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" There are plenty of music awards shows out there. The Grammys. The AMA&amp;#039;s. The Woodies. But only the Esky Awards features a statue with a mustache. Instead of doing what those other awards do -- say, giving five awards to the Dixie Chicks for singing &amp;quot;Goodbye Earl&amp;quot; -- we&amp;#039;ve honored the best drummers, songbirds, MC&amp;#039;s and potential trainwrecks on the music scene. We&amp;#039;ve probably celebrated more Canadians than all those shows combined -- thanks to writer Chris Jones, a native Ottawan -- and we even get an answer to the burning question: &amp;quot;Why are singers such pussies?&amp;quot; This year, heavy metal made a comeback with five American bands and two groups gave us the ultimate Safire quandary: &amp;quot;crazy&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;crazy bitch?&amp;quot; All that, plus a wealth of exclusives you can only find on Esquire.com. Welcome to the 2007 Esky Music Awards. Click, read and discover your new favorite artist now. Web Exclusive Content: Jack Ingram Unboxed!  In this exclusice video clip, watch Jack Ingram unbox his Esky...and make fun of Brad Paisley. The 2007 Esky Music Awards Podcast  Don&amp;#039;t just read about the Esky Awards -- hear them as well, with this exclusive podcast featuring a who&amp;#039;s who of this year&amp;#039;s winners. The 2007 Esky Music Awards: Exclusive Photo Gallery  We liked them. We really liked them. See the Esky Award winners accept their awards in a photo gallery that can only be found on Esquire.com. Esquire Rocks SXSW!  On March 17, Esquire will rock Austin&amp;#039;s SXSW music festival with a concert featuring The Stooges, Spoon, and Kings of Leon.  From the Magazine: The 2007 Esky Awards  How much great music is falling through the gaps? This guide is about cutting through the morass enough to get your bearings. And most important, it&amp;#039;s about songs. Good ones. The (Mini) Esky Awards  They&amp;#039;re just like the big Esky Awards, only bite-sized. The Esky Speaks!  Our statuette -- wait, make that &amp;quot;action figure&amp;quot; -- has a few words of his own to share. The Hall of Famers 2007  This year, Esquire welcomes Tom Waits, Hubert Sumlin, and The Stooges into the hall of fame. &amp;quot;Crazy&amp;quot; Versus &amp;quot;Crazy Bitch&amp;quot; by Chuck Klosterman  Why Buckcherry&amp;#039;s strip-club anthem is more important than Gnarls Barkley&amp;#039;s instant &amp;quot;classic&amp;quot; Nerdcore and the Future of Music by Jason Tanz  Hip-hop for the nerds, by the nerds, in dorks we trust. The Endorsement: Sound by David Katz  $10,000 speakers produce better music. Who knew? The Microclassification Glossary  A selective guide to modern musical subgenres. The Best Music in the World Comes from Canada. (As Always.) by Chris Jones  Maybe it&amp;#039;s our national insecurity that makes us foist our bands on Americans in particular, as though your liking even one of our songs validates our existence somehow.  A Guide to Picking New Music  Not sure if that new band is something you&amp;#039;re gonna like? Use this handy checklist. Why Are Singers Such Pussies? by Mary-Louise Parker  How do you get rowdy to James Blunt? All due respect, &amp;#039;You&amp;#039;re Beautiful&amp;#039; kind of makes me want to hurl. The Resurgence of Heavy Metal by Buddy Kite An earnest guide for the lapsed fan. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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