1991-01-05 Melody Maker

By John Flansburgh, Melody Maker, Jan 5 1991

BEST SINGLE: "Groove Is In The Heart", Deee-Lite

BEST ALBUM: "Bossanova", The Pixies

MOST DESPICABLE RECORD: With such a crowded field, would it be fair to single one out?

BEST GIG: Miserables Brass Band at The Knitting Factory, September 1990

BEST FILM/TV SHOW: "GoodFellas"

MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE: Playing with The Tonight Show band

WHAT DID YOU SPEND THE MOST MONEY ON: Guitar repairs

NON-EVENT OF 1990: Gulf War, hopefully

BIGGEST HIGH OF THE YEAR: Meeting Elvis Costello

MOST SADLY MISSED: Sammy Davis Jr

MAN OF THE YEAR: Nelson Mandela

WOMAN OF THE YEAR: Maggie Thatcher (for stepping down)

FAVOURITE WORK OF ART THIS YEAR: "Hospital Fields:, Amy Fillman

WHAT PHRASE WOULD YOU USE TO DESCRIBE 1990: Have we played here before?

WHAT WILL YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION BE: Start smoking

WHAT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN IN 1991: End to the Gulf crisis