The Scottish Alternative Music Awards (referred to as the SAMAs from now on) are a quite self explanatory series of awards. For Scottish musicians. Alternative Scottish musicians. Not in the mainsteam we’re saying here. They were started in 2010 as a means of putting the spotlight on some of the lesser well known Scottish bands, or those who weren’t quite in the public eye. As renowned Scottish music journalist Jim Gellaty puts it, “it’s a great night for coming together and celebrating great music!”

The winners of each category will be announced at a special event to be held in The Garage in Glasgow on the 1^st of March, and some variety of award will be given to the winners. I shall assume it will be some sort of trophy based award, and not an old, old school award like a pig or three herring and a box of crackers. Sadly. Anyway, the event looks to be a cracker and will feature comedy from a comedian, surprisingly. Not that you’d expect a comedian to give a lecture about woodwork or the viscosity of different paints, as that would be both inappropriate and rubbish. And as you can see from my excruciating attempts at humour, it won’t be me doing the comedy. Instead it will the rather fantastic and rather funny Billy Kirkwood (not the terrible football manager) who will be hosting the show. Check his website to see what he’s like. I’m sure you’ll like him. Also at the awards there will be live music, which is rather fitting for a music awards show. Music will come from Bwani Junction, Vukovi, Fridge Magnets and others! Tickets for the show cost £10 and can be purchased online here.

 

Anyway, that’s enough bumbling and superfluous nonsense written to make up my word count. Let’s get down to it. Below are the catagories and the nominees. Click on the name of each band to learn more about them;

 

Best Rock/ Alternative sponsored by Ignite Records

Aerials Up

Fatherson

Little Eye

Lady North

Iain McLaughlin & Outsiders

Johnny & The Giros

This award was won by Little Eskimos in 2011 and Trapped In Kansas in 2010.

 

Best Newcomer sponsored by Cathouse Glasgow

Athos

Vukovi

Forest Fires

Bwani Junction

Oskar Empire

Davey Horne

This award was won by XAVIA in 2011 and As Darkness Falls in 2010

 

Best Metal sponsored by Departed Apparel

Constellations

The Recovery

Autumn In Disguise

A Fight You Can’t Win

Ten Tonne Dozer

Lost In Echoes

This award was won by Zombie Militia in 2011 and Promised Only Lies in 2010

 

Best Hip Hop sponsored by Young Scot

Madhat McGore

Hector Bizerk

Bigg Taj

Stanley Odd

Team Kapowski

Profisee

This category is new for the 2012 SAMAs

 

Best Electronic sponsored by Bar Bloc

Rustie

Miaoux Miaoux

Fridge Magnets

Discopolis

Niteworks

Teklo

This award was only introduced last year and was won by Indian Red Lopez

 

 

So there’s your nominees. You can vote online here. Voting closes on the 29^th of February. Get voting now! I have! Twice in fact, and I may do it again!

Stuart Manson

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