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[Billys Boots]

Are Oppenheimer not shortlisted for the Choice Award next week??

Yeah, they're on it alright, and there's even a Nordie judge (GHU).


Choice Music Prize Shortlist Announced
The shortlist for the Choice Music Prize 2009 has been announced, and is as follows:

Fight Like Apes - 'Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion'
Mick Flannery - 'White Lies'
Halfset - 'Another Way of Being There'
Lisa Hannigan - 'Sea Sew'
David Holmes - 'The Holy Pictures'
Jape - 'Ritual'
Messiah J and The Expert - 'From the Word Go'
Oppenheimer - 'Take the Midrange and Boost It'
R.S.A.G. - 'Organic Sampler'
The Script - 'The Script'

The winner will be announced at a ceremony at Vicar Street on March 4th (tickets are €27 and on sale this Monday from usual outlets).

The 12 judges who will decide the winner are:

Niall Byrne (State/Nialler9 blog)
Edel Coffey (Irish Independent)
Ian Dempsey (Today FM)
James Foley (Record of the Day)
Andrew Hamilton (Clare People)
Kieran Hurley (Cork Campus Radio)
Paul Mallon (Irish Daily Star Sunday)
Lauren Murphy (Entertainment.ie)
Sinead Ni Mhorda (Phantom FM)
Ed Power (Freelance)
Rigsy (BBC Northern Ireland's Across the Line/AtL TV)
Ian Wilson (2FM)

[The Gs Man]

I think a good few will be signed this year.  The likes of General Fiasco, Panama kings, Ed Zealous etc.

Be interesting to see.
Most of the stuff tipped in the last few years has failed, apart from Duke Special I suppose.
Red Organ Serpent Sound, Oppenheimer etc all where the "next big thing" but havent really done it.

Are The Answer and Fighting With Wire not making any inroads into the "overseas" markets albeit in their own niches?

Aye, the Answer are unreal.....supported AC/DC in their US tour, have a track on Guitar Hero etc etc.  This time 3 or 4 years ago you could have paid 3 quid to see them in the Front Page.

Fighting with Wire signed an album deal in Autumn last year so no doubt you'll be hearing loads from them.

As for oppenheimer, they're bigger in America than they are in the UK.  Think they have another US tour coming up soon.

[nifan]

As for oppenheimer, they're bigger in America than they are in the UK.  Think they have another US tour coming up soon.

Aye they do, i saw them listed for a NY show in the village voice last week.