Brunettes head hip b.Net list

By REBECCA BARRY

Quirky Auckland pop band the Brunettes may have missed out on winning their record label's promotional contest (the Air New Zealand Zephyrs Competition) but they have a good chance at winning a b.Net Award.

The band are nominated in six categories at this year's awards including Best Album, Best Song and Best Vocalist.

This will be the sixth year b.Net - the network of student radio stations - have staged the awards, which were set up as a hip alternative to the New Zealand music industry's mainstream prizes, the Tuis.

This year's multiple Tui-winners the Datsuns have three b.Net nominations, including Best Live Act, despite not performing in the country for months.

Salmonella Dub, who took home three b.Nets last year and three Tuis this year, have also made it into this year's b.Nets, nominated for Best Downbeat Release for their remix album, Outside the Dub Plates, and Best Music Video.

Voting is open to the public on www.bnet.co.nz until September 5, and the winners will be announced on September 19 at the Bruce Mason Centre.

A judging panel will decide the winners of Most b.Net Radio Play, International Achievement, Best Musician and Best Producer categories.

The nominees:


Best Music Video

Audiosauce - Be-Bop

The Brunettes - Moon In June Stuff

The Datsuns - Harmonic Generator

P-Money & Scribe - Remember

Rhombus - Clav Dub

Salmonella Dub - Platetectonics


Best Live Act

The Black Seeds

The Brunettes

The D4

The Datsuns

Fat Freddys Drop

TrinityRoots


Most Promising New Act

Dejusa

Ejector

Frontline

The Mint Chicks

Two Lane Blacktop

Verse Two


Best Downbeat Release

The Black Seeds - Pushed

Flash Harry - Flash Harry

Otautahi Allstars - Otautahi Allstars

Salmonella Dub - Outside The Dub Plates

Sperber & Casey - Relaxomatic Projections

Various - Dub Combinations Chapter 3


Best Hip-Hop Release

Dubious Bros - Trade Secrets

Ill Semantics - Theory of Meaning

King Kapisi - 2nd Round Testament

Nesian Mystik - Polysaturated

P-Money - Big Things Instrumentals

Unique - Jerry 4 W. A.


Best Electronic Release

50Hz - Carbon

House Of Downtown - Mother Funkin Earth

Jet Jaguar - Think About It Later

Rhombus - Bass Player

Subware - Subware

Various - Sun Valley Sound


Best NZ Remix

Blacklisted/Salmonella Dub - Push On Thru remix

House Of Shem/The Black Seeds - Black Sunrise remix

Jagwah/Rhombus - Clav Dub (Steak & Mushroom mix)

Mu/Salmonella Dub - Platetectonics (Fartyboom) remix

P-Money/King Kapisi - Conversate remix

DJ Shan/P-Money ft Deceptikonz - Touch Something remix


Best Pop Release

The Brunettes - Holding Hands Feeding Ducks

Fang - Somewhere Out There

Goldenhorse - Riverhead

Gramsci - Object

Lucid 3 - Running Down The Keys

Pine - Long Player


Best Rock Release

The Datsuns - The Datsuns

Indicator Dogs - Anschluss

Meterman - Reset Start Reset

Spelling Mistakes - Epileptic Apocalypse '79-'99

Various - Rock'n'Roll Music Is My Only Salvation

World War Four - Rok In Rol Point Of View


Best Compilation

25 Silver Selections

Alpine Unity

Dub Combinations Chapter 3

Loop Select 004

Rock'n'Roll Music Is My Only Salvation

Sun Valley Sound


Best Unreleased Song

Baitercell vs Timmy Schumacher - Nasty Gymnastix

Ejector - Drift

Frontline - Come And Get Me

The Mint Chicks - The Son (live)

Paselode - Mr Creepy

Two Lane Blacktop - The Rat


Best Song

The Brunettes - Boy Racer

Concord Dawn - Morning Light

The Datsuns - In Love

Fat Freddys Drop - Hope

Ill Semantics - Highway

Rhombus - Clav Dub


Best Album

The Brunettes - Holding Hands Feeding Ducks The Datsuns - The Datsuns

Flash Harry - Flash Harry

Goldenhorse - Riverhead

Pine - Long Player

Rhombus - Bass Player


Best Vocalist/MC

Ladi Six (Verse Two)

Heather Mansfield (The Brunettes)

Mareko (Deceptikonz)

Kirsten Morelle (Goldenhorse)

Scribe

Dallas Tamaira (Fat Freddys Drop)