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Best of 2011
It's been 18 months since I've posted anything and I'm going to try and get back into it as there are some exciting gigs coming up in Melbourne over the next few months. Some gig reviews will be coming soon. Here is my Best of 2011 playlist from Spotify, enjoy.
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Best Gigs of 2010
1. Faith No More – Festival Hall
Faith No More are one my favourite bands from the 90’s and although this was my 3rd time seeing them, the anticipation was huge. After consuming several beers at a nearby pub, some like minded friends and I arrived in good spirits to see a great support slot from Eagles of Death Metal. Jessie Hughes was rocking the stage like he was the headliner and got the crowd pumped for the main event playing all their hits including “I Only Want You”, “Cherry Cola” , “Wannabe in LA” and my favourite “I Want You So Hard”. The same can’t be said by the 2nd support act in the form of “comedian” Neil Hamburger. He spent 20 minutes (felt like a lot longer) telling bad jokes and generally angering the crowd who were growing more impatient by the minute.
Luckily after he left the stage, the main attraction wasted little time getting on stage to a chorus of applause, opening with the instrumental "Midnight Cowboy". From there we were treated to a cavalcade of the best songs of the 90’s and you would never know they spent the last decade on hiatus. They sounded as good if not better than they did when I saw them last back in 1999. Highlights from the main set included “Midlife Crisis”, “Last Cup of Sorrow” and “Ricochet”, as well the covers ‘Easy” and “I Started a Joke”. Mike Patton provided plenty of on stage banter between songs and jumping around the stage frantically, even jumping into the crowd during “Just a Man” to finish the Main Set. The band came back for 2 encores, starting the encore with “Edge of the World” and finishing the concert with a great version of “Stripsearch”. Although this was the 2nd concert, it was the first on sale and was clearly full of massive FNM fans who sold the event out in about 10 mins. We were all treated to a gig full of hits and rarities and one that will not soon be forgotten.
Setlist: Midnight Cowboy / The Real Thing / Land of Sunshine / Caffeine / Evidence / The Gentle Art of Making Enemies / Last Cup of Sorrow / Ricochet / Easy / Midlife Crisis / Epic / I Started a Joke / A Small Victory / Surprise! You're Dead! / Ashes to Ashes / Just a Man
Encore: Edge of the World / Mark Bowen Encore 2: Switch (Cover) / Stripsearch
2. The Bon Scotts – Barwon Club, Geelong
The reasons this was my favourite local gig of the year was because it was unexpected, spur of the moment and reminded me why I love music. My original plan for this night in November was to check out Regurgitator at the Bended Elbow but due to the fact I couldn’t find the venue, I ended up at the Barwon Club. I knew the Seabellies were playing at the Barwon Club and since I was in the mood for some live music I decided to check it out, after recently hearing them on Triple J. After paying $8 to get in, I caught the end of the 2nd support band of Chris Pickering and Catherine Britt. They sounded great and I had already gotten over the fact that was missing the band I set out to see that night.
After a small interval the stage was filled with 6 musicians including a cello and a piano accordion player. I was instantly curious about what I was about to hear, having not heard even a song by the Bon Scotts before. In fact I wasn’t even sure who the band was before they introduced themselves. Being a massive Bon Scott fan, I had noticed the name from time to time but had never seen them play. After hearing a couple songs I was hooked by their funky and original sound, reminding me of Arcade Fire and Modest Mouse at times but still unlike anything I’d heard before. My favourites from the set were “The Kids are Coming”, “We Can Cause Such a Fuss” and what has become one of my favourite tracks of the year “We Like War”. I learnt the track names after buying the CD after the gig which has been on high rotation ever since. The Seabellies also played a good set after this, but the Bon Scotts were the clear stars of the night. As mentioned earlier in the review, this gig reminded me how much I love live music, especially when it’s an unknown band who wins you over. This was a perfect example of this and I have since seen them play another fantastic gig at the Builders Arms in Fitzroy during their December residency. I am looking forward to their afternoon set at The St Kilda Festival in February.
3. Queenscliff Music Festival
This was my first time at QMF but it will certainly not be the last. After scoring a last minute ticket from my friend Scanlan the night before, I scanned the schedule and got excited about some of the acts I’d be treated to. Little did I know, the acts I had not yet heard of would be providing some of the weekends highlights.
After arriving at Queenscliff at 11, we picked up a program and organised a rough timetable. First up was a great set by Gareth Liddiard from The Drones with a horrendous downpour of rain in the background. The rain was a constant throughout the festival but didn’t dampen the spirits of those that showed up, it may have deterred some from coming though as the numbers seemed a little low, especially on Saturday. Gareth Liddiard’s set was great, mixing some tracks from the recent solo album Strange Tourist including "Strange Tourist" and "Highplains Mailman" with various tracks from the Drones catalogue. I particularly enjoyed hearing the stripped back versions of “Shark Fin Blues”, “I Don’t Ever Want to Change” and “Jezabel”.
One of the artists who I managed to see play two great and different sets on Saturday was Mr Percival. I had not heard him before but was urged to go along by Scanlan and did not regret it. It’s hard to describe his style (see clip below) but he basically uses his voice via an octave loop pedal to create a wall of sound that gradually builds til it sounds like he has a full band behind him and then he sings over the top of it. He plays a combination of originals and covers including “Stand By Me”, “Lean On Me” and “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”. During his evening set at the festival grounds he played a cover of “Down Under” right after Colin Hay’s set which was a ballsy move but it worked. The highlight of the evening set was an original called “That’s What Donny Said” during which he had the whole crowd singing the chorus. His cover of “Electric Avenue” had the crowd singing heartily and it was a sea of smiling faces. Although it’s hard to describe how and why Mr Percival is so good, I do strongly recommend seeing him live if you get the chance, I can guarantee it will be a feel-good experience.
Dan Kelly played a mid afternoon set that was enjoyed by a large crowd, focusing mostly on the his latest album Dan Kelly’s Dream. Highlights included “Hold On, I’m Coming”, “The Decommissioner”, “Bindi Irwin Apocalypse Jam” and a great cover of “Nothing Compares 2 U” played on the ukulele.
After catching the end of John Williamson, we headed to The Bedroom Philosopher for an enjoyable set of songs and stand up. Although the set was cut short due to John W running late, everyone there (myself included) laughed riotously, especially Triple J favourite “Northcote (So Hungover)”. Kaki King was next up on the main stage and showed off her virtuoso guitar playing in between incoherent stage banter. When she let the music do the talking though, using a unique finger tapping style of guitar playing, it worked well.
Colin Hay was the star of the festival, playing the Saturday night slot to a large but at times noisy crowd. Due to the noise, the usual story telling between songs is kept to a minimum for this set but luckily this was remedied on both of his sets on Sunday. All the classics were dusted off by this Australian legend (he’s Scottish and lives in America but we’ll claim him) but stripped down to the solo acoustic format, which is just how we like him. Newer tracks like “Are You Looking at me?” and “There’s Water Over You” sit nicely alongside the classics “Who Can It Be Now?”, “I Just Don’t Think I’ll Ever Get Over You”, “Beautiful World”, “Down Under” (which invokes the greatest sing along of the day) and my favourite “Overkill”. It was a great set but I enjoyed the Sunday afternoon set more as he told a few stories alongside the songs which had the whole crowd laughing hysterically. I also attended his Sunday morning Songwriters Q & A which was great as he answered questions from the crowd in between playing some of his classics. Included in this set was another fave of mine “Waiting for my Real Life to Begin”. I even managed to shake his hand after the session and thank him for being so awesome.
Mark Seymour is another legend of the Australian music scene, although it was only during the Hunters and Collectors songs that my interest was held. It’s not easy to follow Colin Hay, but he did play quite a few songs that had the crowd singing along including “Holy Grail”, “True Tears of Joy” and the classic “Throw Your Arms Around Me”.
Claude Hay was up next and played the most enjoyable set of the day for me. Like Mr Percival, he was unknown to me before the festival and used looping pedals to give his sound a full band feel. His equipment included a double guitar (Bass and Electric), a sitar, a bass and snare drum and a large arrangement of pedals. It has to be seen to be believed and even his recorded material does not give justice to how good he is live. Watching the songs build from a simple bass line and add drums, guitar and then sing and play guitar over the top is exciting to watch and during his short set I become an instant fan. I couldn’t resist watching him twice again on the Sunday, including a great set on the Queenscliff Blues Train. After having some bad luck earlier in the day with rain damaging his equipment, he remains upbeat and his acknowledgment of the crowd’s appreciation only makes us love him more. The highlight of the set is a sped up, almost unrecognisable version of Queen’s “We Will Rock You”. Don’t miss a chance to see this up and coming blues man play a live gig.
On the Sunday I saw repeat performances of Colin Hay, (the 3pm set was the best of the festival) The Bedroom Philosopher and Claude Hay twice. Replacing Washington at the last minute was Clare Bowditch and the New Slang. I had just recently heard the latest album Modern Day Addiction, and the more upbeat sound makes it her finest album to date in my opinion. There was a full band on stage and it was an upbeat performance featuring a large slice of the new album and some classics. Highlights included “Start a War”, “I Thought You Were God” and “Running” which featured one the band running around the crowd for the entire song and back in time to finish it off. Another great performance.
After this I joined the queue for the ride on the Queenscliff Blues Train. The train consists of four carriages, each containing a band, that travels for 20 mins and then stops to allow the punters to switch carriages and see a different band if they choose. It’s a great idea and both Claude Hay and Catherine Britt with Chris Pickering played great sets. I recently seen Catherine Britt and Chris Pickering play a support show at the Barwon Club and was impressed with Chris Pickering’s voice and guitar playing. Luke Foran also features in the band on bass, who is a great solo artist in his own right.
After Colin Hay’s great set which I couldn’t bring myself to leave until it was finshed, I headed along to catch the end of The Meanies. Turns out to be the right decision as they played the songs I knew last and I got to hear all the classics including “Ton of Bricks”, Gargantuan” and the 90’s anthem “10% Weird which was great. To finish the festival off we checked out Mick Thomas & the Sure Thing. He was quite good as well, especially “Fathers Day” and “Mondays Experts”. So that was my QMF experience, a great weekend was had by all and l look forward to it again this year.
Faith No More are one my favourite bands from the 90’s and although this was my 3rd time seeing them, the anticipation was huge. After consuming several beers at a nearby pub, some like minded friends and I arrived in good spirits to see a great support slot from Eagles of Death Metal. Jessie Hughes was rocking the stage like he was the headliner and got the crowd pumped for the main event playing all their hits including “I Only Want You”, “Cherry Cola” , “Wannabe in LA” and my favourite “I Want You So Hard”. The same can’t be said by the 2nd support act in the form of “comedian” Neil Hamburger. He spent 20 minutes (felt like a lot longer) telling bad jokes and generally angering the crowd who were growing more impatient by the minute.
Luckily after he left the stage, the main attraction wasted little time getting on stage to a chorus of applause, opening with the instrumental "Midnight Cowboy". From there we were treated to a cavalcade of the best songs of the 90’s and you would never know they spent the last decade on hiatus. They sounded as good if not better than they did when I saw them last back in 1999. Highlights from the main set included “Midlife Crisis”, “Last Cup of Sorrow” and “Ricochet”, as well the covers ‘Easy” and “I Started a Joke”. Mike Patton provided plenty of on stage banter between songs and jumping around the stage frantically, even jumping into the crowd during “Just a Man” to finish the Main Set. The band came back for 2 encores, starting the encore with “Edge of the World” and finishing the concert with a great version of “Stripsearch”. Although this was the 2nd concert, it was the first on sale and was clearly full of massive FNM fans who sold the event out in about 10 mins. We were all treated to a gig full of hits and rarities and one that will not soon be forgotten.
Setlist: Midnight Cowboy / The Real Thing / Land of Sunshine / Caffeine / Evidence / The Gentle Art of Making Enemies / Last Cup of Sorrow / Ricochet / Easy / Midlife Crisis / Epic / I Started a Joke / A Small Victory / Surprise! You're Dead! / Ashes to Ashes / Just a Man
Encore: Edge of the World / Mark Bowen Encore 2: Switch (Cover) / Stripsearch
2. The Bon Scotts – Barwon Club, Geelong
The reasons this was my favourite local gig of the year was because it was unexpected, spur of the moment and reminded me why I love music. My original plan for this night in November was to check out Regurgitator at the Bended Elbow but due to the fact I couldn’t find the venue, I ended up at the Barwon Club. I knew the Seabellies were playing at the Barwon Club and since I was in the mood for some live music I decided to check it out, after recently hearing them on Triple J. After paying $8 to get in, I caught the end of the 2nd support band of Chris Pickering and Catherine Britt. They sounded great and I had already gotten over the fact that was missing the band I set out to see that night.
After a small interval the stage was filled with 6 musicians including a cello and a piano accordion player. I was instantly curious about what I was about to hear, having not heard even a song by the Bon Scotts before. In fact I wasn’t even sure who the band was before they introduced themselves. Being a massive Bon Scott fan, I had noticed the name from time to time but had never seen them play. After hearing a couple songs I was hooked by their funky and original sound, reminding me of Arcade Fire and Modest Mouse at times but still unlike anything I’d heard before. My favourites from the set were “The Kids are Coming”, “We Can Cause Such a Fuss” and what has become one of my favourite tracks of the year “We Like War”. I learnt the track names after buying the CD after the gig which has been on high rotation ever since. The Seabellies also played a good set after this, but the Bon Scotts were the clear stars of the night. As mentioned earlier in the review, this gig reminded me how much I love live music, especially when it’s an unknown band who wins you over. This was a perfect example of this and I have since seen them play another fantastic gig at the Builders Arms in Fitzroy during their December residency. I am looking forward to their afternoon set at The St Kilda Festival in February.
3. Queenscliff Music Festival
This was my first time at QMF but it will certainly not be the last. After scoring a last minute ticket from my friend Scanlan the night before, I scanned the schedule and got excited about some of the acts I’d be treated to. Little did I know, the acts I had not yet heard of would be providing some of the weekends highlights.
After arriving at Queenscliff at 11, we picked up a program and organised a rough timetable. First up was a great set by Gareth Liddiard from The Drones with a horrendous downpour of rain in the background. The rain was a constant throughout the festival but didn’t dampen the spirits of those that showed up, it may have deterred some from coming though as the numbers seemed a little low, especially on Saturday. Gareth Liddiard’s set was great, mixing some tracks from the recent solo album Strange Tourist including "Strange Tourist" and "Highplains Mailman" with various tracks from the Drones catalogue. I particularly enjoyed hearing the stripped back versions of “Shark Fin Blues”, “I Don’t Ever Want to Change” and “Jezabel”.
One of the artists who I managed to see play two great and different sets on Saturday was Mr Percival. I had not heard him before but was urged to go along by Scanlan and did not regret it. It’s hard to describe his style (see clip below) but he basically uses his voice via an octave loop pedal to create a wall of sound that gradually builds til it sounds like he has a full band behind him and then he sings over the top of it. He plays a combination of originals and covers including “Stand By Me”, “Lean On Me” and “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”. During his evening set at the festival grounds he played a cover of “Down Under” right after Colin Hay’s set which was a ballsy move but it worked. The highlight of the evening set was an original called “That’s What Donny Said” during which he had the whole crowd singing the chorus. His cover of “Electric Avenue” had the crowd singing heartily and it was a sea of smiling faces. Although it’s hard to describe how and why Mr Percival is so good, I do strongly recommend seeing him live if you get the chance, I can guarantee it will be a feel-good experience.
Dan Kelly played a mid afternoon set that was enjoyed by a large crowd, focusing mostly on the his latest album Dan Kelly’s Dream. Highlights included “Hold On, I’m Coming”, “The Decommissioner”, “Bindi Irwin Apocalypse Jam” and a great cover of “Nothing Compares 2 U” played on the ukulele.
After catching the end of John Williamson, we headed to The Bedroom Philosopher for an enjoyable set of songs and stand up. Although the set was cut short due to John W running late, everyone there (myself included) laughed riotously, especially Triple J favourite “Northcote (So Hungover)”. Kaki King was next up on the main stage and showed off her virtuoso guitar playing in between incoherent stage banter. When she let the music do the talking though, using a unique finger tapping style of guitar playing, it worked well.
Colin Hay was the star of the festival, playing the Saturday night slot to a large but at times noisy crowd. Due to the noise, the usual story telling between songs is kept to a minimum for this set but luckily this was remedied on both of his sets on Sunday. All the classics were dusted off by this Australian legend (he’s Scottish and lives in America but we’ll claim him) but stripped down to the solo acoustic format, which is just how we like him. Newer tracks like “Are You Looking at me?” and “There’s Water Over You” sit nicely alongside the classics “Who Can It Be Now?”, “I Just Don’t Think I’ll Ever Get Over You”, “Beautiful World”, “Down Under” (which invokes the greatest sing along of the day) and my favourite “Overkill”. It was a great set but I enjoyed the Sunday afternoon set more as he told a few stories alongside the songs which had the whole crowd laughing hysterically. I also attended his Sunday morning Songwriters Q & A which was great as he answered questions from the crowd in between playing some of his classics. Included in this set was another fave of mine “Waiting for my Real Life to Begin”. I even managed to shake his hand after the session and thank him for being so awesome.
Mark Seymour is another legend of the Australian music scene, although it was only during the Hunters and Collectors songs that my interest was held. It’s not easy to follow Colin Hay, but he did play quite a few songs that had the crowd singing along including “Holy Grail”, “True Tears of Joy” and the classic “Throw Your Arms Around Me”.
Claude Hay was up next and played the most enjoyable set of the day for me. Like Mr Percival, he was unknown to me before the festival and used looping pedals to give his sound a full band feel. His equipment included a double guitar (Bass and Electric), a sitar, a bass and snare drum and a large arrangement of pedals. It has to be seen to be believed and even his recorded material does not give justice to how good he is live. Watching the songs build from a simple bass line and add drums, guitar and then sing and play guitar over the top is exciting to watch and during his short set I become an instant fan. I couldn’t resist watching him twice again on the Sunday, including a great set on the Queenscliff Blues Train. After having some bad luck earlier in the day with rain damaging his equipment, he remains upbeat and his acknowledgment of the crowd’s appreciation only makes us love him more. The highlight of the set is a sped up, almost unrecognisable version of Queen’s “We Will Rock You”. Don’t miss a chance to see this up and coming blues man play a live gig.
On the Sunday I saw repeat performances of Colin Hay, (the 3pm set was the best of the festival) The Bedroom Philosopher and Claude Hay twice. Replacing Washington at the last minute was Clare Bowditch and the New Slang. I had just recently heard the latest album Modern Day Addiction, and the more upbeat sound makes it her finest album to date in my opinion. There was a full band on stage and it was an upbeat performance featuring a large slice of the new album and some classics. Highlights included “Start a War”, “I Thought You Were God” and “Running” which featured one the band running around the crowd for the entire song and back in time to finish it off. Another great performance.
After this I joined the queue for the ride on the Queenscliff Blues Train. The train consists of four carriages, each containing a band, that travels for 20 mins and then stops to allow the punters to switch carriages and see a different band if they choose. It’s a great idea and both Claude Hay and Catherine Britt with Chris Pickering played great sets. I recently seen Catherine Britt and Chris Pickering play a support show at the Barwon Club and was impressed with Chris Pickering’s voice and guitar playing. Luke Foran also features in the band on bass, who is a great solo artist in his own right.
After Colin Hay’s great set which I couldn’t bring myself to leave until it was finshed, I headed along to catch the end of The Meanies. Turns out to be the right decision as they played the songs I knew last and I got to hear all the classics including “Ton of Bricks”, Gargantuan” and the 90’s anthem “10% Weird which was great. To finish the festival off we checked out Mick Thomas & the Sure Thing. He was quite good as well, especially “Fathers Day” and “Mondays Experts”. So that was my QMF experience, a great weekend was had by all and l look forward to it again this year.
Sunday, 9 January 2011
2010 in Review
It's been a while, but here goes with my favourites of 2010.
Top Albums 2010
1. The Black Keys – Brothers
2. You Am I – You Am I
3. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
4. Dr. Dog – Shame, Shame
5. The National – High Violet
6. The Tallest Man on Earth – The Wild Hunt
7. Midlake – The Courage of Others
8. The Bon Scotts – Oddernity
9. Spoon – Transference
10. The Beautiful Girls - Spooks
11. Angus and Julia Stone – Down the Way
12. Band of Horses – Infinite Arms
13. Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
14. Basement Birds – Basement Birds
15. Clare Bowditch – Modern Day Addiction
16. Dan Kelly – Dan Kelly’s Dream
17. Broken Bells - Broken Bells
18. Gareth Liddiard - Strange Tourist
19. Claude Hay – Deep Fried Satisfied
20. Stone Temple Pilots – Stone Temple Pilots
21. Washington – I Believe You, Liar
22. Matt Costa – Mobile Chateau
23. Ben Folds & Nick Hornby – Lonely Avenue
24. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
25. LCD Soundsystem – This is Happening
Top Tracks 2010
1. Tighten Up – The Black Keys
2. The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
3. Shadow People – Dr. Dog
4. Conversation 16 – The National
5. Trigger Finger – You Am I
6. Kids on the Run – Tallest Man on Earth
7. We Like War – The Bon Scotts
8. It’s All my Fault – Nicholas Roy
9. I Need a Dollar – Aloe Blacc
10. Written in Reverse - Spoon
11. Hold On, I’m Coming On – Dan Kelly
12. Bus Stop – Basement Birds
13. Heaven Can Wait – Charlotte Gainsbourg feat Beck.
14. Hurt Me – The Jezabels
15. Strange Tourist - Gareth Liddiard
16. Factory – Band of Horses
17. Undercover Martyn – Two Door Cinema Club
18. My Latest Mistake – The Beautiful Girls
19. Children of the Grounds – Midlake
20. On Melancholy Hill – Gorillaz
21. How Can You Live With Yourself – Claude Hay
22. Start a War – Clare Bowditch
23. This Too Shall Pass – OK GO
24. All These Things – Darren Hanlon
25. Big Jet Plane – Angus and Julia Stone
26. She Said – Plan B
27. Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool - Editors
28. The High Road – Broken Bells
29. Dance Yrself Clean – LCD Soundsystem
30. The Season – Matt Costa
31. Save Our Town – Philadelphia Grand Jury
32. Solitude is Bliss – Tame Impala
33. Killer – Whitley
34. O.N.E. – Yeasayer
35. Beat the Devils Tattoo - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
36. Pumped Up Kicks – Foster the People
37. Black Sheep - Metric
38. Baby Lee – Teenage Fanclub
39. Rich Kids – Washington
40. Crave You - Flight Facilities
41. Eyes Wide Open - Gotye
42. Hickory Dichotomy – Stone Temple Pilots
43. Fathers Son – Fistful of Mercy.
44. Every Goliath Has It’s David – The Boy Least Likely To
45. Silverline – The Bees
46. The Sharpest Crown – Joe Pug
47. Fuck You – Cee-Lo
48. Overpass – The John Steel Singers
49. Fables – The Dodos
50. Time to Wander – Gypsy & the Cat
Best TV Seen in 2010.
1. Breaking Bad - Season 3
2. Boardwalk Empire - Season 1
3. The Walking Dead - Season 1
4. Dexter - Season 5
5. An Idiot Abroad - Season 1
6. Bored to Death - Season 2
7. Entourage - Season 7
8. The Ricky Gervais Show - Season 1
9. True Blood - Season 3
10. 30 Rock - Season 5
11. Spicks and Specks
12. Hung - Season 2
13. United States of Tara - Season 2
14. The Simpsons - Season 22
15. Weeds - Season 6
Best Movies of 2010.
1. Scott Pilgrim Vs the World
2. Kick Ass
3. Toy Story 3
4. The Social Network
5. Inception
6. Machete
7. Hot Tub Time Machine
8. Shrek Forever After
9. Shutter Island
10. Easy A
11. The A Team
12. She's Out of my League
13. The Lovely Bones
14. Dinner for Schmucks
15. The Expendables
Top Albums 2010
1. The Black Keys – Brothers
2. You Am I – You Am I
3. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
4. Dr. Dog – Shame, Shame
5. The National – High Violet
6. The Tallest Man on Earth – The Wild Hunt
7. Midlake – The Courage of Others
8. The Bon Scotts – Oddernity
9. Spoon – Transference
10. The Beautiful Girls - Spooks
11. Angus and Julia Stone – Down the Way
12. Band of Horses – Infinite Arms
13. Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
14. Basement Birds – Basement Birds
15. Clare Bowditch – Modern Day Addiction
16. Dan Kelly – Dan Kelly’s Dream
17. Broken Bells - Broken Bells
18. Gareth Liddiard - Strange Tourist
19. Claude Hay – Deep Fried Satisfied
20. Stone Temple Pilots – Stone Temple Pilots
21. Washington – I Believe You, Liar
22. Matt Costa – Mobile Chateau
23. Ben Folds & Nick Hornby – Lonely Avenue
24. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
25. LCD Soundsystem – This is Happening
Top Tracks 2010
1. Tighten Up – The Black Keys
2. The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
3. Shadow People – Dr. Dog
4. Conversation 16 – The National
5. Trigger Finger – You Am I
6. Kids on the Run – Tallest Man on Earth
7. We Like War – The Bon Scotts
8. It’s All my Fault – Nicholas Roy
9. I Need a Dollar – Aloe Blacc
10. Written in Reverse - Spoon
11. Hold On, I’m Coming On – Dan Kelly
12. Bus Stop – Basement Birds
13. Heaven Can Wait – Charlotte Gainsbourg feat Beck.
14. Hurt Me – The Jezabels
15. Strange Tourist - Gareth Liddiard
16. Factory – Band of Horses
17. Undercover Martyn – Two Door Cinema Club
18. My Latest Mistake – The Beautiful Girls
19. Children of the Grounds – Midlake
20. On Melancholy Hill – Gorillaz
21. How Can You Live With Yourself – Claude Hay
22. Start a War – Clare Bowditch
23. This Too Shall Pass – OK GO
24. All These Things – Darren Hanlon
25. Big Jet Plane – Angus and Julia Stone
26. She Said – Plan B
27. Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool - Editors
28. The High Road – Broken Bells
29. Dance Yrself Clean – LCD Soundsystem
30. The Season – Matt Costa
31. Save Our Town – Philadelphia Grand Jury
32. Solitude is Bliss – Tame Impala
33. Killer – Whitley
34. O.N.E. – Yeasayer
35. Beat the Devils Tattoo - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
36. Pumped Up Kicks – Foster the People
37. Black Sheep - Metric
38. Baby Lee – Teenage Fanclub
39. Rich Kids – Washington
40. Crave You - Flight Facilities
41. Eyes Wide Open - Gotye
42. Hickory Dichotomy – Stone Temple Pilots
43. Fathers Son – Fistful of Mercy.
44. Every Goliath Has It’s David – The Boy Least Likely To
45. Silverline – The Bees
46. The Sharpest Crown – Joe Pug
47. Fuck You – Cee-Lo
48. Overpass – The John Steel Singers
49. Fables – The Dodos
50. Time to Wander – Gypsy & the Cat
Best TV Seen in 2010.
1. Breaking Bad - Season 3
2. Boardwalk Empire - Season 1
3. The Walking Dead - Season 1
4. Dexter - Season 5
5. An Idiot Abroad - Season 1
6. Bored to Death - Season 2
7. Entourage - Season 7
8. The Ricky Gervais Show - Season 1
9. True Blood - Season 3
10. 30 Rock - Season 5
11. Spicks and Specks
12. Hung - Season 2
13. United States of Tara - Season 2
14. The Simpsons - Season 22
15. Weeds - Season 6
Best Movies of 2010.
1. Scott Pilgrim Vs the World
2. Kick Ass
3. Toy Story 3
4. The Social Network
5. Inception
6. Machete
7. Hot Tub Time Machine
8. Shrek Forever After
9. Shutter Island
10. Easy A
11. The A Team
12. She's Out of my League
13. The Lovely Bones
14. Dinner for Schmucks
15. The Expendables
Wednesday, 30 December 2009
2009 in Review
Here are some of favourites for the year 2009.
100 Best Songs of 2009
1. "Eid Ma Clack Shaw" - Bill Callahan
2. "The Fixer" - Pearl Jam
3. "Little Lion Man" - Mumford & Sons
4. "A Community Service Announcement" - Jonathon Boulet
5. "Ramona Was a Waitress" - Paul Dempsey
6. "Where Did All the Love Go?" - Kasabian
7. "Running to Stand Still" - Elbow
8. "Down to the Cemetery" - Kid Sam
9. "That Look You Give That Guy" - Eels
10. "Kingdom of Rust" - Doves
11. "Airstream Driver" - Gomez
12. "Cheap and Cheerful" The Kills
13. "Panic Switch" - Silversun Pickups
14. "Silk Suits" - Kram
15. "Blood" - The Middle East
16. "Two Weeks" - Grizzly Bear
17. "Zero" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
18. "Tightrope" - Yeasayer
19. "Lay it Down" - Peter, Bjorn & John
20. "Number With No Name" - Ben Harper & Relentless7
21. "Satellite Skin" - Modest Mouse
22. "Long Way to Go" - Liam Finn & Eliza Jane
23. "Black Wind Blowing" - Mason Jennings
24. "Say Please" - Monsters of Folk
25. "New Fang" - Them Crooked Vultures
26. "The Rakes Song" - The Decemberists
27. "Mexican Mavis" - Boy and Bear
28. "Don't Wait" - The Beautiful Girls
29. "In These Arms" - The Swell Season
30. "I Want Some More" - Dan Auerbach
31. "Bell" - The Mess Hall
32. "White Rose Parade" - Lady of the Sunshine
33. "Just Breathe" - Pearl Jam
34. "You and I" - Wilco (feat Feist)
35. "Percussion Gun" - White Rabbits
36. "I Woke Up Today" - Port O'Brien
37. "Ulysees" - Franz Ferdinand
38. "Thump" - Bertie Blackman
39. "Out the Airlock" - Paul Dempsey
40. "Since We've Been Wrong" - The Mars Volta
41. "No Turning Back" - Sarah Blasko
42. "Pale Horses" - Moby
43. "Crying Lightening" - Arctic Monkeys
44. "Goodtown" - Wagons
45. "Lisztomania" - Phoenix
46. "Set it Right" - Hungry Kids of Hungary
47. "Someone So Much" - Bob Evans
48. "Bloodlines" - Leader Cheetah
49. "Python for a Pillow" - The Fumes
50. "ATX" - Alberta Cross
51. "Fun That We Have" - Julian Plenti
52. "The Price" - Dappled Cities
53. "Foreign Land" - Eskimo Joe
54. "Static Information" - Love of Diagrams
55. "Fugitive" - David Gray
56. "Keep Me in the Dark" - The Fiery Furnaces
57. "I've Got Friends" - Manchester Orchestra"
58. "Lose You" - Peaches
59. "Treat Me Like Your Mother" - The Dead Weather
60. "Convinced Of The Hex" - The Flaming Lips
61. "Chaka Demus" - Jamie T
62. "Sucker" - Jez Mead
63. "One Way Road" - John Butler Trio
64. "For What it's Worth" - Placebo
65. "Sigh No More" - Mumford & Sons
66. "Laughing With" - Regina Spektor
67. "The Uprising" - Muse
68. "Fell Into Me" - Jordie Lane
69. "Brother" - Little Birdy (feat. Paul Kelly)
70. "Get You Back" - Oh Mercy
71. "Dirty Robot" - Lemonheads (feat Kate Moss)
72. "All of the Dreamers" - Powderfinger
73. "While We Wait for the Others" - Grizzly Bear
74. "Keep it Together" - Ben Harper & Relentless7
75. "Sort Of" - Silversun Pickups
76. "Fresh Blood" - Eels
77. "Natural Reaction" - Gomez
78. "Remember Me" - Tame Impala
79. "Compulsion" - Doves
80. "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To" - Weezer
81. "My Girls" - Animal Collective
82. "With This Ship" - The Basics
83. "Heart Skipped a Beat" - The xx
84. "Lua" - Conor Oberst and Gillian Welch
85. "Underdog" - Kasabian
86. "Wilco (The Song)" - Wilco
87. "Low Rising" - The Swell Season
88. "Heads Will Roll" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
89. "We're Mostly Made of Water" - Kid Sam
90. "Ain't No Friend of Mine" - Mason Jennings
91. "Fast Friends" - Paul Dempsey
92. "Bracket WI" - Bon Iver
93. "Amongst the Waves" - Pearl Jam
94. "Little Girl" - Sparklehorse (feat Julian Casablancas)
95. "Man Named Truth" - Monsters of Folk
96. "Diamond and a Tether" - Death Cab for Cutie
97. "Lenin" - Arcade Fire
98. "Mountain Song" - Leeroy Lee
99. "No Kind Words" - The Maccabees
100. "Wheels" - Foo Fighters
Favourite Gigs of 2009 (International)
1. Pearl Jam/Ben Harper - Etihad Stadium
2. Gomez - Palais Theatre
3. Neil Young - Big Day Out
4. Elbow - V Festival
5. The Black Keys - Palais Theatre
6. My Morning Jacket - Big Day Out
7. Dr. Dog - Palais Theatre
8. The Kills - V Festival
9. G. Love & Special Sauce - Hi Fi Bar
10. Jack Johnson - Sound Relief
11. TV on the Radio - Big Day Out
12. Gomez (Bring it On 10th Anniversary Show) - The Espy
13. Kaiser Chiefs - V Festival
14. Ben Kweller - Chill City
15. Arctic Monkeys - Big Day Out
Favourite Gigs of 2009 (Australian)
1. Paul Dempsey - Hepburn Springs Palais
2. Midnight Oil - Sound Relief
3. Hunters and Collectors - Sound Relief
4. Paul Kelly - Chill City
5. Mat McHugh - Rubys Lounge
6. John Butler Trio - Chill City
7. The Beautiful Girls - The Espy
8. The Drones - Big Day Out
9. Paul Kelly - Sound Relief
10. Split Enz - Sound Relief
Best Films of 2009
1. Avatar
2. Inglorious Basterds
3. Zombieland!
4. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
5. Watchmen
6. The Hangover
7. Up
8. Star Trek
9. Gran Torino
10. (500) Days of Summer
11. Adventureland
12. District 9
13. The Boat that Rocked
14. Fanboys
15. The Brothers Bloom
Best TV Shows of 2009
1. Dexter
2. Weeds
3. Spicks and Specks
4. Entourage
5. Californication
6. 30 Rock
7. Curb Your Enthusiasm
8. South Park
9. Scrubs
10. The Simpsons
11. Nip/Tuck
12. Bored to Death
13. rage
14. My Name is Earl
15. United States of Tara
Favourite Books Read in 2009
1. A Nest of Occasionals - Tony Martin
2. The Slap - Christos Tsiolkas
3. Firestarter - Stephen King
4. The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown
5. High Noon in Nimbin - Robert G. Barrett
6. Christine - Stephen King
7. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
8. The Dead Zone - Stephen King
9. And Then We Came to the End - Joshua Ferris
10. The Shining - Stephen King
100 Best Songs of 2009
1. "Eid Ma Clack Shaw" - Bill Callahan
2. "The Fixer" - Pearl Jam
3. "Little Lion Man" - Mumford & Sons
4. "A Community Service Announcement" - Jonathon Boulet
5. "Ramona Was a Waitress" - Paul Dempsey
6. "Where Did All the Love Go?" - Kasabian
7. "Running to Stand Still" - Elbow
8. "Down to the Cemetery" - Kid Sam
9. "That Look You Give That Guy" - Eels
10. "Kingdom of Rust" - Doves
11. "Airstream Driver" - Gomez
12. "Cheap and Cheerful" The Kills
13. "Panic Switch" - Silversun Pickups
14. "Silk Suits" - Kram
15. "Blood" - The Middle East
16. "Two Weeks" - Grizzly Bear
17. "Zero" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
18. "Tightrope" - Yeasayer
19. "Lay it Down" - Peter, Bjorn & John
20. "Number With No Name" - Ben Harper & Relentless7
21. "Satellite Skin" - Modest Mouse
22. "Long Way to Go" - Liam Finn & Eliza Jane
23. "Black Wind Blowing" - Mason Jennings
24. "Say Please" - Monsters of Folk
25. "New Fang" - Them Crooked Vultures
26. "The Rakes Song" - The Decemberists
27. "Mexican Mavis" - Boy and Bear
28. "Don't Wait" - The Beautiful Girls
29. "In These Arms" - The Swell Season
30. "I Want Some More" - Dan Auerbach
31. "Bell" - The Mess Hall
32. "White Rose Parade" - Lady of the Sunshine
33. "Just Breathe" - Pearl Jam
34. "You and I" - Wilco (feat Feist)
35. "Percussion Gun" - White Rabbits
36. "I Woke Up Today" - Port O'Brien
37. "Ulysees" - Franz Ferdinand
38. "Thump" - Bertie Blackman
39. "Out the Airlock" - Paul Dempsey
40. "Since We've Been Wrong" - The Mars Volta
41. "No Turning Back" - Sarah Blasko
42. "Pale Horses" - Moby
43. "Crying Lightening" - Arctic Monkeys
44. "Goodtown" - Wagons
45. "Lisztomania" - Phoenix
46. "Set it Right" - Hungry Kids of Hungary
47. "Someone So Much" - Bob Evans
48. "Bloodlines" - Leader Cheetah
49. "Python for a Pillow" - The Fumes
50. "ATX" - Alberta Cross
51. "Fun That We Have" - Julian Plenti
52. "The Price" - Dappled Cities
53. "Foreign Land" - Eskimo Joe
54. "Static Information" - Love of Diagrams
55. "Fugitive" - David Gray
56. "Keep Me in the Dark" - The Fiery Furnaces
57. "I've Got Friends" - Manchester Orchestra"
58. "Lose You" - Peaches
59. "Treat Me Like Your Mother" - The Dead Weather
60. "Convinced Of The Hex" - The Flaming Lips
61. "Chaka Demus" - Jamie T
62. "Sucker" - Jez Mead
63. "One Way Road" - John Butler Trio
64. "For What it's Worth" - Placebo
65. "Sigh No More" - Mumford & Sons
66. "Laughing With" - Regina Spektor
67. "The Uprising" - Muse
68. "Fell Into Me" - Jordie Lane
69. "Brother" - Little Birdy (feat. Paul Kelly)
70. "Get You Back" - Oh Mercy
71. "Dirty Robot" - Lemonheads (feat Kate Moss)
72. "All of the Dreamers" - Powderfinger
73. "While We Wait for the Others" - Grizzly Bear
74. "Keep it Together" - Ben Harper & Relentless7
75. "Sort Of" - Silversun Pickups
76. "Fresh Blood" - Eels
77. "Natural Reaction" - Gomez
78. "Remember Me" - Tame Impala
79. "Compulsion" - Doves
80. "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To" - Weezer
81. "My Girls" - Animal Collective
82. "With This Ship" - The Basics
83. "Heart Skipped a Beat" - The xx
84. "Lua" - Conor Oberst and Gillian Welch
85. "Underdog" - Kasabian
86. "Wilco (The Song)" - Wilco
87. "Low Rising" - The Swell Season
88. "Heads Will Roll" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
89. "We're Mostly Made of Water" - Kid Sam
90. "Ain't No Friend of Mine" - Mason Jennings
91. "Fast Friends" - Paul Dempsey
92. "Bracket WI" - Bon Iver
93. "Amongst the Waves" - Pearl Jam
94. "Little Girl" - Sparklehorse (feat Julian Casablancas)
95. "Man Named Truth" - Monsters of Folk
96. "Diamond and a Tether" - Death Cab for Cutie
97. "Lenin" - Arcade Fire
98. "Mountain Song" - Leeroy Lee
99. "No Kind Words" - The Maccabees
100. "Wheels" - Foo Fighters
Favourite Gigs of 2009 (International)
1. Pearl Jam/Ben Harper - Etihad Stadium
2. Gomez - Palais Theatre
3. Neil Young - Big Day Out
4. Elbow - V Festival
5. The Black Keys - Palais Theatre
6. My Morning Jacket - Big Day Out
7. Dr. Dog - Palais Theatre
8. The Kills - V Festival
9. G. Love & Special Sauce - Hi Fi Bar
10. Jack Johnson - Sound Relief
11. TV on the Radio - Big Day Out
12. Gomez (Bring it On 10th Anniversary Show) - The Espy
13. Kaiser Chiefs - V Festival
14. Ben Kweller - Chill City
15. Arctic Monkeys - Big Day Out
Favourite Gigs of 2009 (Australian)
1. Paul Dempsey - Hepburn Springs Palais
2. Midnight Oil - Sound Relief
3. Hunters and Collectors - Sound Relief
4. Paul Kelly - Chill City
5. Mat McHugh - Rubys Lounge
6. John Butler Trio - Chill City
7. The Beautiful Girls - The Espy
8. The Drones - Big Day Out
9. Paul Kelly - Sound Relief
10. Split Enz - Sound Relief
Best Films of 2009
1. Avatar
2. Inglorious Basterds
3. Zombieland!
4. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
5. Watchmen
6. The Hangover
7. Up
8. Star Trek
9. Gran Torino
10. (500) Days of Summer
11. Adventureland
12. District 9
13. The Boat that Rocked
14. Fanboys
15. The Brothers Bloom
Best TV Shows of 2009
1. Dexter
2. Weeds
3. Spicks and Specks
4. Entourage
5. Californication
6. 30 Rock
7. Curb Your Enthusiasm
8. South Park
9. Scrubs
10. The Simpsons
11. Nip/Tuck
12. Bored to Death
13. rage
14. My Name is Earl
15. United States of Tara
Favourite Books Read in 2009
1. A Nest of Occasionals - Tony Martin
2. The Slap - Christos Tsiolkas
3. Firestarter - Stephen King
4. The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown
5. High Noon in Nimbin - Robert G. Barrett
6. Christine - Stephen King
7. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
8. The Dead Zone - Stephen King
9. And Then We Came to the End - Joshua Ferris
10. The Shining - Stephen King
Tuesday, 29 December 2009
The Best Albums of 2009
Best Albums of 2009
1. Pearl Jam - Backspacer
Key Tracks: "The Fixer", "Just Breathe", "Amongst the Waves", "Gonna See My Friend"
2. Paul Dempsey - Everything is True
Key Tracks: "Out the Airlock", "Ramona Was a Waitress", "Fast Friends", "Bird in a Basement"
3. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
Key Tracks: "Little Lion Man", "Sigh No More", "White Blank Page", "Awake My Soul"
4. Doves - Kingdom of Rust
Key Tracks: "Compulsion", "Kingdom of Rust", "Jetstream", "Winter Hill", "Spellbound".
5. Gomez - A New Tide
Key Tracks: "Airstream Driver", "Natural Reaction", "Little Pieces", "Lost Track", "Other Plans"
6. Eels - Hombre Lobo
Key Tracks: "Fresh Blood", "Tremendous Dynamite", "That Look You Give That Guy", "Prizefighter", "In My Dreams"
7. Kasabian - The West Rider Pauper Lunatic
Key Tracks: "Where Did All the Love Go", "Underdog", "Fast Fuse", "Vlad the Imapler", "Fire"
8. Monsters of Folk - Self Titled
Key Tracks: "Say Please", "Magic Marker", "Man Named Truth", "Goodway".
9. Mason Jennings - Blood of Man
Key Tracks: "Black Wind Blowing", "Ain't No Friend of Mine", "The Tourist", "The Field"
10. Kram - Mixtape
Key Tracks: "Silk Suits", "Ridin' High", "Satellite", "Burnin Sands"
11. Silversun Pickups - Swoon
Key Tracks: "Panic Switch", "There's No Secrets This Year", "Sort Of", "Surrounded"
12. Them Crooked Vultures - Self-Titled
Key Tracks: "New Fang", "Mind Eraser, No Chaser", "Scumbag Blues", "No-one Loves Me & Neither Do I".
13. The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
Key Tracks: "The Rake's Song", "The Wanting Comes in Waves/Repaid", "Annan Water", The Hazards of Love 1"
14. Ben Harper and Relentless7 - White Lies for Dark Times
Key Tracks: "Number With No Name", "Keep it Together", "Boots Like These", "Shimmer and Shine
15. The Swell Season - Strict Joy
Key Tracks: "Low Rising", "In These Arms", "Fantasy Man", "The Rain"
16. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
Key Tracks: "Heads Will Roll", "Shame and Fortune", "Zero", "Soft Shock"
17. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
Key Tracks: "Two Weeks", "Foreground", "While We Wait for the Others", "Southern Point"
18. Sarah Blasko - As Day Follows Night
Key Tracks: "No Turning Back", "We Won't Run", "All I Want", "Bird on a Wire"
19. Wilco - Wilco (the Album)
Key Tracks: "Wilco (The Song)", "One Wing", "You and I (feat Feist)", "I'll Fight"
20. The Mars Volta - Octahedron
Key Tracks: "Cotopaxi", "With Twilight As My Guide", "Teflon", "Halo Of Nembutals"
21. Bob Evans - Goodnight, Bull Creek!
Key Tracks: "Pasha Balker", "Someone So Much", Hand Me Downs", "Brother O Brother"
22. Jamie T - Kings & Queens
Key Tracks: "Chaka Demus", "Sticks N Stones", "Emily's Heart", "Spiders Web"
23. The Middle East - The Recordings of the Middle East
Key Tracks: "Blood", "The Darkest Side", "Lonely", "Fools Gold"
24. David Gray - Draw the Line
Key Tracks: "Fugitive", "Nemesis", "Draw the Line", "Full Steam"
25. Powderfinger - Golden Rule
Key Tracks: "Iberian Dream", "All of the Dreamers", "Burn Your Name", "Jewel"
26. Alberta Cross - Broken Side of Time
Key Tracks: "ATX", "Taking Control", "City Walls", "Song Three Blues"
27. Dan Auerbach - Keep it Hid
Key Tracks: "I Wan't Some More", Street Walkin'", "The Prowl", "Trouble Weighs a Ton
28. Lady of the Sunshine - Smoking Gun
Key Tracks: "White Rose Parade", "The Wolf", "Kings Black Magic", "Smoking Gun"
29. Franz Ferdinand - Tonight:
Key Tracks: "Ulysees", "Turn it On", "No You Girls", "Twilight Owens".
30. Peaches - I Feel Cream
Key Tracks: "Talk To Me", "Trick or Treat", "Serpentine", "I Feel Cream"
1. Pearl Jam - Backspacer
Key Tracks: "The Fixer", "Just Breathe", "Amongst the Waves", "Gonna See My Friend"
2. Paul Dempsey - Everything is True
Key Tracks: "Out the Airlock", "Ramona Was a Waitress", "Fast Friends", "Bird in a Basement"
3. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
Key Tracks: "Little Lion Man", "Sigh No More", "White Blank Page", "Awake My Soul"
4. Doves - Kingdom of Rust
Key Tracks: "Compulsion", "Kingdom of Rust", "Jetstream", "Winter Hill", "Spellbound".
5. Gomez - A New Tide
Key Tracks: "Airstream Driver", "Natural Reaction", "Little Pieces", "Lost Track", "Other Plans"
6. Eels - Hombre Lobo
Key Tracks: "Fresh Blood", "Tremendous Dynamite", "That Look You Give That Guy", "Prizefighter", "In My Dreams"
7. Kasabian - The West Rider Pauper Lunatic
Key Tracks: "Where Did All the Love Go", "Underdog", "Fast Fuse", "Vlad the Imapler", "Fire"
8. Monsters of Folk - Self Titled
Key Tracks: "Say Please", "Magic Marker", "Man Named Truth", "Goodway".
9. Mason Jennings - Blood of Man
Key Tracks: "Black Wind Blowing", "Ain't No Friend of Mine", "The Tourist", "The Field"
10. Kram - Mixtape
Key Tracks: "Silk Suits", "Ridin' High", "Satellite", "Burnin Sands"
11. Silversun Pickups - Swoon
Key Tracks: "Panic Switch", "There's No Secrets This Year", "Sort Of", "Surrounded"
12. Them Crooked Vultures - Self-Titled
Key Tracks: "New Fang", "Mind Eraser, No Chaser", "Scumbag Blues", "No-one Loves Me & Neither Do I".
13. The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
Key Tracks: "The Rake's Song", "The Wanting Comes in Waves/Repaid", "Annan Water", The Hazards of Love 1"
14. Ben Harper and Relentless7 - White Lies for Dark Times
Key Tracks: "Number With No Name", "Keep it Together", "Boots Like These", "Shimmer and Shine
15. The Swell Season - Strict Joy
Key Tracks: "Low Rising", "In These Arms", "Fantasy Man", "The Rain"
16. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
Key Tracks: "Heads Will Roll", "Shame and Fortune", "Zero", "Soft Shock"
17. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
Key Tracks: "Two Weeks", "Foreground", "While We Wait for the Others", "Southern Point"
18. Sarah Blasko - As Day Follows Night
Key Tracks: "No Turning Back", "We Won't Run", "All I Want", "Bird on a Wire"
19. Wilco - Wilco (the Album)
Key Tracks: "Wilco (The Song)", "One Wing", "You and I (feat Feist)", "I'll Fight"
20. The Mars Volta - Octahedron
Key Tracks: "Cotopaxi", "With Twilight As My Guide", "Teflon", "Halo Of Nembutals"
21. Bob Evans - Goodnight, Bull Creek!
Key Tracks: "Pasha Balker", "Someone So Much", Hand Me Downs", "Brother O Brother"
22. Jamie T - Kings & Queens
Key Tracks: "Chaka Demus", "Sticks N Stones", "Emily's Heart", "Spiders Web"
23. The Middle East - The Recordings of the Middle East
Key Tracks: "Blood", "The Darkest Side", "Lonely", "Fools Gold"
24. David Gray - Draw the Line
Key Tracks: "Fugitive", "Nemesis", "Draw the Line", "Full Steam"
25. Powderfinger - Golden Rule
Key Tracks: "Iberian Dream", "All of the Dreamers", "Burn Your Name", "Jewel"
26. Alberta Cross - Broken Side of Time
Key Tracks: "ATX", "Taking Control", "City Walls", "Song Three Blues"
27. Dan Auerbach - Keep it Hid
Key Tracks: "I Wan't Some More", Street Walkin'", "The Prowl", "Trouble Weighs a Ton
28. Lady of the Sunshine - Smoking Gun
Key Tracks: "White Rose Parade", "The Wolf", "Kings Black Magic", "Smoking Gun"
29. Franz Ferdinand - Tonight:
Key Tracks: "Ulysees", "Turn it On", "No You Girls", "Twilight Owens".
30. Peaches - I Feel Cream
Key Tracks: "Talk To Me", "Trick or Treat", "Serpentine", "I Feel Cream"
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Pearl Jam - Gig Review - Etihad Stadium - Nov 20th 2009
The news that Pearl Jam and Ben Harper would be playing on the same bill was a source of great excitement to me which only grew after hearing Backspacer which is their best album since Vs in my opinion. My friends shared my sentiments and a posse of over 10 people was quickly formed as the countdown to the 20th November begun. After leaving work early at 4pm, we all congregated at a close-by pub to get a few beers into us before Ben Harper started. We timed it perfectly, arriving just as the great man got on stage to play the unreleased track "I Will Not be Broken". By the time we made it down to our spot in the Fixer field (Front GA) we were treated to the first of the nights countless highlights with the suprise inclusion of "Faded" which sounded just as good a did with his original band. "Number With No Name" was next which is one of my faves from the new album. Eddie Vedder was then invited on stage for an awesome duet with Harper on the Queen/Bowie classic "Under Pressure". They sounded great together and even inproved on the original with Harper hitting some awe inspiring notes and Vedder treating the crowd to an early taste of his distinctive vocals. Harper then treated the crowd to another of his classics with "Diamonds on the Inside" much to the delight of the many fans of Harper's earlier tunes, myself included. The band finsihed the set with some tracks from this years White Lies for Dark Times and another new track called "Rock N Roll is Free" which sounded quite good as well. The lineup for drinks was a pisstake and I missed more than I would have liked of the second half of Harper's set but could hear it pretty well.
Pearl Jam wasted no time when it came to playing the songs the crows wanted to hear opening with the laid back "Elderly Woman" from their best album Vs followed by the more energetic "Corduroy" and "Animal". By the time one-two combo of "Even Flow" and "Oceans" was played to an extremely appreciative crowd I was aware that I was witnessing something more than an average touring rock show, well aware that the set so far was quite different to the previous shows at Perth and Adelaide. It is rare for international artists or even locals for that metter to play a different set for each gig and is one of the many reasons that I rate this gig as my favourite of all time. They ticked every box required for the perfect performance as they played plenty of their hits, a few covers, some special guests, a few unexpected rarities and it went for 2 and a half hours. The group of friends I went with all shared the same opinion and the best was yet to come. Other highlights from the main set included "Given to Fly" (dedicated to my favourite footballer Richo), "The Fixer" and "Do the Evolution".
As good as the main set was, the two encores that followed were nothing short of perfect. Eddie Vedder came out by himself to rapturous applause armed only with his acoustic guitar to play a chilling version of Neil Young's "The Needle and the Damage Done" which is one of my favourite songs ever. This was followed by another acoustic track "Just Breathe" from the new album which sounded great. The first very special guest, Ben Harper, was then invited on stage for a couple tracks, first on slide guitar only on "Red Mosquito" and then shared the vocals on the highlight of the night "Indifference". It was the track I was most hoping to hear and was every bit as good as I'd hoped. I would have been quite happy for the gig to end there but there were 10 more classics yet to come. To finish the first encore we were treated to 4 in a row from the classic debut Ten, the highlight being "Jeremy" as the 50,000 strong crowd sang along.
The 2nd encore begun with a rousing version of one of Australia's greatest songs, "Throw Your Arms Around Me" joined by Liam Finn on vocals which envoked another heartfelt sing-along from the crowd. By the time "Black", "Spin the Black Circle" and "Alive" were played I was entirely exhausted and completely blown away by the calvacade of hits I had witnessed and I was not the Lone Ranger. The concert finished with a great version of The Who's classic "Baba O'Reilly" and popular B-side "Yellow Ledbetter" featuring some wicked AC/DC riffage. After 32 tracks and 2 and a half hours of madness I was spent and ready for home.
Best. Gig. Ever.
Set List: Elderly Woman, Corduroy, Animal, Got Some, Brother, Amongst The Waves, Even Flow, Oceans, Lukin, Green Disease, Force of Nature, Present Tense, Gonne See My Friend, Given To Fly, Daughter / Another Brick In The Wall Part 2-(Waters), Glorified G, The Fixer, Do the Evolution,
1st encore: The Needle And The Damage Done-(Young), Just Breathe, Red Mosquito w/ Ben Harper, Indifference w/ Ben Harper, Jeremy, Deep, Why Go, Porch
2nd encore: Throw Your Arms Around Me w/ Liam Finn-(Archer, Falconer, Howard, Miles, Seymour, Smith, Waters), Black, Spin The Black Circle, Alive, Baba O'Riley (Townshend), Yellow Ledbetter / AC/DC Medley-(Scott, Young, Young)
Pearl Jam wasted no time when it came to playing the songs the crows wanted to hear opening with the laid back "Elderly Woman" from their best album Vs followed by the more energetic "Corduroy" and "Animal". By the time one-two combo of "Even Flow" and "Oceans" was played to an extremely appreciative crowd I was aware that I was witnessing something more than an average touring rock show, well aware that the set so far was quite different to the previous shows at Perth and Adelaide. It is rare for international artists or even locals for that metter to play a different set for each gig and is one of the many reasons that I rate this gig as my favourite of all time. They ticked every box required for the perfect performance as they played plenty of their hits, a few covers, some special guests, a few unexpected rarities and it went for 2 and a half hours. The group of friends I went with all shared the same opinion and the best was yet to come. Other highlights from the main set included "Given to Fly" (dedicated to my favourite footballer Richo), "The Fixer" and "Do the Evolution".
As good as the main set was, the two encores that followed were nothing short of perfect. Eddie Vedder came out by himself to rapturous applause armed only with his acoustic guitar to play a chilling version of Neil Young's "The Needle and the Damage Done" which is one of my favourite songs ever. This was followed by another acoustic track "Just Breathe" from the new album which sounded great. The first very special guest, Ben Harper, was then invited on stage for a couple tracks, first on slide guitar only on "Red Mosquito" and then shared the vocals on the highlight of the night "Indifference". It was the track I was most hoping to hear and was every bit as good as I'd hoped. I would have been quite happy for the gig to end there but there were 10 more classics yet to come. To finish the first encore we were treated to 4 in a row from the classic debut Ten, the highlight being "Jeremy" as the 50,000 strong crowd sang along.
The 2nd encore begun with a rousing version of one of Australia's greatest songs, "Throw Your Arms Around Me" joined by Liam Finn on vocals which envoked another heartfelt sing-along from the crowd. By the time "Black", "Spin the Black Circle" and "Alive" were played I was entirely exhausted and completely blown away by the calvacade of hits I had witnessed and I was not the Lone Ranger. The concert finished with a great version of The Who's classic "Baba O'Reilly" and popular B-side "Yellow Ledbetter" featuring some wicked AC/DC riffage. After 32 tracks and 2 and a half hours of madness I was spent and ready for home.
Best. Gig. Ever.
Set List: Elderly Woman, Corduroy, Animal, Got Some, Brother, Amongst The Waves, Even Flow, Oceans, Lukin, Green Disease, Force of Nature, Present Tense, Gonne See My Friend, Given To Fly, Daughter / Another Brick In The Wall Part 2-(Waters), Glorified G, The Fixer, Do the Evolution,
1st encore: The Needle And The Damage Done-(Young), Just Breathe, Red Mosquito w/ Ben Harper, Indifference w/ Ben Harper, Jeremy, Deep, Why Go, Porch
2nd encore: Throw Your Arms Around Me w/ Liam Finn-(Archer, Falconer, Howard, Miles, Seymour, Smith, Waters), Black, Spin The Black Circle, Alive, Baba O'Riley (Townshend), Yellow Ledbetter / AC/DC Medley-(Scott, Young, Young)
Monday, 16 November 2009
Friday, 30 October 2009
Them Crooked Vultures - New Fang
Them Crooked Vultures have finally released the first taste from their upcoming and greatly anticipated debut album and it's a ripper. For those unaware of the supergroup, the band features Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) on guitar and lead vocal, Dave Grohl on drums on backing vocal and John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) on bass. It features Homme's signature guitar sound and it's great to hear Grohl back behind the drums.
Australia will be the first country to get the album when it lands on our shores November 13th before the worldwide release on November 17th. Those wanting to see the rock gods in action will get the chance next year when they play 4 date tour around Australia in January. See the dates below.
Tue Jan 19 – Challenge Stadium, Perth
Fri Jan 22 – Festival Hall, Melbourne
Mon Jan 25 – Riverstage, Brisbane
Tue Jan 26 – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Australia will be the first country to get the album when it lands on our shores November 13th before the worldwide release on November 17th. Those wanting to see the rock gods in action will get the chance next year when they play 4 date tour around Australia in January. See the dates below.
Tue Jan 19 – Challenge Stadium, Perth
Fri Jan 22 – Festival Hall, Melbourne
Mon Jan 25 – Riverstage, Brisbane
Tue Jan 26 – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Monday, 31 August 2009
Paul Dempsey - Everything is True - Album Review
*****On his debut solo album, Paul Dempsey has kept everything that is great about Something for Kate and made a fresh and unique sound that I can't get enough of. I've been listening to this album on repeat for over 2 weeks now and have not come close to tiring of it yet. Even the latest single "Romona Was a Waitress" which is getting fairly heavy airplay still sounds fresh. The songwriting on Everything is True is Dempsey's strongest effort since SFK's Elsewhere for 8 Minutes and the simple yet catchy acoustic guitar is the perfect accompaniment to his clever and insightful lyrics. All the instruments on the album are played by Dempsey and he also wrote and co-produced the debut with Wayne Connolly, who has previously worked with The Fauves and Josh Pyke, proving that he is truly one of Australia's most talented artists. It's hard to pick highlights on such a strong album but I am really loving "Fast Friends", "Bird in a Basement" and current single "Romona Was a Waitress". The bonus disc features four covers played acoustically and is a nice addition, if only for the great MGMT cover of "Time to Pretend. You can find his cover version of classic 90's Teenage Fanclub track "Sparky's Dream" on iTunes as well which is probably my favourite of the cover versions. This fantasic debut is the current leader for Album of the Year at this stage and I am looking forward to seeing a full live show at the Palais in Hepburn Springs on the 11th Sept, having seen a sneak preview at RRR's Performance Space in July before hearing the album. I strongly receommend this album, even if for some stupid reason Something for Kate is not your cup of tea. 5 out of 5.
Everything is True
1. Bats
2. Fast Friends
3. Out The Airlock
4. Ramona Was A Waitress
5. Take Us To Your Leader
6. Bird In A Basement
7. Theme From Nice Guy
8. Have You Fallen Out Of Love?
9. The Great Optimist
10. Safety In Numbness
11. Man Of The Moment
Counterfeits and Forgeries
1. Time to Pretend (MGMT)
2. Heaven (Talking Heads)
3. So Like Candy (Elvis Costello)
4. Disappearer (Sonic Youth)
5. Sparky's Dream (Teenage Fanclub) iTunes Bonus Track
Here are the latest tour dates for Paul Dempsey
Thurs 10 September – Ruby’s Lounge
Fri 11 September – The Palais, Hepburn Springs
Sat 12 September – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Wed 16 September – Lizottes, Kincumber
Thurs 17 September – Wollongong University, Wollongong
Fri 18 September – Brewery, Newcastle
Sat 19 September – Manning Bar, Sydney
Fri 25 September – The Sound Lounge, Gold Coast
Sat 26 September – The Zoo, Brisbane
Thurs 1 October – The Gov, Adelaide
Fri 2 October – Rosemount Hotel, Perth
Sat 3 October – Fly By Night Club, Fremantle
Fri 9 October – Karova Lounge, Ballarat
Sat 10 October – Westernport Hotel, San Remo
Thursday, 20 August 2009
David Gray - New Single and Album
1. Fugitive2. Draw The Line
3. Nemesis
4. Jackdaw
5. Kathleen
6. First Chance
7. Harder
8. Transformation
9. Stella The Artist
10. Breathe
11. Full Steam
David Gray has just released an excellent video for "Fugitive" which will be the first single from his forthcoming album Draw the Line due out on September 22. It's another great upbeat piano driven classic from the UK singer who hasn't released an album in 4 years. See below for the latest video for David Gray and a couple of classics.
Thursday, 6 August 2009
Falls Festival 09/10 - 1st Lineup Announcement
The 1st announcement for this years Falls Festival has come out a week early due to a leak and it looks to be another solid lineup for 3 day festival. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Future of the Left and Grizzly Bear were long rumoured to be appearing and have now been confirmed in the eclectic lineup that has something to please everyone. This lineup will be shared with the rest of Australia with Brisbane's Sunset Sounds Festival on the 6th and 7th January 2010 as well as Perth on January 8-10, 2010 for the Southbound Festival. The Falls Festival will be held in Lorne, Victoria as per usual and be held over the new year period from the 29th December 09- 1st January 2010. Those wanting a ticket should head to the website www.fallsfestival.com to register as they will be harder to acquire than ever before with this stellar lineup.Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Moby / Hilltop Hoods / Grizzly Bear / Rodrigo y Gabriela /The Temper Trap / Xavier Rudd / Emiliana Torrini / Little Birdy / Midnight Juggernauts / Andrew Bird / Lyrics Born / Chairlift / King Kahn and The Shrines / Editors / Philadelphia Grand Jury / Kaki King / Sarah Blasko / Art vs Science / DJ Yoda / Liam Finn / Lisa Mitchell / Major Lazer Soundsystem (DJ Set) / Patrick Watson / Seasick Steve / The View / Urthboy / White Rabbits / Future Of The Left / Killaqueenz (Lorne Only) / Yves Klein Blue / The John Steel Singers
Modest Mouse - King Rat - Music Video
Here is the latest video clip fopr "King Rat" from the new Modest Mouse rarities EP, No One's First, and You're Next. It was directed by the late Heath Leadger and is a fantastic animated clip and a great song too. Ledger's first music video attempt was for Ben Harper's "Morning Yearning" which was also an excellent clip. Enjoy.
Wednesday, 5 August 2009
Pearl Jam with Ben Harper and Relentless7 & Liam Finn - Aust & NZ Tour
Pearl Jam have just announced that they are returning to Australia to tour their upcoming album Backspacer, due out on September 14th. To make the gig even more enticingthey have brought along Ben Harper and Relentless7 and Liam Finn to support them. All shows will be held at larger stadium venues with only one show for each city. This will be my second time seeing Pearl Jam after catching their epic two and a half hour show at the Myer Music Bowl in 1995. I was one of the few who had actually purchased a ticket after about 10,000 charged into the gig through a knocked down fence. It was one of my first concerts and I managed to get right up the front which was quickly abondoned when Pearl Jam got on stage as I was getting crushed. I managed to crowd surf (my first and only experience) my way further back for a better position and was treated to an excellent set of hits lasting 2 and a half hours including a great cover of "Throw Your Arms Around Me".
Ben Harper is one of my favourite artists and I am looking forward to seeing him for the sixth time, this time with a new backing band and new songs. Unfortunately his excellent back catalogue will most likely be left behind for his new material but I did enjoy the new direction of White Lies for Dark Times. My first time seeing Ben Harper live was at the Offshore Festival at Torquay in 1999 and I became an instant fan when he opened with Pearl Jam's "Indifference". Hopefully Harper will join Pearl Jam on this tour to colloborate on one of my favourite songs on this tour. The version they did together (see below) on Triple J in 2001 is my favourite live performance ever.Liam Finn will be opening all the shows in Aus and NZ bringing some new tracks from forthcoming EP Champagne in Seashells which includes the catchy new single "Long Way To Go". See below for dates and be sure to get in quick as they will be sure to sell out fast.
Tickets go on Sale Monday 17th August.
Tour Dates:
Friday, 20 November, 2009: Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Ticketmaster - www.ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100
6pm - Liam Finn
7pm - Ben Harper and Relentless7
8.30pm - Pearl Jam
Sunday, 22 November, 2009: Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Ticketek - www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849
Wednesday, 25 November, 2009: QSAC Stadium, Brisbane
Ticketek - www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849
Friday, 27 November, 2009: Mt Smart, Auckland, New Zealand
Ticketek: www.ticketek.co.nz or 0800 842538
Sunday, 29 November, 2009: AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand
Ticketek: www.ticketek.co.nz or 0800 842538
Ticket Prices are about $125 for Gold and $99 for Silver + BF.
Monday, 3 August 2009
Gomez - A New Tour 2009 - Australia
October sees Gomez heading to Australia for the umpteenth time and for the second time this year. This time around they've got a fantastic new album, A New Tide, to show off.I have been lucky enough to witness the awesome live show of Gomez five times including their first tour in 2000, an excellent set at Spendour in the Grass in 2002 and their recreation of the album Bring it On at the Espy earlier this year. Gomez have always put on a good show and I'm sure this tour will be no exception. See below for the dates announced so far. Tickets for all shows are about $60 + BF.Thursday October 22 • METRO THEATRE • SYDNEY
Saturday October 24 • ANU BAR • ANU, CANBERRA
Sunday October 25 • HI FI BAR AND BALLROOM • BRISBANE
Wednesday October 28 • HI FI BAR AND BALLROOM • MELBOURNE
Friday October 30 • THE GOV • ADELAIDE
Saturday October 31 • FLY BY NIGHT • FREMANTLE
Sunday November 1 • FLY BY NIGHT • FREMANTLE
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Thursday, 30 July 2009
Mason Jennings - New Album
Mason Jennings has announced that his 8th studio album, Blood of Man, will be released on the 15th September 2009. This is Mason's 2nd release for Jack Johnson's label Brushfire Records and I am looking forward to hearing it more than any other release on this years schedule. The new album was produced by Mason and he has also played all the instruments for the first time.For my money, Mason Jennings is the greatest songwriter of our time and is very underrated, especially in Australia. For anyone who has not heard Mason Jennings before, do yourself a favour and give him a try. His distinctive voice and ability to write clever, amusing and thoughtful lyrics should make him as popular as his label boss Jack Johnson, but unfortunately mentioning his name usually ellicits blank stares. Hopefully this album will be the one that breaks him as artist and it might entice to make another trip down to Australia. I was lucky enough to see him twice on a weekend back in 2003 when he supported The Beautiful Girls and his version of "Bulls on Parade" on an acoustic guitar is one of the best live covers I have ever seen. Here is a statement from the man himself on the upcoming album:
“I can’t wait to get out on the road and play the new songs from Blood of Man. This batch of songs is so intensely personal, so dark, and so rocking that I am a little afraid of what will happen. That’s why I am bringing out my good friends Brian McLeod on drums and Chris Morrissey on bass. I will be playing a lot of electric guitar and I can honestly say that I have no idea what will be conjured up. I only know that it will be really open, really loud and really real.” -Mason Jennings
Here is a great short film with Mason discussing the new album Blood of Man. I also found a couple of songs played acoustic from the new album and some classic Mason for newcomers.
(Not Official Video)
Thursday, 23 July 2009
Homebake 09 - First Announcement
Australia's premier homegrown music festival is back for it's 15th year and features some of the country's best bands and as usual some unexpected acts from yesteryear. The most exciting announcement for me is 90's stoner rock legends Tumbleweed who I have seen play excellent sets at a number of festivals. Hopefully they will some more shows around Australia around the time of Homebake. Powderfinger will likely have a swag of brand new tracks to road test as well as they are currently in the studio recording their 7th studio album.POWDERFINGER, JET, HILLTOP HOODS, ESKIMO JOE, SIA, DANIEL MERRIWEATHER, MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS, SARAH BLASKO, A special best of performance by TIM FINN, CLOSURE IN MOSCOW, TIKI TAANE (NZ), SHORT STACK, UNDERGROUND LOVERS (original line-up) PHRASE, DECODER RING, BUMBLEBEEZ, TUMBLEWEED (original line-up), EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING, ROWLAND S HOWARD (together with Mick Harvey, JP Shiloh & Lindsay Gravina), THE FUNKOARS, THE MIDDLE EAST, THE ASTON SHUFFLE, SUGAR ARMY, RECORD PRODUCER, SHOCKONE + many more still to be announced
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Thursday, 9 July 2009
Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time - List
Here is 100-1 of Triple J's Hottest 100 of All Time that has been counting since Tuesday. They whole countdown will be replayed over this weekend but they have been revealing 20 a day and so far it has been an excellent list. Good to see some AC/DC, Johnny Cash, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin as well as some newer stuff like Bon Iver, Modest Mouse, Jeff Buckley and The Shins. I will update the list as the countdown continues. The final 20 of the countdown will not be revealed until Sunday afternoon.
1. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
2. Rage Against the Machine - Killing In The Name
3. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
4. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
5. Radiohead - Paranoid Android
6. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
7. Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye
8. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge
9. Foo Fighters - Everlong
10. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
11. John Lennon - Imagine
12. Oasis - Wonderwall
13. Radiohead - Creep
14. The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
15. Radiohead - Karma Police
16. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
17. Hilltop Hoods - The Nosebleed Section
18. Muse - Knights Of Cydonia
19. Metallica - One
20. White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
21. Powderfinger - These Days
22. Massive Attack - Teardrop
23. Hunters & Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me
24. The Beatles - A Day in the Life
25. Pearl Jam - Alive
26. Michael Jackson - Thriller
27. Powderfinger - My Happiness
28. Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
29. Pixies - Where Is My Mind?
30. Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
31. Metallica - Enter Sandman
32. New Order - Blue Monday
33. Silverchair - Tomorrow
34. The Living End - Prisoner Of Society
35. Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
36. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Into My Arms
37. Tool - Stinkfist
38. The Killers - Mr Brightside
39. Pearl Jam - Better Man
40. Nirvana - Come As You Are
41. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
42. Bloc Party - Banquet
43. The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
44. The Beatles - Hey Jude
45. Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows
46. Faith No More - Epic
47. John Butler Trio - Betterman
48. Beastie Boys - Sabotage
49. Guns 'N Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
50. Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
51. Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings
52. You Am I - Berlin Chair
53. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
54. The Cure - Close To Me
55. Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone
56. Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should Have Come Over
57. Tool - Forty Six & 2
58. Daft Punk - Around The World
59. Augie March - One Crowded Hour
60. Johnny Cash - Hurt
61. Blur - Song 2
62. Nine Inch Nails - Closer
63. AC/DC - Thunderstruck
64. Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
65. Underworld - Born Slippy
66. Elton John - Tiny Dancer
67. Ben Folds Five - Brick
68. Blink 182 - Dammit
69. Jeff Buckley - Grace
70. The Prodigy - Breathe
71. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
72. The Shins - New Slang
73. The Clash - London Calling
74. Nirvana - Lithium
75. Green Day - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
76. The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
77. Gotye - Hearts A Mess
78. Smashing Pumpkins - Today
79. David Bowie - Life on Mars
80. The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
81. Pulp - Common People
82. System Of A Down - Chop Suey!
83. Placebo - Every You Every Me
84. Bob Marley & The Wailers - No Woman, No Cry
85. The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
86. The Beatles - Come Together
87. Coldplay - Yellow
88. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
89. Rage Against the Machine - Bulls On Parade
90. Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire
91. AC/DC - Back In Black
92. Bon Iver - Skinny Love
93. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
94. Modest Mouse - Float On
95. Stevie Wonder - Superstition
96. Daft Punk - One More Time
97. Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
98. Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
99. TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me
100. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
1. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
2. Rage Against the Machine - Killing In The Name
3. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
4. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
5. Radiohead - Paranoid Android
6. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
7. Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye
8. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge
9. Foo Fighters - Everlong
10. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
11. John Lennon - Imagine
12. Oasis - Wonderwall
13. Radiohead - Creep
14. The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
15. Radiohead - Karma Police
16. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
17. Hilltop Hoods - The Nosebleed Section
18. Muse - Knights Of Cydonia
19. Metallica - One
20. White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
21. Powderfinger - These Days
22. Massive Attack - Teardrop
23. Hunters & Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me
24. The Beatles - A Day in the Life
25. Pearl Jam - Alive
26. Michael Jackson - Thriller
27. Powderfinger - My Happiness
28. Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
29. Pixies - Where Is My Mind?
30. Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
31. Metallica - Enter Sandman
32. New Order - Blue Monday
33. Silverchair - Tomorrow
34. The Living End - Prisoner Of Society
35. Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
36. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Into My Arms
37. Tool - Stinkfist
38. The Killers - Mr Brightside
39. Pearl Jam - Better Man
40. Nirvana - Come As You Are
41. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
42. Bloc Party - Banquet
43. The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
44. The Beatles - Hey Jude
45. Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows
46. Faith No More - Epic
47. John Butler Trio - Betterman
48. Beastie Boys - Sabotage
49. Guns 'N Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
50. Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
51. Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings
52. You Am I - Berlin Chair
53. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
54. The Cure - Close To Me
55. Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone
56. Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should Have Come Over
57. Tool - Forty Six & 2
58. Daft Punk - Around The World
59. Augie March - One Crowded Hour
60. Johnny Cash - Hurt
61. Blur - Song 2
62. Nine Inch Nails - Closer
63. AC/DC - Thunderstruck
64. Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
65. Underworld - Born Slippy
66. Elton John - Tiny Dancer
67. Ben Folds Five - Brick
68. Blink 182 - Dammit
69. Jeff Buckley - Grace
70. The Prodigy - Breathe
71. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
72. The Shins - New Slang
73. The Clash - London Calling
74. Nirvana - Lithium
75. Green Day - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
76. The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
77. Gotye - Hearts A Mess
78. Smashing Pumpkins - Today
79. David Bowie - Life on Mars
80. The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
81. Pulp - Common People
82. System Of A Down - Chop Suey!
83. Placebo - Every You Every Me
84. Bob Marley & The Wailers - No Woman, No Cry
85. The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
86. The Beatles - Come Together
87. Coldplay - Yellow
88. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
89. Rage Against the Machine - Bulls On Parade
90. Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire
91. AC/DC - Back In Black
92. Bon Iver - Skinny Love
93. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
94. Modest Mouse - Float On
95. Stevie Wonder - Superstition
96. Daft Punk - One More Time
97. Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
98. Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
99. TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me
100. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
New Beastie Boys Album - (Updated 22.7.09) MCA diagnosed with cancer.
Tracklist1. Tadlock's Glasses
2. B-Boys In The Cut
3. Make Some Noise
4. Nonstop Disco Powerpack
5. OK
6. Too Many Rappers (featuring NAS)
7. Say It
8. The Bill Harper Collection
9. Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win (featuring Santigold)
10. Long Burn The Fire
11. Bundt Cake
12. Funky Donkey
13. Lee Majors Come Again
14. Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament
15. Pop Your Balloon
16. Crazy Ass Shit
17. Here's A Little Something For Ya
Beastie Boys have released the details of their 8th studio album Hot Sauce Commitee Part 1. This is their first vocal album in 5 years after releasing the funky instrumental album The Mix Up in 2007. It is planned for release on September 15th 2009(Now T.B.A.) with Hot Sauce Commitee Part 2 also on the way according to Mike D:
"Pt. 2 is pretty much done. Basically we were making ...Pt 1, had too many songs, so we recorded some more songs. Which sounds bizarre but it actually worked out, because it made it clear to us which songs were going to be on ...Pt 1. Then we had this whole other album of songs: ...Pt 2. ...Pt 1’s going to be your regular CD in the stores and to download, but ...Pt 2 is going to be released in...we’re still figuring it out, but a different way. More of a 2009 style. You could get in the shower one day and, boom, all of a sudden you’re showered with MP3s. Or we might send people a seven-inch every few weeks, so you have a whole box set".
The first taste of the album "Lee Majors Come Again" is the upcoming first single from the album and is a return to their earlier raw punk sound although it may be just a demo version. You can check out the audio below.
Adam Yauch (MCA) has just announced that he has been diagnosed with cancer and the new album will now be postponed. The good news is that surgery should be able to remove the cancer growth found in his glands without damaging his vocal chords. See the You Tube clip below to hear it from MCA himself.
Thursday, 2 July 2009
New Music - July 2009
Here is what I have been listening to over the past month and some new releases.
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Best Albums of 2009 (So Far)
Here's what I've been listening to and liking so this year.
1. Eels - Hombre Lobo
Key Tracks: "Fresh Blood", "Tremendous Dynamite", "That Look You Give That Guy", "Prizefighter", "In My Dreams",
2. Doves - Kingdom of Rust
Key Tracks: "Compulsion", "Kingdom of Rust", "Jetstream", "Winter Hill", "Spellbound".
3. Gomez - A New Tide
Key Tracks: "Airstream Driver", "Natural Reaction", "Little Pieces", "Lost Track", "Other Plans"
4. Kram - Mixtape
Key Tracks: "Silk Suits", "Ridin' High", "Satellite", "Burnin Sands"
5. Kasabian - The West Rider Pauper Lunatic
Key Tracks: "Underdog", "Fast Fuse", "Vlad the Imapler", "Fire"
6. Silversun Pickups - Swoon
Key Tracks: "Panic Switch", "There's No Secrets This Year", "Sort Of", "Surrounded"
7. Ben Harper and Relentless7 - White Lies for Dark Times
Key Tracks: "Number With No Name", "Keep it Together", "Boots Like These", "Shimmer and Shine"
8. The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
Key Tracks: "The Rake's Song", "The Wanting Comes in Waves/Repaid", "Annan Water",
9. The Mars Volta - Octahedron
Key Tracks: "Cotopaxi", "With Twilight As My Guide", "Teflon", "Halo Of Nembutals"
10. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Its Blitz!
Key Tracks: "Heads Will Roll", "Shame and Fortune", "Zero", "Soft Shock"
11. Lady of the Sunshine - Smoking Gun
Key Tracks: "White Rose Parade", "The Wolf", "Kings Black Magic", "Smoking Gun"
12. Dan Auerbach - Keep it Hid
Key Tracks: "I Wan't Some More", Street Walkin'", "The Prowl", "Trouble Weighs a Ton
13. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
Key Tracks: "Two Weeks", "Foreground", "Fine for Now", "Southern Point"
14. Bob Evans - Goodnight, Bull Creek!
Key Tracks: "Pasha Balker", "Someone So Much", Hand Me Downs", "Brother O Brother"
15. The Temper Trap - Conditions
Key tracks: "Sweet Disposition", "Science of Fear", "Love Lost", "Fader"
16. Bill Callahan - Sometimes I Wish I Were an Eagle
Key Tracks: "Eid Ma Clack Shaw", "Faith/Void", "Too Many Birds", "Jim McCain"
17. Franz Ferdinand - Tonight
Key Tracks: "Ulysees", "Turn it On", "No You Girls", "Twilight Owens"
18. Peaches - I Feel Cream
"Talk To Me", "Trick or Treat", "Serpentine", "I Feel Cream"
19. Wilco - Wilco (the Album)
Key Tracks: "Wilco (The Song)", "One Wing", "You and I (feat Feist)", "I'll Fight"
20. Eskimo Joe - Inshalla
"Foreign Land", "Losing Friends Over Love", "Childhood Behaviour", "Inshalla"
21. Placebo - Battle for the Sun
Key Tracks: "For What it's Worth", "Battle for the Sun", "Ashtray Heart"
22. Regina Spektor - Far
Key Tracks: "Laughing With", "Blue Lips", "Machine", "Dance Anthem of the 80's"
23. Daniel Merriweather - Love & War
Key Tracks: "Change", "Chainsaw", "For Your Money", "Giving Everything Away For Free"
24. The Lemonheads - Vashions
Key Tracks: "Dirty Robot (feat Kate Moss)", "Yesterlove", "Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye (feat Liv Tyler)", "Waiting Around to Die"
25. Little Birdy - Confetti
Key Tracks: "Summarize", "Brother (feat Paul Kelly)", "Crazy", "Run Run Run"
Most Played Albums From Past 6 months (Last FM)
1 Gomez – A New Tide - 171
2 Kram – Mix Tape - 130
3 Eels – Hombre Lobo - 130
4 Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid - 129
5 Lady Of The Sunshine – Smoking Gun - 126
6 Gomez – How We Operate - 120
7 Doves – Kingdom of Rust - 118
8 The Black Keys – Attack and Release - 117
9 Mason Jennings – Boneclouds - 113
10 Ben Harper – Fight for Your Mind -106
11 Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid -105
11 Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It's Blitz! -105
13 You Am I – Hi Fi Way -98
14 Bob Evans – Goodnight, Bull Creek! -97
15 TV on the Radio – Dear Science, -93
16 You Am I – Dilettantes-92
17 Mat McHugh – Seperatista! -92
18 The Arcade Fire – Neon Bible -88
19 Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies For Dark Times -88
20 Dr. Dog – Fate - 87
Most Played Artists From Past 6 months (Last FM)
1 Gomez - 451
2 Elbow - 267
3 You Am I -259
4 Doves -240
5 Eels -237
6 Mason Jennings -227
7 The Black Keys -211
8 Ben Harper -194
9 The Beautiful Girls -140
10 Kram -133
11 Ween -132
11 Arcade Fire -132
13 Yeah Yeah Yeahs -128
14 Lady Of The Sunshine -127
15 TV on the Radio -125
16 The Kills -113
17 Elliott Smith -109
18 Silversun Pickups -107
19 Bob Evans -106
20 Dan Auerbach -105
1. Eels - Hombre Lobo
Key Tracks: "Fresh Blood", "Tremendous Dynamite", "That Look You Give That Guy", "Prizefighter", "In My Dreams",
2. Doves - Kingdom of Rust
Key Tracks: "Compulsion", "Kingdom of Rust", "Jetstream", "Winter Hill", "Spellbound".
3. Gomez - A New Tide
Key Tracks: "Airstream Driver", "Natural Reaction", "Little Pieces", "Lost Track", "Other Plans"
4. Kram - Mixtape
Key Tracks: "Silk Suits", "Ridin' High", "Satellite", "Burnin Sands"
5. Kasabian - The West Rider Pauper Lunatic
Key Tracks: "Underdog", "Fast Fuse", "Vlad the Imapler", "Fire"
6. Silversun Pickups - Swoon
Key Tracks: "Panic Switch", "There's No Secrets This Year", "Sort Of", "Surrounded"
7. Ben Harper and Relentless7 - White Lies for Dark Times
Key Tracks: "Number With No Name", "Keep it Together", "Boots Like These", "Shimmer and Shine"
8. The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
Key Tracks: "The Rake's Song", "The Wanting Comes in Waves/Repaid", "Annan Water",
9. The Mars Volta - Octahedron
Key Tracks: "Cotopaxi", "With Twilight As My Guide", "Teflon", "Halo Of Nembutals"
10. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Its Blitz!
Key Tracks: "Heads Will Roll", "Shame and Fortune", "Zero", "Soft Shock"
11. Lady of the Sunshine - Smoking Gun
Key Tracks: "White Rose Parade", "The Wolf", "Kings Black Magic", "Smoking Gun"
12. Dan Auerbach - Keep it Hid
Key Tracks: "I Wan't Some More", Street Walkin'", "The Prowl", "Trouble Weighs a Ton
13. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
Key Tracks: "Two Weeks", "Foreground", "Fine for Now", "Southern Point"
14. Bob Evans - Goodnight, Bull Creek!
Key Tracks: "Pasha Balker", "Someone So Much", Hand Me Downs", "Brother O Brother"
15. The Temper Trap - Conditions
Key tracks: "Sweet Disposition", "Science of Fear", "Love Lost", "Fader"
16. Bill Callahan - Sometimes I Wish I Were an Eagle
Key Tracks: "Eid Ma Clack Shaw", "Faith/Void", "Too Many Birds", "Jim McCain"
17. Franz Ferdinand - Tonight
Key Tracks: "Ulysees", "Turn it On", "No You Girls", "Twilight Owens"
18. Peaches - I Feel Cream
"Talk To Me", "Trick or Treat", "Serpentine", "I Feel Cream"
19. Wilco - Wilco (the Album)
Key Tracks: "Wilco (The Song)", "One Wing", "You and I (feat Feist)", "I'll Fight"
20. Eskimo Joe - Inshalla
"Foreign Land", "Losing Friends Over Love", "Childhood Behaviour", "Inshalla"
21. Placebo - Battle for the Sun
Key Tracks: "For What it's Worth", "Battle for the Sun", "Ashtray Heart"
22. Regina Spektor - Far
Key Tracks: "Laughing With", "Blue Lips", "Machine", "Dance Anthem of the 80's"
23. Daniel Merriweather - Love & War
Key Tracks: "Change", "Chainsaw", "For Your Money", "Giving Everything Away For Free"
24. The Lemonheads - Vashions
Key Tracks: "Dirty Robot (feat Kate Moss)", "Yesterlove", "Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye (feat Liv Tyler)", "Waiting Around to Die"
25. Little Birdy - Confetti
Key Tracks: "Summarize", "Brother (feat Paul Kelly)", "Crazy", "Run Run Run"
Most Played Albums From Past 6 months (Last FM)
1 Gomez – A New Tide - 171
2 Kram – Mix Tape - 130
3 Eels – Hombre Lobo - 130
4 Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid - 129
5 Lady Of The Sunshine – Smoking Gun - 126
6 Gomez – How We Operate - 120
7 Doves – Kingdom of Rust - 118
8 The Black Keys – Attack and Release - 117
9 Mason Jennings – Boneclouds - 113
10 Ben Harper – Fight for Your Mind -106
11 Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid -105
11 Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It's Blitz! -105
13 You Am I – Hi Fi Way -98
14 Bob Evans – Goodnight, Bull Creek! -97
15 TV on the Radio – Dear Science, -93
16 You Am I – Dilettantes-92
17 Mat McHugh – Seperatista! -92
18 The Arcade Fire – Neon Bible -88
19 Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies For Dark Times -88
20 Dr. Dog – Fate - 87
Most Played Artists From Past 6 months (Last FM)
1 Gomez - 451
2 Elbow - 267
3 You Am I -259
4 Doves -240
5 Eels -237
6 Mason Jennings -227
7 The Black Keys -211
8 Ben Harper -194
9 The Beautiful Girls -140
10 Kram -133
11 Ween -132
11 Arcade Fire -132
13 Yeah Yeah Yeahs -128
14 Lady Of The Sunshine -127
15 TV on the Radio -125
16 The Kills -113
17 Elliott Smith -109
18 Silversun Pickups -107
19 Bob Evans -106
20 Dan Auerbach -105
Most Played Songs From Past 6 months (Last FM)
1 Elbow – Grounds for Divorce - 33
2 The Kills – Cheap and Cheerful - 33
3 Gomez – Airstream Driver - 32
4 Ben Harper and Relentless7 – Number With No Name - 30
5 AC/DC – Ride On - 29
6 Bill Callahan – Eid Ma Clack Shaw - 28
7 Dan Auerbach – I Want Some More - 28
8 Kram – Silk Suits - 27
9 The Black Keys – Strange Times - 27
10 Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero - 26
11 Tame Impala – Half Full Glass Of Wine - 25
12 Elbow – Running To Stand Still (U2) - 24
13 My Morning Jacket – I'm Amazed - 24
14 Lady Of The Sunshine – White Rose Parade - 23
15 Kram – Ridin High - 23
16 Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll - 23
17 Arcade Fire – Lenin - 22
18 Doves – Compulsion - 22
19 Franz Ferdinand – Ulysses - 21
20 Ben Harper – Mamas Trippin (Freedom Mix) - 21
21 Sting – Fields of Gold - 21
22 Elbow – The Bones of You - 21
23 Conor Oberst with Gillian Welch – Lua - 20
24 Cold War Kids – Something Is Not Right With Me - 20
25 Gomez – Machismo - 20
26 Dr. Dog – Army of Ancients - 20
27 TV on the Radio – Golden Age - 20
28 The Beautiful Girls – Periscopes - 20
29 Babybird – Bad Old Man - 20
30 Doves – Kingdom of Rust - 20
31 The Beautiful Girls – I Thought About You - 20
32 Bob Evans – Someone So Much - 20
33 Peter Bjorn and John – Lay It Down - 20
34 Gomez – Notice - 20
35 Gomez – Natural Reaction - 19
36 Regurgitator – Track One - 19
37 Lady Of The Sunshine – The Wolf - 19
38 Yeasayer – Tightrope - 19
39 Lady Of The Sunshine – big jet plane - 19
40 Machine Gun Fellatio – Unsent Letter (acoustic) - 19
41 Beastie Boys – Sabotage - 19
42 Radiohead – Paranoid Android - 19
43 Gomez – If I Ask You Nicely - 18
44 The Do – On my shoulders - 18
45 Mat McHugh – Numb - 18
46 Stone Temple Pilots – Meat Plow - 18
47 M.I.A. – Paper Planes - 18
48 Gomez – Sunset Gates - 18
49 The Smashing Pumpkins – 1979 - 18
50 Sia – Breathe Me 17
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