Lex 20p Indie Prize

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

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!]

Comments

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's hard for me to look beyond the Ting Tings this year I have to say.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

They only fit into two categories, c) and g).

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

They are racing into the lead!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

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?

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

OMG you can't play the Ting Tings at Poptimism!!!!!!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

....when I'm not there

Corrected.