Friday, December 08, 2006

British Accents Year end Poll

My responses
TOP 10 ALBUMS
-any album released in the US or the UK in 2006 is eligible. So technically, you could vote for some of the same albums that you voted for last year. Please rank them as #'s 1-10, as your #1 will be ranked higher than your #10.
Larrakin Love The Freedom Spark
The Holloways So This is Great Britain
The rifles No love Lost
Stoney The Scene and The Unseen
Battle Return to Earth
The Long Blondes - Someone To Drive You Home
DPT - Waterloo To Anywhere
milburn - well well well
Forward russia - give me a wall
the young knives voices of animals and men
TOP 10 SONGS
-to qualify, the song must be from an album released in the US or the UK in 2006, or released as a single in either country in 2006. This means that a song from an older album could be eligible if it was given a single release this year. Like the albums category, your picks will be weighted from 1-10, so please number them.
The Rifles she's got standards
Little Man Tate Man I hate your band
Battle Tendency
Jarvis Running The World

WORST 5 ALBUMS
-do what you wish with this category. pick 5 albums from acts you hate, or you could pick 5 disappointing albums from artists you otherwise enjoy.
The Fratellis
The Killers
The Ordinary Boys
My Chemical Romance
The Automatic

WORST 5 SONGS
-these can be either those grating, annoying songs that you heard on the radio a few times, or simply a weak or disappointing song from an artist you ordinarily love.
snow patrol
my chemical romance
bravery
(add any of their new stuff)

BEST COMPILATION (various artists)
-soundtracks, label comps, tribute albums, box sets... any collection that contains various artists
who cares

"BEST BEST OF" (single artist)
-best of CD's, live albums, b-sides collections, remix albums, box sets... any collection featuring a single artist that's not a new studio album or a reissue.
who cares
BEST REISSUE
-any re-mastered, re-released, or re-packaged CD.
who cares

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
-what artist had a career year in 2006?
Arctic Monkeys (blah)


BEST NEW ARTIST
-who stands out among 2006's newcomers?
Pigeon detectives

PERSONAL FAVORITE ARTIST
-who are your current personal favorites, among bands still active and solo artists still alive? they don't have to have been active in 2006, as long as they're a favorite of yours.
The Cribs

BEST LIVE SHOW
-name up to 3 concerts or festivals that blew you away this year. Shows can be from anywhere, not just in your city.
SXSW
The Cribs Great Scott
Dirty Pretty Things, Scissors For Lefty 8/13/2006 Great Scott


MUSICAL HIGHTLIGHT OF 2006
-what was the most exciting thing to happen musically in 2006 - pretty much anything you can think of counts.

MUSICAL LOWLIGHT OF 2006
-what was the biggest disappointment for you musically? Could be a death, breakup of a band, closing of a club, a bad record, a disappointing tour...anything negative that happened in the musical realm in 2005.
Flaming Lips at SXSW

BEST DVD
-can be the DVD release of a movie or a musical DVD of video clips, live shows, etc.

BEST FILM
-that opened in theaters in 2006

BEST MUSIC PUBLICATION
-any print magazine or newspaper that you go to for music news, reviews, articles, etc.

BEST MUSIC WEBSITE OR BLOG
-where do you go online for news, downloads, reviews, interviews, etc?
NME.com

BEST RECORD STORE
-do I need to explain this one?

BEST CLUB NIGHT
-any night that ran during some part of 2006 in any city is eligible.

BEST RADIO STATION (broadcast)
-what's your favorite terrestrial radio station that you listen to with a radio?
you ARE joking?

BEST RADIO STATION (online)
-what's your favorite radio station that you listen to online? Can be a terrestrial station if you listen to the web stream more often.
6 music

BEST REASON TO LOOK FORWARD TO 2007
-here's where you get to predict who will break out next year.
Battle, little man tate, milburn, pigeon detectives too many to mention
New Cribs CD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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