They're a strange one. I've never been captivated by them.
Maybe it's because I never had a snes, so don't really have any history with them / don't care tooo much.
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They're a strange one. I've never been captivated by them.
Maybe it's because I never had a snes, so don't really have any history with them / don't care tooo much.
I'll back up. I don't care what they play, in fact now that they've diversified a bit their playlists are as good as ever. It's fine that they have a mandate to play Australian and alternative stuff, it's just that the line between alternative and mainstream is always going to be inconsistent, if not completely arbitrary. That wouldn't be a problem if they didn't act (and I completely admit that this is just an impression on my behalf that I can't substantiate with anything concrete) like anything they don't or didn't play is rubbish. If you don't play it, don't rubbish it. Live and let live. The arrogance and smugness that I perceive is what annoys me (and what drew the euphoric comparison).
The whole Taylor Swift thing is some weird shit.
I mean regardless of Mark Di Stefano's intentions, whatever those might it is clear that there are a number of people supporting it to try and take the piss. If you are upset that the song has made it into the list or even made it all the way to number 1 than really you've just played into their hands.
TBH I think far too many people take the Hottest 100 way to seriously. Honestly it really doesn't matter who wins as the result will be forgotten in a matter of weeks.
My own opinion is that since nothing good has ever gotten no.1 why should I start caring now?
Let's face it pretty much every year something shitty wins that definitely doesn't deserve it and Shake it Off is no different.
I mean regardless of Mark Di Stefano's intentions, whatever those might it is clear that there are a number of people supporting it to try and take the piss. If you are upset that the song has made it into the list or even made it all the way to number 1 than really you've just played into their hands.
TBH I think far too many people take the Hottest 100 way to seriously. Honestly it really doesn't matter who wins as the result will be forgotten in a matter of weeks.
My own opinion is that since nothing good has ever gotten no.1 why should I start caring now?
Let's face it pretty much every year something shitty wins that definitely doesn't deserve it and Shake it Off is no different.
The bold is certainly true.
Other than that it is a pretty bad song nothing really strikes me as justification for preventing it's victory.
BTW here are the previous winners of the contest
1993: Dennis Leary - Asshole
1994: The Cranberries - Zombie
1995: Oasis - Wonderwall
1996: Spiderbait: Buy Me a Pony
1997: The Whitlams - No Aphrodisiac
1998: The Offspring - Pretty Fly for a White Guy
1999: Powderfinger - These Days
2000: Powderfinger - My Happiness
2001: Alex Lloyd - Amazing
2002: Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows
2003: Jet - Are You Gonna My Girl
2004: Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
2005: Bernard Fanning - Wish You Well
2006: Augie March - One Crowded Hour
2007: Muse - Knights of Cydonia
2008: Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire
2009: Mumford and Suns - Little Lion Man
2010: Angus and Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane
2011: Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know
2012: Macklemore - Thrift Shop
2013: Vance Joy - Riptide
Some of those are okay. Some of them are terrible. But it is pretty hard to make a case that any of those songs are the best from their respective years and Shake it Off would not be out of place on that list.
EDIT: Having said that I have to admit the all time lists are at least closer to what are actually the greatest songs of all time.
dishwasherlove
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I really need to get around to upgrading my PC this year.
Yeah, pretty amazing. I'm sure it's mostly motivated by monetisation opportunities, but care I do not.
ThoseDeafMutes
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How do these free OS upgrades work when it comes time to format?
Do you get a new product key that you can load into a fresh install? Then download a copy of the OS off microsoft for USB boot?
Do you get a new product key that you can load into a fresh install? Then download a copy of the OS off microsoft for USB boot?
For Windows 8, you can download media from MS that will accept an upgrade key: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media
They haven't released details on exactly how it will work with Windows 10, but I'm sure you'll get an upgrade key, and there's always been an official way to install upgrade editions without needing a full install of the previous version.
They haven't released details on exactly how it will work with Windows 10, but I'm sure you'll get an upgrade key, and there's always been an official way to install upgrade editions without needing a full install of the previous version.
codswallop
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It's apparently "a one-time free upgrade". Whether that means you have to do an in-place upgrade or you can format like you would normally with the upgrade versions hasn't been specified.
But you can only do it once supposedly, so formatting and reinstalling with a hardware change will mean you have to buy Windows 10. At least from the wording. So possibly you install, and have to register online for the free upgrade to work (only once).
But you can only do it once supposedly, so formatting and reinstalling with a hardware change will mean you have to buy Windows 10. At least from the wording. So possibly you install, and have to register online for the free upgrade to work (only once).
"once a qualified Windows device is upgraded to Windows 10, we will continue to keep it up to date for the supported lifetime of the device,"
So it will probably work like an OEM key. Change the motherboard and you need a new key. Change the hard drive and you're fine. Call Microsoft if your key doesn't work and they'll probably activate it for you regardless.
Oh god, I bet that Say Geronimo track is going to chart (if not get top 10). Fuck that song is annoying!
Downloading Windows 8.1 (full install, not the update to 8) with a Windows 8 key was such a royal cunt to download. I think I had to start a download, cancel it, log back into the downloader thing and try downloading it again. Or something. Such a piece of shit.
What do we know about 10? I haven't been paying any attention to it at all. Wonder if it'll be worth upgrading to it on my HTPC...
Edit: What the shit? Free upgrade to Windows 10 for users of Windows 7-8.1. Damn. Will make sure I at least get two new keys (one for my 8.1, one for my 7) licenses.
Hay guys, work has been super busy the last few days. Waaaaay too many card sorting sessions.
Wheeeeeeeee lots of quotes, I got mine too! No way to currently stream it to my TV, so I might finally bite on on of those Google USB stick thingies.
How did it go Gaz? I've decided I'll buy a WiiU the week of E3 (which I'm having off because I love that hype train).
Pretty interested in this. My PC will be about 3 years old by then, curious to see if it will run OK.
Wheeeeeeeee lots of quotes, I got mine too! No way to currently stream it to my TV, so I might finally bite on on of those Google USB stick thingies.
How did it go Gaz? I've decided I'll buy a WiiU the week of E3 (which I'm having off because I love that hype train).
Pretty interested in this. My PC will be about 3 years old by then, curious to see if it will run OK.
It was never played on the station and has already won every award going around.
Like I said, seems like the equivalent of wanting The Last of Us to win the RockPaperShotgun GotY.
I run into the same problem last night, might stop by Dick Smith after work and get one
roosters93
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so looks like people are trying to get Adam Baldwin uninvited from Supernova cause of gamergate huh
Looks like it was never played on JJJ and unlike taylor swiffles doesn't have a campaign behind it, so I think we're good!
Looks like it was never played on JJJ and unlike taylor swiffles doesn't have a campaign behind it, so I think we're good!
Yeah I was going to check out JB Hi-Fi, Dick Smith might be a good option too.
Poimandres
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Everyone here gets a Stan invite except for the guy who posted the invite link!
WHERE'S MY INVITE?!
WHERE'S MY INVITE?!
It's meant to launch properly in a week or so, isn't it?
Went well! Was nice to be back in game reviewer mode instead of PIMPING STUFF mode.
And yeah, this Baldwin stuff just makes me wanna not do that convention any more oh wait I already decided I wasn't going to do it again anyway nevermind
I love you Kickstarter and Patreon
bodyboarder
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You can take solace in the fact that I didn't get one either.
reptilescorpio
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Link? Where are you getting this from? When do Triple J rubbish music they don't play? I listen to it fairly regularly during work hours and I've never heard, "Those other music stations are playing the same 20 songs they've played for the last 3 months over and over again and are complete shit".
Sounds more like you're projecting your own issues onto the station and their listeners.
See again, this is really strange to see people on a videogame message board, people partaking in a constantly stereotyped hobby, say. Sweeping generalisations about a market of people that you'd expect to be false for the vast majority of said market? Why make that kind of remark?
Heh, I hate to break this to you Shaneus but that station you've been listening to, the one you think is Triple J? Pretty sure that's not it if you think Say Geronimo gets airplay there
Bay/Coast/Region FM tends to play it a fair bit, I feel like it's the new The Fray now that they have fallen out of popularity with the mainstream FM channels. My sister-in-law loves them, they played at the Denny ute muster apparently. Not a big fan of the song but it's inoffensive enough I don't mind hearing it every now and then (as long as it's not every damn day).
One FM track I really like that is similar is that Cool Kids song. Wish that got more attention.
Also Hottest 100 is mainly a Triple J listeners thing. You get a wider range of people voting through seeing chatter about it on social media but for the most part it's advertised only on Triple J stuff rather than on TV/other radio stations/newspapers.
Yup even Triple J move on pretty quick, it's more a survey on their listeners to see what everyone enjoyed the most. Thankfully I haven't come across anyone who takes it too seriously, it's a good indication of what was hot on Triple J at the time and can really help some artists get more attention but it's not like an industry standard thing like the Grammys.
Deserve is an odd word to use as the top track does indeed deserve to be #1 since it got the most votes, that's what the poll is for. Maybe you mean "cater to everyone" rather than deserve. The winning tracks from the last decade have all been great, even if they aren't my cup of tea. They were insanely popular with Triple J listeners.
Thank Christ.
Thank Christ.
Whenever I'm in a supermarket. Or some kind of eatery. Or watching TV and a fucking Subway ad comes on. Or an ad for a TV show that feels it requires that feel good-type music like that tripe. The song is fucking everywhere.Heh, I hate to break this to you Shaneus but that station you've been listening to, the one you think is Triple J? Pretty sure that's not it if you think Say Geronimo gets airplay there
Bay/Coast/Region FM tends to play it a fair bit, I feel like it's the new The Fray now that they have fallen out of popularity with the mainstream FM channels. My sister-in-law loves them, they played at the Denny ute muster apparently. Not a big fan of the song but it's inoffensive enough I don't mind hearing it every now and then (as long as it's not every damn day).
Just got my Stan invite =D
uplay? more like udontplay!
Tried to play some anno 2070. Cant even launch it.
And ubisoft is on the list. Moreso. Cause they already were. Cause they suck.
Also screw you abc news.
Abbott slaps down talk of leadership change as MPs voice frustration
Thats their headline. That split second when I think its 'steps down'...
Tried to play some anno 2070. Cant even launch it.
And ubisoft is on the list. Moreso. Cause they already were. Cause they suck.
Also screw you abc news.
Abbott slaps down talk of leadership change as MPs voice frustration
Thats their headline. That split second when I think its 'steps down'...
Yeah I saw that. I almost hope they stand their ground just to see what happens when he shows up.
RE: Taylor/Hot 100
Given that the Ronson/Mars paint-by-numbers-funk Uptown Funk is apparently doing very well, I find the gnashing over Taylor's entry to be somewhat...lacking in musical history.
I mean it's (Uptown Funk) a listenable, well made and well produced record. It's just...well, much as everyone gushed over Ronson and his work with Amy Winehouse in which he successfully remade 50s/60s-era sounds and passed it off as original, Uptown Funk is even more remade 70s sounds, yet I'm not hearing a clamour about that from my Aussie indie-style friends in the way they're all upset by Taylor.
Let me be clear - I really love JJJ. Its introduced me to some great Aussie bands in my first 8 months here, and the combination of being ad-free and having a pretty eclectic playlist reminds me of BBC radio programming - especially Radio 6. But this preciousness about Taylor is almost as cringe-worthy as reading about Cindy coffee aficionados asking for their brew at a specific temperature...
Also - that Say Geronimo tune has been played a lot on JJJ and yes, it drives me up the wall too.
Given that the Ronson/Mars paint-by-numbers-funk Uptown Funk is apparently doing very well, I find the gnashing over Taylor's entry to be somewhat...lacking in musical history.
I mean it's (Uptown Funk) a listenable, well made and well produced record. It's just...well, much as everyone gushed over Ronson and his work with Amy Winehouse in which he successfully remade 50s/60s-era sounds and passed it off as original, Uptown Funk is even more remade 70s sounds, yet I'm not hearing a clamour about that from my Aussie indie-style friends in the way they're all upset by Taylor.
Let me be clear - I really love JJJ. Its introduced me to some great Aussie bands in my first 8 months here, and the combination of being ad-free and having a pretty eclectic playlist reminds me of BBC radio programming - especially Radio 6. But this preciousness about Taylor is almost as cringe-worthy as reading about Cindy coffee aficionados asking for their brew at a specific temperature...
Also - that Say Geronimo tune has been played a lot on JJJ and yes, it drives me up the wall too.
reptilescorpio
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Mannnnnn this weather is insane. One minute its cloudly looking like rain then it's beautiful blue skies then dank and humid once the clouds roll back in >_<
Wait, are you sure you're listening to Triple J and not a different FM station? I checked J Play out of interest and they have no record of Say Geronimo or even the artist Sheppard being played on Triple J.
Uptown Funk has got a lot of airplay on Triple J, which is why people aren't irritated that it's getting a lot of votes. Because it's a song that Triple J listeners have been listening to.
Wait, are you sure you're listening to Triple J and not a different FM station? I checked J Play out of interest and they have no record of Say Geronimo or even the artist Sheppard being played on Triple J.
Pretty much this.
Shit brother, I can't imagine what else I might have been listening to!
I blame my wife. She must've changed the station for rude words/kiddies in car reasons. Grrr.
Might sub to Stan until Netflix is out. The selection is pretty poor at the moment, i understand its a new service and still not publicly released but there is way too much old stuff and not enough of it. The latter is what is off-putting the most, if your gonna have old stuff then you better have a lot of it. Also no subtitles is another strike against the service considering FetchTV and Netflix offers it.
Edit: Chrome, IE or Firefox the browser experience is slow and cluncky, i suspect this is due to Silverlight. Needs a dedicated app on ATV3, WDTV, PS3/PS4, 360/Xbone.
Edit: Chrome, IE or Firefox the browser experience is slow and cluncky, i suspect this is due to Silverlight. Needs a dedicated app on ATV3, WDTV, PS3/PS4, 360/Xbone.
roosters93
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How long? Be a touch over a month. Will go back for a while and then take at least another 2 weeks off once the twins are ready to come home... which hopefully will be towards the end of February... but who knows.
BananaArnie
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i get it
Poimandres
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If you want to get into the REAL real shit you should be listening to ZZZ. I mostly listen to Double J at work, JJJ's internet radio cousin aimed at a 30+ audience (see: no aussie hip hop or dubstep)
just posting this here, as i'd previously said otherwise about one of the points! but the facts available to GAF have since changed!
I just finished Tropical Freeze and I can't imagine anybody thinking of it as soulless.
Defs in for Metroid Prime Trilogy for 13 bucks but that's probably it.
Also didn't really listen to any new music last year. Accidentally heard the new Purity Ring song which probs is my number 1 by default.
teacupcopter
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With the Taylor Swift being disqualified for KFC promoting the hashtag, couldn't like any company just jump on twitter and promote Peking Duk or Chet Faker and ruin them as well? Seems a bit stupid to have that be the reason she's out, rather than like, her not being played on Triple J.
reptilescorpio
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Yeah the new album should be awesome, really loved their last one.
Also yeah, in for MP Trilogy next week, no interest in DKCR.
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