The Mag
Best of 2006
Wednesday 3rd of January 2007
If you could do me one big favour and pause for an inordinately long time each time you find a full stop, I'll begin. The votes are in and they've been counted and re-counted. It's time to announce the winners, the readers choice, the peoples' champions. It's time to tell you who won The Mag's 'Best of 2006'.
Before that happens though, please bear in mind that there were over 1,200 bands to chose from, so it's an incredible achievement to be on the following list...
Best Demo / EP
3. Dumbfounded - Bedtime Stories EP
2. Kat Vipers- Summer Bloody Time EP
1. Lo*Chine - Smile for the Ladies EP
You've been hitting Lo*Chine's song 'You There (Smile For The Ladies)' like flies on a flourescent tube, so we already knew you loved them! The EP that takes its name from that very song has been your favorite EP from 2006.
'We were thrilled at 'You There' being the most downloaded song 2 months in a row but now to win best ep is just bloody amazing! Huge thanks to anyone that voted for us.....we aren't quite sure how this happened! Anyway this has given us the encouragement we needed to get of our arses and start writing more songs and playing more gigs!' - Lo*Chine
Best Album
3. Nerina Pallot - Fires LP
2. Dlugokecki - Before The Storm LP
1. Mary - In The Head of a Dreamer LP
Mary are another band that have been popular on the Music pages and you thought that their 'In The Head of a Dreamer' album was the best album of 2006.
Best Single
3. Ray Lamotagne - Trouble
2. Blah Blah Blah - Death to Indie Disco
1. Dead!Dead!Dead! - George Lassoes the Moon
We recently said, 'Dead!Dead!Dead! are probably the most exciting unsigned band in the UK right now...' and you obviously think highly of them too as you picked their single, 'George Lassoes the Moon' as the best one of 2006.
Best Live Act
2. Dumbfounded
1. Dlugokecki
Ben Dlugokecki has appeared in The Mag's 'Top of the Crop' no less than three times with three seperate songs and he's also made it into the MP3 charts. On top of all that, Dlugokecki is your favorite live act of 2006.
Best Solo Female
3. Lily Fraser
1. Kat Vipers
Kat Vipers has been stunning people all over London with her unique style and her music has obviously found its way into your hearts, as you've decided that Kat was the best solo-female of 2006.
'I can't believe this, it's amazing - and it's an honour! Thank you all for voting, and those who didn't, thank you The Mag. This is the best possible start to the year for me. I am writing new music, which I will be recording very soon, and I can't wait to share it with everyone... have a great 2007 everyone! Kat x' - Kat Vipers.
Best Solo Male
3. Bob Sinclair
1. Dlugokecki
Well well! On top of all those accolades we mentioned under the Best Live Act category and having just pulled off his fourth X-Mas extravaganza, he's also got your vote for Best Solo Male!
Best Website
3. The Council
1. Kat Vipers
The second double of the day goes to Kat Vipers' Butterfly, Flower and Spider infested website, which you chose as your favourite site of 2006.
Best Band
3. Dialog
2. The Council
1. Mary
When we received an album from a band called Mary, we had to admit that we hadn't even heard of them. Their amazing sucess in The Mag's MP3 charts gave us a clue that they were a popular band and this slight hint is now a fully confirmed fact, as they've swiped the award for Best Band of 2006.
Author: Steve
Found in: Features