THe PLUG Awards nominations are out

after a full good year of good worthly music all over
this Morning in one of thouse Press released
The P.L.U.G. Cartel have spoken

The nominations for the 2008 P.L.U.G. Independent Music Awards was announced early today and the big winners was a host of well know band.

Leading the pack with 7 awards each was the NYC Experimental Progressive rock Battle and Athens, Georgia indie psychedelic pop rock collective and a members of the Elephant 6 Recording Company Of Montreal.

Battles nominations are from the debut LP "Mirrored" which was released back in may, They got non for aublum of the year, New Artist of the year, Indie rock album of the year, Artist of the year, song of the year for "Atlas", Live act of the year, and music video of the year for "Atlas"

Of Montreal nominations is for the there best fo the year contender "Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?" which was released in Early in January. it was also got the same non in five fo the same catigoy with battle and also got the tip for Best Album Art/Packaging of the Year.

follow closely behind with six nominations is the awsome Montreal indie band "Arcade Fire" which released the "Neon Bible" Which was out back in may and the French dance music Duo Justice who released Cross.

and follow with five nominations are Animal Collective's Noah Lennox Side project "Panda Bear" for his released Person Pitch [Released in March] and Last year big winners "Band Of Horses", they won three awards last year for there "Everything All the Time" released this time it for there new album "Cease to Begin" Which is released last Months.

and Rounding up the top nominations is El-P which got four non with there march released "I'll Sleep When You're Dead"

Now the catitgory are Seprated by two section Music and Media which have two diffence section each General and Obsessive and the was selctive by the on and only P.L.U.G. cartel which made up of indie retailers, commercial specialty and college radio programmers, fans, artists, labels, writers, filmmakers, music supervisors, managers and agents on all 2007 released.

The nominations was revield this morning
and we reveild all short list to with the expection of "Album Of The Year" which i post videos from the nonmation tonight on the 9 P.M. Post

The Winners will be announced on Thursday March 6, 2008 at the New Terminal 5 in New York City, but i will be busy with the Hamtramck Blowout on that same day so i will not be Covering the blow out at my home base so i will not be there.

So here are the nominations for the 2008 P.L.U.G. Awards
[Expect the Album of the year]

New Artist Of The Year

- Bat For Lashes
- Battles
- Dan Deacon
- Deerhunter
- Justice
- Los Campesinos!
- No Age
- Sea Wolf
- St. Vincent
- Vampire Weekend
- White Rabbits
- Yeasayer

Female Artist Of The Year

- Annie Clark (St. Vincent)
- Bettye LaVette
- Emily Haines
- Emma Pollock
- Katrina Ford (of Celebration)
- Marissa Nadler
- Marnie Stern
- Natasha Khan (of Bat For Lashes)
- Nina Nastasia
- Sally Shapiro
- Scout Niblett
- Sharon Jones

Male Artist Of The Year

- Andrew Bird
- Dan Deacon
- Devendra Banhart
- El-P
- Jens Lekman
- John Vanderslice
- José González
- Kevin Barnes (of Of Montreal)
- Nick Cave
- Noah Lennox (Panda Bear)
- Sam Beam (Iron & Wine)
- Zach Condon (Beirut)

Indie Rock Album Of The Year

- Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam (Domino)
- Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (Merge)
- Band Of Horses - Cease To Begin (Sub Pop)
- Battles - Mirrored (Warp)
- Deerhunter - Cryptograms (Kranky)
- Les Savy Fav - Let's Stay Friends (Frenchkiss)
- Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? (Polyvinyl)
- Okkervil River - The Stage Names (Jagjaguwar)
- Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (Merge)
- Sunset Rubdown - Random Spirit Lover (Jagjaguar)
- The National - Boxer (Beggars Banquet)
- The New Pornographers - Challengers (Matador)

Americana Album Of The Year

- Angels Of Light - We Are Him (Young God)
- Bowerbirds - Hymns For A Dark Horse (Burly Time)
- Charlie Louvin - Charlie Louvin (Tompkins Square)
- Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog (Sub Pop)
- Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter - Like, Love, Lust & The Open Halls Of The Soul (Barsuk)
- José González - In Our Nature (Mute)
- Marissa Nadler - Songs III: Bird On The Water (Kemado)
- Oakley Hall - I'll Follow You (Merge)
- Ola Podrida - Ola Podrida (Plug Research)
- Porter Wagoner - Wagonmaster (Anti-)
- Richard Hawley - Lady's Bridge (Mute)
- The Avett Brothers - Emotionalism (Ramseur)
- The Cave Singers - Invitation Songs (Matador)

Metal Album Of The Year

- Baroness - Red Album (Relapse)
- Big Business - Here Come The Waterworks (Hydra Head)
- Boris With Michio Kurihara - Rainbow (Drag City)
- High On Fire - Death Is This Communion (Relapse)
- Jesu - Conquerer (Hydra Head)
- Neurosis - Given To The Rising (Neurot)
- Om - Pilgrimage (Southern Lord)
- Pig Destroyer - Phantom Limb (Relapse)
- The Austerity Program - Black Madonna (Hydra Head)
- The Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works (Relapse)
- Watain - Sworn To The Dark (Ajna Offensive)
- Wolves In The Throne Room - Two Hunters (Southern Lord)

Hip-Hop Album Of The Year

- Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass (Definitive Jux)
- Black Milk - Popular Demand (Fat Beats)
- Brother Ali - The Undisputed Truth (Rhymesayers)
- Busdriver - RoadKillOvercoat (Epitaph/Anti-)
- Devin The Dude - Waitin' To Inhale (Rap-A-Lot)
- Dizzee Rascal - Maths + English (XL)
- El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead (Definitive Jux)
- Lifesavas - Gutterfly:The Original Soundtrack (Quannum)
- Little Brother - Getback (ABB)
- Prodigy - Return Of The Mac (Koch)
- Sage Francis - Human the Death Dance (Epitaph)
- Saul Williams - The Inevitable Rise And Liberation Of NiggyTardust (The FADER Label)

Punk Album Of The Year

- Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil (Vice)
- Clockcleaner - Babylon Rules (Load)
- Fucked Up - Year Of The Pig EP (What's Your Rupture?)
- Future Of The Left - Curses (Too Pure)
- Gallows - Orchestra Of Wolves (Epitaph)
- Gogol Bordello - Super Taranta! (Side One Dummy)
- Magik Markers - Boss (Ecstatic Peace)
- Marnie Stern - In Advance Of The Broken Arm (Kill Rock Stars)
- No Age - Weirdo Rippers (FatCat)
- Pissed Jeans - Hope For Men (Sub Pop)
- Silver Daggers - New High & Ord (Load)
- The Locust - New Erections (Anti-)

Electronic/Dance Album Of The Year

- !!! - Myth Takes (Warp)
- Caribou - Andorra (Merge)
- Chromeo - Fancy Footwork (Vice)
- Dan Deacon - Spiderman Of The Rings (Carpark)
- Digitalism - Idealism (Astralwerks)
- Gui Boratto - Chromophobia (Kompakt)
- Justice - † (Downtown / Vice / Ed Banger)
- Matthew Dear - Asa Breed (Ghostly)
- Modeselektor - Happy Birthday! (Bpitch Control)
- Sally Shapiro - Disco Romance (Paper Bag)
- The Field - From Here We Go Sublime (Kompakt)
- Ulrich Schnauss - Goodbye (Domino)

DJ Album Of The Year

- A-Trak - Dirty South Dance (Obey)
- Booka Shade - DJ-Kicks (!K7)
- DJ Rekha - Basement Bhangra (Koch)
- Ewan Pearson - Fabric 35 (Fabric)
- Henrik Schwarz - Live (!K7)
- Hot Chip - DJ-Kicks (!K7)
- Justine D - Rvng Prsnts MX5 (Rvng Intl.)
- Lee Burridge - Balance 012 (E.Q.)
- Lil Wayne - Da Drought 3 (self-released)
- M.A.N.D.Y. - 12 Great Remixes For 11 Great Artists (Get Physical)
- Prins Thomas - Cosmo Galactic Prism (Eskimo)
- Ricardo Villalobos - Fabric 36 (Fabric)

Avant Album Of The Year

- Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gum (Graveface)
- Daniel A.I.U. Higgs - Atomic Yggdrasil Tarot (Thrill Jockey)
- Dirty Projectors - Rise Above (Dead Oceans)
- Eluvium - Copia (Temporary Residence)
- Eric Copeland - Hermaphrodite (Paw Tracks)
- HEALTH - HEALTH (Lovepump United)
- Holy Fuck - LP (XL)
- Liars - Liars (Mute)
- Robert Wyatt - Comicopera (Domino)
- Sunburned Hand Of The Man - Fire Escape (Smalltown Supersound)
- Sword Heaven - Entrance (Load)
- Zs - Arms (Planaria)

Artist Of The Year

- Animal Collective
- Arcade Fire
- Band Of Horses
- Battles
- El-P
- Justice
- Of Montreal
- Okkervil River
- Panda Bear
- Radiohead
- Spoon
- The National

Song Of The Year

- Arcade Fire - "Keep The Car Running" (Merge)
- Battles - "Atlas" (Warp)
- Bright Eyes - "Four Winds" (Saddle Creek)
- Grinderman - "No Pussy Blues" (Anti-)
- Gui Boratto - "Beautiful Life" (Kompakt)
- Justice - "D.A.N.C.E." (Downtown / Vice / Ed Banger)
- Menomena - "Wet And Rusting" (Barsuk)
- Of Montreal - "Suffer For Fashion" (Polyvinyl)
- Panda Bear - "Bros" (Paw Tracks)
- Sea Wolf - "You're A Wolf" (Dangerbird)
- Spoon - "The Underdog" (Merge)
- The Natonal - "Fake Empire" (Beggars Banquet)

Live Act Of The Year

- Animal Collective
- Arcade Fire
- Band Of Horses
- Battles
- Black Lips
- Celebration
- Dan Deacon
- Gogol Bordello
- Les Savy Fav
- Of Montreal
- Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
- The National

Music Video Of The Year

- Aesop Rock - "None Shall Pass" (Definitive Jux)
- Bat For Lashes - "What's A Girl To Do?" (Caroline)
- Battles - "Atlas" (Warp)
- Emily Haines And The Soft Skeleton - "Our Hell" (Last Gang Records)
- Escort - "All Through The Night" (Escort Records)
- José González - "Down The Line" (Mute)
- Justice - "D.A.N.C.E." (Downtown / Vice / Ed Banger)
- Liars - "Plaster Casts Of Everything" (Mute)
- Maximo Park - "Our Velocity" (Warp)
- Menomena - "Rotten Hell" (Barsuk)
- St. Vincent - "Jesus Saves, I Spend" (Beggars Banquet)
- The Shins - "Phantom Limb" (Sub Pop)

Album Art/Packaging of the Year

- Arcade Fire - Neon Bible: Deluxe Edition (Merge)
- Band Of Horses - Cease To Begin (Sub Pop)
- Bright Eyes - Cassadaga (Saddle Creek)
- Celebration - The Modern Tribe (4AD)
- Devendra Banhart - Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon (XL)
- Grinderman - Grinderman (Anti-)
- Menomena - Friend And Foe (Barsuk)
- Ministry - The Last Sucker (13th Planet/Megaforce)
- Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? (Polyvinyl)
- Panda Bear - Person Pitch (Paw Tracks)
- Patton Oswalt - Werewolves And Lollipops (Sub Pop)
- Shellac - Excellent Italian Greyhound (Touch & Go)

Record Label Of The Year

- Anti-
- Arts & Crafts
- Beggars Group
- Dangerbird
- Definitive Jux
- Domino
- Ed Banger
- Jagjaguwar
- Merge
- Secretly Canadian
- Sub Pop
- Touch & Go
- Warp

Live Music Venue Of The Year

- Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
- Doug Fir Lounge - Portland. OR
- Emo's - Austin, TX
- Highline Ballroom - New York, NY
- Mercury Lounge - New York, NY
- Metro - Chicago, IL
- Music Hall Of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
- Neumos - Seattle, WA
- Schuba's - Chicago, IL
- Spaceland - Los Angeles, CA
- The Middle East - Boston, MA
- Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA

Music Festival Of The Year

- All Tomorrow's Parties
- Austin City Limits Music Festival
- Bonnaroo
- Bumbershoot
- CMJ Music Marathon
- Coachella Valley Music Festival
- Fun Fun Fun Fest
- Lollapalooza
- Pitchfork Music Festival
- Sasquatch! Music Festival
- South By Southwest
- Vegoose

Music Website Of The Year

- Allmusic
- CokemachineGlow
- The Daily Swarm
- Daytrotter
- Elbo.ws
- The Hype Machine
- MySpace
- NME.com
- Paper Thin Walls
- Pitchfork Media
- Prefix
- Stylus

Music Blog Of The Year

- An Aquarium Drunkard
- Brooklyn Vegan
- Coolfer
- Discobelle
- Fluxblog
- Gorilla Vs. Bear
- Idolator
- Largehearted Boy
- Music For Robots
- My Old Kentucky Blog
- Nah Right
- Stereogum

Magazine Of The Year

Decibel
Filter
HARP
Magnet
Mojo
Paste
Spin
The FADER
The Wire
Under The Radar
Urb
XLR8R

Online Radio Station Of The Year

- 3WK
- BAGeL Radio
- CD101
- Dublab
- East Village Radio
- Indie 103.1
- KCRW
- KEXP
- Little Radio
- SomaFM
- WFMU
- WOXY

Record Store of the Year

- Amoeba Music - Hollywood, CA
- Amoeba Music - San Francisco, CA
- Aquarius Records - San Francisco, CA
- Criminal Records - Atlanta, GA
- Dusty Groove America - Chicago, IL
- Easy Street Records - Seattle, WA
- Grimey's New & Preloved Music - Nashville, TN
- Other Music - New York, NY
- Reckless Records - Chicago, IL
- Sonic Boom Records - Seattle, WA
- Twist & Shout - Denver, CO
- Waterloo Records - Austin, TX

Zine Of The Year

- DIW
- Galactic Zoo Dossier
- Impose
- Maximumrocknroll
- Roctober
- Sentimentalist
- Signal To Noise
- Skyscraper
- Stop Smiling
- 'Sup
- The Big Takeover
- Wax Poetics

Online Record Store Of The Year

- Amazon.com
- Aquarius Records
- Beatport
- Bleep
- eMusic
- Forced Exposure
- HipHopSite.com
- Insound
- iTunes
- LaLa
- Other Music Digital
- Turntable Lab

College/Non-Comm Radio Station Of The Year

- KALX - Berkeley, CA
- KCMP - Northfield, MN
- KCRW - Santa Monica, CA
- KDHX - St Louis, MO
- KEXP - Seattle, WA
- KUSF - San Francisco, CA
- KXLU - Los Angeles, CA
- WFMU - Jersey City, NJ
- WLUW - Chicago, IL
- WNYU - New York, NY
- WRAS - Atlanta, GA
- WXPN - Philadelphia, PA

Specialty Show Of The Year (Commercial Radio)

- 99X - SundaySchool w/ Elliott Garstin (Atlanta, GA)
- CD101 - Independent Playground w/ Tom Butler & Rudy Gerdeman (Grove City, OH)
- Indie 103.1 - Jonesy's Jukebox w/ Steve Jones (Santa Monica, CA)
- Indie 103.1 - Dead Air w/ Chuck P. (Santa Monica, CA)
- KBZT - Halloran's FTP! w/ Mike Halloran (San Diego, CA)
- KDGE - Adventure Club w/ Josh Venable (Dallas, TX)
- KPNT - New Music Sunday w/ Les Aaron (St Louis, MO)
- Live 105 - Soundcheck w/ Aaron Axelsen (San Francisco, CA)
- Sirius: Left Of Center - Blog Radio (New York, NY)
- WFNX - First Contact w/ Steve Theo (Boston, MA)
- WXRT - The Big Beat w/ Marty Lennartz (Chicago, IL)

Just a reminder beging tonight and ever thursday untill The March 6th Awards will put a pretty spotlight on one of the catitgory and i hope will put the winners during the blowout, and you know i will be pretty busy by then.