ext_88055 ([identity profile] katstevens.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] poptimists2008-09-04 03:13 pm
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Lex 20p Indie Prize

[livejournal.com profile] koganbot handily summarised some possible voting criteria in the nominations thread:

  • Best act that you can rationalize as indie

  • Best act that you can rationalize as indie and is likely to irritate Lex

  • Act most likely to irritate Lex (whether good or not) subcategory A: they irritate Lex because he thinks they're irremediably awful

  • Act most likely to irritate Lex (whether good or not) subcategory B: they irritate Lex because he likes some of what they do but they have characteristics that he can't stand

  • Act that is most indie

  • Indie act that you hate but that
has something
  • Worst indie act

  • Act that you have never heard but from what you've heard
    • about them they epitomize something indie and irritating
    Feel free to use some, all or none of the above to help make your choice! You can also abstain if you feel that none of the acts below are deserving winners. Voting is anonymous in case you don't want the world to know about your INDIE SHAME.

    Without further ado, here is the shortlist!

    [Poll #1253599]

    ATTENTION: The WINNER plus some, all or none of the other acts above will get played at POPTIMISM which is this Saturday at the Cross Kings! Free entry and top tunes from 8-late. Be there and get ready to chase Lex round the room with the 20 pence piece of tradition!

    [argh apologies for ballsing up the first poll!]
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    [identity profile] freakytigger.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
    It's hard for me to look beyond the Ting Tings this year I have to say.

    [identity profile] alexmacpherson.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 02:33 pm (UTC)(link)
    They only fit into two categories, c) and g).

    [identity profile] katstevens.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 02:40 pm (UTC)(link)
    They are racing into the lead!

    [identity profile] freakytigger.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 02:43 pm (UTC)(link)
    It's worth noting that the members of the Lex 20p Indie Prize jury are known for their capricious natures: certainly the Ting Tings are the bookies' favourites, but will that mean anything if we forget to bring the CD in the judges' eyes?

    [identity profile] alexmacpherson.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 02:46 pm (UTC)(link)
    OMG you can't play the Ting Tings at Poptimism!!!!!!

    [identity profile] freakytigger.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 02:47 pm (UTC)(link)
    ....when I'm not there

    Corrected.

    [identity profile] atommickbrane.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
    ballboy?! what year is this again?

    [identity profile] freakytigger.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
    They're the token folk pick.

    [identity profile] alexmacpherson.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 02:32 pm (UTC)(link)
    There will be no chasing around the room as I cannot come to Poptimism on Saturday :( I might try for early doors but dunno. I'm going to a SECRET FUNKY HOUSE NIGHT! Sez the invite:

    "No Sportswear, No Timberlands, No Hoods, No Trainers, No Bapes, No Pumps or Soft Soled Shoe's, No Gucci & Prada Trainers, No Kickers.

    No Tramps, No Bad Attitude’s, No Road Issue’s.

    Do Smile & Enjoy & thank you for your continued support!"

    [identity profile] sbp.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 02:33 pm (UTC)(link)
    and no correct punctuation, it would seem.

    [identity profile] chezghost.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)
    i wonder if these kinds of warnings/conditions really work.

    [identity profile] alexmacpherson.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
    well, I'll see on Saturday!

    [identity profile] alexmacpherson.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 02:56 pm (UTC)(link)
    Japanese hip-hop clothing company, short for A Bathing Ape. I'm wearing Bapes (trainers) right now.

    [identity profile] jeff-worrell.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)
    haha I read the last verboten as 'No Knickers' the first 2 times.

    [identity profile] atommickbrane.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 03:25 pm (UTC)(link)
    So what shoes CAN one wear? I think you should wear a nice pair of Hush Puppies :)

    [identity profile] alexmacpherson.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
    I'm going to have to wear the proper black shoes I wear with my suit unless I go shoe shopping...not going to risk my cream Fred Perry tennis shoes, they're not exactly trainers but you never know.

    [identity profile] the-roofdog.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 02:35 pm (UTC)(link)
    Surely abstention is anathema to the Lex 20p Indie Prize. If none of them are good enough then make the criterion which one is bad enough!

    [identity profile] katstevens.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
    I just like having an option at the end in upper case letters innit.

    [identity profile] sbp.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 02:49 pm (UTC)(link)
    Well it's also a case of pick one, arrgghh my ears.

    [identity profile] jeff-worrell.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
    This isn't a SHORTlist!

    [identity profile] jeff-worrell.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 02:55 pm (UTC)(link)
    That said, the only acts to have got votes so far = the Korrekt shortlist IMHO

    :(

    [identity profile] jeff-worrell.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 03:14 pm (UTC)(link)
    ^ (no longer the case)

    [identity profile] katstevens.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 03:03 pm (UTC)(link)
    I did nearly leave out McFly and PigTec (the former because no-one would tick them, the latter because there is no actual evidence that a musical act by that name exists) but thought 'fvck it'. I r rebellious Kat (and have been staring at enough R4d10head b0ll0cks today to make my brain melt).

    [identity profile] dubdobdee.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)
    pig(eon) (de)tec(tives) innit

    [identity profile] carsmilesteve.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 02:54 pm (UTC)(link)
    this is TOO HARD!!! i think i would like some sort of proportional representation...

    [identity profile] carsmilesteve.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 02:56 pm (UTC)(link)
    also shouldn't the lex indie 20p prize be for british artists only?

    [identity profile] katstevens.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 03:01 pm (UTC)(link)
    I thought about doing it like that but I wanted Alphabeat in there :)

    [identity profile] carsmilesteve.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 03:02 pm (UTC)(link)
    ah well, i've voted for wampire veekend now anyway :)

    Vote for Urbnri

    [identity profile] ijgrieve.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 03:05 pm (UTC)(link)
    http://www.myspace.com/urbnri

    heed my words

    [identity profile] piratemoggy.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
    This is what you are missing out on if you vote for anything other than This Will Destroy You:



    Surely, poptimists, we are not going to say that 'That's Not My Name' is more listenable than the above? Even if apparent poptimist ideology might dictate it so, let's not get dogmatic. And I know the 20p Indie Prize isn't about listenability but RLY.

    Omg I just realised we really should have put Burial in here.

    Re: heed my words

    [identity profile] piratemoggy.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
    Christ, that whole comment sounds like K-Punk, doesn't it?

    *goes to wash brane*

    Re: heed my words

    [identity profile] carsmilesteve.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 04:02 pm (UTC)(link)
    drop and give me twenty mog!

    you should know by now that there's no such thing as poptimist "ideology" ;)

    Re: heed my words

    [identity profile] piratemoggy.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
    Sorry, been arguing with stupid people about Sarah Palin for the last three hours. D:

    Re: heed my words

    [identity profile] carsmilesteve.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
    boo hiss.

    i'm guessing yr not going to get to come and play on saturday either? :((((

    Re: heed my words

    [identity profile] piratemoggy.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 04:10 pm (UTC)(link)
    Currently it does look that way.

    :( x a million

    Re: heed my words

    [identity profile] braisedbywolves.livejournal.com 2008-09-04 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
    The Ting Tings are more listenable than anything else here!
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