The Ghost Of Fudge

MESSAGE STARTS A huge thanks to everyone who came along last night, all the bands who took part in Eruption, to the sponsors, and especially to the finalists who competed last night (in alphabetical order): Far Full Fat Sonic Bucker The Malpaso Gang It was a great gig, and only 2 points separated the 4 bands. Congratulations to Far, the overall winner. This city has a wonderful, diverse, vibrant, and thriving music scene. Let's each continue doing our bit to keep it that way! MESSAGE ENDS

FORMER 'BEST LIVE ACT' WINNERS: 2001 - Nero 2002 - Deadloss Superstar 2003 - Deadloss Superstar 2004 - Deadloss Superstar and Black Atom (tied) 2005 - Black Atom 2006 - Black Atom 2007 - PVH 2008 - Eric Euan 2009 - The Hijacks and Black Atom (tied) 2010 - Downfall 2011 - Turning 13 and Which Way Now (tied) 2012 - Thrashist Regime 2013 - Bisongrass 2014 - Bisongrass 2015 - Bisongrass 2016 - Dear John 2017 - ? ? ? ? ? ?

WE'RE GETTING TO THE POINTY END OF BUSINESS... We invite you to join us at Krakatoa on Saturday 11th March, to celebrate the twin joys of music and drinking while listening to music. We'll be hosting the 17th instalment of the legendarily shambolic FUDGE MUSIC AWARDS - complete with tinfoil podium, and trophies for the winners. The triumphant victors, should they be in attendance, will be invited onstage to give thanks to their fans, and subjected to a brief 'red-carpet interview' by our co-host for the night, MAGENTA LUST. So enjoy the evening - and also the vast selection of world beers. Three bands will play too, lest we forget in all this carefully planned chaos. The bouncy GYPSY ROOTS. The proggy SOLQUIN. The rip-roaring SMOKIN' BUGLER BAND. Although the night is somewhat tongue-in-cheek, we encourage you to get dressed up. It IS an awards ceremony, after all. Tophats and tails, please! Facebook Event - https://www.facebook.com/events/148195125663805/ SO... Consider the following six nominees, and vote above. You may vote for more than one choice. You'll also be able to vote on Facebook, at some point soon, and also in person at Krakatoa - paper voting slips will be handed out at gigs. All these votes will be totalled and COMBINED to arrive at our victors. BEST LIVE ACT 2017 DARTH ELVIS & THE IMPERIALS - https://www.facebook.com/darthelvis/ DEAR JOHN - https://www.facebook.com/SyntheticUltimaDrunge/?fref=ts DEPECHE CHOAD - https://www.facebook.com/D3P3CH3CH04D/ FAR - https://www.facebook.com/FaRmusicofficial/ ROTU - https://www.facebook.com/RotuAberdeen THE SMOKIN' BUGLER BAND - https://www.facebook.com/TheSmokinBuglerBand

If you come on down to Krakatoa any given Wednesday night, and you'll find us engaged in the sort of loud, boozy fun that makes a week night in the frozen north bearable. Kicking off around 8pm, and continuing through until the midnight curfew, our Krakaoke spirit guides will help you select a track from the thousands of billions available, and then parade you in front of the caterwauling masses as entertainment. There's a prize for the winner. If this sounds like a bloody good idea, you'll find us at Krakatoa, 2 Trinity Quay, Merchant Quarter, ABZ on Wednesdays. There's even a facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/krakatoakaraoke/

FORMER 'BEST NEWCOMER' WINNERS: 2001 - Nero 2002 - Contra 2003 - The X-Certs 2004 - King Liar And The Brutes 2005 - Radio Lucifer 2006 - The Wells 2007 - Kartta 2008 - Bloodnut 2009 - Thrashist Regime 2010 - Which Way Now 2011 - Glassman 2012 - Bison 2013 - Same Faces 2014 - OK Taxi 2015 - Depeche Choad 2016 - Roswell 2017 - ? ? ? ? ? ?

ROLL UP, ROLL UP... We invite you to join us at Krakatoa on Saturday 11th March, to celebrate the twin joys of music and drinking. We'll be hosting the 17th instalment of the legendarily shambolic FUDGE MUSIC AWARDS - complete with tinfoil podium, and 'unusual' trophies for the winners. The triumphant victors, should they be in attendance, will be invited onstage to give thanks to their fans, and subjected to a brief 'red-carpet interview' by our co-host for the night, MAGENTA LUST. So enjoy the evening - and also the vast selection of rum. In addition, three great live acts will delight you. The bouncy GYPSY ROOTS. The proggy SOLQUIN. The rip-roaring SMOKIN' BUGLER BAND. Although the night is very tongue-in-cheek, we encourage you to get dressed up posh. It IS an awards ceremony, after all. Tophats and tails, please! Facebook Event - https://www.facebook.com/events/148195125663805/ ONWARDS AND UPWARDS... Consider the following six nominees, and vote above. You may vote for more than one choice. You'll also be able to vote on Facebook, at some point soon, and also in person at Krakatoa - paper voting slips will be handed out at gigs. All these votes will be totalled and COMBINED to arrive at our victors. BEST NEWCOMER 2017 BEFORE STORIES - https://www.facebook.com/BeforeStories GYPSY ROOTS - https://www.facebook.com/GyspyRoots/ ORYNTHIA - https://www.facebook.com/orynthiaband/ REDPARK - https://www.facebook.com/redparkband/ SONIC BUCKER - https://www.facebook.com/Sonicbucker/ WHERE'S THE FEMALE ZOMBIES? - https://www.facebook.com/wtfzband/

FORMER 'BEST OF THE REST FOR BANDS WE CAN'T PIGEON-HOLE' WINNERS: > 2001 to 2002 - N/A 2003 - Masamune 2004 - Staccato Set 2005 - Staccato Set 2006 - Geneveive 2007 - Hookers Green No.1 2008 - The Kitchen Cynics 2009 - The Kitchen Cynics 2010 - The Son Henry Band 2011 - The Son Henry Band 2012 - Darth Elvis And The Imperials 2013 - Darth Elvis And The Imperials 2014 - Darth Elvis And The Imperials 2015 - Darth Elvis And The Imperials 2016 - ROTU 2017 - ? ? ? ? ? ?

YET ANOTHER POLL... We cordially invite you to join us at Krakatoa on Saturday 11th March, to celebrate the twin joys of music and, let's say for the sake of argument, 'moderate' drinking. We'll be hosting the 17th instalment of the legendarily shambolic FUDGE MUSIC AWARDS - complete with cardboard box podium, and glittering trophies for the winners. Three great live acts will play too. The bouncy GYPSY ROOTS. The proggy SOLQUIN. And the rip-roaring SMOKIN' BUGLER BAND. Although the night is very tongue-in-cheek, we encourage you to get dressed up posh. It IS an awards ceremony, after all. The triumphant winners, should they be in attendance, will be invited onstage to give thanks to their fans, and subjected to a brief red-carpet interview by our co-host for the night, MAGENTA LUST. So enjoy the evening, and be sure to partake of the 42 draught lines to get the party vibe going. Facebook Event - https://www.facebook.com/events/148195125663805/ ONWARDS AND UPWARDS... Consider the following six nominees, and vote above. You may vote for more than one choice. You'll also be able to vote on Facebook, at some point soon, and also in person at Krakatoa - paper voting slips will be handed out at gigs. All these votes will be totalled and COMBINED to arrive at our victors. BEST OF THE REST FOR BANDS WE CAN'T PIGEON HOLE 2017 BROKEN RIVERS - https://www.facebook.com/brokenrivers/ FULL FAT - https://www.facebook.com/fullfatband/ FLAXMAN - https://www.facebook.com/Flaxman-doctorflaxmancom-271199679564/ THE INEVITABLE TEASPOONS - https://www.facebook.com/TheInevitableTeaspoons LORD LEPER - https://www.facebook.com/lordleper/ THE MALPASO GANG - https://www.facebook.com/themalpasogang/

FORMER ‘BEST ALTERNATIVE ACT' WINNERS: > 2001 to 2015 - N/A 2016 - The Smokin' Bugler Band 2017 - ? ? ? ? ? ?

HELLO YOU... We cordially invite you to join us at Krakatoa on Saturday 11th March, to celebrate the twin joys of music and, let's say for the sake of argument, 'moderate' drinking. We'll be hosting the 17th instalment (!!!) of the legendarily shambolic FUDGE MUSIC AWARDS - complete with cardboard box podium, and glittering trophies for the winners. Three great live acts will play too: the bouncy GYPSY ROOTS; the proggy SOLQUIN; and the rip-roaring SMOKIN' BUGLER BAND. Although the night is very tongue-in-cheek, we encourage you to get dressed up in a suit / kilt / ballgown / tux / monacle. The winners, should they be in attendance, will be invited onstage to give thanks to their legions of fans, and then be subjected to a brief red-carpet interview by our co-host for the night, MAGENTA LUST. So enjoy the evening, and be sure to partake of some chilli vodka to get the right vibe going. Facebook Event - https://www.facebook.com/events/148195125663805/ ONWARDS AND UPWARDS... Consider the following six nominees, and vote above. You may vote for more than one choice. You'll also be able to vote on Facebook, at some point soon, and also in person at Krakatoa - paper voting slips will be handed out at gigs. All these votes will be totalled and COMBINED to arrive at our one, true champions. BEST ALTERNATIVE ACT 2017 FAR - https://www.facebook.com/FaRmusicofficial/ MILK INTERFERENCE - https://www.facebook.com/MilkInterferenceUK ROTU - https://www.facebook.com/RotuAberdeen THE SMOKIN' BUGLER BAND - https://www.facebook.com/TheSmokinBuglerBand WATCHFIRES - https://www.facebook.com/watchfires WENDELL BORTON - https://www.facebook.com/wendellbortonmusic/

FORMER 'BEST ROCK ACT' WINNERS: 2001 - TAR 2002 - Liber8 2003 - Liber8 2004 - Deadloss Superstar 2005 - Deadloss Superstar 2006 - Deadloss Superstar 2007 - Fiction/Action 2008 - Snake Temple Kings 2009 - Snake Temple Kings 2010 - Cobra Kai 2011 - Which Way Now 2012 - Evil Demon Theory 2013 - GutterGodz 2014 - Deadfire 2015 - Dear John 2016 - UNF 2017 - ? ? ? ? ? ?

WELCOME TO OUR NEON-DRENCHED DEN OF INEQUITY... We cordially invite you to join us at Krakatoa on Saturday 11th March, to celebrate the twin joys of music and, let's say for the sake of argument, 'moderate' drinking. We'll be hosting the 17th instalment of the legendarily shambolic FUDGE MUSIC AWARDS - complete with cardboard box podium, and Poundland trophies for the winners. Three great live acts will play too: the bouncy, joyful GYPSY ROOTS; the sweet, proggy SOLQUIN; and the rip-roaring SMOKIN' BUGLER BAND. Although the night is very, very tongue-in-cheek, we still encourage you to get dressed up in a suit / kilt / ballgown / tux / monacle. Make the effort, hobos! The winners, should they be in attendance, will be invited onstage to give thanks to their legions of adoring fans, and then given the red-carpet treatment by your co-host for the night, MAGENTA LUST. So enjoy the evening, and be sure to partake of some chilli vodka to get the right vibe going. Facebook Event - https://www.facebook.com/events/148195125663805/ RAWK \m/ Consider the following six nominees, and vote above. You may vote for more than one choice. You'll also be able to vote on Facebook, at some point soon, and also in person at Krakatoa - paper voting slips will be handed out at gigs. All these votes will be totalled and COMBINED to arrive at our one, true champions. BEST ROCK ACT 2017 AUDIO CYNIC - https://www.facebook.com/AudioCynic CELLAR DOOR - https://www.facebook.com/CellarDoorAberdeen/ DEAR JOHN - https://www.facebook.com/SyntheticUltimaDrunge/ DIRTY TRICK - https://www.facebook.com/DirtyTrickBand/ THE RUCKUS - https://www.facebook.com/theruckusaberdeen/ UNF - https://www.facebook.com/UNFofficial/

FORMER 'MOST METAL OF METAL' WINNERS: > 2001 to 2003 - N/A 2004 - Black Atom 2005 - Black Atom 2006 - Black Atom 2007 - Black Atom 2008 - Black Atom 2009 - Bloodnut 2010 - Thrashist Regime 2011 - Semperfi 2012 - Thrashist Regime 2013 - Bisongrass 2014 - Bisongrass 2015 - Bisongrass 2016 - Death Watch 2017 - ? ? ? ? ? ?

PLEASE JOIN US... We cordially invite you to join us at Krakatoa on Saturday 11th March, to celebrate the twin joys of music and 'moderate' drinking. We'll be hosting the seventeenth annual instalment of our legendarily shambolic FUDGE MUSIC AWARDS - complete with tin-foil podium, and cheapskate trophies for the winners. Three great live acts will play - the bouncy, joyful GYPSY ROOTS; the sweet, proggy SOLQUIN; and the rip-roaring SMOKIN' BUGLER BAND. And although the whole night is very, very tongue-in-cheek we still encourage you to get dressed up in a suit / kilt / ballgown. Make an effort! All winners, should they be in attendance, will be invited onstage to give thanks to their legions of fans, and given the red-carpet press treatment by your co-host for the night, the delectable MAGENTA LUST. Best enjoyed with a bespke tiki cocktail or several in hand. Facebook Event - https://www.facebook.com/events/148195125663805/ MEEEEEEEEEETAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!! Consider the following six nominees, and vote above. You may vote for more than one choice. You'll also be able to vote on Facebook, at some point soon, and also in person at Krakatoa - paper voting slips will be handed out at gigs. All these votes will be totalled and COMBINED to arrive at our one, true, blood-soaked and battle-axe weilding champions. And they will be revered throughout the many kingdoms of the land. *cue training montage* MOST METAL OF METAL 2017 CLEANSE THE HIVE - https://www.facebook.com/CleansetheHive/ DEATH WATCH - https://www.facebook.com/deathwatchsludge/ FIRST ORDER - https://www.facebook.com/firstorderuk/ GOOD HUMAN - https://www.facebook.com/GoodHumanBand/ GRUDGE - https://www.facebook.com/Grudge-1605554002997420/ SOLQUIN - https://www.facebook.com/SolquinBand/

haha! can't a boy try something different?

FORMER ‘BEST PUNK ACT' WINNERS: > 2001 to 2002 - N/A 2003 - Contra 2004 - The X-Certs 2005 - Contra 2006 - Onion Terror 2007 - The Upstarts 2008 - 10 Easy Wishes 2009 - Escape To Victory / The Hijacks / The Lorelei (tied) 2010 - The Brothel Corpse Trio / Escape To Victory (tied) 2011 - Turning13 2012 - The Lorelei 2013 - Filthpact 2014 - Absolutist 2015 - The Obscenities 2016 - Das Mcmanus 2017 - ? ? ? ? ? ?

... BUt WHaT iZz PuNKz? We cordially invite you to join us at Krakatoa on Saturday 11th March, to celebrate the twin joys of music and firewater. We'll be hosting the seventeenth annual instalment of our legendarily shambolic FUDGE MUSIC AWARDS - complete with tin-foil podium, and trophies for the blood-soaked victorious bands. Three fabulous acts will play live - this year, we present the bouncy musical goodness of GYPSY ROOTS, the sweet prog sounds of SOLQUIN, and the fantastic up-tempo alternative group, THE SMOKIN BUGLER BAND. It's best enjoyed from a state of inebriation, believe me. And although the whole night is very, very tongue-in-cheek we still encourage you to get dressed up in a suit / kilt / ballgown. Make an effort! All winners, should they be in attendance, will be invited onstage to give thanks to their legions of fans, and given the red-carpet press treatment by your co-host for the night, the delectable MAGENTA LUST. Facebook Event - https://www.facebook.com/events/148195125663805/ HERE'S THE MONEYSHOT: Consider the following six nominees, and vote above. You may vote for more than one choice. You'll also be able to vote on Facebook, at some point soon, and also in person at Krakatoa - paper voting slips will be handed out at gigs. All these votes will be totalled and COMBINED to arrive at our one true champion. And they will be revered throughout time... PUNKIEST OF PUNKZ 2017 ALL STATIONS GO - https://www.facebook.com/allstationsgo/ DEPECHE CHOAD - https://www.facebook.com/D3P3CH3CH04D/ EATEN BY CROWS - https://www.facebook.com/EATEN-BY-CROWS-227193224007264/ MALFUNCTION - https://www.facebook.com/MALFUNCTION-129453797096071/ THE MAMERTINES - https://www.facebook.com/TheMamertines/ SKIZOFRENIK - https://www.facebook.com/skizofrenikpunx/

PREVIOUS WINNERS: > 2001 to 2004 - N/A 2005 - SPINAL PAP (awarded posthumously) > 2006 to 2016 - N/A 2017 - ? ? ? ? ? ?

FUN, FUN, FUN, TIL YOUR DADDY TAKES THE T-BIRD AWAY We cordially invite you to join us at Krakatoa on Saturday 11th March, to celebrate the twin joys of music and Poundland. We'll be hosting the seventeenth annual instalment of our legendarily shambolic FUDGE MUSIC AWARDS - complete with tin-foil podium, and shiny trophies for the blood-soaked victorious bands. Three fabulous acts will play live - this year, we present the bouncy musical goodness of GYPSY ROOTS, the sweet prog sounds of SOLQUIN, and the fantastic up-tempo alternative group, THE SMOKIN BUGLER BAND. It's best enjoyed with shooters and shots, trust us. And although the whole night is very, very tongue-in-cheek we still encourage you to get dressed up in a suit / kilt / ballgown. All winners, should they be in attendance, will be interviewed onstage by your newly-confirmed co-host for the night, the delectable MAGENTA LUST. Facebook Event - https://www.facebook.com/events/148195125663805/ ... WHO'S UP FOR A NEW CATEGORY? Consider the following six nominees, and vote above. You may vote for more than one choice. You'll also be able to vote on Facebook, at some point soon, and also in person at Krakatoa - paper voting slips will be handed out at gigs. All these votes will be totalled and COMBINED to arrive at our one true champion. THE SPINAL PAP MEMORIAL AWARD FOR BEST TRIBUTE / COVERS BAND 2017 THE CHANDELIERS - https://www.facebook.com/thechandeliers/ DARTH ELVIS & THE IMPERIALS - https://www.facebook.com/darthelvis/ FUNK CONNECTION - https://www.facebook.com/Funk-Connection-270070326429644/ THE LAST WALTZ BAND - https://www.facebook.com/TheLastWaltzBand/ NEW DAWN FADES - https://www.facebook.com/Newdawnfades/ WISH YOU WERE FLOYD - https://www.facebook.com/Wishyouwerefloyduk/

FORMER 'BEST ALBUM' WINNERS: > 2001 to 2012 - N/A 2013 - Bisongrass - "Bisongrass" 2014 - Deadfire - "Deadfire" 2015 - Dear John - “Synthetic Ultima Drunge” 2016 - The Lorelei - 'Roaring' 2017 - ? ? ? ? ? ?

HEAR YE, HEAR YE We invite you to join us at Krakatoa on Saturday 11th March, to celebrate the twin joys of music and Poundland. We'll be hosting the seventeenth annual instalment of our legendarily shambolic FUDGE MUSIC AWARDS - complete with tin-foil podium, and shiny trophies for the blood-soaked victors. Three fabulous bands will play live - this year, we present the bouncy musical goodness of GYPSY ROOTS, the sweet prog sounds of the mesmeric SOLQUIN, and the fantastic up-tempo party outfit THE SMOKIN BUGLER BAND. It's best enjoyed with several pints of cider and a few shots of black sambuca, trust us. And although the whole night is very tongue-in-cheek we still encourage you to get dressed up in a suit / kilt / ballgown. Make the effort, tramps! All winners, should they be in attendance, will be interviewed onstage by your co-host for the night, the quite probably drunk comedian VINCENT PRICE. Cheering (and jeering) is mandatory. Facebook Event - https://www.facebook.com/events/148195125663805/ NEXT UP ... Consider the following six nominees, and vote above. You may vote for more than one choice. You'll also be able to vote on Facebook, at some point soon, and also in person at Krakatoa - paper voting slips will be handed out at gigs. All these votes will be totalled and COMBINED to arrive at our one true champion. BEST ALBUM 2017 Akord - 'Ethereality' - https://akordofficial.bandcamp.com Bird Law / Depeche Choad (split) - 'Greetings From Ashley Park, ABZ' - https://depeche-choad.bandcamp.com/album/greetings-from-ashley-park-abz Death Watch - 'Some Blindness Used To Protect Me From This Truth' - https://humblerecords.bandcamp.com/releases Full Fat - 'Album 2.5' - https://fullfatband.bandcamp.com/album/an-evening-of-full-fat-album-25 ROTU - 'Rise Of The Tartan Unicorn' - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/rise-of-the-tartan-unicorn/id1137645736 Sporkz - 'Atomic Bomb (Mourning)...' - https://sporkz.bandcamp.com/album/atomic-bomb-mourning

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