NU Rock Awards

NU Rock Awards
Location	Metro Manila
Country	Philippines
Presented by	NU 107
First awarded	1994
Last awarded	2010

The NU Rock Awards was an annual recognition program presented from 1994 to 2010 by the Metro Manila-based radio station NU 107.

History

The first NU 107 Rock Awards were in 1994 at The Music Hall in Annapolis St., Greenhills. Originally meant to be a small gathering to give recognition to the rock community, it slowly became a much anticipated annual event.

The first "Song of the Year Award" was given to Alamid for "Your Love". The song went on to heaavy airplay and was the first NU 107 exclusive to cross over to other formats. Afterimage was very first winner of the Artist of the Year award. The first Album of the Year award was presented to the Eraserheads' first album Ultraelectromagneticpop!. The Eraserheads received the Album of the Year award in the following two years with their albums Circus (1995) and Cutterpillow (1996), making them the only artist to win in the same category three years in a row.

The Dawn has performed in the Rock Awards eleven times.

The first "Video of the Year" awardwas given to "Ang Huling El Bimbo" by the Eraserheads.

There has only been one tie in the history of the Rock Awards, in 1999, when the judges made Wolfgang’s Serve in Silence and Sandwich’s Grip Stand Throw joint Albums of the Year.

Raimund Marasigan has the most awards, for his work as a member of Eraserheads and Sandwich, and as an album producer for other bands.

The first band to win the Rock Awards’ "Raw Award" was Fatal Posporos. The Raw Award is given to the best unsigned artist of the year.

In 2000, Punk’s Not Dead, an all-star tribute band made up of Myra Ruaro (Brownbeat All Stars), Louie Talan (Razorback), Diego Castillo (Sandwich), Raimund Marasigan (Sandwich), Zach Lucero and Aia de Leon (Imago), performed a medley of past Song of the Year winners in the style of The Ramones.

In 2004, NU 107, acknowledging the growing role of women in the local rock scene, made the first Female Rock Icon Award to Cynthia Alexander.

Before it became a rock anthem of sorts, Bamboo’s "Noypi" was first performed at the 2003 NU 107 Rock Awards, before their album As The Music Plays was released.

Despite being held during a typhoon, the 2004 Rock Awards ceremony was the best attended, with over 4,000 rock fans filling the World Trade Center.

In 2005, there were a record twelve nominees for the Song Of The Year Award.

List of winners

Best New Artist

Year	Winner
1994	Yano The Youth
1995	Put3ska
1996	Parokya Ni Edgar
1997	P.O.T.
1998	Orphan Lily
1999	Sandwich
2000	Slapshock
2001	Itchyworms
2002	Boldstar
2003	Sugarfree
2004	Orange and Lemons
2005	Pedicab
2006	Up Dharma Down
2007	Hilera
2008	The Out of Body Special
2009	Peryodiko
2010	Tanya Markova

Artist of the Year

Year	Winner
1994	Afterimage
1995	Eraserheads
1996	Wolfgang
1997	Eraserheads
1998	Wolfgang
1999	Parokya ni Edgar
2000	Parokya ni Edgar
2001	Slapshock
2002	Slapshock
2003	Parokya ni Edgar
2004	Bamboo
2005	Orange and Lemons
2006	Kamikazee
2007	Bamboo
2008	Pupil
2009	Up Dharma Down
2010

Song of the Year

Year	Song	Artist
1994	Your Love	Alamid
1995	Laklak	Teeth
1996	Ang Huling El Bimbo	Eraserheads
1997	Siesyatnebonsontneicostolim	Sugar Hiccup
1998	Don't Touch my Birdie	Parokya ni Edgar
1999	Butterfly Carnival	Sandwich
2000	Shooting Star	Teeth
2001	Motorbykle	Cynthia Alexander
2002	Paris	Chicosci
2003	Soul Searching	Urbandub
2004	Noypi	Bamboo
2005	Ako si M16	Junior Kilat
2006	Narda	Kamikazee
2007	Will You Ever Learn	Typecast
2008	Betamax	Sandwich
2009	Antukin	Rico Blanco
2010	This Gathering	Franco

Album of the Year

Year	Album	Artist
1994	Ultraelectromagneticpop!	Eraserheads
1995	Circus	Eraserheads
1996	Cutterpillow	Eraserheads
1997	P.O.T.	P.O.T.
1998	The Jerks	The Jerks
1999	Grip Stand Throw Serve In Silence	Sandwich Wolfgang
2000	Free	Rivermaya
2001	4-Track Mind	Sandwich
2002	Edgar Edgar Musikahan	Parokya ni Edgar
2003	Sa Wakas	Sugarfree
2004	Influence	Urbandub
2005	Light Peace Love	Bamboo
2006	Noon-Time Show	Itchyworms
2007	Moonlane Gardens	Orange and Lemons
2008	Wild Life	Pupil
2009	Bipolar	Up Dharma Down
2010	Franco	Franco

Best Live Act

Year	Winner
1994	The Dawn
1995	Put3ska
1996	Parokya ni Edgar
1997	Put3ska
2005	Kamikazee
2006	Kamikazee
2007	Bamboo
2008	Sandwich
2009	Hilera
2010	Tanya Markova

Listener's Choice

Year	Winner
1995	Eraserheads
1996	Wolfgang
1997	Eraserheads
1998	Wolfgang
1999	Wolfgang
2000	Slapshock
2001	Slapshock
2002	Cheese
2003	Kamikazee
2004	Bamboo
2005	Bamboo
2006	Kamikazee
2008	Urbandub
2009	Chicosci
2010	Franco

Best Album Packaging

Year	Album	Artist
1995	Dekada	Ethnic Faces
1996	Bawal	Yano
1997	Fruitcake	Eraserheads
1998	Buruguduystunstugudunstuy	Parokya ni Edgar
1999	Serve In Silence	Wolfgang
2000	Revenge of the Giant Robot	Chicosci
2001	Three Fates	Rayyn
2002	Buruguduystunstugudunstuy	Parokya ni Edgar
2003	Parnaso ng Payaso	Pan
2005	Strike Whilst the Iron is Hot	Orange and Lemons
2006	Five on the Floor	Sandwich
2007	Moonlane Gardens	Orange and Lemons
2008	<S> Marks the Spot	Sandwich
2009	Mornings and Airports	Sugarfree
2010	Great Secret Show	Sleepwalk Circus