ill most probably record it then watch it the next day and fast forward through all the crappy bits.

 

i really like it how they've nominated a lot of crossover artists. ie artists who initially had success on the alternative scene and have now moved onto more mainstream success. tame impala and cloud control are of course the exceptions to that rule. together they have 8 noms, which will cause 8 collective "huh's" amongst the mainstream viewers through the night.

NEW CUT COPY LP!

 

NEWS ON THE NEW CUT COPY ALBUM!

 

 

The album will be called 'Zonoscope'

Due out for release on February 4, which is the day I get to see them play at Laneway!

Woo!

 

In other news,

Also, Caribou and Four Tet dates if that's your thing:

Tuesday 15th February – Brisbane, The Zoo

Wednesday 16th February – Melbourne, The Hi-Fi

Thursday 17th February – Sydney, Metro

Friday 18th February – Sydney, Playground Festival

Saturday 19th February – Perth International Arts Festival, Becks Music Box

 

 

And finally, Bluesfest 2011 lineup has been announced (I know we're all big blues fans here :P), including Bob Dylan, BB. King and Elvis Costello & The Imposters.

^^

 

3 great pieces of news!! new cut copy cover looks awesome, just as good as In Ghost Colours and thats saying something. if the four tet/caribou tix are a decent price i might go check them out but if Doves (who are also at playground weekender) announce a sideshow i will go see them instead. re bluesfest what a line up!! im amazed that with so many festivals all year round each and every one of them in the last few months and in the next year or so have produced great to amazing line ups.

Four Tet is SO amazing. Go see him if you can. Possibly my favourite electronic musician.

Does any of you guys/girls have Angus and Julia Stones first two EPs and would be able to upload them for me please?

 

And Have you got you jmag yet deaths_friend? Mine still hasnt come and Im wondering if it is just me or everyone?

yeah i got mine last week with my re-subscription letter. that reminds me i need to subscribe again so i can get my free live at the wireless cd. :D

Something must have got mixed up with our order. I will have to email them.

listening to Powderfinger Live in Sydney on triple m at the moment. they will be sorely missed :( but im glad they went out on top.

^ I'm totally crashing their last ever gig next Saturday night :P

I'm not going to try to get into the grounds, but I'm definitely going to be coincidentally hanging around the botanical gardens that evening... :lol:

ok so far these awards have been handed out

 

Best Rock Album - Birds of Tokyo (its funny how bands seem to win awards for their worst albums and nothing for their best ones)

 

Best Cover Art - A+J Stone

 

Best Alternative Adult Album (what the #)@ does that even mean) - A+J Stone

 

Best Dance Release - Yolanda Be Cool (these guys are going to be huge next year)

 

Best Pop Release - Sia

 

7 more awards will be handed out tonight as well as the 4 public voted awards.

ARIAs broadcast = fail. our beloved indie artists look so awkward and out of place. our much hated mainstream celebrities look so stupid and....well stupid. the arias have undone all the great work they did with naming such a great list of nominees with presenters and a guest list who have little or nothing to do with australian music.

after an embarassing night last night. my faith in australian music is being revived with tonights Live at the Wireless which is Cloud Control recorded live somewhere.

 

i am recording but will not upload until the end of november.

ARIAs broadcast = fail. our beloved indie artists look so awkward and out of place. our much hated mainstream celebrities look so stupid and....well stupid. the arias have undone all the great work they did with naming such a great list of nominees with presenters and a guest list who have little or nothing to do with australian music.

 

Yeah, the ARIAs were disappointing this year as you said after such promising nominations. I'm happy A&JS did well but Powderfinger and Tame Impala were just completely ignored by the looks of things.

it wasnt so much who won and lost. it was the way show was organised and how it panned out. the presenters were just a bunch of D-listers. the hosts were embarassing. the setting was beautiful but chaotic. it completely lacked in class and sophistication.

 

i love aussie music as much as the next person (this i believe is my 400th post on this thread :D) but i was ashamed last night.

it wasnt so much who won and lost. it was the way show was organised and how it panned out. the presenters were just a bunch of D-listers. the hosts were embarassing. the setting was beautiful but chaotic. it completely lacked in class and sophistication.

 

i love aussie music as much as the next person (this i believe is my 400th post on this thread :D) but i was ashamed last night.

Well I didn't even watch it last night. I was studying for exams. So I'm just going with what I know. I looking forward to the J awards now.

^ haha, awesome (re: 400th post..)

 

I watched the ARIAs last night and, ugh, the hosts were beyond awful. I felt embarrassed watching them. At least Powderfinger and Temper Trap got recognised. Angus and Julia's acceptance speech was just so cute it almost made up for the rest of the awards, haha :D

All I heard of it was Guy Sebastian singing, during which I changed his words so he called himself a fag and a lover of buttsex.

 

I SO MATURE

lol@ emma

 

im a disappointed that powderfinger didnt do a classic. if this was just another ARIAs for them then i would understand. but this (might be) is their last ARIAs so would it really have hurt if they did On My Mind or My Happiness. i heard that when bernard came on "stage" (was there even a proper stage?) to accept their award he said "so what did we win???" LOL

 

ch10 got hammered in the ratings. agatha christie on abc had TWICE as many viewers last night. and they were also broadcasting 30mins delayed! drum media were announcing the winners well before it was on tv. i believe this is ch10's last time doing the arias? i bloody well hope so, they disgraced our wonderful music scene last night.

 

i know im sounding like some old talkback radio host but last night was A JOKE!!

Er wouldn't it be the ARIA people themselves that sort out the TV presentation or is it actually the channel?

it wasnt so much who won and lost. it was the way show was organised and how it panned out. the presenters were just a bunch of D-listers. the hosts were embarassing. the setting was beautiful but chaotic. it completely lacked in class and sophistication.

 

i love aussie music as much as the next person (this i believe is my 400th post on this thread :D) but i was ashamed last night.

 

So true. I was extremely disappointed. It seriously just looked like all the artists were having an office Christmas party.

 

And was I only they only one who wanted to throw a remote at Rebel Wilson? :inquisitive:

Er wouldn't it be the ARIA people themselves that sort out the TV presentation or is it actually the channel?

 

a combination of both i would think

 

So true. I was extremely disappointed. It seriously just looked like all the artists were having an office Christmas party.

 

And was I only they only one who wanted to throw a remote at Rebel Wilson? :inquisitive:

 

lets not talk about what we shouldve done to that blonde bogan

 

in better news the always wonderful lineup for the sydney festival has been announced. playing at venues like the opera house, the city recital hall, the famous spiegeltent, becks bar and hyde park barracks.

 

Sufjan Stevens @ Opera House

Owen Pallett @ Famous Spiegeltent

Beach House (with one show with Parades) @ Hyde Park Barracks

Decoder Ring

Eddie Perfect

Gotye

Holly Miranda

Holy Fuck @ Becks Bar

Paul Kelly @ City Recital Hall

Scribe

The Unthanks

Villagers

 

awesome music at awesome venues :D

Sufjan Stevens at the Sydney Opera House ON MY BIRTHDAY. ugh. Wish I was rich!

Wow. Time for my two cents on the ARIAs. I guess every comment so far is spot on, it was freaking terrible. Probably unprofessional. Giving artists awards in small pockets of the crowd obviously meant that Channel 10 didn't value the awards night that highly. I wonder whether it was anything to do with the number of "Triple J" artists up for nomination rather than the usual "fox fm" shit we have nominated every year. Rebel Wilson isn't a great host, and every time two presenters were talking or announcing nominations they were so AWKWARD and well, spastic. LARA BINGLE I AM LOOKING AT YOU. Seriously - how did she get on this? It's a shame cos Channel 10 did such a great job in 2008.

 

As for the winners, I guess that's what made me most happy. All deserved - I was shocked when all the public-voted awards were given to deserved artists rather than commercial popsters. Glad to see the temper trap take a couple of awards, and Angus and Julia stone definitely deserved the top 2 awards. Washington gives me the shits. She's boring and ugly. Maybe she just fails so badly in comparison to other top indie females (Emily Haynes and Karen O anyone?) She is doing it herself, kudos to that I guess. Another observation was the Birds of Tokyo juggernaut. My god, these guys are going to be huge. I think if they and the temper trap can keep making decent records they will become the next two rock acts that silverchair and powderfinger were - JET seem like they've had their time.

 

*Exhales*

I'm really not understanding all of this Birds Of Tokyo hype. maybe I just need to listen to their records more. Im more into the more indie artists like cloud control and tame impala I suppose