deaths_friend Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 hey guys. i thought i would start up this thread for all us aussie music lovers out there. talk about our awesome artists and bands. all the latest and greatest songs and albums. local and international tours. our very awesome and very unique travelling (and non-travelling ) festival tours. discuss award nights, triple j radio (commercial radio chat not allowed) and our wicked community stations. and whatever else relates to aussie music international people are more than welcome. we are NOT a racist country, dont believe what your media tells you. but if you're from the mother land (england) you have to first confess that in reality we are better than you in cricket. current topics aria award noms are out. soundwave > BDO. wolfmother no.2 over hyped? is urban music now bigger than rock music in aus? MUSIC FROM NEW ZEALAND MORE THAN WELCOME! The Finns = Legends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
but a dream Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Just wanted to say I listen to Eskimo Joe, The Temper Trap and End of Fashion and I like them. Would really love to be exposed to more music from bands out of Australia. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauiwi Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I completely 101% agree with NO COMMERCIAL RADIO discussions. As for the Australian Music in my itunes library: Bernard Fanning Birds of Tokyo Bluejuice Children Collide Crowded House (I will argue that they are a NZ band :P) Cut Copy Decoder Ring The Dissociatives The Dowlings Empire Of The Sun End of Fashion Eskimo Joe Evermore Faker Foxx On Fire Gotye Hoodoo Gurus JET John Butler Trio Kisschasy Little Red Midnight Juggernauts The Model School Pete Murray Plug In City Powderfinger The Presets Red Riders Silverchair Sneaky Sound System Sparkadia Tame Impala The Temper Trap Thirsty Merc Wolfmother Youth Group Yves Klein Blue Wow, quite a few. My favourite Aussie artists are in bold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaths_friend Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 yeah maybe from tomorrow i'll start posting up youtube clips of the best of the best we have to offer. i'll skip cut copy nick cave and eskimo joe cos everyone on here already knows them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeya Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I love Wolfmother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
but a dream Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 yeah maybe from tomorrow i'll start posting up youtube clips of the best of the best we have to offer. i'll skip cut copy nick cave and eskimo joe cos everyone on here already knows them. Pretty cool, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w1ll1am7 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 okay, Alex, amazing list, now I am going to spend a day on youtube listening to all of this! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
but a dream Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 It's a shame that so many Australian bands are unheard of outside of the country. From what I'm hearing so far they have a massive amount of talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauiwi Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 okay, Alex, amazing list, now I am going to spend a day on youtube listening to all of this! :) Let me know which ones you are impressed with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
but a dream Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Loving your sig, Alex /off-topic For the bands that you've listed, what would you regard as the 'must-hear' songs from each of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarMonkey Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 my fave Aussie band would be Powderfinger!!! :D tho i'm only familiar with their stuff from Double Allergic, Internationalist & Odyssey No. 5 (my fave album of theirs & the one that started it all). left Aussie in 2002, so i haven't heard any of their albums after that. haven't been back to Aussie yet. Crowded House i kinda like too tho i don't really know their songs/albums very well beyond the 2 famous songs. but by chance i got to hear their free gig at the Sydney Opera House in '96 from a far off distance...couldn't see squat other than the Opera House from where i was. :dozey: oh, & i do quite like Savage Garden with a bit of Kylie on the side. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Escapist Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Tell you the story about the joker and theif in the night. Love evermore as well. They might as well be Australian. I subsribed to Jmag yesterday. Eskimo Joe are up for 3 Arias! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaths_friend Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 ^^ ive been meaning to subscribe to jmag for soooo long. i was going to last month when they were giving you a free cd with subscription but one of the cd's they were giving away was Humbug and i was afraid that that was the one they were going to give me so i didnt do it. now this month they dont have any special deal. i've bought last 13 issues haha. lets hope they have something really good with the november issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Escapist Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 So you only get it if that is the month you subsribe? thats shit then. I want free stuff.... still, you save 2.50 per issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaths_friend Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 yeah every few months they have a special deal with subscriptions. thought i would get started with the youtube clips [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phZNmfGaqkw]YouTube - Dappled Cities - "The Price"[/ame] these guys did very well for themselves on their second album Granddance, which got a very very good review on Pitchfork. their new record Zounds is just as good if not better, The Price is the lead single from it. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RowAc-H3EM]YouTube - Lisa Mitchell - Neopolitan Dreams[/ame] i must admit i am madly in love with this girl and have been for a couple of years. when she was 16 she came 6th on Australian Idol after that she went off to london for a couple of years and got some very good contacts. after a couple of awesome EP's she has brought out her debut record Wonder. and now everyone is in love with her, and the reviewers arent just kind cos shes soo very cute. there is some very solid music on this album. Neopolitan Dreams was the first single and appeared on a previous EP. people have criticised her for sounding very "familiar" but she is only 19 so she has a long way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Crowded House (I will argue that they are a NZ band :P) Evermore Umm, Evermore are also technically a NZ band :lol: My thoughts on the ARIA noms, single of the year will EASILY be Empire of the Sun or Hilltop Hoods. And ONE Evermore nom for a category they won't even win? :confused: Will mention two unmentioned bands, British India and The Panics. Just for the hell of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian Plastic Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Evermore = NZ band. Crowded House = Fucking awesome, although I think they are an Aussie band... NZ bands ftw Chris singing Four Seasons In One Day after The Scientist <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Escapist Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 is urban music now bigger than rock music in aus? who is there other than Hilltop hoods and Bliss n Eso? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaths_friend Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 Pez, Horroroshow, Downsyde, The Herd, Drapht, Muph & Plutonic and Urthboy have all had massive success on the alternative scene in the last couple of years and i wouldnt be surprised if some of those names become mainstream in a few years time. but its not just the local scene im talking about. look at the current charts. in the top 10 right now you have david guetta akon black eyed piss (or is it peas not sure) cascada jay z and rhianna. and the highest charting aussies are guy sebastian and jessica mauboy. rock is almost no where to be seen. the highest ranking legit rock song is She's a Genius by Jet at 25. i dont want to ruin the positive vibe of this thread. but i have to get this out there. i am ashamed to live in a country where a 'thing' like Pink is able to go 9 times platinum while a truly brilliant local talent like Sarah Blasko can only go Gold. its a f$)#ing disgrace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian Plastic Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Well, I think the charts are rubbish. If it's number 1, it's usually awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaths_friend Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 yes that is true. but its the best measure of whats the most popular. you look at the charts from 10 years it ago it would of been dominated by crap rock songs rather than crap hip hop rnb songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian Plastic Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Very true. And I can say that if Radiohead were number 1 I'd tell everybody I knew... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaths_friend Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 i think australia is one of the few countries in the world where the boys have never had a number one album. their last 3 or 4 have all reached no.2 i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian Plastic Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Both OK Computer and The Bends have made it to Number 1 here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauiwi Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Yeah I think NZ tend to appreciate Alternative music more, even though the artists really don't tour there. The only thing that the Australian charts have got right this year is putting Muse at #1. Although their previous albums are stronger, it is encoraging to see more people interested in them. I also think a lot of the artists at the festivals are reflecting a shift in tastes to British, which can only be good to eliminate emo and plastic rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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