I think it’s definitely gone away. I think the main thing people thought was that we wouldn’t be around for a long time. We are as popular now as we’ve ever been. As for being accepted, I guess we really worried about it when we were younger, but it doesn’t bother us now. As long as we are still selling out our shows, and kids are still coming, we don’t really mind.”

Short Stack’s vocalist and songwriter Shaun Diviney is talking about the early barrage of hatred the band received. They were easy enough targets: the unashamed sugar-rush of their sound, their adoption of emo aesthetics, the hordes of visible, audible teenage fans – but this attitude obscured the fact Short Stack put the hard yards in, from riding trains for years to spending every waking hour building a large following via social media. Their second album This Is Bat Country silenced most critics who assumed they would be a flash in the pan, while the indie elite found different targets for their vitriol. “It sold more copies than the first album by like, second week,” explains Diviney. “It’s almost double Platinum and the other one only went Gold. We consider it a massive success.”

Yet, two days after this interview took place rapper 360 uploaded an embarrassing, inarticulate Youtube rant titled Fuck Shortstack [sic] that backfired royally when Diviney uploaded his response: a whip-smart parody of 360 that could very well be the best career move the band have made in quite some time. It will certainly endear them to people who had written them off as faceless bandwagon-hoppers. This accidental stop-gap should sate fans until the release of their third album, which is slated for a March 2012 release. Diviney highlights another shift, from the dark widescreen dramatics of This Is Bat Country to a more stadium-sized sound, namechecking The Police and U2 (in particular The Edge shimmering guitar lines) as key reference points. The band’s September single Bang Bang Sexy, however, acts more as a diversion than a showcase of their new wares.

“Bang Bang isn’t really representative of the album at all, we actually did that song for fun. The whole album’s a lot more rocky I feel. It’s the heaviest stuff the band’s ever done and Bang Bang is kinda the opposite of it, so it contradicts that,” he laughs. Possible next single Suburbia is described by Diviney as “sort of like a Bruce Springsteen type of thing,” and it seemingly finds the band stretching out in the studio a bit more. (more…)

A WAR has erupted between opposing Aussie artists Short Stack and 360, with both firing off vitriolic insults at each other in online video diaries that has the social media world abuzz.

Both in the running for Channel [V] Oz Artist of The Year award, the battle began this week when rapper 360 – Melbourne hip hopper Matt Colwell – uploaded a curious YouTube rant titled “F … Short Stack”, slamming his competitors in an abusive tirade, the majority of which Confidential cannot print.

“Everytime I hear a Short Stack song I wanna chop off my c … and throw it into heavy traffic on a freeway,” he said.
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While the Newcastle pop rock band have polarised many in the music industry world thanks to their “emo” image and tween fandemonium, 360′s unprovoked attack led lead singer Shaun Diviney to hit back with an imitation video.
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In a recent KillYourStereo.com interview tour mates Heroes For Hire got asked a question about touring with Short Stack! Read it below and if you would like to read the full interview head here.

Q:In July you blokes did a run of dates with your friends in Short Stack. What were the highlights of that tour?
A:There were a lot of rad shows on that tour and we played to a lot of new people that we wouldn’t usually have played to, playing Festival Hall is Melbourne to roughly 4000 kids was pretty memorable. Other than that, filling Super Soakers with piss and spraying Short Stack in the face with it was up there.

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Read more > Heroes For Hire | Interviews: Kill Your Stereo

Want to get to know the REAL Short Stack? Well now you can!

Aussie’s favourite punk-rockers are giving their diehard fans a sneaky insight into their lives in the band in an exciting new self-made documentary ‘The Story Of Short Stack.’

Spilling all about their rise to stardom for the first time, the Budgewoi-born boys, who’ve come a long way since they formed back in 2005, will debut their tales at the Sydney premiere later this month.

Fans will get the chance to get up close and personal with the lads as they walk the red carpet at George Street Event Cinemas on October 27, before the show is beamed LIVE via satellite to cinemas around the country.

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THE STORY OF SHORT STACK
EXCLUSIVE WORLD PREMIERE
LIVE VIA SATELLITE

FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY
THURSDAY 27TH OCTOBER, 2011
7.00PM AEDT

FEATURING LIVE ACOUSTIC SET + Q&A WITH THE BAND + DOCUMENTARY

HOSTED BY HOT 30′S MATTY & MAUDE!

TICKET PRICE: $35 including a copy of the DVD, “The Story of Short Stack”

CinemaLive and Universal Music Australia are excited to announce the world exclusive red carpet premiere of “THE STORY OF SHORT STACK”, beamed LIVE via satellite around the country to cinemas for one night only on October 27 at 7PM AEDT.

Short Stack fans across the country will get an exclusive first look into the lives and rise of the music teen sensation in their self-made documentary.

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OCTOBER 28TH

Short Stack’s first ever concert DVD. Yet to be titled. More info announced soon.

Short Stack have just been announced to Sunday line up of ‘Breath of Life 2012′ music festival! Among other artists announced to take the main stage include The Living End, The Getaway Plan, Hilltop Hoods, Parkway Drive and much more. Held at Inveresk Park in Launceston, Tasmania on March long weekend 2012 (10th and 11th March 2012), this is set to be no disappointment for Tasmania residents. Tickets are yet to go on sale but keep your eyes peeled on the official website here.

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More Info > Breath of Life Music Festival