COUNTER CULTURE

A wrap of the Hottest 100, Blistar releases a new single via the Silhouette Label and a great new compilation from Anthology Recordings and Mikey Young is out today.

This week it is all about Australian music as it is the Triple J Hottest 100 Australian songs countdown and I’ll be spinning records to celebrate it three times across Friday and Saturday. First up at La La La’s on Friday afternoon from 5pm til 8pm I’ll be playing a bunch of selections from my personal Hottest 100 Australian songs. Then I’ll be down to Howlin Wolf to spin some Australian pub rock and party anthems from 8pm until midnight. On Saturday, following the Triple J countdown at La La La’s I’ll be spinning Australian anthems from across the decades...

This week comes with two new upcoming release announcements. First up is the second album from Cheap Gloomer titled A Clean Kitchen coming next Friday Juky 25th via the Silhouette Label. Creed McTaggart swaps the surf for the studio. Written on the road while surfing around the world, Creed hit The Shed studio in Stanwell Park with producer Jez Player and recruited a bunch of musical friends to help bring the album to life in the studio. The studio band features James Kates (The Pinheads/Shining Bird/Bimbo) on drums, Steve Bourk(Hockey Dad/Step-Panther/Bimbo) on bass, Russell Webster(Shining Bird) on keys and Luke...

Pre and post Hottest 100 Australian songs DJ sets announced and a new playlist for Wanderer Magazine.

At the midway point of the year I take a look at some of my favourite albums so far.