Tuesday 29 January 2008

(Doing the Sums) Are You Joe Average?

Following on from yesterdays post on how democracy has failed us all.

Here is a test to see just how average you are:

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. The lower the score the more average you are.

Here is how Bawley scored:

Cut Copy - So Haunted - 101
Bloc Party - Waiting For The 7:18 - 101
Klaxons - Golden Skans - 54
Radiohead - 15 Step - 101
Radiohead - Ceremony - 101
Soko - I'll Kill Her - 9
Muscles - Sweaty - 76
Bloc Party - Sunday - 101
LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends - 101
Radiohead - All I Need - 101

Total = 846 / 10 songs

Average Rating of 84.6

Monday 28 January 2008

Democracy Fails Us Again


Another Australia Day, another disapointing result in the worlds largest music poll the triplej Hottest 100.

Here is how things panned out, bawley ranking in brackets

100 (52) Pnau - Wild Strawberries

99 (-) The Hives - Tick Tick Boom

98 (-)
Interpol - The Heinrich Maneuver

97 (-)
Josh Pyke - Forever Song

96 (-)
Ben Lee - Love Me Like The World Is Ending

95 (-)
Regina Spektor - Samson

94 (70)
Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place

93 (-)
Bumblebeez - Dr Love

92 (-)
The Waifs - Sun Dirt Water

91 (-)
Josh Pyke - Sew My Name

90 (-)
Clare Bowditch & The Feeding Set - When The Lights Went Down

89 (-)
Queens Of The Stone Age - Sick, Sick, Sick

88 (-)
Cops - The Message

87 (-)
Jackson Jackson - Eliza

86 (35)
Midnight Juggernauts - Tombstone

85 (17)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Down Boy

84 (-)
Chemical Brothers - Do It Again

83 (-)
Wolfmother - Pleased To Meet You

82 (-)
Foo Fighters - Long Road To Ruin

81 (-)
Arcade Fire - No Cars Go

80 (-)
Silverchair - Reflections Of A Sound

79 (72)
Josh Pyke - Lines On Palms

78 (13)
Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm

77 (-)
Operator Please - Get What You Want

76 (4)
Muscles - Sweaty

75 (-)
Kasabian - Shoot the Runner

74 (45)
British India - Run The Red Light

73 (-)
Grinspoon - Black Tattoo

72 (23)
Jose Gonzalez - Down The Line

71 (-)
Butterfly Effect - Reach

70 (57)
Tegan And Sara - The Con

69 (64)
Digitalism - Pogo

68 (-)
Ben Kweller - Penny On The Train Track

67 (99)
Amy Winehouse - Rehab (feat. Jay-Z)

66 (-)
Powderfinger - I Don't Remember

65 (42)
Editors - Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors

64 (65)
The Shins- Australia

63 (-)
Karnivool - The Only Way

62 (-)
Cat Empire - No Longer There

61 (-)
Birds Of Tokyo - Wayside

60 (-)
Kings Of Leon - Charmer

59 (-)
Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger

58 (-)
Muse - Invincible

57 (-)
Midnight Juggernauts - Into The Galaxy

56 (-)
Xavier Rudd - Better People

55 (-)
John Butler Trio - Good Excuse

54 (8)
Klaxons - Golden Skans

53 (86)
Missy Higgins - Steer

52 (-)
Kisschasy - Spray On Pants

51 (-)
Missy Higgins - Peachy

50 (-)
Cat Empire - So Many Nights

49 (29)
Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent

48 (67)
Bloc Party - Flux

47 (-)
Cog - What If

46 (-)
British India - Tie Up My Hands

45 (-)
Angus & Julia Stone - The Beast

44 (83)
My Chemical Romance - Teenagers

43 (100)
Lupe Fiasco (Feat. Matthew Santos) - Superstar

42 (38)
Tegan And Sara - Back In Your Head

41 (78)
Modest Mouse - Dashboard

40 (80)
Bloc Party - I Still Remember

39 (-)
Cut Copy - Hearts On Fire

38 (-)
Beautiful Girls - I Thought About You

37 (46)
Cold War Kids - Hospital Beds

36 (-)
Architecture In Helsinki - Hold Music

35 (32)
Justice - D.A.N.C.E

34 (19)
Feist - 1234

33 (-)
Kings Of Leon - Fans

32 (-)
Kisschasy - Opinions Won't Keep You Warm At Night

31 (53)
Angus & Julia Stone - Wasted

30 (-)
Silverchair - If You Keep Losing Sleep

29 (-)
Regina Spektor - Real Love (Like A Version)

28 (39)
Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

27 (-)
Operator Please - Just A Song About Ping Pong

26 (-)
Hilltop Hoods - Recapturing The Vibe (Restrung)

25 (-)
Urthboy - We Get Around

24 (26)
Bloc Party - Hunting For Witches

23 (59)
White Stripes - Icky Thump

22 (-)
John Butler Trio - Used To Get High

21 (-)
Chemical Brothers - The Salmon Dance

20 (11)
Kanye West - Stronger

19 (-)
Architecture In Helsinki - Heart It Races

18 (33)
The Presets - My People

17 (77)
M.I.A - Paper Planes

16 (-)
Gyroscope - Snakeskin

15 (-)
Powderfinger - Lost And Running

14 (25)
Muscles - Ice Cream

13 (-)
Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby

12 (40)
The Wombats - Let's Dance To Joy Division

11 (-)
Bluejuice - Vitriol

10 (48)
The Panics - Don't Fight It

9 (5)
Soko - I'll Kill Her

8 (41)
Cold War Kids - Hang Me Up To Dry

7 (56)
Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (live)

6 (-)
Foo Fighters - The Pretender

5 (34)
Faker - This Heart Attack

4 (-)
John Butler Trio - Better Than

3 (68)
Kings Of Leon - On Call

2 (58)
Silverchair - Straight Lines

1 (-)
Muse - Knights of Cydonia

Saturday 12 January 2008

The Bawley100 - New Years Eve 2007/2008

Bawley was born from boredom and an idea that we could catalogue the best songs of 2007 and play them back over the fast approaching new years party.

Armed with one notepad, one pen, plenty of beers and a few G&T's the Bawley 100 was drafted.

The Bawley 100 was debuted at Racecourse Beach campsite where it provided the soundtrack to New Years Eve 2007/2008.


100 Lupe Fiasco (Feat. Matthew Santos) - Superstar

99 Amy Winehouse - Rehab

98 Grinderman - No Pussy Blues

97 The White Stripes - Conquest

96 The Good The Bad and The Queen - Green Fields

95 Tegan And Sarah - Soil Soil

94 Black Kids - I'm Not Going To Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You

93 M_HUMM - Survivalism (I'm Really Sorry Mix) [link]

92 Pop Levi - Sugar Assault Me Now

91 Josh Pyke - Someone Else's Town

90 Dappled Cities - Fire! Fire! Fire! (DFA mix)

89 The Killers - Read My Mind

88 k-rad - theprayermix

87 Liam Finn - Second Chance

86 Missy Higgins - Steer

85 Expatriate - Crazy

84 Muscles - One Inch Badge Pin

83 My Chemical Romance - Teenagers

82 Lost Valentinos - 17 Deaths

81 LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum

80 Bloc Party - I Still Remember

79 Bjork - Earth Intruders

78 Modest Mouse - Dashboard

77 M.I.A. - Paper Plans

76 Queens of the Stone Age (feat. Trent Reznor) - Era Vulgaris

75 Shout Out Louds - Man On The Moon

74 Art Brut - Direct Hit

73 Blonde Redhead - 23

72 Josh Pyke - Lines On Palms

71 Muscles - Muscles I Love You

70 Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place

69 British India - Houseparty

68 Kings of Leon - On Call

67 Bloc Party - Flux

66 Iron and Wine - Naked As We Came

65 The Shins - Australia

64 Digitalism - Pogo

63 Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor

62 The Hold Steady - Stuck Between Stations

61 Interpol - No I In Threesome

60 Nine Inch Nails - Zero Sum

59 The White Stripes - Icky Thump

58 silverchair - Straight Lines

57 Tegan and Sarah - The Con

56 Daft Punk - Around The World / Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

55 Simian Mobile Disco - I Believe

54 UNKLE - Burn My Shadow

53 Angus and Julia Stone - Wasted

52 Pnau - Wild Strawberries

51 Midnight Juggernauts - Road To Recovery

50 Kaiser Chiefs - Angry Mob

49 Fall Out Boy - This Aint a Scene, It's An Arms Race

48 The Panics - Don't Fight It

47 Kate Nash - Foundations

46 Cold War Kids - Hospital Beds

45 British India - Run The Red Light

44 Kaiser Chiefs - Love Is Not A Competition (But I Am Winning)

43 Interpol - Mammoth

42 Editors - Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors

41 Cold War Kids - Hang Me Out To Dry

40 The Wombats - Lets Dance To Joy Division

39 Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

38 Tegan and Sarah - Back In Your Head

37 Maximo Park - Girls Who Play Guitars

36 The Good The Bad and The Queen - Kingdom Of Doom

35 Midnight Juggernauts - Tombstone

34 Faker - This Heart Attack

33 The Presets - My People

32 Justice - D.A.N.C.E.

31 Cut Of Your Hands - Oh Girl

30 Arctic Monkeys - Teddy Picker

29 Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent

28 Beck - Timebomb

27 LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great

26 Bloc Party - Hunting for Witches

25 Muscles - Icecream

24 Klaxons - It's Not Over

23 Jose Gonzales - Down The Line

22 Arcade Fire - Intervention

21 Josh Pyke - Forever Song

20 Band of Horses - Is There a Ghost

19 Feist - 1234

18 LCD Soundsystem - New York I Love You But Your Bringing Me Down

17 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Down Boy

16 Editors - An End Has A Start

15 Radiohead - House Of Cards

14 The White Stripes - You Don't Know What Love is (You Just Do What Your Told)

13 Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm

12 Young and Restless - Police! Police!

11 Kanye West - Stronger

10 Cut Copy - So Haunted

9 Bloc Party - Waiting For The 7:18

8 Klaxons - Golden Skans

7 Radiohead - 15 Step

6 Radiohead - Ceremony

5 Soko - I'll Kill Her

4 Muscles - Sweaty

3 Bloc Party - Sunday

2 LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends

1 Radiohead - All I Need

That is our list, the CD is in the mail.

What did we miss, what have we overrated, your comments...