[identity profile] katstevens.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] poptimists
[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!]

    Date: 2008-09-04 02:22 pm (UTC)
    From: [identity profile] freakytigger.livejournal.com
    It's hard for me to look beyond the Ting Tings this year I have to say.

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

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

    Date: 2008-09-04 02:32 pm (UTC)
    From: [identity profile] 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!"

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

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

    Date: 2008-09-04 02:34 pm (UTC)
    From: [identity profile] alexmacpherson.livejournal.com
    NO BAD ATTITUDE'S

    Date: 2008-09-04 02:35 pm (UTC)
    From: [identity profile] the-roofdog.livejournal.com
    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!

    Date: 2008-09-04 02:43 pm (UTC)
    From: [identity profile] 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?

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

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

    Corrected.

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

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

    Date: 2008-09-04 02:53 pm (UTC)
    From: [identity profile] carsmilesteve.livejournal.com
    what are bapes?

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

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

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

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

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

    Vote for Urbnri

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

    Date: 2008-09-04 03:10 pm (UTC)
    From: [identity profile] chezghost.livejournal.com
    Road Issue?

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

    :(

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

    Date: 2008-09-04 03:21 pm (UTC)
    From: [identity profile] alexmacpherson.livejournal.com
    you know, as in beefs.

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

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

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

    heed my words

    Date: 2008-09-04 03:31 pm (UTC)
    From: [identity profile] piratemoggy.livejournal.com
    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

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

    *goes to wash brane*

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

    Date: 2008-09-04 03:49 pm (UTC)
    From: [identity profile] 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.

    Re: heed my words

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

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

    Re: heed my words

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

    Re: heed my words

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

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

    Re: heed my words

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

    :( x a million

    Re: heed my words

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

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