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Calling all voters... of fine music
Harry Potter:
Did YOU forget to vote in the last elections?
Are you hungry for MORE voting?
Need to start debates over pointless things and insist that YOUR opinion is the one that matters no matter how much evidence to the contrary (Anyone here like that?)
OK, it's nothing that dramatic but it IS music related :D :D :D
Every year on the Aussie station Triple J, people vote in what is known as the hottest 100. You vote for nominated songs (Or nominate your own songs. They don't accept most top 40 crap) and the top 100 songs get played back on Australia Day (That's January 26th for all you ignorant Belgians) from 10am.
What do I get out of this you say? Not much, except for a warm and fuzzy feeling that you've actually voted for something that you can later enjoy.
Anyone from around the globe can vote and maybe win some stuff.
Here is link.
GO!-------->>>>>>http://abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/vote/default.htm
Yes you lazy sod, you have to register before voting but them's the breaks.
6 days to go!
The Cover for the CD is really weird this year.
LOOK!------------>>>>>http://abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/h100bum.htm
Samstag:
Maybe this is a silly question, but how exactly do they get a "hottest 100 for 2004" without any top 40 songs? Is it more like "hottest stuff you won't ever hear on the radio or pay money for?" Or "hottest 100 songs you will claim to have heard in 2004 when they hit the top 40 stations in 2006?"
Not to put down the list, though. Just the name. Top 40 is the "Number one hot reason I didn't listen to the radio in 2004!" Clearchannel Productions and "MP3 player in the car" round out the rest of the top 3. Since I don't recognize a single song from the list I have to disqualify myself. If someone organizes a vote on the "hottest 100 songs on Samstag's MP3 player" I'll be all up onz!
Harry Potter:
--- Quote from: Samstag on January 19, 2005, 07:00:33 am ---Maybe this is a silly question, but how exactly do they get a "hottest 100 for 2004" without any top 40 songs?
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Simple. Songs released in 2004 can be nominated. Even top 40 crapola but doesn't mean it will get any votes.
The whole point of this is to give up-and-comers a chance. Look up 'Jet'.
They won last year and before that, they were almost indigenous to Triple J.
Now they even get airplay in America. And that's goooood. :)
Samstag:
Ah ok it sounded like you were saying nominations for top-40 stuff would be ignored by the organizers.
I will see if I can find some samples of Jet to check out.
Harry Potter:
--- Quote from: Samstag on January 19, 2005, 07:57:16 am ---Ah ok it sounded like you were saying nominations for top-40 stuff would be ignored by the organizers.
I will see if I can find some samples of Jet to check out.
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Weeeeeeeeeeeeeel, lets just say Britney Spears would have to radically alter her style to get accepted. So they ARE biased in some ways. Unfortunately they have to be otherwise songs/artists which already get massive worldwide promotion (Chrisitna Aguillera, 50 Cent etc etc) getting into top positions and getting even more advertising, only this time it would be for free.