Thursday, September 30, 2010

Popular and not-so-popular music

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While browsing the different news websites, I have noticed a number of mixed articles about where Australian music seems to be headed, and what Australians love to listen to.
The first link talks about how older bands like AC/DC and Fleetwood mac are still extremely popular and sell out concerts, while the newer bands seem to be popular one or two years and then die out, being unable to compete with the classics. The second link is an article that shows some people's disagreement with this years AFL grand final pre and post game entertainment. It highlights the people's disagreement with hiring Lionel Richie as the performer instead of an Australian band. Personally, I am curious to see what bands are popular and what the people listen to on the streets, at gatherings, concerts and so on.
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  1. Jacob BreierSeptember 30, 2010 at 9:46 PM

    I was pretty surprised to find out that a band I was just getting into, The Avalanches, as I was going through the process of applying for this program is a local Melbourne band. Here is their official site and two of their videos on YouTube.

    http://www.theavalanches.com/
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfAuFAgHpzc
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8BWBn26bX0

    I also know of an incredible Tango/Nu-Tango/Gypsy style band from Sydney called the Tango Saloon. If anyone is interested in that kind of music I can post links of some sort.

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  2. Bethany PaigeOctober 4, 2010 at 1:01 AM

    http://www.threethousand.com.au/

    This website calls itself "the best cultural guide of things to do in Melbourne," covering books, music, art, and movies. It showcases a lot of local and indie bands, most of whom will fade out in a couple of years - but I think its more due to competition with each other rather than competition with the classics. I think the same thing happens worldwide: the classics never die, and the Beatles will always outsell most people. Even so, there are a couple of Melbourne natives who have "made it big" - at least, I've heard of them. Missy Higgins and Whitley both originated in Melbourne, and they've been around for a number of years now.

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