Wales honours its finest talents. And GLC...

by Mike Diver [Edit this content] ▾ 27 comments 12:53 December 6th, 2005

Saturday night saw Wales honour its finest musical talents at the annual Pop Factory Awards. The event recognises the key players in the Welsh music industry, and the results read like this.

Best Live Act: Stereophonics
Best Live Event: Wakestock
Best Pop Act: Liberty X
Best Welsh Language Act: The Poppies
Best Music Export: Jem
Best New Act: The Automatic
Community Music Award: Sonig
Contribution To Music Industry: Dai Davies
Best Performer On The Guest List: Bullet For My Valentine
Rock 'n' Roll Excess: Goldie Lookin' Chain
Best Welsh Band: Lostprophets
Best Album: Feeder
Outstanding Contribution To Music: Tom Jones

Raz, pictured with one of the winning Bullet For My Valentine boys, was unavailable for comment at the time of me writing this. Which was 12.54, since you asked, six minutes before I step out to lunch. But what to have? Y'see, I fancy something hot, but can't really afford pub grub. Decisions, decisions...

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and a great band

like Melys is completely unknown...

lyle | 6 Dec '05, 13:07 | X | Reply

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I'd just like to thank all my fans?

-Raz- | 6 Dec '05, 13:18 | X | Reply

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its times like these that I feel proud to live in Wales....... I think that they've exhausted the list of welsh popular music there.... I'm sure that was last years list too... (he he he)

thief_in-the_night @lyle | 6 Dec '05, 13:18 | X | Reply

but

have the lostprophets even done anything this year?!?!

guntrip | 6 Dec '05, 13:25 | X | Reply

they've

just generally been the best

-Raz- @guntrip | 6 Dec '05, 13:27 | X | Reply

Liberty X

are Welsh?! Where's H?

tom_edwards @guntrip | 6 Dec '05, 13:27 | X | Reply

Are they Welsh...

...or are they Walsh?

(a question that has plagued the mind of every thinker of our time)

lynnabeth @tom_edwards | 6 Dec '05, 13:31 | X | Reply

PS

May I suggest chips.

lynnabeth | 6 Dec '05, 13:34 | X | Reply

They are well Walsh

Yup.

Mike_Diver @lynnabeth | 6 Dec '05, 13:37 | X | Reply

the poppies

I like them. they're from aberystwyth.

But they aren't 'welsh language' they're bilingual. And they once got booed off at a cymdeithas yr iaith gig for apologising before singing songs in welsh. which was a bit thick.

In fact I think for some of their songs they have two sets of lyrics for - one in english one in welsh.

restlessboy | 6 Dec '05, 13:58 | X | Reply

So...

Raz is asian...I thought he was just cool.

amputee-porn | 6 Dec '05, 14:14 | X | Reply

LOL

no i'm the one on the RIGHT

-Raz- @amputee-porn | 6 Dec '05, 14:24 | X | Reply

shuddap

you RaZizt.

Mike_Diver @-Raz- | 6 Dec '05, 14:25 | X | Reply

mastodon

were so good last night
SO good
they made me do a little smell

-Raz- @Mike_Diver | 6 Dec '05, 14:29 | X | Reply

GLC

yeah but did you see Eggsie from GLC on The Weakest Link? he totally kicked arse. and he voted off Tony Wilson. and he was pipped at the post by... Fish.

shadyadie | 6 Dec '05, 14:40 | X | Reply

Errrrr.....

Stereophonics, best live act, Stereophonics, best live act........

nope, doesn't compute.

What about The Crimea? I love that band, or do they not count as Welsh??

stopplayingthatstupidguitar @-Raz- | 6 Dec '05, 14:40 | X | Reply

Yo Raz...

YOu doing a review for that gig?

How were High On Fire and Bloodsimple?

james_delve @-Raz- | 6 Dec '05, 14:52 | X | Reply

yep reckon

you'll see

-Raz- @james_delve | 6 Dec '05, 14:58 | X | Reply

Yes

and I was eating my dinner at the time

scarecrow @shadyadie | 6 Dec '05, 16:06 | X | Reply

hmmm

what i dont understand is, why welsh 'indie' acts weren't mentioned. I mean they DO exist... (but in flustred post walking in cold state I can't think of any) Lets "Blue Sky" that... (lol)

pep le pew
people in planes (theyre welsh aren't they?)
red pony
inner city pirate (formally my red cell)

arghhhh my memory fails me.

thief_in-the_night @scarecrow | 6 Dec '05, 16:25 | X | Reply