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

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

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!"

[sbp.livejournal.com]

and no correct punctuation, it would seem.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

NO BAD ATTITUDE'S

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Road Issue?

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

you know, as in beefs.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i wonder if these kinds of warnings/conditions really work.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

well, I'll see on Saturday!

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

what are bapes?

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Japanese hip-hop clothing company, short for A Bathing Ape. I'm wearing Bapes (trainers) right now.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

haha I read the last verboten as 'No Knickers' the first 2 times.

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

So what shoes CAN one wear? I think you should wear a nice pair of Hush Puppies :)

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

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.