December 2010
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Triple J Hottest 100 voting now open →
Voting is now open for the worlds biggest musical democracy! It took me a very, very long time to narrow this list down to ten, there were so many good tracks this year (my shortlist was something like 50 tracks). But after much deliberation, here is what I chose:
Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Beach House - Walk In The Park
Darwin Deez -...
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New My Name Is Tiga podcast episode →
Back in the day this used to be my favourite podcast. Not only does Tiga showcase some awesome music, and have a weird knack for predicting really big hits, but he’s an absolutely hilarious and very interesting host. However, he hadn’t produced a proper podcast since April 2009. That was up until today! Hooray! So y’all better head over and pick this up, you won’t be...
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Okay, I’ve been working ALL THE TIME seeing as it’s almost christmas, so apologies again for lack of updates. But here’s one, and surprise, it’s about Kanye West! Some of you may be tempted to stop reading there, but before you do, just take a look at this short for the first single from the album, Power.
Now I know there is a hell of a lot of hype around this album....
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Ultra Music Festival 2011 lineup released →
And we were getting excited about the Future Music 2011 lineup here in Australia. I don’t think that even compares to this. Damnit US, ruining my life with your incredible festivals. If anyone suddenly wins the lottery and wants to get me a Christmas present I’ll remember forever, you could always get me a couple of tickets and flights?
Tiësto, deadmau5, The Chemical Brothers,...
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I’m so two-thousand and eight, you so two-thousand and late
– Stacey Ferguson in Boom Boom Pow - The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow Single (2009, Interscope)
Does anyone else find this line highly ironic?
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Voted for my top 10 albums of 2010 on Triple J
And my top 10 were:
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Beach House - Teen Dream
Caribou - Swim
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles (II)
Four Tet - There is Love in You
Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Robyn - Body Talk Pt. 1
Sleigh Bells - Treats
Tame Impala - Innerspeaker
I also ended up with 10 runners-up, which I loved, but for one reason or another...
manicbotanic asked: I'm going to take a stab at some of the other 8 you picked (lets test how much i stalk you.)
Chemical Brothers, LCD Sound system, Kanye, Caribou?
Chemical Brothers, LCD Sound system, Kanye, Caribou?
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Pitchfork burn Daft Punk →
Either they’re not indie enough anymore, or I’m going to be disappointed by something I’ve been looking forward to for years. I’m hoping it’s the former…
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Zodiac Shit - Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma (2010, Warp)
Video directed by Lilfuchs, 2010
Flying Lotus and Adult Swim team up again, this time working with German animator Lilfuchs to produce this crazy good video for FlyLo’s latest, Zodiac Shit.
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