KOKO UK

As we find ourselves at the heart of awards season, we thought it was high time we got involved. So please be briefly upstanding for the first ever Golden Cobs. There is one main criteria for the Golden Cobs, namely there will only ever be two categories, which leaves more time for drinking and dancing.

Each recipient will receive a virtual, small gold plated six inch replica statue of Richard Cobden, the life size concrete version of which stands proudly covered in pigeon caca, on the island opposite Mornington Crescent tube station. So with out further ado, we give you our first award, which is for the best live band of 2008, snare drum roll please.... and the winner is, would you adam and eve it, it's a tie for first place between British Sea Power and Of Montreal.

Now our final award, and without doubt the most important of all. The best shoes of 2008, and the winner is Chromeo's stilettos, (both pairs)... Thank god that's all over for another year...

Ted listening to all the acceptance speeches, so you don't have to.

Talking of shoes, Patrick will never let you down in the wardrobe department. A truly talented young man, Patrick Wolf is the antidote to over produced formulaic pop music. If you are yet to experience exactly how good he is live, put that right, now and buy a ticket. You know we're right.