INTRODUCING... TUNE'S FIFTY FAVE'S OF 2008

1. Kings of Leon – sex on fire
2. Mystery Jets – young love
3. Blue King Brown – moment of truth
4. Vampire Weekend – Oxford comma
5. Arctic Monkeys – teddy picker
6. Hot Chip – ready for the floor
7. Eagles of Death Metal – wannabe in L.A.
8. MGMT – Time to pretend
9. Radiohead – jigsaw falling into place
10. Foals – Cassius
11. Gnarls Barkley – run
12. The Herd – king is dead
13. Death Cab For Cutie – I will possess your heart
14. The Seabellies – heart heart heart out
15. Casual Projects – move along
16. Conor Oberst – souled out!!
17. The Presets – talk like that
18. The Wombats – kill the director
19. TZU – computer love
20. The Holidays - holiday
21. Ash Grunwald – Devil called me a liar
22. Sigur Ros – gobbledigook
23. Tom Cooney – mountains in the sky
24. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – dig Lazarus dig
25. Gyroscope – 1981
26. Weezer – pork and beans
27. Vampire Weekend – cape cod kwassa kwassa
28. The Panda Band – where the river rises
29. Hercules in NY – Nightlight
30. Hungry Pines – blood eagle
31. Kings of Leon – crawl
32. Adam Green – morning after midnight
33. Lightspeed champion – I could have done this myself
34. Liam Finn – better to be
35. Casual Projects – golden eggs
36. The Kooks – always where I need to be
37. Cog – what if
38. Metronomy – heartbreaker
39. Pendulum – propane nightmares
40. Cajun Dance Party – the next untouchable
41. The Drones – the minotaur
42. Dizzee Rascal – flex
43. Cat Power – song to bobby
44. Bombay Bicycle Club – how are you
45. Cloud Control – death cloud
46. Tegan and sara – call it off
47. The Butterfly Effect – window and the watcher
48. Pinback – good to sea
49. The Panics – feeling is gone
50. Something with numbers – stay with me bright eyes

VOTING CLOSED!!!!

Stay tuned for the list in coming days....

FAVOURITE SONGS OF 2008 - VOTING!

Each year TUNE!FM likes to compile a list of our favourite songs of the year. To make this list as democratic as possible we like to get as many TUNE!FM announcers and listeners to vote!
Below is the list of songs of which you can vote for. Pick 10 [or more if you can't decide as there are heaps] and post them as comments on this blog OR email them to radio@tunefm.net.
HAPPY VOTING!



78 SAAB - ONE OF THESE DAYS
ADAM GREEN - MORNING AFTER MIDNIGHT
ALBERT HAMMOND JR - GFC
AMANDA PALMER - OASIS

AMY MEREDITH - THIS WAR
AN HORSE - COMPANY
ANGUS AND JULIA STONE - JUST A BOY
ARCTIC MONKEYS - TEDDY PICKER
ARMEN FIRMAN - PORCH DWELLER
ARMEN FIRMAN - IN THE WATER
ASH GRUNWALD - DEVIL CALLED ME A LIAR
ASH GRUNWALD - BREAKOUT
ATROCITIES - GUNBEAT
AUGIE MARCH - WATCH ME DISAPPEAR
AUGIE MARCH - PENNYWHISTLE
BAND OF HORSES - IS THERE A GHOST
BE YOUR OWN PET - THE KELLY AFFAIR
BECK - CHEMTRAILS
BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH - UNTIL WE BURN IN THE SUN
BEN ELY'S RADIO 5 - I'M PSYCHED
BIRD LANTERN - SMOKE
BIRDS OF TOKYO - BROKEN BONES
BLISS N ESO - WOODSTOCK 08
BLISS N ESO - THE SEA IS RISING
BLOC PARTY - FLUX
BLOC PARTY - MERCURY
BLOC PARTY - TALONS
BLUE KING BROWN - MOMENT OF TRUTH
BOB MOULD - STUPID NOW
BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB - HOW ARE YOU
BOOMBOOMSATELLITES - INTERGALACTIC
BORN RUFFIANS - HUMMINGBIRD
BRAINDEAD LOVERS - TRAFFIC
BRETT DENNEN - DARLIN' DON'T FEAR
BRIDEZILLA - BROWN PAPER BAG
BRIDEZILLA - SAINT FRANCINE
BRITISH INDIA - I SAID I'M SORRY
BRITISH SEA POWER - WAVING FLAGS
BUCK 65 - WAY BACK WHEN
BUTTERFINGERS - NOTHING MUCH HAPPENS
CAJUN DANCE PARTY - THE NEXT UNTOUCHABLE
CAJUN DANCE PARTY - THE RACE
CASS MCCOOMBS – THAT’S THAT
CASUAL PROJECTS - GOLDEN EGGS
CASUAL PROJECTS - MOVE ALONG
CAT POWER - NEW YORK
CAT POWER - SONG TO BOBBY
CHASM FEAT. URTHBOY - NO MATTER WHAT
CHILDREN COLLIDE - SKELETON DANCE
CHRIS WALLA - THE SCORE
CLARE BOWDITCH AND THE FEEDING SET - WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT DOWN
CLINKERFIELD - BONNIE'S LITTLE FINGER
CLOUD CONTROL - DEATH CLOUD
COG - BIRD OF A FEATHER
COG - WHAT IF
COLD WAR KIDS - SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH ME
COLLAPSING CITIES - ELIXIR ALWAYS
CONOR OBERST - SOULED OUT!!!
CONOR OBERST - GET WELL CARDS
CORRECTO - DO IT BETTER
CSS - RAT IS DEAD
CUTHBERT AND THE NIGHTWALKERS - TELEPHONE
CUT COPY - FARAWAY
DAMIAN ROBISON - WRITERS BLOCK
DANNA AND THE CHANGES - BABY LOVE
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - I WILL POSSESS YOUR HEART
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - CATH
DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES - NO ONE DOES IT LIKE YOU
DES PERES - DYNAMITE
DES PERES FEAT. J WALKER - LITTLE MAN FALLS OUT OF THE SKY
DIALECTRIX - OUTCAST
DIE DIE DIE - SIDEWAYS HERE WE COME
DIZZEE RASCAL - FLEX
DND - 15 MINUTES LATE
DOES IT OFFEND YOU YEAH? - DAWN OF TIME
DOWNSYDE - FORTUNE AND FAME
DOWNSYDE - SUPER HEROES
DR DOG - MY OLD WAYS
DRAPHT - FALLING
DUKES OF WINDSOR - GET IT
EAGLES OF DEATH METAL - WANNA BE IN L.A
ELBOW - GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE
EMILIANA TORRINI - BIG JUMPS
EMMIGRATE - NEW YORK
EMPIRE OF THE SUN - WALKING ON A DREAM
EUGENE MCGUINESS - MONSTERS UNDER THE BED
FAKER - THIS HEART ATTACK
FAKER - ARE YOU MAGNETIC?
FEIST - ALL I FEEL
FIREKITES - AUTUMN STORY
FLYING FOXES - GRIPPED ON GRIM
FOALS - CASSIUS
FOALS - BALLOONS
FRIENDLY FIRES - JUMP IN THE POOL
GAMEBOY/GAMEGIRL - SWEATY WET/DIRTY DAMP
GHOSTS OF TELEVISION - FURTHEST VILLAGE FROM THE SUN
GNARLS BARKLEY - RUN
GOLDFRAPP - A & E
GOOD BUDDHA - SOMEWHERE, SOMEHOW
GOOD BUDDHA - MOVIN' ON
GRAFTON PRIMARY - RELATIVITY
GUILLEMOTS - GET OVER IT
GUY BLACKMAN - CARLTON NORTH
GYROSCOPE - 1981
HADOUKEN! - CRANK IT UP
HADOUKEN! - THAT BOY, THAT GIRL
HADOUKEN! - DECLARATION OF WAR
HANNAH DAY - SOOTH ME DRAGON TEA
HAWNAY TROOF - CONNECTION
HELL CITY GLAMOURS - ONE NIGHT ONLY
HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR - YOU BELONG
HERCULES IN NY - NIGHTLIGHT
HERMITUDE - SWAMP SAUCE
HOLLY THROSBY - THE TIME IT TAKES
HOT CHIP - ONE PURE THOUGHT
HOT CHIP - SHAKE A FIST
HOT CHIP - READY FOR THE FLOOR
HUNGRY PINES - BLOOD EAGLE
INFADELS - MAKE MISTAKES
INSTITUT POLAIRE - EAST, WEST AND I
JACK LADDER - CASE CLOSED
JACK PENATE - HAVE I BEEN A FOOL?
JACKSON UNITED - 21ST CENTURY FIGHTING SONG
JAGUAR LOVE - HIGHWAYS OF GOLD
JANE WOODY - MYSTICAL CRYSTALS
JAY REATARD - SEE SAW
JEN CLOHER AND THE ENDLESS SEA - HIDDEN HANDS
JENS LEKMAN - OPPOSITE OF HALLELUJAH
JOAN AS POLICEWOMAN - TO BE LOVED
JOSE GONZALEZ - TEARDROP
JOSH PYKE - SEW MY NAME
JOSH PYKE - THE LIGHTHOUSE SONG
JOSH PYKE - MAKE YOU HAPPY
KAISER CHIEFS - NEVER MISS A BEAT
KID CONFUCIUS - DARLIN I NEED YA
KINGS OF LEON - USE SOMEBODY
KINGS OF LEON - SEX ON FIRE
KINGS OF LEON - CRAWL
KRAFTY KUTS FEAT FREESTYLERS - DYNAMITE LOVE
LADYHAWKE - LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE
LADYHAWKE - PARIS IS BURNING
LADYHAWKE - DUSK TIL DAWN
LAURA MARLING - TYPICALLY SHIT
LIAM FINN - GATHER TO THE CHAPEL
LIAM FINN - BETTER TO BE
LIAM FINN - ENERGY SPENT
LIGHT NOISE - IMPATIENCE
LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION - I COULD HAVE DONE THIS MYSELF
LOUIS XIV - GUILT BY ASSOCIATION
LOWRIDER - BE BAD
LYKKE LI - BREAKING IT UP
M83 - KIM & JESSIE
M83 - GRAVEYARD GIRL
MACHINE TRANSLATIONS - A MOST PECULAIR PLACE
MAT MCHUGH AND THE BLACKBIRD - DARLING THIS SCENE MUST END
MAT MCHUGH AND THE BLACKBIRD - IT ISNT ME
MC IMMUNE - ROLLIN
MCARTNEY - CIRCLES
MERCY ARMS - HALF RIGHT
METRONOMY - HOLIDAY
METRONOMY - HEARTBREAKER
MGMT - ELECTRIC FEEL
MGMT - TIME TO PRETEND
MICHAEL FRANTI AND SPEARHEAD - SAY HEY [I LOVE YOU]
MOBY - I LOVE TO MOVE IN HERE
MUPH AND PLUTONIC - BEAUTIFUL UGLY
MUPH AND PLUTONIC - SIZE OF THE SOUL
MUSCLES - ICE CREAM
MUSCLES - THE LAKE
MY MORNING JACKET - HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS
MYSTERY JETS - TWO DOORS DOWN
MYSTERY JETS - YOUNG LOVE
MYSTERY JETS - HALF IN LOVE WITH ELIZABETH
N.E.R.D - EVERYONE NOSE [ALL THE GIRLS]
NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS - DIG LAZARUS DIG
OPERATOR PLEASE - TWO FOR MY SECONDS
OPERATOR PLEASE - LEAVE IT ALONE
PENDULUM - PROPANE NIGHTMARES
PENDULUM - THE OTHER SIDE
PHOEBE KILLDEER - PARANOIA
PINBACK - FROM NOTHING TO NOWHERE
PINBACK - GOOD TO SEA
PINKY BEECROFT AND THE WHITE RUSSIANS - SOMEONE FOR EVERYONE
PNAU - EMBRACE
POLO CLUB - GET ON IT
PRIMAL SCREAM - CAN'T GO BACK
RADIOHEAD - JIGSAW FALLLING INTO PLACE
RATATAT - MIRANDO
RED JEZEBEL - MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW
REGURGITATOR - ROMANCE OF THE DAMNED
RESIN DOGS - CAUGHT UP
RESIN DOGS FEAT NFA - MOVE UP
REVEREND AND THE MAKERS - OPEN YOUR WINDOW
REVEREND AND THE MAKERS - HE SAID HE LOVED ME
ROCKET SCIENCE - PSYCHIC MAN
SANTOGOLD - L.E.S. ARTISTES
SANTOGOLD - LIGHTS OUT
SERJ TANKIAN - SKY IS OVER
SHIHAD - VAMPIRES
SHIHAD - ONE WILL HEAR THE OTHER
SHOCKING PINKS - END OF THE WORLD
SHOCKING PINKS - EMILY
SHOCKING PINKS - THIS ACHING DEAL
SHY CHILD - SUMMER
SIA - BUTTONS
SIGUR ROS - GOBBLEDIGOOK
SILVERCHAIR - MINDREADER
SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO - HUSTLER
SKYBOMBERS - ALWAYS COMPLAINING
SNEAKY SOUND SYSTEM - WHEN WE WERE YOUNG
SNOWMAN - WE ARE THE PLAGUE
SO SO MODERN - UPGRADE YOUR CHASIS
SOFT TIGERS - CREATION
SOMETHING WITH NUMBERS - STAY WITH ME BRIGHT EYES
SOMETHIGN WITH NUMBERS - WE'LL FIGHT
SONS AND DAUGHTERS - THE NEST
SPARKADIA - ANIMALS
SPARKADIA - TOO MUCH TO DO
SPOD - CATS!
TAME IMPALA - DESIRE BE DESIRE GO
TAPES N TAPES - HANG THEM ALL
TEGAN AND SARA - CALL IT OFF
THE AUDREYS - LAY ME DOWN
THE AUDREYS - PARADISE CITY
THE BANK HOLIDAYS - CHEATING CHEATING
THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS - UNDER A SOUTHERN SKY
THE BLACK GHOSTS - REPETITION KILLS YOU
THE BLACK GHOSTS - ANY WAY YOU CHOOSE TO GIVE IT
THE BLACK SEEDS - SLINGSHOT
THE BOAT PEOPLE - AWKWARD ORCHID ORCHARD
THE B.P.A FEAT. DAVID BYRNE AND DIZZEE RSCAL - TOE JAM
THE BREEDERS - WALK IT OFF
THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT - WINDOW AND THE WATCHER
THE COOL KIDS - BLACK MAGS
THE COSHERCOT HONEYS - WE'RE ALL LIONS
THE CURSE OF COMPANY - HOMECOMING
THE CURSE OF COMPANY - ALL THE MINES
THE DANDY WARHOLS - THE WORLD, THE PEOPLE, TOGETHER
THE DRESDEN DOLLS - NIGHT RECONAISSANCE
THE DRONES - THE MINOTAUR
THE DRONES - OH MY
THE FRATELLIS - LOOK OUT SUNSHINE
THE FUTUREHEADS - RADIO HEART
THE GRATES - BURN BRIDGES
THE GRATES - CARVE YOUR NAME
THE GRATES - AWW YEAH
THE HAMPDENS - ASLEEP ON THE LAWN
THE HERD - KING IS DEAD
THE HOLIDAYS - HOLIDAY
THE HOLIDAYS - WHEN THE SHIP GOES DOWN
THE KOOKS - ALWAYS WHERE I NEED TO BE
THE KOOKS - SHINE ON
THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS - STANDING NEXT TO ME
THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS - THE AGE OF THE UNDERSTATEMENT
THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS - MY MISTAKES WERE MADE FOR YOU
THE LIVING END - WHITE NOISE
THE LONG BLONDES - CENTURY
THE LOVETONES - EVERYBODY HIDES AWAY
THE MARES NEW DAY
THE MARS VOLTA - GOLIATH
THE MESS HALL - LORELAI
THE MOUNTAIN GOATS - SAX ROHMER #1
THE MUSIC - STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
THE PANDA BAND - WHERE THE RIVER RISES
THE PANICS - FEELING IS GONE
THE PANICS - GET US HOME
THE PAPER AND THE PLANE - I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR A MARATHON
THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION - BRIGHT GREY
THE PIDGEON DETECTIVES - EVERYBODY WANTS ME
THE PRESETS - THIS BOYS IN LOVE
THE PRESETS - MY PEOPLE
THE PRESETS - TALK LIKE THAT
THE RAVEONETTES - ALY, WALK WITH ME
THE RUBY SUNS - TANE MAHUTA
THE SABOTEURS - SALUTE YOUR SOLUTION
THE SEABELLIES - HEART HEART HEART OUT
THE SILENTS - LITTLE GIRL LOST
THE TEENAGERS - LOVE NO
THE TEENAGERS - HOMECOMING
THE TEMPER TRAP - SWEET DISPOSITION
THE TONGUE FEAT. DUDLEY PERKINS - ANIMAL CRACKERS
THE TOUGH ALLIANCE - NEO-VIOLENCE
THE VERVE - LOVE IS NOISE
THE VICE CHANCELLORS - EXPLOSIONS IN THE DIRTY
THE VINES - HE'S A ROCKER
THE VINES - MERRY GO ROUND
THE WALLS - PASSING THROUGH
THE WINNIE COOPERS - EATING DISORDER
THE WINNIE COOPERS - SUBSTANCE
THE WIREFLYS - LIES
THE WIREFLYS - WORLD WE LIVE
THE WOMBATS - LETS DANCE TO JOY DIVISION
THE WOMBATS - MOVING TO NEW YORK
THE WOMBATS - KILL THE DIRECTOR
THE YOUNG KNIVES - TERRA FIRMA
THESE NEW PURITANS - ELVIS
TOKYO POLICE CLUB - TESSELATE
TOM COONEY - BENEATH THE WHEEL
TOM COONEY - MOUNTAINS IN THE SKY
TRUE LIVE - DAMN RIGHT
TV ON THE RADIO - GOLDEN AGE
TZU - COMPUTER LOVE
VAMPIRE WEEKEND - MANSARD ROOF
VAMPIRE WEEKEND - A-PUNK
VAMPIRE WEEKEND - OXFORD COMMA
VAMPIRE WEEKEND - CAPE COD KWASSA KWASSA
VAH SHE - STRANGERS
VAN SHE - CHANGES
VAN SHE - KELLY
VHS OR BETA - BRING ON THE COMETS
VHS OR BETA - BURN IT ALL DOWN
WALRUS - MARILYN MUNROE
WAX TAILOR - THE WAY WE LIVES
WAX TAILOR - THE TUNE
WE ARE SCIENTISTS - AFTER HOURS
WE ARE SCIENTISTS - CHICK LIT
WE ARE SCIENTISTS - IMPATIENCE
WE GROW UP - WROTE IT ALL DOWN IN MY DIARY
WEEZER - PORK AND BEANS
WHERE'S JEROME - RESCUE
WHITE WILLIAMS - VIOLATOR
WITCH HATS - BEFORE I WEIGH
WOLF & CUB - ONE TO THE OTHER
XAVIER RUDD - DARK SHADES OF BLUE
YAEL NAIM - NEW SOUL

WHERE WILL YOU BE NOVEMBER 6?

here we hope:

TOM COONEY - PRESQUE VU

Atmospheric, innovative and emotional. Brisbane based, Tom Cooney’s uniquely addictive tunes live and breathe at the heart of all these things.

This young and accomplished folk artist is fast becoming the one to watch in the Oz music scene. After quitting his job and focusing solely on his music career two years ago Cooney has achieved an extraordinary amount. The release of a mini album Hold Me Down, live performances including appearances at Homebake and Splendour in the grass as well as supports slots with the likes of Fionn Regan and M. Ward and the continuing reinvention of self made record label, El Nino El Nino which he shares with two of his closest friends.

But the most substantial and exciting accomplishment is the final release of his debut full length album, Presque Vu. The results of which are near hauntingly beautiful collection of songs which leave the listener certain in the knowledge that by merely listening to these tracks they are becoming part of something bother larger and contradicting more intimate then themselves.

The album is full of honest simplicity. The calmingly serene melodies take hold from the first instance, their appeal frightingly fierce.

The stand out tracks include ‘Mountains In The Sky’, Giulia’, ‘Beneath The Wheel’, ‘The Rivers The Same’ and the memorably spare closer ‘Silence’.

Tom Cooney’s acoustic genius would no doubt appeal to fans of artists such as Fionn Regan, Sondre Lerche, I Am Kloot and Ryan Adams. Presque Vu is an album the likes of which have not necessarily been missing from the Australian scene of late but are definitely leaning towards the rare side. Cooney has managed to debut with a record that not only manages to showcase his abilities as a songwriter in a smart and accessible way but also cements him as someone to watch for. This is only the beginning of what’s sure to be an incredible journey and I for one am looking forward to tagging along for the ride.


BY Lesley Rickman

THE VANDAS - SLOW BURN

After two years Melbourne based indie-rock four piece, the Vandas are back and they bring with them their first full length release aptly titled, Slow Burn.

It's the kind of album that warms with time, becoming familiar and comfortable. And unlike their previous EP's, In The Morning and Didn't Come Here To Be Alone, Slow Burn has a definitive rock sound. Leaving out the country and pop sensibilities that were such a staple of their former sound.

The result is a mature and winning record that works well to showcase what exactly The Vandas are all about and gives a definite feeling that they haven't quite completed the journey which will lead them to where they want to be.

I mean that in the most positive of senses. It's not so much that they're not at the top of their game it's just that they've left room to continue to evolve and grow.

Listening to Slow Burn is an honest and rewarding experience. It's difficult not to be overwhelmed with the feeling that here's a band who are clearly loving what they're doing and are going to continue to surprise and entertain.

The standout tracks include the first single 'Know it All' as well as ''Warm At Night', 'Three Steps Ahead', 'See Me 'Round' and the title track, 'Slow Burn'.

If you''ve yet to hear the familiar comfort of The Vandas sound then I'd more then recommend giving Slow Burn a spin. The album as a whole has a distinctively 70's rock sound but with a modern edge. Not for the electro fans amongst us but if you're looking for a band that you just know would sound even better with the warm crackle that vinyl brings then The Vandas are definitely your best bet.

BY LESLEY RICKMAN

MERCY ARMS - MERCY ARMS

"Mercy Arms? I hate those guys." I was asking a friend what they thought of the young Sydney band. They'd seen them support The Strokes in 2006 and apparently didn't think too much of them. It had something to do with the band acting like 'jerks' on stage with the bass player stagediving into a group of 13 year old girls who failed to catch him. "Oh." I'd replied. The thing is i'd heard a few demos on their myspace page and really liked them. Some months later I chance stumbled upon their Kept Low EP and on a whim forked out eleven dollars to buy it. I didn't regret it, there was something beautiful about it that was instantly captivating, but somewhere along the line I stopped listening to it.Time passed and with 2008 came a plethora of amazing debut records; Vampire Weekend, MGMT and The Teenagers etc were on everyones lips and ipods. I couldn't help but wonder whether people would still be listening to these bands in twenty or even two years time. I suppose it doesn't matter really, but It had been a little while since I'd heard a band that had really swept me off my feet that hadn't crashed and burned several months later.
At the right moment Mercy Arms released their debut, a grand and ambitious effort that sounds new and old at the same time without being overly pretencious. The same magic I remember from Kept Low is still there, only now it's more sparse, hypnotic and matured.Nothing about this record really screams 2008, there is a timeless quality to the production and atmosphere and songs like 'To me Now' and 'Firing Line' sound weirdly familiar, or at least have echoes of something beautiful you've heard before, long ago. Not suprising considering the band worked with Tony Cohen on this record, famous for his work with The Birthday Party, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds and the Dirty Three.
This album has the potential to endure beyond any current trend or scene, it has the same timeless feel you get when listening to other Australian greats like The Triffids or The Go-Betweens. Regardless of whether or not great things happen for Mercy Arms following this release, this record is definately one for the ages.