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Why I’m Disappointed That Gotye Won At The Grammys

February 11, 2013 in Celebrity, Current Affairs, Entertainment, Music, News

Look, I don’t want to come across as a sour-puss – nor do I want to rain on Gotye’s parade, or seem like I’m infected with some kind of tall poppy syndrome – but I’m kind of disappointed that Gotye won a couple of Grammys today. It’s not that I don’t think he’s talented or deserving of success…it’s just that I think there are so many other unsung Australian artists who deserve to get a Grammy ahead of Gotye. I mean, how is it that Nick Cave has never won a Grammy? What about Paul Kelly? What about Australian music legends like The Go-Betweens, [...]

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Relating to Music: Can An Atheist Love Religious Music?

July 11, 2012 in Music, Religion

Can an Atheist love religious music? Well, looking through my iTunes collection, there are 29 songs with the words “Jesus” in them, although one of those is “Jesus Penis” by The DC3, and another one is “The Jesus Stag Night Club” by Babybird. Searching for “God” gives me over 100 songs, but two of them (“God” by John Lennon and “Dear God” by XTC) are kind of about atheism, so they probably don’t count. Searching for “heaven” also gives me over 100 songs, but “Heaven’s In The Back Seat Of My Cadillac” isn’t a very spiritual song either. Nevertheless, despite [...]

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New Music Revue: Beach Boys, Willie Nelson, Lanie Lane and more…

June 23, 2012 in Music

This week’s New Music Revue features Benga, Cameras, Kid Cornered, Lanie Lane, Meiko, Perfume Genius, Rhapsody, San Cisco, The Beach Boys, The Rescue Ships, The Walking Who, and Willie Nelson. (Warning: Some videos may be non-suitable for work, or may contain graphic or confronting images. Other clips may contain images of cute fluffy animals.) BENGA featuring BEBE BLACK – Icon CAMERAS – June KID CORNERED – Brilliant Corners LANIE LANE – To The Horses MEIKO – Stuck On You PERFUME GENIUS – Dark Parts RHAPSODY – Dark Fate Of Atlantis SAN CISCO – Rocket Ship THE BEACH BOYS That’s Why [...]

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New Music Revue: Neil Young sings God Save The Queen and more…

June 9, 2012 in Music

This week’s New Music Revue features Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Sigur Rós, Sophie Koh, Cold Specks, Eight And A Half, Black Fox, Coldplay, Rihanna, and The Beach Boys. (Warning: Some videos may be non-suitable for work, or may contain graphic or confronting images. Other clips may contain images of cute fluffy animals.) Neil Young & Crazy Horse – God Save The Queen Sigur Rós – Varúð SOPHIE KOH – I Understand COLD SPECKS Blank Maps EIGHT AND A HALF – Go Ego BLACK FOX – Day In Lieu COLDPLAY featuring RIHANNA – Princess Of China The Beach Boys – [...]

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JJ’s Weekend Music Revue #5

March 10, 2012 in Entertainment, Music

Yay! It’s the weekend! Time to relax, chill out and enjoy some new music! (Warning: Some videos may be non-suitable for work, or may contain graphic or confronting images. Other clips may contain images of cute fluffy animals.) THE BEACH BOYS – Do it again JACK LADDER and THE DREAMLANDERS – Short Memory BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep GOSSLING – Wild Love BLUEJUICE – On My Own DIAFRIX – Running It SPECTOR – Chevy Thunder NANTES – Charlie THE TROONS – Trip With Ticker LOVE CONNECTION – Nobody Knows LMFAO – Sorry For Party [...]

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