australians done good
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1:02PM Jess McGuire | Defamer Australia readers should already be well familiar with the genius of Empire Of The Sun – we went mad for it in September, and the whole country seemed to get on board which resulted in the single Walking On A Dream going great guns in the last Triple J Hottest 100.
Nick Littlemore and Luke Steele are currently wooing the British press and doing a great job of it, if the following excerpt from The Sun is anything to go by.
Margarita’s, Star Wars-style costumes, Indian head-gear and guyliner. Just a normal Monday lunchtime for wacky newcomers Empire Of The Sun. The psychedelic Aussie duo are on a mission to conquer the world – and I wouldn’t bet against it.
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Empire Of The Sun Enjoying Adulation In The UK, Name Dropping Like It’s Going Out Of Style
1:02PM Jess McGuire | Defamer Australia readers should already be well familiar with the genius of Empire Of The Sun – we went mad for it in September, and the whole country seemed to get on board which resulted in the single Walking On A Dream going great guns in the last Triple J Hottest 100.
Nick Littlemore and Luke Steele are currently wooing the British press and doing a great job of it, if the following excerpt from The Sun is anything to go by.
Margarita’s, Star Wars-style costumes, Indian head-gear and guyliner. Just a normal Monday lunchtime for wacky newcomers Empire Of The Sun. The psychedelic Aussie duo are on a mission to conquer the world – and I wouldn’t bet against it.
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10:10AM Jess McGuire | A hearty congratulations to the Sezbian and Idol Virginity Respecting Origliasso twins who make up Aussie pop duo The Veronicas, as the pair have cracked the US Top Twenty with the single ‘Untouched’. Not the easiest thing in the world to do – the last time an Australian achieved such a feat was seven years ago.
The Veronicas have cracked the US Top 20 with their hit single Untouched, which reached number 17 in the Billboard Top 100 this week. They are the first Australian artist or group to make the top 20 since 2002, when Kylie Minogue hit number seven on the charts with Can’t Get You Out Of My Head.
Yesterday when I heard that Kylie was the last Australian performer to have such success in the US pop charts, I mistakenly assumed it was with the Emilíana Torrini-penned single ‘Slow’ and felt weird about the whole thing. That it was ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’ which blew American minds makes much more sense. More »
The Veronicas Are Doing Rather Well In The States!
10:10AM Jess McGuire | A hearty congratulations to the Sezbian and Idol Virginity Respecting Origliasso twins who make up Aussie pop duo The Veronicas, as the pair have cracked the US Top Twenty with the single ‘Untouched’. Not the easiest thing in the world to do – the last time an Australian achieved such a feat was seven years ago.
The Veronicas have cracked the US Top 20 with their hit single Untouched, which reached number 17 in the Billboard Top 100 this week. They are the first Australian artist or group to make the top 20 since 2002, when Kylie Minogue hit number seven on the charts with Can’t Get You Out Of My Head.
Yesterday when I heard that Kylie was the last Australian performer to have such success in the US pop charts, I mistakenly assumed it was with the Emilíana Torrini-penned single ‘Slow’ and felt weird about the whole thing. That it was ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’ which blew American minds makes much more sense. More » 