The Musos
Razorlight, Sex Pistols Hit Musos Awards!
Razorlight and Primal Scream cleaned up at the Muso Awards 2005 with a pair of awards, while live highlights included a special guest appearance from Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols.
Razorlight and Primal Scream were crowned the bands most musicians love on Wednesday as they picked up two and three awards, respectively, at the Musos 2005 – the awards voted for by bands themselves.
Xfm’s very own Claire Sturgess and comic Andrew Maxwell ably hosted the shindig at London’s KOKO, while bands Dogs, Metro Riots, The Lancaster Bombers & Shane McGowan and the Young Offenders Institute kept the fans entertained.
Picking up the awards for Best Album and Best Drummer, Razorlight’s Andy Burrows and Carl Dalemo accepted the band’s awards, while Graham Coxon picked up the award for Best Single with a polite “Thanks”.
The other big winners were Primal Scream, who won the awards for Best Keyboard Player, Best Bassist and the coveted Musos Muso Award for legendary group.
However, the surprise of the evening came when former Sex Pistol Glen Matlock strolled on stage to join Metro Riots for a version of his former band’s hit, ‘Pretty Vacant’.
Arctic Monkeys picked up their first major award for Best New Act, presented by James Sellar of the MMF to Domino Records Laurence Bell on their behalf.
Previous Award Winners
The full list of winners 2005:
- Best Album - Razorlight ‘Up All Night’
- Best Band - The Futureheads
- Best Single - Graham Coxon ‘Freaking Out’
- Best Female Vocal – Alison Goldfrapp
- Lead guitar - Barry Hyde from The Futureheads
- Songwriter Award - Damon Allbarn [Gorrilaz]
- Best Live Act - Kaiser Chiefs
- Best New Act - Arctic Monkeys
- Best International Act - The Strokes
- Best Gig - Pink Floyd [Live 8]
- Best Male Vocal - Gaz Coombes [Supergrass]
- Best Drummer - Andy Burrows [Razorlight]
- Bassist - Mani [Primal Scream]
- Keyboard - Martin Duffy [Primal Scream / Oasis]
- Muso`s Muso - Primal Scream
- Music Writer’s Award – Babyshambles
The Full list of winners 2002:
- Best Album – Nitin Sawhney (Prophesy)
- Best Single – Ian Brown (F.E.A.R)
- Lead guitar - Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
- Songwriter Award - Damon Gough (Badly Drawn Boy)
- Best Live Act – The Charlatans
- Best New Act – The Haven
- Best Vocal - PJ Harvey
- Best Drummer – Alan White (Oasis)
- Bassist – Peter Hook (New Order)
- Keyboard – Tony Rodgers (Charlatans)
- Muso`s Muso – Paul Weller
