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Rolling Stone Australia has announced their list of the 200 Greatest Australian Albums of all Time for their latest issue.
The new double-length issue features a special edition cover illustrated by proud Yuwi, Torres Strait and South Sea Islander artist Dylan Mooney, and underlines the homegrown nature of all the amazing albums discussed throughout the issue.
Topping the list is AC/DC's iconic 1980 album Back in Black, which was written, recorded, and released just months after the death of frontman Bon Scott.
The rest of the top 20 includes career defining albums by John Farnham, Cold Chisel, Silverchair, Crowded House, Savage Garden, Kylie Minogue, Tame Impala, 5 Seconds of Summer and Dr G. Yunupingu.
And don’t think it’s only the latest music that makes the cut. The list covers 55 years of Aussie musical history, with albums ranging from 1965 through to 2020.
Rolling Stone Australia Editor Tyler Jenke said Australia has some of the world’s greatest music.
"It’s been an amazing experience to go in-depth with many of these records, realising and understanding the blood, sweat, and tears that went into making each and every one," he said.
"It's been an honour to go back and listen to all of these records, rediscovering some old favourites, uncovering some new favourites, and shining a light on some of this country’s finest artists. I can only hope that everyone has much fun delving into this list as we had compiling it!"
Here's the countdown of the top 25 songs:
25. Hoodoo Gurus - Stoneage Romeos
24.The Whitlams - Eternal Nightcap
23. The Saints - (I'm) Stranded
22. Silverchair - Diorama
21. Sia - 1000 Forms of Fear
20. Dr G. Yunupingu - Gurrumul
19. MidnightOil - 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
18. Powderfinger - Internationalist
17. 5 Seconds of Summer - 5 Seconds of Summer
16. Powderfinger - Odyssey Number Five
15. The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane
14. Regurgitator - Unit
13. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads
12. Tame Impala - Currents
11. You Am I - Hourly, Daily
10. Kylie Minogue - Fever
9. Savage Garden - Savage Garden
8. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
7. Crowded House - Crowded House
6. Silverchair - Frogstomp
5. Midnight Oil - Diesel and Dust
4. Cold Chisel - East
3. John Farnham - Whispering Jack
2. INXS - Kick
1. AC/DC - Back in Black
You can view the full list at Rolling Stone Australia
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A list of the most used emoji's in 2021 has been revealed! Can you guess the number one ranked emoji for the year?
Not-for-profit organisation Unicode Consortium, who is responsible for gathering information on digital languages and emoji use has released an analysis on the frequency of use of each emoji.
92% of the world’s online population use emoji — but which emoji are we using? https://t.co/q5ecmDjmyP #UnicodeEmojiMirror pic.twitter.com/KAByoFAIC8
— The Unicode Consortium (@unicode) December 2, 2021
2021's emoji of the year has been rewarded to the "tears of joy" 😂 emoji with over 5% of all emoji use. The "red heart" emoji came in a close second. These are followed by "rolling on the floor laughing", "thumbs up", "loudly crying face", "folded hands", "face blowing a kiss", "smiling face with hearts", and "smiling face with smiling eyes."
2021's Emoji of the year goes to "tears of joy."
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The top ten emoji's of 2021 worldwide are as follows, 😂 ❤️ 🤣 👍 😭 🙏 😘 🥰 😍 😊.
According to the Unicode Consortium there are currently a total of 3,663 emoji's, and 92% of the world's population use them.
Interested in exploring how emoji are used? We have made the emoji frequency data publicly available! https://t.co/L43iFU2g6c #UnicodeEmojiMirror
— The Unicode Consortium (@unicode) December 2, 2021
Compared to 2019, the top two most used emoji's remained the same. The top ten mostly stayed the same but with different rankings and a replacement of the "two hearts" emoji with the "face blowing a kiss" emoji. The top ten comparison of 2021 to 2019 is as follows:
2019: 😂 ❤️ 😍 🤣 😊 🙏 💕 😭 😘 👍
2021: 😂 ❤️ 🤣 👍 😭 🙏 😘 🥰 😍 😊
Although COVID has become a part of our lives in recent years, health-related emoji's were used more often however not many made the top list. In 2021 🥵 and 🥴 made it into the top 100. The mask emoji 😷 moved up from 186 to 156 and the virus emoji 🦠 only just made it into the Top 500.
The full list of emoji rankings can be found at the official Emoji Frequency article below:
https://home.unicode.org/emoji/emoji-frequency/
How does your favourite emoji rank? And what new emoji's would you like to see? Let us know on our socials!
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Channel 7 have released an exciting first look of the newest season of SAS Australia for 2022 with new recruits and new directing staff. Promising the most extreme course yet, the new line-up of celebrity recruits will challenge themselves to tough it out to the end.
Seventeen Aussie stars were revealed in October with the full list below:
Anna Heinrich, 34 – TV Personality
Barry Hall, 44 – AFL Great
Darius Boyd, 34 – Retired NRL Star
Ebanie Bridges, 35 – Champion Boxer
Ellia Green, 28 – Rugby Superstar
Geoff Huegill, 42 – Olympic Swimming Legend
Locky Gilbert, 32 – Reality TV Star
Melissa Tkautz, 47 – Singer / Actor
Melissa Wu, 29 – Olympic Diver
Michael Zerafa, 29 – Professional Boxer
Millie Boyle, 23 – NRLW Player
Orpheus Pledger, 28 – Actor
Paul Fenech, 51 – Comedian
Riana Crehan, 34 – Motorsports Presenter
Richard Buttrose, 49 – Convicted Drug Dealer
Simone Holtznagel, 28 – Model
Wayne Carey, 50 – AFL Commentator
The seventeen celebs will go through gruelling challenges whilst being cut off from the rest of the world at a secret base, being pushed beyond their limits testing their physical endurance, sleep deprivation, interrogation and psychological testing.
In Channel 7’s latest sneak peek we see main chief instructor Ant Middleton introduce the new season. He says, "Out here, far from their privileged lives, anything can kill you. What doesn’t kill you, makes you. Let’s get into this."
Introducing the celebrities over a montage, he reveals, "Next year, these celebrities are about to face something different. In the wild, through danger. Their lives will change. The scorching heat, the raging waters, the untamed wilderness, and two new elite commanders.”
Middleton introduces his two new elite commanders, the first Navy Seal Clint Emerson. He reveals Emerson was involved in the mission that took out Bin Laden, "He served 20 years as a Navy Seal in the US unit that took out Osama Bin Laden."
Emerson says, "We have a saying in Texas, Don’t mess with Texas. Meaning nothing will get in our way, and that is the same attitude these recruits better have."
The second commander Dean Stott protected Price Harry in the military, saying, "I served 16 years in the military, trained alongside Prince Harry and I’ve been trusted to protect his life. This is my new mission."
Middleton finishes the sneak peek off by saying, “Now, we’re about to set their world on fire,” and we see the celebrities literally being set on fire in some dramatic footage.
No date has been announced for the newest celebrity season but it will air on Channel 7 and on 7plus in 2022.
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Grab the tissues, Pink's tugged on our heart strings again by helping a terminally ill fan tick something off her bucket list.
An elite runner and triathlete - and HUGE Pink fan - Diane Berberian is tragically living her final days in hospice care after losing her battle to cancer.
At 63-years-old, the Philadelphia local is a true inspiration after facing her battle with bone cancer with fearlessness and humility.
Tragically, the cancer spread to Diane's liver over twelve months ago and she was told she only had one month left to live.
She has been using every day since to tick something off her bucket-list, including throwing the first pitch at Fenway Park, running the Philadelphia Marathon and dropping the puck at a Philadeliphia Flyers game. Now, she can tick off meeting with her celebrity idol, Pink!
The two connected over a thirty minute video call, whereby Diane showed Pink her tattoos, Pink sang 'We Are The Champions', and the two bonded over Philadelphia snacks and treats.
Diane posted a snippet of the chat to her Facebook page with the caption, 'THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO TRY AND MAKE CONNECTIONS... OUR DREAM CAME TRUE!!!!!'.
Despite the dire situation that Diane is in, she spent most of her precious time with Pink encouraging the artist.
'Don’t give up! Don’t stop doing what you’re doing!’, she said.
Pink replied, ‘Okay, I won’t.'
Naturally, the admiration was reciprocated by the singer for Diane.
'You have a kind of bravery that I don't understand. You're bringing comfort to other people while you're walking. You're walking through this,' Pink told Berberian during the call.
Speaking to NBC News, Pink shared that she was truly honoured to meet Diane.
'I admire that she is a woman who seeks her truth; she’s strong, she’s bold and that’s who Philly girls are,' she said.
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