Django Django, Toy lead Artrocker Award nominations

Django Django and Toy are leading the second annual Artrocker Awards with three nominations each, while public voting will determine the New Blood Award winner.

Anita Awbi
  • By Anita Awbi
  • 15 Nov 2012
  • min read
The event will be held at the Sebright Arms in London’s East End on 7 December and will crown the winners of 13 award categories. Catagories include Band of the Year, Best New Band, Single of the Year and the Legend Award plus many more.

Artrocker's New Blood Award champions upcoming talent, and like all other categories, will be decided by public vote. The list of nominees are: Dark Horses, Spectres, Savages, Tall Ships, Citizens!, Howler, Fear Of Men, Dog Is Dead, 2:54.

Marc Sallis, Artrocker editor said: 'The Artrocker Awards are about the music, the bands and giving the industry and the public a great event with a line-up that will recall the heady days of The Brats and inject some much needed drunken fun and rock n' roll back into the industry. It's rock n' roll in its simplest and rawest form.'

A full list of nominees can be found here. The awards are now open for public voting.

Toy recently joined PRS for Music, alongside Citizens! and PINS - find out more here. Also, stream our Blogger's Tips podcast to hear music from PINS and other new acts, such as Carnivals and Death at Sea.