12Oct1999
- AUSTRALIA:
It's tough picking a winner - ARIAs to be shared <return
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By DINO SCATENA.
IF you're looking for a big winner from tonight's 13th ARIA Awards
- like Natalie Imbruglia last year or Savage Garden the year before
that - then don't bother. The general consensus among music industry
insiders is that this year's award winners are the hardest to pick
in the event's 13-year history.
Although Newcastle's silverchair have eight nominations to their
name, it's unlikely they'll make a clean sweep of it like they did
back at the 1995 event when the three lads went home with four of
the silver pyramids.
The band faces stiffer competition this year from the likes of Powderfinger,
Ben Lee, dance music maestro Josh Abrahams, Spiderbait, Regurgitator
and The Living End - all of whom would prove worthy winners across
a variety of the most prestigious categories.
As a spectacle, this year's ceremony at the Sydney Entertainment
Centre promises to be the biggest ARIA Awards yet.
International guests include The Spice Girls' Mel C, Garbage and
Harry Connick jnr.
Natalie Imbruglia's family will accompany her to the awards to watch
their girl receive the Outstanding Achievement Award to add to the
six trophies she took home last year.
The 24-year-old songstress will also present the ARIA for album
of the year.
Imbruglia, who has spent much of this year between America and the
UK, working on songs for a new album due out next year, will spend
time with her friends and family in Australia before heading back
to her base in London.
Performances at tonight's event, which will be televised on free-to-air
TV in a delayed telecast, will include songs by multi-nominees Bachelor
Girl, Human Nature, Mark Lizotte, Powderfinger, and newcomers Venessa
Amorosi and Killing Heidi.
The finale to this year's event will see Brisbane's Regurgitator
performing a song from their new album Art called I Want To Be A
Nudist.
Tonight's festivities kick off about 5pm. For the first time in
several years, tickets have been made available to the public and
organisers expect nearly 5000 people to attend.
(c) Nationwide News Proprietary Ltd, 1999.
Source:
DAILY TELEGRAPH (SYDNEY) 12/10/1999 P15
13Oct1999
- AUSTRALIA: ARIA Interview Transcript
<return to
top> JABBA: Here at the ARIA Awards is the band Killing Heidi
- that would be one Jesse, one Adam, one Ella and one Waz ..Wazza?
(laughs) WAZ: waz'll do.. JABBA: I used to work for a
Waz, ..best boss I ever had... WAZ: ahh..thats ok JABBA: is there a boss in the
band? ELLA: well probably a few actually
- depends on what time of the months it is (laughs) sometimes im
the boss (laughs) but only once a month JABBA: Because this is the
family connection (points to Ella and Jesse), there's no other weird
Waz and Adam being third cousins? ELLA: maybe..separated at birth!! WAZ: we havent traced it back
yet JABBA: You haven't traced it
back? WAZ: nah ADAM: no...but he's got an
extra toe and ive got an extra finger (laughs) JABBA: dont show that at home!,
you'll notice that if you go back to the (does air drumming) shots
of drumming - how was that! - playing at the ARIA's!! ELLA: wahoo!..it was unreal! JABBA: because its weird -
frenzal rhomb who were watching you on the carpet before, the dred
comparison (points to jess) - frenzal rhomb of course nominated
for best new artist have been around 10 years and you guys are as
fresh as todays milk, totally new, which is awesome - how did you
swing that?!
Jesse: thats a good question ELLA: we dont know - people
seem to like us which is great! we like them to like us JABBA: well maybe they needed
people who werent ancient rock kinda guys ELLA: yeh we're not that ancient
are we by comparison, aussie bands tend to stay around for dinosaur
years so were pretty new JABBA: look at tim rogers -
hes about 50..or even 60! ELLA: i like tim rogers! JABBA: so do i..yeh just because
he's old doesnt ELLA: he's still a spunk JABBA: so whats the next big
thing for Killing Heidi? WAZ: new single mascara should
be released this week ELLA: thats really cool - and
the clip JABBA: whats it called? ELLA:
mascara JABBA:
mascara...ill remember that JESSE:
hopefully its very soon...we saw the edits today and its looking
excellent JABBA:
amd the clip...another wind tunnel? ADAM:
were not allowed to tell you anything JABBA:ahhhh
shhhhhh
