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J Award Of 2006
The J Award of 2006 is the second annual J Awards, established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, national Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners of alternative music, which began broadcasting in January 1975. The station also places a greater emphasis on broad .... The announcement comes at the culmination of Ausmusic Month (November). For the second and final year, there was only one category, ''Australian Album of the Year''. Who's eligible? Any Australian album released independently or through a record company, or sent to Triple J in consideration for airplay, is eligible for the J Award. The 2006 nominations were selected from albums received by triple j between December 2005 and November 2006. The criteria The J Award is for an album of outstanding achievement as an Australian musical work of art - for its creativity, innovation, musicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sleepy Jackson
The Sleepy Jackson are an Australian alternative rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia. The band's name was inspired by a former drummer who was narcoleptic. The band revolves around the distinctive vocal style of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Luke Steele. Stemming from a musical family, Luke's father Rick Steele is a local blues musician, and two of Luke's siblings are also musicians, with brother Jesse a former member of The Sleepy Jackson (and currently performing with father Rick in The Hot Biscuit Band), and sister Katy, who fronts another Perth rock band, Little Birdy. While a series of acclaimed EPs brought The Sleepy Jackson to a broader musical attention of Australia, it was the release of their 2003 album '' Lovers'' and 2006 second album ''Personality – One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird'' that directed significant international focus upon the band. History 1998–2002 : Formation and early EP The Sleepy Jackson formed in 1998 with the original lineu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 In Australian Music
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Blue King Brown
Blue King Brown are an Australian urban roots ensemble formed in 2003 in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Byron Bay by mainstays Natalie Pa'apa'a, Nattali Rize and Carlo Santone. They have released three studio albums, ''Stand Up'' (October 2006), ''Worldwize Part 1 – North & South'' (August 2010) – which reached the ARIA Charts, ARIA Albums Chart top 50 – and ''Born Free'' (November 2014). They have toured nationally and internationally; and supported concerts by Santana (band), Santana, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Damian Marley, the John Butler Trio, the Cat Empire, Silverchair, Dispatch (band), Dispatch and Powderfinger. History Blue King Brown were formed by Nattali Rize (lead vocals, lead guitar, co-songwriter) and Carlo Santone (bass guitar, co-songwriter) in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Byron Bay in 2003 as an urban roots ensemble. As multi instrumentalists, they'd performed as percussionists on the streets for years, including with percussion group Skin featuring Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SubAudible Hum
SubAudible Hum are an indie rock band based in Melbourne, Australia. Often compared to Radiohead they are active on the live circuit, particularly in their home town, they have released three albums, one of which was nominated for the J Award; ''In Time for Spring, On Came the Snow''. and have received national airplay on Triple J. History Front man Daniel Griffith moved from Brisbane to Melbourne in 1999. Starting as an idea in 1999 he started put together a band called SubAudible Hum. The line-up consolidated around 2003 and in 2005 saw the release of their debut album; ''Everything You Heard Is True''. Quickly following was their second album; ''In Time For Spring, On Came The Snow'', which was met with critical acclaim. ''Tall Stories'', their third album, was released in 2009. Discography Studio albums EPs Awards and nominations J Award The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's yout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What The Sea Wants, The Sea Will Have
''What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have'' is the second album by Australian songwriter Sarah Blasko. The whole album can be listened to on Blasko's website. The first radio-only single from the album is entitled "". The second single lifted from the album is "Always on this Line" and the third single is "Planet New Year". The single "Amazing Things" was the last single from the album. The album cover was photographed bWarwick Baker The album was certified Gold, for 35,000 physical copies sold, in Australia in January 2007. At the J Award of 2006, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2007, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Pop Release. Track listing Credits *Sarah Blasko - Vocals, drum programming, synth, vibraphone, organ, Wurlitzer, acoustic guitar. * Robert F Cranny - Acoustic & electric guitars, piano, Mellotron, organ, harmonium, SH-101, drum machine, bass guitar on "For You", synth bass on "The Garden's End". * Jeff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Blasko
Sarah Elizabeth Blaskow (born 23 September 1976), known professionally as Sarah Blasko, is an Australian singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. From April 2002, Blasko developed her solo career after fronting Sydney-based band, Acquiesce, between the mid-1990s and 2001. She had performed under her then married name, Sarah Semmens, and, after leaving Acquiesce, as Sorija in a briefly existing duo of that name. As a solo artist Blasko has released six studio albums, '' The Overture & the Underscore'' (11 October 2004), '' What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have'' (21 October 2006) – which peaked at No. 7 on the ARIA Albums Chart, '' As Day Follows Night'' (10 July 2009) – which reached No. 5, '' I Awake'' (26 October 2012) – which made No. 9, ''Eternal Return'' (6 November 2015), and ''Depth of Field'' (23 February 2018). At the ARIA Music Awards of 2007, Blasko won Best Pop Release for her second album. Her third album won the Best Female Artist in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moments In Movement
''Moments in Movement'' is the first studio album by Australian hip hop artist Macromantics. Originally released in 2006, it was re-released on Kill Rock Stars in 2007. At the J Award of 2006 The J Award of 2006 is the second annual J Awards, established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, national Australian radio station ..., the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. Track listing References External links * {{Authority control 2006 debut albums Macromantics albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macromantics
Romy Hoffman (born 1980) is an Australian songwriter and musician who has performed under the names Macromantics, Romy and Agender. Initially based in Sydney, since 2014 she has worked in Los Angeles. Life and career Romy Hoffman was raised in a Jewish household. In 1995 as a 15-year-old she started playing guitar with her high school classmate Ben Lee's pop, punk band Noise Addict. With the group, she toured the United States where she encountered the New York-based hip hop culture. She told Tim Colman of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', "I just did the last tour with them, which was great because I got to go to America." While a member of Noise Addict she was recorded for the track, "Spritz", which is the B-side of their single, "The Frail Girl" (1995). She later returned to the US, to spend time writing, in San Francisco. As a result, she released her debut solo seven-track extended play, ''Hyperbolic Logic'', in 2004. Colman observed, "It's a challenging listen, with Hoffman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suburban Songbook
''Suburban Songbook'' is the second studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Kevin Mitchell, under the pseudonym Bob Evans, vocalist and guitarist for Perth band Jebediah. It was produced by Brad Jones (Josh Rouse, Yo La Tengo, Sheryl Crow, Jill Sobule) at the 'Alex the Great Studios' in Nashville, Tennessee. At the 2006 ARIA Awards, ''Suburban Songbook'' won the "Best Adult Contemporary Album" and at the J Award of 2006, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. Bob Evans was also nominated for an Australian Music Prize for the album. It debuted at #15 on the ARIA album charts. In October 2010, it was listed in the book, ''100 Best Australian Albums''. It was also re-released in a deluxe format featuring promotional clips and exclusive footage and audio. Background “I wanted to really push the idea and feeling of turning the `Suburban Everyday’ into something of almost fairytale quality,” Mitchell explains. “Of romanticism. That magic can happen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Mitchell (musician)
Kevin Edward Mitchell (born 1 October 1977), also known by the stage name of Bob Evans, is an Australian singer-songwriter; Mitchell uses the name for his primary solo project. He is also the founding lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Jebediah, which was formed in 1994 and features his older brother Brett Mitchell, who joined on drums before the group's first performance. Jebediah released five studio albums between 1997 and 2011, the first three of which entered the top ten on the ARIA Albums Chart. Mitchell commenced performing as a folk pop artist under the name "Bob Evans" in 1999 to showcase "quieter" songs that were influenced by music that was different from the primary sound of Jebediah, and he deliberately chose a stage name that would distinguish him from his band. His most successful solo album '' Suburban Songbook'', which was released on 10 June 2006, peaked at No. 15, and his next two solo albums '' Goodnight, Bull Creek!'' (3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drowning In The Fountain Of Youth
''Drowning in the Fountain of Youth'' is the second album by Australian act Dan Kelly & The Alpha Males. The album received positive reviews in the local music scene, and was considered for the Album of 2006 by Melbourne street magazine, ''Inpress''. The album provided a single, "Drunk on Election Night"; the track was included by Neil Young in his website's playlist: ''Living with War - Songs of the Times'', in late 2006. ''Drowning in the Fountain of Youth'' peaked at No. 8 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums Chart and Kelly was nominated for Best Male Artist for the release at the ARIA Music Awards of 2007. At the J Award of 2006, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. Track listing In-Fidelity (SHK INFCD-125) # "Safeway Holiday (Get Wise)" # "Babysitters of the World Unite" # "Drowning in the Fountain of Youth (Plastic Surgery Jam)" # "I Will Release Myself (Unto You)" # "Fire & Theft (The Landscape Gardners Dream)" # "My Brains Are On Fire! (Life Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
