Happy Hottest 100 Day!!!!

Firstly CONGRATS to Gotye with Somebody that I used to know taking out the top stop in todays Hottest 100.


OK so many people around this country of mine are walking around wearing aussie flags, drinking and BBQing all in the name of Australia day. Well for me personally (and a bunch of others) today is the day where we celebrate the music of the last 12 months with Triple J's Hottest 100. Sure I may have spent a large portion of it at work but yep we had the radio tuned to Triple J and trying to guess which bands got in.

People often think technology is a bad thing but thanks to smart phones, internet music streaming and the net in general I have had the hottest 100 music playing all day!!!!!! People are listening all around the work, even my mates in Japan are!!!!

I've spoken about this day before but just in case you still don't know what I'm talking about here is a little history

"triple j's hottest 100 is one of the largest public music polls in the world with millions of individual votes counted since it's inception in 1989. Originally listeners were asked to compile a list of their favourite songs of all time and mail them to triple j. Diligent triple j staffers then tallied these votes by hand! Today things have been greatly simplified behind the scenes, with all voting cast using either SMS or online.

Joy Division topped the first hottest 100 with the classic "Love Will Tear Us Apart". The seminal British band stayed on top for successive years until a band called Nirvana released a little tune by the name of "Smells like Teen Spirit" in '91. The focus of the Hottest 100 changed after these early years limiting the voting selection to songs released in the previous 12 months. Since the change, Australian artists have featured prominently with Spiderbait, The Whitlams, Powderfinger ,Alex Lloyd and Jet all having taken the coveted number one position. " taken from Triple J Homepage www.abc.net.au/triplej

Normally for my friends (online and in person) and I its a day of games like seeing who can guess the most correct entries, who gets number 1; bbq's, drinks and general fun sadly like I said before I was at work. However I did manage to get home for a cocktail and get to hear the top 10 with friends.

So how did I go you may ask in my guess well I didn't get a complete top 10 but some of my fave songs made it onto the list.

The Beards - You Should Consider Having Sex With A Bearded Man
Kimbra - Two Way Street & Good Intent & Cameo Lover
Gotye - In Your Light & I Feel Better
Seeker Lover Keeper - Light All My Lights & Even Though I'm A Woman
Skrillex - First Of The Year (Equinox)
Luke Million - Arnold
Joe Goddard - Gabriel
Washington - Holy Moses
Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers
The Grates - Turn Me On
Florence + The Machine - No Light, No Light & Shake It Out
Noah And The Whale - L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N
Owl Eyes - Pumped Up Kicks {Like A Version}
Example - Changed The Way You Kiss Me
Skrillex - Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
Bluejuice - Act Yr Age
Grouplove - Tongue Tied
Foster The People - Helena Beat, Call It What You Want
Architecture In Helsinki - Contact High
Hilltop Hoods - I Love It {Ft. Sia}
360 - Boys Like You {Ft. Gossling}
Lana Del Rey - Video Games
Boy & Bear - Feeding Line
The Black Keys - Lonely Boy
GOTYE - Somebody that i used to know

And if your interested here is the full list for you, but before you read I do plead with you to listen and open your mind to the music around. Support your local artists, buy their albums, go to their gigs....in fact get out of that house and GO OUT TO LIVE MUSIC IN YOUR AREA!!!!!! Songs can say all that we can't and all that we wish we had the courage to say so open your ears and hearts to all our great artists. And with that enjoy the full list and long live TRIPLE J!!!!!!!!!!

#100: Mr Little Jeans - The Suburbs
#99: The Beards - You Should Consider Having Sex With A Bearded Man {triple j recording}
#98: Jay-Z & Kanye West - Niggas in Paris
#97: Foo Fighters - Arlandria
#96: The Strokes - Machu Picchu
#95: Grouplove - Naked Kids
#94: The Wombats - Our Perfect Disease
#93: Kimbra - Two Way Street
#92: James Blake - The Wilhelm Scream
#91: City And Colour - Fragile Bird
#90: Beastie Boys - Make Some Noise
#89: Beirut - Santa Fe
#88: Bombay Bicycle Club - Shuffle
#87: Gotye - In Your Light
#86: Seeker Lover Keeper - Light All My Lights
#85: Cosmo Jarvis - Gay Pirates
#84: 360 - Throw It Away {Ft. Josh Pyke}
#83: The Kills - Future Starts Slow
#82: Little Dragon - Ritual Union
#81: Busby Marou - Biding My Time
#80: Pnau - The Truth
#79: SBTRKT - Wildfire {Ft. Little Dragon}
#78: Husky - History's Door
#77: Metronomy - The Look
#76: Redcoats - Dreamshaker
#75: Skream & Example - Shot Yourself In The Foot Again
#74: Drapht - Bali Party {Ft. Nfa}
#73: Skrillex - First Of The Year (Equinox)
#72: Flight Facilities - Foreign Language
#71: Luke Million - Arnold
#70: Jebediah - She's Like A Comet
#69: Bon Iver - Calgary
#68: Arctic Monkeys - Don't Sit Down Cause I've Moved Your Chair
#67: New Navy - Zimbabwe
#66: Bon Iver - Perth
#65: Kasabian - Re-Wired
#64: Owl Eyes - Raiders
#63: Foo Fighters - Rope
#62: Stonefield - Black Water Rising
#61: Radiohead - Lotus Flower
#60: Joe Goddard - Gabriel
#59: Washington - Holy Moses
#58: Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers
#57: The Rubens - Lay It Down
#56: Sparkadia - China
#55: Architecture In Helsinki - Escapee
#54: The Grates - Turn Me On
#53: Bon Iver - Holocene
#52: Kimbra - Good Intent
#51: The Drums - Money
#50: Boy & Bear - Part Time Believer
#49: Boy & Bear - Milk & Sticks
#48: Art Vs Science - A.I.M. Fire!
#47: Sparkadia - Mary
#46: Active Child - Hanging On
#45: The Kooks - Junk Of The Heart (Happy)
#44: Hermitude - Speak Of The Devil
#43: Grouplove - Itchin' On A Photograph
#42: Florence + The Machine - What The Water Gave Me
#41: The Strokes - Under Cover Of Darkness
#40: Foster The People - Houdini
#39: Benny Benassi - Cinema {Skrillex Remix}
#38: Ball Park Music - All I Want Is You
#37: 360 - Killer
#36: Florence + The Machine - No Light, No Light
#35: Illy - Cigarettes
#34: Gotye - I Feel Better
#33: Jay-Z & Kanye West - Otis {Ft. Otis Redding}
#32: Noah And The Whale - L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N
#31: Ball Park Music - It's Nice To Be Alive
#30: Calvin Harris - Bounce {Ft. Kelis}
#29: Drapht - Sing It (The Life Of Riley)
#28: Owl Eyes - Pumped Up Kicks {Like A Version}
#27: Example - Changed The Way You Kiss Me
#26: The Wombats - Techno Fan
#25: Kimbra - Cameo Lover
#24: The Wombats - 1996
#23: Emma Louise - Jungle
#22: Snakadaktal - Air
#21: Skrillex - Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
#20: Bluejuice - Act Yr Age
#19: Nero - Promises
#18: The Wombats - Jump Into The Fog
#17: Seeker Lover Keeper - Even Though I'm A Woman
#16: Grouplove - Tongue Tied
#15: Foster The People - Helena Beat
#14: Foster The People - Call It What You Want
#13: Florence + The Machine - Shake It Out
#12: Architecture In Helsinki - Contact High
#11: Calvin Harris - Feel So Close
#10: Hilltop Hoods - I Love It {Ft. Sia}
#9: The Jezabels - Endless Summer
#8: 360 - Boys Like You {Ft. Gossling}
#7: San Cisco - Awkward
#6: Lana Del Rey - Video Games
#5: M83 - Midnight City
#4: Boy & Bear - Feeding Line
#3: Matt Corby - Brother
#2: The Black Keys - Lonely Boy
#1: Gotye - Somebody that we used to know

ARIA Awards 2011

I just wanted to say a big congratulations to one of my favourite Australia artists Gotye aka Wally De Baker. I was so pleased to see that he achieved what some might say is 'the holy grail of ARIA results" taking out top spot on both the singles and album chart as Making Mirrors debuts at #1.

With Making Mirrors already certified Gold sales status, it is also the first album to sell more than 35,000 copies in a week this year. The Melbourne singer/songwriter continues to grow in stature with each week, his single “Somebody That You Used To Know” featuring Kimbra having now achieved three consecutive weeks at number one.

So in honor of this wonderful achievement I thought I would share Gotye and Kimbra's performance at the ARIA awards on sunday night. Sit back, raise a glass to great aussie artists and drink a toast to the truly amazing talent we have here in Melbourne.

Thank Goodness for Aussie Music

A big smile is on my face at the moment thanks to Australian artist Wally De Backer or as he is more commonly known these days by his stage name Gotye. I'm not sure exactly when I first discovered his music, I think it was around 2006 when I first got my hands on this album "Like Drawing Blood". I admit I had the CD on repeat so much I actually wore it out and had to invest in a second and then the digital download.

So its no surprise that when I was given a copy of his latest work "Making Mirrors" I was over the moon. For me his music is amazing as it reaches across so many different genres and there is a track for almost every mood. A big thanks also goes to the Australian radio station Triple J who first introduced me to this wonderful artist and have been playing the album for me. I have put up a clip from the album its called "Somebody That I Used To Know" and features another great artist Kimbra, who I am also getting hooked on. There is just something about this song that makes me want to turn it up load and belt out the lyrics. So please have a listen.

I would also like to invite you all, if you like the sound of Gotye's work, to go out and buy the CD or jump online at Itunes and get the album. All artists should be supported and I urge to support our local talent as they make amazing music and should be supported to make more. If you do jump on itunes grab the deluxe version as it has a digital booklet and video clips including the making of the album.

So a big virtual hug to one of my favorite Australian artist Wally De Backer, I love your music and I look forward to many years of great work from you.