Among the names gracing the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles will be word slurrer, guitar banger and one of my personal heroes, Mick Jones. The former Clash front man and Libertines producer will be accepting the Inspiration Award, which I can’t imagine is for anything other than being entirely too awesome
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The NME Awards happened last night. Here are the results:
God Like Geniuses Award - Manic Street Preachers
Best British Band - Arctic Monkeys
Best International Band - The Killers
Best Solo Artist - Kate Nash
Best Live Band - Muse
Best New Band [...]