House parties replace will replace the noise that the venues left behind.

With the recent closure of one of Melbourne’s most beloved music venues, The Tote, and the threat of many more to come,15-20% over the next year, inside sources tell us. Melbourne is taking the music from the venue into the home. As long as the youth continue to migrate to Melbourne to escape the suburbs, the will be parties and it will. Of course, this is not the reason I Oh You throws them. “It’s about getting good people together to have a good time.” Johann Ponniah, one of the founders tells me. With some of their guest lists exceeding 200 people, it is a clear indicator that I Oh You are showing the youth exactly how to have said good times. Spook attended their most recent party held in Richmond.
Let’s be frank, it would be exceedingly surprising if anyone at all, had a clear memory of the I Oh You party. We heard that In Tongues played a “rad set” and some guy was dressed up in a bunny suit. There were people climbing trees, and Howl sampled The Gorillaz. The bigger portion of the crowd was drinking cheap champagne and dancing to the Triple J Highschool Unearthed winners, so much so, that they quite literally kicked up a dust storm. If you were there, you may have even scored a cameo in Howl’s video clip. The Police tried gatecrashing numerous times, and when it was discovered they weren’t on the list (it seemed that the Police were no stranger to an I Oh You party), they threatened a few people and eventually were so shattered, they used their powers to shut the party down. So everyone cleared out to continue the party elsewhere (The Terminus…no judgement!) leaving a few scattered, passed out bodies laying in the backyard, bath tub and kitchen. Oh, and after watching both films projected next to each other, we now know that Cool Runnings is way better than Terminator 2. We’ll be at the next I Oh You party with bells on.

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