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Makes you wonder if they mean it…

(London)

The time travelling car park….

Etherow Country Park - Cheshire

I would have thought that a company that does this professionally would know how to spell what they do properly…

(Manchester - Debdale Park)

Nothing really wrong with this, but can you remember all that after you’ve turned the first corner?

An occasional series of signwriters not doing their job properly….

(Pizza Hut - Stockport)

A bit obvious - I would expect a front entrance to be at the front

I’m not generally good at predicting - so getting 4 right is OK by me.

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British male solo artist: Jamie T, Mark Ronson, Mika, Newton Faulkner, Richard Hawley.
Me - Mika
Winner - Mark Ronson (see comment in original post!)

British female solo artist: Bat For Lashes, Kate Nash, KT Tunstall, Leona Lewis, PJ Harvey.
Me - Kate Nash
Winner - Kate Nash

British group: Arctic Monkeys, Editors, Girls Aloud, Kaiser Chiefs, Take That.
Me - Take That
Winner - Arctic Monkeys

British album: Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare, Leona Lewis - Spirit, Mark Ronson - Version, Mika - Life In Cartoon Motion, Take That - Beautiful World.
Me - Mark Ronson - Version
Winner - Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare

British breakthrough act: Bat For Lashes, Kate Nash, Klaxons, Leona Lewis, Mika. (Winner chosen by BBC Radio 1 listeners)
Me - Mika
Winner - Mika

British live act: Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, Klaxons, Muse, Take That. (Winner chosen by BBC Radio 2 listeners)
Me - Take That/Kaiser Chiefs
Winner - Take That

British single: Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love, Mika - Grace Kelly, Take That - Shine, Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby, Sugababes - About You Now, Mark Ronson Ft Amy Winehouse - Valerie, Kate Nash - Foundations, The Hoosiers - Worried About Ray, James Blunt - 1973, Mutya Buena - Real Girl. (A live public vote will decide the winner on the night)
Me - Mark Ronson - Valerie
Winner - Take That - Shine

International male solo artist: Bruce Springsteen, Kanye West, Michael Buble, Rufus Wainwright, Timbaland.
Me - Timbaland
Winner - Kanye West
(I chose the right genre, but the wrong artist )

International female solo artist: Alicia Keys, Bjork, Feist, Kylie Minogue, Rihanna.
Me - Rihanna
Winner - Kylie Minogue

International group: Arcade Fire, Eagles, Foo Fighters, Kings of Leon, White Stripes.
Me - Foo Fighters
Winner - Foo Fighters

International album: Arcade Fire - Neon Bible, Eagles - Long Road Out Of Eden, Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Kings of Leon - Because Of The Times, Kylie Minogue - X.
Me - Kylie Minogue
Winner - Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
 

Another awards list, another one of my tips…  although it’s a bit more difficult this time.
Best British Band: Arctic Monkeys, Babyshambles, The Cribs, Klaxons, Muse
Arctic Monkeys

Best International Band: Arcade Fire, Foo Fighters, The Killers, Kings Of Leon, My Chemical Romance
The Killers

Best New Band: The Enemy, Foals, Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong, The Pigeon Detectives, The Wombats
The Wombats

Best Live Band: Arctic Monkeys, The Cribs, Kaiser Chiefs, Muse, My Chemical Romance
Arctic Monkeys

Best Solo Artist: Kate Nash, Jamie T, Jack Penate, Amy Winehouse, Patrick Wolf
Kate Nash

Best Album: ‘Favourite Worst Nightmare’ - Arctic Monkeys, ‘Shotters Nation’ - Babyshambles, ‘We’ll Live And Die In These Towns’ - The Enemy, ‘Myths Of The Near Future’ - Klaxons, ‘In Rainbows’ - Radiohead
The Enemy

Best Track: ‘Fluorescent Adolescent’ - Arctic Monkeys, ‘Flux’ - Bloc Party, ‘Men’s Needs’ - The Cribs, ‘Lord Don’t Slow Me Down’ - Oasis, ‘Let’s Dance To Joy Division’ - The Wombats
The Wombats

Best Video: ‘Teddy Picker’ - Arctic Monkeys, ‘Flux’ - Bloc Party, ‘D.A.N.C.E.’ - Justice, ‘Golden Skans’ - Klaxons, ‘Teenagers’ - My Chemical Romance
Bloc Party

Best Album Artwork: ‘Favourite Worst Nightmare’ - Arctic Monkeys - ‘The Good, The Bad And The Queen’ - The Good, The Bad And The Queen, ‘Sawdust’ - The Killers, ‘Because Of The Times’ - Kings Of Leon, ‘Send Away The Tigers’ - Manic Street Preachers
The Killers

Worst Album: ‘1973′ - James Blun, ‘The Trick To Life’ - The Hoosiers, ‘Spirit’ - Leona Lewis, ‘Life In Cartoon Motion’ - Mika, ‘Blackout’ - Britney Spears
Spirit

Worst Band: 30 Seconds To Mars, Fall Out Boy, The Hoosiers, My Chemical Romance, Panic At The Disco
Harsh…

So the Brits nominations have been announced.

Here are my choices for each category - let’s see how many I get right. :)  As my tastes are different I don’t expect there too be many matches…

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The shortlist for this year’s Brit Awards, to be held at Earls Court, London on 20 February.

British male solo artist: Jamie T, Mark Ronson, Mika, Newton Faulkner, Richard Hawley.
I’m going for Mika as he’s made the most contribution to the charts this year. Although Mark Ronson is also in the running, technically I don’t class him strictly as a solo artist.

British female solo artist: Bat For Lashes, Kate Nash, KT Tunstall, Leona Lewis, PJ Harvey.
Again, Kate Nash has had more impact on the charts, so I have plumped for her.  This is a difficult category as there are many other good artists. Bat For Lashes are brilliant, but probably not a mainstream choice, KT Tunstall - second album so currently in the spotlight, Leona Lewis - large sales, but not much else (?).

British group: Arctic Monkeys, Editors, Girls Aloud, Kaiser Chiefs, Take That.
I’ll go for Take That as last year was their comeback year, whilst the other groups have plodded along over the last year.

British album: Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare, Leona Lewis - Spirit, Mark Ronson - Version, Mika - Life In Cartoon Motion, Take That - Beautiful World.
Mark Ronson - Version for me.  Although mainly covers, I like the way current songs are made to sound different.

British breakthrough act: Bat For Lashes, Kate Nash, Klaxons, Leona Lewis, Mika. (Winner chosen by BBC Radio 1 listeners)
Mika again as he has had the most success over the last year.  (Although if this is Radio 1’s choice it will probably end up being Klaxons.)

British live act: Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, Klaxons, Muse, Take That. (Winner chosen by BBC Radio 2 listeners)
Not sure about this one…  Take That or Kaiser Chiefs based on personal taste.

British single: Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love, Mika - Grace Kelly, Take That - Shine, Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby, Sugababes - About You Now, Mark Ronson Ft Amy Winehouse - Valerie, Kate Nash - Foundations, The Hoosiers - Worried About Ray, James Blunt - 1973, Mutya Buena - Real Girl. (A live public vote will decide the winner on the night)
Another difficult one - I can think of a good case for each of these songs. I have a feeling it may be Mark Ronson - Valerie. (Kate Nash and The Hoosiers are my other front-runners).

International male solo artist: Bruce Springsteen, Kanye West, Michael Buble, Rufus Wainwright, Timbaland.
This would have to be Timbaland as he was everywhere and working with almost everyone in 2007.

International female solo artist: Alicia Keys, Bjork, Feist, Kylie Minogue, Rihanna.
2007 seemed to be Rihanna’s year and looks set to continue for a few months yet…

International group: Arcade Fire, Eagles, Foo Fighters, Kings of Leon, White Stripes.
No idea - Foo Fighters?

International album: Arcade Fire - Neon Bible, Eagles - Long Road Out Of Eden, Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Kings of Leon - Because Of The Times, Kylie Minogue - X. 
I don’t think any of these albums are particularly spectacular, but I’ll go for Kylie Minogue - X.

The Christmas songs below are those that made it into the Christmas chart for 2007.  Let’s see how fast they fall out!

#4 - Fairytale Of New York - Pogues Featuring Kirsty Maccoll
#6 - All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
#16 - Last Christmas - Wham
#18 - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
#20 - Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
#21 - It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams
#22 - Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin’ Stevens
#24 - Do They Know It’s Christmas - Band Aid
#33 - Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea
#34 - Don’t Shoot Me Santa - Killers
#41 - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band
#42 - White Christmas - Bing Crosby
#44 - Wonderful Christmastime - Paul Mccartney
#47 - Mary’s Boy Child/Oh My Lord - Boney M
#49 - It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like - Perry Como
#51 - The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
#53 - Step Into Christmas - Elton John
#60 - Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town - Bruce Springsteen
#68 - Mistletoe And Wine - Cliff Richard
#72 - Walking In The Air - Aled Jones
#73 - Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby & David Bowie
#76 - Santa Baby - Kylie Minogue
#86 - Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
#87 - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Dean Martin
#93 - Please Come Home For Christmas - Eagles
#94 - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
#105 - Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) - Darkness
#106 - When A Child Is Born - Johnny Mathis
#111 - Last Christmas - Cascada
#115 - Frosty The Snowman - Ronettes
#120 - Christmas Wrapping - Waitresses
#121 - Lonely This Christmas - Mud
#123 - Calling It Christmas - Joss Stone & Elton John
#128 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra
#150 - Do They Know It’s Christmas - Band Aid 20
#151 - A Spaceman Came Travelling - Chris De Burgh
#156 - Sleigh Ride - Ronettes
#157 - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Michael Buble
#159 - Proper Crimbo - Bo Selecta
#160 - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Frank Sinatra
#185 - 8 Days Of Christmas - Destiny’s Child
#187 - Winter Wonderland - Tony Bennett
#189 - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree - Mel Smith & Kim Wilde
#195 - Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley