NEW YORK — The spirit and energy of the 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards <http://www.mtv.com/ontv/woodieawards/2009/>  — the madcap awards show that celebrates independent music and college radio across the country — was distilled entirely in the show's opening performance. 
Once the lights dimmed at Roseland Ballroom, house DJ Diplo cranked out booty-shaking jams while the giant video screens showed Brooklyn new-wave duo Matt and Kim riding through the city on bicycles. Once they arrived, they stormed the stage and kicked into "Lessons Learned." Flanked by eight backup singers who gradually stripped down to their underwear (in a nod to the Video Music Award-winning video for the same song), the duo jubilantly pounded out the song. Unlike this year's VMAs, stage crashers were welcomed during Matt and Kim's three minutes of joy, and Kim herself mounted the crowd at the end. 

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Alex Metric -  What Now  
  Bloody Beetroots feat. Cool Kids -  Awesome  
  Crookers feat. Wiley and Thomas Jules -  Business Man  
  Crystal Method feat. LMFAO  - Sine Language  
  Danko Jones -  Code Of The Road  
  Dizzee Rascal and Armand Van Helden -  Bonkers  
  Drumagik  - Make It Rock  
  Earl Greyhound  - Oye Vaya  
  edIT feat. Wale and Tre’ -  Freaxxx  
  Evil 9 -  All The Cash (Alex Metric Remix) Feat. El-P  
  Hollywood Holt -  Can't Stop  
  k-os  - FUN!  
  Lady Sovereign -  I Got You Dancing  
  Major Lazer feat. Mr.Lex & Santigold  - Hold The Line  
  Matt & Kim -  Daylight (Troublemaker Remix)  
  Mickey Factz  - Yeah Yeah  
  Pint Shot Riot -  Not Thinking Straight  
  Placebo -  Breathe Under Water  
  Rise Against  - Kotov Syndrome  
  Roots Manuva -  Buff Nuff  
  Rye Rye  - Hardcore Girls  
  Street Sweeper Social Club - Fight! Smash! Win!  
  Taking Back Sunday -  Lonely Lonely  
  The Enemy UK -  No Time For Tears  
  The Gay Blades -  O Shot (Dmerit Remix)  
  Two Fingers feat. Sway -  Jewels And Gems