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J Awards Of 2016
The J Award of 2016 is the twelfth annual J Awards, established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J Triple J is an Australian government-funded national radio station founded in 1975 as a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). It aims to appeal to young listeners of alternative music, and plays far more Australian conten .... The announcement comes at the culmination of Ausmusic Month (November). For the third year, four awards were presented; ''Australian Album of the Year'', ''Double J Artist of the Year'', ''Australian Music Video of the Year'' and ''Unearthed Artist of the Year''. The eligible period took place between November 2015 and October 2016. The winners were announced live on air on Triple J on Tuesday 17 November 2016. Awards Australian Album of the Year Double J Artist of the Year Australian Video of the Year Unearthed Artist of the Year References {{J Awards 2016 in Australian musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and Climate of Australia, climates including deserts of Australia, deserts in the Outback, interior and forests of Australia, tropical rainforests along the Eastern states of Australia, coast. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last glacial period. By the time of British settlement, Aboriginal Australians spoke 250 distinct l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montaigne (musician)
Jessica Alyssa Cerro (born 14 August 1995), better known as Montaigne, is an Australian musician, singer, and Twitch streamer. Their debut album, '' Glorious Heights'', was released in August 2016 and peaked at No. 4 on the ARIA Albums Chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2016, they won Breakthrough Artist – Release for the album and received nominations in three other categories. In April 2016, they were a featured vocalist on Hilltop Hoods' track " 1955" and " A Whole Day's Night, which reached No. 2 on the ARIA Singles Chart. They were supposed to represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song " Don't Break Me" until the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, they represented Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song " Technicolour". Early life Jessica Alyssa Cerro was born in Sydney on 14 August 1995, and grew up in the Hills District. Their father, Gustavo Cerro, is an Argentinian former profess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtney Barnett
Courtney Melba Barnett (born 3 November 1987) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician. Known for her deadpan singing style and witty, rambling lyrics, she attracted attention with the release of her debut EP ''I've Got a Friend Called Emily Ferris'' in 2012. International interest came with the release of her EP '' The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas'' in 2013. Barnett's debut album—'' Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit—''was released in 2015 to widespread acclaim. At the 2015 ARIA Music Awards, she won four awards from eight nominations. She was nominated for Best New Artist at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards and International Female Solo Artist at the 2016 Brit Awards. She released '' Lotta Sea Lice'', a collaborative album with Kurt Vile, in 2017. She released her second album, '' Tell Me How You Really Feel'', to further acclaim in 2018. Barnett's third studio album—'' Things Take Time, Take Time—''was released in November 2021. Early l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teeth & Tongue
Teeth & Tongue were an Australian indie rock band formed in 2007 by Jessica Claire Cornelius, a New Zealand-born singer-songwriter and musician. The project has included other members, such as James Harvey on drums, Marc Regueiro-McKelvie on guitar and Damian Sullivan on bass guitar and synthesiser. Teeth & Tongue released four albums, ''Monobasic'' (November 2008), ''Tambourine'' (April 2011), ''Grids'' (March 2014) and ''Give Up on Your Health'' (September 2016), before disbanding early in 2017. The stage name had also been used for Cornelius' solo performances, but since 2017 she has performed and released material under her own name and relocated to Los Angeles late that year. History Teeth & Tongue were formed in Melbourne in 2007 by Jessica Cornelius (ex-Moscow Schoolboy) on lead vocals, keyboards and guitar, as a vehicle for her song-writing. She recalled, "you either want a fully-collaborative band in which everyone has input into everything, or you just have your ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngaiire
Ngaire Laun Joseph (born 1984, in Lae), known by her stage name Ngaiire (pronounced ''ny-ree'' or /naɪəriː/), is a Papua New Guinea-born Australian-based R&B and future soul singer-songwriter. Her musical career commenced in 2003 with an enrollment in a bachelor of Jazz Studies at the Central Queensland University (CQU). In 2004, she competed in the Australian Idol (season 2), second season of ''Australian Idol'', where she competed as a semi-finalist but did not make it to the final 12 singers. She then worked with Blue King Brown and Paul Mac as a session vocalist before re-focusing on her solo career in 2008. Ngaiire's debut studio album, ''Lamentations (Ngaiire album), Lamentations'', was released in July 2013 and her second album, ''Blastoma (album), Blastoma'', was released in June 2016. Her third, ''3 (Ngaiire album), 3'', was released in August 2021. In 2018 APRA AMCOS appointed Ngaiire as an ambassador. Biography 1984–1999: Early life Ngaiire was born, as Ngaire La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Rakei
Jordan Rakei (born 23 May 1992) is a New Zealand-Australian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer currently based in London, United Kingdom. Rakei has also released and performed under the moniker Dan Kye. Early life Rakei was born in 1992 in Tokoroa, in the Waikato of New Zealand's North Island, to a Pākehā mother and a Cook Islands Māori father. At the age of three, Rakei and his family moved to Brisbane, Australia. He lived in Brisbane until he made the move to London in 2015. Music career 2013–2016: Early career and debut album Rakei's first releases were ''Live at Recording Oasis'' and ''Franklin's Room'' EPs in 2013, self-released, aged 21 years old. Less than a year later in 2014, Rakei releases, ''Groove Curse'' EP, was the first release on the Soul Has No Tempo label. Less than a year after this EP, he made the move to London. After working with artists such as French Kiwi Juice, FKJ and Tom Misch, in December 2015 he was part of a Grammy Award, Gramm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Drones (Australian Band)
The Drones were an Australian rock music, rock band, formed in Perth by mainstay lead vocalist and guitarist Gareth Liddiard in 1997. Fiona Kitschin, his domestic partner, joined on bass guitar and vocals in 2002. Other long-term members include Rui Pereira on bass guitar and then guitar; Mike Noga on drums, vocals, harmonica and percussion; and Dan Luscombe on guitar, vocals and keyboards. Their second album, ''Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By'' (April 2005), won the inaugural Australian Music Prize. In October 2010 their third studio album, ''Gala Mill'' (September 2006) was listed at No. 21 in the book, ''100 Best Australian Albums''. Two of their albums have reached the top 20 on the ARIA Charts, ARIA Albums Chart, ''I See Seaweed'' (March 2013) and ''Feelin Kinda Free'' (March 2016). The group went on hiatus in December 2016 with Kitschin and Liddiard forming a new group, Tropical Fuck Storm, in the following year. Biography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard (KGLW) are an Australian rock band formed in 2010 in Melbourne, Victoria. The band's current lineup consists of Stu Mackenzie (vocals, guitar), Ambrose Kenny-Smith (vocals, harmonica, keyboards), Cook Craig (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Joey Walker (guitar, vocals), Lucas Harwood (bass, vocals), and Michael Cavanagh (drums, vocals). They are known for exploring multiple genres, staging energetic live shows, and building a prolific discography. The band's early releases blended surf music and garage rock and were released on their label, Flightless. They released several psychedelic and progressive rock albums in the early 2010s, and incorporated a broader range of musical styles later in the decade, such as jazz fusion on '' Quarters!'' and the folk-inspired '' Paper Mâché Dream Balloon''. In 2016, they generated more mainstream attention with '' Nonagon Infinity,'' which won the ARIA Award for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album. Not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waco (album)
''Waco'' is the third studio album by Australian alternative rock band Violent Soho. It was released on I Oh You Records in March 2016. The album came first in the annual Triple J Top 10 albums of the year poll. At the J Awards of 2016, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. Title According to frontman Luke Boerdam, ''WACO'' is like ''Hungry Ghost''’s “older sister: ''Hungry Ghost'' dealt with the spiritual skeleton we’ve become from this spoon-fed reality. ''WACO'' is more about control and illusion: what the skeleton is being fed”. Reception The album fared well with critics and came first in Triple Js annual album of the year poll. All six of the album's singles placed within Triple J's Hottest 100 with Like Soda reaching 15 in 2015 and How To Taste, No Shade, So Sentimental, Blanket and Viceroy reaching 92, 73, 69, 53 and 14 respectively in 2016 making Violent Soho the number one act of the year with five songs charting. Track listing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violent Soho
Violent Soho were an Australian alternative rock band that was formed in 2004 in the Brisbane suburb of Mansfield, Queensland, originally under the name of "showroom". For the majority of the band's existence, the line-up was composed of Luke Boerdam (lead vocals, guitar), James Tidswell (guitar, backing vocals), Luke Henery (bass, backing vocals) and Michael Richards (drums, backing vocals). Their sound has been compared to that of 1980s and 1990s alternative rock bands such as the Pixies, Mudhoney, Smashing Pumpkins, and Nirvana. Although being largely described as grunge, the band self described themselves as a " stoner pop" band. The band's third studio album, '' Hungry Ghost'', was certified Gold in Australia in September 2014. Their fourth album, '' Waco'', debuted at number 1 on the Australian ARIA Charts in 2016. The band's fifth album, '' Everything Is A-OK'', was released on 3 April 2020 and also debuted at number 1 on the ARIA charts. History Early years The band m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westway (The Glitter & The Slums)
''Westway (The Glitter & the Slums)'' is the third studio album by Australian rock band Sticky Fingers, released through Sureshaker on 30 September 2016. It was produced by Dann Hume, who produced the band's second album, ''Land of Pleasure'', and co-produced their debut album ''Caress Your Soul''. ''Westway (The Glitter & the Slums)'' debuted at number 1 on the Australian Albums Chart, making it the band's first number 1 album in Australia. The album's release was preceded by the first single "Outcast at Last" in March 2016, the second single "Our Town" in July 2016 and the third single "Sad Songs" November 2016. At the J Awards of 2016, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. Recording and production Dann Hume returned to produce the album after producing the band's second album ''Land of Pleasure'' and co-producing debut album ''Caress Your Soul''. Hume had also previously produced albums for Lisa Mitchell, Snakadaktal and Matt Corby. According to lead guita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sticky Fingers (band)
Sticky Fingers is an Australian Indie rock band formed in 2008 in Sydney. The band consists of Dylan Frost (lead vocals/guitar), Paddy Cornwall (bass/vocals), Seamus Coyle (lead guitar), Beaker Best (drums/percussion) and Freddy Crabs (keys/synth). Former band member Taras Hrubyj-Piper (guitar/keyboards) left the band in 2009, shortly after their debut EP ''Helping Hand'' was released. They have released five studio albums: '' Caress Your Soul'' (2013), '' Land of Pleasure'' (2014), '' Westway (The Glitter & The Slums)'' (2016), '' Yours to Keep'' (2019) and ''Lekkerboy'' (2022), as well as three EPs: ''Helping Hand'' (2009), ''Extended Play'' (2010), and ''Happy Endings'' (2011). Their third album was the first album to debut and appear at number 1 on the Australian Albums Chart. On 5 December 2016 the band announced they would be going on an indefinite hiatus in February, due to several internal issues, including multiple accounts of lead singer Dylan Frost threatening and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
