See The Nominees For The 2003 Shortlist Music Prize The prize will be presented Oct. 5 as part of a concert/ceremony at Los Angeles' Wiltern Theater and taped for broadcast on MTV2 in mid-October. The finalists were chosen from a "long list" of 86 nominees.
Interpol's "Turn on the Bright Lights" (Matador), Bright Eyes' "Lifted or The Story Is In the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground" (Saddle Creek), Cat Power's "You Are Free" (Matador) and Floetry's "Floetic" (Dreamworks) join the Black Keys' "Thickfreakness" (Fat Possum), Cody ChesnuTT's "The Headphone Masterpiece" (Ready Set Go), Damien Rice's "O" (Vector), Sigur Ros' "( )" (MCA), the Streets' "Original Pirate Material" (Vice/Atlantic) and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Fever To Tell" (Interscope) as finalists.
Interpol, Bright Eyes, Black Keys, Damien Rice and Cat Power will perform at the Shortlist concert, alongside potential surprise appearances from the "listmaker" judge panel. The panel -- including Dave Matthews, Flea, Tori Amos, Tom Waits, Erykah Badu, Perry Farrell, Mos Def, Coldplay's Chris Martin and directors Spike Jonze and Cameron Crowe -- will select the winner at the end of the concert and present the $5,000 cash prize from sponsor Sirius Satellite Radio.
Tickets to the concert and ceremony are available to the public, and will go on sale Sept. 6 via Ticketmaster. For more information, visit the event's official Web site.
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― Frod The Mod, Tuesday, 2 September 2003 21:52 (twenty-two years ago)
Everything about this announcement feels like a thick, congealing mass bubbling up against and thoroughly obscuring a beautiful sunset.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 21:58 (twenty-two years ago)
I hope The Streets win it. I'd hate to see the hype of the year championed by the NME type act winning it, like Yeah Yeah Yeahs or Interpol.
― Raymondo, Tuesday, 2 September 2003 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)
Wasn't Original Pirate Material a 2002 release? The eligibility period for these things always seems suspect to me.
― David Beckhouse (David Beckhouse), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 22:19 (twenty-two years ago)
Floetry is some horrible poetry boutique hip-hop stuff. (I know I'm not into hip-hop, but I know the difference between this and some rapping worth a bit of respect.)
― Al Andalous (Al Andalous), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 22:36 (twenty-two years ago)
You know, even the things on that list that I like, or can at least abide, aren't things I'd go around giving awards too. That said, I wanna see Chan Marshall's acceptance speech, so I'm rooting for her.
― JesseFox (JesseFox), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 22:48 (twenty-two years ago)
everyone but meYou and Anthony can have a big ol' party while the rest of us steal your beer.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 22:58 (twenty-two years ago)
Joke's on you, all I brought was Vanilla Pepsi
― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Tuesday, 2 September 2003 23:37 (twenty-two years ago)