Favourite album part1: Triple J Like a Version

There is a wonderful thing in Australia called Triple J, the radio station. And Triple J does love music, celebrates music and sometimes even create something special. They play wide range of styles and artists from heavy metal to punk, from electro to pop. Just like they did with the "Like a Version" series. "Like version" was originaly a segment on Triple Js Mel in the Morning shows., now its heard in the afternoons.
What makes "Like a version" so unforgetable? It involves Australian, and more recently, international artists playing live, acoustic versions of some of their favourite songs. They ad, they take, they change, and perform creating something absolutely amazing. And of course, they released cd's about this show. My favourite version is the latest, 3rd release. With the following playlist:

Ben Folds - Such Great Heights
Sharon Jones - This Land Is Your Land
Eskimo Joe – Hey
Josh Pyke – The House At Pooh Corner
The Magic Numbers – Crazy In Love
Bob Evans - Beautiful To Me
Mattafix – Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
The Bellrays - Highway To Hell
Shout Out Louds – Streams Of Whiskey
Pivot – Woman
Custom Kings – Boys Of Summer
Subaudible Hum – Africa
Gomez - Breakfast In America
Blue King Brown – You Don’t Love Me (No No No)
The Kill Devil Hills – Look At Miss Ohio
The Zutons – Runaway
Macromantics – Jump
Broken Social Scene - Kennel District
Angus & Julia Stone – Tubthumping
Something For Kate - Rock The Casbah

Here is one of my favourites: Something for Kate performing "Rock the Casbah" from The Clash!
Enjoy:

Celebrating Australian music

The Aria's... the first time i've ever been to an award show. When You watch it on Tv it looks so fabulous, so much fun, so bling bling, but in reality its not like that unfortunately. Its long, its boring.
The show lasted for about 5,5 hours, and the action only lasted for about 3 maximum. With all the best seats given out to sponsors, we were sitting far far away, looking down on the tables, trying to spot celebrities, drinking wine, while the venue was alcohol free. But I saw Nicole Kidman eating.... im happy to know she does eat.
Dont get me all wrong, it wasnt all bad. I just regret i didnt stay at home and watched it on TV. But, i did saw the red carpet arrivals, I finally saw John Butler (who is hot hot hot, but tiny :( ), I touched Nicole Kidmans hand, I saw Rove (live), Missy Higgins, Silverchair and on and on and on.

There was not much surprise among the winners, it was all very predictable, but to be honest I think they all deserved it. Silverchair got lucky, taking home a couple of statues incl. the album of the year. But Keith Urban, Hilltop Hoods, Sarah Blasko, John Butler trio, Gotye, Operator Please and Sneaky Sound System didnt go home empty handed.
The performances were surprisingly good. They sounded so much better live, then on TV recordings. One of my favourites was Kate Miller Heidke performing "Words", some say that the tiny little blond is "constructed" and "fake" i think her voice is amazing. But the hottest act was John Butler trio with Keith Urban performing "Funky Tonigh".