... woz robbed.

and so will the DLM be this year.

Yeah, quite surprised David Turpin didn't make it. The two albums of his I've heard are class.

David Kitt is the most obvious omission IMO. His latest, "The Nightsaver", is an incredible album.

Was listening to Paul McClune talking about these awards on Tony Fenton's show on today fm this afternoon and he didn't rate it at all. Tony Fenton did however and he is a judge on the panel. So might be worth a bet.
Tony Fenton is a top DJ by the way. I never heard of him till I found Today fm on few years ago. Rarely plays a bad tune or toon as he calls them

I'm SO proud to finally be on here. I'd just like to announce that even though the 'Choice Music Prize' is an honour to be nominated for (though Paul Balloon is a 'Neil' hater - Today FM reference earlier) we have been nominated for a 'Meteor Award' for best album (Meteors being the Irish equivalent of The Brits/Grammys) up against Snow Patrol and U2 (ever heard of them??).

You can also vote for us there as it is a public vote (fancy helping me win something to put on my bedsit's window-sill??) - http://meteormusicawards.meteor.ie/nominees/category/best-irish-album/

If U.K geezers can't vote well just spread the word as they say. Anyway I'm just happy to be here.....!!

DuckworThomas.xx

I just tried to vote but keep saying my mobile number was invalid. I asume that its because Im in the North. What's that about then ?

for being so kind AND trying to vote (Yep, I think you have to be an Irish Republic resident to vote, sorry). We will be performing 2 or 3 songs with the band at the 'Choice Music Prize' ceremony. That particular award tries to get all the acts nominated to play. If only 6 or 7 acts can turn up we may very well play 3 or 4 songs but either way we will be there to perform on the night. At present we are joint favourites to win this particular award though favourite's rarely win to be honest, but it's all good fun and new for me I must say (though not for the want of 'Pugwash' trying :-) )

If you're interested, myself and Neil have been handed our dream job as Radio DJ's by our national broadcaster RTE. Follow the link below to check it out (and you can listen back to our first show, we even have our dear friend Matt Berry doing the 'stings' for the show. That's radio speak..eh, eh see how professional wot i think I'm am..)

http://2fm.rte.ie/show/65#blog_panel

The show is called THE DUCKWORTH LEWIS RADIOPHONIC BLUNDERBUS..and is between 5 and 7PM on Sunday evenings. (The web-page says 17.00 - 18.00 but that's to be fixed). Please e-mail in because we read EVERYTHING and can do requests if possible. I'm playing needledrops (played The Kinks - 'Till death us do part from vinyl in the first show!!) and all kinds of rarely played beauties, so is Lewis of course, so please listen in if you can, the first show was a huge success.

Finally Andy Partridge told me on the phone yesterday that the D.L.M album was awarded Number 2 album of the year in the new issue? WOOOOWWWW.....we'll be announcing that on our sites shortly, we're so humbled David, Mark and all the crew. I'm getting on a mad bus to the leafy Dublin suburb of Tallaght tomorrow to buy my copy (and the new VIZ). I'll be teary-eyed reading it on the way back and teary-eyed NOT because of the plumes of hash-smoke flowing down from the upstairs back seats of the 77a bus!!

Love - Thomas (Duckworth).xx

The new controller seems to have his head screwed on. Listened in on a real-life wireless last week and thought the show was great. I was under the impression (thanks in no small part to the typically poor Irish media coverage in advance of the first show) that it was a one-off. Great to hear that it's not.

All the new 2fm dude needs to do now is boot Gerry Ryan out the door and quicker than you can say 'hairy cornflake' I might actually listen to the station again...

..I'm going to squeeze some Bowie at The Beeb (68 session) in the show later. I've just decided and thought I'd give yiz' all a scoop!!

DT.