Vote VAGIANT BOSTON for the 2009 BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS Punk Act of the Year!!

[HMXmattitude]

Hey chums,

I'm acting as ambassador for Hellion and her band, the ever so delightful VAGIANT BOSTON. See, something kinda awesome happened.

They received a 2009 Boston Music Award nomination for Punk Act of the Year! This is big.

And the best part? We can help them win! Click here (http://www.thebostonmusicawards.com/contests/bma09/vote/) and take a second to cast your vote. Then do it again ten minutes after that. There's no limit to how many times you can vote, so keep voting! And tell all your friends on your Twitbooks and FaceSpaces to cast their votes too!

The award ceremony is Dec. 2nd, so keep gettin' your vote on every day 'til then. Let's get those broads a trophy!

Do they deserve to win, you may ask? You bet your hot soup they do. Their new album "Trash Candy" is freeeeeaking AWESOME. And I'm not just sayin' that. Seriously, you should get it (here) (http://www.vagiantboston.com). They've quickly became one of my favorite bands. It really is purely a coincidence that I'm dating the frontwoman. :cool:

Oh yeah, and throw Bang Camaro some love too while you're at it.

[kiggidykev]

I will help them win

[Wolfbeckett]

They definitely have my vote. I have the new album and I must say it is quite nice. Well, nice isn't the right word, more like kickass. Blasphemy and rage don't really count as nice.

[Xzyliac]

VAGIANT RULESSZSSZS!!!!1!!11!!11!!!ONE ELEVENTY!!11

A vote for VAGIANT is a vote for kicking ass.

Side note: I'd also suggest Amanda Palmer for Act of the Year. Because a vote for Amanda Palmer is just, quite frankly, a vote for a sexier world.

Second side note: Oh wow and Bang Camaro is up for Live Act of the Year. Seriously why is this not a bigger deal around here?

Third side note: And Upper Crust has a few nominations? Jesus f*cking Christ. Harmonix community needs to represent!

[Apples]

I can't believe you ate Fruit Loops with chocolate syrup on them man. That's just disgusting.

[afterstasis]

sorry guys, gotta go with mission of burma...

on the other hand, it's really awesome that doomriders are up for act of the year.

[Wolfbeckett]

sorry guys, gotta go with mission of burma...

on the other hand, it's really awesome that doomriders are up for act of the year.

Booooooooo. Hiiiiiiisssssssssssssss. Epic fail sir! And so forth!

[HMXmattitude]

I can't believe you ate Fruit Loops with chocolate syrup on them man. That's just disgusting.

It was heaven in a bowl. And I suspect you're just jealous you didn't think of it first, kemosabe.

[Daesania]

Done, although I had to reload the page a few times, guess its getting a lot of hits :)

[HeyRiles]

Who is Bang Camero?

[wolfdarkside]

:eek:at heyriles

and no duh to vagiant. i mean, there is not any other choice! this band is amazing!

[Meatwad555]

I voted about 10 times for Vagiant. I'm not sure if the votes are getting through though.

[HMXmattitude]

I voted about 10 times for Vagiant. I'm not sure if the votes are getting through though.

I wasn't sure at first either, but after you enter that three letter whatever the hell it is, a check mark pops up next to the band's name, and it's counted.

[wolfdarkside]

i wish i could vote but my computer is so outdated i cant get through.

[HMXHellion]

Hey guys, this is really nice of you! Thanks so much! It's a ridiculously huge honor to be up against bands like the Dropkicks and Mission of freakin' Burma. As my bassist said, "It's not like we're up against Poopy Nobody and the Rockers."

So, yeah, we're psyched either way. But thanks for the support!!

HMX bands nominated: us, Bang Camaro (or "Band Camro" as I recently mistyped in an email to the company), the Bosstones, and Taxpayer.

-H

[ryan12147]

As much as I like VAGIANT, I just have to go with my favourite punk band of all time, Mission of Burma. Sorry Hellion. :(

[HeyRiles]

I wish they would correct the Bang Camaro error

[HMXHellion]

As much as I like VAGIANT, I just have to go with my favourite punk band of all time, Mission of Burma. Sorry Hellion. :(

Dude, no worries at all. You seriously think I could be offended that someone likes Mission of Burma more than my ragtag outfit?

[ryan12147]

Dude, no worries at all. You seriously think I could be offended that someone likes Mission of Burma more than my ragtag outfit?

haha, you would've been my second vote. :)

[HMXmattitude]

As much as I like VAGIANT, I just have to go with my favourite punk band of all time, Mission of Burma. Sorry Hellion. :(

*grumble* :mad:

[kiggidykev]

Mission of Burma never uses the avatars I make, so it was an easy vote

[miche.cs]

Mission of Burma never uses the avatars I make, so it was an easy vote

I lol'd at that for a good five minutes.

But, yah, voted also. It'd be awesome to see your "ragtag band" as you put it win over the likes of MoB. I love 'em and all, but it'd be a victory for the lil' guy.

[bermuddy]

am i the only guy on the planet who doesnt know who the bleep mission of burma is?

[HMXmattitude]

It'd be awesome to see your "ragtag band" as you put it win over the likes of MoB. I love 'em and all, but it'd be a victory for the lil' guy.

Damn straight!

[Wolfbeckett]

am i the only guy on the planet who doesnt know who the bleep mission of burma is?

Considering they have a 3 pack of songs in Rock Band, you might well be :P.

[bermuddy]

prior the rb release, smarty pants!

[Xzyliac]

prior the rb release, smarty pants!

Yeah I didn't. In fact I still don't since I didn't download those tracks since they, quite frankly, weren't that great. Maybe their others songs are.

I wonder how many people who profess the awesomeness of MoB actually knew their music before RB. Not that that's a bad thing. I didn't know anything about The Hellion and VAGIANT until Guitar Hero II.

[Wolfbeckett]

Yeah I didn't. In fact I still don't since I didn't download those tracks since they, quite frankly, weren't that great. Maybe their others songs are.

I wonder how many people who profess the awesomeness of MoB actually knew their music before RB. Not that that's a bad thing. I didn't know anything about The Hellion and VAGIANT until Guitar Hero II.

I actually didn't like them until RB, I never got into FTK. Seven was awesome and that's what prompted me to check out their other songs. For the record, I still don't like the GH2 cut of FTK, I love the uncensored version though.

[afterstasis]

I wonder how many people who profess the awesomeness of MoB actually knew their music before RB. Not that that's a bad thing. I didn't know anything about The Hellion and VAGIANT until Guitar Hero II.

i've been a MoB fan since 1995 or so...
still easily one of the best bands to ever come to a rhythm game.

[Xzyliac]

I actually didn't like them until RB, I never got into FTK. Seven was awesome and that's what prompted me to check out their other songs. For the record, I still don't like the GH2 cut of FTK, I love the uncensored version though.

I'm always torn because I prefer the punchiness of the uncensored version but I vastly prefer the guitar (duh) of the radio edit.

[HMXHellion]

Hey, everybody stop talking about me like I'm not reading this!

[Wolfbeckett]

Guys Hellion's not reading this let's spread juicy gossip.

[bermuddy]

let's diss her!

[HMXHellion]

HEY! No!!

Message of the Day, 11/20:

Wolfbeckett touches his own butt. Also he smells like Bermuddy... which is to say, he smells like Jax rotting in a cobweb behind several corpses and a vomit pile.

[bermuddy]

slander! my lawyers will have a field day!

[Wolfbeckett]

Do as you will with the Message of the Day, I am on PS3 so I can't see it anyway! :P

[RockBandRocker]

It is not fair to the voters to have Bang Camaro and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones in the same category!

[ryan12147]

*grumble* :mad:

Cut me some slack, Mission of Burma is one of the most underrated bands in music's history and they don't get any of the credit they deserve as being one of the greatest punk bands out there. Mission of Burma is a pretty influential band and brought the punk movement to the U.S. If you think about it that way, I don't mean to put down any other bands that were nominated, but there's really no contest.

[Wolfbeckett]

Mission of Burma is a pretty influential band and brought the punk movement to the U.S. If you think about it that way, I don't mean to put down any other bands that were nominated, but there's really no contest.

Huh? I like Mission of Burma but let's not give them credit for things they didn't do. Nobody "brought" the punk movement to the US, it started here. Most people who know about rock history agree that The Ramones were the first punk band, and they influenced the early UK punk groups, who in turn influenced later American bands like Mission of Burma.

[ryan12147]

Huh? I like Mission of Burma but let's not give them credit for things they didn't do. Nobody "brought" the punk movement to the US, it started here. Most people who know about rock history agree that The Ramones were the first punk band, and they influenced the early UK punk groups, who in turn influenced later American bands like Mission of Burma.

Thought it started in the UK.

[Apples]

It was heaven in a bowl. And I suspect you're just jealous you didn't think of it first, kemosabe.


The thought of such a disgusting ****tail is too much. Fortunately, I was able to cleanse this filth from my memory by voting in the this award contest.

[JB4GDI]

I actually didn't like them until RB, I never got into FTK. Seven was awesome and that's what prompted me to check out their other songs.

Same. My issue was that I kept looking at GH2 as a game, wheras by the time Rock Band hit, I was more interested in the music.

Seven was so good it prompted me to go to a VAGIANT show. And then The Hellion pulled me on stage* to sing FTK. It was the best show ever.

Needless to say - I voted for both bands!

-Jaime

*It actually wasn't so much she "pulled me up on," as it was "Razors in the Night threw me onto the". But still. Awesome.

[PrincessPuke]

If this were the year 1772 I would say vote MOB but it's 2009...it's time for Vagiant to shine! Give the new girls a chance and leave the oldies in their depends behind like dust in the wind.

[kiggidykev]

Yeah, I think when Lord Mansfred abolished slavery in England in 1772, he was listening to Mission of Burma on his iPod.

[afterstasis]

MoB's 2009 release is proof that not all reunited bands have to suck... one of my favorite punk albums of the year...

[chumsicles]

What do VAGIANT BOSTON's other songs sound like? I've only heard "Seven" and as a result, had no hesitation in voting for Mission of Burma, who need an 02 pack

[Sayburr]

Cool! Congrads on the nomination Hellion and crew.

The new album is great by the way, got the CD in the computer listening to it now. So, yeah, unlike the OP I am not dating any of the four luscious women in the band, but I still love them all and Vagiant (Boston) is a great little band.

[HMXmattitude]

What do VAGIANT BOSTON's other songs sound like? I've only heard "Seven" and as a result, had no hesitation in voting for Mission of Burma, who need an 02 pack

Okay, folks? You do realize I started this thread to pimp VAGIANT Boston, right?

If you want to cast your vote for some other band, that's fine, but do we really need to hear about it? If you met Hellion face to face in the street, would you honestly tell her her stuff like "Yeah, I didn't really like FTK, but I've heard Seven too and that was pretty cool, so, um, I'm voting for Mission of Burma." The anonymity of the Internet does some strange things to people's manners.

And another thing, and this'll be the last I say about it... these nominations are for 2009. There's no denying that MOB is a hugely influential band, but come on. Their CD from this year has a respectable but middling metacritic score of 76 (More like "Meh"-ssion of Burma, am I right?). If you're voting for a band based on their entire body of work from years past, or if you want a particular band for Rock Band DLC, you are voting incorrectly.

Again, to each their own, vote for whoever you think truly was Punk Act of the Year (being 2009). But, you know, be respectful about it.

Okay, I did my little rant. What kind of boyfriend would I be if I didn't?

[bermuddy]

can i vote based on boobs?

[kiggidykev]

can i vote based on boobs?

That's called demammocracy

[afterstasis]

if someone told me to my face they voted my album "folk record of 2009" i would probably slap them across the face with that jeffrey lewis LP.

P.S. i'm not folk.

[HMXDungHeaver]

If voting for the Boston Music Awards is cool, consider me Miles Davis.

[Xzyliac]

Okay, folks? You do realize I started this thread to pimp VAGIANT Boston, right?

If you want to cast your vote for some other band, that's fine, but do we really need to hear about it? If you met Hellion face to face in the street, would you honestly tell her her stuff like "Yeah, I didn't really like FTK, but I've heard Seven too and that was pretty cool, so, um, I'm voting for Mission of Burma." The anonymity of the Internet does some strange things to people's manners.

And another thing, and this'll be the last I say about it... these nominations are for 2009. There's no denying that MOB is a hugely influential band, but come on. Their CD from this year has a respectable but middling metacritic score of 76 (More like "Meh"-ssion of Burma, am I right?). If you're voting for a band based on their entire body of work from years past, or if you want a particular band for Rock Band DLC, you are voting incorrectly.

Again, to each their own, vote for whoever you think truly was Punk Act of the Year (being 2009). But, you know, be respectful about it.

Okay, I did my little rant. What kind of boyfriend would I be if I didn't?

I would like to slyly say if VAGIANT had more music in RB...just sayin'...ya know...maybe they'd know they're wrong (no it's not a matter of opinion MoB is wrong and VAGIANT is right)...not that I'm desperate or anything...okay there's my kneeling and begging post.

However you do make a good point.

Also, Helen if you ever did anything alongside Amanda Palmer, anything at all, I'd probably trash my guitar, burn my tabs, give up all hopes and aspirations, and dedicate my life to using the power of such a creation to power the giant mech in my backyard. Just lettin' you know.

[PrincessPuke]

What do VAGIANT BOSTON's other songs sound like? I've only heard "Seven" and as a result, had no hesitation in voting for Mission of Burma, who need an 02 pack

Listen to their myspace myspace.com/vagiantboston some new songs are up....No Mercy, Trash Candy, JoEllen....

[PrincessPuke]

Yeah, I think when Lord Mansfred abolished slavery in England in 1772, he was listening to Mission of Burma on his iPod.

:eek:

[instantdeath999]

am i the only guy on the planet who doesnt know who the bleep mission of burma is?

I did! Well, a bit. I was looking into post-punk at the time, and had the song "Mica" on my regular playlist. I believe only 3 or 4 weeks later they came to RB.

Yeah I didn't. In fact I still don't since I didn't download those tracks since they, quite frankly, weren't that great. Maybe their others songs are.

I wonder how many people who profess the awesomeness of MoB actually knew their music before RB. Not that that's a bad thing. I didn't know anything about The Hellion and VAGIANT until Guitar Hero II.

Yeah, same thing. I'm not into voting and probably won't on this, though.

[Duh-Man]

Well we find out tonight if all our voting and promotion for them pays off. They are playing the BMAs and up for the Punk Act of the Year. Here's to hoping.

[Wolfbeckett]

The BMA's better hope they win or I predict fire!

Note to the FBI: If you are reading this, it's not a threat, I don't live anywhere near Boston! But you already know that, of course.

[Duh-Man]

You tell 'em Wolfbeckett!

[HMXmattitude]

My cab is currently on it's way. Wish 'em luck, folks! If they don't win, just remember, IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT.

[Duh-Man]

My cab is currently on it's way. Wish 'em luck, folks! If they don't win, just remember, IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT.

Lucky ... (mumble)
Rock it!
\m/ (>.<) \m/

[MrFruitLord]

sorry guys, gotta go with mission of burma...

on the other hand, it's really awesome that doomriders are up for act of the year.

Yeah, I went with MOB too...

Also: Vote Cave In for best metal act.

[Sayburr]

Congratulations to all the winners.

Act of the Year - Passion Pit

Album of the Year – “Oh My God, Charlie Darwin” - The Low Anthem

Song of the Year – “The Reeling” – Passion Pit

Americana Act of the Year – Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles

Blues Act of the Year – David Maxwell

DJ/Electronic Act of the Year – Bodega Girls

Folk Act of the Year – Ellis Paul

Gospel/Choir Act of the Year – Berklee Reverence Gospel Choir

Hip Hop Act of the Year – Esoteric

International Music Act of the Year – Debo

Jazz Act of the Year – Esperanza Spalding

Metal Act of the Year – Converge

New Act of the Year – Mean Creek

Male Vocalist of the Year – Eli “Paperboy” Reed

Female Vocalist of the Year – Sarah Cronin (Drug Rug)

Producer of the Year – Hip Hop – D-Tension

Producer of the Year – Pop/R&B – Malik Williams

Producer of the Year – Rock – Paul Kolderie/Adam Taylor

Punk Act of the Year – Dropkick Murphys

R&B Act of the Year – Lisa Bello

Rock Act of the Year – The Upper Crust

Singer/Songwriter of the Year – Will Dailey

Live Act of the Year – Rubblebucket

Pop Act of the Year – Everyday Visuals

Unsung Hero Award – Dennis Brennan

Humanitarian of the Year – Ernie Boch, Jr.

[bermuddy]

stupid dropkick murphys -shakes fist-

[Wolfbeckett]

Bah I will never trust the BMA's again, they have hurt me right in here *taps chest*.

[HMXHellion]

Thank you guys all so much for your support! We had an absolute BLAST at the show. We were ridiculously psyched to be in the same category as Mission of Burma and the Dropkicks. The audience at our performance was FANTASTIC, thanks to a lot of rowdy energy (thanks Bang Camaro!) and free ****tails. Also our friends in Panzer Bastard and Razors in the Night pulled a Kanye for us, so that was entertaining.

All in all, so much fun, and we really appreciate everyone who voted for us!!! Thanks!

[kiggidykev]

Good work, VAGIANT BOSTON. I'm proud of you guys, regardless of the outcome

And don't worry, Hellion. You're in another contest right now: "Kev's Favourite Harmonix Staff Member Whose Name Starts With H". So far it's you and Henry. FIGHT FOR MY LOVE

[afterstasis]

i voted in several categories. of course none won, but props to HMXPeanutButterMonster for getting to rub peanutbuttercheeks with mission of burma.

[bermuddy]

part of me wants to back through this thread and list the names of everyone you're not thankful to... bunch of backstabbing ingrates!

[HMXHellion]

i voted in several categories. of course none won, but props to HMXPeanutButterMonster for getting to rub peanutbuttercheeks with mission of burma.

... wait, what?

[Wolfbeckett]

Thank you guys all so much for your support! We had an absolute BLAST at the show. We were ridiculously psyched to be in the same category as Mission of Burma and the Dropkicks. The audience at our performance was FANTASTIC, thanks to a lot of rowdy energy (thanks Bang Camaro!) and free ****tails. Also our friends in Panzer Bastard and Razors in the Night pulled a Kanye for us, so that was entertaining.

All in all, so much fun, and we really appreciate everyone who voted for us!!! Thanks!

Glad you had a good time! It is some consolation that even though y'all didn't win, at least you were beaten by another amazing band. Really can't say anything bad about Dropkick Murphys.

[afterstasis]

... wait, what?

everyone's a winner with peanut butter.