Something a little different: The Blow Parade is a comedy radio show currently airing on Triple J. It takes a satirical look at the music scene, and is performed by Andrew Hansen and Chris Tayler of the infamous comedy team The Chaser, as well as Craig Schuftan. The Blow Parade takes the guise of a […]
Continue readingYou Have To Hear: Jinja Safari
So we all know Triple J Unearthed is pretty much the best thing ever, and they’ve recently started digging up some real gems. One of these is Jinja Safari, who were the feature band last week. Hailing from Sydney, Jinja Safari have only made available one song so far, but it is an absolutely sublime […]
Continue readingCloud Control Do Like A Version
To celebrate the release of their debut album, ‘Bliss Release’, Cloud Control dropped intro Triple J studios last week to perform a stripped back version of their song Gold Canary as well as a cover of Kid Cudi’s Pursuit Of Happiness. Both were of course great. I’ve got the album on pre-order and it should […]
Continue readingYou Have To Hear: Jonathan Boulet Covering Eddy Current Suppression Ring
Continuing their run of getting absolutely phenomenal acts into the studio, Triple J had Pluck favourites Jonathan Boulet (or, as they shall henceforce be known, Jonathan Boulet And The Groovy Kangaroos) this morning liking a version. The band played their original track North To South-East To You, which I was initially disappointed with, having hoped for […]
Continue readingYou Have To Hear: Yves Klein Blue Covering Lou Reed
Last Friday, Pluck favourites Yves Klein Blue made the trip to the Triple J studios to perform the Like A Version segment. Lead singer Michael started by playing the band’s newest single, About The Future, live in the studio, and it was simply magnificent. It is one of the best live songs I’ve ever heard, […]
Continue readingYou Have To Hear: Mumford And Sons Covering White Lies
Last Friday Mumford And Sons performed live in the studio for Triple J’s Like A Version. They started with their own track The Cave and went on to cover White Lies’ magnificent Unfinished Business. It was an excellent choice for a cover, and the boys of course pulled it off brilliantly, I think I prefer […]
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May 18, 2010 
