Wednesday 26 January 2011

(Doing The Sums 2010) Are You Joe Average?

The Bawley crew love (or is it love to hate) the triple j Hottest 100, which-ever. The only thing we love more than the Hottest 100 is our own (Doing the Sums) Are You Joe Average quiz. (see: 2007, 2008, Hottest 100 of all time, 2009)

Here is how it works:

1. Write out a list of the songs you voted for in the triplej Hottest 100.
2. Write down the position each of these came in the triplej Hottest 100
3. If a song did not make the list put down 101.
4. Add up the scores, and divide by the number of songs you voted for.
5. Post your results as a comment to this blog entry.

How to interpret your score:

1-13: Paint me a rainbow there must be lots of (Little) Red and (Cee-Lo) Green in your life.

14-27: Your Radar Detector is tuned to Austereo?

28-40: Very vanilla

41-52: "Here I am stuck in the middle with you"

53-65: Pretty pedestrian, but you probably have one weirdo friend who is rubbing off on you more than you realise.

66-77: Kinda quirky in a cute way.

78-89: Kinda quirky in a "slowly back away..." way.

90-100: You're a f***ing freak, man

101: Did you vote for songs, or flavours of ice cream????

The Bawley 100 top 10 scored:
Hot Chip - I Feel Better - 85
Crystal Castles - Celestica - 101
The Jezabels - Mace Spray - 16
Grinderman - Worm Tamer - 101
Jónsi - Go Do - 96
LCD Soundsystem - Home - 10
Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) - 101
Hot Chip - One Life Stand - 50
The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio - 31
Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill - 42
72.4 Kinda quirky in a "slowly back away..." way. - I am happy with that.

How did you score?

Cold Result on a Hot Day

On the hottest Australia Day in years the triple j Hottest 100 proved to be more than a little cool. Is this further proof (2007, 2008, 2009) that musical democracy does not work?

Triple J's full list below (Bawley rankings in brackets)

100 ( - ) Muse - Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)
99 ( - ) Dead Letter Circus - Big
98 ( - ) Foals - Spanish Sahara
97 ( - ) Parkway Drive - Sleepwalker
96 ( 6 ) Jónsi - Go Do
95 ( 65 ) Broken Bells - The High Road
94 ( - ) Xavier Rudd - Time to Smile
93 ( - ) The National - Anyone's Ghost
92 ( - ) LCD Soundsystem - I Can Change
91 ( - ) The Bedroom Philosopher - Northcote (So Hungover)
90 ( - ) Art vs. Science - Finally See Our Way
89 ( - ) Interpol - Barricade
88 ( - ) Kanye West - Monster
87 ( - ) Birds of Tokyo - The Saddest Thing I Know
86 ( - ) Evil Eddie - Queensland
85 ( 10 ) Hot Chip - I Feel Better
84 ( - ) Washington - The Hardest Part
83 ( 29 ) Arcade Fire - Modern Man
82 ( - ) The Black Keys - Tighten Up
81 ( 29 ) Klaxons - Echoes
80 ( - ) The Black Keys - Howlin' for You
79 ( 19 ) Little Red - Slow Motion
78 ( 72 ) Gorillaz - Stylo
77 ( - ) Big Boi - Shutterbugg
76 ( - ) Kings of Leon - Radioactive
75 ( - ) Hungry Kids of Hungary - Coming Around
74 ( 31 ) Tame Impala - Lucidity
73 ( - ) Gypsy & the Cat - Time to Wander
72 ( - ) Two Door Cinema Club - I Can Talk
71 ( 32 ) Gypsy & the Cat - The Piper's Song
70 ( 90 ) Groove Armada - Paper Romance
69 ( - ) Pendulum - Watercolour
68 ( - ) Andy Bull ft. Lisa Mitchell - Dog
67 ( - ) Vampire Weekend - Holiday
66 ( - ) Cold War Kids - Audience
65 ( - ) Dead Letter Circus - One Step
64 ( - ) Gypsy & the Cat - Jona Vark
63 ( 13 ) Arcade Fire - Ready to Start
62 ( - ) Angus & Julia Stone - Hold On
61 ( - ) Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - Jackson's Last Stand
60 ( - ) Children Collide - My Eagle
59 ( - ) Washington - Rich Kids
58 ( - ) Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
57 ( - ) Example - Kickstarts
56 ( 91 ) Sia - Bring Night
55 ( 81 ) Vampire Weekend - Giving Up the Gun
54 ( - ) Miami Horror - Holidays
53 ( - ) Bliss n Eso - Reflections
52 ( - ) The John Steel Singers - Overpass
51 ( 92 - 2009 ) Yeasayer - Ambling Alp
50 ( 3 ) Hot Chip - One Life Stand
49 ( - ) The Jezabels - Easy to Love
48 ( - ) Pendulum - Witchcraft
47 ( - ) Birds of Tokyo - Wild at Heart
46 ( 23 ) Bag Raiders - Way Back Home
45 ( - ) Boy & Bear - Rabbit Song
44 ( 52 ) Crystal Castles - Baptism
43 ( - ) Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP - We No Speak Americano
42 ( 1 ) Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill
41 ( - ) Bliss n Eso - Down by the River
40 ( - ) Gyroscope - Baby, I'm Gettin' Better
39 ( - ) The John Butler Trio - Revolution
38 ( - ) The Naked and Famous - Young Blood
37 ( - ) Gorillaz ft. Daley - Doncamatic
36 ( - ) Chiddy Bang - Opposite of Adults
35 ( - ) Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. - The Bike Song
34 ( 39 ) The Naked and Famous - Punching in a Dream
33 ( 97 ) Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss
32 ( - ) Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks
31 ( 2 ) The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
30 ( 55 ) Yeasayer - O.N.E.
29 ( - ) Illy - It Can Wait
28 ( - ) Darwin Deez - Radar Detector
27 ( - ) Dizzee Rascal ft. Florence and the Machine - You Got the Dirtee Love
26 ( 21 ) Crystal Castles ft. Robert Smith - Not In Love
25 ( 84 ) Gotye - Eyes Wide Open
24 ( - ) Sparkadia - Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs
23 ( - ) Bliss N Eso - Addicted
22 ( - ) Children Collide - Jellylegs
21 ( - ) Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn
20 ( - ) Washington - Sunday Best
19 ( 96 ) Flight Facilities ft. Giselle - Crave You
18 ( - ) Cloud Control - There's Nothing in the Water We Can't Fight
17 ( - ) Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. - Bang Bang Bang
16 ( 8 ) The Jezabels - Mace Spray
15 ( - ) Duck Sauce - Barbra Streisand
14 ( 100 ) Kanye West ft. Pusha T - Runaway
13 ( - ) Sia - Clap Your Hands
12 ( - ) Drapht - Rapunzel
11 ( 69 ) Pendulum - ABC News Theme Remix
10 ( 82 ) Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. - Somebody to Love Me
9 ( - ) Art vs. Science - Magic Fountain
8 ( - ) The Wombats - Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)
7 ( 43 ) Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You!
6 ( 42 ) Adrian Lux - Teenage Crime
5 ( 95 ) Boy & Bear - Fall at Your Feet
4 ( - ) Birds of Tokyo - Plans
3 ( - ) Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - Dance the Way I Feel
2 ( - ) Little Red - Rock It
1 ( - ) Angus & Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane

Sunday 2 January 2011

January Songs: 31 songs in 31 days from Darren Hayman

Hefner were one of the great little lo-fi indie bands of the late 90's, somewhere between Pulp and Belle and Sebastian. They made some brilliant albums, my favourite being 1999's The Fidelity Wars.

Since they split up in 2002, frontman Darren Hayman has released several albums under several different names, but he's temporarily abandoned the album format to make and release a song a day, for every day in January. Each song will be available free for a few days on Soundcloud, after which point they'll be available to buy. Each will be accompanied by videos and things on the January Songs website.

He freely admits that the songs "won't all be good but some might be" - but judging by the first one - "It was Over" - a typically ramshackle tale of drunkeness and failed relationships, they're going to be worth keeping an eye on.

Saturday 1 January 2011

The Bawley 100 – New Years Eve 2010/2011

The world of end-of-year lists has been thrown into disarray by the release of several private files stolen from deep within the usually secretive Bawley community, available to view on the notorious website BawleyLeaks. One Bawley contributor condemned the leaks as “an attack on his freedom to judge the artistic merits of others”. Another Bawley representative has dismissed the release as imperialist propaganda.

The stolen data, which has subsequently appeared on ipod and spotify playlists, contains a number of not so shocking revelations.

It is thought that the Bawley crew now faces a personal and professional crisis following the publication of the information in the public domain. So damaging are the leaks that the original Bawley team has returned to their Bawley Point base to plan their next move of music snobbery.

Friday, 31 December 2010, 23:59

C L A S S I F I E D LIST 100049

EO 12958 DECL: 3/24/2019

TAGS OVIP">>OVIP (BAWLEY, 100), PREL, JAZZ, ROCK, MINIMAL, INDIE, ELECTRO, WORLD

SUBJECT: (B) Bawley 100 – New Years Eve 2010/2011


The 2010 Bawley 100:

100 Kanye West - Runaway
99 Stonefield - Drowning
98 M.I.A. - XXXO
97 Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss
96 Flight Facilities - Crave You
95 Boy And Bear - Fall At Your Feet
94 Grizzly Bear - Boy From School
93 Eels - Looking Up
92 Laura Marling - Devil's Spoke
91 Sia - Bring Night
90 Groove Armada - Paper Romance
89 Kort - Incredibly Lonely
88 Mgmt - Congratulations
87 The Chemical Brothers - Swoon
86 Warpaint - Undertow
85 Amaya Laucirica - This World Can Make You Happy
84 Gotye - Eyes Wide Open
83 Band Of Horses - Laredo
82 Mark Ronson (feat. Boy George) - Somebody To Love Me
81 Vampire Weekend - Giving Up The Gun
80 Blur - Fool's Day
79 Jackie Q - Ring Round
78 The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
77 Chiddy Bang - Truth
76 The National - Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks
75 The Hold Steady - Barely Breathing
74 How To Destroy Angels - The Space In Between
73 Deftones - You've Seen The Butcher
72 Gorillaz - Stylo
71 Wire - Two Minutes
70 Mogwai - Rano Pano
69 Pendulum - ABC News Theme (remix)
68 Beach House - Zebra
67 Old Man River - Norway
66 PVT - The Quick Mile
65 Broken Bells - The High Road
64 The Drums - Forever and Ever Amen
63 The New Pornographers - Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk
62 Laura Marling - Goodbye England (Covered In Snow)
61 Pantha du Prince - Stick To My Side
60 Little Dragon - My Step
59 PJ Harvey - Written On The Forehead
58 Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Tuning Out
57 The New Pornographers - Your Hands (Together)
56 Cloud Control - Meditation Song #2
55 Yeasayer - O.N.E.
54 Beach House - Silver Soul
53 Grinderman - Mickey Mouse And The Goodbye Man
52 Crystal Castles - Baptism
51 Belle & Sebastian - Write About Love
50 The Dead Weather - Blue Blood Blues
49 Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - Morning Light
48 Sufjan Stevens - Now That I'm Older
47 Yeasayer - Madder Red
46 The Bench Warmers - Football (In The Goal)
45 Deerhunter - Helicopter
44 Deftones - This Place Is Death
43 Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You
42 Adrian Lux - Teenage Crime
41 Kele - Tenderoni
40 British Sea Power - Living Is So Easy
39 The Naked And Famous - Punching In A Dream
38 Gayngs - The Gaudy Side Of Town
37 Kele - Everything You Wanted
36 Delphic - Doubt
35 Gogol Bordello - To Rise Above
34 Grinderman - When My Baby Comes
33 Massive Attack - Girl I Love You
32 Gypsy And The Cat - The Piper's Song
31 Tame Impala - Lucidity
30 Robyn - Dancing On My Own
29 Arcade Fire - Modern Man
28 Klaxons - Echoes
27 Cut Copy - Where I'm Going
26 Janelle Monae - Tightrope
25 Massive Attack - Paradise Circus
24 Cut Copy - Take Me Over
23 Bag Raiders - Way Back Home
22 DJ Shadow - I've Been Trying
21 Crystal Castles (feat Robert Smith) - Not In Love
20 The New Pornographers - Crash Years
19 Little Red - Slow Motion
18 Whitley - Killer
17 Sufjan Stevens - I Walked
16 Deftones - Sextape
15 Hot Chip - Hand Me Down Your Love
14 LCD Soundsystem - Dance Yrself Clean
13 Arcade Fire - Ready To Start
12 British Sea Power - Zeus
11 Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - Hand Covers Bruise
10 Hot Chip - I Feel Better
9 Crystal Castles - Celestica
8 The Jezabels - Mace Spray
7 Grinderman - Worm Tamer
6 Jónsi - Go Do
5 LCD Soundsystem - Home
4 Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
3 Hot Chip - One Life Stand
2 The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
1 Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill

Can you keep a secret?