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Overheard at the Grammys last night
Last night the 52nd installment of the Grammy Awards took place. While we unfortunately weren’t in attendance, we couldn’t let that stop us from getting in on the gossip. Here are a couple choice comments overheard last night.
Am I the only one who still thinks Sheryl Crow looks like a big stoner?
I’d have to agree with this one. There is something about the woman that just screams “let’s go get baked after this show”. Then again, her amazing physique at 47 completely contradicts this. That and I feel like when Lance was still around he would have kicked her ass for toking up–you can’t win 7 Tour de France’s while stoned to the bejeezus-belt.
You guys Bon Jovi fans?
Yes! 20 years ago. Why is Bon Jovi at the Grammys singing old overplayed songs? Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy Bon Jovi, but I guess I missed the memo entitled “Ideas to spice up this year’s Grammy Awards”.
Why’d they pair the white dude with Mos Def?
Mos Def goes well with everything. Whether he’s wrapping about Mathematics, or blowing shit up in the Italian Job, the man gets it done–even if they want to put him on stage at the Grammys with some old white dude.
Why is Robin Williams at the Grammys?
Why do people not watch the Grammys?
Another year, another Grammy Awards, another chance for Beyonce to establish her dominance in the entertainment business. Look for Suds on Bleeker on location (or at the very least live blogging) next year!
A couple of days ago, Gorillaz leader Murdoc announced to the world that his cartoon group’s new album Plastic Beach was almost finished.
Well, today we got the official release date as well as the first single.
Plastic Beach will be released on March 9th, and the first single called “Stylo” is currently available on the band’s YouTube channel HERE.
“Stylo” doesn’t hit you over the head with Gorillaz’ trademark ingenuity the same way that “Feel Good Inc.” did way back in 2005 when it swept the country. Instead it opts to lock into a rock-solid funky disco beat that maintains a chill vibe throughout the song while guest vocalists Bobby Womack and Mos Def do most of the emoting. One thing’s for sure though - when it comes to Gorillaz, they rarely have many tracks that sound the same, so even if you can’t totally get into this first single, I’m betting there will be something on the new album that will get your hips shaking.
And like usual, the band has recruited more than its share of guests to appear on Plastic Beach. Some of those guests include Snoop Dogg, Lou Reed, and De La Soul. Count me as particularly interested to hear the Snoop collaboration.
The full tracklist is after the jump.
Surprise Albums
Here are some albums I had no idea about. It was quite a surprise to learn about some of these. They’ll all be released at some point within 2010. If you know exact dates, please post within comments.
- Paul Oakenfold – Pop Killer
- Gravity Kills – (Untitled)
- The Prodigy – Invaders Must Die
- Rammstein – Liebe ist für alle da
- Smashing Pumpkins – Teargarden by Kaleidyscope
- t.A.T.u. – Waste Management
- Mos Def – The Ecstatic
- Rob Zombie – Hellbilly Deluxe 2
- Massive Attack – Heligoland