Today is Valentine's Day, as some have reminded me, thank you. But really, the most unexpected thing is that 3 of my favourite bands are suddenly in the news!
Firstly, there's the Strokes, or the
Coolest Band in the World.
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| The hottest man in the world. |
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| The coolest hair in the world. |
And finally, the first Strokes album since 2006 is coming....on 21 March. Too bad for you if you didn't get the free download of "Under the Cover of Darkness" on Saturday. I was still in the army in 2006, what the hell!
Secondly, it's the shocking news about the
Best Band in the World. The Arcade Fire upset Lady Gaga, Lady Antebellum (originality?), Eminem, Katy Perry to take the Grammy for Best Album of the Year.
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| Album of the Year. It's not cool to scramble for one now. |
Did I say "Grammy"? Is an indie band allowed to win that? I have a feeling that they didn't really want the prize. After all, a Grammy slashes your cool factor by half. But I still love the pre-Valentine's Day Arcade Fire, and it will be interesting to see whether their next album will feature a shiny sticker on the cover that announces them as the "Winner of Best Album 2011".
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| Win Butler. How do these guys pull off such haircuts? |
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| The "cereal guy", perpetually high. |
While the rest of the world debates what this Grammy upset means for the direction of music, the Greatest Band in the World drops a bombshell.
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| Yes, there really is a new Radiohead album. |
What can I say. After 4 years, Radiohead has announced it's 8th album... to be released as a newspaper?!. This is fresh out of the oven today, and you can download the album digitally... this Saturday! So much for building up suspense and anticipation to boost your album sales. Too good for that.
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| Proof that skinny guys are cooler than beefcakes. |
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| The most pained man in the world. |
I've already caught the Strokes in Scheeßel, and the Arcade Fire in Birmingham. So Radiohead must be next, and it will cost a lot... because they have a Grammy too (three in fact, for Best Alternative Album, but that's forgivable).
On a more sombre note, a part of me died when Arcade Fire won the Grammy. I am a vain bastard after all.
