Simon Topper

Long burned out on the socials, but refuses to stop scrolling.

[Simon Topper @simontopper]

@HellOnFriscoBay @peoples_pop Yeah the Ronettes over Pulp 50/50 result really nutted me there.

Btw for those playing at home, I called my bracket “Topper” because I’d never done predictions before, and wondered why it asked for my name twice. Genius.

[Simon Topper @simontopper]

@peoples_pop Ok I completely missed nom’s - and haven’t looked at the bonuses - but if you’re still looking for missing tracks, I’d have gone with George Benson - Give Me the Night (1980).

And then The Gap Band - I Don’t Believe You Wanna Get Up & Dance (Oops!) (1979)

[Simon Topper @simontopper]

@awardtour @peoples_pop Ikr, I only nommed to get some ears on it, zero expectations, super stoked it seems to be clicking. She’s so fkn fierce.

[Simon Topper @simontopper]

@peoples_pop Oops have just realised I’ve misrepresented Kaninna’s streams by 10 (440k, not 44k).

This changes nothing for anyone except for me, the bloke who needs to start wearing the reading glasses he’s defiantly left in the bag since bringing them home.

[Simon Topper @simontopper]

@peoples_pop Tough draw here for Blak Britney (44k streams vs NewJeans 500M) - so anything over 0.01% is a win lol

But I urge you to listen. Miss Kannina is a fresh First Nations rapper from Tassie & holy shit she’s got things to say. It’s exciting. Here’s a live clip
https://t.co/qkk35ybnc2

[Simon Topper @simontopper]

@peoples_pop Thanks as ever Tom, here’s my picks:

- The Mess Hall - Lock & Load
- Giants of Science - Here Is the Punishment
- The Sleepy Jackson - Come To This
- The Dirtbombs - Earthquake Heart

[Simon Topper @simontopper]

@MitchMcTaggart @binge For anyone I know left on here, pls let me recommend you the SHIT out of this show. I stumbled on it, and I swear retrospectives on Australian TV has never been so fucking good. Try it, love you xo

[Simon Topper @simontopper]

@peoples_pop Might be too late to the party here, apologies, but as a late regular, I’ll submit just in case;

- Sailor Honeymoon - Cockroach
- Amyl & the Sniffers - Snakes
- Pan Amsterdam & Damu the Fudgemunk - Hungry Hippo
- Cake - Sheep Go To Heaven

Thanks as always

[Simon Topper @simontopper]

@peoples_pop Keep forgetting which way I voted here, clicking back in to curse myself, then simultaneously celebrating the result.

[Simon Topper @simontopper]

@b0rnwithabeard Brand name (not black & gold) icecream in the freezer. Vertical blinds. Colour monitor on their PC.

[Simon Topper @simontopper]

@peoples_pop Incredibly glad my nom got some new ears to Thelma, she’s hugely charming & well worth diving into further, starting with the BIB album. But hard to argue with the result, esp as my not-very-strategic vote for Mapara A Jazz contributed.

[Simon Topper @simontopper]

@barbarousellen Holy moly, thanks for the tip off!

[Simon Topper @simontopper]

@peoples_pop G’day it’s me, your friendly neighbourhood round curator, here to expose you to some Aust tracks that wouldn’t normally get a look-in. There’s no deeper theme - just songs from the Aust musical ecosystem over the decades, songs I’ve loved and I think you might like too. Enjoy!

[Simon Topper @simontopper]

Our federal Minister for Environment, Tanya Plibersek, was rocking out fierce at the Tim & Tex gig in Marrickville tonight, and frankly that’s a fucking ripper state of the nation.

[Senator Briggs (Biblically Accurate) @Briggs]

Normalize not being a dumb cunt.

[Simon Topper @simontopper]

@ismathers @peoples_pop Confirming the album is wall to wall similar, one of my faves of the year, will not disappoint.

[Simon Topper @simontopper]

@Joshstrangehill “Come on kids, let’s go home”
“We are home!”
“That was fast”

Said to myself regularly on arriving home, but handy for any destination.

[Simon Topper @simontopper]

@DanPopomatic @peoples_pop Haha that was me. Agreed, Statuette is great, but that constant stream-of-consciousness rush of Thrown made it far & away my SOTY.

(Looking at the results, you’re right 😄)

[demi adejuyigbe @electrolemon]

@rachelmillman i bought this sick shirt from an artist on ig that says “transphobia has no place in this world” and then debuted it with unfortunate cropping on an important work zoom