Tuesday 15 February 2011

The King Of Limbs out on Saturday

Radiohead have done another 'In Rainbows' except, this time, without the 'pay what you like' thing. Their new album is available for download from Saturday here , before coming out in novelty 'CD-and bits-you-don't-really-need' format, which ships on May 9. Oh, and the plain old CD version will be out in shops at the end of March, too.

What does it sound like? Nobody knows.....

Thursday 10 February 2011

Hottest 100 Numbers 101-200

Wondering where all the songs you voted for in the triple j hottest 100 went?

Richard Kingsmill has leaked numbers 101 - 200.

Sleigh Bells, LCD Soundsystem, Robyn, Grinderman, Janelle Monae this list is 101 times cooler than the top 100.

Here it is (Bawley 100 ranking in brackets):
200 ( 36 ) Delphic - Doubt
199 ( - ) The Holidays - Broken Bones
198 ( - ) The Subs - Mitsubitchi
197 ( - ) Weezer - Memories
196 ( - ) Clare Bowditch & The New Slang - Modern Day Addiction
195 ( - ) Dizzee Rascal - Dirtee Disco
194 ( 4 ) Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
193 ( - ) The Amity Affliction - Youngbloods
192 ( - ) Laura Marling - Devil's Spoke
191 ( - ) Deadmau5 & Wolfgang Gartner - Animal Rights
190 ( - ) Nicholas Roy - It's All My Fault
189 ( - ) Hungry Kids Of Hungary - Wristwatch
188 ( - ) Brandon Flowers - Crossfire
187 ( - ) Angus And Julia Stone - Black Crow
186 ( - ) Kanye West - Lost In The World {Ft. Bon Iver}
185 ( - ) The Cat Empire - Feeling's Gone
184 ( - ) Sally Seltmann - Harmony To My Heartbeat
183 ( - ) OK Go - This Too Shall Pass
182 ( - ) Miami Horror - Moon Theory
181 ( - ) Foals - This Orient
180 ( - ) Cee Lo Green - Bright Lights Bigger City
179 ( - ) Illy - The Chase {Ft. Olivier Daysoul}
178 ( - ) Regina Spektor - No Surprises {triple j Like A Version}
177 ( - ) Kanye West - Dark Fantasy
176 ( - ) Cold War Kids - Louder Than Ever
175 ( - ) Paul Kelly & Angus Stone - Four Seasons In One Day
174 ( - ) Bliss N Eso - Family Affair
173 ( 26 ) Janelle Monae - Tightrope {Ft. Big Boi}
172 ( - ) The Drums - Saddest Summer
171 ( - ) Bertie Blackman - Peek-A-Boo
170 ( 47 ) Yeasayer - Madder Red
169 ( 24 ) Cut Copy - Take Me Over
168 ( 9 ) Crystal Castles - Celestica
167 ( - ) Big Scary - Falling Away
166 ( - ) Local Natives - Airplanes
165 ( - ) Girl Talk - Down For The Count
164 ( - ) Wavves - King Of The Beach
163 ( - ) Lykke Li - Get Some
162 ( - ) Birds Of Tokyo - Circles
161 ( - ) Tame Impala - Alter Ego
160 ( - ) The Drums - Forever And Ever Amen
159 ( - ) 360 - Just Got Started {Ft. Pez}
158 ( - ) Daft Punk - Derezzed
157 ( - ) Sarah Blasko - Hold On My Heart {The Presets Remix}
156 ( - ) Marina & The Diamonds - Shampain
155 ( 78 ) The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
154 ( - ) Band Of Skulls - Death By Diamonds And Pearls
153 ( - ) British India - Beneath The Satellites
152 ( - ) Miami Horror - I Look To You {Ft. Kimbra}
151 ( - ) Darren Hanlon - All These Things
150 ( - ) Two Door Cinema Club - Come Back Home
149 ( 14 ) LCD Soundsystem - Dance Yrself Clean
148 ( - ) Hilltop Hoods - Parade Of The Dead
147 ( - ) Dan Black - Symphonies {Ft. Kid Cudi}
146 ( - ) Gyroscope - Some Of The Places I Know
145 ( - ) Fyfe Dangerfield - When You Walk In The Room
144 ( - ) Bag Raiders - Snake Charmer
143 ( - ) Sia - Stop Trying
142 ( 30 ) Robyn - Dancing On My Own
141 ( - ) Gyroscope - What Do I Know About Pain?
140 ( 56 ) Cloud Control - Meditation Song #2 (Why, Oh Why)
139 ( - ) Angus And Julia Stone - For You
138 ( - ) Kanye West - All Of The Lights
137 ( - ) The Cat Empire - Falling
136 ( - ) My Chemical Romance - Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)
135 ( - ) Bluejuice - Work
134 ( - ) The Aston Shuffle - Your Love
133 ( - ) Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On
132 ( - ) LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls
131 ( - ) Sarah Blasko - Hey Ya! {triple j Like A Version}
130 ( - ) Ball Park Music - iFly
129 ( - ) The Amity Affliction - Anchors
128 ( - ) Best Coast - Boyfriend
127 ( - ) Gorillaz - Superfast Jellyfish {Ft. De La Soul & Gruff Rhys}
126 ( - ) Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - 40 Day Dream
125 ( - ) Kimbra - Settle Down
124 ( - ) John Butler Trio - Close To You
123 ( - ) K-Os - I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman
122 ( 83 ) Band Of Horses - Laredo
121 ( 37 ) Kele - Everything You Wanted
120 ( - ) Stonefield - Through The Clover
119 ( - ) Grinderman - Palaces Of Montezuma
118 ( 5 ) LCD Soundsystem - Home
117 ( - ) Washington - I Believe You Liar
116 ( 41 ) Kele - Tenderoni
115 ( - ) Ben Folds & Nick Hornby - From Above
114 ( - ) Katy B - Katy On A Mission
113 ( - ) British India - Avalanche
112 ( 87 ) The Chemical Brothers - Swoon
111 ( - ) Kings Of Leon - Pyro
110 ( - ) Grouplove - Colours
109 ( - ) Marina & The Diamonds - Mowgli's Road
108 ( - ) Cassius - I Love U So
107 ( - ) Kid Cudi, Rostam Batmanglij from Vampire Weekend & Best Coast - All Summer
106 ( - ) Philadelphia Grand Jury - Save Our Town
105 ( - ) Kanye West - Power {Ft. Dwele}
104 ( - ) Caribou - Odessa
103 ( - ) Foals - Miami
102 ( - ) Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill
101 ( 98 ) M.I.A. - XXXO

Wednesday 9 February 2011

Quiz: Can you guess the Lego album artwork?

Armed with a fist full of Lego, 21-year-old Aaron Savage has recreated his favourite album covers. Can you guess which artworks have had a Lego-over?

Take the quiz on the Guardian site ...


A bonus for the Lego fans Michel Gondry's classic video for The White Stripes - Fell In Love With A Girl.


The making of is also neat (don't tell anyone but I think they cheated)


Non-Lego news you might have missed The White Stripes have called it a day full statement on http://www.whitestripes.com/

Thursday 3 February 2011

Live Review: Deftones, UNSW Roundhouse, Sydney, 28/01/2011

After catching up with old friends, sinking a few beers while getting a detailed run down of Tool's set from the previous night, I make my way to the UNSW Roundhouse.

I successfully negotiate security and enter the roundhouse, where I'm on The Drug (That Killed River Phoenix) is playing loud, really loud. No, T.I.S.M. have not made a comeback - support DJs The Only are spinning some big club beats mixed with classic shout-along tunes. The Only do seem a strange choice of opening act a metal show but the pair of DJs are successful keeping the under 18s occupied (while the 18+ crowd cram into the bar area at the back of the venue).

A long bar queue later and Deftones spring on to the stage, full of energy and anger. The largely chronological set starts with Adrenaline-era tracks Birthmark, Engine No. 9 and Nosebleed. In the time since I last time I saw Deftones (at Soundwave 2007) front man Chino Moreno has lost some serious kilos and gained a shock of energy - when not running around the stage he is scaling barriers and jumping from speaker stacks.

On bass, Sergio Vega is an adequate replacement for the still semi-comatose Chi Cheng. While Cheng is always missed, the only time I find Vega's performance lacking is when he tries to recreate Cheng's backing vocals (screams) on Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) and My Own Summer (Shove It).

The band play a devastating version of Around The Fur before moving onto the more experimental sounds taken from their White Pony and self-titled albums. Hexagram and Bloody Cape set up the set's massive middle section with Minerva, Diamond Eyes, CMND/CTRL and Royal raising the roof.

Deftones have always swayed between beauty and brutality. Their ability to do this has much to do with Chino's vocals. The smooth Sextape is followed by the caustic Rocket Skates.

If the middle part of the set raised the roof, its climax - You've Seen The Butcher, Hole In The Earth, and Kimdracula - blow the roof right off.

The slower tracks Change (In The House of Flies) and Passenger give everyone a chance to catch breath before the set closes with Chino squealing like a pig on 7 Words.

Deftones have followed up their return to form album with a live show that is perhaps better than anything they have put together before.