This week's trivia item, picked up while listening to last week's streamed 2008 show on Triple J. Kate Nash's song "Foundations" was awarded perhaps one of the countdown's more notorious gongs, being ranked at number 101 in Triple J's annual poll of their listeners' favourite , er, 100 songs for 2007. Personally I think the song deserved better.

It's a disassociated tradition of sorts to lock the doors, dim the lights, twist the volume dial to TEN, and while the day away listening to the best tracks of the previous year, as voted by Triple J listeners. The fact that Australia Day proper falls on a Saturday (with the holiday being marked this Monday, drinks tomorrow night then, anyone?) escaped my attention this year, and sadly ... Read full entry

2007 winding down. My last day in "the CBD office" tomorrow. Go back sometime in January. It'll be slowing down around here soon. The WP timestamp feature is proving a boon at the moment. I can spend a day, as I am now, composing several days worth of posts and then spend the rest of the time out there beyond the rainbow immersed in the silly season. Despite ... Read full entry