Grammy Thoughts

-I understand they're U2, and that they've significantly contributed to rock history, but I wish they'd just go away already.

-Same goes for Coldplay, minus the whole "significant contribution to rock," I seriously can not stand this band, nor its lead singer.  I also firmly believe "Viva La Vida" is not their song.

-Carrie Underwood, I love you, but please stop trying so hard to be so .. hard.  The whole, "I'm a badass because I drink tequila, and elope in Vegas, I'm so cool you guys," shtick is just annoying.  Just be your amazingly voiced self, that's badass enough.

-Taylor Swift is amazing, and made to look even more amazing with the accompaniment of Miley Cyrus next to her.  Miley ruined that song.

-Robert Plant, let Alison Krauss talk, and then after that, get back with Led Zeppelin, thanks. Love, everyone.

-Just seeing Jennifer Hudson makes me tear up, but was she lip syncing? 

-Jason Mraz, chill with the bronzer, please.

-Holy shit, absolutepunk.net's server is down, and has been for almost half an hour after the confirmed blink182 reunion. In other words: YAY BLINK! Also, did anyone else think Tom Delonge seemed really not into the whole reunion thing? 

-Katy Perry, you are an embarrassment to anyone with a vagina.  Learn how to sing live, if in fact you were (which if you weren't learn to sing period, and talk to your engineers then cause damn that sounded horrible), also learn how to perform and not just walk/skip around the stage and touch your face with an "oh my!" expression.

-Estelle: now that is how you sing live.

-I've never listened to your music Adele, but.. yeah that's all I've got. Her expression after mentioning the Jonas Brothers was amazing.

-Robert Plant confesses that "Please Read the Letter" was actually a song that he and Jimmy Page wrote post-Zeppelin.  We're all real thankful you decided to not record it with said writers, and do it instead with a bluegrass singer. Huh. Let's rewind 30 years and ask him if he ever thought he'd be singing bluegrass, also ask Jimmy Page what he thinks of it.. I'd love to know.

-The "Rap Pack" ... so many big egos, such a little stage.  Also, love that they sampled from MIA, a female rapper.  Lastly, MIA's unborn child is cooler than any living human being at the moment, but does it know it?

-Absolutepunk.net is still down. 

-What was the point of the performance of "I Saw Her Standing There"? Oh, he's nominated for an award.  Clearly that means he's going to win... or NOT.  Did not see Mayer coming away with that! Shit.  Way to switch things up Academy, I was about to rip on you for being so predictable with the whole "artist performing before category with which they are nominated!"

-I don't like country much at all but that Sugarland song is wonderful.

-Absolutepunk.net is back up, thank god, and I just teared up reading the Blink press release (via ap.net):

"..Preparing to tour the world. Friendships reformed." Tear.

-Odd that Gwyneth introduced Radiohead. I've never listened to In Rainbows, but I may start now. Also very cool performing with the USC marching band.

-TI no one has swagger like you, I hardly ever swoon, but I am.

-And tell me how Neil Diamond fits into the Grammys this year?  I really hope the audience sings, "SO GOOD SO GOOD! SO GOOD!" .... and they didn't.  Lame.

-I can't believe this thing isn't over yet.

-Why are so many artists appearing multiple times?

-What's with the girls and the umbrella dancing going on during Lil Wayne's and Robin Thicke's performance?

I DO NOT EVER WANT TO SEE THE PEPSI COMMERCIAL IMPLYING THAT WILL.I.AM IS ANY WHERE NEAR IN MUSICAL CLASS AS BOB DYLAN. EVER. WHOS STUPID FUCKING IDEA WAS THIS?

-Way to be predictable Academy.

-REALLY? You're putting the music on for FUCKING ROBERT PLANT? Unbelievable. 

Speechless.

Why is Paris Hilton presenting at the Grammys?  There's only 11? 13? awards actually being handed out during the broadcast and out of a hundred, at least, legitimate presenters you narrowed your 13 down to include Paris Hilton, and if I remember correctly.. The Rock??

America's Corporate Rock Self Pat On The Back Airs Tonight

The absurdity that is the Grammys is tonight.  I don't think any other awards ceremony still going on these days has lost more credibility than this one.  All it does is reward those people who lack enough  talent, but have an abundance of greed, to succumb to whatever processed piece of music their A&R rep throws at them.  A look at this year's nominees include Ne-Yo, Slipknot, Jordin Sparks, KATY PERRY, and Kid Rock.  Are you shitting me? Besides sell a billion albums and capitalizing on the "it's cool to be a lesbian when you're drunk trend" that has encompassed college campuses for years now, what the hell has Katy Perry contributed to music that is deserving of a trophy? And are we seriously nominating Kid Rock for putting new words to a mix of two old songs, and not changing the melody at all?  Clearly it is a ratings bait, I get that, but how is it that those who actually deserve praise for their talent never get it?  There are so many artists exponentially better than those nominated, than those who sell millions of albums, than those who reap the benefits of mediocre talent, but no self respect.

Let's list all things corporate about Bruce's halftime show shall we?

First off, Mr. Springsteen, you have an incredibly genius marketing and PR team-

Cover of Rolling Stone to coincide with week prior to release of Working on a Dream

Release date of your highly promoted Working on a Dream album:  January 27, 2009

Announcement of your upcoming World Tour: January 27, 2009

Superbowl Halftime Show: February 1, 2009

Premier of VH1's "Making of Working on a Dream": February 1, 2009

Tickets go on sale for said World Tour: February 2, 2009.

Well done, I probably will get tickets to your show.

Secondly, way to scrap "wrap your hands round these velvet rims and strap your hands cross my engines," from the "Born to Run" performance.  Can't have any concerned parents hearing motorcycle masked sexual innuendoes!  God forbid a 6 year old asks what a velvet rim is.  Wait, what is a velvet rim?

I was stoked to find out Motley Crue was going on tour.

So stoked in fact that I was about buy tickets for the March 16th MSG show.

Until I saw who their opener was.

HINDER.

REALLY MOTLEY CRUE?

I may be the only one ..

.. but I'm ready for heavy metal to make a comeback.  Some could argue that it already happened and it happened in 2008.  The releases of Chinese Democracy (I have not listened to this album yet, I'm not sure that I can.  Am I the only one who thinks the whole idea, background, and years it took to get out just make it sad?  I am not the one to usually feel bad for rock stars, let alone someone as troubled as Axl Rose, but damn do I feel sad for him in all regards to Chinese Democracy..), Black Ice, and Death Magnetic made it quite a metal heavy year.  Maybe I'm crazy, and maybe I've been watching too much VH1 Classic (who let's be honest is really trying to make metal happen again), but I really want this genre to take over the world again.  I want tight leather pants wearing, crazy haired, Budweiser and Jack Daniels soaked people making rocking records again.  Screw these eyeliner smudging, fancy dressing, pointy toed shoes wearing men out there trying to make rock n roll.  I can't take it.  The amount of fake in the music business right now is out of control, and if one more "saving it for marriage", squeaky clean Disney star takes over the charts I may just give up on it all.