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The Mercury Music Prize
Posted: Tue 17 Jul 2007, 7:57 pm
by Janet Street-Porter
It's that time of year again. I think that I hate this more than the Brits, MTV Video Awards and Al-Qaeda's Suicide Bomber of the Year put together. Is it a showcase for new unheard music or yet another bouquet for the Arctic Monkeys? Is that Jo Whiley or a pumpkin? Lest we forget, M-People once won it.....
Posted: Tue 17 Jul 2007, 8:29 pm
by alig
Movin! on up! (and I don't mean the Jeffersons)
Posted: Wed 18 Jul 2007, 8:33 am
by Flaffer
who's been nominated, let me hazard a major label signed 'indie' band, no one will give a shit about in 3 years, a wet singer songwriter, a hip dance artist, a Latvian folk duo, jazz lite singer/songwriter and an ethnic pan pipe playing combo..............oh and erasure
Posted: Wed 18 Jul 2007, 11:12 am
by shamelessboyuk
Here's the full list:
1. Arctic Monkeys - FAVOURITE WORST NIGHTMARE
2. Dizzee Rascal - MATHS + ENGLISH
3. Fionn Regan - THE END OF HISTORY
4. Jamie T - PANIC PREVENTION
5. Klaxons - MYTHS OF THE NEAR FUTURE
6. The Young Knives - VOICES OF ANIMALS AND MEN
7. Bat for Lashes - FUR AND GOLD
8. Maps - WE CAN CREATE
9. New Young Pony Club - FANTASTIC PLAYROOM
10. Basquiat Strings - BASQUIAT STRINGS WITH SEB ROCHFORD
11. The View - HATS OFF TO THE BUSKERS
12. Amy Winehouse - BACK TO BLACK
Over half the album titles seem to remind me of times at school!
Posted: Wed 18 Jul 2007, 11:34 am
by Radiophonic
Amy Winehouse!
Posted: Wed 18 Jul 2007, 12:12 pm
by Shopper
Ive only heard of monkeys and winehouse !! how are the other acts
Posted: Wed 18 Jul 2007, 12:29 pm
by Fugitive1979
There aren't many unheard of acts on that list.
Amy Winehouse to win.
Posted: Wed 18 Jul 2007, 1:57 pm
by raggatwin
Jamie T is quite entertaining in a mockney type way.
Winehouse is overrated.
The Klaxxons make New Rave which dosen't contain any rave.
Don't know much about the rest of em
Posted: Wed 18 Jul 2007, 7:10 pm
by mantooth
The new Dizzee Rascal album was really good, but I'm not sure he deserves to win again with it.
Posted: Wed 18 Jul 2007, 7:32 pm
by Janet Street-Porter
But what is the point of it? At least The Brits rewards out and out commercialism or MTV whoever is fittest. This just smacks of wanky faux indie elitism.
Arctic Monkeys - they're Northern and The Smiths aren't around anymore
Dizzee Rascal - obligatory urban artist
Jamie T - cut-price Streets
Amy Winehouse - she's massive but still *cool*
Klaxons - arty with fringes (Altern 8 would NEVER have been nominated)
The View - holy f***, it's Oasis in a skip
and the rest.....annual mix of no-hopers, ne'r-do-wells and WHO????? to fulfill the award's USP.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's good that new music gets championed but why are Arctic Moneys nominated again and why the hell did they they win it last year? Basically it should be renamed the Jo Whiley Award for dull indie folk and the prize should be a pumpkin. *rant over*
Posted: Fri 20 Jul 2007, 10:31 am
by kimphilby
Maps - WE CAN CREATE
That's a good album. Like a dancey Charlatans.
Posted: Fri 20 Jul 2007, 10:39 am
by kimphilby
But what is the point of it? At least The Brits rewards out and out commercialism or MTV whoever is fittest. This just smacks of wanky faux indie elitism.
Arctic Monkeys - they're Northern and The Smiths aren't around anymore
Dizzee Rascal - obligatory urban artist
Jamie T - cut-price Streets
Amy Winehouse - she's massive but still *cool*
Klaxons - arty with fringes (Altern 8 would NEVER have been nominated)
The View - holy f***, it's Oasis in a skip
and the rest.....annual mix of no-hopers, ne'r-do-wells and WHO????? to fulfill the award's USP.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's good that new music gets championed but why are Arctic Moneys nominated again and why the hell did they they win it last year? Basically it should be renamed the Jo Whiley Award for dull indie folk and the prize should be a pumpkin. *rant over*
I love you JSP
Posted: Sat 21 Jul 2007, 5:33 pm
by Kris
Janet Street-Porter wrote: Basically it should be renamed the Jo Whiley Award for dull indie folk and the prize should be a pumpkin. *rant over*
I'm stunned that Whiley's latest project, Deliciously Fruity Wine, weren't nominated.
Posted: Sat 21 Jul 2007, 6:02 pm
by Ray
Well, it's Amy "The Winner" Winehouse and Obligatory Runners-Up.