2012 – The Arctic Monkeys get 7 nominations at the NME music awards on This Day in Rock Music History!
The Arctic Monkeys lead the field with seven nominations at the NME music awards, including best British band, best album and best track.
“We’re up for all the big ones — we’re very happy,” said Matt Helders, drummer for the Arctic Monkeys. “That’s all we do, record or play live, so it’s good to be recognized!”
TAM is nominated for best album for “Suck It and See,” best track for “The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala,” best video and best album artwork(“Suck It and See”)
Kasabian and The Vaccines are among the acts due to perform at the awards show.
Following is a list of the main category nominees:
BEST BRITISH BAND: Arctic Monkeys; Bombay Bicycle Club; The Horrors; Kasabian; Muse
BEST INTERNATIONAL BAND: Arcade Fire; Foo Fighters; Justice; Odd Future (OFWGKTA); The Strokes
BEST SOLO ARTIST: Adele; Florence + The Machine; Frank Turner; Laura Marling; Miles Kane; Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
BEST NEW BAND: Foster The People; Lana Del Rey; Tribes; The Vaccines; Wu Lyf
BEST LIVE ACT: Arctic Monkeys; Kasabian; Muse; Pulp; Two Door Cinema Club
BEST ALBUM: Arctic Monkeys/Suck It and See; The Horrors/Skying; Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds/Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds; PJ Harvey/Let England Shake; The Vaccines/What did you Expect from the Vaccines?
BEST TRACK: Arctic Monkeys/The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala; Bombay Bicycle/Club Shuffle; Florence + The Machine/Shake It Out; Hurts/Sunday; Lana Del Rey/Video Games
BEST VIDEO: Arctic Monkeys/Suck It And See; Beyonce/Countdown; Hurts/Sunday; Lana Del Rey/Video Games; Tyler, The Creator/Yonkers.
(Reporting by Mike Collett-White, editing by Paul Casciato)
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2007 – Morrissey was set to sue UK music weekly the NME after it failed to apologize for an article focusing on his views on immigration. The magazine had criticised the 48 year old singer and former Smiths star for allegedly telling a reporter Britain had lost its identity due to high levels of immigration.
2007 – Stu Sweatman begins prototyping the idea for “THIS DAY IN ROCK” website, where you can find many facts about musicians and what happend on a given day in history!
He joined forces with John Myer’s to create the information base you see. Although the site contains facts from all genres, we tried to focus in on Rock in all forms.
2006 – Arctic Monkeys win Best New Band and Best British Band at the NME Awards in London. Best album goes to Kaiser Chief’s Employment. The Cribs singer Ryan Jarman is hospitalized after leaping onto Kaiser Chief’s table. Plastic cups next year, guys.
2003 – The Clash are named Godlike Geniuses at the NME Awards in London. Coldplay’s A Rush of Blood to the Head is best album, while the Hives are named best international band.
2002 – the NME published the winners from this years Carling Awards: Band of the year went to The Strokes, Album of the year, The Strokes for ‘Is This It’, Best live act was U2, Single of the year went to Ash for ‘Burn Baby Burn’ and Best solo artist was won by Ian Brown.
1973 – A depressed Ray Davies, balancing a beer can on his head, announces he is retiring from music during a Kinks concert at London’s White City Stadium. “I’m f*cking sick of the whole thing,” he says. “I’m sick up to here with it.” He’ll be back.
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