Sunday, August 17, 2008
Vote for BlocParty.net in the BT DMAs!
It's that time of the year again...BlocParty.net is up for the Best Unofficial Music Site award at this year's BT Digital Music Awards. You can vote by clicking here or on the image at the top right of the page.
BP.net did pretty well in the last two years, so hopefully we can repeat it again this year...remember to tell Aunty Mabel, Cousin Boris, and your pet hamster Nibbles. You can vote once every day up to when voting closes at the end of September.
Labels: Awards, BlocParty.net
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Vote for 'Flux' in the NME Awards 2008!
Bloc Party's recent techno-odyssey, 'Flux', has been nominated for three awards in this year's Shockwaves NME Awards..."Best Track", "Best Video", and "Best Dancefloor Filler". Show your support by voting here!
Bloc Party's recent techno-odyssey, 'Flux', has been nominated for three awards in this year's Shockwaves NME Awards..."Best Track", "Best Video", and "Best Dancefloor Filler". Show your support by voting here!
Labels: Awards
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
You rock...
BlocParty.net was voted 12th in the 'Best Unofficial Music Site Top 200' list at this year's BT Digital Music Awards. Thanks to everyone who voted! View the full list here. Dutch Barry Manilow fans...you've come to the wrong place.
In other BT DMA news, Bloc Party took away the award for 'Best Video Podcast' and BlocParty.com came 35th in the 'Official Music Site' category.
BlocParty.net was voted 12th in the 'Best Unofficial Music Site Top 200' list at this year's BT Digital Music Awards. Thanks to everyone who voted! View the full list here. Dutch Barry Manilow fans...you've come to the wrong place.
In other BT DMA news, Bloc Party took away the award for 'Best Video Podcast' and BlocParty.com came 35th in the 'Official Music Site' category.
Labels: Awards, BlocParty.net
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Last few days to vote!
Just a quick reminder that voting in this year's BT Digital Music Awards closes in 4 days time...so there's not much time left to register your support for BlocParty.net! Remember, you can vote once per day, with multiple email addresses if you have them. Thanks to everyone who's voted so far.
Click here!
Just a quick reminder that voting in this year's BT Digital Music Awards closes in 4 days time...so there's not much time left to register your support for BlocParty.net! Remember, you can vote once per day, with multiple email addresses if you have them. Thanks to everyone who's voted so far.
Click here!
Labels: Awards
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Friday, August 31, 2007
Something for the Weekend
Just a few news snippets to tide you over...
Just a few news snippets to tide you over...
- Bloc Party will play at London Barfly on Sunday 14th October as part of Gonzo on Tour 2007, recorded for MTV2. Support comes from Does It Offend You, Yeah? and Operator Please and tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 14th September from here!
- The boys will also be DJing in various US record stores during their forthcoming tour...more info here.
- Listen to an interview with Kele and Matt on Xfm (scroll down to the 16:15 entry). Matt: "We're gonna put out a single in between albums for no reason other than that we can." Woop!
And finally, don't forget that BlocParty.net is up for 'Best Unofficial Music Site' in the same awards. You know what to do!
Labels: Awards, Gig_reviews, Interviews
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Friday, August 10, 2007
On your marks, get set, VOTE!
BlocParty.net is nominated in the People's Choice Awards for 'Best Unofficial Music Site' at this year's BT Digital Music Awards. You can vote for the site by clicking here, up to once per day! BP.net did pretty well last year, so it'd be cool to repeat that performance again this time round.
So...vote now (it takes 30 seconds), bookmark the page and visit back once per day until voting closes on September 30th to help propel BlocParty.net into the upper echelons! Thanks :)
BlocParty.net is nominated in the People's Choice Awards for 'Best Unofficial Music Site' at this year's BT Digital Music Awards. You can vote for the site by clicking here, up to once per day! BP.net did pretty well last year, so it'd be cool to repeat that performance again this time round.
So...vote now (it takes 30 seconds), bookmark the page and visit back once per day until voting closes on September 30th to help propel BlocParty.net into the upper echelons! Thanks :)
Labels: Awards
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Free tickets for 'Last Call with Carson Daly'
Bloc Party will be performing on 'Last Call with Carson Daly', a US chat show, on Wednesday March 21st. 1ota.com is offering tickets to the show, so if you live in the Burbank, CA area (or are prepared to travel) get your hands on some free tickets!
Also, Bloc Party's set at last year's Coachella has been nominated for 'Best Musical Festival Performance' in The Festies, the US Music Festival awards. Vote here (you have to sign up first) and download the full performance here to find out what all the fuss is about.
Bloc Party will be performing on 'Last Call with Carson Daly', a US chat show, on Wednesday March 21st. 1ota.com is offering tickets to the show, so if you live in the Burbank, CA area (or are prepared to travel) get your hands on some free tickets!
Also, Bloc Party's set at last year's Coachella has been nominated for 'Best Musical Festival Performance' in The Festies, the US Music Festival awards. Vote here (you have to sign up first) and download the full performance here to find out what all the fuss is about.
Labels: Awards, Television
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Thursday, October 05, 2006
BlocParty.net comes top 10...you all rule
BlocParty.net has come a very respectable 7th in the 'Best Unofficial Site' category at this year's BT Digital Music Awards, placing it at number 19 in the 'Top 200 Music Sites' overall (which includes both official and unofficial sites). I'm really chuffed with this, especially considering the relatively small fanbase of Bloc Party compared to some of the other bands up there (Radiohead, Madonna, Muse, etc...) and also the lack of Bloc activity at the moment. Many thanks to everyone who voted (and voted, and voted)!
The full top 200 list is here.
BlocParty.net has come a very respectable 7th in the 'Best Unofficial Site' category at this year's BT Digital Music Awards, placing it at number 19 in the 'Top 200 Music Sites' overall (which includes both official and unofficial sites). I'm really chuffed with this, especially considering the relatively small fanbase of Bloc Party compared to some of the other bands up there (Radiohead, Madonna, Muse, etc...) and also the lack of Bloc activity at the moment. Many thanks to everyone who voted (and voted, and voted)!
The full top 200 list is here.
Labels: Awards, BlocParty.net
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Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Please vote for BlocParty.net in the BT Digital Music Awards!
To vote for BlocParty.net in this year's BT Digital Music Awards, simply click on the button below...it'll take 30 seconds of your time! Every vote counts, so get clicking :)
The BT Digital Music Awards are designed to recognise the success of UK music companies and artists in reaching out to music fans via digital platforms: whether that be in the form of music and video downloads, music websites, fansites and WAP sites, podcasts, blogs and ezines. Winners will be announced at an exclusive awards ceremony at London's Roundhouse on October 3, 2006.
Don't feel limited...you can vote more than once! (Each person can vote once per day, allowing a total of 30 votes per person!)
To vote for BlocParty.net in this year's BT Digital Music Awards, simply click on the button below...it'll take 30 seconds of your time! Every vote counts, so get clicking :)
The BT Digital Music Awards are designed to recognise the success of UK music companies and artists in reaching out to music fans via digital platforms: whether that be in the form of music and video downloads, music websites, fansites and WAP sites, podcasts, blogs and ezines. Winners will be announced at an exclusive awards ceremony at London's Roundhouse on October 3, 2006.
Don't feel limited...you can vote more than once! (Each person can vote once per day, allowing a total of 30 votes per person!)
Labels: Awards, BlocParty.net
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Friday, February 03, 2006
Bloc Party pick up a PLUG Award!
Last night at New York City's Webster Hall, the winners of this year's PLUG Independent Music Awards were announced. Bloc Party's debut album, 'Silent Alarm' was named as the 'Indie Rock Album Of The Year', beating albums by artists such as Wolf Parade, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Sufjan Stevens. (Though Sufjan did pick up the award for overall 'Album Of The Year'!)
For the full list of winners, go here.
Last night at New York City's Webster Hall, the winners of this year's PLUG Independent Music Awards were announced. Bloc Party's debut album, 'Silent Alarm' was named as the 'Indie Rock Album Of The Year', beating albums by artists such as Wolf Parade, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Sufjan Stevens. (Though Sufjan did pick up the award for overall 'Album Of The Year'!)
For the full list of winners, go here.
Labels: Awards
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Monday, January 23, 2006
Bloc Party shortlisted for two NME Awards
Bloc Party have been nominated for the following NME Awards:
Best British Band - supported by ShockWaves
Best Album - supported by HMV
Head over to NME.com to show your support!
The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on February 23rd.
Bloc Party have been nominated for the following NME Awards:
Best British Band - supported by ShockWaves
Best Album - supported by HMV
Head over to NME.com to show your support!
The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on February 23rd.
Labels: Awards
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Thursday, January 12, 2006
Bloc Party make final shortlist for the New Pantheon Music Award
As previously reported on Blog Party, Bloc Party's debut album, 'Silent Alarm', was one of the many albums originally shortlisted for the New Pantheon Music Award. The concept behind this prize is to honour the most creative and artistic records of the year. To be eligible, the album has to have been released between July 1st 2004 and October 30th 2005 and sold less than 500,000 copies. It's the U.S. equivalent of the Mercury Music Prize, which Bloc Party were also nominated for last year.
The original list has now been whittled down to just 10 albums, including 'Silent Alarm'. Also up for the award are Animal Collective, Antony and the Johnsons, Arcade Fire, Death Cab For Cutie, Fiona Apple, Kings of Leon, M.I.A., Sufjan Stevens and The Decemberists. Pretty tough competition then!
The winning album will be chosen by a select panel of judges, including Beck, Elton John and Elijah Wood, and announced at a celebratory concert in Los Angeles on February 6th.
Check out the New Pantheon website for more information.
As previously reported on Blog Party, Bloc Party's debut album, 'Silent Alarm', was one of the many albums originally shortlisted for the New Pantheon Music Award. The concept behind this prize is to honour the most creative and artistic records of the year. To be eligible, the album has to have been released between July 1st 2004 and October 30th 2005 and sold less than 500,000 copies. It's the U.S. equivalent of the Mercury Music Prize, which Bloc Party were also nominated for last year.
The original list has now been whittled down to just 10 albums, including 'Silent Alarm'. Also up for the award are Animal Collective, Antony and the Johnsons, Arcade Fire, Death Cab For Cutie, Fiona Apple, Kings of Leon, M.I.A., Sufjan Stevens and The Decemberists. Pretty tough competition then!
The winning album will be chosen by a select panel of judges, including Beck, Elton John and Elijah Wood, and announced at a celebratory concert in Los Angeles on February 6th.
Check out the New Pantheon website for more information.
Labels: Awards
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Thursday, January 05, 2006
The world loves Bloc Party!
Some of the accolades awarded to Bloc Party at the end of 2005:
U.K.
NME: #1 Album Of The Year
Q: Albums Of The Year
MOJO: Albums Of The Year
France
Les Inrockuptibles: #6 Album Of The Year, #3 Readers' Poll Albums
Sweden
Expressen: #6 Album Of The Year
SVT Musikbyran: Top 5 Album Of The Year
Norway
Mute Magazine: Band Of The Year
Germany
Intro: Album Of The Year
Blond: Album Of The Year
Visions: #5 Album Of The Year
Ireland
Hot Press: #2 Album Of The Year
U.S.A.
URB Magazine: Artist Of The Year
Spin Magazine: #6 Album Of The Year
Japan
Rockin' On: #10 Album Of The Year
Number 1: Best New Album Of The Year
Hopefully this year will be just as good for the band and fans! I'll try to keep you updated on progress with the second album...keep checking Blog Party and blocparty.net!
Some of the accolades awarded to Bloc Party at the end of 2005:
U.K.
NME: #1 Album Of The Year
Q: Albums Of The Year
MOJO: Albums Of The Year
France
Les Inrockuptibles: #6 Album Of The Year, #3 Readers' Poll Albums
Sweden
Expressen: #6 Album Of The Year
SVT Musikbyran: Top 5 Album Of The Year
Norway
Mute Magazine: Band Of The Year
Germany
Intro: Album Of The Year
Blond: Album Of The Year
Visions: #5 Album Of The Year
Ireland
Hot Press: #2 Album Of The Year
U.S.A.
URB Magazine: Artist Of The Year
Spin Magazine: #6 Album Of The Year
Japan
Rockin' On: #10 Album Of The Year
Number 1: Best New Album Of The Year
Hopefully this year will be just as good for the band and fans! I'll try to keep you updated on progress with the second album...keep checking Blog Party and blocparty.net!
Labels: Awards, Press, Silent_Alarm
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Thursday, December 08, 2005
New Pantheon Award and NME Awards
'Silent Alarm' is one of the shortlisted albums for the New Pantheon Music Prize - an American award that replaces the prestigious Shortlist Music Prize. The New Pantheon will go to an album released in the United States between July 1st 2004 and October 30th 2005 that has yet to sell 500,000 copies at the time of nomination.
A panel of 27, including Elton John, Elijah Wood, Beck and John Legend, will decide on the winner. The rather long list of initial nominees will be reduced to 10 finalists and the winner will be announced at a celebratory concert taking place in Los Angeles on February 6th 2006.
'Silent Alarm' is one of the shortlisted albums for the New Pantheon Music Prize - an American award that replaces the prestigious Shortlist Music Prize. The New Pantheon will go to an album released in the United States between July 1st 2004 and October 30th 2005 that has yet to sell 500,000 copies at the time of nomination.
A panel of 27, including Elton John, Elijah Wood, Beck and John Legend, will decide on the winner. The rather long list of initial nominees will be reduced to 10 finalists and the winner will be announced at a celebratory concert taking place in Los Angeles on February 6th 2006.
You can now also submit your nominations for the winners of the NME Awards 2006. Head over to the NME microsite...
Labels: Awards
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Wednesday, November 30, 2005
NME name 'Silent Alarm' as their album of the year!
It's come around to that time of the year again...chestnuts roasting on an open fire, the copious consumption of mince pies...and numerous end of year best-of lists.
NME have named 'Silent Alarm' as their album of the year, ahead of albums by bands such as Arcade Fire, Franz Ferdinand and The White Stripes! That's a pretty cool achievement!
Kele had this to say about scooping the NME Album Of The Year award:
"It was a shock. It was the last thing we thought was going to happen. But it's a completely pleasant surprise.
"Obviously I'm proud of 'Silent Alarm' as a record and think it must have touched people. I always had the idea in my head that I wanted the songs to sound a lot bigger on record. I wasn't happy with the idea of us just going in and recording a live album. It had to be a different sort of sound.
"I remember at the beginning not being sure how it was going to sound, but by the end of the month realising we'd done ourselves proud. We said, 'If it doesn't get at least eight in NME, we're going to be very upset.'
"I still listen to it now and again to see what sort of effect it has on me a year down the line. There are some songs on there that I'm really proud of, and with the next record we're looking to explore those ideas more fully. It was meant to be just the beginning. There was no real overview, it was a snapshot of the way we were thinking. We know that we have better albums in us."
'Banquet' is at number 13 in NME's tracks of the year.
In Q magazine, 'Silent Alarm' is at number 25 in their albums of the year chart and 6 Bloc Party songs are in the magazine's top 100 tracks of the year poll, including 'Banquet' at number 15.
It's come around to that time of the year again...chestnuts roasting on an open fire, the copious consumption of mince pies...and numerous end of year best-of lists.
NME have named 'Silent Alarm' as their album of the year, ahead of albums by bands such as Arcade Fire, Franz Ferdinand and The White Stripes! That's a pretty cool achievement!
Kele had this to say about scooping the NME Album Of The Year award:
"It was a shock. It was the last thing we thought was going to happen. But it's a completely pleasant surprise.
"Obviously I'm proud of 'Silent Alarm' as a record and think it must have touched people. I always had the idea in my head that I wanted the songs to sound a lot bigger on record. I wasn't happy with the idea of us just going in and recording a live album. It had to be a different sort of sound.
"I remember at the beginning not being sure how it was going to sound, but by the end of the month realising we'd done ourselves proud. We said, 'If it doesn't get at least eight in NME, we're going to be very upset.'
"I still listen to it now and again to see what sort of effect it has on me a year down the line. There are some songs on there that I'm really proud of, and with the next record we're looking to explore those ideas more fully. It was meant to be just the beginning. There was no real overview, it was a snapshot of the way we were thinking. We know that we have better albums in us."
'Banquet' is at number 13 in NME's tracks of the year.
In Q magazine, 'Silent Alarm' is at number 25 in their albums of the year chart and 6 Bloc Party songs are in the magazine's top 100 tracks of the year poll, including 'Banquet' at number 15.
Labels: Awards, Silent_Alarm
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Monday, November 21, 2005
Bloc Party nominated for five PLUG Independent Music Awards
PLUG is a collection of music lovers - writers, DJs, webmasters, bloggers, artists, filmmakers, managers, indie retailers and fans - who gather together each year to celebrate the artists who live and flourish in the margins.
This year, Bloc Party have been nominated in five PLUG Award categories: 'Album Of The Year', 'Artist Of The Year', 'Indie Rock Album Of The Year', 'Live Act Of The Year' and 'Music Video Of The Year' (for Helicopter).
The voting form is here. You know what to do...
The winners will be announced on February 2nd 2006 at a ceremony in Webster Hall, New York City.
PLUG is a collection of music lovers - writers, DJs, webmasters, bloggers, artists, filmmakers, managers, indie retailers and fans - who gather together each year to celebrate the artists who live and flourish in the margins.
This year, Bloc Party have been nominated in five PLUG Award categories: 'Album Of The Year', 'Artist Of The Year', 'Indie Rock Album Of The Year', 'Live Act Of The Year' and 'Music Video Of The Year' (for Helicopter).
The voting form is here. You know what to do...
The winners will be announced on February 2nd 2006 at a ceremony in Webster Hall, New York City.
Labels: Awards
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Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Bloc Party nominated for two awards
Bloc Party have been nominated for the 'International/Study Abroad Woodie' at this year's mtvU Woodie Awards. The winners are completely determined by the fans! The voting is in full effect and the competition is tough. Vote online here for Bloc Party as many times as you can. Voting ends on October 28th.
Bloc Party have been nominated for the 'International/Study Abroad Woodie' at this year's mtvU Woodie Awards. The winners are completely determined by the fans! The voting is in full effect and the competition is tough. Vote online here for Bloc Party as many times as you can. Voting ends on October 28th.
Bloc Party are also up for the 'Best Alternative' award at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2005, along with Beck, The White Stripes, System Of A Down and Goldfrapp. Vote here! The winner will be announced in Lisbon, Portugal on November 3rd.
Labels: Awards
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