20 years ago a little song called I’m So Post Modern managed to finish #72 in triple j’s hottest 100. Sunday January 25 double j will replay the countdown from 12pm. It’s a half decent opportunity to revisit the making-of-directors-commentary of my mid 20s.

I’ll be speaking to Caroline Tran after my song is played.

The oddball opus was a frequent on triple j’s Super Request with Rosie Beaton. I’m So Post Modern was featured on this compilation along with Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Cows With Guns by Dana Lyons!

The video was classically collided together in the days before it was due to appear on rage by Dan Ilic and BP who were working for Channel 10’s Ronnie Johns Half Hour. It is possibly the first example of a ‘lyric video.’

The clip was initially taken down from YouTube almost immediately when Dan added ‘MTV’ as a tag (in a bid to increase eyeballs.) Viacom owned MTV and was on a rampage removing pirate content. Meanwhile, several memorable fan videos flash-mobbed into existence (which you can still catch.)

Links:

I’M SO POST MODERN LYRICS AND ORIGINAL COMMENTS FROM 2006.

I’M SO POST MODERN LYRIC WRITING MASTERCLASS (FANS SENT IN THEIR ORIGINAL LYRICS AND BEDDY PHIL GRADED THEM).