Teenage Head Win Hamilton Music Awards

11/18/08 12:35pm

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

Teenage Head won seven Hamilton Music Awards on Sunday night.

The punk band's Teenage Head With Marky Ramone album won prizes for best record, punk record and engineer, while it also garnered late frontman Frankie Venom honours for male vocalist of the year. Teenage Head also picked up awards for best website and were given a lifetime achievement award, while guitarist Gord Lewis won for music teacher of the year.

Kathleen Edwards followed closely behind Teenage Head by winning "Hammies" for best female artist, female vocalist, songwriter and adult alterative album for the Polaris Music Prize-nominated Asking For Flowers. Daniel Lanois won three awards, while defunct hardcore troupe Cursed picked up a trophy for loud/metal recording of the year and Young Rival won the indie/alternative rock category.

Here are some of this year's Hamilton Music Awards winners:

Female Artist: Kathleen Edwards – Asking For Flowers

Male Artist: Daniel Lanois – Here Is What Is

New Artist/Group: Cowlick – Eternia Hernia

Roots Recording: Fred Eaglesmith – Tinderbox

Adult Alternative Recording: Kathleen Edwards – Asking For Flowers

Alternative/Indie Rock Recording: Young Rival – Young Rival

Rock Recording: Daniel Lanois – Here Is What Is

Loud/Metal Recording: Cursed – III: Architects Of Troubled Sleep

Emo/Screamo Recording: Sydney – When We Were Safe

Punk Recording: Teenage Head with Marky Ramone – Teenage Head With Marky Ramone

Dofasco Lifetime Achievement Award: Teenage Head

Female Vocalist: Kathleen Edwards – Asking For Flowers

Male Vocalist: Frankie Venom – Teenage Head With Marky Ramone

Guitarist: Daniel Lanois – Here Is What Is

Drummer: Danny Lockwood – A Few Of My Favourite Grooves

Bassist: Paul Inston – A Few Of My Favourite Grooves

Songwriter: Kathleen Edwards – Asking For Flowers

Record: Teenage Head with Marky Ramone – Teenage Head With Marky Ramone

Music Teacher (independent): Gord Lewis of Teenage Head

Studio Engineer: Duke Foster, Teenage Head with Marky Ramone – Teenage Head With Marky Ramone

Website/Online Publication: Teenage Head, www.teenagehead.ca

Record Label: Sonic Unyon Recording Company

Publicist: Sean Palmerston (Teenage Head, Simply Saucer, Cursed)