2004 TOUGH GUY's MUSIC AWARDS


First of all, I'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who voted in the 2004 Tough Guy's Music Awards, as well as all the promoters in Cumbria, with their contributions and approval.

Between 21st & 24th December 2004, the winners will be announced on this page in the following order:

 

* Tuesday 21st December 2004 = Best Song, Best EP, Best Festival and Best Gig
* Wednesday 22nd December 2004 = Best Rock Band, Best Metal Band, Best Ska/Punk Band, Best New Band
* Thursday 23rd December 2004 = Best Band (North Cumbria), Best Band (West Cumbria),
Best Band (South Cumbria), Best Band (South West Scotland/Scottish Borders)
* Friday 24th December 2004 (Xmas Eve) = Best Band (Overall)


Last Updated - 24th December 2004

 

Best Song
AND THE NOMINEES ARE...
A Weaker Way - "Today I Stay At Number Two"
Big Green Blue - "Jenny"
Blastula - "Kill U8U"
Kreeper - "Epiphany"
Kyra - "Seether"
Let Airplanes Circle Overhead - "Pengatross"
Nana's Revenge - "Free From Progress"
Nush - "Die Anthem"
Reluctant To Speak - "Fray Bentos"
Second To Last - "I Used To Be With It..."
She Kills - "Choose Your Weapon"
Snooky - "When We Argue"
Synko - "War Of the Roses"
Tauntra - "Glass Bottles And Plastic Smiles"
Trinket Box - "Digging Up The Past"

AND THE WINNER IS...

Big Green Blue - "Jenny"

Read the review of the Best Song from Papscene by clicking HERE!
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Best EP
AND THE NOMINEES ARE...
Acrimonious Anguish - "Beat Your Meat For Metal"
Allegiance Free - "Eat The Children"
Blastula - "Alien Incest"
Cacphony - "Turn It Down"
Five Divinity Avenue - "Enlightenment"
The Forgotten North - "The Berlin Chronicles"
J-39 - "All Fours"
Let Airplanes Circle Overhead - "LACO LP"
Nana's Revenge - "500 Nuns"
Shoes On Backwards - "All Of The Above"
Reluctant To Speak - "J For the Jester With One Too Many Fingers"
Seven Seals - "Hallo"
Snooky - "Deflower"
Tauntra - "This Is My Heart In Sound"
Trinket Box - "Broken Bonds And Lonely Roads"

AND THE WINNER IS...

Shoes On Backwards - "All Of The Above"

Read the review of the Best EP from Papscene by clicking HERE!
Read our review of the Best EP by clicking HERE!
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Best Festival
AND THE NOMINEES ARE...
Whitehaven Punk Festival @ Whitehaven Civic Hall, Whitehaven - 9th & 10th April 2004
Wickerman Festival 2004 @ Kirkcudbright, Dumfrieshire - 23rd & 24th July 2004
Brampton Live @ William Howard School, Brampton - 16th to 18th July 2004
Maryport Blues & Bitter Festival @ Maryport - 30th July to 1st August 2004
Cavendish Festival @ The Cavendsh Arms, Dalton-In-Furness - 14th August 2004
Big Fest @ Windermere - 21st & 22nd August 2004
Papfest 2004 @ Kendal Rugby Club, Kendal - 25th August 2004
Solfest @ Silloth - 3rd to 5th September 2004

AND THE WINNER IS...

Papfest 2004

Read our review of Papfest 2004 by clicking HERE!
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Best Gig
AND THE NOMINEES ARE...
All Ages 16 (Synko/Tauntra/Colurblind/EFF Sex) @ Tithe Barn, Carlisle - 9th January 2004
Cumbrio Touring Network (Mental Note/Nana's Revenge/Kyra/Call Of Duty/ctrlaltdelete) @ Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal - 17th January 2004
Evolved Addict (Captain Everything!/Nana's Revenge/Call Of Duty/Colurblind) @ Kendal Rugby Club, Kendal - 21st February 2004
Chikinki/Kasabian/Psychedelic Underground @ Brickyard, Carlisle - 26th February 2004
One Big Monday (ctrlaltdelete/Tauntra/Blastula/A New Design/Music Vision Project/Snooky) @ St. Paul's Church, Carlisle - 5th April 2004
Million Dead/X Is Loaded/Yourcodenameis:milo @ Brickyard, Carlisle - 19th April 2004
Evolved Addict (No Comply/Nana's Revenge/Duckhunt/Sadie Hawkins Dance/Call Of Duty) @ Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal - 23rd April 2004
Philphy Promotions (Swinging Utters/The Epoxies/Synko/Nana's Revenge) @ The Phoenix, Kendal - 19th May 2004
80's Metal Jacket/Trinket Box/UK Thugs/Tauntra @ Bob Hollis' Basement, Annan - 29th May 2004)
Motive Sounds (Midasuno/Monkey Boy/Second To Last/ctrlaltdelete) @ Brickyard, Carlisle - 19th June 2004
Skunk/Sweet Zombie Jesus/The Fuzz/Censored/A Weaker Way/Innominat @ Whitehaven Civic Hall, Whitehaven (24th July 2004)
Broadzilla/Seed/My Last Act Of Bravado/Muff Wigs @ Brickyard, Carlisle - 20th August 2004
Evolved Addict (Colurblind/5 Divinity Avenue/Allegiance Free/Cacophony) @ Kendal Rugby Club, Kendal - 1st October 2004

AND THE WINNER IS...

Evolved Addict (No Comply/Nana's Revenge/Duckhunt/Sadie Hawkins Dance/Call Of Duty) @ Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal - 23rd April 2004

Read the review of the Best Gig from Papscene by clicking HERE!

Best Rock Band
AND THE NOMINEES ARE...
Adelphi
A New Design
Call Of Duty
Chapel Ten
ctrlaltdelete
The Forgotten North
Giant Loop Of Sound
Hush
Persistence
Seven Seals
She Kills
Snooky

AND THE WINNER IS...

Snooky

Check out the Best Rock Band's website by clicking HERE!
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Best Metal Band
AND THE NOMINEES ARE...
Acrimonious Anguish
Apex Fracture
A Weaker Way
Blastula
5000BC
Kyra
Nush
Reluctant To Speak
Second To Last
Sweet Zombie Jesus
Theory
Unreliable Sin

AND THE WINNER IS...

Unreliable Sin

Check out the Best Metal Band's website by clicking HERE!
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Best Ska/Punk Band
AND THE NOMINEES ARE...
Big Green Blue
Cacophony
Colurblind
Mental Note
Nana's Revenge
No Thrills
R.O.T.
Sadie Hawkins Dance
Shoes On Backwards
Synko
Tauntra
Trinket Box

AND THE WINNER IS...

Tauntra

Check out the Best Ska/Punk Band's website by clicking HERE!
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Best New Band
AND THE NOMINEES ARE...
Anjelus
Blastula
Killing The Shadows
The Marshall Family
Page4?
Persistence
Sadie Hawkins Dance
Wasted Youth

AND THE WINNER IS...

Sadie Hawkins Dance

Check out the Best New Band's website by clicking HERE!
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Best Band (South West Scotland/Scottish Borders)
AND THE NOMINEES ARE...
Eh?
Kreeper
Page4?
Phud
Snooky
Tauntra
Trinket Box
UK Thugs

AND THE WINNER IS...

Tauntra

Check out the Best SW Scotland/Borders Band's website by clicking HERE!
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Best Band (South Cumbria)
AND THE NOMINEES ARE...
Allegiance Free
Cacophony
Call Of Duty
Legohair
Mental Note
Nana's Revenge
Seven Seals
Synko

AND THE WINNER IS...

Synko

Check out the Best South Cumbria Band's website by clicking HERE!
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Best Band (West Cumbria)
AND THE NOMINEES ARE...
A New Design
Colurblind
Cornerstone
J-39
No Thrills
R.O.T.
Shoes On Backwards
Sweet Zombie Jesus

AND THE WINNER IS...

Shoes On Backwards

Check out the Best West Cumbria Band's website by clicking HERE!
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Best Band (North Cumbria)
AND THE NOMINEES ARE...
Adelphi
Chapel Ten
ctrlaltdelete
The Forgotten North
Nush
Reluctant To Speak
Second To Last
She Kills

AND THE WINNER IS...

ctrlaltdelete

Check out the Best North Cumbria Band's website by clicking HERE!
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Best Band (Overall)
AND THE NOMINEES ARE...
Colurblind
ctrlaltdelete
The Forgotten North
Mental Note
Seven Seals
Shoes On Backwards
Snooky
Tauntra

AND THE WINNER IS...

Tauntra

Check out the Best Overall Band's website by clicking HERE!
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