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One of the more controversial articles we’ve published on The Punch was Lucy Dayman’s piece last year which questioned whether triple J, the youth broadcaster, does as much for Australian music as it claims in its promos.
Dayman asked whether triple J’s slogan, “We love Australian Music”, was of the You’re My Soul Mate kind of love, or love in the way “drunk guys tell random girls at clubs in the wee hours of Sunday morning”. Well, nine months on, The Punch has the answer—with some hard data to back it up.
And thank god for triple J. Because they’re one of the only popular stations on the FM band that not only play, but cultivate, Australian musical talent. That is, unlike their commercial radio counterparts, who argue that they shouldn’t be obligated to play Australian music at all. Because hey, it’s so much better to pollute the airwaves with nonstop AutoTuned Katy Perry ballads about how her present emotional state resembles a plastic bag.
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“We love Australian Music” is Triple J’s tag line, but do they? Really?? Or do they love it in the way that drunk guys tell random girls at clubs in the wee hours of Sunday morning?
Take Triple J’s “all Australian” music program “Home & Hosed” for example. The show features up and coming and known Australian bands who perhaps wouldn’t get any airtime on any other station..
At first blush this sounds like a badge of pride. But when it’s put into perspective, it’s less impressive.
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Triple J hasn’t gotten worse. You’ve all just got older. Face it, it is a music station for young people (i.e school kids to 24 year olds) and when you start hating it you’re probably not young anymore. I outgrew it which makes me a little sad, but I don’t… Read more »
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