Speaking of "should be ashamed, not rewarded", in the pre-show awards Buju Banton won Best Reggae Album.
All that matters for the show is, if Rihanna does wind up performing (twice, with Eminem and then with Drake), will her sideman Nuno Bettencourt be onstage to give me a much-needed boner?
Canuck, you remind me I need to find somewhere to watch it! In the meantime just watch that grown-ass man Nuno try to keep from cracking up where he finds himself at his age... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6v-VDoKO…
Canuck, last year or the year before, Megan liveslogged the Grammys and it was awesome! I suppose it's hard to liveslog them from the wilds of Montreal.
Oh gus, he truly is lovely...sigh. Yes, get yer narrow bum to a proper Grammy watching venue, hopefully with some nice draught beer. (Ooops, you can't wear sweats out of the house though, major fashion faux pas, you'll just have to control yourself...)
Jessica, that must've been fun! Where has Slog been all of my life? Oh well, I will pretend I'm making pithy little comments while watching tonight...
I'm more upset about all the lines throughout the song where he talks about abusing and killing her, and she says "that's ok because I like the way it hurts". I still can't decide what point the song is making ... I can't decide if its supposed to be some sort of artistic indictment of domestic violence... but it upsets me when I hear 18 year old girls who have it set as their ringtone on their phone, probably when their boyfriends call.
@10 - it's supposed to be illustrating an effed up, abusive relationship, not glorifying it. a whole bunch of eminem's stuff features narratives from losers, not heroes (which is what made him kind of brilliant to start out - think "Stan"). but yeah, i'm not convinced that the 18 y/o girls you're talking about necessarily get that. and that "window pane" line is the worst thing ever - enough to automatically disqualify the song/record/whatever from contention.
Gram....what? You'll catch me at HBO/Showtime tonight although the online non-televised awards (the 98 or so out of the 110 awarded) were kinda fun to watch this afternoon 'cause they were quick and there weren't many bullshit acceptances!
The BAFTA's are on BBC America at 8 - tape-delayed. They were held around 1 PM PST. The winners - if you can't stand the suspense (?) - are posted on BAFTA's website.
Yeah, I'm watching the BAFTAs, waiting for the 6:45 showing of "Another Year". I did get a good look at Rihanna's dress, though, which was awesome. Miley Cyrus's was tragic as usual.
Mumford and Sons and the Avett Brothers looked as happy as pigs in shit to be singing with Bob Dylan. Is it wrong that I like Mumford and Sons and the Avett Brothers? Does this make me a wannabe hipster, god forbid?
Gwyneth Paltrow emerged from the muppet band to perform a duet with the encostumed Mr. Green for that very popular track known only to radio stations as "forget you". There were a whole lot of feathers.
Also, Nicole Kidman singing along in the front row was weirdly more charismatic/interesting than Katy Perry singing "Teenage Dream" on stage.
Gwyneth couldn't walk in her shoes, and was more concerned about looking sleek and black than getting in the swing of things. She could have worn an Oscar the Grouch dress, for instance.
Do male country singers have personal grooming issues? There are a lot of ZZ Top beards.
All that matters for the show is, if Rihanna does wind up performing (twice, with Eminem and then with Drake), will her sideman Nuno Bettencourt be onstage to give me a much-needed boner?
And wouldn't it be fun if we LiveSlogged the Grammys? Just think about the catty possibilities...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6v-VDoKO…
Jessica, that must've been fun! Where has Slog been all of my life? Oh well, I will pretend I'm making pithy little comments while watching tonight...
(..."THIS is your Grammy open thread...")
The BAFTA's are on BBC America at 8 - tape-delayed. They were held around 1 PM PST. The winners - if you can't stand the suspense (?) - are posted on BAFTA's website.
Also, Nicole Kidman singing along in the front row was weirdly more charismatic/interesting than Katy Perry singing "Teenage Dream" on stage.
Do male country singers have personal grooming issues? There are a lot of ZZ Top beards.
The Grammys are great...too bad music in 2010 was terrible.
"I'd catch a grenade for you." They don't write 'em like they used to, Bruno.
Arcade Fire #25. I meant to say "mainstream music", but yes Indie Pop and Rock have continued to be brilliant (The Thermals...) and yet, unsung.
Just thought I'd share.