Hazar for the Hottest 100
I listen to a lot of radio. Throughout my uni years I spent about 4 hours each day on public transport, and, always preferring to have music or voice or something to listen to, I spent most of that time listening to the radio. And my radio station of choice at the time was triple j, the "youth station" in the Australian ABC stables.
As I have mentioned in the past, I have eclectic tastes in music. So triple j was just right for me - lots of variety, always something new, and rarely anything outrageously commerically poppy. I thought most of the presenters could do with a good course in sensible radio journalism, but generally, I was happy to listen to them.
And I loved the JJJ Hottest 100 - the more or less annual countdown of 100 top songs from the previous year, as voted by triple j listeners. Many a Hottest 100 CD has become the soundtrack to my parties, and I quite often rated the number 1 song as a musical highlight from the year. It's a little commercial and not for everyone, and quite often I haven't heard of half the songs which make it into the 100, but I still like it.
Anyhoo, follow the link above to check out the songs in this year's list and have a vote. For those who wish to know, this year I voted for:
- Gotye - Thanks for your time
- Gotye - Learnalilgivnanlovin
- Anberlin - Never Take Friendship Personal
- Ben Harper - Better Way
- Karnivool - Roquefort
- Matisyahu - King Without A Crown
- Muse - Supermassive Black Hole
- OK GO - Here It Goes Again
- Regina Spektor - Fidelity
- Regina Spektor - Samson
Hazar for triple j and hazar for the Hottest 100!
.e
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posted by Edwin @ 11:03 am
2 Comments:
I seriously live under a rock.
I didn't know they'd caught Saddam Hussein until he was tried and executed, I don't hear about these terrible rapes and murders (except from people at work or the radio at work, which told me that two boys killed another boy by head-butting him), and I don't know anything about current music.
I don't know the ones you voted for, I only know about three artist on the list of songs to vote for. I put this down to my iPod, I'd rather listen to albums I already have than sit through the idiots yammering on the radio just to hear some new tunes.
I voted for a couple of the same songs as you! Here's my list...
Regina Spektor - Fidelity
Bloc Party - The Prayer
Kimya Dawson - I Like Giants
Gnarls Barkley - Gone Daddy Gone
The Grates - Science Is Golden
Augie March - One Crowded Hour
Bob Evans - Don't You Think It's Time
Jose Gonzalez - Hand On Your Heart
OK GO - Here It Goes Again
Old Man River - La
I managed to vote for a few more Aussies than you.
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