drop Smooth Rhymes Over Nelly's New Track
    MTV News
    June 19, 2013
    Get Like Me' has Queen Barb spitting on Nelly's new jam.
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    Nicki Minaj, Pharrell Drop Smooth Rhymes Over Nelly's New Track
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    June 19, 2013
    Get Like Me' has Queen Barb spitting on Nelly's new jam.
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    Watch Miley Cyrus' 'We Can't Stop' Video, Then Relive The Twerking Madness...WITH GIFs!
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    June 19, 2013
    Miley Cyrus (ahem, Miley 2.0) gives zero effs in her "We Can't Stop" video. If Rihanna is the queen of giving zero effs , then Miley Cyrus ...
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    Miley Cyrus Debuts 'We Can't Stop'
    MTV News
    June 19, 2013
    Follow Miley as she takes over the world with her new hot single.
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    Andrew W.K. Will Be 'A Drum Vampire' During O Music Awards' World Record Attempt
    MTV News
    June 19, 2013
    W.K. will 'suck the rhythmic skill and energy out of you' in drum marathon at Wednesday's O Music Awards.
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    Hot Hot Heat warm up America
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    This is a bit of a short notice, but Canadian pop-rockers Hot Hot Heat have announced a string of U.S. shows starting...well...tomorrow. Hope you didn...
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    Hot Hot Heat warm up America
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    This is a bit of a short notice, but Canadian pop-rockers Hot Hot Heat have announced a string of U.S. shows starting...well...tomorrow. Hope you didn...
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    Hot Hot Heat Signs To Indie Label Dangerbird, New Album This Summer
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    their debut because, as lead singer Steve Bays explained, "We don't want to play clubs. We love the big audiences." After putting out two albums with ...
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    News in Brief: Califone, Hot Hot Heat, the Moondoggies, Oil Spill Benefit
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Discography

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  • Future Breeds (2010)
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    Future Breeds (2010)
    Dangerbird Records
  • Happiness Ltd. (2007)
    Hot Hot Heat
    Happiness Ltd. (2007)
    WEA/Warner
  • Elevator (2005)
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    Elevator (2005)
    Sire
  • Hot Hot Heat/Red Light Sting [Split CD] (2004)
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    Hot Hot Heat/Red Light Sting [Split CD] (2004)
    Ache Records
  • Make Up the Breakdown (2002)
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    Make Up the Breakdown (2002)
    Sub Pop Records
  • Scenes One Through Thirteen (2002)
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    Scenes One Through Thirteen (2002)
    OHEV
  • No Not Now
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