Everyone knows the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame and all the record-industry awards shows are bullshit. I always thought that kind of recognition also belonged to lesser-known bands, minus the record industry influence. I was unwilling to do just another, “Top Whatever of 20xx,” show, though, so, I thought-\u00a0 Why not do my own awards show? It couldn’t be any worse than the Grammys, right?<\/p>\n
The awards would be given to mostly underground bands much more deserving of your attention than the typical fodder being force-fed to those unfortunate souls still listening to terrestrial radio (really?). So, throughout 2013, I kept records of nearly every release that came across my radar, in preparation for the first Manifesto Awards show of 2013 releases. It would take place in January of 2014.<\/p>\n
The goal of the Manifesto Awards was to help bring about even more attention to great bands that deserve it. It was another way to showcase these great talents out there pouring their heart and soul into these albums and songs that become the soundtrack to our lives.<\/p>\n
The first year, there was not a lot of thought put into it. There was no digital representation of an award developed for it. It was just a glorified, “top whatever,” list, after all, and I wasn’t sure if I’d be doing it again.<\/p>\n
I had a much smaller audience back then, but the first Manifesto Awards show received enough positive feedback for me to want to do it again the following year, and the show grew every year since then.<\/p>\n
By 2021 the Awards became extremely time-consuming with all of the social media engagement, and I knew I couldn’t possibly match that same energy for 2022, so I decided to take them back to their roots and do fewer awards.<\/p>\n
After much consideration, I decided to bring the Manifesto Awards to an end in 2023. A decade seemed like a good time to put them to rest and do something new.<\/p>\n
Below is a list of all the Manifesto Awards recipients, by year.<\/p>\n
2014 – The 1st Annual Manifesto Awards™<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Colored Vinyl- Beltones- On Deaf Ears Splatter Vinyl 2015 – The 2nd Annual Manifesto Awards™<\/strong><\/p>\n Beer of the Year- Otter Creek Overgrown Pale Ale 2016 – The 3rd Annual Manifesto Awards™<\/strong><\/p>\n Beer of the Year- Avery- Raja Double IPA 2017 – The 4th Annual Manifesto Awards™<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Country Song- Sarah Shook & the Disarmers- Nothin’ Feels Right But Doin’ Wrong 2018 – The 5th Annual Manifesto Awards™<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Country Song- Stevie Tombstone- At Least I’m Genuine 2019 – The 6th Annual Manifesto Awards™<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Country Song- Stevie Tombstone- The Ghost of Our Love 2020 – The 7th Annual Manifesto Awards™<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Power Pop Song- Reflectors- Baby It’s You 2021 – The 8th Annual Manifesto Awards™<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Garage Song- Killer Kin – Sonic Love 2022 – The 9th Annual Manifesto Awards™<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Garage Single – Killer Kin- Kill For the Kin 2023 – The 10th Annual Manifesto Awards™<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Country Song – Stevie Tombstone – Mercy Everyone knows the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame and all the record-industry awards shows are bullshit. I always thought that kind of recognition also belonged to lesser-known bands, minus the record industry influence. I was unwilling to do just … Continue reading
\nBest Reissue- Oxymoron- Fuck the Nineties, Here’s Our Noize
\nBest Rock & Roll Single- Torpedohead- Shanghide
\nBest Punk EP- Dwarves- Trailer Trash
\nBest Power Pop\/Pop Punk EP- Ex-Gentlemen- Better Late Than Never
\nBest Roots\/Americana EP- Black Eyed Vermillion- Box of Pine
\nBest Rock N Roll Album- Hits- Hikikomori
\nBest Punk Album- Miscalculations- Miscalculations
\nBest Hardcore Album- OFF! Wasted Years
\nBest Power Pop\/Pop Punk Album- The Muffs- Whoop-De-Doo
\nBest Rockabilly\/Psychobilly Album- Memphis Morticians- Bereave it or Not
\nBest Country Album- Old 97’s- Most Messed Up
\nBest Comeback Album- The Meatmen- Savage Sagas
\nBest New Artist- Miscalculations
\nAlbum of the Year- Hits- Hikikomori
\nLifetime Achievement- Sonny Vincent<\/p>\n
\nBest Slab O’wax- Filthy Thieving Bastards- Our Fathers Sent Us (Orange Creamsicle vinyl)
\nBest Country Song- Beaumonts- Change My Name
\nBest Metal Song- Venom- The Death of Rock N Roll
\nBest Pop Punk Song- Teenage Bottlerocket- Dead Saturday
\nBest Rock N Roll Song- Biters- 1975
\nBest Punk Rock Song- Disco Lepers- God Bless Mark David Chapman
\nBest Comeback Album- the Sonics- This is the Sonics
\nBest Live Album- Off!- Live at the BBC
\nBest Reissue- Legendary Shack Shakers- Cockadoodledon’t
\nLifetime Achievement- Keith Morris
\nBest Country Album- Palominos- Sweet Misery
\nBest Hard Rock\/Metal Album- Danko Jones- Fire Music
\nBest Pop Punk Album- The Fuck Off & Dies- Dear Liver
\nBest Psychobilly Album- Gutter Demons- Unfinished Business
\nBest Rock N Roll Album- Biters- Electric Blood
\nBest Punk Rock Album- Miscalculations- A View for Glass Eyes
\nBest New Artist- the Beggar Belief
\nSingle of the Year- Born Loose- I Loathe You
\nAlbum of the Year- Dr. Boogie- Gotta Get Back to NYC
\nAss Kicker of the Year- Sangomas- Giddy Up and Destroy<\/p>\n
\nBest Roots\/Blues\/Folk Song- Preacher Boy- Blister and a Bottle Cap
\nBest Country Song- Wayne Hancock- Divorced Me C.O.D.
\nBest Metal Song- Airbourne- Breakin’ Outta Hell
\nBest Rock N Roll Song- the Jolts- Microwave Kids
\nBest Punk Song- Gaggers- Don’t Follow Me
\nBest Power Pop EP- Fashionism- Subculture Suicide
\nBest Hardcore EP- G.L.O.S.S.- Trans Day of Revenge
\nBest Streetpunk EP- Legion 76- Brick and Bone
\nBest Rock N Roll EP- Lovesores- Rock N Roll Animal
\nBest Punk EP- SA90- Johnny on the Phone
\nBest Comeback Album- Preacher Boy- The National Blues
\nBest Roots\/Blues\/Folk Album- Urban Voodoo Machine- Hellbound Hymns
\nBest Power Pop Album- Telephone Lovers- Telephone Lovers
\nBest Ska-Punk Album- Interrupters- Say it Out Loud
\nBest Hard Rock\/Metal Album- Torpedohead- III
\nBest Hardcore Album- Bum City Saints- Bum City Saints
\nBest Streetpunk Album- Hard Evidence- Hard Evidence
\nBest Rock N Roll Album- Fret Rattles- Pedal to the Metal and Damn the Consequences
\nBest Punk Album- Disco Lepers- Sophisticated Shame
\nBest Rock N Roll Anthem- the Me-Thinks- Rock Deaf
\nBest Punk Anthem- 390- I Hate the Government
\nLifetime Achievement- Batmobile
\nBest New Artist- Telephone Lovers
\nSingle of the Year- Jim Jones & the Righteous Mind- Aldecide
\nAlbum of the Year- The Jolts- No Paradoxes
\nAss Kicker of the Year- SA90- Johnny on the Phone<\/p>\n
\nBest Hardcore Song-Bum City Saints- One More Song
\nBest Rock N Roll Song- JJ & the Real Jerks- Out of My Means
\nBest Punk Song- Black Mambas- Saturday Night Fist Fight
\nBest Garage Single- the Judex- Cult of Judex
\nBest Power Pop Single- Sick Things- Sick Things
\nBest Rock N Roll Single- Dr. Boogie- She’s So Tuff
\nBest Punk Single- Zex- No Sanctuary
\nBest Split Single- Bum City Saints\/Topnovil split
\nBest Streetpunk EP- Legion 76- Banners Fall
\nBest Punk EP- J.O.N.- Bringing Back the Dough
\nBest Comeback Album- Cock Sparrer- Forever
\nBest Live Album- Henri Herbert & the Fury- Live at the Gypsy Hotel
\nBest Reissue- Ramones- Rocket to Russia 40th Anniversary
\nBest Country Album- Sarah Shook & the Disarmers- Sidelong
\nBest Power Pop Album- Bulletproof Lovers- Shot Through the Heart
\nBest Glam\/Pub Rock Album- Crazy Squeeze- Savior of the Streets
\nBest Hard Rock\/Metal Album- Bitch Queens- L.O.V.E.
\nBest Psychobilly Album- Batmobile- Brand New Blisters
\nBest Hardcore Album- Phosphorus Bombs- Cancers
\nBest Streetpunk Album- Cock Sparrer- Forever
\nBest Rock N Roll Album- Wyldlife- Out on Your Block
\nBest Punk Album- John Chopper Harris- Punx & Drunx
\nLifetime Achievement- Joey Shithead Keithley
\nBest New Artist- The Judex
\nAnthem of the Year- The BC Experiment- FOADUC
\nSingle of the Year- Sick Things- Sick Things
\nListener’s Choice Award- Sarah Shook & the Disarmers- Sidelong
\nAlbum of the Year- Sarah Shook & the Disarmers- Sidelong
\nAss Kicker of the Year- J.O.N.- Bringing Back the Dough<\/p>\n
\nBest Hardcore Song- Total Massacre- This Dumpster is a Country
\nBest Rock N Roll Song- The Ringleaders- One Bullet, One Hipster
\nBest Punk Song- Beggar Belief- Burn it All Down
\nBest Country Single- Sarah Shook & the Disarmers- The Way She Looked at You
\nBest Power Pop Single- Telephone Lovers- Two Dollar Baby
\nBest Streetpunk Single- NOi!SE- Mass Apathy
\nBest Rock N Roll Single- Tiger Touch- El Gato
\nBest Punk Single- Ravagers- Drowning in Blood
\nBest Pop Punk EP- the Suck- the Suck
\nBest Hardcore EP- Phosphorus Bombs- Blank Slate
\nBest Punk EP- Criminal Kids- Criminal Kids
\nBest Collection- Dirty Truckers- Best Of
\nBest Comeback Album- the Waldos- Wacka Lacka Boom Bop a Loom Bam Boo
\nBest Country Album- Sarah Shook & the Disarmers- Years
\nBest Roots\/Blues Album- Preacher Boy- The Rumble Strip
\nBest Garage Album- the Morlocks- the Mesmeric Condition
\nBest Pop Punk Album- Jagger Holly- Last of the International Playboys
\nBest Power Pop Album- the Peawees- Moving Target
\nBest Hard Rock\/Metal Album- Hank Von Hell- Egomania
\nBest Hardcore Album- Total Massacre- Total Massacre
\nBest Psychobilly Album- Gutter Demons- No God No Ghost No Saints
\nBest Streetpunk Album- Sniper 66- Annihilator
\nBest Rock N Roll Album- Lovesores- Gods of Ancient Grease
\nBest Punk Album- The Wheelz- Top 10 Super Hits
\nLifetime Achievement- Scott “Deluxe” Drake
\nBest New Artist- the Suck
\nAnthem of the Year- the Filaments- Fuck the Alt-Right
\nSingle of the Year- Amyl & the Sniffers- Some Mutts Can’t Be Muzzled
\nEP of the Year- Tommy & the Commies- Tommy & the Commies
\nListener’s Choice Award- Sick Things- Sick Things
\nAlbum of the Year- Sick Things- Sick Things
\nAss Kicker of the Year- The Wheelz AND Total Massacre<\/p>\n
\nBest Power Pop Song- Mystery Girl- Heartbreaker
\nBest Rock N Roll Song- Poison Boys- Out of My Head
\nBest Punk Song- Amyl & the Sniffers- GFY
\nBest Hardcore Song- Total Massacre- Presidential Harassment
\nBest Glam\/Pub Rock Single- Mad Rollers- I Need Your Love
\nBest Punk Single- the Unknowns- Dressed to Kill
\nBest Rock N Roll Single- Tiger Touch- Hawthorne Boogie
\nBest Garage EP- Forsooth!- Dimension Flex
\nBest Rock N Roll EP- Killer Hearts- Killer Hearts
\nBest Street Punk EP- Priorities- Priorities
\nBest Punk EP- C.O.F.F.I.N.- Be Gone
\nBest Hard Rock\/Metal EP- Charger- Charger
\nBest Live Album- Beaumonts- This is Austin
\nBest Comeback Album- The Manikins- Hard Times
\nBest Roots\/Folk Album- Bridge City Sinners- Here’s to the Devil
\nBest Garage Album- Cutthroat Brothers- Taste for Evil
\nBest Pop Punk Album- the Suck- In-Cog-Neat-O
\nBest Streetpunk Album- Hard Evidence- Last Gasp
\nBest Glam Rock Album- Indonesian Junk- Spiderbites
\nBest Power Pop Album- Jordan Jones- Jordan Jones
\nBest Rock N Roll Album- Bitch Queens- City of Class
\nBest Punk Album- Berlin Blackouts- Nastygram Sedition
\nBest Hardcore Album- Total Massacre- the System Works
\nBest New Artist- Sick Bags
\nSong of the Year- Miscalculations- Monochrome Sunset
\nSingle of the Year- Mad Rollers- I Need Your Love
\nEP of the Year- SA90- Overkill
\nListener’s Choice Award- Amyl & the Sniffers- Amyl & the Sniffers
\nAlbum of the Year- Total Massacre- the System Works
\nAss Kicker of the Year- Manikins- Bad Times<\/p>\n
\nBest Garage Song- Killer Kin- Bad, Bad Mind
\nBest Pop Punk Song- Real Sickies- Washed My Hands
\nBest Rock N Roll Song- Killer Hearts- Get Some
\nBest Punk Song- Gross Polluter- Just Here for the Violence
\nBest Glam Rock Single- Smash Fashion- Got Da Hee Bee Gee Bees (at CBGBs)
\nBest Power Pop EP- Brad Marino- False Alarm
\nBest Punk EP- Sick Bags- Only the Young Die Good
\nBest Split EP- Rock N Roll Manifesto 7″ Single Series Vol. 1
\nBest Split Album- Thee Evil Twin\/Missile Studs- 10 Piece Feed
\nBest Roots\/Blues Album- The Westside Sheiks- Eleven Rounds
\nBest Garage Album- Low Rats- Year of the Rat MMXX
\nBest Glam Rock Album- Nice Guys- Time to Be Nice
\nBest Pop Punk Album- Proton Packs- Paradox
\nBest Streetpunk Album- Oil!- Really Skrewed Up
\nBest Hardcore Album- Ramallah- the Last Gasp of Street Rock N Roll
\nBest Rock N Roll Album- Deathtraps- Stole Your Rock N Roll
\nBest Punk Album- Stolen Wheelchairs- the America
\nBest New Artist- Brand New Luddites and Vicious Dreams
\nSong of the Year- Preacher Boy- The Damned (So Many More of Us Than Them)
\nListener’s Choice Single of the Year- The Judex-\u00a0 Midnight Bruiser
\nSingle of the Year- the Judex- Witch Coven Boogie
\nListener’s Choice EP of the Year- Rock N Roll Manifesto 7″ Single Series Vol. 1
\nEP of the Year- The Judex- Long Live the Judex
\nListener’s Choice Album of the Year- Stolen Wheelchairs- the America
\nAlbum of the Year- Miscalculations- Perfect Candidate
\nAss Kicker of the Year- Sangomas- Nowhere Ain’t Too Far From Here<\/p>\n
\nBest Power Pop Song- Some Hearts – Black Cherry Soda
\nBest Pop Punk Song- The Suck – No Bingo! All Nerds!
\nBest Synth Punk Song- Atomic Eater – Hope You Die Too
\nBest Rock N Roll Song- Indonesian Junk – Living in the USA
\nBest Punk Song- The Muslims- Fuck These Fucking Fascists
\nBest Garage Single- Killer Kin- Sonic Love
\nBest Hardcore Single- Total Massacre – Punching Up
\nBest Power Pop Single- Erratix – You Don’t Care
\nBest Split EP- Kool & the Gang Bangers\/Atomic Eater
\nBest Roots\/Blues EP- Preacher Boy – Six From Three EP
\nBest Power Pop EP Some Hearts – Some Hearts EP
\nBest Rock N Roll EP- Suzi Moon- Call the Shots EP
\nBest Punk EP- The Prostitutes – Shapeshift EP
\nBest Streetpunk EP- Oi!L Change – Voices of the Past EP
\nBest Hardcore EP- Chain Whip – Two Step to Hell EP
\nBest Instrumental Album- the Hamiltones – Dracula Invitational 1791
\nBest Reissue- 7 Seconds – The Crew
\nBest Live Album- Hits – Live in a Fucking Blizzard
\nBest Roots\/Blues Album- Sturgill Simpson – Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 2
\nBest Garage Album- Cutthroat Brothers and Mike Watt- Devil in Berlin
\nBest Psychobilly Album- Gutter Demons- Ritual
\nBest Power Pop Album- Mystery Girl – Mystery Girl
\nBest Pop Punk Album- The Suck- Boris Sprinkler
\nBest Glam Rock Album- Indonesian Junk- Living in a Nightmare
\nBest Rock N Roll Album- Killer Hearts – Skintight Electric
\nBest Punk Album- Jimmy Vapid – Killmatic
\nBest Streetpunk Album – Lawmaker – All Work, No Class
\nBest Hardcore Album- X-Intruder – Punished for the Crime of Lacking in Judgement
\nBest New Artist- Some Hearts
\nSong of the Year- Some Hearts- Black Cherry Soda
\nListener’s Choice Single of the Year – RMBLR – Main Muscle
\nSingle of the Year – Total Massacre – Two Things
\nListener’s Choice EP of the Year – Suzi Moon- Call the Shots EP
\nEP of the Year – The Prostitutes – Shapeshift EP
\nListener’s Choice Album of the Year – Amyl & the Sniffers – Comfort to Me
\nAlbum of the Year- Sonny Vincent- Snake Pit Therapy
\nAss Kicker of the Year – Killer Hearts – Skintight Electric<\/p>\n
\nBest Rock N Roll Single – Killer Hearts- Demolition Love
\nBest Punk Single – Cyanide Pills – The Kids Can’t Be Trusted With Rock N Roll
\nRock N Roll EP – Fret Rattles – Are You Ready?
\nBest Punk EP – Thee Saturday Knights – Already Dead
\nBest Country Album – The Beaumonts – Take Three For Fun
\nBest Roots\/Blues Album – The Urban Voodoo Machine – Snake Oil Engine
\nBest Garage Album – Reverend Beat-Man and the Underground – It’s a Matter of Time
\nBest Rock N Roll Album – Jonesy – 2
\nBest Punk Album – The\u00a0 Black Halos – How the Darkness Doubled
\nBest New Artist – The Trouble Seekers
\nSong of the Year – Killer Hearts – High Temptress
\nSingle of the Year – Vicious Blonde – Ignore Everybody
\nEP of the Year – The Me-Thinks – 2112″
\nAlbum of the Year – The Trouble Seekers – The Trouble Seekers
\nListener’s Choice Album of the Year – Kevin Stevenson – Reality Alley
\nAss Kicker of the Year – Rear View Romantics<\/p>\n
\nBest Punk Song – Dwarves – Stabbed My Dad
\nBest Punk EP – Crime Line -Street Rips
\nBest Garage Album Killer Kin – Killer Kin
\nBest Power Pop Album – Paint Fumes – Real Romancer
\nBest Metal Album –\u00a0 Demonst\u00f6ne – Demonst\u00f6ne
\nBest Punk Album – the Oxys – Generation Irrelevant
\nSong of the Year – Rearview Romantics – Drives Me Wild
\nSingle of the Year – Vicious Blonde – Big C
\nBest New Artist – Street Sweeper
\nEP of the Year – Street Sweeper – Street Sweeper EP
\nListener’s Choice Album of the Year -C.O.F.F.I.N. – Australia Stops
\nAlbum of the Year – Manikins – Swedish Woods<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"