G’day Erik Today is a day that I have been waiting for, for a long, long time. I’m holding in my hand tickets to Metallica. They’ve been my favourite band since I was 13 years old. I’ve got every one of Metallica’s albums. Mick and I are going to ACER Arena at Homebush Sydney on [...]
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Operator Please | Back & Forth | Songs 2010
Posted in Favourite Songs on April 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
G’day Erik This is one of the best songs of 2010. Young Aussie band Operator Please – Back & Forth from their album Gloves. Lotsa Love Dad
Day 212 – Triple J Hottest 100 Votes
Posted in Favourite Songs on January 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
G’day Erik Welcome to Day 212. Every year, your Mum and I vote for our favourite songs in the Triple J Hottest 100. Once ABC radio station Triple J count the votes, the top 100 songs of the previous year are counted down on Australia Day. It’s hard for us this time, as last year [...]
Triple J Hottest 100 Songs of All Time
Posted in Favourite Songs on July 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
G’day Erik This weekend, Triple J counted down the Hottest 100 Songs of All Time. It’s official, the greatest song in the world is also the most popular. It’s also my favourite song in the world – Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit. It’s the song that changed my life and the lives of millions of other [...]
Day 17 – Top Ten Songs of All Time
Posted in Favourite Songs on July 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
G’day Erik Welcome to Day 17. Yesterday I listed my Top 200 Songs of All Time. Today I cut the list down to my Top Ten Songs of All Time – in alphabetical order. I love 1990s music, I love my grunge, I love my metal and I love acoustic guitar. The best year for [...]
Day 16 – Triple J Hottest 100 Songs of All Time
Posted in Favourite Songs, Retro Flashbacks on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
G’day Erik Welcome to Day 16. At the end of each year, Triple J listeners submit their top ten songs for the Hottest 100 – which is then played on Australia Day and released on a double CD. We have every CD since 1993, as I’ve been listening to ABC Radio Station ‘Triple J‘ since [...]
The Grates – ANU Bar
Posted in Favourite Songs, Weekend Activities on May 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
G’day Erik Last week, Mick gave me a call and invited me to The Grates gig at the ANU Bar, supported by Tom Ugly and Children Collide. The Grates are one of my favourite Australian Bands (with Grinspoon & Something For Kate). Singer Patience Hodgson is awesome and has the most energy I’ve ever seen in anyone. The Grates album [...]
Favourite Songs – 2000s
Posted in Favourite Songs on February 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
G’day Erik This is the first installment of a list of your Mum and Dad’s favourite songs of all time. The aim is to bore you kids by playing them to you as you grow up, so that you can hear the songs we loved while we were growing up. I’m going to work my way back [...]
Greatest Songs | 1994
Posted in Favourite Songs on November 15, 1994 | Leave a Comment »
G’day Erik These are my favourite songs and albums from 1994, one of the greatest ever years for music (after 1991). Lotsa Love Dad . Greatest Albums | 1994 Bush | Sixteen Stone | 1994 Counting Crows | August & Everything After | 1994 Green Day | Dookie | 1994 Live | Throwing Copper | [...]
Greatest Songs | 1993
Posted in Favourite Songs on November 15, 1993 | Leave a Comment »
G’day Erik These are my favourite songs from 1993. The stand out greatest album of 1993 is Pearl Jam’s Vs which set the record for most copies of an album sold in its first week, a record it held for five years. Lotsa Love Dad Greatest Album | 1993 Pearl Jam | Vs | 1993 [...]
