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Headlights video wins at Handle the Jandal Video awards

02 December 2008

The music video for the Hot Grits song 'Headlights' won the coveted Golden Jandal at the Radio Active 'Handle the Jandal' award for best non-funded video last Thursday in Wellington, despite holding the distinction of being the first video to be banned by TVNZ since 1987.

Headlights music video banned by TVNZ

01 August 2008

The music video for our song Headlights has been banned by TVNZ. The video was produced by the award winning local production house The Downlow Concept, and features a cast of four year old kids simulating an adult night out on the town.

2008 Winter Tour Dates Announced

16 July 2008

The Hot Grits are hitting the road in August - playing 14 dates around New Zealand.

Friday, 15 August 2008 - Saturday, 6 September 2008
Winter Tour 2008
Nationwide

THE HOT GRITS WINTER TOUR
w/ DJs Uncle Barnie and Balkanetic

Fri 15 August - Bodega, Wellington
Sat 16 August - Old Church, Hawkes Bay
Sun 17 August - Schnapps, National Park
Tue 19 August - Le Café, Picton

Red Bull Live Session Videos Online

02 July 2008

Videos from the The Hot Grits live to air session for Red Bull Studio from May 2008 are online...

The Hot Grits - Deep Threat (RBS Live Session)

The Hot Grits' Music in 48Hours 2008 Short Film

05 June 2008

Music from The Hot Grits' album It's Too Drunk to Be This Early has featured in this short film, made as an entry in 48HOURS 2008 by team Brown Sugar Apple Grunt from Auckland. Check it out.

George FM | 13 May 2008 | Peter Urlich interviews Barnie and Martin from The Hot Grits

PUBE host, Peter Urlich of George FM, chats to Martin and Barnie of NZ soul/afrobeat group, The Hot Grits, about their upcoming debut album release.

"The Ballad of Joe Stalin" still at number 1 on bFM Top 10

06 March 2008

"The Ballad of Joe Stalin", the 1st single from The Hot Grits' upcoming release "It's Too Drunk To Be This Early", is still number 1 on the bFM top 10 after 3 weeks.

Rip It Up | Feb/March 07 | Ones to watch. The new bands you need to know about: The Hot Grits

It's a big ol' 12-man soul, funk and Afrobeat party when the Championship Sounds of the Hot Grits are playing in some seedy bar you may have just rolled in to. You can't help but dance, and shake your thang. Get on up? Yes you will, because that's what they came here to do.

NZ Musician Magazine | April/May 2007 | Fresh Talent: The Hot Grits

Since 2002 The Hot Grits have been making a name for themselves in Auckland and parts of the lower North Island as fine purveyors of the psychedelic afro-beat, big band sound. Always focusing on the rougher side of soul/funk music, The Hot Grits were recently recognised as finalists in the MTV Kickstart competition, surely a sign of bigger and better things to come.

The Hot Grits return to the studio

29 May 2007

The Hot Grits have begun work on their second studio album, to be released early in 2008.