Hell yeah! After suffering through the corporate suckfest that was The Brits last week, thank you so much to NME for putting on a proper, alternative awards ceremony last night, sponsored by those lovely folks at Shockwaves. And HMV. And Bench. And 4music. And Red Stripe. Sock it to the man!

The winners of the evening's prestigious awards showed that NME don't care for ratings or popularity, only innovation, with Oasis, Muse, Kings of Leon and MGMT winning pretty much everything. Note those names kids, if NME say they're good, they damn well must be.

Oh, and let no-one say that the magazine has lost its political edge, either. Going where others fear to tread, they only went and gave the award for Villain of the Year to George W Bush (who couldn't even be bothered to turn up to receive his statuette). Yeah, that's right, ex-President of the United States of Mother Fucking America, George W Bush! Yeah, you read right. Think of the ramifications. NME didn't, they don't give two hoots about 'the man'.

Apparently a fun time was had by all, but we can only go on heresay, as our invite evidently got lost in the post. Here's to them giving our postman Villain of the Year in 2010. I bet they will as well, the crazy bastards! The list of winners can be seen below...

Godlike Genius: The Cure
Best British Band: Oasis (supported by Shockwaves)
Best International Band: The Killers (supported by 4music)
Best Solo Artist: Pete Doherty
Best New Band: MGMT (supported by Bench)
Best Live Band: Muse (supported by Red Stripe)
Best Album: Kings Of Leon 'Only By The Night' (supported by HMV)
Best Track: MGMT 'Time To Pretend' (supported by NME Radio)
Best Video: Last Shadow Puppets 'My Mistakes Were Made For You' (supported by NME TV)
Best Live Event: Glastonbury 2008
Best TV: The Mighty Boosh
Phillip Hall Radar Award: The Big Pink
Best Dancefloor Filler: Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris and Chrome - 'Dance Wiv Me'
Best DVD: Arctic Monkeys - 'Live At The Apollo'
Best Band Blog: Oasis' Noel Gallagher
Best Venue: London Astoria
Best Album Artwork: Muse HAARP
Hero Of The Year: Barack Obama
Villain Of The Year: George W Bush
Best Dressed: Alexa Chung
Worst Dressed: Amy Winehouse
Worst Album: The Jonas Brothers - A Little Bit Longer
Worst Band: The Jonas Brothers
Sexiest Male: Muse's Matt Bellamy
Sexiest Female: Paramore's Hayley Williams
Best Website: YouTube