Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi - Oz Day Hottest 100!!

January 26th. The day Aussies all over the globe eagerly await each year. There is no better way to celebrate the founding of a nation than a boozy beach barbie with friends, sunshine, and of course, the Triple J Hottest 100 countdown.

Unfortunately I left that sunny beach two days ago for the less than tropical US of A. On a positive note, the hottest 100 can be streamed in either hemisphere despite the international date line. And this year there were some real winners…

• 1. Angus & Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane
• 2. Little Red - Rock It
• 3. Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - Dance The Way I Feel
• 4. Birds Of Tokyo - Plans
• 5. Boy & Bear - Fall At Your Feet
• 6. Adrian Lux - Teenage Crime
• 7. Cee Lo Green - Fuck You!
• 8. The Wombats - Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)
• 9. Art Vs. Science - Magic Fountain
• 10. Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. - Somebody To Love Me {Ft. Boy George & Andrew Wyatt}
• 11. Pendulum - ABC News Theme {Remix}
• 12. Drapht - Rapunzel
• 13. Sia - Clap Your Hands
• 14. Kanye West - Runaway {Ft. Pusha T}
• 15. Duck Sauce - Barbara Streisand
• 16. The Jezabels - Mace Spray
• 17. Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. - Bang Bang Bang {Ft. MNDR & Q-Tip}
• 18. Cloud Control - There’s Nothing In The Water We Can’t Fight
• 19. Flight Facilities - Crave You {Ft. Giselle}
• 20. Washington - Sunday Best
• 21. Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn
• 22. Children Collide - Jellylegs
• 23. Bliss N Eso - Addicted
• 24. Sparkadia - Talking Like I’m Falling Down Stairs
• 25. Gotye - Eyes Wide Open
• 26. Crystal Castles - Not In Love {Ft. Robert Smith}
• 27. Florence & The Machine/Dizzee Rascal - You’ve Got The Dirtee Love {Live}
• 28. Darwin Deez - Radar Detector
• 29. Illy - It Can Wait {Ft. Owl Eyes}
• 30. Yeasayer - O.N.E
• 31. The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
• 32. Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
• 33. Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss
• 34. The Naked And Famous - Punching In A Dream
• 35. Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. - The Bike Song {Ft. Kyle Falconer & Spank Rock}
• 36. Chiddy Bang - Opposite Of Adults
• 37. Gorillaz - Doncamatic {Ft. Daley}
• 38. The Naked And Famous - Young Blood
• 39. John Butler Trio - Revolution
• 40. Gyroscope - Baby, I’m Getting Better
• 41. Bliss N Eso - Down By The River
• 42. Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill
• 43. Yolanda Be Cool/DCUP - We No Speak Americano
• 44. Crystal Castles - Baptism
• 45. Boy & Bear - Rabbit Song
• 46. Bag Raiders - Way Back Home
• 47. Birds Of Tokyo - Wild At Heart
• 48. Pendulum - Witchcraft
• 49. The Jezabels - Easy To Love
• 50. Hot Chip - One Life Stand
• 51. Yeasayer - Ambling Alp
• 52. The John Steel Singers - Overpass
• 53. Bliss N Eso - Reflections
• 54. Miami Horror - Holidays {Ft. Alan Palomo}
• 55. Vampire Weekend - Giving Up The Gun
• 56. Sia - Bring Night
• 57. Example - Kickstarts
• 58. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
• 59. Washington - Rich Kids
• 60. Children Collide - My Eagle
• 61. Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - Jackson’s Last Stand
• 62. Angus And Julia Stone - Hold On
• 63. Arcade Fire - Ready To Start
• 64. Gypsy & The Cat - Jona Vark
• 65. Dead Letter Circus - One Step
• 66. Cold War Kids - Audience
• 67. Vampire Weekend - Holiday
• 68. Andy Bull - Dog {Ft. Lisa Mitchell}
• 69. Pendulum - Watercolour
• 70. Groove Armada - Paper Romance
• 71. Gypsy & The Cat - Piper’s Song
• 72. Two Door Cinema Club - I Can Talk
• 73. Gypsy & The Cat - Time To Wander
• 74. Tame Impala - Lucidity
• 75. Hungry Kids Of Hungary - Coming Around
• 76. Kings Of Leon - Radioactive
• 77. Big Boi - Shutterbugg {Ft. Cutty}
• 78. Gorillaz - Stylo {Ft. Bobby Womack and Mos Def}
• 79. Little Red - Slow Motion
• 80. The Black Keys - Howlin’ For You
• 81. Klaxons - Echoes
• 82. The Black Keys - Tighten Up
• 83. Arcade Fire - Modern Man
• 84. Washington - The Hardest Part
• 85. Hot Chip - I Feel Better
• 86. Evil Eddie - Queensland
• 87. Birds Of Tokyo - The Saddest Thing I Know
• 88. Kanye West - Monster {Ft. JAY-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver}
• 89. Interpol - Barricade
• 90. Art Vs. Science - Finally See Our Way
• 91. The Bedroom Philosopher - Northcote (So Hungover)
• 92. LCD Soundsystem - I Can Change
• 93. The National - Anyone’s Ghost
• 94. Xavier Rudd - Time To Smile
• 95. Broken Bells - The High Road
• 96. Jonsi - Go Do
• 97. Parkway Drive - Sleepwalker
• 98. Foals - Spanish Sahara
• 99. Dead Letter Circus - Big
• 100. Muse - Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)

Hottest 100 to your ears. from mine. with love. -k

10 for 2010- WHERE ARE THEY NOW? //

It’s only appropriate for us to tell you how right we were when we made our predictions for bands to watch in 2010. So before we tell you who’s going to kill it in 2011, let us reflect… and GLOAT!

The above chart from NextBigSound.com shows how artists trend online through fan counts, song plays and comments. With almost 15 million fans, Drake was our best prediction followed by Local Natives, Fanfarlo and Screaming Females. Read below for a synopsis of each band/artists awesome year and please leave a comment and tell us that we told you so!

#1 Hank and Cupcakes- Hank and Cupcakes have a special place in our hearts.They are helped us celebrate our 1 year anniversary at the Glasslands last week. If you’ve ignored our affinity for them in the past year, its your loss! Check out pictures from our 1 Year Anniversary last week here.

#2 Local Natives- One of 2010’s most anticipated bands made themselves one of 2010’s most celebrated albums. Gorilla Manor made countless Top Albums of 2010 lists across the web including here at MV, and other reputable sources like Paste Magazine. We definitely told you so!

#3 Fanfarlo- These SXSW Veterans had a very Hollywood 2010 with multiple late night TV appearances and their songs were featured in movies like The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and Going the Distance.

#4 Zach Deputy- Releasing a few new singles in 2010, Zach Deputy, continues to delight his fans and acquire new ones. Touring extensively in the first half of 2011, fans lit up the dance floor on Jam Cruise this week.

#5 Neon Indian- Neon Indian took off like a rocket this year after releasing, Psychic Chasms on Lefse Records also the home of Keepaway.  After receiving tons of love from every important music publication out there and of course all the NYC and Brooklyn locals he took the show on the road and even made an appearance on in February of 2010, on NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.  

#6 Drake- This artist blew up so big that they had to cancel his free show on the Seaport in NYC this summer because the crowds got so big they were blocking traffic and the city was afraid for the public’s safety. You saw him perform with Jay-Z and Eminem even before he had dropped his first LP.  Pretty good for a guy who then had no label and only a mix tape out.  Although, everyone tapped Drake as someone to have major success in 2010 I don’t think anyone knew how big he’s actually be. Most recently he has collaborated with top artists like Rhianna and Nicki Minaj.

#7 Angus and Julia Stone- Another band making our Top Albums of 2010

#8 Stryk Nine- For 5+ years, these guys have been rockin the Boston area and beyond and 2011 was no exception. It was a big year for the “Boston Metalcore” group who just released their new single, The Life I Want. Highlights of the year include a shows with The Misfits, Soulfly and Powerman 5000 and the boys kick-off 2011 with a tour down south. Love metal? Show your support by “liking” them on Facebook… because we told you last year!

#9 Screaming Females- The Screaming Females have had a great 2010.  They played the MOG music CMJ party with DOM and Yo La Tengo to a packed house at Brooklyn Bowl this year as well as Siren Fest on Coney Island this summer. Buzz has been building and anyone who can rip guitar and write lyrics like that deserves praise and attention.  They started in New Jersey’s basement underground with two mini albums, Baby Teeth, 2007 and What If Someone Was Watching Their TV, which has since been reissued.  After signing with Don Giovanni Records they released their first official LP, Power Move.  2010 saw the release of Castle Talk, by far the groups strongest and most polished album. If you’re a true rocker you will fall in love with this album. We predict that Screaming Females will have a killer year in 2011 too and that Castle Talk will become a classic.  We already consider it as a favorite in our archive.

#10 Keepaway- Babystyle made our Top Albums of 2010, you didn’t see that coming?

Angus and Julia Stone - Solo albums. Together. Separately. //

One of our favourite fam duos have been, somewhat simultaneously, embarking upon solo ventures into new territories..

The Lady Stone just released her hauntingly delightful album, “The Memory Machine”. Pick it up on iTunes here.

Also, if you haven’t checked out Angus’ solo work, “Smoking Gun” - under artist alias Lady Of The Sunshine - get it here.

Here’s a free sample from both. So you can fall in love with each of them all over again. Together, but separately.

-k

Angus & Julia Stone - US / Canadian Tour //

We MusicVagabonds are happy to spread the news that oz brother/sister duo are kicking off their Yankee maple run (i.e. US/Canadian tour) in 2 weeks…

See dates and get your golden tickets here.

Stones Loving To Your Ears. From Mine. -k

This past weekend a couple of us northeastern vagabonds were getting our folk on at the Newport Folk Festival (more to come on that soon). Meanwhile, my favourite Aussie music fest Splendour in the Grass, was taking place some 15989 km away.

Click the link above for the Splendour Bender lowdown. Then check out Angus and Julia Stones’ beauty addition to our GOTCHA COVERED sectionwith their Travolta/Olivia Newton-John throwback, “You’re The One That I Want”:

Splendour to your ears. From my ears across the pacific. With Love -k

10 for 2010: #7 Angus and Julia Stone

“And the boys” by Angus and Julia Stone is the mesmerizing first track from their sophomore record ‘Down The Way’ due for release in March 2010. And if this is anything to go by, we’re in for a special treat from this Oz brother-sister due.

If your not able to make it down under within the next two months to catch the aussie leg of their tour, never fear. Tour dates for Europe, UK and USA will be posted soon at http://www.myspace.com/angusandjuliastone for around April/May 2010. Until then, you can get your fix by downloading their single from iTunes.

Music to your ears. From mine. With Love. -K

Kypod’s Top 20 of the naughty naughts..

In no particular order, albeit very personal and therefore probably very biased — like my vagabond comrades, this handful of tunes brings back very distinct memories representing chapters from this decade of my life. Hope you find something in this bunch that you enjoy as much as I did:

1. Gotye - Hearts a mess (2006)

2. Radiohead - 2+2=5 (2003)

3. RHCP - The Zephyr Song (2002)

4. Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor (2005)

5. Angus and Julia Stone - Paper aeroplane (2006)

6. The Raconteurs (aka The Saboteurs) - Steady, As She Goes (2006)

7. The Black Keys - Strange Times (2008)

8. Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows (2002)

9. Bloc Party - This Modern Love (2005)

10. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Babe, You Turn Me On (2004)

11. Devendra Banhart - Baby (2009)

12. John Butler Trio - Zebra (2004)

13. Hot Chip - Ready for the Floor (2008)

14. Waikiki - Here Comes September (2002)

15. White Stripes - Seven Nation Army (2003)

16. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Hard To Concentrate (2006)

17. Tame Impala - Half Full Glass Of Wine (2008)

18. Soku - I’ll Kill Her (2007)

19. The Panics - Don’t Fight It (2007)

20. Wolfmother - Mind’s Eye (2005)

- A decade of music from my ears. to yours. with love. k