NME Carling awards

look a bit shit

# Carling Best New Band: The Libertines

# 4Music Best Live Band: The Datsuns

# Best Solo Artist: Ryan Adams

# Virgin Megastores Best UK Band: Oasis

# MTV2 Best Video: BRMC

# NME Single of the Year: Doves 'There Goes The Fear'

# Best UK Band: Oasis

# Best International Band: The Hives

# Carling Best Album: Coldplay

# Best Single: The Vines 'Get Free'

# Godlike Genius: The Clash

Ryan Adams.Oasis etc?

After listening to the Vines album only ten times or so I can now only stand a handful of the songs - Homesick and Mary Jane - the quieter ones. It's not that the other songs are bad - it's just the production is too slick, everything is very loud. Wish I ahd bothered to stop and listen to them at Glasto now.

Saw Low last night - it was very lovely, better than I expected. Some good rocking out, great handclapping from the audience and a bit of band interraction. Got me an autograph as well from Alan (though I really wanted Mimi's autograph).