We have all known for some time that Kylie Minogue would be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. The festivus played out in typical ARIA style. Julia Gillard introducing the the songtress and then lending a helping hand by holding onto Kylies award while Kyles spoke to ARIA Awards attendees.
Predictaby, Gotye claimed ARIA's for Best Male Performer, Best Pop Release and Best Single for "Somebody I Used To Know".
Boy and Bear set the bar high for themsleves taking home five ARIA Awards as Best Group, Album of The Year, Breakthough Artist Album, Breakthrough Artist Single and Best Adult Alternative Album. Hoorah for Boy and Bear.
Now to the important stuff.
Our favourite ARIA Award Winners for the night were Sydney band Front End Loader, who after releasing six albums and having had a twenty year history, took home the ARIA for (can someone think of a cooler name for this award?) Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album. Hoorah for Front End Loader. Due to the fact the unsespecting band had no idea that they would be the victors, they sent triple j’s Lindsay “The Doctor” McDougall up on stage to collect their prize. In one of the greatest acceptance speeches of all time..infact perhaps the greatest "The Doctor" read out the following acceptance. Needless to point out that Channel 9 did not consider the acceptance as worthy of attention and left it out of last nights broadcast....
'' If Radio’s The Doctor is reading this from stage, it means the unthinkable has happened and Floating Me has been robbed!!
The members of Front End Loader can think of no finer way to spend an evening than to be here with you all. Unfortunately, as an independent band that has been not making money and not selling albums for many years, our budget does not allow this.
To our fans who congratulated us on the nomination, we accept in the spirit that you’ve offered it. You have proven over the years to be a strange bunch of freaks, but you’re our freaks and we’ve grown fond of you. If this award makes you happy, go right ahead and enjoy that.
We’re not sure what the award means – we know there’s no cash prize, because that’s the first thing we asked. If there is any value attached to this award then it belongs to our partners and families, past and present, who have enabled, tolerated and endured the challenges and bullshit involved in being Australia’s least popular, relatively well known band.
To the Australian Music Industry … as you were … please carry on … we mean you no harm. We will continue to write Rock Music that we enjoy, play shows when and where we can, and record and release this music as our time, money, and circumstances permit. None of these activities concern you so please, move along, and let us never speak of this again.
So there you have it – just in case you were wondering.
Anyhow, as we were saying, we do have a show coming up, so let’s just focus on that, shall we?
Hopefullly we’ll see you there.
The F.E. Loader Band
Nice one boys.
