In the wake of Triple J’s ‘Twenty Years of the Hottest 100’, I decided that it was an ideal time to recap some of the golden songs that have defined the nightclubbing scene over the past twenty years. This is a compilation of one song from each year that defined, though not necessarily the best, but they are definitely classics.
Some people, it comes naturally. Others… well, a bit of alcohol always helps loosen them up. There’s always some classic dancers that make me have a little giggle on the dance floor. Are you one of them?
You could be the unfortunate designated driver with a bunch of half pissed mates, or sharing make-up secrets with your bestie, but whatever you are doing before a big night, there’s always bound to be a track or two booming in the background
Due to the recent (what, you mean they were still together?) breakup of Chumbawamba - the band who’s one-hit wonder, Tubthumbing, had everyone singing the lyrics “I get knocked down but I get up again” and “pissing the night away” - we’ve decided to create a list of one hit wonders who will stay in our hearts forever.
DJs are the party starters at nightclubs and parties, giving them instant street cred and coolness from all the party people at the venue, cheering at all the awesome tracks the DJ’s put on. But for DJs, constantly having to get parties to go wild and choosing what songs to play isn’t just these dudes and dudettes going with the flow of the party
Whether you were out in bars and nightclubs during the year of ’99, or tucked up in bed watching Ren and Stimpy, Blink 182′s album Enema of the State was an image and sound hard to escape despite your age all those years ago. Most of us remember the album (and Blink themselves) for the suggestive cover, donning porn star and exotic dancer Janine
Lots of people have lots of time to complain about the amount of alcohol people drink, and how our generation are degenerate and have no values and blah blah blah, pretty much everyones got issues with us making the most of our weekend. (I don’t mean to tell you how to do your job or anything, but maybe you should start worrying about global
Club-famous trio The Prodigy have announced the title and ‘feel’ of their upcoming album, said to be released later this year. The new album, titled, ‘How To Steal a Jet Fighter’ has a long list of club-popular hits to live up to given the success of predecessor album ‘Invaders Must Die’, released in 2009.
The battle between music trends is one which isn’t new to bars and nightclubs, and whether it be a live band or doofing DJ who tickles your fancy- it seems everyone has an opinion when it comes to nightlife music. So if we settle the subjectivity and instead set a scoreboard, which form truly wins?
Australian regional tour, Groovin’ The Moo, has announced five new additions to the bill for the May festival. Stillwater Giants, Stateovmind, Boatfriends, Kate Martin and Grand Perceptor have all won a spot on the tour spanning regions such as Bendigo, Townsville, Maitland and Bunbury.