triple j

Just noticed triple j and Double J now have now playing info and cover art on Radio App. Previously they didn’t which is why I often used the ABC listen app for these stations.

I assumed early on it was because Radio App was developed by Commercial Radio Australia and they didn’t get the integration right or weren’t willing to provide that info. Glad they do it now.

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30 years today since the original Hot 100 went to air

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Sydney artist Ruby Fields will fill in for Ben and Liam on Triple J breakfast next week.

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Can’t wait - she’s a great talent!!
The audience love her

Friends of Lochlan Watt, host of triple j’s heavy music program The Racket, have started a GoFundMe page to raise funds while he undergoes chemotherapy and recovery for a brain tumor. He has been off air full time since February.

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Alice Matthews will finish up on triple j breakfast next week before joining The Feed on SBS Viceland.

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triple j drive presenters Veronica Milsom and Lewis Hobba will compete on Celebrity Name Game on 10 next Friday.

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Awesome - they’ll be great

South Australian teen George Alice wins Unearthed High 2019!

Just moments ago, triple j’s Ben & Liam snuck into Faith Lutheran College in South Australia to surprise year 11 student George Alice with some life changing news: that the 16-year-old solo artist had won triple j’s Unearthed High competition for 2019!

George Alice uploaded her debut single ‘Circles’ to Unearthed High and with one swift stroke blew the triple j Unearthed team away. TBH, with the quality of her song writing, it comes as no surprise that the remarkable teen has been writing original music and honing her craft since she was eleven years old. Her skilful pop song writing has now scored her a place among Unearthed High alumni whose careers continue to grow and grow, including Gretta Ray , KIAN , Arno Faraji , Japanese Wallpaper and more.

Dave Ruby Howe , triple j Unearthed Music Director , says “ In a wickedly competitive field this year, South Australian student George Alice made her voice heard with, well, that voice! After discovering her debut track ‘Circles’ in the 2019 Unearthed High campaign it’s been impossible to dislodge the way she sings that circular refrain from our heads. In George Alice we’ve found a prolific performer and writer, and we reckon that this 16 year old is ready for very big things .”

George Alice ’s prize includes being flown to triple j to record, mix and master her music, which will be played on triple j and triple j Unearthed . She’ll also be linked up with a musical mentor and she’ll find out who that is when she joins Veronica & Lewis from 3pm today.

Shout out to the Unearthed High class of 2019 for warming our hearts and proving yet again that the future of Australian music is in safe hands. Keep your eyes on finalists Debbies, MALi JO$E, Nick Ward, Tulliah and our Indigenous Initiative winner Aodhan, who’ve got big things ahead of them.

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triple j’s one night stand is happening right now in Lucindale, SA, and as well as being on radio, a video stream is going on iview and YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGBAMVKLAEY

Maybe they should’ve broadcast it on ABC TV also?

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It would be perfect for ABC 2 if it still existed

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Figured this thread is the best place to discuss this, given Double J (and triple j Unearthed) fall under the triple j family:

Rosie Beaton and Chris Taylor will be filling in for Zan Rowe in October and November as she takes long service leave

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It will be Rosie’s first radio stint since her music show on Qantas inflight entertainment system (Billboard) was axed last year.

New podcast from the Double J team:

The Big Day Out was once the biggest touring music festival in the world. Every summer for over 20 years it travelled around Australia and New Zealand headlined by some of the biggest names in music. Bands like Soundgarden, Sonic Youth, Silverchair, TOOL, Muse and Rage Against the Machine played the highly coveted tour.

For music fans across the country, it was a rite of passage. A day out in the sun with mates and an introduction to mind-blowing music. For the people who created it, it was a wild ride of legendary line-ups and backstage shenanigans. And then it all fell apart.

In this 5-part series Double J takes you inside the story of this iconic music festival. Meet the characters who kept this juggernaut rolling and find out what really went down on tour. From the coup of securing Nirvana in its first year, to its tumultuous downfall in 2014, and all the partying in between. Follow the story of the rise and rise, then sudden demise of Australia’s Big Day Out. Episodes released weekly on Tuesdays.

Will be interesting to see how they cover AJ Maddah essentially destroying the festival towards the end - they gave him somewhat of a free pass back in 2014 when he was busy blaming everyone but himself.

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Sally & Erica are replacing Ben & Liam on triple j Breakfast.

After three excellent years, our mates Ben & Liam will finish up at triple j on Friday 1 November, having decided to take up an opportunity in their hometown of Adelaide

Nova 919 needs a new breakfast show :thinking:

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For the last 6 months it’s felt like JJJ were testing Sally & Erica for a permanent weekday show - they’ve filled in a whole bunch this year, especially on drive.

Also pleasantly surprised to see for the first time in a long time (perhaps just prior to Tom & Alex) that there is actually positivity out there for this choice, but this might be more of an indication that even after 3 years Ben & Liam still haven’t really matched all that well with the triplej audience.

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Tom will leave triple j in mid December after eight years as host of Hack.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4-6hbdF7hw/
(the message is very long so it’s best to read on his Instagram page)

For a lack of a better term, he fits the aesthetic of The Project to a tee. Not surprised he’s been poached.
Also no great loss either. Hack if anything has gone backwards during his tenure.

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