George Bush: "Villain of the Year," Again
I don't need to tell you the winners of the ultra-mega-influential and internationally renowned NME Awards. Well, if you've been busy, you may have missed that the best British band today is the Libertines and that George W. Bush is "Villain of the Year."
(Keep in mind that last year's recipient of the "Godlike Genius" award was beloved drug casualty Ozzy Ozbourne, who can display the trophy in the spot he'd reserved for a "Father of the Year" trophy.)
The Villain award was quite an upset, actually, and clear favorite Tony Blair was visibly disappointed.
I would have nominated Chris Martin of Coldplay. While Martin has been doting on wife Gwyenth Paltrow and daughter Apple and saving the world by carving antiglobalization slogans into his collection of pianos, evil capitalist record company EMI has suffered "release date slippage" and a 16 percent single-day drop in its share price. The company says it will have to make up the loss through "cost-cutting"; i.e., laying off a few employees with real jobs. All are invited to live with Mariah Carey, whom EMI paid $28 million to stop singing on their behalf.
UPDATE: I'm glad to see Zane Lowe (formerly of XFM and now suckling at the megacorporate teat of the BBC) again win Best DJ. I haven't heard his show in a while, but I loved how he'd leave the mic hot and sing along over his favorite tunes. This is a man who loves music.
(Keep in mind that last year's recipient of the "Godlike Genius" award was beloved drug casualty Ozzy Ozbourne, who can display the trophy in the spot he'd reserved for a "Father of the Year" trophy.)
The Villain award was quite an upset, actually, and clear favorite Tony Blair was visibly disappointed.
I would have nominated Chris Martin of Coldplay. While Martin has been doting on wife Gwyenth Paltrow and daughter Apple and saving the world by carving antiglobalization slogans into his collection of pianos, evil capitalist record company EMI has suffered "release date slippage" and a 16 percent single-day drop in its share price. The company says it will have to make up the loss through "cost-cutting"; i.e., laying off a few employees with real jobs. All are invited to live with Mariah Carey, whom EMI paid $28 million to stop singing on their behalf.
UPDATE: I'm glad to see Zane Lowe (formerly of XFM and now suckling at the megacorporate teat of the BBC) again win Best DJ. I haven't heard his show in a while, but I loved how he'd leave the mic hot and sing along over his favorite tunes. This is a man who loves music.
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