19 Oct 2007 : THE MINT CHICKS DOMINATE NZ MUSIC AWARDS
They built their reputation on outrageous on-stage antics, but last night The Mint Chicks proved they have the goods to back it up, winning three Tuis at the New Zealand Music Awards.
The punk rockers were the big winners of the night, claiming the Best Group award and winning Best Album and Best Rock Album for last year's release Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!
"It's surprising because we've never been nominated for any of these awards before and then all of a sudden we get nominated and we win them all,"said drummer Paul Roper.
"It's like we paid our dues and then they paid us back all at once, in one big hit,"added guitarist Ruban Nielson.
The wins mark a break in tradition for the awards, which generally favour the most commercially successful artists and albums.
Named TimeOut's album of the year for 2006, Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! was a critical success but failed to achieve gold status, which requires a minimum of 7,500 album sales.
MUSHROOM MUSIC PUBLISHING'S WINNERS
Album of the Year: The Mint Chicks - Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!
Best Group: The Mint Chicks - Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!
Best Male Solo Artist: Tim Finn - Imaginary Kingdom
Best Rock Album: The Mint Chicks - Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!
C4 Best Music Video: Sam Peacocke - Crazy?Yes!Dumb?No! (The Mint Chicks)
Best Dance/Electronica Album: Shapeshifter - Soulstice
And not a minute too late... The Mint Chicks critically acclaimed sophomore album CRAZY? YES! DUMB? NO! has broken the Gold mark!!!!
The Mint Chicks prove again why they are a force to be reckoned with!
Only yesterday is was lamented by NZ Herald journalist Scott Kara, 'Since being released in September last year, it hasn't even reached gold status... What a shame. If you haven't heard it, then go get it. But hey, they won.'
The people have spoken! And gold the album is.
The band are currently on tour in Australia and will be announcing a NZ tour for December soon...
