Saturday, December 31, 2005
Single White Female?
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Hello.
It has been brought to our attention by reader Lisa Dean from NSW that we seem to have a place over on the Wikipedia Web.
Which is frightening for several reasons because:
1) We did not start it
2) It has a lot of information about us that we'd almost forgotten about
3) It is just very scary
Which means that we obviously have a stalker.
If you are our stalker, please email us and let us know of your identity.
Because whoever wrote this certainly knows an incredible amount about us.... And if we like you, and you don't try to threaten us with our lives, we may even send you a prize.
Email us: iamtheiarstalker@inthemix.com.au
SIDE NOTE: Seriously though, whoever did this - thank you! We'd almost be touched if it wasn't just a little freaky as to how much information you know!
Friday, December 30, 2005
Hello (Turn Your Radio On)
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 As the New Year countdown begins, we'd like to invite you all to tune your FM Dials over to 94.7 tonight from Midnight, as we launch our new show Professional Distortion, onto the public.
Some of you may have been aware that all of this year we've been hosting a show called Medication. That show said its goodbye's last week to make way for this slightly more awesome and possibly more thought out (!!) show, which will focus on Electro, Pop & House tracks from all over the globe.
Don't let the fact that we're hosting the show discourage you, nor the fact that you can only catch it in Geelong/Melbourne push you away. Every Monday, after each show, we'll be posting a medium quality MP3 copy of the previous Friday nights show for download, so those outside of the 'designated region/s' can "enjoy" a bit of Distortion too.
Tonight, we'll be counting down the Top 30 songs of 2005 - which we've ripped straight out of our Top 205 of 2005.
Amazing.
Also, we'd just like to send out a mass of New Year wishes to all of our readers. Please BE SAFE over this holiday season, and wherever you're spending your Eve or Day, make sure you enjoy it as much as possible, but we'd also like to see you all surviving it as well, so remember: Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is an easy way to land yourself - or someone else - in hospital.
So we beg you, play nice.
Have fun everyone!!
xx IAR.
Thursday, December 29, 2005
IAR Top 205 Singles of 2005
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 So here it is, the "definitive" 205 singles released in 2005 according to us at imalwaysright.co.uk...
We're not going to get into why we've placed each track in the position they're in (except for "My Humps", which is there for its comical value) - purely because we're exhausted after compiling the list, and we're extremely fucking lazy for the fact that we feel "the music can speak for itself."
Lame? Yeah, we know.
But nonetheless, here's our list... Big congratulations to Madonna who's Number 1 on both our Albums and Singles charts for the year...
001. Madonna - Hung Up
002. Girls Aloud - Biology
003. Sugababes - Push The Button
004. Girls Aloud - Wake Me Up
005. Black Eyed Peas - My Humps
006. Rachel Stevens - Negotiate With Love
007. Rogue Traders - Voodoo Child
008. Goldfrapp - Number #1
009. Gaelle - Give It Back (Putsch 79 'lectro Remix)
010. Gorillaz - Dare
011. Kelly Clarkson - Since You've Been Gone
012. Rachel Stevens - So Good
013. Girls Aloud - Long Hot Summer
014. Elize - Automatic
015. Vitalic - My Friend Dario
016. Annie - Heartbeat
017. Sugababes - Ugly
018. Vanilla Ninja - Cool Vibes
019. Pay TV - Refrain Refrain
020. Rachel Stevens - I Said Never Again (But Here We Are)
021. Alcazar - Alcastar
022. Michael Gray - The Weekend
023. Rogue Traders - Way To Go! (James Ash Remix)
024. McFly - I Wanna Hold You
025. Juliet - Avalon (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
026. Annie - Happy Without You (Riton Remix)
027. The Genie Queen - What A Girl Goes Through
028. Melissa Tkautz - Glamorous Life
029. Mariah Carey - It's Like That
030. Royksopp - What Else Is There (Vitalic Remix)
031. DJ Daz - Woah Song
032. Amerie - 1 Thing
033. Backstreet Boys - I Just Want You To Know
034. Garbage - Why Do You Love Me?
035. Robyn - Be Mine!
036. Bjork - Who Is It (Vitalic Remix)
037. Charlotte Church - Crazy Chick
038. Goldfrapp - Ooh La La
039. Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot
040. The Veronicas - Everything I'm Not
041. Texas - Can't Resist
042. Noblesse Oblige - Daddy (Don't Touch Me There)
043. The Killers - Mr Brightside
044. Bloc Party - Banquet
045. Bodies Without Organs - Sixteen Tonnes Of Hardware
046. Feminnem - Zovi
047. Freeform Five - No More Conversations (Richard X Mix)
048. Infernal - From Paris To Berlin
049. Thomas Anderson - Washing Up (Tiga's Na Na Remix)
050. Marzz feat. Clare & Jewelz - Bass
051. Shakira - Don't Bother
052. Tiffani Wood - Devil In Your Soul/Head
053. Jennifer Lopez - Get Right
054. Nalin & Kane vs Denis The Menace - Cruisin (Steve Murano Mix)
055. September - Looking For Love
056. Fischerspooner - Never Win
057. Secret Service - Superhuman
058. Quesh - Candy Girl
059. Royal Gigolos - Self Control
060. Sinema - Keep Me Hanging On
061. t.A.T.u - All About Us
062. Walt - Silver Machine
063. West End Girls - Domino Dancing
064. Princess Superstar - Perfect
065. Slinkee Minx - Someday
066. Ciara - 1, 2, Step
067. Shannon Noll - Shine
068. The Drill - The Drill
069. Kylie Minogue - Giving You Up
070. Kanye West - Gold Digger
071. Kaiser Chiefs - Everyday I Love You Less & Less
072. Pussycat Dolls - Don't Cha (Cascade Club Mix)
073. Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
074. Kelly Osbourne - One Word
075. Kate Bush - King Of The Mountain
076. Selma - If I Had Your Love
077. Robyn - Handle Me
078. Uniting Nations - You & Me
079. Tiga feat. Jake Shears - You Gonna Want Me
080. Ruslana - Dance With The Wolves
081. Tina Cousins - Wonderful Life
082. Alexis Strum - Bad Haircut
083. Hard Fi - Hard To Beat
084. Jo O'Meara - What Hurts The Most
085. Melanie C - Better Alone (Pop Mix)
086. Veronicas - 4ever
087. Charlotte Church - Call My Name
088. Girls Aloud - See The Day
089. Missy Elliot - Lose Control
090. Linda Bengtzing - Diamanter
091. McFly - Ultraviolet/Ballad Of Paul K
092. A Studio - S.O.S. (Skylark Mix)
093. Gwen Stefani - Cool
094. Girls Aloud vs Eric Prydz - Call On The Show
095. Pendulum - Slam
096. Robbie Williams - Tripping
097. Son Of Dork - Ticket Outta Loserville
098. DJXR - Dickyback Ride
099. Ricki Lee - Sunshine
100. Bloc Party - Helicopter
101. Scissor Sisters - Filthy/Gorgeou
102. Soulwaxx - NY Lipps
103. McFly - All About You
104. Sol 7 - Amiga Con Voco (Reuter & Schellis Rmx)
105. Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
106. Le Tigre - T.K.O.
107. Lady Sov & Basement Jaxx - Hoodie
108. Mylo vs Gloria Estefan - Doctor Pressure
109. Eurythmics - I've Got A Life
110. Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl
111. Helena Paparizou - My Number One
112. Geri Halliwell - Desire
113. McFly - I'll Be OK
114. Moby - Raining Again (Steve Angello Vocal Mix)
115. Fischerspooner - Just Let Go
116. Gabriel & Dresden - Arcadia
117. Tom Noby feat. Lima - Take It
118. Paris Avenue - I Want You
119. Bloc Party - She's Hearing Voices
120. Slacker - Best Boyfriend
121. Cellhoff Jimboman - Telepathy
122. Bananarama - Move In My Direction
123. Spray - Flakey
124. The Soho Dolls - Stripper
125. Basement Jaxx - Oh My Gosh
126. Lovebites - You Broke My Heart
127. Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You
128. Javine - Touch My Fire
129. The Modern - Jane Falls Down
130. Young Parisians - Jump The Next Train (Kyau vs Albert Mix)
131. Bloc Party - Pioneers
132. Soulwax - E Talking
133. Rihanna - Pon De Replay
134. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle (Richard X Mix)
135. Patrick Wolf - The Libertine
136. Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso - Together
137. Laura & The Lovers - Little By Little
138. Gabriel & Dresden - Portobello
139. Mornoe - Gotta Get A Move On
140. Synergy - Hello Strings
141. T & F Moltosugo feat. Moony - De Fact
142. Bloc Party - So Here We Are
143. Samantha Fox - Touch Me 2005 (DLG & Redrcohe Mix)
144. Akcent - Kylie
145. Daft Punk - Technologic (Vitalic Remix)
146. Missy Higgins - The Sound Of White
147. Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes
148. Lindsay Lohan - Confessions Of A Broken Heart
149. Busface feat. Sophie Ellis Bextor - Cirlces
150. Starchasers vs Spagna - Call Me 2005
151. Tyler James - Your Woman
152. t.A.T.u - Friend Or Foe
153. Readers Wives - Nostalgia
154. Sma5h TV - Disko Damage
155. Ashlee Simpson - Boyfriend
156. Snoop Dogg - Drop It Like It's Hot
157. Dannii Minogue - Perfection
158. Lisa Scott Lee - Electric
159. Rob Thomas - Lonely No More
160. Coldplay - Speed Of Sounce (C-64 Remix)
161. Southside Spinners - Luvstruck 2005
162. Steve Angello - Saxo Love
163. Ben Lee - Catch My Disease
164. Cabin Crew - Star 2 Fall
165. Ricki Lee - Hell No!
166. Tamara - Hard For Me
167. Wonderland Avenue - White Horse
168. DLG & Redroche - On The Run
169. Juliet - Ride The Pain
170. Les Rythmes Digitales - Jacques Your Body
171. Depeche Mode - A Pain That I'm Used To (Jacques Lu Cont Mix)
172. 1gnition - Love Is War
173. The Greenskeepers - Lotion
174. Bodies Without Organs - Conquering America
175. Hard Fi - Tied Up Too Tight
176. No Name - Zauvijek Moja
177. Schranz vs Underworld - Schranz Slippy
178. Ellen Allien - Magma
179. Jem - They
180. M.I.A. - Bucky Done Gone
181. Miss Kittin - Requiem For A Hit
182. Steve Angello - Player
183. Natalie Imbruglia - Counting Down The Days
184. Greg Brookman - Levitation
185. Remo Con - G Sigh
186. Kiki - Automatic
187. Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds
188. Linda Bentzing - Alla
189. Texas - Getaway
190. Bananarama - Hypnotic Tango
191. Melanie C - Next Best Superstar
192. Sonique on Tomcraft - Another World
193. Joy - Touch By Touch 2005
194. David Caretta - Lovely Toy/Vicious Game
195. Little Birdy - Excited
196. Deep Dish - Say Hello
197. Chemical Brothers - Galvanise
198. Jentina - Mysterious
199. Verbalicious - Don't Play Nice
200. Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch
201. Helena Paparizou - The Light In Your Soul
202. Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To
203. Bodies Without Organs - Open Door
204. Black Eyed Peas - Don't Phunk With My Heart
205. Will Young - Switch It On
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
IAR's Albums of 2005
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Well here it is, our list of the 40 best Long Players that 2005 has produced. In the lead up to the New Year we'll be posting various charts, including our songs, movies, TV moments, etc etc of the year which we're quite sure you will 'enjoy'.
 01. Madonna - Confessions On A Dancefloor
After the commercial disappointment of "American Life", Madonna certainly had a lot to prove in her 2005 comeback.
So with the help of production wizard Stuart Price, some 70's inspiration, "Saturday Night Fever" and a splice of ABBA, Madge came up with a disco sensation that would talk even the broodiest of people into dancing.
"Hung Up" is only a taste of what the album has to offer, with tracks such as "How High", "Get Together" and "Sorry" really stealing the show, whilst bonus track "Fighting Spirit" is simply sublime.
Try to avoid "Future Lovers" though. It's a bit stinky.
 02. Girls Aloud - Chemistry
Girls Aloud's latest Long Play offering is not setting the charts alight in the same fashion as their previous albums, which is a shame because this is, undoubtedly, their best effort yet. A more mature sound, the Girls attack everything from C-List celebrity, Jokeaine use ("Joke fuelled egos") and even Bondage. "Biology" is probably their best song to date, "Waiting" rips into your head and savagely throws in an infectious chorus, and "Whole Lotta History" is the ballad of all ballads. And let's not even get started on the amazing Bonus Christmas Disc.
 03. Princess Superstar - My Machine
Taking the term 'Concept Album' to a completely different level. Princess Superstar's fifth studio album surpasses most things released not only this year, but ever. "My Machine" is set in the future, where they stopped counting time, where people are without tongues, communication is done via a telepath and evil music such as Hardstyle does not exist. Perfect world? Maybe, but it wasn't all so perfect before hand. Listen to the amazing story of an obsessed Celebrity named Superstar as she creates 10,000 clones of herself to take over the world as we know it. We warn you though - The Superstar somehow manages to turn into a box of cereal before the tale is through.
 04. Rachel Stevens - Come & Get It
Poor Rachel Stevens. This year, she made a superb album that critics simply adored. Pity no one bought it though. Her first album, "Funky Dory" was a stinker of the highest order, but it did seem to sell a bit more than her second, a nicely polished pop record with all the right moves. "Come & Get It" should have propelled her to major superstardom, but instead saw her as the butt of jokes amongst many on pop culture based Internet Forums. Heralded by many as the definitive pop album of 2005, songs such as "Crazy Boys", "Dumb Dumb", "I Will Be There" and "I Said Never Again..." demonstrated, quite brilliantly, why this was the case for so many. Apparently though, it just boils down to the public not really liking Rachel that much.
 05. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
There aren't many blistering words to describe how brilliant the Bloc Party's "Silent Alarm" really is, so all we're going to say is that, although they may be the hype artists of 2005, listening to just one of their songs, it's quite easy to see why. "The Price of Gas" is simply electrifying, whilst "Banquet" just makes you want to dance. Highly Impressive and the remix album is just as good too.
 06. McFLY - Wonderland
2005 saw the 'Fly drop the words "Fun", "Smile" and "Joyous Occasion" right out of their vocabulary, and replaced them with "Misery", "Brooding" and "Xanax Addiction". This wasn't necessarily a bad thing though. "Wonderland" was obviously created to show the world that the band were now past puberty, through with singing about the colour of people's hair, and ready to tackle life head on. Suicide, death, depression and, funny thing this: girls, are just some of the topics brought up through the album. "She Falls Asleep" is mesmerizing, poetic and rather haunting. And if "Too Close For Comfort" is not the last single released off this album, then there really is no justice in the world.
 07. Robyn - Robyn
Surely you all remember Robyn. "Do You Know" and "Show Me Love" were ridiculously massive in their day, so this album was most certainly eagerly anticipated. The second most important pop comeback of the year, goose bump worthy tracks such as "Be Mine!" and "Handle Me" are just the tip of the iceberg as to how flawless this record really is. Why this has not been released to massive fanfare in Australia we'll never quite understand.
 08. Vitalic - OK Cowboy
Over three years ago we were introduced to the pulsating sounds of Vitalic. It was at a techno party in Melbourne, standing in front of a giant industrial fan, blowing us almost to the back of the venue. At the time we simply called it the "Vroom Vroom" track, which, about 6 hours later, found out was actually called "La Rock 01". So the man finally produced an album this year, and it should probably be noted that it is the Techno release of the year. "My Friend Dario" threw Vitalic into a pop music spotlight, whilst "Newman" and the legendary "Poney" managed to keep the techno elitist in us satisfied to a T.
 09. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
Swedish pop is fantastic, isn't it? And it certainly doesn't get much better than this release from Bodies Without Organs. "Sixteen Tonnes of Hardware" sticks out as the albums certifiable winner, whilst "Conquering America" and "Voodoo Magic" are sublime in their own unique ways. You really cannot go wrong when you're taking the best bits of The Pet Shop Boys, ABBA and electronica, and fusing them together on an album. This doesn't try to be anything but brilliant, and it does nothing but succeed the whole way.
 10. Kate Bush - Aerial
Bitch has kept us waiting for twelve fucking years. And although there, sadly, was no updated version of "Babushka" (her greatest recording ever), you just cannot say it wasn't worth the wait. "Mrs Bartolozzi" is a washing-up masterpiece, and lead single "King of the Mountain" sends eerie chills up the spine. It truly is a breathtaking experience, and is even more enjoyable with a bottle of red by your side. Welcome back Kate, the most consistently stoned woman alive... we've bloody missed you.
The Rest... 11. The Veronicas - Secret Life Of The Veronicas 12. Annie - Anniemal 13. Goldfrapp - Supernature 14. M.I.A - Arular 15. Fischerspooner - Odyssey 16. Patrick Wolf - The Wind In The Wires 17. Natalie Imbruglia - Counting Down The Days 18. Rogue Traders - Here Come The Drums 19. Tiefschwarz - Eat Books 20. Jay Jay Johanson - Rush
21. David Carreta - Kill Your Radio 22. Hard Fi - Stars Of CCTV 23. Mariah Carey - Emancipation Of Mimi 24. Ellen Alien - Thrills 25. Anthony Rother - Popkiller 26. Quesh - Egonomic 27. Sugababes - Taller In More Ways 28. Gorillaz - Demon Days 29. Ladytron - Witching Hour 30. t.A.T.u - Dangerous & Moving
31. Freeform Five - Strangest Things 32. Vanilla Ninja - Blue Tattoo 33. Tiga - Sexor 34. Infernal - From Paris To Berlin 35. Geri Halliwell - Passion 36. Ciara - Goodies 37. Eric Prydz - Eric Prydz 38. Alexis Strum - Cocoon 39. Tina Cousins - Mastermind 40. Melissa Tkautz - Lost & Found
HONOURABLE MENTIONS: Missy Elliot "The Cookbook", Son Of Dork "Welcome To Loserville", Shannon Noll "Lift", Ben Lee "Awake Is The New Sleep", Michael Buble "Caught In The Act", Soulwax "Nite Versions", LCD Soundsystem "LCD Soundsytem", Kaiser Chiefs "Employment", Juliet "Random Order", Shelley Poole "Hard Time For The Dreamer", Samantha Fox "Angel With An Attitude", Pete Murray "See The Sun".
Saturday, December 24, 2005
Seasons Greetings
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 We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe holiday season through the New Year Period.
Wherever you are in the world, and whatever climate you may be experiencing (whether it be a Winter White Xmas or a Scorching Summer one), please do be safe. Don't drink or take substances of any kind and then get behind the wheel of a car. That is just plain stupid, especially since there will be an abundance of men in blue parading through the streets of the world to make sure no one is off smashing into walls.
We'll be on holidays after the 1st of January for a few days, so things will continue on the site, as they say, like clockwork (!!) until then.
Also, to those of you wondering what has happened to the forum - in a somewhat hilariously true xmas spirit, Invision's servers have crashed and, according to tech support, the forums should be back up by xmas day (but the looks of this occurring are very slim), so we'll keep you posted when it's back online.
Once again, have a very merry safe holiday season folks.
xxx IAR.
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Some things to discuss on this rainy, yet sweltering hot Wednesday afternoon
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 My Melissa "Melly T" Tkautz Interview is being conducted on Friday, so I'll hopefully have it up online before the New Year.
- Kiss The Giss Live in Geelong report coming on Monday (I have yet to develop the photographs from this monumental event).
- Over the weekend, I saw Emily "Insane Girl" Williams at the Direct Factory Outlets (!!) in Melbourne. Em-Lo was with Mr. Em-Lo (MINUS child, further proving the CFBgoespop girls' theory that the child does not even exist), gawking at some sneakers in the window of a shop.
Then, in an unusually high pitch, Emily began to shout (with all her might) to her main man (who was standing RIGHT next to her) "Oh baby, look, they're the shoes I wore on Idol that time, remember?!!!!"
Bitch PLEASE.
*Special thanks to the CFBGoesPop girls for such brilliant celeb nicknames, including "Insane Girl" and "Melly T", as we have used in this post.
Monday, December 19, 2005
Fields Of Gold
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 It has finally happened.
We now run our very own mp3 blog.
Click here to visit - would you believe we already have two (2!!) tracks on there for you to grab.
Amazing, isn't it?
Thursday, December 15, 2005
What we're doing tomorrow night
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 "Our" beloved Giss is coming to GEELONG to perform a few hits for a special Karaoke Idol Comp.
We're going to ask her to do "Pon De Replay" & "Take It From Me" on behalf of the CFBGoesPop girls. We're also going to try our hardest to take as many photos as possible, and we're going to try even harder to smuggle a video camera in. After all that, we're then going to ask her if she's gotten wind of the amazing Kiss The Giss for 2006 campaign.
The festivities begin at 10pm at the Sphinx Gaming Lounge in Geelong, VIC, for anyone who feels like a roadtrip to G-Bang.
Jesus Christ on a motorbike, this is going to be fucking AMAZING.
You can take a stand against war crimes toward the charts, just as our dear Marie Fredriksson has demonstrated for you all below.
When a disco ball - or anyone for that matter - tells you to "Listen with your heart" with an accompanied backing track of more than 90 beat per minute, you turn around and firmly tell them "No." One of our wise-beyond-his-years viewers, the infamous Woodsman, has also taken a similar stand against D.H.T.'s heinous doof-cover of this classic Roxette song:
"Isn't it bad enough that poor Marie has brain cancer!?!"
Quite.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Sexy is the word...
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 Do you remember the man to your left?
Yes, that really is Mr. Bad - from E Street, one of the greatest television programs this country has ever produced. A show which created fanfare and made celebrities out of dazzling folk such as Toni Pearen, Bruce Samazan, Simon Baker-Denny, and our favourite dancepop-diva, Melissa Tkautz.
Yesterday, we told you about the brilliance that is the new Melissa Tkautz album, "Lost & Found", which is instores as we speak.
Today, we tell you that in about a weeks time, we will be interviewing Melissa Tkautz.
We're bursting at the ends, honest. This is going to be nothing short of fucking amazing.
(Please do note that there is no real reason for us posting a picture of Mr. Bad, other than to remind you all that this very face was the main subject of all nightmares had in Australia circa the 1990's.)
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Let's get on with it, shall we?
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 The excitement is just too bloody much.
We're just popping out of the office to run down to our local music retailer and purchase a copy of THE NEW MELISSA TKAUTZ ALBUM. Which, apparently, has been out since last week (why were we not bloody informed?!)
It contains her brilliant cover of Shelia E's "Glamorous Life" (not the demonic Inaya Day version), and her outrageously amazing new single "All I Want Is You" (which has been out since NOVEMBER for god sakes - why aren't ANY OF YOU BUYING IT?!).
Hopefully this album is going to be as brilliant as her first, "Fresh", and hopefully, in about two hours time, you will return to the site and read how this is hands down one of the best albums of the year.
STAY TUNED.
3PM EDIT: This is easily one of the best albums of the year. Christ, go and buy it immediately please.
Why were we born so beautiful? etc...
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 Do not panic.
It's meant to be brown and pink, trust us.
Ladies & Gentlemen: Hey presto, here's the new website, in celebration of our 3rd birthday. It's not that bad (ha!) and hopefully you'll all think it's better than the previous design. If you do, feel free to leave comments, post on our forum or email us.
If you don't like it, well, you could probably still do any of the above and we'll pretend to care in our reply.
Happy Birthday to us!! Mega-super-awesome Birthday prize pack being announced soon guys... Oh and, just so you're all 'aware', early 2006 will see the site renamed to imalwaysright.com.au, but more on that when the "time comes".
x IAR.
Sunday, December 11, 2005
Look at that...
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...2 more sleeps till we turn 3, and launch our "new" look.
Friday, December 09, 2005
The Winner Is...
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 ...Luke Pellegrini from Victoria!
Congratulations to Luke, who has won himself a copy of Fresh Volume 8, a double CD containing tracks by Melissa Tkautz, Infernal, Tom Novy etc etc. Luke also told us his favourite non-IAR website was realitytvworld.com.
BUT STOP!
We also had a secret runners up prize!! *GASP*
 Scott Williams, who runs one of our favourite websites, Scott, To Be Certain, has scored the mentioned runner up prize. Scott has won himself a copy of D.O.N.S feat. Technotronic's updated version of "Pump Up The Jam" for 2005 on CD single. He told us his favourite non-IAR website was popjustice.com, which, funnily enough, is also ours.
We'd like to thank our good friends at Central Station Records for the prize packs, and also to everyone who entered the competition. Keep an eye out after Christmas for our New Year/Birthday prize pack - it's going to be quite big (but not really!!)!!!!!
Enjoy your weekend, we're going back to watching Veronica Mars episodes.
x IAR.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
From another planet
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 So we admit it. We have been ultra slack and ridiculously stroppy for the past week (Week?! HA!), but in all honesty, the blame can all be forwarded to the one person. Yes, it is all Veronica Mars' fault.
That bitch! etc etc.
We managed to get our hands onto a copy of Season 1 on DVD in its entirety, and let's just say the past few days have involved a lot of American Teen Drama, and not much sleep/work/food/moving from the couch.
Of course, we could have - like normal people - waited each week to watch the show on Channel 10 now that it's airing Monday nights at 7:30, but, you know, we're not a very patient bunch.
So for those of you who ARE a patient bunch, here are some things worth knowing about the greatest show on summer television (without spoiling anything for you)...
- Lisa Rinna (!!!!!) and Harry Hamlin (!!!!!!!!!) play a husband and wife couple.
- Teddy Dunn is the most mindblowingly hot guy on the fucking face of the earth.
- Jason Dohring really isn't too bad either.
- Mrs. Kane looks *A LOT* like Lilith from Cheers.
- Mr. Kane looks nothing like Shelley Long from Cheers.
- Home Improvement's Zachary "Ty" Bryan has lost the "Ty" and put on a bit of weight.
- Jonathan Taylor Thomas has put on a bit of weight too.
- They are both still quite easy on the eyes though.
- Thank heavens etc.
If that's not enough to con you into watching said show every Monday night from 7:30pm on Channel 10, well, we don't know what else to do, except maybe tell you this show is like NANCY DREW on GHB.
AMERICAN & UK VIEWERS: We just COULD NOT believe it when Lill's killer was exposed. Totally floored.
COMING SOON: KISS THE GISS FOR 2006 - A plea to Football Australia from Mother & Son.
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
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 The end of the world is nigh.
The sudden (!) and unexpected (!!) passing of one of Australia's most loved heroes (!!!), Kevin "Big Kev" McQuay, has put the IAR offices into a deep, dark and irrational mood of depression and mourning.
Kev was a machine (for our UK viewers, Kev was a bit like Vanessa Feltz - only he sold products on Morning TV and was a bit easier to look at), who's "I'm Excited!!!" catchphrase earned him respect (!), fans (!!) and legendary ambassador status (!!!) amongst the hearts of Midday and Good Morning Australia viewers every Australian.
We bid farewell to a true Aussie Icon.
R.I.P. to a man who's infamous "goo-remover" saved us from many an ugly moment after returning the family car home after a big night out.
We're far from excited.
='(
Sunday, December 04, 2005
Lost & Found
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 Having a stat counter on your website is a necessary tool for most webmasters. These stat counters allow us to view where our visitors are coming from, what they've searched in google/yahoo etc to get to us, and all those other fairly intrusive things.
Over the last 12 months, you lot have looked up some extremely strange things in your preferred web browser, and happened upon our website in the process.
Naturally, we've been keeping a tally of some of the best...
- rachel stevens slut
- another fucking love song
- dougie poynter nude
- download son of dork for free
- madonna album leak period
- nathan phillips gay cum
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Friday, December 02, 2005
THE EASIEST COMPETITION ON IAR EVER!!
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Thanks to our amazing friends down at Central Station records, you could get your slender hands on the disco-tastic compilation put together just in time for Summer, "Fresh Volume 8" - which isn't in stores for another week.
It's a double CD that contains corkers from folk like: Melissa Tkautz, Tom Novy, Basement Jaxx, Infernal, Tina Cousins, Deep Dish, Uniting Nations, Benny Benassi, Faithless, Deepface, Armin Van Buuren plus a truckload more.
And, for a change, this isn't restricted to Australian residents only - anyone from anywhere in the world can enter this competition. AMAZING!!
How do you win? Simply by emailing us at hellothere@inthemix.com.au with your name and the URL of your favourite website (that isn't IAR) by the 8th of December, and we'll draw someone's name out of a hat on Friday, the 9th of December 2005, and announce the winner by Friday evening.
HOW EASY IS THAT?!!
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