Thelma PlumTwitter is celebrating its tenth anniversary today and to celebrate the milestone, we put together some Aussie acts who just know how to use the social media handle in the best way possible.
While local artists such as Troye Sivan, Cody Simpson and all of the 5 Seconds Of Summer boys have followings well into the millions, the six acts below prove that quality can sometimes be better than quantity.
Whether it's to raise important issues or simply to bring the funny, these musicians have tweeted out some brilliant stuff.
Check out some of the genius tweets posted recently below.
chet faker (84.3K followers)
He may appear to be quite the brooding artist, but Victorian songwriter Chet Faker is actually pretty damn funny. As his Twitter blurb reads, "unnoficial fan account *parody* no way affiliated with Chet Faker." Good one, Chet.
I invented LOL when i was 9
—ɹǝʞɐℲ ʇǝɥƆ (@Chet_Faker) March 19, 2016
u just played urself pic.twitter.com/IXDBXrAhU8
—ɹǝʞɐℲ ʇǝɥƆ (@Chet_Faker) March 13, 2016
ppl wear clothes too much
—ɹǝʞɐℲ ʇǝɥƆ (@Chet_Faker) February 16, 2016
Started from the garage now im in a cupboard
—ɹǝʞɐℲ ʇǝɥƆ (@Chet_Faker) January 21, 2016
My life is a mess but my fridge is tidy
—ɹǝʞɐℲ ʇǝɥƆ (@Chet_Faker) January 16, 2016
If uve ever had yr finger smacked by 1of these bottles metal clips i am here to tell u i will destroy these bottles pic.twitter.com/ygDU5fUD6O
—ɹǝʞɐℲ ʇǝɥƆ (@Chet_Faker) January 11, 2016
Uber man gimme that aux or 1 star urself to sleep
—ɹǝʞɐℲ ʇǝɥƆ (@Chet_Faker) January 5, 2016
frenzal rhomb (8K+ followers)
Sometimes you get the feeling Twitter was invented for bands like Frenzal Rhomb. If you're having a bad day, maybe you should check their page out, or even tweet them. You may even get a response. Or not. Either way, you'll probably get a laugh out of it.
Come on #MollyTV. When are you getting to this highlight of Molly's career? pic.twitter.com/JxCgFA8KY5
— Frenzal Rhomb (@Frenzalofficial) February 7, 2016
This will make tonight difficult, but we'll do our best. Early show at Narrabeen RSL, doors at 6, see you offstage. pic.twitter.com/g0qVUF4n6u
— Frenzal Rhomb (@Frenzalofficial) January 24, 2016
.@russellcrowe coming down tonight mate? You plus one? Doors at 9. pic.twitter.com/c2034MsHdG
— Frenzal Rhomb (@Frenzalofficial) January 6, 2016
@Robolitious you should cancel your subscription.
— Frenzal Rhomb (@Frenzalofficial) March 7, 2016
@FastLoudDeath does your phone have a virus?
— Frenzal Rhomb (@Frenzalofficial) February 24, 2016
thelma plum (3k+ followers)
Indigenous singer Thelma Plum is one of those artists who can use her Twitter handle to make you laugh, or make you think. Her recent take-down of two clowns who thought it'd be funny to dress in blackface for a party is a pretty good example of that and probably already an inclusion for best tweets of 2016.
Singing on the balcony trying to get our shirtless neighbours attention https://t.co/RN1VJuk1sS
— Thelma Plum (@ThelmaPlum) February 12, 2016
I've been pretty sad the last couple of days due to the amount of uneducated a$$holes here in… https://t.co/8guuchvx5g
— Thelma Plum (@ThelmaPlum) February 3, 2016
Does anyone know who these two fucking gronks from Ballarat are? If so pls tag them. Disgusting… https://t.co/T1JYZL1NuI
— Thelma Plum (@ThelmaPlum) January 31, 2016
ALWAYS WAS ALWAYS WILL BE ABORIGINAL LAND. TODAY IS NOT AUSTRALIA DAY. TODAY MARKS THE DAY MY… https://t.co/tB8Yc8Yr2P
— Thelma Plum (@ThelmaPlum) January 26, 2016
Hello Sydney I'm here in your city because sick of seeing people with fucking birds on their head and… https://t.co/HHgDuMUVKr
— Thelma Plum (@ThelmaPlum) November 3, 2015
phil jamieson (15.5k followers)
Aussie legend and Grinspoon frontman Phil Jamieson is another artist who doesn't like to take himself too seriously. Plus, he admitted he is a Bieber fan. Talk about shock value.
Dear @theprojecttv . Please stop Steve. Thanks.
— Phil Jamieson (@philjamieson) March 14, 2016
There seems to be a direct correlation with old mate @justinbieber not appearing in his music clips and me liking his tunes. #justin
— Phil Jamieson (@philjamieson) December 7, 2015
Stoked that @xavierrudd is into zingers…
— Phil Jamieson (@philjamieson) December 7, 2015
It’s somewhat mystifying to me that we get a tour announcement from 5SOS televised but urban/comedy/country awards not. #ARIAs
— Phil Jamieson (@philjamieson) November 27, 2015
Dear Drycleaner. Please open earlier than 8.30. Thanks.
— Phil Jamieson (@philjamieson) September 11, 2015
There’s two fish in a tank, and one says ‘’How do you drive this thing?‘’
— Phil Jamieson (@philjamieson) August 28, 2015
megan washington (38.7 FOLLOWERS)
A simple Twitter search for Megan Washington will tell you that she is aspirations to marry Kendrick Lamar and that she misses Myspace. That will do for us.
I love True Crime so much I want to marry it and then murder it and then live on the lam
— Megan Washington (@WASHINGTONx) March 19, 2016
Hey guys what the fuck are we going to do about this trump situation pretty pumped about moving to Mars
— Megan Washington (@WASHINGTONx) March 16, 2016
DEAR KENDRICK LAMAR PLEASE GET MARRIED TO ME KENDRICK LAMAR
— Megan Washington (@WASHINGTONx) March 4, 2016
Sometimes I really miss MySpace top 8 because I honestly have no idea who half my Facebook friends are.
— Megan Washington (@WASHINGTONx) February 2, 2016
If you're not swearing at your computer screen, you're not trying hard enough
— Megan Washington (@WASHINGTONx) December 2, 2015
Also I don't want to boast but basically everybody I've ever dated is in a really stable happy long term relationship with someone else
— Megan Washington (@WASHINGTONx) November 1, 2015
Gentlemen: if you're going to manspread in shorts, wear undies.
— Megan Washington (@WASHINGTONx) August 31, 2015
urthboy (17.5k followers)
Urthboy is another example of one of those artists who can find that balance between making a point or just having a laugh. And anyone that uses their social media to deter people from voting for Donald Trump is a hero in our books.
The young drunk male pedestrian is a hell of a creature to drive near
— Urthboy (@urthboy) March 18, 2016
There's a sweet spot in the Australian afternoon where the USA has gone to sleep and Trump's bs quietens. The sun is rising again..
— Urthboy (@urthboy) March 14, 2016
much and solidarity with women and shutting the F up about having a men's day https://t.co/rqBw6cvbVD
— Urthboy (@urthboy) March 8, 2016
The fake bomb pranks satirise this pressure cooker hysteria that we're immersed in now. It's actually kinda genius. This is where we're at.
— Urthboy (@urthboy) February 25, 2016
Hey experienced ppl, how many blackface episodes does it take to make dickheads think 'aww probs not worth it ay'? 5? 50? 500?
— Urthboy (@urthboy) February 22, 2016
Has there been any official outcry against Jones' Stolen Generation comments? Any serious pressure on him to resign from public roles?
— Urthboy (@urthboy) February 16, 2016
These crazy kids taking drugs! As opposed to the lawyers, doctors, judges, bankers and politicians etc who aren't on camera #4corners
— Urthboy (@urthboy) February 15, 2016
