Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Rudimental

Back to our new feature album tomorrow, for now back to the long weekend at the Australian Open Finals Festival with Rudimental.

DJ's Latifa Tee, Cooper Smith and a set from Groove Armada closed out the Sunday night session. There was a Pride session along with a more rock based Saturday with DMA's, Ruel and The Jungle Giants.

However for me, Rudimental, the British drum and bass group really tore the pushed back roof of John Cain Arena.

The group have been nominated for a Mercury Prize (2013), whilst winning several awards including the Brit Award, and the MOBO Award for Best Album.

I remember hearing them first in 2012, with the BIG single Feel the Love. Originally featuring singer John Newman, the track just went off alongside fellow John Newman track, Not Giving In. Dancing is Healing was also a vibe. A recent UK top hit, while These Days was a fun sing a long.

They also brought some Aussie pride with a cover of Torn.

Sydney has a lot of catching up to do, to bring the vibes of the Australian Open, plus its finals festival. Great vibe, great energy, great crowd along with all being so close to the CBD.

Here are some Rudimental favourites to get us through this long working week!

Album of the Week - KALI UCHIS - {Orquídeas}

Nostalgia Singles of 2023 - Summer Music Lists Special - Part Four

1. Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero
2. The Weeknd - Die For You
3. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer
4. RAYE & 070 Shake - Escapism
5. Glass Animals - Heatwaves
6. Tiësto - 10:35 {Feat. Tate McRae}
7. Elton John, Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)
8. The Killers - Mr Brightside
9. The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
10. Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
11. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - Stay
12. Post Malone and Swae Lee - Sunflower
13. J.Cole - No Role Models
14. Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz  - Miss You
15. Dua Lipa - Levitating
16. Vance Joy - Riptide
17. Steve Lacy - Bad Habit
18. The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
19.The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy
20. Taylor Swift - Blank Space

Club Trax of 2023 - Summer Music Lists Special - Part Three

1. Peggy Gou - (It Goes Like) Nanana
2. MK/Dom Dolla - Rhyme Dust
3. Dom Dolla/Nelly Furtado - Eat Your Man
4. Fisher/Kita Alexander - Atomsphere
5. Fisher/Aatig - Take it Off
6. Dom Dolla - Saving Up
7. Dave Winnel - Alergia
8. Calvin Harris/Ellie Goulding - Miracle
9. Jack Traunt/Oggie - Good Vibes
10. Jamie Jones - Lose My Mind
11. Dave Winnel - Bamboleo
12. LO'99 - Bumpin'
13. Cassö, D-Block Europe, & RAYE - Prada
14. Sonny Fodera & MK - Asking {Feat. Clementine Douglas}
15. Riva Starr - How it Feels
16. Troye Sivan - Rush
17.Odd Mob - XTC
18. Odd Mob & OMNOM - Losing Control
19. John Summit & Hayla - Where You Are
20. Kenya Grace - Strangers

Summer Music Lists - Return on the LONG Weekend

Not long to wait for the final two Summer Music Lists for the 2024 summer. We go to the club and back in time. Something new for the first time on my Summer Music List journey. To get you ready here are some current club tunes to bring in the long weekend.

Midnight Highlight - Guests

Album of the Week - Offical (Lyric) Music Videos

Becky Hill

Rebecca Hill or simply Becky Hill rose to prominence after appearing on the first series of The Voice UK, auditioning with John Legend's Ordinary People. 

In June 2014 she became the first (and only thus far) The Voice UK contestant to score a UK number 1 single when the song Gecko (Overdrive) (with Oliver Heldens).

Back in 2022, she received two Brit Awards nominations, including British Song of the Year for Remember with David Guetta, and Best Dance Act, which she won two years in a row in 2022 and 2023.

Becky's upcoming second studio album; is confirmed to be released this year, so no better time for her first (sold out) visit to Australia.

Last year, my favourite Hill release Disconnect landed. Another collaboration for Hill, with English DJ duo Chase & Status. This will serve as the second single from her upcoming second album. Disconnect became her sixth top ten hit in the UK.

I was so happy to be in the crowd for her first Sydney show. With collobrations with MK, David Guetta, Sigala, Meduza, Tiësto and Sonny Fodera, Hill is on the top of her dance game.

I look forward to this second release from Hill.

I know it's early in the week, however it's never to early to Disconnect and DANCE baby!

Album of (NEXT) Week - BOO SEEKA {Midnight Highlight}

Album of Next Week - Returns Sunday

Who is the second feature star of the week? It's Ben "Boo" Gumbleton, AKA Boo Seeka. The first Australian feature record of 2024! Check out a couple of older Boo Seeka favourites below. Happy Friday!

Where else have you seen/heard Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi?

Your feature star this week is not just a music legend, Scott Mescudi AKA Kid Cudi can be found starring in... 

The hit HBO series How to Make It in America (2010), along with feature films: Goodbye World (2013), Need for Speed (2014), Entourage (2015), Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020), Don't Look Up (2021), and X (2022). 

Whilst also making appearances on TV shows like, One Tree Hill, The Cleveland Show, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Westworld. 

Cudi returned to HBO in  2020 for the excellent mini-series, We Are Who We Are. Take a look at some of the trailers below.

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

INSANO - Guests

Album of the Week - KID CUDI - {INSANO}

RE: Album of the Week - Returns Monday

So correction, doing Grit Strength on Tuesday evening got me excited for new music for Vic Mensa. If you have done Grit before, you'd know the warm up tune for that release is the classic Down On My Luck, I featured HERE.

His album Victor landed late 2023. It's actually all about Scott Mescudi, AKA Kid Cudi next week. His latest album, INSANO dropped on Friday. Like Vic Mensa, Kid Cudi has had many hits over the years, also landing himself a Grit warm up tune with Surfin' a few years back.

There are loads of guests on the record too. From Travis Scott, ASAP Rocky, Lil Yachty, Young Thug, Lil Wayne, XXXTentacion and Pharrell Williams, to hip hop legend, DJ Drama.

So from tomorrow it's all about Kid Cudi. I also may have another couple of Summer Music Lists before Australia wakes up at the end of January.

Here are some Kid Cudi classics below.

Album of the Week - Returns Monday

It's been tough AF being back at work! It's been a BIG ass week of TV on my other blog, hence no posts this week. Sorry!

However I promise, the Album of the Week, offical videos along with guests of the said Album of the Week posts will return Monday. For a few weeks before I have a Lunar New Year, year of the Dragon vacay!

So until then, here is a hint, some classic tunes from next week's feature star. Perfect Friday tunes!

Tina Turner

WOW! is all I can say! I was lucky enough to check out TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, this past week. The show is now playing at Theatre Royal Sydney and is headed to Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne.

During the musical, you can experience the inspiring life story of Tina Turner, the Queen of Rock n’ Roll, she really was, simply the best!

The critics are calling it “a rock music spectacular” (Limelight) and “breathtakingly exciting” (ArtsHub). I have to agree, it was absolutely brilliant! A really fun night out at the theatre! I wasn't always the biggest lover of musicals, but this story features more than 20 of her iconic songs, including Simply the Best, What’s Love Got to Do with It and Proud Mary.

Tina Turner had a massive contribution to music. As an iconic music artist and performer, her influence on fellow artists and her inspiration to generations who followed, is legendary. 

Through her life story and her music, Tina Turner inspired and taught so many people around the world to find strength from within. Her tragic death last year, makes this a perfect time to see TINA: The Tina Turner Musical.

The musical is a truly celebration of this exceptional woman, and we continue to celebrate her life, her talent and her joy. Her legacy lives on, with her songs, these talented performers and the audiences reaction to the show.

This was truly a wonderful night out at the theatre. DON'T MISS THIS ONE!

Regular Flashing off the Record posts commence again shortly, before a slight break for Lunar New Year next month.

The 200 BEST Songs of 2023, 100-1, Highlights

The 200 BEST Songs of 2023, 200-101, Highlights

Aussie Albums of 2023 - Summer Music Lists Special - Part Two

1. Troye Sivan - Something to Give Each Other
2. G Flip - DRUMMER
3. Genesis Owusu - STRUGGLER
4. The Kid LAROI - The First Time
5. DMA's - How Many Dreams
6. Ruel - 4th Wall
7. Pacific Avenue - Flowers
8. Cub Sport - Jesus at the Gay Bar
9. Holy Holy - Cellophane
10. Redhook - Postcards from a Living Hell
11. Golden Features - Sisyphus
12. Matt Corby - Everything's Fine
13. Lastlings - Perfect World
14. Tkay Maidza - Sweet Justice
15. Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers - I Love You
16. Kylie - Tension
17. Haiku Hands - Pleasure Beast
18. Vallis Alps - Cleave
19. Hope D - Clash of Substance
20. Tia Gostelow - Head Noise

Artists of 2023 - Summer Music Lists Special - Part One

1. Troye Sivan
2. Doja Cat
3. SZA
4. Genesis Owusu 
5. G Flip
6. The Weeknd 
7.  RAYE
8. Olivia Rodrigo
9. The Kid LAROI
10. PinkPatheress
11. Post Malone 
12. Peach PRC
13. Fred Again 
14. Skrillex 
15. Ice Spice
16.  Coi Leray
17. Hayden James 
18. Tate McRae
19. Tkay Maidza
20. Dom Dolla 

Part Two - The 200 BEST Songs of 2023 {100-1}

1 - Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red

2 - cassö x RAYE x D-Block Europe - Prada

3 - PinkPantheress and Ice Spice - Boy’s a Liar PT.II  

4 - Troye Sivan - Rush 

5 - Olivia Rodrigo - vampire  

6 - Peggy Gou - (It Goes Like) Nanana
7 - G Flip - Good Enough
8 - Troye Sivan - Got Me Started
9 - Genesis Owusu - Leaving the Light
10 - The Kid LAROI, Jung Kook, Central Cee - Too Much
11 - Olivia Rodrigo - Bad Idea Right?
12 - G Flip - The Worst Person Alive
13 - Olivia Rodrigo - Get Him Back!
14 - Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For?
15 - Dave, Central Cee - Sprinter
16 - BENEE - Green Honda
17 - Tate McRae - Greedy
18 - MK & Dom Dolla - Rhyme Dust
19 - Jack Harlow - Lovin on Me
20 - DMA'S - Olympia
21 - Coi Leray - Players
22 - The Weeknd Feat. Playboi Carti, Madonna - Popular
23 - The Kid LAROI - Love Again
24 - Fred again.. & Obongjayar - adore u 
25 - Genesis Owusu - Tied Up
26 - Royel Otis - Going Kokomo
27 - Skrillex & Boys Noize - Fine Day Anthem
28 - Lime Cordiale - Imposter Syndrome
29 - Spacey Jane - Sorry Instead
30 - FISHER x Aaitg - Take it Off
31 - SZA - Snooze
32 - Thomas Headon - W4NNA DO 
33 - Dominic Fike - Mona Lisa
34 - Mae Stephens - If We Ever Broke Up
35 - G Flip - Be Your Man
36 - Jem Cassar-Daley - King of Disappointment 
37 - The Last Dinner Party - Nothing Matters
38 - Dom Dolla - Saving Up
39 - DJ Seinfeld & Confidence Man - Now U Do
40 - Charli XCX - Speed Drive 
41 - Genesis Owusu - Stay Blessed
42 - Paramore - C’est Comme Ça
43 - Tame Impala - Wings of Time
44 - Confidence Man & Daniel Avery - On & On (Again)
45 - Teenage Dads - I Like It
46 - Bakar - Alive!
47 - Doja Cat - Agora Hills
48 - Coi Leray - Make My Day (with David Guetta)
49 - Skrillex, Fred again.. & Flowdan - Rumble
50 - The Last Dinner Party - Sinner
51 - FISHER & Kita Alexander - Atmosphere
52 - Paramore - Running Out of Time
53 - grentperez & Lime Cordiale - Op Shop Lover
54 - Snakehips & Tkay Maidza - Show Me The Money
55 - Chillinit - Boys Light Up
56 - Beddy Rays - Bored
57 - MAY-A - Sweat You Out My System
58 - Dom Dolla, Nelly Furtado - Eat Your Man
59 - Peach PRC - F U Goodbye 
60 - Lil Durk - All My Life {Feat. J. Cole}
61 - Go-Jo - Mrs. Hollywood
62 - Peach PRC - Perfect for You 
63 - Nothing But Thieves - Welcome to the DCC
64 - Tash Sultana - Bitter Lovers {Feat. BJ The Chicago Kid}
65 - Troye Sivan - One Of Your Girls
66 - ONEFOUR - COMMAS
67 - Sonny Fodera & MK - Asking {Feat. Clementine Douglas}
68 - Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers - I Used to Be Fun
69 - Holy Holy - Ready
70 - Central Cee and Dave - UK Rap
71 - King Stingray - Lookin’ Out
72 - Ruel - I DON'T WANNA BE LIKE YOU
73 - Teenage Dads - Midnight Driving
74 - Lime Cordiale - Pedestal
75 - Kenya Grace - Strangers
76 - The Rubens - Good Mood 
77 - Hooligan Hefs & Celina Sharma - Ruthless
78 - Jem Cassar-Daley - Slow Down
79 - Mashd N Kutcher - IT'S ALRIGHT 
80 - PinkPantheress - Mosquito
81 - Troye Sivan - What’s the Time Where You Are?
82 - Flume - Chalk 1.3.3 [2017 Export.WAV] {Feat. Jim-E Stack}
83 - Tame Impala - Retina Show
84 - Halsey - Die 4 Me
85 - Confidence Man - Firebreak 
86 - Luude & Bru-C - TMO (Turn Me On)
87 - G Flip - Australia
88 - Skrillex - Ratata {Feat. Missy Elliott & Mr. Oizo}
89 - Flume - Rhinestone 1.7.2 [2018 Export Wav] {Feat. Isabella Manfredi}
90 - Hayden James & Bob Moses - Do You Want Me
91 - PNAU & Empire Of The Sun - AEIOU
92 - Thomas Headon - 2009 TOYOTA
93 - Stormzy & RAYE - The Weekend
94 - 3% - Our People {Feat. The Presets}
95 - Drake - Rich Baby Daddy {Feat. Sexyy Red & SZA}
96 - Snakehips - Sometimes...  {Feat. Daya & EARTHGANG}
97 - Snakehips - Bringing Me Home {Feat. LAUREL}
98 - Hilltop Hoods - Laced Up
99 -  The Jungle Giants - Rakata {Feat. RENEE}
100 - Tkay Maidza & Flume - Silent Assassin

Part One - The 200 BEST Songs of 2023 {200-101}

101 - Nicki Minaj - Red Ruby Da Sleeze

102 - Kinder - Like It {Feat. Reckz'Capo}

103 - Kita Alexander - Best You Ever Had

104 - MUNA - One That Got Away

105 - Charli XCX & Sam Smith - In the City

106 - Gretta Ray - Upgraded
107 - RAYE - Flip a Switch {Feat. Coi Leray}
108 - Jorja Smith - Little Things
109 - Little Simz - Gorilla
110 - Golden Features - Flesh
111 - Megan Thee Stallion - Cobra
112 - Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers - Salt {Feat. The Grogans}
113 - Molly Millington - Healing
114 - Disclosure - Looking For Love
115 - Stormzy - Toxic Trait {Feat. Fredo}
116 - Luude & Issey Cross - Oh My {Feat. Moby}
117 - Gretta Ray - Heartbreak Baby
118 - BENEE - Do It Again {Feat. Mallrat}
119 - Molly Millington - Foreign Accent
120 - Ninajirachi & Ravenna Golden - 1x1
121 - Doechii - What It Is (Block Boy) {Feat. Kodak Black}
122 - Djanaba - Don't Really Care
123 - Doja Cat - Attention
124 - Olivia Rodrigo - All-American Bitch
125 - Jungle - Back on 74
126 - Holly Humberstone - Into Your Room
127 - David Guetta, Ayra Starr & Lil Durk - Big FU
128 - Ice Spice - Pretty Girl {Feat. Rema}
129 - Duke Dumont - The Chant
130 - Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar - The Hillbillies
131 - boygenius - Not Strong Enough
132 - Royel Otis - Fried Rice
133 - The Jungle Giants - Trippin Up 
134 - Northeast Party House - Brain Freeze
135 - POOLCLVB - Love Type
136 - Cosmo's Midnight - Borrowed Time {Feat. Forest Claudette}
137 - Young Franco, Franc Moody - Daydreaming
138 - RAYE - Hard out Here
139 - Skepta & Amy Winehouse - Can't Play Myself (A Tribute To Amy) 
140 - Skrillex, PinkPantheress & Trippie Redd - Way Back
141 - Peach PRC - Like A Girl Does
142 - The Rubens - Pets & Drugs
143 - PinkPantheress - Nice to meet you {Feat. Central Cee}
144 - Open Till L8 x KAHUKX - CFB
145 - J Hus Feat. Drake - Who Told You
146 - Jack Harlow - They Don't Love It
147 - Doja Cat - Demons
148 - Angie McMahon - Letting Go
149 - MAY-A - Something Familiar
150 - Cub Sport - Songs About It
151 - Kita Alexander - Queen
152 - Drake - Slime You Out {Feat. SZA}
153 - Cardi B- Bongos {Feat. Megan Thee Stallion}
154 - Ice Spice - Princess Diana {Feat. Nicki Minaj}
155 - Tkay Maidza - Won One
156 - Bring Me The Horizon - DArkSide
157 - The Linda Lindas - Resolution/Revolution
158 - Dominic Fike - Ant Pile
159 - Lastlings - Perfect World
160 - Tkay Maidza - Ring-a-Ling
161 - Peggy Gou & Lenny Kravitz - I Believe In Love Again
162 - Bring Me The Horizon - LosT
163 - Royel Otis - Heading For The Door
164 - BABY GRAVY - Goodness Gracious
165 - Thelma Plum - We Don't Talk About It
166 - Pacific Avenue - Spin Me Like Your Records
167 - Gus Dapperton & BENEE - Don't Let Me Down
168 - piri & tommy - nice 2 me
169 - Post Malone - Chemical
170 - D.O.D - So Much In Love
171 - venbee - gutter
172 - Post Malone - Overdrive
173 - Skin on Skin - Magic
174 - Eliza Rose - Better Love
175 - Dua Lipa - Houdini
176 - piri & tommy - buetooth
177 - KAYTRAMINÉ - 4EVA {Feat. Pharrell Williams}
178 - Dugong Jr - Coup De Grâce [Ft. Ijale]
179 - Tate McRae - Exes 
180 - Arlo Parks - Blades
181 - Kinder x BCBC - Lightyears
182 - Swedish House Mafia - Ray of Solar
183 - Metro Boomin, Coi Leray - Self Love
184 - LOSTBOYJAY - COULD BE WRONG
185 - Chris Lake & Aluna - More Baby
186 - Djanaba - F.U.
187 - Pacific Avenue - Strawberry Daydream
188 - Torren Foot - New Bottega {Feat. Azealia Banks}
189 - SG Lewis - Fever Dreamer {Feat. Charlotte Day Wilson and Channel Tres}
190 - 070 Shake - Black Dress
191 - Dave Winnel - Mind Control
192 - KIAN x Becca Hatch - All of Me
193 - Dave Winnel - Alegria
194 - Memphis LK - Black And Blue
195 - Golden Features - Vapid {Feat. Louisahhh}
196 - KLP - Feelings
197 - Redhook - Postcard Xo
198 - Miss Kaninna - Blak Britney
199 - Baauer - <3<3<3
200 - Matt Corby - Big Smoke