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BigBigLove
''BigBigLove'' is the debut studio album by Australian indie rock band Little Birdy, released in Australia on 4 October 2004. It reached number 5 in the ARIA music charts and was certified gold less than a month after its release. The album was produced by Paul McKercher at Big Jesus Burger Studios and mixed at Studios 301. Three singles were released from the album; " Beautiful to Me", which reached number 27, " Tonight's the Night", and " Excited", which reached number 44 on the ARIA Singles Charts. The album was nominated for four ARIA Awards in 2004; Best Breakthrough Artist/Album, Best Rock Album, Best Producer, and Best Engineer. Two tracks from the album reached the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2004; " Beautiful to Me" at number 8 and " Tonight's the Night" at number 78. The album features a more pop-oriented, commercial alternative rock sound than their later records, which experimented with electronic music and folk. Background McKercher was selected to produce after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Birdy
Little Birdy were an Australian alternative rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia, in 2002 by singer and guitarist Katy Steele, drummer Matt Chequer, guitarist and keyboardist Simon Leach, and bass guitarist Scott O'Donoghue. They gained public attention when their single "Relapse" gained popularity on alternative radio stations such as Triple J, leading them to be signed by the record label Eleven: A Music Company. They released three studio albums (all three of which entered the top ten in the ARIA charts), two EPs, and ten singles. Early history Katy Steele's father Rick Steele is a local blues musician in various cover bands, and her brothers Jesse and Luke were both members of The Sleepy Jackson. Jesse left the band in 2000. Steele was the singer-songwriter and guitarist in her band, The Plastik Scene. A friend of Luke's, Simon Leach, heard Steele singing at her brother's 21st birthday party. "Katy was always there... She was around 15 when I saw her sing. Three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful To Me (Little Birdy Song)
"Beautiful to Me" is the first single by Australian indie rock band Little Birdy, from their debut album ''BigBigLove''. It was released on 13 September 2004 and reached number 27 on the ARIA Singles Charts. The song reached number 2 on the Triple J Net 50 and was ranked number 8 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004. Like all the tracks on ''BigBigLove'', the single was produced and mixed by Paul McKercher (Eskimo Joe, Pete Murray, Augie March, You Am I). The song was written by Katy Steele Katy Elizabeth Steele (born 9 September 1983) is an Australian singer, guitarist and songwriter of the four-piece rock band, Little Birdy. Biography Steele was born Kate Elizabeth Steele and has a fraternal twin brother, Jake. She and her broth .... Track listing Charts References 2004 singles 2004 songs EMI Records singles Little Birdy songs Songs written by Katy Steele Virgin Records singles {{2000s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonight's The Night (Little Birdy Song)
"Tonight's the Night" is the second single from Little Birdy's debut album ''BigBigLove'' and was released 29 November 2004 by Eleven and distributed by Virgin/EMI. The song appeared at No. 76 on the ARIA Singles Chart Top 100. Like the other tracks on the album it was produced by Paul McKercher at Big Jesus Burger Studios and mixed at Studios 301. The single's title track proves Katy Steele's knack for penning Bacharach-esque hooks is undeniable .. they sound classic but not retro. "Tonight's the Night" features the addition of a fifth member, guitarist and keyboardist Fergus Deasy (touring guitarist with Eskimo Joe). Accompanying the single is two remixes of ''Losing You'' and a demo of ''Forever'' - the original versions of which both appear on ''BigBigLove''. ''The Blurbs Evan Alexander, described the song as "a fair offering from this newly hyped Perth four piece nd itsjingle jangle chords punctuate a stuttered intro before Katy Steele’s breathy vocal kick the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excited (Little Birdy Song)
"Excited" is the third single from Australian indie rock band Little Birdy's debut album, ''BigBigLove'', released on 18 April 2005. It was produced by Paul McKercher at Big Jesus Burger Studios, and mixed at Studios 301. "Excited" reached number 44 on the Australian ARIA Singles Charts. The B-side of the single includes a live version of " Beautiful to Me" recorded at the 2005 Big Day Out, a short experimental noise track, "Definition" and a version of the Lee Hazlewood song "These Boots Are Made for Walkin' "These Boots Are Made for Walkin' is a hit song written by Lee Hazlewood and recorded by American singer Nancy Sinatra. It charted on January 22, 1966, and reached No.1 in the United States ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and in the UK Singles Chart. Su ...". Critical reception The Oz Music Project felt that it was "a catchy-enough song, with menacing guitars crunching in each ear. However, central to the equation are Steele’s impish vocals. Without her singing – pushed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triple J Hottest 100, 2004
The 2004 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 26 January 2005. It was the twelfth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. Voters were limited to 20 votes each: 10 via SMS (charged at 30c each) and 10 via the Internet (no charge). U2's "Vertigo" placed at number 38, despite having not been played on Triple J. Triple J presenter Craig Reucassel encouraged voters to vote for the '' Media Watch'' theme music on the condition that his counterpart Chris Taylor would do a nude run through the Big Day Out if it made the hottest 100. While announcing the count, Reucassel called number 7 for the Media Watch theme, initiating Taylor on a streak through the music festival. Upon Taylor's return, Richard Kingsmill explained that Media Watch was ineligible due to not being recorded in 2004 and announced the real number 7. Missy Higgins was also in the studio and Reucassel goaded her into accepting a similar chal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Is A Love Song EP
''This Is a Love Song EP'' is the second EP by Australian indie rock band Little Birdy, and the follow-up to the ''Little Birdy'' EP. It was released on 1 March 2004 and debuted at No. 22 on the Australian Singles Chart The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ... on 8 March 2004. "This Is a Love Song" polled at No. 40 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004. Track listing Charts References {{Little Birdy Little Birdy albums 2004 EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood (Little Birdy Album)
''Hollywood'' is the second studio album by Australian indie rock band Little Birdy. The album was recorded in Los Angeles and produced by John King (one half of legendary production duo The Dust Brothers who has produced Beck and the Beastie Boys) and engineer Clif Norrell. The first single released from the album was "Come on Come on", which reached number 18 on its debut on the Australian ARIA Singles Charts and was one of the top most requested songs on Triple J. The second single from the album, "Bodies", was released on 23 January 2007. A limited edition copy of the album was also released with a bonus DVD ''The Making of Hollywood'' and the "Come On Come On" videoclip. In March, 2007 the album was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade association representing the Australian recording industry which was established in the 1970s by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report, which had been Australia's national music sales charts since 1974. History The ''Go-Set'' charts were Australia's first national singles and albums charts, published from 5 October 1966 until 24 August 1974. Succeeding ''Go-Set'', the Kent Music Report began issuing the national top 100 charts in Australia from May 1974. The compiler, David Kent, also published Australia's national charts from 1940 to 1974 in a retrospective fashion using state-based data. In mid-1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association commenced licensing the Kent Music Report chart. The first printed national top 50 chart available in record stores, branded the ''Countdown'' chart, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and "the most widely-read masthead in the country." The newspaper is published in compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, '' The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an online site and app, seven days a week. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including the magazines ''Good Weekend'' (included in the Saturday edition of ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunset Studies
''Sunset Studies'' is the debut studio album by the Australian indie rock band Augie March. It was released in October 2000 in Australia by BMG. The album was recorded over the course of a year in five studios with three separate producers.Paul Stewart, "Marching to a different drum," ''Sunday Herald Sun'', 29 October 2000, page 81. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001, the album was nominated for four awards, winning ARIA Award for Engineer of the Year. Track listing (All songs by Glenn Richards, arranged by Augie March except where noted) # "The Hole in Your Roof" – 7:12 # "Maroondah Reservoir" – 5:05 # "There Is No Such Place" – 3:17 # "Tulip" – 6:20 # "Tasman Awakens" – 4:42 # "Believe Me" – 2:02 # "Sunset Studies" – 5:34 # "Men Who Follow Spring The Planet 'Round" (traditional motif, Richards, Augie March) – 5:35 # "Angels of the Bowling Green" – 5:12 # "Heartbeat And Sails" – 3:01 # "The Offer" – 4:56 # "The Good Gardener (On How He Fell)" – 5:26 # "H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augie March
Augie (sometimes spelled Auggie) is a nickname for variations of the name August, which derives from the Latin name Augustus. It may refer to: People *Augie Auer (1940–2007), meteorologist *Augie Galan (1912–1993), Major League Baseball player *Augie Bergamo (1917–1974), Major League Baseball player * Augie Blunt (1929–1999), actor *Augie Donatelli (1914–1990), Major League Baseball umpire *Augie Garrido (b. 1939), college baseball coach * Augie Hiebert (1916–2007), Alaskan television pioneer * Augie Hoffmann (b. 1981), American football player *Augie Johns (1899–1975), Major League Baseball player *Augie Lohman (1911–1989), American special effects artist * Augie Lio (1918–1989), American football player *Augie Meyers (b. 1940), musician * Augie Nieto (b. 1958), fitness executive *Augie Ojeda (b. 1974), Major League Baseball player *Jacob Orgen (1893–1927), New York gangster nicknamed "Little Augie" * Augie Prudhomme (1902–1992), Major League Baseball player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music that is played on traditional instruments, music about cultural or national identity, music that changes between generations (folk process), music associated with a people's folklore, or music performed by custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles. The term originated in the 19th century, but folk music extends beyond that. Starting in the mid-20th century, a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith in the 1960s. This form of music is sometimes called contemporary folk music or folk rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
