THE 4TH ANNUAL SPOZ'S RANT AWARDS / NOMINEES
ADELAIDE MUSIC SCENE / January - December 2011 /
PART I /
PART II
Yup...because in a live scene without the SAMIA's, you get what you deserve!
And now without further ado, here are the nominations for 2011...
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THE MATT BANHAM AWARD
(aka: the best diabolical stage presence/god complex of the year)
Carla Lippis - The Rules
Dougie Arnott - Quiet In The Lab!
Jon Marco - The Honey Pies
Paul "Nazz" Nassari - ...So Yeah / The Motherfucking Motherfuckers
THE LACHLAN WILSON AWARD
(aka: the best unassuming lead singer/shrinking violet of the year)
Josh Calligeros - Sincerely, Grizzly
Juliet Hunter - Gold Bloom / Like Leaves
Lachlan Wilson - Steering By Stars
Zac Coligan - The Sea Thieves
AXE MURDERER (GUITARIST) OF THE YEAR
Dan Cava - Surviving Sharks
Dan Varricchio - Like Leaves
Josh Van Looy - Lady Strangelove
Tony Marshall - The Honey Pies
THE SPASTIC FLEA AWARD (BASSIST OF THE YEAR)
Adrian Reveruzzi - Steering By Stars
Flik Freeman - The Venice Whalers
Nick O'Connor - The Killgirls
Patrick Saracino - Like Leaves
THE RYAN MANOLAKIS AWARD (DRUMMER OF THE YEAR)
Aidan Moyse - Hawks Of Alba
Rowan Mount - Sincerely, Grizzly
Ryan Manolakis - Like Leaves
Sam Stearne - Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! / Danvers & Ghost Knife
THE ART ZINOVIEV AWARD
(aka: the best integral but ultimately expendable band member of the year)
Anthony Wignall - Quiet In The Lab!
Benjamin Cooper - Bronze Chariot
Carly Whittaker - Cheer Advisory Council / Mountbatten
Jon Wignall - 20th Century Graduates / The Keepsakes / The Sweet Decline
SCENE STEALER OF THE YEAR
(aka: the best omnipresent unsung multi-tasking shit-tornado of the year)
Carla Lippis - New White Sneakers / The Rules / Stars Young
Dave Blumberg - Creepers / Fake Tan / Lemurian / Tea / ...etc
Larissa Perry - 20th Century Graduates / Cat Party / Cesare / ...etc
Naomi Keyte - Gold Bloom / Sour Sop / The Transatlantics
THE INSANITY WOLF AWARD
(aka: the band/artist most dangerous to our mental health this year)
Bird Wizdom
The BottleRockets
Fake Tan
God God Dammit Dammit
THE NEWBORN GIRAFFE AWARD
(aka: the band/artist most dangerous to their own mental health this year)
Gemini Downs
Ghyti & The Philanthropic Orchestra
Glisk
Mountbatten
FASHION TRAGICS OF THE YEAR
(aka: the most hipster hyped and/or hilariously "scene" conscious)
The Amcats
Collarbones
Glisk
Ride Into The Sun
THE MONA LISA OVERDRIVE AWARD
(aka: the never heard of the concept "absence makes the heart grow fonder")
Cheer Advisory Council
Danvers & Ghost Knife
Ride Into The Sun
Sincerely, Grizzly
INTERSTATE TOURING ARTISTS OF THE YEAR
Ball Park Music
Ghoul
The Grates
Tumbleweed
EVENT/LAUNCH PARTY OF THE YEAR
Format - "Monster Monster II"
The Killgirls - "Animal" EP Launch / Queens Theatre
Sia Duff - No One Wants To Play With Us / The Metro
Steering By Stars - "Collision/Ink" Single Launch / SA Art Gallery Auditorium
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Hawks Of Alba "Cut You Out"
The Honey Pies "Hair Of The Dog (Uncensored)"
Lady Strangelove "Sweet Exchange"
Van Cleef "Dalek Gulch"
DEMO OF THE YEAR
Cesare "Black The Panes"
Gold Bloom "Gold Bloom"
The Honey Pies "Thank You For Being A Friend"
Ride Into The Sun "Ride Into The Sun"
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Lady Strangelove "Sweet Exchange"
Sincerely, Grizzly "21 / Snakes & Ladders"
Steering By Stars "Collision / Ink"
Surviving Sharks "Bleed & See / Sever"
EP OF THE YEAR
Hawks Of Alba "Dear Punk Rock..."
Mountbatten "The Night Is A Dream"
Ride Into The Sun "Goodbye Hipster, Hello Reality"
The Sweet Decline "Echo Of The Sirens"
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Coerce "Ethereal Surrogate Saviour"
Leader Cheetah "Lotus Skies"
Like Leaves "Like Leaves"
The Sea Thieves "They Will Run"
LIVE VENUE OF THE YEAR
The Ed Castle
Format
The Jade Monkey
The Wheatsheaf
DEBUT ARTISTS OF THE YEAR
Gold Bloom
The Rules
Surviving Sharks
Tea
ARTISTS OF THE YEAR
The Honey Pies
Lady Strangelove
Ride Into The Sun
Steering By Stars
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Winners announced sometime next month (or two-ish?), stay tuned!
Previously on Spoz's Rant:
Sincerely, Grizzly (Single Launch) and Quiet In The Lab!