NME Awards 2013
The morning after the night before …. The NME Awards took place last night at Troxy, London where a hard years Rock n’Roll is put under scrutiny by the best (or most critical) minds in music journalism.
Over 24 categories music legends old and new battled it out to receive one of the converted NME awards; everyone from Ronnie Wood to Jake Bugg partying together showing good music truly does transcend the barrier of time!
And the Winner Are…..
Best British Band supported by SONOS
Arctic Monkeys
Kasabian
The Vaccines
Biffy Clyro
The Maccabees
The Cribs
Best Album supported by Hoxton Gin
Frank Ocean, 'Channel Orange'
Jake Bugg, 'Jake Bugg'
The Maccabees, 'Given To The Wild'
Alt-J, 'An Awesome Wave'
The Vaccines, 'Come Of Age'
Tame Impala, 'Lonerism'
Best International Band supported by Rekorderlig Cider
The Killers
Tame Impala
The Black Keys
Odd Future
Crystal Castles
Foo Fighters
“Thank you very much. Britain’s got a lot of great guitar bands, always have and always will. We’re fucking bulletproof,” they say.
Best Track supported by Blackstar Amps
Arctic Monkeys, 'R U Mine?'
Haim, 'Don’t Save Me'
MIA, 'Bad Girls'
Foals, 'Inhaler'
Palma Violets, 'Best Of Friends'
Tame Impala, 'Elephant'
Best TV Show
Breaking Bad
Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
Fresh Meat
Sherlock
The Thick Of It
Doctor Who
Best Music Film
Searching For Sugar Man
LCD Soundsystem: Shut Up And Play The Hits
Hit So Hard: The Life & Near Death Story of Patty Schemel
Marley
The Rolling Stones: Crossfire Hurricane
Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day
Best Reissue
Manic Street Preachers, 'Generation Terrorists'
Blur, '21'
Prodigy, 'The Fat Of The Land'
Interpol, 'Turn On The Bright Lights'
Smashing Pumpkins, 'Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness'
Ian Brown, 'Collected'
Best Solo Artist
Jake Bugg
Noel Gallagher
Florence Welch
Miles Kane
Grimes
Paul Weller
Best New Band supported by Spotify
Alt-J
Peace
Palma Violets
Django Django
Alabama Shakes
Haim
“No way! This is amazing! I can’t believe it
Thanks everyone at fucking Rough Trade,” says Chilli. A little pissed??
Best Music Video
Grimes, 'Oblivion'
MIA, 'Bad Girls'
David Bowie, 'Where Are We Now?'
Arctic Monkeys, 'R U Mine?'
Haim, 'Don't Save Me'
Tame Impala, 'Feels Like We Only Go Backwards'
Best Festival supported by Farah Vintage
Reading & Leeds Festivals
T In The Park
Bestival
Primavera
Latitude
Isle Of Wight
Best Live Band
The Maccabees
The Cribs
Blur
Biffy Clyro
Foals
The Rolling Stones
Best Dancefloor Anthem
Mosca feating Katy B, 'What You Came For'
Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch, 'Sweet Nothing'
Psy, 'Gangnam Style'
MIA, 'Bad Girls'
Kanye West/Jay-Z, 'In Paris'
Solange, 'Losing You'
Best Twitter
Muse (@muse)
Fred Macpherson, Spector (@fredmacpherson)
Theo Hutchcraft, Hurts (@theohurts)
Alana Haim, Haim (@babyhaim)
Wiley (@EskiDance)
MIA (@MIAuniverse)
Best Book
David Byrne, How Music Works
Neil Young, Waging Heavy Peace
Mike Skinner, The Story Of The Streets
Tim Burgess, Telling Stories
The Rolling Stones, 50
Peter Hook, Unknown Pleasures : Inside Joy Division
Music Moment Of The Year
David Bowie returns
The Stone Roses play Heaton Park
Olympics opening ceremony
The Rolling Stones play London's O2 Arena
Green Day's secret set at Reading Festival
Pussy Riot's punk prayer
Hero Of The Year
David Bowie
Bradley Wiggins
Pussy Riot
Barack Obama
Frank Ocean
Dave Grohl
Villain Of The Year
David Cameron
Harry Styles
Skrillex
Psy
Fred Macpherson
Azealia Banks
Best Small Festival
Swn
The Great Escape
Field Day
Festival No.6
End Of The Road
Constellations
Worst Band
One Direction
Muse
Mumford & Sons
Alt-J
Justin Bieber
Ed Sheeran
Best Fan Community
Muse
Hurts
30 Seconds To Mars
Manic Street Preachers
The Killers
Enter Shikari
Best Film
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Ted
iLL Manors
The Dark Knight Rises
Skyfall
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
Godlike Genius Award
Johnny Marr
A few of the tributes:
“Tonight we hail the legend that is Johnny Marr,” says NME Editor Mike Williams. “He completely ripped up the rule book with The Smiths.
Noel Gallagher sends a video message: “You can’t imitate Johnny Marr. He’s in a class of his own. He makes the very difficult look easy”.
Brett Anderson: “Possibly the greatest guitarist of his generation.”
Ronnie Wood : “What a great guy. I’ve known him since he was a little chap. He’s just an innovator. Nobody deserves it more than him”
Acceptance.... “Woah, that was amazing seeing all that. Thanks very much to the NME – we go back a long way. Any 15 or 16 year olds reading the NME trying to get a band together, keep doing it. Don’t give up. Thanks very much I’m very touched. Thanks Ronnie”.
The morning after the night before …. The NME Awards took place last night at Troxy, London where a hard years Rock n’Roll is put under scrutiny by the best (or most critical) minds in music journalism.
Over 24 categories music legends old and new battled it out to receive one of the converted NME awards; everyone from Ronnie Wood to Jake Bugg partying together showing good music truly does transcend the barrier of time!
And the Winner Are…..
Best British Band supported by SONOS
Arctic Monkeys
Kasabian
The Vaccines
Biffy Clyro
The Maccabees
The Cribs
Best Album supported by Hoxton Gin
Frank Ocean, 'Channel Orange'
Jake Bugg, 'Jake Bugg'
The Maccabees, 'Given To The Wild'
Alt-J, 'An Awesome Wave'
The Vaccines, 'Come Of Age'
Tame Impala, 'Lonerism'
Best International Band supported by Rekorderlig Cider
The Killers
Tame Impala
The Black Keys
Odd Future
Crystal Castles
Foo Fighters
“Thank you very much. Britain’s got a lot of great guitar bands, always have and always will. We’re fucking bulletproof,” they say.
Best Track supported by Blackstar Amps
Arctic Monkeys, 'R U Mine?'
Haim, 'Don’t Save Me'
MIA, 'Bad Girls'
Foals, 'Inhaler'
Palma Violets, 'Best Of Friends'
Tame Impala, 'Elephant'
Best TV Show
Breaking Bad
Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
Fresh Meat
Sherlock
The Thick Of It
Doctor Who
Best Music Film
Searching For Sugar Man
LCD Soundsystem: Shut Up And Play The Hits
Hit So Hard: The Life & Near Death Story of Patty Schemel
Marley
The Rolling Stones: Crossfire Hurricane
Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day
Best Reissue
Manic Street Preachers, 'Generation Terrorists'
Blur, '21'
Prodigy, 'The Fat Of The Land'
Interpol, 'Turn On The Bright Lights'
Smashing Pumpkins, 'Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness'
Ian Brown, 'Collected'
Best Solo Artist
Jake Bugg
Noel Gallagher
Florence Welch
Miles Kane
Grimes
Paul Weller
Best New Band supported by Spotify
Alt-J
Peace
Palma Violets
Django Django
Alabama Shakes
Haim
“No way! This is amazing! I can’t believe it
Thanks everyone at fucking Rough Trade,” says Chilli. A little pissed??
Best Music Video
Grimes, 'Oblivion'
MIA, 'Bad Girls'
David Bowie, 'Where Are We Now?'
Arctic Monkeys, 'R U Mine?'
Haim, 'Don't Save Me'
Tame Impala, 'Feels Like We Only Go Backwards'
Best Festival supported by Farah Vintage
Reading & Leeds Festivals
T In The Park
Bestival
Primavera
Latitude
Isle Of Wight
Best Live Band
The Maccabees
The Cribs
Blur
Biffy Clyro
Foals
The Rolling Stones
Best Dancefloor Anthem
Mosca feating Katy B, 'What You Came For'
Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch, 'Sweet Nothing'
Psy, 'Gangnam Style'
MIA, 'Bad Girls'
Kanye West/Jay-Z, 'In Paris'
Solange, 'Losing You'
Best Twitter
Muse (@muse)
Fred Macpherson, Spector (@fredmacpherson)
Theo Hutchcraft, Hurts (@theohurts)
Alana Haim, Haim (@babyhaim)
Wiley (@EskiDance)
MIA (@MIAuniverse)
Best Book
David Byrne, How Music Works
Neil Young, Waging Heavy Peace
Mike Skinner, The Story Of The Streets
Tim Burgess, Telling Stories
The Rolling Stones, 50
Peter Hook, Unknown Pleasures : Inside Joy Division
Music Moment Of The Year
David Bowie returns
The Stone Roses play Heaton Park
Olympics opening ceremony
The Rolling Stones play London's O2 Arena
Green Day's secret set at Reading Festival
Pussy Riot's punk prayer
Hero Of The Year
David Bowie
Bradley Wiggins
Pussy Riot
Barack Obama
Frank Ocean
Dave Grohl
Villain Of The Year
David Cameron
Harry Styles
Skrillex
Psy
Fred Macpherson
Azealia Banks
Best Small Festival
Swn
The Great Escape
Field Day
Festival No.6
End Of The Road
Constellations
Worst Band
One Direction
Muse
Mumford & Sons
Alt-J
Justin Bieber
Ed Sheeran
Best Fan Community
Muse
Hurts
30 Seconds To Mars
Manic Street Preachers
The Killers
Enter Shikari
Best Film
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Ted
iLL Manors
The Dark Knight Rises
Skyfall
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
Godlike Genius Award
Johnny Marr
A few of the tributes:
“Tonight we hail the legend that is Johnny Marr,” says NME Editor Mike Williams. “He completely ripped up the rule book with The Smiths.
Noel Gallagher sends a video message: “You can’t imitate Johnny Marr. He’s in a class of his own. He makes the very difficult look easy”.
Brett Anderson: “Possibly the greatest guitarist of his generation.”
Ronnie Wood : “What a great guy. I’ve known him since he was a little chap. He’s just an innovator. Nobody deserves it more than him”
Acceptance.... “Woah, that was amazing seeing all that. Thanks very much to the NME – we go back a long way. Any 15 or 16 year olds reading the NME trying to get a band together, keep doing it. Don’t give up. Thanks very much I’m very touched. Thanks Ronnie”.
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