Wednesday Intermezzo: Grammys Recap
If you missed Sunday’s Grammy Awards ceremony - or just turned it off in disgust like I did - you can still watch the two or three good moments via YouTube. One of those who turned off the ceremony was Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein. She explains her reasons for flipping to The Wire at Monitor Mix.
We miss the good ol’ days when we use to talk about the massive snubs each year. Luckily Cracked lists the 7 best snubs, because we totally forgot about the lame version of Layla beating out Smells Like Teen Spirit for Best Rock Song back in ‘92. Too bad Kurt Cobain didn’t pull a Kanye.
Now let’s all forget about the Grammys until 2009, and partake in some linkage:
- Does anyone care that the Stone Temple Pilots are back?
- Art Decade looks at a few covers of the Stones’ Paint It Black
- The Who’s Pete Townshend reveals what’s next for the band
- Pop Quiz: How well do you know your axes?
- Popdose offers the Complete Idiots Guide to Tom Waits
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones will headline Bamboozle
- Gene Ween shares some intimate videos with us
- Yoko says O-No to an artist named Lennon
- Malnourish Your Dog: Trey spotting in NYC
Did anyone see two of our favorite critics, Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis, appearance on Late Night with Conan O’ Brien from Monday night? Kot tells the inside story of his seven minutes in heaven over at Turn It Up. If you missed the Chicagoans appearance we’ve got you covered after the jump…
I was feeling slightly less angry watching the Grammy’s this year until the lousy Foo Fighters won best Rock Album. Gimme a break. Has there ever been a more generic rock band? 1995 was thirteen years ago.
I got 66/100 on the axe quiz. I definitely missed a few. Anyone else try it?
I got 61, you own my face!
Clear the room……
86/100 points
Full Shred! You know your axes!
I got a 75
You scored 100/100 points
Full Shred! You know your axes!
i also got a 75
You really hated the Grammys that much? I thought there were some great moments — Herbie, the Chinaman and the orchestra playing Rhapsody in Blue; Amy Winehouse’s return to the stage; Tina and Beyonce; Kanye and Daft Punk’s tune; The motherfucking Time! And shit, they got The Band in there AND Herbie won best album of the year. If ever there were a GOOD Grammys, this was it.
Did you just list Tina and Beyonce as a highlight? To each their own…
That Rhapsody in Blue was by far the best thing all night.