Wednesday, 17 February 2010

'Message from the Country' #7

My latest semi-regular postcard missive for Caught By The River.net is right here.

Other thoughts:

* You know it's a dreary night when one of Kasabian slipping over is a highlight....

Watching last night's Brit awards was an uneventful as expected. It being the Brit Awards it was slightly ironic that the American acts (Jay-Z, Lady GaGa) were far more entertaining the British ones (Cheryl Cole, Robbie Williams). It also reminded how much I despise the mainstream of the music industry, and how utterly conservative it is. You think Simon Cowell is bad? You should meet some of the other execs. Personally I'd like to have seen Wild Beasts, Biffy Clyro, The XX, British Sea Power, Gallows, Lets Wrestle and The Horrors nominated. But that was never going to happen. Not when the Florence And The Marketing Machine needs to reach its foregone conclusion by completing the circle that began 12 months ago. I'm annoyed with myself that I even vaguely care about this stuff.

* A dog bit my ball sac.

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