Lex 20p Indie Prize 2010

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

It's that time of year again! The 2010 Mercury Music Prize will be announced tonight, which means that I can declare the poptimists 2010 Lex 20p Indie Prize officially open!

Voting criteria are as complex and unfathomable as ever, however here are some hints as to how you can make your selection.

* Your favourite act on the list
* Your least favourite act on the list
* The indiest act on the list
* The act that most likely to make you exclaim 'God Help Us If There's A War'
* The act that is most likely to make the Lex (alexmacpherson) wail/gnash his teeth if it wins
* The only act on the list you've vaguely heard of
* The act with the stupidest name

Feel free to look back at previous 20p prizes for inspiration - past winners include Art Brut, The Automatic, The Ting Tings and er, Mastodon.

Voting closes at lunchtime on Friday!

[Poll #1615943]

The winners will be played at Friday's Poptimism* (Horse Bar, 7-12, free entry, top pop tunes) and 20p 'presented to' the Lex to pass on to them.

*The omission of Dizzee Rascal from the nominations list is basically because i) he is in no way indie apart from the 'record label' sense ii) he is going to get played at Poptimism anyway so it would be unfair to the others.

Comments

Re: helpful visual

[miss-newham.livejournal.com]

I dunno, they might be helpful in a war - they have sturdy footwear and are brave enough to encounter creatures with big antlers.