Man, that Jake’s right. Silverchair? The Vines? AC/DC’s good for a lark, but…Midnight Oil?

Nick Cave’s awesome…no surprise, then, that he’s based out of London.

Australian music is like a generic rock-dump. Its all bargain basement trash. It pains me to admit that Canada’s got you guys beat…just cos they can at least claim Neil Young and the Arcade Fire…

Even the kiwis, sheeit, got you guys bad, what with the Tall Dwarves, the Clean and the Bats.

Oh, well, at least you guys got all the good actors, right?

Austrailian Rock…

Didn’t AC/DC leave Austrailia the first chance they got to move to London. Same with Nick Cave. The only reason I know who Midnight Oil are is because the singer ran for Parliment. And the only reason someone mentinoed Radio Birdman is because they released a new album. That album doesn’t get released and written about in RS, you don’t know who they are.

Everything – Absolutely everything! – about Austrailia is great! I’m packing up and moving there as soon as I have something worth packing up.

OK Rwwor, I’m a kiwi and I love my nation’s music, and I wouldn’t in my wildest dreams claim we have Australia’s music beat. Trust me, having spent a lot of time in both Australian and New Zealand’s pubs, clubs and various venues over the years, Aussie music kicks ass.

Australia, particularly Melbourne and Sydney, have an incredibly high standard of good bands – on any given night you can catch a decent show.

Oh dear, it looks like the yanks are a little sensitive about the crap music they produce…

I’d rather listen to Aussie crap than (most) American music. The Uk has them beat as well.

One reason why Australian acts go overseas is purely financial – even though Australia is almost the same area as the US we only have 20 million people.

Also, don’t say Midnight Oil was unknown is the US (and you only knew about MO because Peter Garrett ran for Parliament??? Yeah right…). I’ve known about the many tours in the States.

I’m amazed at how insular some Americans are!

Oh Phil, I’m sorry. Did I hurt your feelings? Don’t worry, maybe during the next tribal council they’ll vote you off the island. Keep those hopes up.

Hell No!

Jeez, Sam, you gotta get with the pride for the motherland…sure, NZ’s got more sheep and hobbits than people, but some of those sheep can wail!

And Phil1 Mr. Masingil! Come on. Iggy f’in Pop! Jim f’in Morrison! Elvis Presley! Al Green! Ray Charles! Bob “the Bob” Dylan!

The US of A has its problems…but we run rock. Every note ever played by a white Aussie was a poor regurgitation of American blood, sweat and bile.

Its not yr guys’ fault, really…Australia doesn’t have the national character to play great rock music. So don’t take it too hard.

Plus, and this ain’t no small thing, Natalie Imbruglia! She’s hot and that track was worth at least 3 from Canadian songstresses Alanis and Sarah McLoughlin (except Possesion…)! That’s a start, at least! You gotta take what you can get, if you guys produced more crass commercial crap you’re young folk would have something to rally and wail against. As it is, access to alcohol is way too prevelant in yr little country. Everybody I’ve met from there likes to have fun! And that’s no way to grind out some good rock n’ roll…

u guys hav got 2 b shttin me
australian rock is awesome

u guyz also 4got
the living end
after the fall
kisschasy
hot lies
body jar
karnivool
(jst sum more local bands)

pfft the kiwis al il give them is evermore.. thats a gud band

You know it’s just occrued to me that no one has mentioned the blistering talents of Russel Crowe’s band: The Guy Who Throws Phones And Four Dudes He Met In A Bar.

How can americans criticize australian bands? You are filling the air with Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and a lot of hip-hop crap, rap, a disaster for the music!! Where are the good bands???. Look at the world!! We are seeing you like the worst in the world regarding music. Everything is teen pop and a thing that some people called music: hip hop!!!! C’mon. That’s not music, singing while other is playing an old tune. England rules!!

See…the comment about crap hip hop puts you in the same category as trailer park red necks.
The reason true hip hop heads won’t shout “fuck rock” is because we appreciate DIVERSITY! Why don’t you just put on a white suit and burn a cross on my lawn!!!