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just read a report that dizzee rascal was almost bottled off at the gold coast bdo. i always thought that he was a very very bad choice for the main stage alongside lily allen. havent they seen the footage of what the infamous Reading Festival crowd did to G-unit with 50 cent a few years back. apparently lily forgot to wear pants on stage. bloody scouser. anyways back to talking about musicians. i went to see Rise Against last night at the Enmore in sydney and what a spectacular show it was. i admit that i only know a handful of their songs but that didnt really matter last night. ive been to quite a few gigs now and atmosphere-wise this was one of the best. for most of the glorious 75mins, the crowd drowned out the powerful vocalist in fits of passion and raw energy. feel like sacrificing a great spot at BDO for muse just to see them again!!

a little under 50hrs til i rock out with almost 60 000 of my fellow sydneysiders to muse. im beginning my countdown officially now ( i went to see another band last night so couldnt do it until now) including full appreciation of their albums (maybe a skim through the Resistance lol) and live shows and a handful of bootlegs. watsername, very happy you got to meet the boys and God bless Triple J. muse would still be unknowns down here if it hadnt been for those guys flogging their music since early 1999.

bad news regarding the channel v coverage. it will begin at 3pm on saturday and will finished at 8pm, well before powderfinger or muse hit the stage. unless they are recording the show from the night before and just broadcasting that.

tonight on Triple J Radio in australia. there is a broadcast of Vampire Weekend's invite only show at Notes- Enmore in Sydney held last November. it starts at 8pm Sydney Time and should go for about an hour. http://www.triplej.net.au

^^ my job involves standing pushing a few buttons and...........ahh.........standing.

ive got a crazy hectic week ahead. rise against tomorrow BDO friday and long work days everyday before and after BDO. on top of that i've got a viral infection which just wont go away. add to that 37C temps on the day. look out for me in those articles in the paper the day after BDO outlining how many people were arrested and how many were hospitalised. not sure which section i will fall under.

a couple of issues 1. just checked out the Bureau of Meteorology forecast for friday's BDO in sydney. the forecast for west sydney (which is where the BDO is held) is a max of 37C. its gonna be a long hot sweaty day!! 2. i really hope channel V do a good job of broadcasting the 100th BDO on saturday. im hoping a full LIVE broadcast of muse, powderfinger and the mars volta's performances . instead of crappy "highlights" throughout the night.

seeing them in 5 days!!! woooooooooooooo

by the sounds of things the general consensus is that its a good album but not as good as the debut. i think expecting an album as good as the debut is setting the bar a little too high. the fact that people are still loving the album is a really good sign.

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

the album has received rave reviews here's a summary. note some i've given an estimate where there was no score. # Absolute Punk 8.9/10 # BBC 8/10 # Boston Phoenix 7/10 # Clash (8/10) # Drowned In Sound (6/10) # Entertainment Weekly 7/10 # The Guardian 8/10 # IGN Music (9.6/10) # LA Times 7/10 # musicOMH 8/10 # NME (8/10) link # Pitchfork Media (8.6/10) # Rolling Stone 8/10 # Spin 8/10 # Toro 8/10

the auckland show is very close now. so i was wondering. are we banning the posting of setlists and the like on this thread?

personally i dont think this is the right way to go about discovering great music. i've never been a fan of listening to music systematically, it takes the soul out of the whole experience. i discovered most of my favourites out of the pure chance so in turn my interest in every band has an unique story behind it. im not saying the plan should be totally abandoned but sooner or later you will realise that there will be some records that you will become addicted to and wont really feel like listening to anything else for days afterwards.

im starting to get over his weirdness, its slowly creeping into "annoying" territory. but the fact that it only takes him 2 weeks to record a classic album keeps things interesting

seen him live a couple of times. he was a support act so couldnt completely appreciate his work. i know he writes and plays every instrument but he doesnt come across as being the most talented in the band. the girl who does keys and harmonies for him at live shows is by far the stand out in the band hows the debut LP? didnt get around to listening to it

im away on holidays for the next 5 weeks or so. which means that its unlikely i will be any where near a computer for a while. alex could you take care of this thread for me over that period. dont want to see it on page 45 when i get back!! lol

^^ hahha nice work lol .

2009 has very much been the year for the ladies. all of course inspired by Beyonce's 2008 hit song Single Ladies :laugh3:

Song of the Year 1. Gimme Sympathy - Metric 2. Runaway - Yeah Yeah Yeahs 3. Underdog - Kasabian 4. The Price - Dappled Cities 5. Crying Lightning - Arctic Monkeys EP of the Year 1. Recordings of the Middle East - The Middle East Music Video of the Year N/A Best debut album of Year 1.xx- The xx 2. Wonder - Lisa Mitchell 3. Conditions - Temper Trap 4.Horehound - The Dead Weather Overrated album of the Year 1. No Line on the Horizon - U2 2. 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day Underrated album of the Year N/A Best album artwork N/A Album of the Year (Australia) 1. Wonder - Lisa Mitchell 2. Zounds - Dappled Cities 3. Sound Awake - Karnivool 4. Conditions - Temper Trap 5. Hope is for Hopers - Philadelphia Grand Dury Album of the Year (Canada) 1. Fantasies - Metric Album of the Year (United States) 1. Veckatimest - Grizzly Bear 2. Its Blitz - Yeah Yeah Yeahs 3. Merriweather Post Pavilion - Animal Collective Album of the Year (UK) 1. xx- The xx 2. Humbug - Arctic Monkeys 3. Two Suns - Bat for Lashes 4. Primary Colours - The Horrors Album of the Year (Rest of Europe) 1. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Phoenix 2. Love 2- Air Album of the Year (Rest of World) N/A Music Event/Moment of the Year 1. Death of Michael Jackson Best Live Act/Tour of the Year 1. Pearl Jam Backspacer World Tour - over 30 songs every night, wildly changing setlists and a great new album to support Music Disaster/Disgrace To Music of 2009 1. Grammy Nominations 2. Black Eyed Peas new music 3. Success of Lady Gaga

that looks like a rather short setlist for a metallica show. how long is the DVD? they've extended their world tour into april 2010. is that the end or is there a chance they do a few more shows, hopefully down in australia. its been 6 long years since they last toured here.

thanks for all your contributions. if you can provide as many details as you can on the album it will help make the list. and im going to keep this to the more well known acts otherwise the list will got for pages.

dont think this needs much explanation. when you post an album you are highly anticipating. some sort of proof that it will be released in 2010 would help. THE LIST Arcade Fire - TBA - May (tentative) Vampire Weekend - Contra - 10 January Fleet Foxes - TBA - Mid to Late Interpol - TBA- TBA Album Leaf - TBA - February MGMT - Congratulations - Early to Mid Sigur Ros - TBA- Mid to Late Courteeners - TBA - Feb Crowded House - TBA- Early Radiohead - TBA - Unknown Spoon - Transference - Jan 18

J Awards Announced!! Album of the Year- Sarah Blasko - As Day Follows Night Music Video of the Year - Art vs Science - Parlez Vous Francais Unearthed Artist of the Year - The Middle East picked art v science and the middle east. have no issues with the wonderful sarah blasko winning the J Award, just didnt think this was her best work.

me likes the sound of this.

bono has been having trouble getting it up lately. the grammys arent impressed. they've replaced him with lady gaga who does a much better job and can at least keep it up.