UPDATED: Mojo Awards '07: dementia sets in

by Kev Kharas [Edit this content] ▾ 19 comments 12:49 June 19th, 2007

Why do they call them 'gongs'? Some people won 'gongs' at this year's Mojo Awards.

Once again, the ceremony was more a depressing exercise in brand identification than anything else; only a third of the awards actually bearing any direct relevance to music in 2007.

Here are the results. Roll on that retro drum till it breaks.

Woman of the Year: Amy Winehouse
Song of the Year: Amy Winehouse, 'Rehab'
Best Album: The Good, The Bad and The Queen, The Good, The Bad and The Queen
Best Live Act: Arcade Fire
Breakthrough Act: Seasick Steve

Mojo Maverick: Echo and the Bunnymen
Cult Hero: The Only Ones
Prestigious Inspiration: Bjork
Innovation in Sound: Suicide
Hall of Fame Inductee: Alice Cooper
Best Legend: Ike Turner
Classic Album: Bob Marley, Exodus
Lifetime Achievement: The Stooges
Outstanding Contribution to Music: Joy Division
Icon Award: Ozzy Osbourne

Mojo, then; a Suicide up from Q. Let's hope the latter follows suit, eh?

Eh?

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Mojo in 'liking old music' shocker!

also, the 'bearing any direct relevance to music in 2007' bit made me gag. Thankz

smezzer | 19 Jun '07, 13:01 | X | Reply

That image:

Used at the start of Transformers the Movie.

The old one. I can't find it, but here is the opening without it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDm8rqKw-zg

Just because.

Mike_Diver | 19 Jun '07, 13:04 | X | Reply

what???

they're going completely against what they're meant to stand for!! Only Bob Marley is black.. and he's not even alive any more. RUBBISH!

ImageChange | 19 Jun '07, 13:19 | X | Reply

MOBO / MOJO

easily confused!

MirriLondon @ImageChange | 19 Jun '07, 13:26 | X | Reply

They gave 'Suicide' a gong

I declare them better than the Q awards

carmik | 19 Jun '07, 13:32 | X | Reply

Bonus point for not reading the whole article

carmik @carmik | 19 Jun '07, 13:34 | X | Reply

.....

ImageChange @MirriLondon | 19 Jun '07, 13:36 | X | Reply

"Traffic was a bitch"

TheBoyDeadly @carmik | 19 Jun '07, 13:36 | X | Reply

More pointless awards

How have they got 4 awards for virtually the same thing? Hall of Fame Inductee / Lifetime Achievement / Outstanding Contribution to Music / Icon Award.

Surely the point of those awards is to celebrate something actually special, having four of them just diminishes their worth. These mojo awards are just about the most pointless ones around apart from the people who went along and got a load of free drink.