tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011575701894526382024-03-21T07:39:24.345-07:00MUSIC with MERRETTAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772130741140286844noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701157570189452638.post-91584525468881235952014-01-22T01:50:00.000-08:002014-01-22T01:57:22.774-08:00My Hot 10 of 2013Arctic Monkeys- Do I Wanna Know<br />
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My Number One track from last year. I just love this tune... "it gets me going!" Cant wait for when they tour Oz mid year.<br />
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Arcade Fire- Reflector<br />
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They were unbelievable at the BDO. The moment that Bowie arrives in this track is amazing.<br />
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Vance Joy - Riptide<br />
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Been on this song for a while, its made it to commercial radio and even TV ads but I still love it. Best Aussie song of the year.<br />
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Lorde- Royals<br />
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Now this song has been punished on radio, television and almost everywhere you go! Lorde has been the best new artist in the world this year. with quality other song Tennis Court and Team, I still have a soft spot for songs that make an artist get the attention of people. Royal definitely got our attention.<br />
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Violent Soho- Covered in Chrome<br />
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My rock song of the year. These Brissie boys are killing it. With a national tour plus Falls and BDO festivals, they are riding the wave of success and it looks like international success is on the way.<br />
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Jay Z- F*ckwithmeyouknowigotit<br />
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My favourite hip hop song of the year.(ASAP Rocky is unlucky) Lyrically not breaking boundaries here and if you get offend by bad language best not listen. But this song just "gets me going!". With the help of Rick Ross this is a killer track.<br />
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Foals- My Number<br />
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A song from very early last year I put this one in the memory bank. My favourite gig from last year, The Foals cemented themselves as one of my most loved bands. Such a fun tune and a regular when I DJ.<br />
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Rüfüs-Desert Night<br />
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Rüfüs produced one of my top 5 albums last year and Desert Night was the first track from it. The boys are killing it on the festival circuit drawing huge crowds. Keep your eyes and ears on these guys. The future is bright.<br />
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The Preatures- This is how I feel?<br />
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What a fun tune. The Preatures are a band I'd love to tour with. Isabella Manfredi is an amazing front woman, the whole band just oozes cool.<br />
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Kite String Tangle- Given a Chance<br />
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Another local talent from Brisbane. Just an amazing and uplifting tune. On songs to debut with this is one of very high quality. Cant wait for more stuff from Kite String Tangle.<br />
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Happy Listening on Australia Day to Triple J's Hottest 100. Be interesting to see where my votes come in, if at all!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772130741140286844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701157570189452638.post-77509586871555129122014-01-16T21:31:00.000-08:002014-01-16T22:47:10.753-08:00The Falls.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Falls Festival ventured up to Byron Bay for the first time this year. After starting in Lorne,Victoria in 1993 it was a huge success & Marion Bay, Tasmania was added as a venue 10 years later.<br />
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At the same North Byron Parklands as Splendour in the Grass, they changed the site format going for two natural amphitheatre stages. It was a super chilled festival with 15,000 punters enjoying the New Year celebrations.<br />
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The Roots brought in the New Year with a massive show on Tuesday night but it was Wednesday & Thursday when most of the bands were arriving after performing at the Lorne & Marion bay shows.<br />
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Chet Faker - 'The Dude' has got so much talent. He dropped a new tune '1998' & it's another cracking beat. He's in fine form at the moment and I can't wait for his new stuff. He's got the midis touch! I guess that happens when you associate yourself with Flume.<br />
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White Denim - After recently dropping their new album 'Corsicana Lemonade' the boys from Texas melted through their set in 40 degree heat. It was made worse by the boys wearing double denim, unfortunately the heat kept the crowd away but it wasn't quantity but quality in the crowd, where I saw Bernard Fanning looking impressed.<br />
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Rüfüs - Saw the boys at The Zoo last month but a festival is where they belong. A crowd favourite. If you haven't heard their album 'Atlas' it's one of my favourites of the year.<br />
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Grizzly Bear - I absolutely love these guys and they didn't disappoint. A harmonious unit, I was taken away with their dreamy melodies and was surprised that three of them sang - I love that, a real team effort. Maybe that one is of the reasons I love bands - it's a real team effort.<br />
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Vampire Weekend & The Wombats - Put these two bands together. Two quality headliners who have done their fair share of festivals. Almost veterans of a live gig, they both delivered an awesome set. No one would go home disappointed after seeing them, although there was chat of The Wombats lip synching but I think we will leave that to Britney Spears. I did notice the boys had a backing track on some of their songs but they are not alone there.<br />
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London Grammar - As the sun went down on the last night of Falls Fest the beautiful vocals of Hannah Reid blew the huge crowd away. An amazing band, they almost seemed overwhelmed by the size of the crowd, Hannah took photos for her instagram.<br />
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Crystal Fighters - I took a huge gamble and went to watch Crystal Fighters instead of watching MGMT. I was not disappointed. Although MGMT are an amazing band I only really like 5-6 songs off their first album. Crystal Fighters excited me with their singles Wave, Love is all I got, You & I.<br />
A must see live act it is very hard to explain their style but joyous & uplifting come to mind. A mixed back of musicians they seem to come together like a bag of Allens All Sorts.<br />
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The Preatures - After being cooked in 40 degree heat watching Chet Faker, The Preatures followed him on the main stage. My pale skin could not could not handle another lather of Vitamin D.<br />
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Questlove DJ set - The drummer from The Roots with the huge fro. He is also a Sonos ambassador and rocked the Jack Daniels Barrel Shed till the early hours. It would have been one cool dance party to get down to.<br />
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Flight Facilities - Playing the same time as Vampire Weekend they still drew a huge crowd. The Aussie duo have become one of Australia's best DJ's.With hits for days, a perfect summer festival band. <br />
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Solange - I was unaware this chick was Beyonce's sister until everyone was raving about her after Main stage gig. One of the highlights of the festival everyone keeps telling me. This is one artist I now know who I didn't before.<br />
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Hermitude - They Drop beats to get any crowd going. Their most famous song Hyper Paradise (helped by Flumes remix) is an absolute classic. On my music bucket list. Being Australian I should be catching them at a festival soon.<br />
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All in all The Falls Festival was a huge success. All the punters left satisfied except some of the happy campers weren't so wrapped after a two hour traffic jam trying to get out.<br />
Well done to the organisers "Secret Sounds" I look forward to their next festival "St Jeromes Laneway Festival" in early February.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772130741140286844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701157570189452638.post-80446119721076403912013-10-29T15:58:00.002-07:002013-10-29T15:58:45.745-07:00Ash Mcgrath - What's He Like?<br />
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Just recently winning the 'Jim Stynes Medal' for being the best Australian player in the International Rules series. He looked right at home standing in the goal square, not having to move to far. I might let him take that role next year playing on the oppositions Full Forwards.<br />
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It's been one of those years for Ash, who can forget his kick after the siren to win the game in his 200th match. It was one of the greatest wins Ive been apart of & a fairytale for Ash.<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Did u do any music at school? ie school choir/ play recorder/ start a band? Played recorder but if you tell anyone I'll kill ya.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">What radio station do u most listen to? Either morning radio station in the morning to get the traffic updates then on goes spotify tunes</span></div>
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I love the way music does that. You can attach a certain song to a time in your life, everytime you hear that song it reminds you of that moment and the emotion.<br />
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Blacky is said to do his finest work in September on the footy field. With three Premiership Medals and a Norm Smith to go along with his three All-Australian, three Best & Fairest's and a Brownlow Medal, his record speaks for itself.<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I<i> have very minimal music talent, learnt the guitar briefly at school, created my own song called 'Baby Don't Cry'. Those three words were the whole lyrics to the song, it was a big hit in my household growing up. I still sing it from time to time now when im having a flat day! I also learnt the recorder at school. </i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Thoughts on my music taste?<i> You know I thoroughly enjoy your music taste and am often asking you about new bands or tips for me to check out, you're my go to man for cracking new music!</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If there was only one song I could listen to forever probably be? <i>Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah or Ben Harper - Amen Omen</i></span></div>
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Well, the great man has great taste no wonder he is a star!<br />
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This Canadian groover has delivered my summer soundtrack.<br />
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Im not sure if it was spending most of my holidays with Byron Bay back drop that drew me towards these beachy/jazzy/ funky sounds but Mac Demarco does it well.<br />
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His film clip to 'Ode to Viceroy' is a bit trippy & the song is a at a slow pace but its a perfect paradise jam. His guitar work is simple yet howling... I love it. <br />
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My favourite tune of his is 'Freaking out the Neighbourhood' a more upbeat and super cool tune.<br />
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Can't wait for summer to get in the water and once my leg heals jump on my surfboard. Byron Bay & Noosa will be the choice spots for my new longboard.<br />
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The only only downer is that summer = Preseason training. Which = pain. Gotta love it.<br />
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Fresh from the magazine cover of Cleo, Brent Staker plays his 150th AFL game this weekend. A great effort after a rough few years & a couple of knee reconstuctions. Stakes is a regular in the social pages and for good reason, this dreamboat is one of Brisbane's finest bachelors.<br />
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Plenty of his time is spent in the Lions gym and the man loves pumping his tunes, let's see what he likes -<br />
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Who's your favourite artist? <i>All time is Michael Jackson and Rolling Stones. At the moment Daft Punk 'Instant Crush' has my attention.</i><br />
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Pop song stuck in your head? '<i>Hello' by The Stafford Brothers</i><br />
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Do you listen to music before games? <i>Yeah but nothing in particular.... I just let songs play out.</i><br />
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To pump up or relax? <i>To pump up I'll listen to Def Leopard "Pour some sugar on me" and to chill out Frank Ocean or The Beach Boys.</i><br />
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Any musical talents? <i>Nope not a musical bone in my body.</i><br />
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Did you do any music at school? <i>I was in the school choir for Year 9 and 10.</i><br />
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What radio station do you listen to? <i>B105</i><br />
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Karaoke song? '<i>How do you do'... Roxette.</i><br />
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Your thoughts of my musical taste? I<i>t's really random but very interesting mix. Always something new but the on the flip side you enjoy the golden oldies.</i><br />
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If there was only one song you could listen to for the rest of your life, what would it be? <i>Cat Stevens 'Father and Son'.</i><br />
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Oh what a snag!<br />
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Thanks heaps Stakes. I can't wait to see the banner for Saturday nights game.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772130741140286844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701157570189452638.post-49107745691369410982013-07-25T01:13:00.003-07:002013-07-25T01:14:46.483-07:00Splendour in the Grass: Preview<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Splendour starts tomorrow in Byron Bay and has another killer line-up. The guys from Village Sounds seem to do it every year!<br />
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While I'm in Adelaide trying to knock over Port Power in our most important game of the season the likes of Mumford and Sons, The National, Frank Ocean and TV On The Radio will be rocking out to 30,000 punters.<br />
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Of the 90 bands playing over the 3 days, I will give you a hand so you are not overwhelmed with choices.<br />
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-As a general rule always go International acts before local ones. At festivals you are always going to have clashes.You are a better chance to see the local acts again but it may be the last opportunity you ever get to see the International act.<br />
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Mumford & Sons<br />
Darwin Deez<br />
Haim<br />
Robert Delong<br />
Waaves<br />
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Portugal,The Man vs Boy & Bear <i>(Portugal)</i><br />
Baby Shambles vs You Am I <i>( Baby Shambles)</i><br />
TV On The Radio vs Matt Corby (<i>TV On The Radio)</i><br />
Klaxons vs Architecture in Helsinki <i>(Klaxons)</i><br />
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The National<br />
Flume<br />
Bernard Fanning<br />
Empire Of The Sun<br />
The Polyphonic Spree(Doing 'Rocky Horror Show')<br />
Cold War Kids<br />
Vance Joy<br />
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<b>Clashes:</b><br />
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Jagwar Ma vs Violent Soho <i>(Jagwar Ma)</i><br />
Jake Bugg vs Chet Faker (<i> Jake Bugg</i>)<br />
Cloud Control vs MS MR <i>(MS MR)</i><br />
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<b>The Tough Call:</b><br />
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Flume vs The National.<br />
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Both killer acts.The National are the International, so on my theory they get the win but I know Flume will be dropping some new tunes, so its not one you wanna miss. Flip a coin.<br />
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Frank Ocean<br />
Of Monsters & Men<br />
James Blake<br />
Everything Everything<br />
Passion Pit<br />
Snakadaktal<br />
The Jungle Giants<br />
Little Green Cars<br />
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The Presets vs Laura Marling (<i> two different genres- whatever floats your boat)</i><br />
James Blake vs You Am I (<i> James Blake)</i><br />
Mystery Band vs Hermitude (<i> Alt -J was named as the Mystery band- Dont miss them)</i><br />
Gurrumul vs The Rubens ( <i>The Rubens)</i><br />
Fidlar vs The Bamboos ( <i>Fidlar)</i><br />
Alpine vs Surfer Blood ( <i>Surfer Blood</i>)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Billy who is your favourite player?</span><br />
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<i>My favourite player of all time is Tarkyn Lockyer. He was my absolute idol growing up. To me, Tarkyn was living proof that little dudes could match it with the big fellas out on the footy field. He was hardworking, consistent and a real unsung hero amongst a lot of the showier players running around in black and white at the time. I still beam a little when I see him on TV alongside the coaching staff.</i></span><br />
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Did you ever play?</span><br />
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<i>My relationship with football is a lot like my relationship with music: one defined by a spectatorship where I sit on the sidelines and offer my uninvited and often unwanted criticism. This is a nice way of saying I can’t play either for shit, but that I’m very vocal about both. </i></span><br />
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Which band is killing it at the moment?</span><br />
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<i>I reckon there’s a heap of good stuff coming out of Melbourne at the moment, but my favourite is probably Dick Diver. Their first album came from nowhere to define my 2011, and their follow-up effort, Calendar Days, is doing similar things for me this year. I don’t know what it is about them, but there is something incredibly special about their odes to suburban Australia and that state of being all sad and mopey in your late twenties. Plus, Steph Hughes’ songbird voice just slays me. Definitely a band on top of their game.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Which band would win the NAB rising star?</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I’m pretty enamoured with The Preatures right now. That new single, Is This How You Feel?, is one of those rare pop gems that literally stopped me in my tracks when I first heard it. These guys have such a bright future. </span></i><br />
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<i>Runners-up: Parquet Courts, Standish/Carlyon, Courtney Barnett. </i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Like pretty much everyone else, I’m on board the Frank Ocean train. I can’t wait to swoon and carry on when he brings the live set to Splendour and its sideshows. I’m also pretty pumped to see TV On The Radio again. They’re a band that is incredibly important to me and their gigs never disappoint. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Wonderwall or bitter sweet symphony ?</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Wonderwall for the song, Bitter Sweet Symphony for the video.</span></i><br />
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<b>Who's your favourite artist of all time?</b> <i>Taking Back Sunday</i></div>
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Who is it at the moment? <i> The Rubens</i></div>
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So American was one of my top tracks in 2011 but their new release 'Evil Friends' is a much more up tempo, with help from producer Danger Mouse (the tall dude on the keys from Gnarls Barkley) this is one of the albums of the year.<br />
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Its been a few years since I've seen a punk band. I spent my youth listening to Millencolin. NOFX, Unwritten Law & Strung Out but nothing of that ilk lately... Boy have I been missing out!<br />
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The Bronx have been rocking for 12 years now & have not lost any of their energy. I haven't seen a mosh or crowd surfing like that since the Vans Warped Tour 99'. Its awesome that it still allowed to exist.<br />
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I've known Dayne since my school days, when he was known as 'Tinker' (Tinkerbell) for being so small & girly looking (haha just jokes). His older brother was school captain when I was in Grade 12 at Benowa State High & we both played for the mighty Surfers Paradise Demons JFC.<br />
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Who's your favourite artist of all time? <i>The Script </i>At the moment? <i>Macklemore & Ryan Lewis</i><br />
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Pop song that gets stuck in your head?<i> MKTO- Thank You</i><br />
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Do you listen to music before games? <i>Yeah</i><br />
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To chill out or get pumped up? <i>Bit of both really (this explains alot about Tinkers personality)</i><br />
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Any Musical Talents? <i>I think I'm a good singer but I'm actually terrible.</i><br />
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Music experience at school? <i>Just played the recorder because we were made to.</i><br />
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Radio station? <i>Nova</i><br />
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I hope this song gets stuck in your head :)<br />
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DanAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772130741140286844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701157570189452638.post-14531761732257816052013-03-22T15:37:00.002-07:002013-03-22T15:37:32.670-07:00Music to start your day with....Finding the perfect tune to consume your morning grub isn't that easy. Consider that the tune you are listening to with breakfast or in the car is most likely to be stuck in your head all day! So it better be a good one... Imagine it's a shocker & here you are at work whistling Taylor Swifts' latest song - eeek!<br />
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After pouring myself a bowl of museli, turning on my Sonos, selecting a recent Spotify playlist then turning on Fox Sports News with the volume on mute. This song from Ben Howard is also a morning favourite.</div>
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I think it's the uplifting nature from these tunes that I love to start my day with.<br />
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If I hop out of bed on the wrong side in the morning I always have a "go to" tune to get those positive vibes going.... When in need, go to the classics.<br />
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What songs do you like to start the day with?<br />
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DanAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772130741140286844noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701157570189452638.post-32930819849542411972013-03-18T16:28:00.000-07:002013-03-18T16:32:59.078-07:00Kishi Bashi- Tuesday TunesStart your day with this tune & you are bound to have a great day.<br />
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Here is Kishi Bashi performing the same tune live..... very impressive.<br />
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This chunky little character bursts on the scene with a flash of blonde hair. A ripping bloke who looks like he belongs in the surf next to Occy. Dan has a knack of getting stuff for free, he is also a crowd pleaser..... And I love having him in my team.<br />
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A regular at concerts from tickets that were complimentary, here is what he's into:<br />
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Richy Boy who are your favourite artists right now & of all time?<br />
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Pop song that gets stuck in your head? <i>Impossible - James Arthur</i><br />
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What do you listen to before games? <i>City & Colour, Beautiful Girls & Art of Sleeping. I like to chill out then pump up.</i><br />
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Any Musical talents? <i>I was in the choir at school for a bit but was never talented enough to be in the school band.... I didn't want to anyway :(</i><br />
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What radio station do you listen to? <i>JJJ</i><br />
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Kareoke song? <i>Wonderwall - Oasis</i><br />
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Your thoughts on my musical taste? <i>The occasional diamond in the rough.</i><br />
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If there was only one song you could listen to for the rest of your life, what would it be? <i>Jack Johnson - Taylor</i><br />
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Thanks Richy boy<br />
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I'm going to be interviewing a few of my team mates in the future, let me know who you want to learn more about.<br />
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I hope this song gets stuck in your head ;)<br />
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Myself & Sezmez went to "The Zoo" last Wednesday night to see the man Father John Misty.<br />
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The former Fleet Foxes drummer oozes charizma. He turns his folky/country album into a slightly grunge, soulful display that exibits confidence & connection with his audience. His voice was amazing & makes you wonder, "why isn't he more popular." He gives all his songs some extra guts & grunge.<br />
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It was their last gig, finishing off a 10 month tour, as he swirled his bottle of red wine there was no lack of energy or fatigue in his voice. It was smooth, passionate vocals all night.<br />
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Thank you Father John Misty, a joyful surprise - one of the best gigs I've been to.<br />
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The Rubens belt out a cracker with 'The day you went away'. From reports they smashed there Laneway sets... the boys are on fire atm.<br />
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The Foals,The Griswolds, Papa, Cold War Kids, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Delphic bring there usual high energy sound with all there new singles hitting the target.<br />
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Flux Pavilion, Rudimental, Disclosure bring the beat with some heavyweight & I got the tune 'waves' -Joey Bada$$ from Kevin Durant who posted he was listening to this tune before his game for the Oklahoma City Thunder.<br />
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Flume continues to kick goals with his tracks 'insane' & 'left alone'.<br />
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A sweet tune from Junip puts the body into recovery mode with the beautiful vocals of Jose Gonzales.<br />
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I can't wait for the games to begin! Go Lions.<br />
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Please enjoy my February 13' playlist: <a href="http://open.spotify.com/user/danielmerrett21/playlist/6EPnT8TdrU3vce5ZsFCEWT">Feb 13'</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772130741140286844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701157570189452638.post-8408372892292453132013-02-03T02:20:00.002-08:002013-02-24T00:51:53.314-08:00Papa.... Got a brand new bagMy new Tune for the week is from Papa.<br />
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I've love these guys ever since I heard there single "I am the lion king" a theme song for our next co-captain perhaps.<br />
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They are unique in the Drummer Darren Weiss is also the lead singer (Like Spiderbait). He also has an awesome beard.<br />
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Check out their new song 'Put me to work'.<br />
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As an athlete you are always having to make sacrifices, usually it's your social life first. It is rare to be able to go to festival or gig without it affecting your training schedule. Luckily we have Friday afternoon off after a morning session at the Enoggera Army Barracks. We also have a 5:45am start Saturday morning with a running/skills session. So, Laneway was perfect, it starts at lunch, the main bands I wanted to see were playing between 4-7pm.... perfect! Except I forgot I had an AusKick clinic from 5-6pm at the Ferny Grove Falcons which I had to make up from last year when had to fight a charge at the tribunal.So I was going to miss Alt-J & Of Monsters & Men, two of the biggest acts.<br />
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Flume is a Star! With a huge future. Cannot rave on enough about how good his set was. His flight was delayed 3hrs from Sydney due to lightning. He was expected to arrive 15mins late for the set but came running onto the stage only 5mins late... what a legend.<br />
After the Laneway tour Harley Streten is off to tour with his mate Emoh Instead as 'What So Not'. Worth a look.<br />
Here is a sick remix that they did of 'Warrior'.<br />
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After Flume blew the roof off the 'Car Park' stage Japandroids exploded on the 'Eat Your Own Ears' stage.<br />
This two piece from Vancouver put out an outstanding sound & rocked hard! The energy they brought remind me of the punk bands I used to listen to in the 90's. A must see band while they are in Oz, you will not be disappointed with the show these two lads put on.<br />
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As I headed to watch Chet Faker I was locked out as the venue was at full capacity..... shattered :(<br />
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I had to make a tough call to stay for Devine Fits at 8:40pm or head home and prepare for my 2km time trial at 5:45am. In the end Football came first as it always does. Chet Faker we will meet again.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772130741140286844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701157570189452638.post-43584153621078796612013-01-29T01:58:00.002-08:002013-01-29T02:01:52.095-08:00An all in with.....Royston VasieThere's nothing better then an all in sing along & stage invasion to finish a night.<br />
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Here is one of my favourite Aussie bands Royston Vasie dominating the Ding Dong Lounge in Melbourne.<br />
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