Mercury Music Prize 2008 tittle-tattle aggregator

The BBC have no idea of presentation, no discussion of the Mercury prize - some crappy Ibiza compo

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tones/photos/compo.gif

Early tip for Xmas number one: Basshunter remix of "Nora Batty's Stockings."

now they are playing a song that sounds like a bad europop trax with a fake rap and silly umpa pumpa wailing - this is shockingly crap

is radio 1 in the daytime always this crap?

Errr...

We were down at the Mercury Music Prize Nominations to bring you the list of nominees. Excited? You bet. Want to know who's up for it this year? Read on...

So this is it, the list of albums nominated by the Mercury Music Prize. Any surprises? You bet'cha! Any of the albums that we predicted? Of course there is. We have a way with these things. Just don't ask us about Lottery Numbers... it'll cost you.

And the list of nominees are...

http://www.xfm.co.uk/news/2008/the-mercurys-and-the-nominees-are

Voted for #9

#9 is leading #12 two votes to one.

now radio 1 are playing a dullard blando adult pop rock trax - that sounds so boring it should be on radio 2

Voted for "Tagged as Awards"

mcfly

XFM poll missing Nate Dogg and "You Stopped Loving Her Today" by George Jones

#1 will be ray joe head. I reckons.

I made a mistake and voted for #12. I wanted to vote for that umpa lumpa shit that djmartian was berating.

Where is "Alone Again Or" by Gilbert & Sullivan?

Giggs just nosing ahead of T-Pain now.

radio 1 are playing this awful Eminem type rap trax with weird garbled squeaky voice and bad moby muzak - shocking

Dean Windass - nominated every time, maybe finally his year

apparently: Ironic - Stay with me ?

Adele 19
British Sea Power Do You Like Rock Music?
Burial Untrue
Elbow The Seldom Seen Kid
Estelle Shine
Laura Marling Alas I Cannot Swim
Neon Neon Stainless Style
Portico Quartet Knee-Deep In The North Sea
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset The Bairns
Radiohead In Rainbows
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Raising Sand
The Last Shadow Puppets The Age Of The Understatement

Absence of Portishead or Edwyn Collins surprises me. Smart money has to be on Radiohead or Plant & Krauss - can't see everyone on the panel (not that I know who they are) signing up to Burial unfortunately.

oh i heard that on the chart show - unbelievably bad. xp.

Is that shortlist official?

i'm putting 50p on Estelle

...Don Estelle

In

Radiohead
Elbow
Estelle
Last Shadow
Robert Plant
Burial
Laura Marling
Adelle
BSPower
Neon Neon
Rachel Unthank
Portico Quartet

estelle obv

Nuclear holocaust 30 years ago.

Oho, I predicted 7 out of 12. Didn't think Plant/Krauss would be eligible. Yay for Unthank. Surprise omissions: Duffy and PORTISHEAD.

ffs britain

Rachel Unthank & The Winterset The Bairns

ftw.

No weller? Surprise.
No duffy? Life is worth living.

apart from that, um, nothing really stands out does it?

Predicted eight. Worst shortlist since, oooh, the last one.

This really is a Radio 2 list.

Adele: industry's most talked up new artist last Christmas so this is pretty much a contractual obligation

If ever a "token folk" was going to win it, then this would be the year. But, yeah, fat chance. I'm predicting Elbow.

I'm still saying Radiohead, just because they'll feel they have to.

The Mitchell Brothers were the biggest selling act on The Beats, which is like being the ILM poster who makes the most money from music writing.

the nicest guy in the wrestling industry

Who is the ILM poster who makes the most money from music writing? I'm guessing Jordan S.

As usual with these things the real talents are overlooked; it's always Buggins' turn time for the rubbish that's been around for years.

British Sea Power - Such an Average Band - Why did they get nominated?

apparently: Ironic - Stay with me ?

his name is spelt ironik. i think his song is sweet! if negligible.

estelle or marling ftw but god, the fact that you people care so much is almost as embarrassing as the shortlist itself

lex = the nicest guy in the wrestling industry

I wonder if Portishead's previous win worked against them but they at least deserved a nomination. Best reviewed British album of 2008, surely?

Also - Neon Neon?!?

No more a Radio 2 list than any other year - that's always been the Mercury's schtick. What serious contenders, apart from the Bug, would have made it less so?

ironik - core blimey - is this rad with teenage kids in da charts and all that ting

So, who are Portico Quartet band? Them and Neon Neon are the only acts not to be mentioned upthread...

djmartian FYI: http://www.last.fm/user/bbcradio1

The Elbow album - 1985-style soft rock SHIT
Last Shadow Puppets - 1983-style WEA indie vanity project SHIT
Robert Plant - 1974-style soft rock SHIT
Laura Marling - 1974-style Brit School singer songwriter SHIT
Adele - 1985-style Brit School soul passion & honesty SHIT
Neon Neon - SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHITTY McSHIT FROM SHITCHESTER SHITSHIRE
Portico Quartet - RFH busking cod-jazz SHIT

Is Burial set to be the British DJ Shadow with this nomination

Girlslowd, Katenasj, the rockin' feeling, gonks go beep?

Burial won't turn up ergo won't win.

Who is the ILM poster who makes the most money from music writing? I'm guessing Jordan S.

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Is the formula of the pattern of nominees now so predictable that it can be broken down utterly into X, Y, Z, etc?