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The most linked UK weblogs, May 2005.
In May 2004, I compiled a Top 50 chart of the most linked UK weblogs, using data culled from Technorati. A year later, I've decided to do the same thing again, with the list expanded to a Top 60.
As you'll see, there has been a lot of movement, with 19 new entries in the Top 50 and some significant climbers. Inevitably, the bar for inclusion has also been raised. A year ago, the #50 blog only needed 114 links to qualify; this year, it needs 218. As a result, all of the blogs which have dropped down the chart have actually gained significant numbers of new links. The usual caveats apply. Links are only counted if they come from other weblogs, so there is little indication of popularity in the outside world. A high number of links does not necessarily mean a high amount of traffic, and vice versa. As "political" weblogs tend to have much longer blogrolls than other weblogs, the chart is therefore weighted in their favour to a certain degree. Blogs which have changed their URLs in the last year lose all their old links, and have to start again from zero. (Like this one, in fact.) Blogs with two completely different URLs suffer, as I can only include one of them. (If I added the two figures together, then there would be too many duplicates.) And - most importantly of all - there is not necessarily any meaningful correlation between popularity and quality. So no tears before bedtime, OK? My definition of a "UK weblog" - which might well differ from yours - is that its author should be currently resident in the UK. If it's a group weblog, then the majority of its authors should be living in the UK. Actual British citizenship doesn't come into it; residency is all that's required. This also means that I've excluded weblogs written by ex-pat Brits who are living abroad. As always, there are bound to be some omissions. If you know of a blog which should be included, then please let me know. (This was partially inspired by a new site called Blogebrity, which has attempted to codify the whole A-list / B-list / C-list thing for real, but which - so far as I can detect - has only included two UK weblogs on its lists. Apparently, there's also a glossy "blog celebrity" magazine in the pipeline. Yes, that's what I thought.)
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"Bored now. Next craze please."
No sooner do I say this, than Timothy pops up in my comments box to tell me what it is: namely, a web-based project entitled 40 artists, 40 days.
This blatant, blatant hijacking of my pioneering and celebrated 40 In 40 Days Project is a wheeze cooked up by The Tate Gallery, in support of London's 2012 Olympics bid. Working rather like an Advent Calendar, a brand new artwork will be revealed on the Tate website each day, from today until July 6th. (There's more information here.) Today's first work is a portrait by Sam Taylor-Wood, with future contributors including Antony Gormley, Mario Testino and Norman Foster. My kind of thing, if you ignore all that sporting nonsense.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Two weeks ago, I was still struggling with them. Some would end up in the bin, scrunched into cross little balls, messed up beyond redemption. The others would go to a proud little trophy pile at the edge of the desk, too perfect to chuck.
About twenty minutes of concentrated graft would generally do it - providing I swapped to "large" before printing, as I had a strict, sequential system which necessitated a lot of minuscule scribblings and crossings out along the way. Today, faced with a supposedly hard one, I found myself abandoning the system for a looser, more holistic methodology. In not much more than ten easy minutes, it was done; tossed onto the pile with a triumphant flick of the wrist. Hard my arse. The lesson - that an experientally acquired holistic approach will beat a painstakingly applied sequential approach, once the necessary leap of faith is made - is one I could do with bearing in mind, linear thinker that I am. But enlightenment has its price. Today, that flick was triumphant. Tomorrow it will be casual. Soon it will be indifferent. And then my fun will be over. Bored now. Next craze please.
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Repeating the experiment, by popular demand. Now with added mental sorbet!
I've had a couple of requests to repeat the Beatles experiment on other well known acts. So I'm going to run with two acts simultaneously.
Please follow these instructions carefully. First, think of a David Bowie song. Don't deliberate - just pick the first one that comes into your head. Even if it's not one of your favourites. Because this isn't a popularity poll, as such. Got that? OK, good. Before moving onto the second act, you first need to clear out any lingering musical associations, in case these taint the second set of results. So think of what follows as a sort of palate cleanser for the mind. A sorbet for the subconscious, if you will. PLEASE CLICK HERE NOW. PLEASE CLICK HERE NOW. PLEASE CLICK HERE NOW. And you're back in the room. Now think of the first Rolling Stones song that comes into your head. Same guidelines as before. Please leave both song titles in the comments box below. When we've got enough, I'll analyse the stats. Thanks to Karen, Alan and Clair for the suggestions.
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Monday, May 23, 2005
This week's new singles releases.
Feeling somewhat burnt out on the Pithy Capsule Reviewlet front, I have graciously abstained from this week's Stylus UK Singles Jukebox column. Which is a shame, as this was something of a bumper week for good new releases - especially when compared to the motley ragbag of duds that are due out next week.
However, since I'm sure that you all come bounding in here on Mondays, eagerly jangling your pocket money, I should at least advise you where to splash your cash: British Sea Power – Please Stand Up. I've had to stop being sniffy about this lot, even though they did play one of last year's most boring gigs, as this makes it two catchy singles in a row. Headwear is duly being munched. The Mitchell Brothers ft Sway & The Streets – Harvey Nicks. Hilarious grime track, in which the snooty assistants at London's swanky clothing store give the Mitchells the cold shoulder - for wearing overalls. A little lesson in fashion for you there. Teedra Moses – Be Your Girl. Sumptuous nu-soul, from a true artiste. The Arcade Fire – Power Out. I'm a little late to the party with this lot, but am catching up fast. Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl. Her best single yet from the album, i.e. vastly less irritating than Rich Girl. Which isn't too hard, admittedly. Amerie – 1 Thing. This year's Crazy In Love (with which it shares a producer): funky R&B with killer vocals and backbeat. Our American cousins would call this a "summer jam". And if you're only buying one single this week? Amerie, then.
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"Quick, think of a Beatles song." The results.
A few days ago, I asked you to name the first Beatles song that came into your head. Here's what happened.
92 people replied, and 42 different songs were nominated. This supports the initial thesis that there are no particular "typical" Beatles songs, which everyone will automatically think of first. Could the same variety be expected for any other musical act? I very much doubt it. Of the 42 songs that were nominated, 21 were nominated once, and a further 21 were nominated twice or more. Despite the wide spread of nominations, a few songs did emerge as favourites, with Hey Jude emerging as a clear leader. Here's the full list: hey jude (11) Breaking down the number of votes cast by year, 1968 received the most votes (20). This is followed by 1965 (17), 1967 (16) and 1966 (14), with a clear gap separating these four years from the remaining five. This establishes 1965-68 as the period which people most readily associate with the band.love me do (6) yesterday (6) eleanor rigby (5) all you need is love (4) yellow submarine (4) a day in the life (3) blackbird (3) hello goodbye (3) help! (3) she loves you (3) a hard day's night (2) back in the ussr (2) here comes the sun (2) i am the walrus (2) i want you (she's so heavy) (2) let it be (2) norwegian wood (2) nowhere man (2) paperback writer (2) penny lane (2) 21 other songs (1) However, since over half the 1968 votes went to one song (Hey Jude), perhaps we should also look at the number of different songs voted for in each year. On these grounds, 1965 is the winner (8 songs), followed by 1963, 1967 and 1968 (7 songs), and 1966 (6 songs). It's interesting to note that of the 33 different Beatles songs that were released in 1964, you only nominated one: A Hard Day's Night (2 votes). Comparing the 92 Troubled Diva votes with the 121 votes on the I Love Music message board, I found that the I Love Music votes were spread out over a comparatively larger number of songs, with comparatively fewer individual high scores. In particular, there was nothing like the same level of recognition for Hey Jude, which polled only 2 nominations. The most popular song on I Love Music was Eleanor Rigby (7), followed by a surprise runner-up: Blackbird (6). 1965 and 1968 were still the most popular years, with 1964 scoring significantly higher than on Troubled Diva. Meanwhile, 1967 - traditionally regarded by many critics as the group's artistic high water mark - was proportionally less popular amongst I Love Music readers. Combining both sets of nominations (213 in all), a total of 83 different songs were mentioned. This is fractionally under 40% of all 209 songs released by The Beatles between 1962 and 1970. Nevertheless, there were still some surprising omissions, with no nominations at all for such well known songs as Twist And Shout, Can’t Buy Me Love, I Should Have Known Better, Day Tripper, Got To Get You Into My Life, Sgt. Pepper, With A Little Help From My Friends, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, When I'm 64, Revolution, Helter Skelter, Get Back, Come Together and Across The Universe. The most popular "combined" song was Hey Jude (13 nominations), followed by Eleanor Rigby (12) and Blackbird (9). As for the most popular albums: 13 tracks were nominated from The White Album, followed by 8 from Revolver and 7 from Abbey Road. The least popular, with just 2 tracks each, were With The Beatles and - wait for it - the band's supposed classic, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Finally, the most popular B-side was I Am The Walrus, with 6 nominations. Coming soon: "Quick, think of a song by Vanilla Ninja".
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Sunday, May 22, 2005
Umlauts: we like the Europop and we're not afraid to say it.
Umlauts is the new music-blogging venture from Edward O, who was responsible for last year's widely admired Enthusiastic but Mediocre. As before, Edward will be running a regular feature: The Cross-Europe Chart Challenge of Death, in which fifteen different European countries have their singles charts evaluated by a panel of pundits.
Ever eager to trot out a pithy capsule review or two, I have now joined the panel, whose verdicts on the current Top 10 singles in Belgium are now available for inspection. Having spent the last few days immersed in Belgian pop (when I've not been immersed in Eurovision), all I can say is that I will never complain about the UK singles charts again. Take it from me, kids: we just don't know how lucky we are. Having said that, I can wholeheartedly recommend a wonderful piece of Schlager-pop by Laura Lynn, called Je Hebt Me 1000 Maal Belogen. How reassuring to know that stuff like this, which I thought had died out years ago, is still being produced and enjoyed. Interested? Then take a good look at the end of the article.
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Eurovision 2005: I don't really do post-match reports...
...previews being my particular speciality, but I'd be interested to know what you lot made of last night's contest. But while I'm here, some quick-fire observations:
1. The best songs on the night were mostly placed at the start of the draw, which made for a spectacular opening salvo. Indeed, several members of last night's gang in front of the telly swiftly declared it to be the best contest ever. 2. However, there was a distinct tail-off in quality after the bangin' granny of Moldova, followed by a dramatic slump after Serbia. This could only spell good news for Greece, whose entry shone out from the herd by comparison. 3. Although the level of chat in the room drowned out most of Wogan's commentary, I did catch his lament that many of this year's songs sounded indistinguishable from another. That would be the BOWEI (Blend Of Western & Eastern Influences) factor, then. It's an Issue, isn't it? And honestly, if I ever clap eyes on one more Big Sodding Drum, I'll... I'll... well, I don't know what I'll do. But it won't be pretty. 4. The voting went on far, far too long. It was fine in the old days, when only the couple of dozen participating countries on the night voted - but come on, thirty-nine separate juries? Something needs to be done. Watching numbers float about on a screen for the thick end of an hour and a half is not many people's idea of good prime time entertainment. Two of our lot fell fast asleep. Hell, even I started wilting a little. 5. I'm a bit worried about the potential fall-out from the "big four" countries (UK, Germany, France, Spain), who customarily stump up most of the dosh in return for automatic entry to the finals, finishing in the last four positions. Will they get the hump and start withdrawing their funding? Because the alternative - corporate sponsorship - would be a grisly prospect indeed. As I've said before: the day the event turns into the Pepsi Max Eurovision, hosted by Beyoncé, is the day I'll lose interest. 6. There is, however, an obvious solution to the UK's continuing dismal record in the voting. (All together now: POOR Javine!) And that is... devolution! If we adopted the football approach, fielding separate entries for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, then we could all block-vote for each other, and everyone would be happy. And why not throw in Lundy, Rockall and the Isle Of Man for good measure? Ker-ching! Sorted! 7. Nevertheless, and despite all the above grumbles, my ardour for Eurovision remains resolutely undimmed. So much so, that after two years of watching the contest on the telly, I find myself ready and eager to re-enter the fray. So, Athens 2006, then? I am like so there already. Try keeping me away. Still hungry for more? Than why not gorge yourselves upon Anna Pickard's live running commentary for Guardian Unlimited? (I'm involved in something similar, which will be appearing on Another Web Site in the fullness of time.) Alternatively, you could check last night's results on the official scoreboard - where you'll notice that the UK's only votes came from Ireland (English speaking), Malta (ditto), Cyprus (army bases) and Turkey (where Touch My Fire has been a hit). I am now officially Eurovisionned out. Is there still a world out there? Maybe it's time to step outside and smell the flowers. (P.S. I am rubbish at making predictions. Worse than last year, in fact. See below for proof. Eight out of twenty-four? And I try to pass myself off as an expert? Pathetic.) Labels: eurovision, eurovision2005
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