The TTFM Chat and The HNFM Chat...

THE TTFM CHAT.

A: Welcome to Monday nights Melbourne's most wanted edition a huge show
Andy Lou filling in for Andy G whose slipped off to Europe
we'll be catching up with him
giving him a phone call during the week
but more importantly our co host for the evening..
It's Christian from Invertigo

C: Hi guys, Hi Andy How are ya?

A: Christian, I'm good you gonna stay with us for the whole show?

C: Well if you'll have me, maybe after an hour
you'll be ready to kick me out so..

A: No way

C: Lets have a bit of a probation period maybe

A: OK. Christian's gonna join us on the show tonight,
also heaps of stuff coming up, Total Recall,
give us a call on 9414 1011 if you want to introduce a songs,
CDs, thats Backstreet Boys contest,
but first let's check out Friday night Top Ten...

*Songs*

A: Melbourne most wanted, Andy Lou
filling in for Andy G but to make up for it our very own special celebrity star,
infact we we've got celebrities all week,
tonight Christian from Invertigo

C: Wow.. I just wanna say I'm very happy
to be here with you tonight

A: I know you are, and you're actually very good
I'm scared that you're probably going to want
to do this everynight with us

C: Well I would like to do it every night
but I don't think you're under any threat of anything
happening but it's actually really cool
cause we've known each other since we were
like teenage kids

A: I'm glad you brought that up,
like I mean we went to the same, we went to different schools

C: We gotta get the story right

A: We went to different clubs didn't we,
now did you entire any of those dodgy talents quests?

C: Of course

A: This is on the Gold Coast guys by the way

C: Yeah

A: We'll tell you a little more about those dogy talents quests
that Christian from Invertigo entered into
while we grew up together on the Gold Coast in just a moment
but that was last night, no Friday nights Number 1 "Shaggy - It Wasn't Me"
you voted for it, vote for your favourite songright now on 9414 1011
call us if you've got a question
for Christian as well but right now back into the countdown

*Songs*

A: Melbourne's most wanted 101.1 TTFM,
it's the B Team filling in for Andy G, we're clearly the B Team,
Andy Lou here with Christian from Invertigo

C: It's so cool to be here I'm telling you,
working with such a pro as yourself, I must admit,
if I sound a little bit nervous on air you'll understand why

A: You have to stop sucking up to me

*Christian Laughs*

A; Just cause we grew up together on the Gold Coast,
now we promised the listeners, and also by the way,
keep your calls coming through on 9414 1011
heaps and heaps of fans apparently are waiting for you downstairs

C: Thats cool

A: So hello to Kylie and everyone that just called through,
she's waiting for you downstairs

C: Great

A: But tell us about the talent quests you were involved in

C: Yeah well, as a kid I really think you're eager
to get out on stage and you know anytime someone
used to say you know "here's a chance to go and sing infront of some people"
I was like "yeah ok" so sometimes
there were some really tacky talents quests
but other times it was really cool
one time when I was about 13 or 14
I was in a talent quest with Peter Andre

A: Well thats the tacky talents quest though
cause he used to impersonate Micheal Jackson

C: Yeah but he was actually really really good
Everyone that we knew said,
you were probably there as well,
we all kinda thought
"yeah he'll be a big star one day"

A: And did they think that about you?
You've suprised them huh

C: I'm stil kinda trying to impress people these days but..

A: Come one you're a big star

C: Nah he was pretty cool but its funny
how you end up all these years later

A: It's Christian from Invertigo here on Melbourne's most wanted
you just heard "Daft Punk" number 29
Write it down for total recall, we've got dollars worth of CDs,
but right now lets get back into the countdown
it's number 28 "Can't fight the moonlight - Leann Rimes" TTFM

*Songs*

A: That was "Dream" with "He Loves You Not" at number 27
on Melbourne most wanted with the
30 hottest tracks in town that you voted for
"He Loves You Not" Did you ever play that game
"He loves me, he loves me not"?

C: No.. I played "she loves me, she loves me not"
I just wanna get that straight

A: Of course you did I knew that

C: Andy, lets not start any unnessecary kinda goss here

A: Cuase I mean I've played that,
it's Christian from Invertigo guys right here live at TTFM
if you've got a question for Christian call us now on 9414 1011
lets go to the phones Andrew.. do you have a question for Christian?

Andrew: I certainly do Christian, how are you?

C: Good thanks mate how are you?

Andrew: Good thank you, do you see, does the band see themselves
putting on the forth coming single
or a few single down the line,
a great cover you do live "Dream Police"?

C: Thats a good question, at this stage I would imagine not,
not that we don't sorta love the song
and everyones seems to really sort of dig the version that we do live
but I really think that at the moment it's important for us
to get as much of our own material out there at the moment
and really make a statement of the stuff that we write
is of the utmost importance as far as releasing stuff,
but who knows one month down the track
or something like that
we could put something out
but I think at this stage we'll stick to our own stuff
but yeah it's a really cool song

A: Here at TTFM we'll let you know whats going on
we'll keep in contact

C: Absoloutly

A: And let everyone know..
Lee you're on the line Leonie

Leonie: Yeah

A: How you going what do you want to ask Christian?

Leonie: I'm just wondering what his first impressions were
of the Leigh Brothers when he met them
and did he think it would be a success?

C: Who? who? oh the Leigh brothers? right yeah ok

*Christian laughs*

Leonie: Who? nice!

C: Look I must admit I was you know, I love the guys
and there was something there from the first moment
so I'm really happy to be working with them

Leonie: Cool

A: Cool yeah! Leonie and the others,
we'll give you a CD for helping us out
and joining us all night is Christian
You gonna stay all night?

C: Well thats up to you

A: Up all night, yeah we want you to be here
Co hosting the show filling in for Andy G
while he's in Europe
Some more questions for Christian
call us now on 9414 1011
we'll be back with more Invertigo goss
and that Backstreet Boys contest right after this on TTFM

*Songs*

A: Melbourne's most wanted it's TTFM

C: And that was "Matchbox 20" with "If You're Gone" at number 25

A: Ah! Is that the awesome voice of Invertigo?

C: Well I don't know about awesome Andy you're so embarrasing!

A: It's Andy Lou and Christian from Invertigo live
in the studio here at TTFM co-hosting for the night

C: I was just gonna ask you, you know how the lines are flashing,
I was wondering if you want me to answer a few calls
make some coffee or something like that?

A: Rockstars don't make coffee

C: you sure?

A: No its cool

C: I'm happy to sort of help out

A: I think you're a bit too nice

C: Filing or photo copying or something like that?

A: You're just really a little bit too nice
I saw your 'Chances Are' video clip and you look wat too cool to be doing filing

C: Oh ok.. cool

A: Now we're going to be playing 'Chances Are' very soon
but lets get back into the countdown
number 24 write it down for total recall "Sonique - Sky" here at TTFM

*Songs*

A: Melbourne's most wanted TTFM

C: And "Sonique" with "Sky" at number 24 Andy

A: aww.. you've turned all cute
Christian from Invertigo here live at the TTFM studio
co-hosting we're filling in,
Andy Lou filling in for Andy G while he's away in an Igloo

C: Really? You got that kinda of breathing kind thing like Andy does

A: I know

C: 9414 1011

A: I'm turning into him,
we're both turning into Andy G
whats going on?! We must miss him huh?

C: Yeah.. I miss the guy I miss the big fella

A: We're gonna get him to call through as well during the week

C: Great!

A: To tell us how it is in the Igloo
he's staying in an Ice Hotel

C: I thought he was pulling my leg with that one
but apparently it's true

A: I know! And stacks of phonecalls as well
going to the phones right now.. got a question Sue?

Sue: Yes, I was at Moonee Valley Saturday night

A: Oh good

Sue: It was live

A: And you saw the boys perform

Sue: oh yeah

A: What did you want to say to Christian?

Sue: You're all awesome

C: Oh wow

A: I thought she was gonna say you're all awful

C: I heard a bit of a pause there before
your comment and I'm sorta.."ohh" better get ready for this,
no thats really lovely of you Sue thank you

A: Sue is that the first time you saw the boys live?

Sue: Yeah I have,
yeah and they were playing down at the Growling Dog on Ringwood
and I come from that place but um, from that area

A: so you went to both gigs?

Sue: Well I wanted to but I'm a single parent
my two girlfriends went

C: Thats no excuse Sue!

A: Well maybe you can ask Christian out on a date

Sue: Love to!

A: And thats good for all the Ringwood fans out there
now email him Sue on the website
www.invertigo.com.au and also while you're on the net go to the TTFM one
www.ttfm.com.au for that Backstreet Boys competition
just click on the Backstreet Boys faces
and enter as many times as you like to score yourself that huge tribute plaque,
it's autographed and we're giving it away this Friday
we'll be back with more Christian goss,
you can go to the toilet now

C: Ah.. thanks

A: We're up right after this on TTFM

*Songs*

A: Melbourne's most wanted TTFM Andy Lou here
with someone very special come on
tell us the name of that song and what number it was
so we can write it down for Total Recall
haha come on it's number 22

C: I'm just getting back from the toilet

A: You know Andy G can sit a whole show
and not even go he's amazing

C: Yeah well I'm sure we really don't need to hear
about that at the moment but anyway

A: Anyway we'll finish that off
number 22 "Don't Think I'm Not" and we were talking before
Christian here from Invertigo we were talking before
about what makes artists attractive
off the air and we were saying a friend of ours
has a certian naiveity that makes him attractive
I gotta tell you I watched 'Chances Are' for the first time
in my PJ's dancing around in the loungeroom
I saw the 'Chances Are' film clip
and one thing I've got to say one thing thats very likeable
about you is how passionate you are

C: What are you talking about?
Yeah, no thats very nice of you to say that
and well I mean I've been lucky enough to be put in a band
with really exceptionatly talented guys
and a lot of my passion comes out through
you know the vibe I get from them
and I've been lucky enough to be given songs
that a lot of people have heard
I mean the first single and with 'Chances Are'
and I'm very passionate about the songs

A: You can so tell

C: Well I'm glad so but thats very nice of you to say

A: This is sincere you know

C: Thank you

A: And you were talking about about the guys
now Vince and James wrote the song
'Chances Are' didn't they?

C: Yep

A: And do they feel just as passionate about their work?

C: I think so yep there's been so many people
that have come up to us and we've been very fortunate
to have all these people come up to us
and kind of say "We'd love to have one of our songs on your album
or you know do you want to do a co-write?"
and all that sort of thing and I think that
, I've encouraged them to say no,
we can stick to our own writing
and you guys are really good writers
lets do our own stuff
and then maybe own day do a duet with Celine Dion or something

A: Oh right, we'll be looking forward to that

C: But no I'm very proud of the stuff we've got
so yeah there's a lot of passion there

A: 'Chances Are' will be played very soon here
on Melbourne's most wanted we've got a power pick coming up

C: Sounds good

A: This is where we get you to call us on 9414 1011
and tell us what you think it's called
"All I Do" by "The Cleptomanics" featuring Bryan Adams
here on Melbourne's most wanted TTFM call us

*Songs*

A: All I can do is think about you

C: Oh yeah

A: Oh yeah that was the power pick
here on Melbourne's most wanted TTFM
"All I Do" by "The Cleptomaniacs" featuring Bryan Adams
Andy Lou here with Christian from Invertigo co-hosting tonight

C: Cleptomaniacs actually sounds like
a bunch of guys I used to hang out with when I was a kid

A: You used to steal?

C: Nah not me

A: Your friends did

C: Yeah

A: And you're not friends with them anymore

C: Absoloutley not

A: Maybe they're talking about stealing your heart

*Christian Laughs*

A: Do you think so?

C: Well look I'm not sure about that Andy but

A: Well that did you think of the song? Why don't you tell me that

C: Are you asking me what I thought of the song?

A: Yeah

C: I didn't actually kinda mind it,
we were sorta chatting about it and
I think you're very perceptive with your musical feedback
about it I thought it was very dancy
and had a bit of a groove I kinda liked it
but it doesn't really matter what I think Andy

A: No but it matters what the listeners think

C: Exactly!

A: Let go to the phones right now

C: I think we've got Graham,
Graham what did you think of that one?

Graham: Yeah I didn't like the song Andy Lou

A: Oh cool what about Christian?

Graham: Oh gday Christian

C: Oh.. yeah thanks How are you mate?

Graham: Aww it was a bit too feminine and dancy for me

C: Yep, fair enough mate you're entitled to your own opinion
Albert what did you think?

Albert: Hello?

C: Hello Albert, what did you think
of that one from "The Cleptomaniacs"?

Albert: Oh.. on it it's a great song

A: Cool

C: Great ok, excellent
Anthony?

Anthony: Yeah I didn't really like it that much

C: Didn't like it oh well

A: Oh well

C: Megan are you there?

Megan: Yeah

C: What'd you think?

Megan: It totally sucked

C: Totally sucked,
everyone did you here that totally sucked Dannielle..

A: What would your mother think of that language?

C: She thinks that language totally sucks,
Danielle what'd you think?

Danielle: Oh, I thought it was alright
and I like your music too

A: Cool you like 'Chances Are' Danielle?

Danielle: Yeah and 'Desensitized'

C: Thanks Danielle

A: Thanks for your calls guys

C: It was kind of a bit.. "ehh.."

A: Oh well, we might play it back in the countdown,
will you stay with us for the next hour?

C: Well like I said before this time of the show
is when security normally come knocking on the door
and I get pulled out by the collar so really it's your call

A: No we'd like you to stay for the next hour

C: Great ok

A: Christian from Invertigo

C: Thanks very much for having me

A: Melbourne's most wanted back with the
21 most wanted tracks and how you can win that
Backstreet Boys prize after this

*Songs*

A: Oh yeah, it's Melbourne's most wanted here
Andy Lou here, Invertigo fans listen to this,
Christian live from Invertigo here at TTFM

C: Wow thats quite an introduction
I'm rather privledged to have such an introduction

A: Well you'll have to live up to that now

C: Exactly thats the bit I'm worried about

A: Stacks of stuff coming up on the second hour
of the show including that Backstreet Boys competition,
wanna give some CDs away?

C: I'd love to give some CDs away

A: Call us now on 9414 1011 if you want to introduce a song,
we'll give you a CD also celebs all week
but very shortly a very good song,
infact let's play it right now
it's number 21
stand up Christian stand up
Andy Lou makes a stand for the King "Eminem" this is "Stan"

*Songs*

A: Melbourne's most wanted TTFM Andy Lou
here filling in for Andy G while he's away in Europe but to make up for it

*hmmmm heard in the background*

A: Who does that hmm come from?

C: No that comes from me
and thats just thinking about Andy G
holidaying in Europe it's pretty good actually

A: I know I think he's going to try
and catch up with Britney Spears too
but that was "Backstreet Boys - The Call"
talking live with Christain from Invertigo
so have you ever had that,
the call?
or have you ever made the call and dumped someone
over the phone?

C: No thats not my style
but yes I've definetly had it done to me
my very first crush,
first girlfriend I ended up getting that call
this girl actually started it off

A: What? how could she?

C: Oh..

A: Doesn't she know who you are?

*Christian Laughs*

C: Sounded pretty well executed at the time,
very easy for her but half way through this girl
who shall remain nameless
actually handed it over to her
best friend to actually finish it off
which just added insult to injury

A: Oh look, she just didn't want to break your heart

C: Um, yeah well anyway

A: Let's give some CD's away,
the Backstreet Boys competition for all those Backstreet Boys fans out there
call us now on 9414 1011 and if you can't get through tonight
well how else can you enter?
Well go to the website www.ttfm.com.au
click onto the Backstreet Boys faces
we've got the faces there of AJ, Brian and all the rest
and just enter as many times as you like
but we'll give away a CD now
put you in the draw for that awesome tribute plaque
thats being signed and personally autographed
as well as some black and blue action from their album
no seriously you score some tai-kwan-doi action
from the olymic silver medalist Daniel Trenton
so that what we're giving away this Friday
to the phones now,
who have we got here? Hello TTFM?

Mystery Listener: Hello TT

A: Wanna say hi to Christian?

Mystery Listener: Yeah how's it going?

C: Good how are you?

Mystery Listener: Good thanks

A: Cool you've scored a CD it's as easy as that

Mystery Listener: Sweet

C: Sweet..

A: TTFM hello?

Mystery Listener: Hello?

A: Wanna say hi to Christian?

Mystery Listener: Hi Chris

C: Hello how are you?

A: What's you're name?

Mystery Listener:Matthew

A: Matthew, you've scored yourself the Backstreet Boys CD
"The Call" TTFM who do we have here?
Mystery Listener: It's Grace

A: Grace

C: Grace?

A: Are you an Invertigo fan?

Grace: Ahh.. not really

A: But you're a Backstreet Boys fan

C: Great..

A: And you will be by the end of this show
cause Chrsitian is co-hosting

Grace: Oh my god I can't believe it

A: You didn't realise huh?

Grace: Pardon

A: You didn't realise?

Grace: No I didn't actually

A: Cool, Christian's going to stay with us
for the rest of the show hopefully aren't you Christian?

C: Well it's up to the security as I said
and the people who run this program
but I've been given the thumbs up
so apparently that means I can stay
for at least half an hour

A: Cool, more of Christian and Invertigo soon
but why don't you introduce the nest song for us

C: Well coming into the countdown this is number 19
"Wheatus" I love this song "Teenage Dirtbag"

*Songs*

A: Aww come on let's kill this Hampster, Andy G would want us to

*Chainsaw*

A: Is he gone?

C: I sadly got a strange ammount of satisfaction out of that sound

A: This is Melbourne's most wanted that was
"Hampster Dance" number 18 write it down for Total Recall
Andy Lou here with Christian from
Invertigo filling in for Andy G

C: Hi guys

A: And that was your sad idea to kill the hampster like that

C: As I said, throughly enjoyed it,
sorry love everything that has been played so far but that one, yep

A: Thats ok

C: Chainsaw, two chainsaws

A: Thats ok, I think Andy G would kill the Hampster too
he'd be very proud of you
but you do strange things so that didn't suprise me
didn't you promise you were going to run down
a street naked at Newcastle?

C: Thanks very much for bringing that one up

A: Why were you going to do that?

C: We were doing all the interviews
and so forth with some really cool radio station
up in Newcastle

A: Not as cool as this one of course

C: Goes without saying, but still there are other radio stations that do exist
but that many times we were supposed to go up there
and see them and do a show
and do an interview and for some reason
it always kept getting cancelled
and this guy said you know
"What date is the album coming out?"
and I've said "It's coming out in April"
and he said "but knowing you it'll be cancelled and put back three months"
I said "No I can absoloutly assure you it's coming out in April
and if it doesn't I'll run down the main street of Newcastle
with just a cap on with 'I love..'
and this guys name " and thats all

A: And so you haven't done it yet?

C: Haven't done it yet, but the problem was that
I got a phone call two hours later from the head record company
saying the album was coming out on the
7th of May and I've just gone "Righto.." so ah.. yeah

A: Looks like you'll be running naked

C: Yeah so people of Newcastle

A: We can see all your maleness,
I'm catching a flight to Newcastle

C: People of Newcastle say in that day, stay at home

A: It's Christian from Invertigo going us live
for Melbourne's most wanted,
call us, ask him a question 9414 1001
we'll be back with more Invertigo goss after this

*Songs*

A: "Craig David - Seven Days"
it's Melbourne's most wanted on TTFM
Andy Lou filling in for Andy G here
with Christian from Invertigo

C: Yeah.. hi

A: Yeah baby you just made it,
what is with you?
you're running to the toilet

C: Yeah yeah yeah..

A: Thats what I normally do
all that water you've been drinking,
what happens on a Monday baby?

C: Monday baby? I meet a girl

A: You've learnt well by Andy G, what happens on a Tuesday?

C: Tuesday, I take that girl for a drink

A: And what can you do on a Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday?

C: Yeah baby we make love

A: No what does Andy G call it?

C: Nasty times

A: Say it louder

C: Naaaasty times!

A: Oh.. Christian from Invertigo

C: I can't believe I've just done that

A: We're doing some nasty times
here on Melbourne's most wanted oh goodness,
lots of stuff happening in the UK
also lots of stuff happening on the show
call us 9414 1011 to call yourself, to score yourself a CD

C: Go girl

A: You got me thinking about nasty times,
in UK that british pop band Christian

C: Yep

A: "Hear Say" created by a television program
like we've got here have gone straight to number 1!

C: Yep, I saw it today, um.. huh

A: It sold like how many copies?

C: 540,000 copies in the first week
and apparently a trillion times that this week

A: Thats crazy stuff , let check out what happening in the UK,
it's "Westlife" with "Uptown Girl"
can you believe this song?

C: No I can't believe it, but we're playing it

*Songs*

A: "Soul Descision - Faded" there number 15
write it down for Total Recall
Andy Lou here with the very amazing Christian from Invertigo

C: Wow.. I'm gonna drop by more often Andy

A: Melbourne's most wanted TTFM and co-hosting
live in the studio Invertigo fans,
Christian is here very exciting stuff,
now you were talking before
your mum taught you lots of things in life

C: I'm not going there!

A: Yes we are, cause my mum taught me
the same way, how to make babies
you know the stork

C: Let's just clarify,
ladies and gentlemen I was taught via a book!

A: And it was called "Where did I come from?"

C: "Where did I come from?" yeah

A: And we both got taught you know,
how to make babies by this very same book so thats quite, thats cool

C: Yeah it's um.. you know

A: And the stork brought it in you know

C: I'm looking around trying to find something to say here Andy,
you really kinda got me a bit suprised with that comment,
yeah, very cute little book

A: See but who would think that a rockstar

C: Having said that, I did read the book when I was 2 and a half

A: Did you really, you could read? oh my goodness,
Christian tell us what it's like in the life of a rockstar anyway

C: Well I mean we were talking before about people
sending emails and when you sorta don't answer back straight away some people get sorta testy

A: A bit like the "Eminem" thing?

C: Yeah sort of, but I've been emailing you,
like fan email for um, quite a few months

A: No.. not months

C: And I used to write to you even before email was around..
so yeah how about you tell me

A: Yeah well we get around to it but we get just so many emails don't we?

C: No.. just no this is about you.. 27 emails

A: Maybe you should host the show, you're not nervous at all,
this is Christian from Invertigo live here
on Melbourne's most wanted,
we'll talk more "Eminem" fan email stuff very soon,
and that Backstreet Boys Competition right after this on TTFM

*Songs*

A: "Coldplay - Yellow" Melbourne's most wanted 101.1 TTFM,
Andy Lou filling in for Andy G with our very famous
Invertigo star Christian here filling in for Andy G

C: Geez I've.. are my cheeks constantly red tonight?

A: You are a bit rosy

C: You're making me blush

A: Your hair's gone blonder you're looking good though

C: I just wanna say we were speaking before about the webcam

A: Yeah you can check it out on www.ttfm.com.au

C: I did ask for it to be moved away so I wasn't actually visable

A: Well too late, all of Melbourne can see you now Christian

C: Speaking of Melbourne's most wanted,
one of my best friends Emjay
is actually known around Melbourne most wanted,
he owes money to a lot of book makers
so we spent the afternoon actually..
this is true actually hiding from a few people
so if you're looking at me on the camera now and thinking
"Christian's looking a bit scruffy this afternoon"
there is a bit of a story involved so um.. yeah

A: Someone who definetly could have been a bookmaker
before they were a rockstar, "Coldplay" at number 14 with "Yellow"
I was just saying it's my favourite song
'Chances Are' your song, "Coldplay" and "Matchbox 20"
are my favourite songs,
but you have a favourite song what do you have on your website?

C: Well they were just talking about favourite albums
and all that sort of thing..
one of the things we actually have on the website is
"what kind of stuff do guys like to listen to?" so we've got a page
just for our favourite artists Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye
are right up there with me very smooth very sexy

A: Gee.. we like the same kind of music what does it all mean?

C: What are you doing after the show Andy?

A: Aww.. I'm just gonna play naive, give us the website address

C: Imaginativly named.. www.invertigo.com.au

A: This is "Vitamin C" with "The Itch" at TTFM number 13

*Songs*

A: Yeah, it's Melbourne's most wanted TTFM Andy Lou here filling in for Andy G with..

C: You want me to say my name?

A: Say my name boy!

C: My name's Christian oh yeah,
that was "Case Of The Ex" by "Mya" coming up tonight on the countdown at number 12

A: Yay!! It's Christian from Invertigo,
it's so good that you stayed are you just gonna stay for the rest of the show now?

C: If you guys will be good enough to have me I'd love to stay Andy

A: And you know what, you still haven't told us
what it's like in the life of a rockstar,
you told us that you answer emails
but what else do you do? what do you do when you wake up in the morning?
do you look at the beach?
I mean whats it like being a rockstar?

C: Um.. oh gee Andy.. um..Look I don't know,
we really don't think of ourselves to be completely honest,
I'm not trying be corny but we don't really think about that

A: You've just had two amazing songs "Desenstized" and "Chances Are"

C: But you know there's a lot of time
we're told you know what time to wake up
and we're told, you know you're going to be here
at a certain time or you're waking up
in a different city
so I reckon a rockstar can decide whenever
they want to wake up or what time
they want to be somewhere
and we're not quite at that stage yet

A: And you can back from LA on Saturday
and wasn't it like hours later you were performing at Moonee Valley?

C: Yeah, we got off the plane we had to go to a couple
of meetings in the afternoon and straight,
yeah straight to we did this gig
at Moonee Valley Races on Saturday night which was actually really cool

A: Hi to everyone out there who saw that

C: Yeah it was fantastic and there were people just like everywhere
so it was really great, had a great time
and then straight from there
and out to Ringwood which started at like 2:00 in the morning on Sunday

A: Another gig?

C: But it's really cool I mean,
it's rock and roll and all that sort of thing
I'd rather be doing gigs, gigs, gigs
than sitting around twiddling my thumbs

A: Well a rockstar is busy,
this is a power pick now guys
tell us what you think of this song
and also have your chance to say hi to Christian from Invertigo here co-hosting on..

C: TTFM

*Songs*

A: That was a power pick, Andy Lou here
with our special own co-host
Christian from Invertigo what did you think of that?

C: I actually quite liked that one and
it's a pretty cool video too actually

A: I haven't seen it whats it like?

C: Just a bunch of guys hanging around with no tops on
dancing around in some jungle somewhere
with a whole heap of butterflies hanging around

A: Sounds like my kinda action, well lets go to the phones
do you want to ask the people what they think of this song?
It's 9414 1011 if you want to get through
and tell us what you think of the song

C: And I think we're starting off with Laura you there Laura?

Laura: Yes I am

C: What'd you think of that one?

Laura: I thought it was alright

C: Yeah.. just alright?

Laura: Yeah.. just alright, I've heard better

C: You've heard better

A: 'Chances Are' by Invertigo of course!

C: You're too kind Andy

A: Let's see who else we've got on the phone

C: You there Angela?

Angela: Yes hello

C: How are you?

Angela: Good how are you?

C: Good

Angela: Thats good, I've actually got a question for you Christian

A: Alright

Angela: When do you think you guys will be coming down to Geelong to play?

C: Geelong's actually a place we've been waiting to go to for a long time
but our album coming out May 7th
so we're planning to come down there
and do a huge promotional thing around that time so we can't wait to get down there

Angela: We can't wait to have you

C: Great Angela so we'll see you there

A: The song? You liked it? You didn't like it?

Angela: No I loved it

A: Cool, who else have we got Christian?

C: Nicole is on the line I think Nicole how are you?

Nicole: Good thanks

C: Great What'd you think?

Nicole: I thought it sucked

C: It sucked

A: Cool fine she didn't like it

C: OK are you there Bec?

Bec: Yes I'm here

C: Hello Bec

Bec: Hi, I'm from Perth

A: Perth? Are you listening via the website www.ttfm.com.au ?

Bec: I certainly am

A: Have you seen Christian the spunky man on the web cam?

Bec: No, I couldn't get it to work

A: Aww but he's a spunk thought isn't he Bec?

Bec: Totally!!

A: You got a question for Christian?

Bec: Whats your favourite gig you've played with Invertigo?

C: Favourite gig I've played with Invertigo..
there have been heaps and heaps of gigs
but one of our favourites was probably
a telethon we did over in Perth in October, did I happen to..

Bec: Yeah I acutally was there

C: Oh you were actually there..
I think you were yelling out from the audience
and I came over and said hello to you

Bec: Yes that was me

A: Do you guys actually remember each other?

C: I actually remember Bec,
Bec is the kind of person that once you meet
you will remember for a while, trust me, she's very cool

A: Sounds very promising

C: But we're actually coming over there soon so hopefully get a chance to say hi to you Bec

Bec: 5 days

A: And we've got Sara on the line

Sara: Hi

C: Hi Sara

A: What'd you think of the song?

Sara: I thought it was groovy

A: Cool, few people like it, that was the power pick there
back with more nasty time action

C: Oh yeah

A: Here on TTFM with Christian from Invertigo 101.9 TTFM

*Songs*

A: Oh yeah

C: Yeah baby

A: It's TTFM Melbourne's most wanted with Andy Lou and..

C: Me

A: Who is me? Christian from Invertigo

C: I.. I play in a band called Invertigo

A: You do too with a very hot song 'Chances Are'

C: well we've still got the 11 hottest songs you voted for
coming up including these:

*Songs*

A: Go that high voice, Melbourne's most wanted TTFM

C: Coming into the countdown at number 10 with "Dance With Me"

A: It's right up there, but we haven't played your song Christian

C: Hm.. so I heard

A: 'Chances Are' must be right up there in the countdown
Andy Lou and Christian from Invertigo filling in for the G Man
whose away staying in an Igloo he'll be calling us soon
celebs all week infact this week on the show coming
in tomorrow night, bit of a suprise won't tell you, I'll tell you a bit later
on in the show call us and tell us your favourite song
on 9414 1011 Backstreet Boys prize Christian
if you want to win a huge tribute plaque with all the boys signing it,
every single one of them
all you have to do is click onto the TTFM website www.ttfm.com.au
and look for the boys spunky faces they're hiding
there somwhere on the site you can enter
as many times as you like give Invertigo's
website a plug too while we're at it

C: You want me to give it a plug? www.invertigo.com.au
it's pretty cool give you the chance to send us an email
and all sorts of things, we love hearing from everyone
and sorta get back to you guys as soon as we can

A: Will they be able to see photos of you?

C: Yes there is one or two little piccies in there
so you can check out and see what we look like

A: Which is very spunky too I might add
girls from Melbourne town I'm so lucky to be sitting next to him
right now you have no idea
still to come, Total Recall, worth of CDs could be yours
keep writing down all the songs and all the artists
and give us a call at the end of the show
right now continuing the countdown with number 9

*Songs*

A: Melbourne's most wanted TTFM number 8
and we are very lucky, Andy Lou here, we are very lucky
to have Christian from Invertigo here with us tonight
in the studio so if you want to ask him a question
give us a call on 9414 1011 and ask Christian
from Invertigo a question right now number 7

*Songs*

C: Well this song is from a band I know
pretty well this is number 6 Invertigo 'Chances Are'

*Chances Are*

A: Christian, I don't want to talk over this song,
I don't want to talk over the end of it

C: No?

A: I love it! Number 6 'Chances Are' Invertigo,
Andy Lou with Christian live in the studio co-hosting filling in for the G Man
on Melbourne's most wanted Christian,
that is awesome I love that song

C: Thank you

A: And it's been voted for so much here
on Melbourne's most wanted 9414 1011 you can vote for your
favourite song and I saw the filmclip
on the weekend for the very first time, looking very sexy there
in the rain it's very sexy I think cause you're all wet
it's a hot filmclip come in you know it is

C: No we're just told where to stand where to walk, were to look at the camera

A: So you have no say in making the film clip?

C: No we did actually have a bit of a say
cause we feel it's a pretty simple message that we're
trying to get across in this song
so we didn't want to do something that was
really over the top like jumping off PA stacks
with daggy sorta guitars

A: Well it doesn't need a strong film clip cause it's an amazing song

C: Thank you

A: Speaking on the lyrics, the boys from your band wrote the lyrics

C: Yeah

A: Vince and James, "Chances are what you feel is like everyone else"
my idea is that we;re all swimming in the
same bowl of soup, is that right?

C: Yeah a lot of people seem to go off
into their own little world and think they're the only one
experiencing these things difficulties and heartaches
but when you talk to someone you realise
"Hey you're going through something much similar"
what we're trying to say is that
if we all hang in there we're all going to make it through
the difficulties that life keeps putting in front of us

A: That is so true see we're thinking along the same lines here

C: Once again

A: We're going to go to the phones 9414 1011 call us
if you have a question for Christian whose live here in the studio
let's go to line 23 Roslyn

Roslyn: Hi

A: How you going?

Roslyn: I'm ok thanks

A: You got a question for Christian?

Roslyn: Yeah Hi Christian

C: Hi Roslyn how are you?

Roslyn: I'm good thanks

C: Great

Roslyn: Earlier on you said your best gig was in Perth,
whats been your worst gig?

C: There really aren't any worst gigs
and I hate to single anything out but
there was a pretty difficult one in Brisbane
a couple of months ago where all sorta of things happened
my mic kept falling off the the electricity went out
and I fell offstage and all that sort of stuff so
that wasn't the worst gig but it's one
that springs to mind pretty quickly

A: Technical stuff

C: A lot of technical stuff and a lot of falling off stage stuff too

A: Joyce?

Joyce: Yeah hi

C: Hi Joyce how are you?

Joyce: Good Christian I just want to say
your wevsite is really good obviously

A: www.invertigo.com.au

C: Thank you Joyce

Joyce: Whats your opinion on Napster?

C: My opinion on Napster well the boys and myself
are fairly open minded when it comes to Napster
we like to be able to sell a few singles
not because we make any money out of it because
we want people to have our single
and check out the artwork photos and hear all the other songs on the CD
however Napster is a great way for people to hear
our songs we've got heaps of our material in Napster
and people from all over the world check it out on
a daily basis so without Napster we'd never get that exposure,
we're happy to have it

A: Vanessea?

Vanessa: Hi

A: Hi do you have a question for Christian?

Vanessa: I just want to say that 'Chances Are'
is the best song in the whole entire world and that
it helped a friend of mine get through a pretty rough time

C: Well Vanessa that means a great deal to me
and I know it will to the guys as well and that is really really cool
so thank you so much for that

A: We love you, we love you here at Melbourne's
most wanted for saying stuff like that
Vanessa we're going to give you a CD
and everyone's else will have a CD
so stay on the line with Christian here
live at the studio on Melbourne's most wanted
give us a call 9414 1011 heaps of stuff coming up
on the show lets go back into the countdown with number 5 "Shaggy - It Wasn't Me"

*Songs*

C: Hi this is Christian from Invertigo
this is number 4 on the countdown, "Nobody Wants To Lonely"

*Songs*

A: Melbourne's most wanted TTFM it's Andy Lou
here with Christian from Invertigo live what'd you say?

C: I said live baby

A: Oh live baby calling me baby now
we're filling in for Andy G here while he's in Europe, Christian

C: Yep

A: I reckon you're the kinda guy
that doesn't even get shy like you're doing
such a good job tonight aren't you?

C: Oh yeah, I'm fantastic I couldn't do it if not for you,
I'm just following you

A: Well I reckon you're doing a really good job

C: Thank you

A: But you did get a little bit shy when I said you
looked sexy wet in the rain in your 'Chances Are'
film clip what was that all about?

C: Is this when I introduce the phone number?
9414.. no this grizly guy with a beard
just got up 5 stories and got out a dirty big
firehose and started squirting me
for about 3 hours in the middle of winter

A: I was thinking, where are we going with this?

C: The grizly guy?

A: So thats how you made the 'Chances Are' film clip

C: The 'Chances Are' film clip

A: We're gonna give some CDs away now Total Recall
if you've been writing down all the songs all you have to do is give us a call now on this number

C: 9414 1011

A: Tell us the songs and worth of CDs
could be yours we'll be back with the three hottest tracks after this number 3 "Baha Men"

*Songs*

A: Melbourne's most wanted "Baha Men" there with number 3
I don't know Christian from Invertigo, I don't know,
I like their first song better it seems a bit silly

C: Kind of.. kind of

A: You don't have to make a comment thats
cool I think it's silly and thats all that matters

C: You got me outta that one

A: It's Andy Lou here with Christian from Invertigo
filling in for the G Man tonight infact celebs all week
number 3 that was and we hope you wrote it down for Total Recall
cause we're going to go to the phones and
find a winner worth of CDs could be yours

C: Wow

A: Thats a lot of CDs isn't it ok lets see we've got Josephine on the line

Josephine: Hello?

A: Josephine where you from?

Josephine: Melbourne

A: You wanna win Total Recall?

Josephine: Yep

A: What suburbs in Melbourne thought Josephine?

Josephine: Oakleigh

A: Cool hi to everyone in Oakleigh, Christian pick a number

C: Want me to pick a number?

A: Yeah between 1 and 30

C: 29

A: Whats was number 29 Josephine?

Josephine: "One More Time"

A: Lets have a look it was! What was number 6

Josephine: By Invertigo Chances Are

A: Certainly was and we'll give you one
more for worth of CDs tell us what number 8 was

Josephine: "Country Grammar"

A: You've won worth of CDs!!

Josephine: Thank you very much

A: Thats ok, right into the countdown Christian

you going to stay with us for the end of the show?

C: I will stay with you whether you like it or not

A: Then introduce number 2 for us, it's "Operation Blade"

C: Very cool song

*Songs*

A: Number 2 on Melbourne's most wanted TTFM
Andy Lou here with Christian from Invertigo awesome!

C: That was awesome

A: "Operation Blade - Bass In The Place" guys we've got Christian
here live in the studio filling in for Andy G
all the way from Invertigo, you love that songs
you vote for it all the time 9414 1011
some more calls on the line Christian you want to answer some more
questions from some Invertigo fans?

C: Sure love to

Jane: Hi it's Jane here I was wondering
when your album is going to be released

C: The album is called 'Forum' it features of course 'Desensitized'
and 'Chances Are' and a brand new single which
we will have coming out in the next couple of
weeks called "Say You Do" which will be really cool,
and the album is going to be instores Monday
the 7th of May you canm preorder it pretty much straight away I think

A: And if it doesn't you'll be running down Newcastle naked

C: I have a feeling thats going to happen regardless of when the album is coming out

A: If you're just tuning in Christian
did promise to run down the main street of Newcastle naked if
the album didn't come out by that time,
put it in your diary and go and buy the album

C: And stay home that day

A: Buy a ticket to Newcastle, meanwhile here were the top ten tonight

*Songs*

A: Number 1 you've been waiting for its "Stuck In A Moment" by "U2"

*Songs*

A: Stuck in a moment.. you can't get out of Andy Lou
here with our very special co-host it's been a celeb packed,
well it will be a celeb packed week with Christian from Invertigo we made it

C: Certainly did was that kind of as bad as you thought
it was going to be? Hanging around with me for 3 hours

A: If I know Melbourne I reckon
it was pretty hot what do you reckon?
it was excellent we loved having you here Christian
thank you so much once again tell us when your album 'Forum' is going to be released

C: Monday May 7 heaps of good tunes we can't
wait for people to have a listen to it and we'll have a
new single out it's called "Say You Do"
which I can't wait also for people to have a listen to

A: No wagging school to buy the album wait
til schools over
ok you've got the whole day 3 litres of water later,
Christian you must really need to go to the
toilet and tomorrow night a huge night again..
Total Recall thanks Christian

THE HNFM CHAT.

Host Dave_9msn says:
ninemsn together with HNFM presents a live interview with hit band Invertigo.

Host Dave_9msn says:
Invertigo made their debut in June 2000 with their first single, 'Desensitized',
which spent nearly four months in the ARIA top 40 charts.
In December 2000,
Invertigo released their follow up single, 'Chances Are'.
Invertigo's debut album,
Forum is due for release in Australia in mid-2001.

Host Dave_9msn says:
Hi Christian and a big thanks
for joining us tonight.

Invertigo says:
Christian says: It's a pleasure to be here
and i'm looking forward to speaking to everyone.

Host Dave_9msn says:
To start with, how would you describe your music?

Invertigo says:
Christian says: When our album comes out people will see
that there are various styles that are covered on the album....

Invertigo says:
but in general i would say
that it is fairly "poppy" with a rough guitar edge to it.

GypsyZ says:
Christian... what was your first performance and how old were you?

Invertigo says:
Christian says: First performance in public
and seriously i was about 11 and i was the lead role in Grease...

Invertigo says:
I wasn't nervous and really enjoyed
and felt really comfortable on stage in front of people.
And it was at that stage that I knew that performing
to a lot of people was going to be a big part of my life.

Blue says:
How did you all meet up
and decided to start up Invertigo?

Invertigo says:
Christian says: The other 3 members of Invertigo are brothers
so obviously the core of the band was already established.
They had auditioned hundreds of people
for the singers job and they're known for being very fussy
so the audition process was quite gruelling but I really think we clicked
and i wouldn't stay in a band that is this intense
unless i really liked the other 3 members.

Host Dave_9msn says:
Who are the other members of Invertigo?

Christian says:
James, Jerry and Vince Lee.
James and Jerry play guitar and Vince is the drummer.

Cows says:
Does the name Invertigo have any significance for you?

Invertigo says:
Not really. The project was previously called Vertigo
but apparently in America a band called Vertigo already exists.
So we just gave the name a minor alteration.

blocker says:
do you write your own songs
and if so who does it and how do they go about it

Invertigo says:
All of the stuff that we've released and that will
be on our album is all original.
The main writers are James and Vince,
but the 4 of us are all quite involved in the writing process
and putting the songs together....
which we all find very enjoyable.

cudge says:
Christian, what's your favourite of invertigo's songs?

Invertigo says:
To perform live, I like Man Enough
or It's Getting Personal....

Invertigo says:
but i'll always have a soft spot for Desensitized
because it was our first song released and
so naturally there's an attachment with that song.

Rock_Chicks says:
What song best sums up your personality?

Invertigo says:
Do you mean an Invertigo song or any song?.

Host Dave_9msn says:
any song I guess

Invertigo says: Well, i might take one of our songs as an example, Man Enough.
It's basically a song about an ordinary, average guy
who is obviously trying to tell the girl of his dreams
that he's not 6'3 and he's not that good looking,
doesn't have a great deal of money
but just wants her to see him for what he is....
a bit of a boys anthem, i suppose.

HCWAM says:
Are you guys going to do a full concert tour
after the album is released?

Invertigo says: Yes. At the moment, we're sort of doing a couple of shows here and there
in every state as often as we can...
But we probably won't do a national tour
until July when the album comes out.

Host Dave_9msn says:
Can you give us details of any tour
you'll be making in the near future?

Invertigo says:
All the details of any gigs we do anywhere
in Australia are always are listed
on our website, which is www.invertigo.com.au....

Invertigo says:
We will be in Sydney all of next week
and as the album draws nearer
we will be covering the rest of the country as well.

heartfeltnik says:
christian- how do u fight the nerves before a gig?

Invertigo says:
What i have before the gig is a little bit more adrenalin than nerves...
i get nervous when i'm not prepared or not sure what i'm doing.
Whereas before an Invertigo gig,
i'm more looking forward to getting out there and getting stuck into it.

iSmudged says:
What has been your most embarrassing moment so far?

Invertigo says:
At one gig i remember dropping the mic a few times....
all the power going out half way through a song,
falling off the stage and forgetting the lyrics to one song all in the one night....

Invertigo says:
but besides that, it was actually quite a good gig!.

CaTtY says:
hey christian which of the members do u get along most with?

Invertigo says:
It was just a matter of time before someone asked me that
and it is a very interesting question....

Invertigo says:
All 3 of them are very fascinating and interesting in their own particular ways.
And i get along with all of them equally.
However, I suppose Vince and I have had a lot more interesting moments together,
but it's hard to separate my friendships with the 3 of them.

Bec-Perth says:
how long were u guys together before releasing 'desensitised'?

Invertigo says:
We were together for about 2 years...

Invertigo says:
and those 2 years were basically spent writing and recording demos
and it basically took us that long before record companies became interested.

Storm71 says:
Were you ever a Pseudo Echo fan when you were younger?

Invertigo says:
Yes I was.. I had some posters up on my wall and
when I was 10 or 11 used to get my hair cut like James.
So it's kind of funny being in a band
with these guys all these years later.

Rock_Chicks says:
Christian: Describe yourself in 5 words.

Invertigo says:
Ambitious, determined, compassionate, easygoing and interested.

Samantha says:
I am from the USA. when are you guys coming here?

Invertigo says:
We're releasing our first single in the US in July.
We will be there at that time to shoot a video
and do some promos and a couple of shows.

heartfeltnik says:
christian - do u feel intimidated by other artists?
do u think your music resembles your idols?

Invertigo says:
Never intimidated by other artists.
If anything, inspired. We never see music as being a competitive
or intimidating kind of thing, more so an art form.
Being genuine fans of other artists naturally our music would be inspired by
some of our musical heroes. But we think we've got a nice balance
between our influences and ideas that are 100% completely our own.

GypsyZ says:
Christian.. to mp3 or not to mp3? Whats your opinion on the napster drama?

Invertigo says: We're in support of the whole napster and mp3 idea.
We however, can appreciate both sides of the argument
because the fact is music is a big business.
From what i'm told, our songs get downloaded hundreds of times a day from napster
but we think thats great as it gives a lot of people a chance to hear our music.
We do understand though how other bands feel....
that this may threaten their livelihoods.

sparx says:
Have you collaborated with any one yet ...
if so what level ... and what new areas would you like to try?

Invertigo says:
We didn't really collaborate with anyone as far as this album goes,
mainly because we wanted our debut album to contain songs which were 100% from us.
We think that's an important statement to make.
We have been flooded by the types of people who wanted to write and contribute songs to the album.
And it's something we wouldn't rule out in the future.

HCWAM says:
What's the weirdest thing you've seen a fan wear at a gig?

Invertigo says:
We've seen some pretty cool t-shirts and things with the Invertigo vibe,
which was pretty cool and there have been one or two occasions
when one or two naughty fans haven't probably been wearing enough!
But that doesn't happen all that often.

spuddles says:
Have you ever toured with any other music acts
and what experience did you gain from doing that?

Invertigo says:
We've been touring quite a bit recently with Vanessa Amorosi
and we've done a lot of shows with other acts
like Human Nature, Kaylan and Bachelor Girl.
They've all been good to work with but
Vanessa stands out as being extremely hard working.

Tammy says:
hey How have the audience been reacting to your music when you perform live?

Invertigo says:
The audiences that we've played to so far have been just fabulous
given the fact that we are still introducing ourselves to people,
we feel we have been very lucky with the warm responses
that we've got around Australia
but also we go out on stage to entertain and we think that people
have reacted well to our shows...
which are generally action packed.

I_luve says:
How did you guys decide on the name FORUM for your album?

Invertigo says:
We had some weird and wonderful suggestions thrown around
for the album name and the process to choose the album name
and the songs that went on the album
became similar to a forum itself,
so the name forum kept popping up in conversation.
And we felt it was a kind of an easy name to remember....
and given that the album became like a forum,
we felt it was the best thing to call the album.

olio says:
What can we expect from your new CD?

Invertigo says:
The album essentially has a lot of good pop songs
like Desenstized and Chances Are....
but as it gets further into the album,
a more aggresive and edgier side of the band comes through....

Invertigo says:
Lyrically we confront a lot of things which people can really connect with.
Issues about growing up and the difficulties we face in life.
But also some stuff about people have already told us they find quite inspiring....

Invertigo says:
So it's a bit of a journey,
and we can't wait for people to have the chance to hear it.

Christians_Girl says:
How hard is it touring so much?

Invertigo says:
Because we love playing live so much
and we have heaps of fun on stage, it's not hard at all for us....

Invertigo says:
It does get very busy and a bit exhausting but given
that our crowds are so much fun to play to,
i don't think we'll ever find it too difficult.

earthlymel says:
Christian: Which do you prefer, outside gigs or pub gigs?

Invertigo says:
Both have an important place for bands such as ours...

Invertigo says: We get to do a nice amount of both.
Any environment which will give us the chance to
play our songs for people is fine with us.

Host Dave_9msn says:
Our final question..

Gothyc_Rose says:
Christian: Whats is your advice for anyone wanting to get into the industry?

Invertigo says:
The most important when starting out is to enjoy what your'e doing.
Never let it become a chore that you start to resent...

Invertigo says:
Music is all about exploring your creativity and enjoyment.
By all means listen to whatever advice you can get...

Invertigo says:
But don't ever let anyone tell you
that you can't make it.

Host Dave_9msn says:
Unfortunately that's all the time we have.
Again a huge thanks for being with us tonight
and answering our questions.
We wish you all the best in your music career.


Invertigo says:
Thanks for letting me chat with you guys....

Invertigo says:
I've enjoyed your questions
and I hope we'll get the chance to see you all soon...

Invertigo says:
Thanks for your friendship and support.

Host Dave_9msn says:
This concludes our live chat with Invertigo, April 17, 2001.

Do you prefer girl's with/without makeup?
It depends - if someone can get it happening without makeup then great!

Now, do you prefer brains or beauty?
Definitely brains.

What is the worst pick-up line you have heard?
Here is 40 cents. Go and call your mum and tell her that you won't be coming home tonight.

So what turns you on?
Someone who laughs at my jokes!

What turns you off?

If I try and engage someone, and crack a few jokes and then they look at me with a weird expression or the "I don't get you face", I must admit that turns me off. Not that my sense of humour is that sophisticated, but it's still a turn off.

Who is your ideal woman?
Someone who is fairly beautiful, has a little class and that I would be proud to stand beside.

Big boobs or big heart?
A big heart.

Are you a boxers or jocks guy?
Jocks!

What was the most memorable moment about your first date?
Well her parents actually paid for it so I just went nuts and ordered everything. I must admit I felt a bit sick afterwards but I knew her really well and I even got a little kiss from her, which is pretty cool for a thirteen year old! (laughs)

Do you hog the remote control?
Of course!

Are you a speedos or board shorts kind of guy?
I must admit I'm a board shorts guy, I think the whole speedos thing is a bit uncool these days! (laughs)

What is under-rated in this world?
Just being able to lie in bed with someone really nice, and spend the day having a little kiss and cuddle and not have to be anywhere.

What is over-rated in this world?

Picking up and having one-night stands, and the following day feeling quite stupid about having done that. That whole thing is really over-rated. I prefer to be home in my own bed alone after the first date.

Do guys like girls in glasses?
Yes I think so.

What is your idea of a romantic date?
First of all, somewhere really open and not too private. Sometimes the private thing indicates that you perhaps don't want to be seen. So I prefer somewhere big where you can have a few drinks, chat away and laugh. Then perhaps go out to a club and dance the night away!

Are girls obsessed with their body image, more so than guys are?
I think that guys are catching up as far as that whole thing goes. So I would say that from my perspective, guys are pretty obsessed too.

Do you believe in love at first sight?
Yes I do.

Are you a cat or a dog lover?
I like both but in general I'd have to say I'm a cat lover.

If you were told you had a minute to live, what would you do?
I'd set the record straight with a few people around me (not that they can do anything about it!)

Who is the bigger flirt? Guys or Girls?
I think girls definitely are because guys don't know how to flirt!

Does vanity exist in males?
Yes, it absolutely exists!

Do you believe in astrology?
Yes I do but it doesn't necessarily mean that I'm interested in it.

Do you believe in fate?
Yes I must admit I do.

Who gossips more? Guys or Girls?
Girls do but once again I think that guys are closing that gap.

How far would you go to win a girl's heart?
I would go the whole way and have attempted to do so in the past but it doesn't always necessarily come up trumps.

Why are many guys so reluctant to say I love you?
I don't think guys have the courage to say it in case the other person doesn't feel the same way back.

Do you like girls who play hard to get?
Yes I do.

If you could bring only three items with you to a deserted island, what would you bring?
Well because I'm always accused of being on my mobile, I'd have to say I'd bring my mobile, a small but well-equipped convenient store because I'm lazy and a nice pair of shades because I'm always guilty of having those on too!

Do girls who have been around the block too many times put guys off?
No not really because I like someone who is fairly worldly and has a little bit of life's experience. As long as I don't have to be constantly told about it, or people coming up to me and telling me stuff, then I don't really mind that, to be honest.

And a question that we girls have always wanted to know the answer to - what do guys talk about in the toilets?
Basically there is the talk of footy and other types of bizarre conversations that go on there. Some of which I can't really repeat but generally downright, simple, dumb conversation!

Outback Boys.

They may come from the "land down under," but their music crosses all international borders.
Meet Invertigo: Australia's answer to a Matchbox20-esque sound and America's inquiry to a fresh beat.
Yet, don't label them another group of wannabe rockstars attempting to wade into the American mainstream:
"I think we're here because we think that our songs have a chance to work here in America,"
states frontman Christian Argenti.
"We wouldn't be here unless we thought there was at least a chance for something positive to happen."

"Chances Are" so far, so good.
Invertigo performed for the first time in the States last month, and were well-received by the audience.
"It was amazing for us to play, after many gigs in Australia,
our first show in America," Christian says.
"Some bands love being locked up in the studio, but we love playing live.
If we're told to get on the road and go on a tour, it would be a dream come true for us."

With their debut album "Forum" hitting the United States market later this fall,
a tour would definitely be an anticipated following.

Already traveling the soundwaves in their native land,
Invertigo is ready to entrance America.
girlything.com invites you into another exclusive...

gt.com: Three-fourths of Invertigo are brothers. How did you find the fourth guy and decide to put a group together?

VINCE: The three of us brothers were in different bands.
We started writing and decided we wanted to start a rock band.
We basically put an advertisement in the newspaper for a lead singer
and Christian came along. And, it all started from there!

gt.com: Where did the alias Invertigo come from?

CHRISTIAN: It doesn't really mean anything exciting.
We thought maybe we'd come up with a story or try to create the definition of Invertigo.
But, in all truth, the three brothers were working under a title called Vertigo.
When we got signed by Atlantic to come to America, there was already a band named Vertigo.
We were told that if we wanted to keep something
with the word vertigo in it, it just has to be tweaked a little bit.
The four of us met the following morning, and all came up with the word Invertigo.

gt.com: Pretend we're walking through the record store and stumble across your debut album, "Forum." Why should we buy it?

CHRISTIAN: Generally, the songs on our album consist of stuff that we would like
to think of as fairly pop and pretty kind of melodies mixed in with backdrops that consist of rock and guitars.
The marriage between our guitar melodies and vocal harmonies make for a really interesting record.
Lyrically, we catch on stuff that has happened in our lives before and stuff that other bands won't necessarily write about.
It's stuff that people find interesting and also that people are able to relate to in their everyday lives.

gt.com: We're convinced! Okay, have you ever used those Australian accents to pick up American girls?

CHRISTIAN: We haven't done it yet.
It's definitely one of our major plans before we leave here! *laughs*
To be completely honest, we haven't had that much time here...the record company has been working us!
But, if it helps...!

gt.com: What has been your most memorable performance so far?

VINCE: We actually did a big outdoor show back home.
There were twenty thousand people there, so it was a big, massive show.
I guess that's been a highlight live show for us!

CHRISTIAN: The four of us were kind of just looking at each other like little boys,
grinning at each other, thinking, "wow!" It was unbelievable!
They only gave us twenty minutes on stage, and we didn't want to get off,
so we tried playing another song.
You don't get to do that often!
Some bands never, ever get to do that.
We had to unfortunately get off stage, but we could have played six sets.
That was pretty unique. We hope to get the chance to do something like that again someday.

gt.com: Survivor II was taped in the outback. Did you ever watch the show?

CHRISTIAN: I never watched it at all.
There are so many of those kind of shows that were hitting Australian television at the time.
We happen to get numb to them after a while!

VINCE: We were in the studio mixing records a few months ago.
It came on, and I couldn't stop watching the show.
I think they knew more about the Outback than we did!

gt.com: What person would make you vote yourself off of Survivor?

CHRISTIAN: I would not want to be on with Vince!

VINCE: I can't be on, because I'd be voted off immediately.

gt.com: The powerful song "Typical" is about a girlfriend who cheats on you with your friends.
Is that based on a real experience?

VINCE: It was kind of loosely based.
I've heard other friends of mine that have had that experience.
What I was trying to get across is that the stereotypical thing would be that the male is a player.
So, we wanted to turn it around and show the female in that spot.
The other thing is that there's the real stigma attached to guys with what I was just saying.
We've been on the wrong end, too...where girls have really, really broken our hearts bigtime.
We all do it; girls to guys just as much.
Kinda wanted to say that it could work both ways, and that it's just as devastating for us.

gt.com: How close to home are the songs you compose?

VINCE: I think lyrically they are very close to home.
We try to take experiences and turn them into songs.

CHRISTIAN: Vince is responsible for writing a lot of the material on the album.
The thing I love about some of these songs is that he is able to capture some of the great moments and the bad moments,
which is what a good writer does to a song.
The album does showcase the less serious side of life.
Songs like "Say You Do" and "Blame it on the Stars" are just really good, old-fashioned pop songs.

gt.com: What track was your favorite to record and perform live?

CHRISTIAN: From the recording side, my favorite recording experience was a song called "If I."
That is, I suppose, probably the slowest, most emotional track.
I think that if there was a ballad on the album, "If I" is it.
For me, that's my favorite song on the album, and I think when people get a chance to hear it, they'll be surprised by it.

gt.com: Did you get to sight-see while in New York City?

VINCE: We did a little bit of shopping...buying fake watches!
But, from what we've seen, we're just very excited to be here.
Trying to sneak in a few hours of sleep and do some more shopping.

gt.com: What do you do when taking a break from music?

VINCE: In general, we don't get much time off at all.
You've got to somehow find time off between what you're doing, whether it's a half hour here or an hour there.
The best things to do is go back to the basics, like spending time with your family, seeing movies, anything to get away from it.
Because, it is quite grueling! But, I am glad I'm in the band with three other guys that I get along with.

gt.com: What are your feelings on the Napster issue?

CHRISTIAN: I think we're able to see both sides of the issue.
Bands like Metallica have been the forerunners to the whole argument against Napster.
We, from an artists point of view, are certainly apt to identify with it.
At the end of the day, it makes sense to approach them as business people.
And, their logic is that they don't want to see that big check die by the fact that certain people
are not buying their music as a result of the successes of Napster.
At the same time, we certainly have seen the album all over Napster.
And, at the beginning, we sort of thought it was interesting.
Then, we had so many people coming up to us, and saying,
"We didn't know anything about the band until we heard it on Napster."
Even people from overseas, here in the United States, who would have never ever have heard our songs.
Now we have a very small fanbase here already that had downloaded our stuff from Napster.
So, we can see both sides of it. I think that it is natural for people around the world to hear music.
So, we're able to appreciate it, as long as it doesn't get to the point where it totally ruins our chance.

gt.com: How about your thoughts on the worldwide boy band hype?

CHRISTIAN: I actually don't have a problem with it at all.
The boy bands that we get back home, like Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync,
we also get other bands like Westlife, and it's so great that they can go out on stage,
dance, and put on such an exciting show.
People say that rock bands should hate boy bands, but we don't at all.
A good band is a good band. I think like any band, if a rock band doesn't cut it,
it doesn't cut it, and if a boy band doesn't cut it, it doesn't cut it.
I think if something's good, it's good with any genre of music.

VINCE: If they write the songs themselves, then I think all of those boy bands
write good songs. The songs are well-crafted. It's not as easy as it seems to be.

gt.com: What do you foresee in the future for Invertigo?

CHRISTIAN: We are very encouraged by the plans that the record company has for us here.
America is something completely different from Australia.
We're still trying to get our heads around the fact that we're even here!
We plan to do some major touring and release our single "Desensitized"
and our album "Forum" and hopefully sell according to the scripts that the fans have for us.
We can never take anything for granted.
We would just like our album to get to as many people as possible!

gt.com: We predict a positive outcome for music's next big thing, Invertigo!


AUSTRALIAN RESIDENTS CAN CATCH INVERTIGO ON TOUR.

6/29/01 - Queensland, AU - Krystals, Bundaberg
6/30/01 - Queensland, AU - Blue Moose, Rockhamton
7/1/01 - Queensland, AU - Shake Rattle & Hum, Mackay
7/4/01 - Queensland, AU - Townsville Show
7/6/01 - Queensland, AU - Nambour RSL
7/7/01 - Queensland, AU - Alexandra Hills, Brisbane
7/8/01 - Queensland, AU - The Parkwood Tavern, Goldcoast