If you like music, especially new music, it’s time to get involved in the Annual Artrocker magazine awards ceremony! The second rock n roll event is taking place on 7th December in true east end rock n roll pub, the Sebright Arms, and it’s bound to get messy!

With nominated bands already confirmed to play the post ceremony live event including Tall Ships, Dark Horses and Public Service Broadcasting, its looking like a pretty impressive lineup.

And you can get involved with choosing the winners, with two days left to vote… The winners of the 13 categories are an honest guide to new music- get involved and get your vote in now!! www.artrocker.tv/awards/start

XFM Radio DJ and music guru, John Kennedy will be presenting the VIP invite only awards ceremony between 1pm and 5pm, when all winners will be revealed as well as a very special live performance on the day.

The live event will take place from 5pm ‘til midnight, with doors open to the general public – Free admission, first come first served. See you there!

Artrocker Awards 2012 Nominations:

BAND OF THE YEAR Award sponsored by Gio Goi
Django Django
Arctic Monkeys
Toy
The Black Keys
The Maccabees

INTERNATIONAL BAND OF THE YEAR Award
Liars
A Place To Bury Strangers
Japandroids
Atari Teenage Riot
Tame Impala

ICONS Award sponsored by Farah Vintage

WINNER: To be revealed on the day of the Awards

BEST NEW BAND – NEW BLOOD Award sponsored by Original Penguin & Olympus
Dark Horses
Spectres
Savages
Tall Ships
Towns
Citizens!
Howler
Fear Of Men
Dog is Dead
2:54

HEAVY BAND OF THE YEAR Award sponsored by Jägermeister
Pulled Apart By Horses
Black Moth
Gallows
Turbowolf
DZ Deathrays

ELECTRO ACT OF THE YEAR Award
Crystal Castles
Gum Takes Tooth
Dirty Beaches
Atari Teenage Riot
Public Service Broadcasting

LEGEND Award

WINNER: To be revealed on the day of the Awards

ALBUM OF THE YEAR Award sponsored by www.Deezer.com
Toy ‘Toy’
O Children ‘Apnea’
The Futureheads ‘Rant’
Django Django ‘Django Django’
Tim Burgess ‘Oh No I Love You’

SINGLE OF THE YEAR Award
Mystery Jets ‘Greatest Hits’
Egyptian Hip Hop ‘Yoro Diallo’
Tall Ships ‘Gallop’
Dark Horses ‘Radio’
Now Now ‘Threads’

REISSUE OF THE YEAR Award
My Bloody Valentine ‘Isn’t Anything’ & ‘Loveless’ (Re-mastered)
Manic Street Preachers ‘Generation Terrorists’ (20th Anniversary Edition)
Royal Trux ‘Accelorator’
Blur ‘21: The Box’ (Boxset Collection)
Dr Feelgood ‘All Through The City (1974-1977) (Re-mastered Boxset Collection)

LIVE BAND OF THE YEAR Award
The Black Keys
Toy
Bo Ningen
Antlered Man
DZ Deathrays

VIDEO OF THE YEAR Award sponsored by Olympus
The Duke Spirit ‘Glorious’
Tame Impala ‘Elephant’
Arctic Monkeys ‘R U Mine’
Wet Nuns ‘Why So Cold’
Django Django ‘Hail Bop’

FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR Award
1234 Festival
SWN Festival
Southsea Festival
Bestival
Green Man

By Sara Darling