NME AWARDS 2013

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sold out NME awards show is over. It was a very awkward night with comedic Russell Kane off to a shaky start, some technical difficulties and a lot of talking into his ear ‘I can’t here you’…we all heard him. Biffy Clyro opened up the awards with a bang and the Scottish rock group went on to win ‘Best British Band’. Florence was up there twice (what was she wearing?!) collecting two awards. Foals stonked the audience with ‘Inhaler’ after collecting the well deserved award for best track. The Cribs raised the roof with an epic performance of ‘Mirror Kisses’ and came away with Outstanding Contribution To Music, Ryan didn’t end up in hospital this time…as far as we’re aware anyway.

New band Palma Violets took best new band, these guys are already getting the haters throwing their two pence in…WHY? We for one are well chuffed they won. Miles Kane and Paul Weller collaborated, Justin Young joined Ronnie Wood onstage with Johnny Mar to cover The Clash and well, the newly crowned Godlike Genius Johnny Marr played How Soon Is Now. Nothing else really matters after that.

Here’s some really crap images…

Special thanks to out hosts ID&C, the guys behind the festival wristbands.

Here a full list of the winners:

Godlike Genius: Johnny Marr
Teenage Cancer Trust outstanding contribution award: The Cribs
Best British Band: Biffy Clyro
Best album: Given To The Wild – The Maccabees
Best International Band: The Killers
Best track: Inhaler – Foals
Best TV show: Fresh Meat
Best music film: The Rolling Stones- Crossfire Hurricane
Best re-issue: 21 – Blur
Best solo artist: Florence Welch
Best new band: Palma Violets
Best music video: R U Mine? – Arctic Monkeys
Best festival: Reading & Leeds Festivals
Best live band: The Rolling Stones
Best dancefloor anthem: Sweet Nothing – Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch
Philip Hall Radar award: Child Of Lov
Best Twitter: Alana Haim, Haim (@babyhaim)
Best book: Mike Skinner: ‘The Story Of The Streets’
Music moment of the year: Olympics opening ceremony
Hero of the year: Barack Obama
Villain of the year: Harry Styles
Best small festival: Festival No.6
Worst band: One Direction
Best fan community: Muse
Best film: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

*Tickets supplied by ID&C makers of Fabric wristbands