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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2006 2:28:18 GMT -4
A heated pool with a view of the ocean. You know, one of those infinity-edge things. Oh and don't forget about the wrap-around covered verandah and the boutique vineyard right next door!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2006 2:59:03 GMT -4
A heated pool with a view of the ocean. You know, one of those infinity-edge things. Oh and don't forget about the wrap-around covered verandah and the boutique vineyard right next door! Any votes for a wine cellar? At this rate, we're going to be chipping in our entire collective superannuation.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2006 6:00:45 GMT -4
I must have a library. A big one.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2006 7:10:19 GMT -4
I must have a library. A big one. Oooh, good one! Suppose we can find a house with a endless supply of books from Dymocks? ;D
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2006 7:16:11 GMT -4
Yes, and Angus and Robertson. But not Borders, that evil corporation that acts all evilly and corporationy.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2006 6:50:19 GMT -4
Is anyone watching/did anyone watch the ARIAs? I guess i'm happy with all the winners so far, although the phrase 'Australian hip-hop' should be immediately struck from the lexicon.
Oh no, a double post.
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Post by Brookie on Oct 29, 2006 8:54:48 GMT -4
SMACKdown!!!!
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Post by december on Oct 29, 2006 16:24:48 GMT -4
Is anyone watching/did anyone watch the ARIAs? I guess i'm happy with all the winners so far, although the phrase 'Australian hip-hop' should be immediately struck from the lexicon. I love the ARIA's its the one Australian Awards show where I do not get the 'cultural cringe'. That and I love Idol host James. It was nice that for the first time in a couple of years no one artist really dominated. Gah I hate Australian Hip-Hop, although as a friend pointed out it is interesting that the one act in Australia that becomes kinda mainstream is white, considering how white rappers are generally rare elsewhere. Nexts years show could be even better, depending on when the CDs are released it is possible that Jet, Silverchair and Powderfinger could all be competing against one another.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2006 0:43:01 GMT -4
It could be possible that Australian artists, particularly 'hip-hop' artists, have a bit more artistic freedom than do US artists, and may not be as subject to the commercial whims of larger record company execs.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2006 4:21:28 GMT -4
. . . Gah I hate Australian Hip-Hop, although as a friend pointed out it is interesting that the one act in Australia that becomes kinda mainstream is white, considering how white rappers are generally rare elsewhere . . . I'm quite impressed with Australian hip-hop. Australia is, quite possibly, the most fantastic country yet (in my completely objective and not in any way biased opinion), and it frustrates me to no end when we seem to contantly compare ourselves with America. Even worse, it seems to everything we do is modelled on how it's done in the States (drama television, media training for pollies, military spending, you get the idea). Hip-hop seems to be one of the few things where we've taken a concept and made it our own. There's no mistaking the Aussie accent in our hip-hop music, and there's a certain style to Aussie hip-hop that's incredibly distinctive from other 'brands' of hip-hop. Even better, some pop musicians (Sarah Blasko, for example) seem to have followed this trend, rather than 'Americanising' an accent so they can sell some records overseas and move to the States ASAP. There's nothing wrong with the States, it's a place very dear to my heart, but it annoys me when we don't seem to have confidence in ourselves. And there's the unspoken implication that when a musician or actors Australian-ness is hidden that, somehow, being an Aussie is bad for a career. Didn't watch a whole lot of the ARIA's, but caught a bit of it, and you're right december; there's little of the cultural-cringe that seems to invade so often. That said, why on earth does Human Nature have to be Australian? What did we ever do to deserve that lot?
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