Spilt Milk - Canberra 2022

All I can say about Spilt Milk in the nation's capital, Canberra is WOW!

Straight up was superstar PEACH PRC, who put on one hell of a show. The crowd loved every minute of her excellent set. Playing tunes like Josh, God is a Freak and Forever Drunk. PEACH PRC is totally one to watch!

As we headed to the main stage STAND ATLANTIC were shredding on the main stage. The Sydney four piece have a loyal fan base with loads of catchy tunes that really sound great live and on the radio.

Next up was some ARIA award winning legends KING STINGRAY. The Northeast Arnhem Land, NT legends really warmed up the crowd for the headlining acts to come. The crowd was also eating out of their palms.

New host of Triple J's Good Nights, LATIFA TEE set the decks on fire with classics like Kanye's Black Skinhead, The Veronica's Untouched and Alexis Jordan's hit Happiness. There was so much love and dancing in the Saturday sun.

It was time to dance, YOUNG FRANCO laid down some serious disco vibes. Long time fan, first time seeing him. The kids were lapping up the cool disco grooves. Drop Your Love for me was an absolute highlight before bolting back to the main stage for....

Back to the smaller Derbyshire Stage to see some 1300. Cardio, Smashmouth and their new Samsung inspired song were dope. The boys from 1300 really had super enjoyed. I loved this set for them.

G FLIP! What a performer. G FLIP played hit after hit on the main stage as the afternoon set in. With tracks like Queen, Get Me Outta Here, Gay 4 Me and About You, the set was outstanding. G FLIP will also appear on Triple J over summer! Exciting!

Maybe my favourite act for the day/night was HAYDEN JAMES. The DJ set was wild. Mixing in the biggest song right now Baddest of them All with a classic, Just a Lover the set was wild. Concluding with the epic Just Friends. The set was incredible. No vocalists however it was all killer ZERO filler.

One last time at the main stage it was time for, THE WOMBATS. They played hit after hit. For more Wombat love head to last Friday's Feature HERE. The final Friday Feature is an ARIA/First Nation's special this week.

Double dance to finish the night, with my central coast girl, NINAJIRACHI! The glitch, the hits, the addition of the Skin on Skin anthem, Burn Dem Bridges. So fun, got so close, NINAJIRACHI was living her best life!

Lastly it was time to get loose with, FISHER. With hits like You Little Beauty, Just Feels Tight, Wanna Go Dancin and the latest on Yeah the Girls. The crowd loved it, however it was not as big as the huge crowd for HAYDEN JAMES earlier on in the evening. Maybe the clash with FLUME was not a good move by organisers. However everything else with the festival was perfect! Had the ultimate blast.

Bring on the next festival in my 40's! Here is some selected audio hits and memories from the festival. Until next time.

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - STORMZY - {This Is What I Mean}

Friday Feature: The Wombats

The Wombats who formed in Liverpool (England, not Sydney's suburb) in 2003, consists of Matthew Murphy (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Tord Øverland Knudsen (bass, backing vocals, keyboards) & Dan Haggis (drums, backing vocals, keyboards). 

The group have sold over 1 million albums worldwide, while their latest album hit number one on the UK Albums Chart.

The group met while they were students at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and released several EPs before their 2006 album Girls, Boys and Marsupials, which was released only in Japan. 

Their debut studio album, A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation, was released in 2007 & featured some tracks first released on Girls, Boys and Marsupials. 

After releasing another EP in 2008 and touring for three years, the band released their second album, This Modern Glitch, in 2011. 

They released their third album, Glitterbug, in 2015 and their fourth, Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life, in February 2018. 

Their fifth album, Fix Yourself, Not the World, was released this January. It reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart on the week of release.

The group recently gave us their EP Is This What It Feels Like to Feel Like This?. This follows their latest single, I Think My Mind Has Made Its Mind Up. The trio continue to play a run of dates across Australia. Full details HERE

The Wombats are a constant fixture on the Australian live music front. Making them the perfect group for the second last Friday Feature for 2022.

See you next Friday for the final edition of the Friday Feature!

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Spilt Milk Canberra 2022 MixTape

Seeya Saturday Canberra! Review to come when I recover same time, mid next week! Happy HUMP day!

The Other Brockhampton Album that dropped!

Album of the Week - BROCKHAMPTON – {The Family}

  

Second Nature - Guests

RnB Friday's - Sydney 2022

After heading back to Giants Stadium after a long break. 2019 was the last RnB Friday's.

After walking in through the massive Sydney crowd, DRU HILL was just wrapping up a set before JAY SEAN (he is actually from England) got onstage to sing some of hits biggest hits in roughly a 15 minute medley. Yep 15 minutes. I think I only knew Down from his set.

Next up was the horny SHAGGY. With the microphone disappearing down his pants a few times, the Boombastic star played his hits Angel, It Wasn't me along with some other tracks. However everyone was just there for It Wasn't Me.

Finally food time, so I could only briefly hear JEREMIH in the background. Yep hot chips for dinner! Love a stadium's food options.

Next up was someone I personally was looking forward to, ASHANTI. With so many of her well known hits being with Ja Rule, it was a bit of a mixed bag, how Foolish went off. The crowd were loving it. Playing other tracks like Happy, Only U, Rock Wit U (Awww Baby) plus Fat Joe's track What's Love, then the Ja Rule hits and memories. Mesmerize and Always on Time. It was a sing-a-long good time. Into You was also a vibe, taking on the classic Fabulous song.

AKON got the crowd pumped! Kicking off with Locked Up, running through hits including the sing-a-long friendly Right Now (Na Na Na) then off course Sexy Bitch! This followed fellow David Guetta collab Play Hard!

AKON was really on fire. His set was really interesting with Smack That bringing some sexy back!

Bringing the vibe down a little was TLC. Right near the end of the night after a big party set from AKON, TLC slowly warmed up the crowd getting more drunk by the moment. When Unpretty kicked in, the crowd started to warm up again. Creep was fun too, but of course the big ones came last. No Scrubs and that sing-a-long Waterfalls. 

Waterfalls did completely go off. It was one of the moments of the entire festival.

Next up HAVANA BROWN did a super DJ set along with one of her own tunes. Her set really brought the vibe up to bring out headliner, MACKLEMORE. Who also did bring a special guest up on stage for their collab, Chant. Yes Tones and I appeared at RnB Friday's.

Maybe not her usual style but she slayed on Chant. A song I am not really across, however live, it was a vibe. I only stayed for the first few Macklemore songs as I was well and truly dead. I think I recorded just under 40K steps for the day!

I did however see Thrift Shop and the amazing Same Love. He was however a great performer! Also nice to see Tone and I for the first time live.

For more you can check out my MixTape from last week, or check out some highlights music videos below.

Friday Feature: Winston Surfshirt

Winston Surfshirt hail from Manly, NSW. One of the best things to come from across the bridge!

Forming in 2015, with lead vocals + multi-instrumentalist from Winston, Bustlip on beats, The Bone on trombone, Bik Julio on bass guitar, Dool on keyboards and Mi-K on guitar.

The group started when solo musician, Winston Surfshirt, formed the eponymous six-piece funk, hip hop band in 2015 with Surfshirt on lead vocals and multi-instrumentals, Bustlip on beats, The Bone on trombone, Bik Julio on bass guitar, Dool on keyboards and Mi-K on guitar and keys.

Winston Surfshirt have played Falls Festival + Splendour in the Grass, whilst supporting Rüfüs on tour.

Their debut album, Sponge Cake, landed late September 2017. This was followed two years later byApple Crumble.

Their third studio album, Panna Cotta, was just released. So to escape all the Mariah Carey pre-Christmas madness here is a perfect soundtrack to ease you into the weekend.

I look forward to finally bringing you my RnB Friday's reactions tomorrow morning. Sorry crazy ass week this one! Also come back for a new feature album Monday, while one of the last Friday Feature's lands this time next week. Boy bye!

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - Ninajirachi – {Second Nature}

RnB Fridays 2022 MixTape

I first went in 2019, now in a COVID free world, it's time to check out the class of 2022. Sadly none of my predictions, wish list from my 2019 post turned up.

Review, feedback to come next week. Until then let's warm up with a selection of hits and memories from this year's lineup!

Almost time to go. BYE!

Friday Feature: Joji

George Kusunoki Miller or Jōji Kusunoki Mirā (ジョージ・楠木・ミラー) is known professionally as Joji. While formerly being known on YouTube as Filthy Frank and Pink Guy. George Kusunoki Miller was born in Osaka, Japan. His father is Australian and his mother is Japanese.He attended Canadian Academy, an international school in Kobe, Japan, where he graduated in 2012. At age 18, he left Japan and traveled to the United States.

Joji's music has been described as a mix between R&B, lo-fi, and trip hop. Miller began his YouTube career in 2011 shortly after moving to the United States, gaining recognition for portraying oddball characters on the satire channels TVFilthyFrank, TooDamnFilthy, and DizastaMusic.

As Pink Guy, Joji released two comedy studio albums & an EP between 2014 & 2017.

In late 2017, Miller retired as a YouTuber to pursue a music career under the name Joji.

The debut album, Ballads 1, was released in 2018. It featured Slow Dancing in the Dark. 

His second record, Nectar landed in 2020. Featuring the atmospheric Sanctuary along with uptempo, with a big tempo change in the last half of the song, Run. 

In 2022, Joji gave us the US Billboard Hot 100 top-ten single Glimpse of Us. This was his highest-charting song. The track is featured on his third album, Smithereens, recently last Friday.

I have enjoyed Joji's music for a number of years now. It hits you in the feels, it can be fun, he releases music consistently while providing fun visuals to boot. He does right a damn good love song too. 

Check out his latest release below, along with this being one of the final Friday Feature's for 2022. Happy weekend! See you at RnB Friday's, maybe....

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of (NEXT) Week - SLOWLY SLOWLY – Daisy Chain

Friday Feature: Vera Blue

Celia Pavey is Vera Blue. As we head to the end of 2022, it's one of the last Friday Features for 2022. So let's make it count!

Releasing her third studio record, Mercurial late October, Vera Blue is back with a classy just over 30 minute pop record.

Featuring lead singles The Curse, Mermaid Avenue along with the super catchy Feel Better. Honestly Feel Better is my bop of the week! Appearing as Celia Pavey on season 2 of The Voice, coming in third, Blue is one of the only success stories out of the Australian series.

Blue's folk-inspired album This Music peaked at number 14 on the Australian ARIA Charts in 2013, while her debut album Perennial achieved Gold certification in Australia after its release in 2017.

With huge collobrations with Illy, Flume, Slumberjack & PNAU, Blue has a wide range, hitting up an Aussie hip hop hit single and dance/electronic vibes too with Flume. Scoring number two in the Hottest 100 of 2019! Just behind Bad Guy!

Young Melody with PNAU is one of the most underrated dance tunes in Australian dance music history.

I do hope Vera gets more fans after this album gets more plays. It's super good. Ten tracks, all killer no filler. Make sure below to check out her earlier tune, Hold too. It's a 2015 jam! Until next week!