I read the review in the Herald Sun of the Greenday concert, and it seemed like it was amazing. A 3-hour set from Greenday? Awesome. Setlist looks incredible, the two encores hard to top. So you enjoyed it, Emma?

BUMP.... come on Aussies!

The Australian and New Zealand charts are very alike. We've both got all that popular stuff and our own stuff.

Like overrun by lady gaga?

Yup

Did Powderfinger's new album get any attention over in NZ? It made #1 here as expected, and the singles are doing ok on the radio rounds...

I don't think so. They're an Australian band right?

Ha yeah. They're one of the Big Day Out headliners for 2010.

Cool. They did My Happiness? I used to love that song :awesome:

Yep. That's one of their biggest hits. If I was to recommend any album of theirs, it would be 2001's 'Vulture St', its one of my favourite of the decade.

I know this is sooo 2008. And I'm 2000 and late. But I've been really really enjoying Cut Copy the past few weeks.

 

 

I like this post a lot. Good work Briggins, cos Cut Copy are fantastic

My top 50 list of the year is up at http://theamarar.blogspot.com/

 

Bryce, should help you out. I specifically labelled the Aussie albums with a flag.

 

Enjoy, it took me ages!

Those things take so much time! Thanks for putting the effort into ze blog. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

No worries, you should check out some of the Aussie talent.

I just blogged about my year in Live music in melbourne... check it out if u want. Come on Aussies, get involved! :)

 

http://www.theamarar.blogspot.com/

Great blog! I particularly liked this part...

 

I went with my mate Andrew to Coldplay, discovered that there’s more to a good show than music and that I never want seats at a gig ever again. We both were surrounded with morbid lifeless idiots to which we put to shame by standing whenever we could and belting out every single lyric.

...because I know exactly what you're talking about, I was there!

 

Oh, and you missed your double dose of Eskimo Joe in there :p

Meh, I had seats at Green Day and people weren't being zombies.

Wow, I totally did! Grace, thanks! Will add that in! Yeah the green day concert sounded awesome cos they ordered everyone to stand... shame Chris Martin didn't ask the same!!

Better than Split Enz in 2008!

Security were telling us to sit down when we were standing on the floor!

Wow, I totally did! Grace, thanks! Will add that in! Yeah the green day concert sounded awesome cos they ordered everyone to stand... shame Chris Martin didn't ask the same!!

 

I think he did, once or twice :thinking:

Triple J's Top Ten's for 2009

 

by Listeners

 

1. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

2. Temper Trap – Conditions

3. Muse – The Resistance

4. Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More

5. Florence & The Machine – Lungs

6. Sarah Blasko – As Day Follows Night

7. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It's Blitz!

8. Paul Dempsey – Everything Is True

9. Lisa Mitchell – Wonder

10. Passion Pit – Manners

 

 

by Richard Kingsmill's (triple j Music Director & Presenter 2009)

 

1. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca

2. The Bloody Beetroots – Romborama

3. Sarah Blasko – As Day Follows Night

4. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest

5. Karnivool – Sound Awake

6. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

7. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion

8. Paul Dempsey – Everything Is True

9. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It's Blitz!

10. Blakroc – Blakroc

 

 

 

 

by Zan Rowe (Mornings With Zan)

 

* Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion

* Cass McCombs – Catacombs

* Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca

* Grizzly Bear – Veckatamist

* Passion Pit – Manners

* Paul Dempsey - Everything is True

* Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

* Sarah Blasko - As Day Follows Night

* Simian Mobile Disco - Temporary Pleasure

* Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz

^I quite like those lists. Thanks for the bloggy Alex.

For those who have listened to 21yo sydney singer Jonathan Boulet's album, I reviewed it on ma blog.

Sounds interesting, I might have to check it out next week.

Seconded, when I get my internet usage back... :P