When I think back to high school and some of those defining bands I think Stone Roses, Smiths, Oasis, Blur but one that really was at the heart of my music tastes as a girl and especially as a teenager was Liz Phair. She is my Joni Mitchell.  (More)

Today Bloc Party released their new track Mercury after quite some build up and even a facebook countdown application (cool huh?). Early reviews from punters are less than impressed with the direction Kele Okereke continues to take the band. Where are the guitars one might ask  (More)

I know New Years seems like a long way away but if you are even thinking about the possibility of attending Falls Festival in Lorne and going camping over New Years Eve you should register for the ticket ballot. This doesn't guarantee you a ticket but it pretty much guarantees you won't get a ticket if you don't register.  (More)

Following on from Hummer's blog entry on mix-tape's in March, it recently struck me just how many I make. Now I've made more than a few mix-tapes, mostly for boys as an instrument of love (look at my clever eclectic music taste, I'm so indie, etc) as well as for friends in an endless endeavour to tune their ears in and share my favourite songs. I've also been on the receiving end of plenty too, they have delighted me, made me cry, won me over, got me through hard times. But my latest offering, a divorce mix-tape. Yeah not so common right? from: http://bawley.blogspot.com/2008/04/mix-tape-musings.html   (More)

Today saw the release of the much anticipated second album from Sydney based indie dance duo the Presets . Here at Bawley, we have been hanging out to get our hot little hands on a copy of Apocalypso and thankfully our local record store was selling them early. It's no secret that many the night has been danced away to the euphoric sounds of the dance darlings at our local indie bar and this album doesn't disappoint, consistently providing the essential elements of a great dance track. From http://www.bawley.blogpot.com  (More)

MGMT (Columbia Records) Brooklyn duo keeps several tongues in cheek. . . The debut album ‘ Oracular Spectacular ’ from Brooklyn, New York city duo MGMT (formerly The Management) was released on Columbia Records in January this year. Whilst the signing of this relatively unknown band to a major record label surprised many, the MGMT boys come though with the goods and certainly don't disappoint.  (More)

Here's a link to my music blog.... Bawley is a collection of music nerds, no talent, no experience, no education, no right to have as many opinions as they do... check it out http://www.bawley.blogspot.com/   (More)

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