Short Fast Loud
Short Fast Loud (stylised as 'short.fast.loud.') is a radio show on Triple J in Australia. It is hosted by Joshua "Redbeard" Merriel and features punk, hardcore, emo and similar music. The name for the show was taken from the Kid Dynamite album: Shorter, Faster, Louder (Jade Tree, 2000). The show runs on a Wednesday night from 10pm to 1am and originally started broadcast in January 2004 as a 2-hour format by the show's original host, Stu Harvey, but was extended to a 3-hour version in 2006. Stu Harvey stepped aside as host of short.fast.loud at the end of 2014 to focus on other life projects and Josh Merriel has hosted the show since 2015.
Major features of the show are interviews with bands both in the studio and via phonelink, scene reports from listeners around Australia as well as a segment called "Old School Pride" (Named after the H.F.L. song of the same title), where four 'old school' songs are played that are requested by a listener. Touring bands also occasionally play live acoustic sets in the studio.
In the middle of every year listeners are invited to submit their top releases of the year so far for a mid-year countdown special. At the end of each year listeners are invited to submit a ranked list of their ten favourite releases of the year for an end-of-year countdown special.
The show makes a point of supporting local and emerging artists. A large proportion of the music played is Australian and there are some all-Australian music nights. Tracks from demos sent to the show are also often played.
Top 40 2005
- 40 The Open Season - Chase EP **
- 39 Yidcore - Eighth Day Slice / Fiddlin On Ya Roof **
- 38 Taking Sides - Dresscode **
- 37 Bad Day Down - Biting The Hand That Feeds **
- 36 Dropkick Murphys - The Warriors Code
- 35 Panic! at the Disco - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
- 34 Death by Stereo - Death for Life
- 33 After the Fall - Always Forever Now **
- 32 Silverstein - Discovering the Waterfront
- 31 Latterman - No Matter Where We Go..!
- 30 Every Time I Die - Gutter Phenomenon
- 29 Lagwagon - Resolve
- 28 Pennywise - The Fuse
- 27 Millencolin - Kingwood
- 26 Coheed and Cambria - Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness
- 25 Story of the Year - In The Wake Of Determination
- 24 Funeral for a Friend - Hours
- 23 Away From Now - Blackout **
- 22 Thrice - Vheisu
- 21 Kisschasy - United Paper People **
- 20 Behind Crimson Eyes - Pavour Nocturnus **
- 19 Behind Crimson Eyes - Prologue: The Art of War/Cherry Blossom Epitaph **
- 18 The Dead Walk! - ReAnimation **
- 17 Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This To Memory
- 16 Anberlin - Never Take Friendship Personal
- 15 Alkaline Trio - Crimson
- 14 Fall Out Boy - From Under The Cork Tree
- 13 Gyroscope - Are You Involved? **
- 12 Bodyjar - Bodyjar **
- 11 Irrelevant - Ascension **
- 10 Comeback Kid - Wake the Dead
- 9 Miles Away - Consequences **
- 8 The Disables - Nuthin for No One **
- 7 Grand Fatal - Allies **
- 6 A Wilhelm Scream - Ruiner
- 5 The Hot Lies - Heart Attacks and Callous Acts **
- 4 Horsell Common - Lost A Lot of Blood **
- 3 Against Me! - Searching For A Former Clarity
- 2 Parkway Drive - Killing With a Smile **
- 1 Propagandhi - Potemkin City Limits
Top 40 2006
- 40 Billy Talent - Billy Talent II
- 39 Extortion - Degenerate **
- 38 Escape the Fate - Dying Is Your Latest Fashion
- 37 50 Lions - Nowhere to Run**
- 36 God So Loved the World - God So Loved the World**
- 35 Against Me! - Americans Abroad!!! Against Me!!! Live in London!!!
- 34 +44 - When Your Heart Stops Beating
- 33 From First to Last - Heroine
- 32 Betrayed - Substance
- 31 Jaws - Slow Motion Suicide **
- 30 Bigwig - Reclamation
- 29 Break Even - Young at Heart **
- 28 My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
- 27 The Bouncing Souls - The Gold Record
- 26 Just Say Go!! - Revive **
- 25 Saosin - Saosin
- 24 The Dead Walk! - We Prowl The Streets **
- 23 The Getaway Plan - Hold Conversation **
- 22 Atreyu - A Death Grip On Yesterday
- 21 Unpaid Debt - Southern Cross Bones **
- 20 Bad Day Down - If This Is How Is Had To Be **
- 19 I Killed the Prom Queen - Music for the Recently Deceased **
- 18 Thursday - A City by the Light Divided
- 17 Carpathian - Nothing to Lose **
- 16 The Matches - Decomposer
- 15 Strike Anywhere - Dead FM
- 14 The Draft - In a Million Pieces
- 13 The Bronx - The Bronx (II)
- 12 Taking Back Sunday - Louder Now
- 11 The Lawrence Arms - Oh! Calcutta!
- 10 Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
- 9 Behind Crimson Eyes - A Revelation For Despair **
- 8 Horsell Common - Satellite Wonderland **
- 7 Anti-Flag - For Blood and Empire
- 6 NOFX - Wolves in Wolves' Clothing
- 5 Frenzal Rhomb - Forever Malcolm Young **
- 4 Alexisonfire - Crisis
- 3 Underoath - Define the Great Line
- 2 AFI - Decemberunderground
- 1 Rise Against - The Sufferer & the Witness
** Denotes Australian Artist
Top 40 2007
- 40 The Nation Blue - Protest Songs **
- 39 Cut Sick - End It All **
- 38 Anti-Flag - A Benefit for Victims of Violent Crime
- 37 Chuck Ragan - Feast or Famine
- 36 Darkest Hour - Deliver Us
- 35 Mary Jane Kelly - Marionettes **
- 34 The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
- 33 Samsara - The Emptiness **
- 32 Every Time I Die - The Big Dirty
- 31 Yidcore - They Tried To Kill Us. They Failed. Lets Eat**
- 30 50 Lions - Time Is the Enemy **
- 29 Extortion - Control**
- 28 Modern Life Is War - Midnight in America
- 27 Deez Nuts - Rep Your Hood **
- 26 Daggermouth - Turf Wars
- 25 Anberlin - Cities
- 24 Lungs - An Anatomical Guide **
- 23 The Gaslight Anthem - Sink or Swim
- 22 No Apologies - Survival **
- 21 Smoke or Fire - This Sinking Ship
- 20 Circa Survive - On Letting Go
- 19 Rex Banner - The Good Times Are Killing Me **
- 18 Crime in Stereo - Crime in Stereo is Dead
- 17 Dropkick Murphys - The Meanest of Times
- 16 Motion City Soundtrack - Even If It Kills Me
- 15 Thrice - The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II
- 14 Evergreen Terrace - Wolfbiker
- 13 The Amity Affliction - High Hopes **
- 12 Jungle Fever - Stayin' Alive**
- 11 Gallows - Orchestra of Wolves
- 10 Lifetime - Lifetime
- 9 Comeback Kid - Broadcasting...
- 8 Horsell Common - The Rescue **
- 7 Strung Out - Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
- 6 Miles Away - Rewind, Repeat **
- 5 Mindsnare - Disturb the Hive **
- 4 Bad Religion - New Maps of Hell
- 3 Against Me! - New Wave
- 2 A Wilhelm Scream - Career Suicide
- 1 Parkway Drive - Horizons **
** Denotes Australian Artist
Top 40 2008
40. Antagonist A.D. - We Are The Dead
39. Dropsaw - Victims Or Killers **
38. Ill Brigade - The EP **
37. A Secret Death - Secret Death **
36. Millencolin - Machine 15
35. Bayside - Shudder
34. Paint It Black - New Lexicon
33. Dillinger Four - Civilwar
32. Fucked Up - Chemistry of Common Life
31. The Broderick - Illusion Over Despair **
30. Bleeding Through - Declaration
29. Break Even / Something More Split **
28. Her Nightmare - Come Anarchy Come Ruin **
27. Rex Banner / Homewrecker Split **
26. Pennywise - Reason to Believe
25. Escape The Fate - This War Is Ours
24. The Bronx - III
23. Ceremony - Still Nothing Moves You
22. New Found Glory - Tip of the Iceberg
21. Robotosaurus - Manhater **
20. Irrelevant - New Guilt **
19. Polar Bear Club - Sometimes Things Just Disappear
18. Cancer Bats - Hail Destroyer
17. Verse - Aggression
16. House Vs. Hurricane - Forfeiture **
15.Alkaline Trio - Agony & Irony
14. Extortion - Sick**
13. Mary Jane Kelly - Our Streets Turn White**
12. Misery Signals - Controller
11. Confession - Cant Live Cant Breath**
10. H2O - Nothing To Prove
9. Underoath - Lost in the Sound of Separation
8. Deez Nuts - Stay True **
7. City And Colour - Bring Me Your Love
6. Have Heart - Songs To Scream At The Sun
5. Bring Me The Horizon - Suicide Season
4. The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
3. Rise Against - Appeal To Reason
2. The Amity Affliction - Severed Ties **
1. Carpathian - Isolation **
** Denotes Australian Artist
Top 40 2009
40. Pour Habit - Suiticide
39. Title Fight - The Last Thing That You Forget
38. I Exist - Three Nails and a Book of Flaws **
37. In Trenches - Relieve and Regret **
36. Frank Turner - Poetry of the Deed
35. Say Anything - Say Anything
34. Four Year Strong - Explains It All
33. Strung Out - Agents of the Underground
32. August Burns Red - Constellations
31. All Time Low - Nothing Personal
30. 50 Lions - Where Life Expires **
29. A Wilhelm Scream - A Wilhelm Scream
28. Fireworks - All I Have to Offer Is My Own Confusion
27. Trapped Under Ice - Secrets Of The World
26. Architects - Hollow Crown
25. Taking Back Sunday - New Again
24. Raised Fist - Veil Of Ignorance
23. Evergreen Terrace - Almost Home
22. Thrice - Beggars
21. Rancid - Let The Dominoes Fall
20. Hopeless - Dear World **
19. AFI - Crash Love
18. The Devil Wears Prada - With Roots Above and Branches Below
17. Silverstein - A Shipwreck in the Sand
16. Strike Anywhere - Iron Front
15. Brand New - Daisy
14. Converge - Axe to Fall
13. Thursday - Common Existence
12. A Death In The Family - Small Town Stories **
11. New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight
10. Confession - Cancer **
9. NOFX - Coaster
8. Gallows - Grey Britain
7. Set Your Goals - This Will Be the Death of Us
6. Polar Bear Club - Chasing Hamburg
5. Every Time I Die - New Junk Aesthetic
4. Alexisonfire - Old Crows/Young Cardinals
3. Propagandhi - Supporting Caste
2. Break Even - The Bright Side **
1. A Day To Remember - Homesick
** Denotes Australian artist
Top 40 2010
40. Buried in Verona - Saturday Night Sever **
39. Attack Attack! - Attack Attack!
38. Against Me! - White Crosses
37. Phantoms - As Above, So Below **
36. Motion City Soundtrack - My Dinosaur Life
35. Anchors - Bad Juju **
34. Ceremony - Rohnert Park
33. You Me at Six - Hold Me Down
32. Skyway! - Nauseating Suburbia **
31. Mary Jane Kelly - Like There's No Tomorrow **
30. Hopeless - Human **
29. Emarosa - Emarosa
28. Dillinger Escape Plan - Option Paralysis
27. Trash Talk - Eyes & Nines
26. Rolo Tomassi - Cosmology
25. Hand of Mercy - The Fallout **
24. The Flatliners - Cavalcade
23. Cancer Bats - Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones
22. Underoath - Ø (Disambiguation)
21. Alkaline Trio - This Addiction
20. Deez Nuts - This One's For You **
19. Pierce the Veil - Selfish Machines
18. Kvelertak - Kvelertak
17. Bad Religion - The Dissent of Man
16. Stick to Your Guns - The Hope Division
15. Dream On, Dreamer - Hope **
14. The Devil Wears Prada - Zombie
13. I Exist - I: A Turn for the Worse **
12. Comeback Kid - Symptoms and Cures
11. Alexisonfire - Dog's Blood
10. The Wonder Years - The Upsides
9. House Vs. Hurricane - Perspectives **
8. The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
7. The Ghost Inside - Returners
6. Bring Me the Horizon - There Is a Hell Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven Let's Keep It a Secret.
5. Four Year Strong - Enemy of the World
4. Miles Away - Endless Roads **
3. A Day to Remember - What Separates Me from You
2. Parkway Drive - Deep Blue **
1. The Amity Affliction - Youngbloods **
** Denotes Australian Artist
Top 40 2011
40. Falling in Reverse - The Drug in Me is You
39. Trapped Under Ice - Big Kiss Goodnight
38. Of Mice & Men - The Flood
37. Dropkick Murphys - Going Out In Style
36. We Are The Ocean - Go Now And Live
35. Silverstein - Rescue
34. Tonight Alive - What Are You Scared Of? **
33. Four Year Strong - In Some Way, Shape Or Form
32. Yellowcard - When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes
31. The Swellers - Good For Me
30. August Burns Red - Leveler
29. Heroes For Hire - Take One For The Team **
28. The Story So Far - Under Soil And Dirt
27. Man Overboard - Man Overboard
26. I Exist - II:The Broken Passage **
25. Architects - The Here And Now
24. You Me At Six - Sinners Never Sleep
23. Set Your Goals - Burning At Both Ends
22. Transit - Listen & Forgive
21. The Bride - President Rd. **
20. Fucked Up - David Comes to Life
19. Dream On, Dreamer - Heartbound **
18. Skyway - Finders Keepers **
17. Rise Against - End Game
16. Frank Turner - England Keep My Bones
15. Northlane - Discoveries **
14. The Devil Wears Prada - Dead Throne
13. Confession - The Long Way Home **
12. The Smith Street Band - No One Gets Lost Anymore **
11. Fireworks - Gospel
10. Blink-182 - Neighborhoods
9. New Found Glory - Radiosurgery
8. Polar Bear Club - Clash Battle Guilt Pride
7. The Wonder Years - Suburbia I've Given You All and Now I'm Nothing
6. Frenzal Rhomb - Smoko At The Pet Food Factory **
5. Defeater - Empty Days And Sleepless Nights
4. Balance and Composure - Separation
3. Touché Amoré - Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me
2. Title Fight - Shed
1. La Dispute - Wildlife
** Denotes Australian Artist
Top 40 2012
40. Stick To Your Guns - Diamond
39. Memphis May Fire - Challenger
38. Milhouse -Everything's Coming Up **
37. Basement – Colourmeinkindness
36. Matty Effin Morison – Hit The Bigtime **
35. Jamie Hay – King Of The Sun **
34. Hoodlum Shouts – Young Man, Old Man **
33. For All Eternity – Beyond The Gates **
32. Clowns - Eat A Gun **
31. While She Sleeps – This Is The Six
30. Anchors – Lost At The Bottom Of The World **
29. OFF! – OFF!
28. Hand Of Mercy – Last Lights **
27. Hot Water Music – Exister
26. Make Do And Mend – Everything You Ever Loved
25. Hands Like Houses – Ground Dweller **
24. Luca Brasi – Tassie **
23. Japandroids – Celebration Rock
22. Cancer Bats – Dead Set On Living
21. The Menzingers – On The Impossible Past
20. Gallows – Gallows
19. Billy Talent – Dead Silence
18. Local Resident Failure – A Breath Of Stale Air **
17. Every Time I Die – Ex Lives
16. Pierce The Veil – Collide With The Sky
15. Propagandhi – Failed States
14. Converge – All We Love We Leave Behind
13. NOFX – Self Entitled
12. Title Fight – Floral Green
11. Buried In Verona – Notorious **
10. Pennywise – All Or Nothing
9. Architects – Daybreaker
8. House Vs Hurricane – Crooked Teeth **
7. The Gaslight Anthem – Handwritten
6. Enter Shikari – A Flash Flood Of Colour
5. In Hearts Wake – Divination **
4. The Smith Street Band – Sunshine & Technology **
3. The Ghost Inside – Get What You Give
2. The Amity Affliction – Chasing Ghosts **
1. Parkway Drive – Atlas **
** Denotes Australian Artist
Top 40 2013
40. Title Fight - Spring Songs
39. Safe Hands - Montenegro **
38. Perspectives - Blind **
37. Counterparts - The Difference Between Hell And Home
36. Young Lions - Burn **
35. Citizen - Youth
34. Daylight - Jar
33. August Burns Red - Rescue & Restore
32. Endless Heights - New Bloom **
31. A.F.I. - Burials
30. Trophy Eyes - Everything Goes Away **
29. Foxtrot - Gone Fishin **
28. Deez Nuts - Bout It **
27. Bad Religion - True North
26. Frank Turner - Tape Deck Heart
25. FIDLAR - Fidlar
24. Paper Arms - The Smoke Will Clear **
23. Zebrahead - Call Your Friends
22. Saviour - First Light To My Deathbed **
21. Dillinger Escape Plan - One Of Us Is The Killer
20. Hands Like Houses - Unimagine **
19. In Hearts Wake - Skydancer **
18. Hellions - Die Young **
17. The Wonder Years - Greatest Generation
16. The Bronx - The Bronx IV
15. Defeater - Letters Home
14. Touché Amoré - Is Survived By
13. The Story So Far - What You Don't See
12. Dream On, Dreamer - Loveless **
11. Wil Wagner - Laika **
10. Balance and Composure - The Things We Think We're Missing
9. Bodyjar - Role Model **
8. Violent Soho - Hungry Ghost **
7. letlive - The Blackest Beautiful
6. The Bennies - Rainbows In Space **
5. Clowns - I'm Not Right **
4. A Day To Remember - Common Courtesy
3. The Smith Street Band - Don't Fuck With Our Dreams **
2. Bring Me The Horizon - Sempiternal
1. Northlane - Singularity **
** Denotes Australian Artist
Top 30 2014
30. Postblue - I Hope They're Praying For Me **
29. New Found Glory - Resurrection
28. Real Friends - Maybe This Place Is The Same and We're Just Changing
27. Comeback Kid - Die Knowing
26. The Decline - Can I Borrow a Feeling? **
25. Issues - Issues
24. The Gaslight Anthem - Get Hurt
23. Neck Deep - Wishful Thinking
22. Joyce Manor - Never Hungover Again
21. Hand of Mercy - Resolve **
20. Confession - Life and Death **
19. The Menzingers - Rented World
18. Being as an Ocean - How We Both Wondrously Peris
17. Every Time I Die - From Parts Unknown
16. Beartooth - Disgusting
15.Of Mice and Men - Restoring Force
14. Modern Baseball - Your Gonna Miss It All
13. Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues
12. Ceres - I Don't Want To Be Anywhere But Here **
11. Rise Against - The Black Market
10. The Bennies - Heavy Disco **
9. La Dispute - Rooms of the House
8. I Killed The Prom Queen - Beloved **
7. Trophy Eyes - Mend, Move On **
6. Luca Brasi - By A Thread **
5. The Ghost Inside - Dear Youth
4. The Smith Street Band - Throw Me In The River **
3. Architects - Lost Together//Lost Forever
2. The Amity Affliction - Let The Ocean Take Me **
1. In Hearts Wake - Earthwalker **
** Denotes Australian Artist