xc there were quite a few Aussie acts in that box set you posted.

Nice.

Argy, oh i should know it, but who else besides the Go-Betweens are Aussie acts? The Church?

Sara, hey i really dig the sound of the Unlovables. What loveable music!

Glad you enjoyed.

*edited cause for some unknown weirdo reason, my brain read "xenacrazed" but it translated as "Brucy Braless". Don't ask. I have no idea. So I fixed it. Sorry xc & Brucy.

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Meant to ask, how many pennies did that cost ya, xc? If it's not too bad, there's lots of great acts and those cooler songs almost no one got to hear, might be worth buying.

Sara, the box set was priced at about $59 before taxes but um i was given a discount on it by the record store clerkess so i only paid $40. I've seen it in online shops for between $50-55, though i haven't checked ebay or half.com. It's an excellent set, i hadn't heard many of those songs in ages. Hope you can get a copy, hey, maybe you can hint about it as a holiday gift from someone.

This weekend, so far

Hip Hop 'N Jazz excellent comp featuring US3, Digiable Planets, Solsonics, Jazzamatazz, etc. Love hip hop mixed with jazz- like chocolate with peanut butter!

Japan "The Collection"

V/A Brown Eyed Handsome Man an alt-rock tribute to Chuck Berry

My Morning Jacket "Chapter 1" and "Chapter 2". 2 seperate cd's of demos, cover songs, b-sides. Fun stuff.

Must be a seasonal thing `cause i`m suddenly finding myslf all mellow & chilled...
aww bless....

So much to my housemates annoyance this week it`s mostly been:

Westlife - Westlife
(soppy chick stuff...don`t know whats come over me)

Starsailor - Love is here

Ash - Intergalatic super 7`s
Absoflippinlutly the BOLLOX of a collection

Keane - Hopes & Fears
Just the best CD of the year..Everyone NEEDS to own this.

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_Keane_ - _Hopes & Fears_
Just the best CD of the year..Everyone NEEDS to own this.

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I've wanted to hear it. If we need to own it, can you buy us all here a copy, hmmmm?

Now where did I put my wallet?

How many is that again? *g*

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These are all Aussie acts:

"Cattle and Cane," the Go-Betweens
"The Mercy Seat," Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
"Under the Milky Way," the Church
"I Want You Back," Hoodoo Gurus

On my computer at work:

In the CD drive: the Unlovables (cause I'm hooked)

playing on my hard drive right now: "Inner Universe" by Origa (it's the opening theme to Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, haunting and beautiful)

Also playing in rotation after Inner Universe:

"One Minute Man instrumental" by Missy Elliot
"Try Again instrumental" by Aaliyah feat. Timbaland

"Simple and Clean" by Utada Hikaru from the Kingdom Hearts game

I have a thing for rap back beats. I'm weird I know. I also seem to have a thing for video game soundtracks too. I'm such a freak.

*edited to add the KH theme song*

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These are all Aussie acts:

"Cattle and Cane," the Go-Betweens
"The Mercy Seat," Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
"Under the Milky Way," the Church
"I Want You Back," Hoodoo Gurus

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Ah yes, Hoodoo Gurus, i forgot about them. I need to dig out their albums, such great tunes. Didn't know Nick Cave was an Aussie.

The Go-Betweens are probably my favorite band of the four. Their newer cd's are excellent, and the older albums finally available on cd here now with bonus tracks woo-hoo!

I wish they'd had The Stems on the Left of the Dial box set. They were a great Aussie band that had a nice cult following here. Maybe they could have exchanged the Lyres track for something by The Stems. Or maybe if there's a vol. 2 (which there needs to be).

Tam gave me Joss Stone and I love it!

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_Tam_ gave me Joss Stone and I love it!

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Is that the cd of cover songs or the new one? She's great, I love her voice. She also has 3 great songs on the "Alfie" soundtrack.

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it's mind, body & soul

Though it's not in/on right now, "Mind Body & Soul" is one of my top faves this year. Sounds better with each listen. I also like the dvd that just came out for this cd- live stuff, videos, a documentary. Lotta fun.

In this weekend, so far-

Black Flag "Everything Went Black"
pre-Henry Rollins recordings

Violent Femmes "Add It Up"
poor person's best-of, 1st half excellent, 2nd half unnecessary

various artists Paste Magazine 13 sampler
alt-country, alt-rock, electronica

various artists Off The Hip #5
Aussie power pop sampler

Mariah Carey-Greatest Hits

*sobs*
I don`t know whats happening to me?
I used to have at least some taste...

aussie power pop huh? care to elaborate?

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Yup, this cd is a sampler from Off The Hip magazine right outta Aussieland. Here's the track list-

The Rumoours - "I'm Just So In Love With You"
02/ Deniz Tek & The Golden Breed - "Always Out Of Reach"
03/ The Booby Traps - "Scratch My Back"
04/ Showbag - "Difficult"
05/ Groundswell - "Always"
06/ Boss Beat and The Rayguns - "Scarabesque"
07/ Gazonga Attack - "Borderline"
08/ Organic - "Hold You In My Arms
09/ Gigantic - "Cold Shoulder"
10/ The Double Agents - "The Bliss"
11/ The Uptight - "Morning Surprise"
12/ The Hymies - "I'm Stressed"
13/ The Waltons - "Cherry"
14/ Danny McDonald - "Too Much Fun"

Some of the music is punk pop or garage.

My favorite Aussie power pop bands are DM3, The Chevelles, The Summer Sons and The Pyramidiacs.

well i've heard of none of those things. glad you're having fun though. thanks for sharing

Explore your local & regional music scenes and hopefully you'll hear some of these bands. They're well worth the search.

Home & car of recent-

V/A Livin Lovin Losin - a tribute to the Louvin Brothers. All duets, mostly country artists. Best cover is duet by Patty Loveless (gotta love her) & someone named Jon Randall (?) of "Are You Teasing Me?".

a double dose of Mooney Suzuki- their 1st cd- People Get Ready & their 3rd & recent- Alive & Amplified. i prefered the 1st one over the 3rd though the 3rd had the two songs i liked best- "New York Girls" and " "Hot Sugar".

The Tormentos debut cd Grab Your Board. Gnarly surf instros, totally bitchin!

My CD player is malfunctioning.

I can't get the drawer to open or the discs to change. So all I hear is the first ten tracks or so of Interpol Antics

evanescence - salem's mix tape...cd
green day - american idiot
eskimo joe - a song is a city
snow patrol - final straw
guns n roses - greatest hits.

god bless 5-cd changers that my dad picked up for $20 at a garage sale