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Triple J Hottest 100, 2005
The 2005 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 26 January 2006. It was the thirteenth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. The broadcast began at 10am AEDT and finished a little before 7pm when the top song was announced. Broadcast live from the Sydney Big Day Out from 12pm AEDT, it regularly crossed to winning artists and listeners around Australia. Voters were limited to 20 votes each – 10 via SMS (charged at 30c per message) and 10 via the Internet (at no charge). Wolfmother had the most entries in the countdown with six, at that point the most by an artist in a single countdown. Their record was not equalled until the 2022 countdown 17 years later, by Spacey Jane, and was not surpassed until the following 2023 countdown, by G Flip. Full list Artists with multiple entries Countries Represented Notes * Bernard Fanning set a new record as the only artist to win the Hottest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Fanning
Bernard Joseph Fanning (born 15 August 1969) is an Australian musician and singer-songwriter. He was the lead vocalist of Queensland alternative rock band Powderfinger from its formation in 1989. Born and raised in Toowong, Brisbane, Fanning received piano lessons from his mother at an early age. At the age of 15, while he attended St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace, he began writing music. Upon graduating from Gregory Terrace, Fanning moved on to the University of Queensland, where he studied journalism briefly. He dropped out to pursue a music career, after meeting Ian Haug in an economics class. Fanning joined Haug, John Collins (Australian musician), John Collins, and Steven Bishop, who had recently formed Powderfinger, and took the role of lead singer. After Bishop left and drummer Jon Coghill (guitarist Darren Middleton)joined, the band released five studio albums in fifteen years and achieved mainstream success in Australia. During Powderfinger's hiatus in 2005, Fannin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Lee
Benjamin Michael Lee (born 11 September 1978) is an Australian musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but he focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He appeared as the protagonist in the Australian film '' The Rage in Placid Lake'' (2003). He has released eleven solo studio albums. Career Noise Addict Lee's musical career began in 1993 with the band Noise Addict, who were signed to Steve Pavlovic's independent label Fellaheen Records, on the strength of a self-produced and distributed four-track demo recorded in Lee's bedroom. Pavlovic's connections brought the band to the attention of Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Beastie Boys' Mike D, both of whom released the band's material in the US. The group put out several releases on the Beasties' Grand Royal Records. These included the acoustic ''Young and Jaded'' EP in 1994, which contained Lee's tribute to Evan Dando, "I Wish I Was Him" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joker & The Thief
"Joker & the Thief" is a song by Australian rock band Wolfmother. The song serves as the sixth track and sixth single from the band's eponymous debut studio album. It was released in Australia on 28 October 2006 and in the United Kingdom on 20 November 2006. The music video for the song was nominated for the "Best Rock Video" and "Video of the Year" awards at the 2007 MTV Australia Awards. The titular "joker" and "thief" are a reference to the lyrics of Bob Dylan's 1967 song "All Along the Watchtower". In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Joker & the Thief" was ranked number 59. Content Singer Andrew Stockdale told an interviewer, In popular culture "Joker & the Thief" has been featured in several films, video games and TV shows including ''The Blacklist'', ''The Hangover'', ''Shoot 'Em Up'', ''NHL 14'', ''Rock Revolution'', ''Jackass Number Two'', '' Impractical Jokers: The Movie'', '' The Out-Laws'', '' Karaoke Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
End Of Fashion
End of Fashion are an Australian pop rock band from Perth, Western Australia. The group gained mainstream attention with its 2005 single " O Yeah", which was voted into eighth position of the Hottest 100 poll, compiled by Australian youth radio station Triple J. The group has released three studio albums. In January 2014, the band took a hiatus before reforming for their first show on 22 September 2018 at the Indian Ocean Hotel in Scarborough. History 2004: Formation and first EPs The band was formed as a side project by guitarists Justin Burford and Rodney Aravena, together with drummer Malcolm Clark and bassist Jonathon Dudman. After two years, Burford and Aravena split from The Sleepy Jackson to devote their full attention to a band they named "End of Fashion". After a series of bass players and drummers—including Vanessa Thornton from Jebediah, Mike Hobbs, Hugh Jennings from Autopilot, and Nicholas Jonsson—the band settled on the line-up of Hobbs as drummer and Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Yeah (End Of Fashion Song)
"O Yeah" is the debut single of Australian pop rock band End of Fashion, taken from their self-titled debut album (2005). The song reuses the riff from the song " Where Is My Mind?" by American alternative rock band Pixies. Released in Australia on 18 July 2005, it peaked at number 21 on the ARIA Singles Chart. It was also a top-20 hit in New Zealand, where it reached number 14 in September 2005. Music video The Ben Quinn directed music video won the ARIA Award for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2005.ARIA Award previous winners. Similarity to "Where Is My Mind?" End of Fashion have been criticised for their uncredited copying of the guitar riff from the Pixies Pixies may refer to: * Plural of Pixie * Pixies (band) The Pixies are an American alternative rock band from Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1986 by Black Francis (vocals, rhythm guitar, songwriter), Joey Santiago (lead guitar), Kim ... song " Where Is My Mind?" for "O Yeah". Rockus Online Magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Stripes
The White Stripes were an American Rock music, rock duo formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1997. The group consisted of Jack White (guitar, keyboards, piano, vocals) and Meg White (drums, percussion, vocals). They were a leading group of 2000s indie rock and the decade's Post-punk revival, garage rock revival. Beginning in the late 1990s, the White Stripes sought success within the Music of Detroit#1980s and 1990s, Detroit music scene, releasing six singles and two albums. They found commercial success with their third album, ''White Blood Cells'' (2001), which received critical acclaim and propelled them to the forefront of the garage rock revival. Their fourth album, ''Elephant (album), Elephant'' (2003), drew further success and won the band their first Grammy Awards. The band Experimental music, experimented extensively on their fifth album, ''Get Behind Me Satan'' (2005). They returned to their blues roots with their sixth and final album, ''Icky Thump'' (2007), which was prais ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Doorbell
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Mind's Eye (song)
"Mind's Eye" is a song by Australian hard rock band Wolfmother. Written by band members Andrew Stockdale, Chris Ross and Myles Heskett, it was produced by Dave Sardy for the group's self-titled debut album in 2005. The song was also released as the first single from the album on 16 October 2005, initially as a double A-side with "Woman". The track reached number 29 on the Australian Singles Chart, number 88 on the Scottish Singles Chart and number 142 on the UK Singles Chart. Background Two weeks prior to the domestic release of the band's self-titled debut album, "Mind's Eye" was released as Wolfmother's debut single in Australia on 16 October 2005. The Australian edition of the single was a double A-side release featuring fellow album track "Woman", with "The Earth's Rotation Around the Sun" featured as the B-side. The single debuted on the Australian Singles Chart at its peak position of number 29, remaining in the top 50 for four weeks running. It later re-entered the cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Ryder
Shaun William George Ryder (born 23 August 1962) is an English singer, songwriter and poet. As lead singer of Happy Mondays, he was a leading figure in the Madchester cultural scene during the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1993, he formed Black Grape with former Happy Mondays dancer Bez. He was the runner-up on the tenth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. Ryder collaborated with Gorillaz on " Dare", which peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart in September 2005, becoming the band's only UK number one single. Ryder is known for his distinctive '' sprechgesang'' and lyricism. Early life Shaun William George Ryder was born on 23 August 1962 in Little Hulton, Lancashire,Little Hulton did not join Salford until 1974 before which it was part of Worsley UDC the son of nurse Linda and postman Derek (who would later become Happy Mondays's tour manager). By the age of 13, he had left school to work on a building site. Musical career Happy Mondays Happy Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dare (song)
"Dare" (stylised as "DARE" and " (DARE)") is a song by English virtual band Gorillaz and is the second single from their second studio album, ''Demon Days'' (2005). The track includes vocals by Happy Mondays and Black Grape frontman Shaun Ryder, and is sung by Rosie Wilson (also known as Roses Gabor) as Noodle, with backing vocals from Damon Albarn. It peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart in September 2005, becoming the band's only UK number one. "Dare" peaked at number 11 in Australia and Italy. It also reached the top 10 in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Iceland, Ireland, Poland, and New Zealand. Background and release The CD single of "Dare" was released in the United Kingdom on 29 August 2005. It reached number one in the United Kingdom on 4 September 2005. In the US, it peaked at number 87 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on 14 January 2006 and at number eight on the Modern Rock Tracks chart on 4 March 2006. For this song, English vocalist Roses Gab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foo Fighters
The Foo Fighters are an American Rock music, rock band formed in Seattle in 1994. Initially founded as a one-man project by former Nirvana (band), Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, the band comprises vocalist/guitarist Grohl, bassist Nate Mendel, guitarist Pat Smear, guitarist Chris Shiflett, and keyboardist Rami Jaffee. Guitarist Franz Stahl and drummers William Goldsmith, Taylor Hawkins, and Josh Freese are former members. Grohl created the Foo Fighters to release solo material after Nirvana broke up in 1994, and recorded their Foo Fighters (album), eponymous debut album (1995) mostly alone in six days. After the songs drew label interest, he recruited Mendel and Goldsmith, both formerly of Sunny Day Real Estate, and Smear, who had played with Nirvana on tour. The band made their first public performance in February 1995, five months before the album's release. Goldsmith quit during the recording of their second album, ''The Colour and the Shape'' (1997), with Grohl re-recording ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Of You
"Best of You" is a song by American rock band Foo Fighters, released as the lead single from the band's fifth studio album, '' In Your Honor'' (2005). Dave Grohl notes that the song was written following appearances at 2004 American presidential candidate John Kerry's campaign trail and is "about breaking away from the things that confine you". The song holds the band's highest chart peak in the U.S. (number 18), the UK (number four), and Australia (number five), and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. The song won the Kerrang! Award for Best Single. It also topped ''Billboard'''s Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for four weeks and Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart for seven weeks. Following the band's performance at Live Earth, the song again entered the UK charts at number 38. In September 2023, for the 35th anniversary of Hot Modern Rock Tracks (which by then had been renamed to Alternative Airplay), ''Billboard'' ranked "Best of You" at number 91 on i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
