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J Awards Of 2007
The J Award of 2007 is the third annual J Awards, established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. The announcement comes at the culmination of Ausmusic Month (November). In 2007, a new award for ''Unearthed Artist of the Year'' was added to the award for ''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 2007 nominations for ''Australian Album of the Year'' were selected from albums received by Triple J between December 2006 and November 2007. For ''Unearthed Artist of the Year'' it was open to any artist from the Unearthed (talent contest) 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 br ... [...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] |
Architecture In Helsinki (band)
Architecture in Helsinki were an Australian indie pop band which consisted of Cameron Bird, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, and Kellie Sutherland. The band released five studio albums before going on hiatus: ''Fingers Crossed'' (2003), '' In Case We Die'' (2005), '' Places Like This'' (2007), '' Moment Bends'' (2011), and '' Now + 4eva'' (2014). The band has been inactive since 2018. History 2000–2003: Formation and ''Fingers Crossed'' Architecture in Helsinki developed from a short-lived high school music experiment in Albury, New South Wales, by childhood friends Cameron Bird (lead singer), Jamie Mildren and Sam Perry. By 1999, the trio had moved to the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, where they used the name Architecture in Helsinki for Bird's first collection of self-penned songs. Bird got the new band's name after cutting up a newspaper and re-arranging words. They played a small number of gigs before going into hiatus. In 2000, while studying photography at art scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pnau
Pnau ( ) is an Australian dance music trio originating from Sydney. The trio, a duo before 2016, consists of the musicians Nick Littlemore (vocals, production), Peter Mayes (guitar, production) and Sam Littlemore (production), with the latter joining in 2016. Pnau has achieved multiple successes with their award-winning 1999 first album ''Sambanova'' and the widely acclaimed 2007 release ''Pnau''. Pnau is also recognised for a heavily publicised apprenticeship under the musician Elton John, who signed the duo after listening to the ''Pnau'' album. Several of Pnau's later projects have had John's involvement, such as the album '' Soft Universe'' and an album of Pnau recreations of Elton John's hits called ''Good Morning to the Night''. Apart from being a member of Pnau, Nick Littlemore also appears as one half of the project Empire of the Sun, which has had multiple chart-topping singles. In November 2016, the new line-up released "Chameleon", the first single from their album '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bumblebeez
The Bumblebeez (previously known as Bumblebeez 81) is an Australian indie band, formed by Christopher Colonna and his sister Pia Colonna (AKA Queen ViLa). The band's music has been described as a, "cut'n'paste collision of noisy hip-hop and rock." Their full-length debut album was ''Prince Umberto & The Sister of Ill'', released in 2007. History The band was formed by Christopher Colonna and his sister, Pia, of Braidwood, New South Wales. The band was unearthed by the Australian radio station Triple J in 2002. Around the same time, they won a competition run by the ABC's short-lived ''Fly TV'', making them the first to sign to the Fly Records label. In 2004, The Bumblebeez served as opener for Radiohead in Melbourne and Sydney. The band released ''White Printz'' and ''Red Printz'' EP's, before compiling them into one album called ''The Printz'' for release in 2004. The band released their first full-length album''Prince Umberto and the Sister of Ill'' in September 2007, fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alibis & Other Lies
''Alibis & Other Lies'' is the fifth studio album by Grinspoon, which was released 21 July 2007. The first single from the album is Black Tattoo, being released as a digital download on 23 June and on Single 30 June 2007. Ramesh Sathiah, producer of Green Album and Licker Bottle Cozy, is producing the album. "Black Tattoo" is more similar to songs from ''Guide to Better Living'' than the songs off their last album, but the rest of the songs range from AC/DC-esque rockers like "Choirboy" to country rock songs like "Find Your Own Way", to glam metal songs like "Carried Away" and to soft rock songs like "Minute by Minute". This was their final album under their current contract with Universal Music Australia. The album sessions were delayed during February to April as Phil Jamieson was in rehabilitation due to addiction to crystal methamphetamines. During that short time, the band's webpage was replaced with a video of Jamieson in suspenders, doing vocal takes for "Black Tattoo" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grinspoon
Grinspoon are an Australian Rock music, rock band from Lismore, New South Wales, formed in 1995 and fronted by Phil Jamieson on vocals and guitar with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass guitar and Kristian Hopes on drums. Also in 1995, Grinspoon won the Triple J-sponsored Unearthed (talent contest), Unearthed competition for Lismore, with their post-grunge song "Grinspoon (EP), Sickfest". The name "Grinspoon" was taken from Lester Grinspoon, Dr. Lester Grinspoon, an associate professor emeritus of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, who supported marijuana for medical use. The Grinspoon sound changed to more mainstream rock at the release of the 2002 album, ''New Detention'', gaining fans and peaking at No. 2 on the ARIA Charts, ARIA Albums Charts; similarly 2007's ''Alibis & Other Lies'' also reached No. 2. The 2004 album, ''Thrills, Kills & Sunday Pills'', which peaked at No. 4, won the ARIA Music Awards of 2005, 2005 'Best Rock Album Award' at the ARIA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Signal (Urthboy Album)
''The Signal'' is the second album from The Herd member Urthboy and was released on 14 July 2007. The album features production from Australian artists El Gusto of Hermitude fame and Count Bounce from TZU. It also features collaborations from several prominent Australian MCs and Musicians. The album was released on CD and double vinyl. At the J Awards of 2007, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. In receiving the nomination Levinson stated:'I'm terribly pleased to be nominated for the 2007 J Award and I didn't expect it at all – so that's especially cool. Triple J are still the strongest source of consistent radio support for independent music in Australia alongside community radio. Triple J's influence is felt throughout this big country and we're indebted to the passion of the people at the station. At the AIR Awards of 2007, the album was nominated for awards. and in November 2007 was nominated for Triple J's J Award. The album was selected as a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urthboy
Tim Levinson, better known by the stage name Urthboy, is an Australian hip hop MC and producer from New South Wales. He is widely known for his solo music under the moniker Urthboy, as a founding member of the hip-hop group The Herd, and for co-founding and managing the Elefant Traks record label. Levinson has released five solo albums: ''Distant Sense of Random Menace'' (2004), '' The Signal'' (2007), ''Spitshine'' (2009), ''Smokey's Haunt'' (2012) and ''The Past Beats Inside Me Like a Second Heartbeat'' (2016); as well as five studio albums with The Herd. Early life With origins in Wentworth Falls, a town in the Blue Mountains area of New South Wales, Levinson's interest in music began at an early age, when he was exposed to a broad range of musical styles, many of which were introduced to him by his older brother, Matthew. The Run DMC album ''Tougher Than Leather'' was the first influential hip-hop record for Levinson Music career Explanetary In 1998, Levinson co-formed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What's Happening (album)
''What's Happening'' is the second album from the Australian hip hop artist, Katalyst (aka Sydney based producer Ashley Anderson). It is a follow-up to Katalyst's award-winning debut album, ''Manipulating Agent''. ''What's Happening'' was released by Invada Records on 25 August 2007. The album features guest vocalists from the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia - including Stephanie McKay, J-Live, Steve Spacek, Diverse Katie Noonan (george), Magic Dirt's Adalita and Beautiful Girls' Mat McHugh. The album was selected as Triple J's featured album of the week in August 2007 and was nominated for the 2007 J Award. At the J Awards of 2007, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. It was nominated for Best Urban Release at the 2008 ARIA awards. The first single lifted from the album was "All You've Got" which enjoyed rotation nationally as well as receiving rave reviews from overseas. The video clip features some of Australia's top skaters and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katalyst (musician)
Katalyst (real name Ashley Anderson) is an Australian DJ and producer. He won awards at the 2002 Australian Dance Music Awards for Best Album and Best Producer. History 1998–2000: Moonrock Anderson initially recorded under the name Moonrock with fellow producer Michael Wright (aka Illpickl). Moonrock released a self-titled album in 1998, and went on to contribute tracks to the internationally renowned Cafe Del Mar compilation albums (Volume 6 (1999) and The Best Of (2003)). 2001–2011: Katalyst As Katalyst, he had his first solo release with a track on the ''Dope on Plastic'' compilation in 2001. That year also saw him form experimental record label, Invada Records, together with Portishead's Geoff Barrow. Invada Records' has released records from acts like Amusement Parks on Fire, Flow Dynamics, RuC.L, Koolism and Space Invadas. May 2002 saw the release of the Katalyst's debut album ''Manipulating Agent'', the first release for Invada Records. The album was nominate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dystopia (Midnight Juggernauts Album)
''Dystopia'' is the debut album by Australian electronic band Midnight Juggernauts, released in August 2007 by record label Siberia. At the J Awards of 2007, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. Release ''Dystopia'' was released on 4 August 2007. It debuted and peaked at number 21 on the ARIA Albums Chart. A limited edition two-disc version with remixes and songs from previous releases was also released. Reception AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ... wrote "few bands sound so confident with their sound and clear in their intentions even after several albums, and very few are capable of making a record this good." Track listing References External links * {{Authority control 2007 albums Midnight Juggernauts albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midnight Juggernauts
Midnight Juggernauts were an Australian band from Melbourne, composed of Andrew Szekeres, Vincent Vendetta (Vincent Heimann), and Daniel Stricker. The band has been described as anything from 'prog dance meets cosmic film scores', to 'slasher-flick disco' to 'deadpan landscape'. Following the release of numerous 7" and 12" singles, and limited edition EPs, the band released their debut album, ''Dystopia''. After playing festivals and headlining tours worldwide during late 2007–2008, the band finished working on their follow up album ''The Crystal Axis'', touring around its release mid-2010 at festivals and headline shows around the globe. After a few years' break, the band released a third album ''Uncanny Valley'' in mid-2013. Members have individually collaborated with various artists including Kevin Parker, Justice, Solange Knowles and Sebastian Tellier. The group also runs the label Siberia Records, through which they release their own music and others including Kirin J. Call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
