February 2009

A friend of mine sent me this funny video today- it's spot on. Send it to every mum you know! Enjoy... Dano
 
 
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We hid a microphone in the Rudd house... here's the first sneak peak, in an ongoing series...
 

There are many ways that you can donate to the Red Cross State Government Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund:
      * Visit www.redcross.org.au
      * Phone 1800 811 700
      * Donate at any NAB, ANZ, Westpac or Commonwealth Bank branch
      * Donate at any Bunnings store
     * By direct deposit to the Victorian Bushfire Relief Fund - BSB 082-001, Account number 860-046-797

Our good mates at Sony Music are supporting the Victorian Bushfire Appeal by releasing a special CD called “BUSHFIRE AID – Artists for the Bushfire Appeal”. 
 
Many of our musician friends have generously donated their songs and royalties to help the appeal. BUSHFIRE AID – Artists For The Bushfire Appeal features twenty songs, among them tracks from a few of our Homegrown Heroes like Midnight Oil and the Hoodoo Gurus, as well as John Farnham and guys like Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel. Proceeds from the sale of the CD will go to the Salvation Army Bushfire Appeal through The Sony Foundation.
 
BUSHFIRE AID – Artists For The Bushfire Appeal will be in stores from the beginning of next week so as our mate Molly used to say, "do yourself a favour"... and buy yourself a copy.
 
 

 

Our mate Jimmy Barnes has opened his heart to the Victorian bushfire victims by releasing a brand new album for worldwide download exclusively through the iTunes Store for just $3.39 in Australia. The new album is called Jimmy Barnes ‘Live At The Enmore’ and captures Jim in full flight and career-best form at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney. The album contains songs from ‘Out In The Blue’ along with classics like Rising Sun, No Second Prize and Little Darlin’. Every cent from the album sales will go to the bushfire appeal. So buy the album download now, exclusively via iTunes.

Jono has a fetish for cheap crappy glasses (the ones you can buy in servos and at the airport). I managed to get a pic of him parading his latest pair around the office (I clearly have too much time on my hands). Personally, I think he looks like an old sad algebra teacher (and that's not a good thing). What are your thoughts? Perhaps if enough of us object to his daggy glasses fashion sense- he will get the message? Dano
 

Here is the second part of our interview with Howard Jones... a musical battle awaits!
 

After 20 years, The Simpsons has a new opening scene. You’ll still see Bart write on the chalkboard, Lisa will still play her saxophone and Homer still drops his radioactive stick... but just about everything else is different. Take a sneak peek at the new Simpsons intro here, which the guys at American FOX Broadcasting are running...
 
 

Someone sent me this video this morning, and it really is everymans secret to a good marriage. Check it out and send it on to all of your wives and girlfriends (thats if your lucky enough have multiple). Dano.
 

Here is our second installment of At Home with the Rudd's... Who's the mystery caller?
 

We spoke to Sir Richard Branson this morning and here's the full uncut interview..!
 

The devastation of the current Victorian bushfires has left few unaffected.  In response to our nation’s greatest ever natural disaster, some of our best mates in Australia’s music community have banded together for two benefit concerts that will run simultaneously in both Melbourne (at the MCG) and Sydney (at the SCG) on Saturday March 14, 2009 under the banner of SOUND RELIEF.  
 
Some of Australia’s most legendary artists will be joined by leading International and Domestic chart-toppers. In alphabetical order, the line-ups are:
 
Melbourne: Augie March, Bliss N Eso with Paris Wells, Gabriella Cilmi, Hunters & Collectors, Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson with Troy Casssar-Daly, Jack Johnson, Jet, Kings Of Leon, Liam Finn, Midnight Oil, Paul Kelly, Split Enz and Wolfmother.
 
Sydney: Coldplay (acoustic), Eskimo Joe, Hoodoo Gurus, Icehouse, Jet, Josh Pyke, Little Birdy, The Presets, Wolfmother, You Am I and more acts to be announced.
 
Tickets are $75 and will go on sale from Ticketek 132 849 www.ticketek.com.au on Wednesday March 4, 2009 at 9am.  100% of the profits from the Melbourne concert will be donated to the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal. 
 
For the Sydney concert 50% of the profits will be donated to the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal and 50% will be donated to The Premier's Disaster Relief Fund Appeal in QLD to aid the victims of the Queensland floods.
 
It's a great idea and we're right behind it - we hope you will be too.
 

Pat Cash is no stranger to the strings of a Tennis Racquet, or that of a guitar... In fact he's performed with INXS! So we thought we'd find him an electric guitar and play 'Jono and Dano beat the intro'... and he's not bad for a former Wimbledon winner!