Hola Amigos
I just got back from Mexico. I saw humpback whales, manta rays, baby sea turtles and lots of beer.
Some savage bird pecked at my banana (really though… I brought a banana to the beach).
As a souvenir I brought back five vicious bug bites and lots of things with skulls and skeletons. My ‘Dia de los Muertos’ obsession is bordering on creepy…
Mexican Institute Of Sound – Jaja Pipi
Diego Bernal – Bring It On Home
Shouts to Vicente!
Aaaannnnd… 8 random thoughts on the Grammy’s:
1. Yawn. Another typical Grammy show where they try to combine the celebration of boring wholesome family pop and the honoring of legends. There were some interesting moments… like when I ate pasta while watching it. So yummy.
2. Chris Brown and Rihanna did not show: they must have a good excuse. Oh, assault? Woops.
3. M.I.A. performing on her due date: nicely done.
4. Intermittent smatters of booing for award winners: classy. That was almost as interesting as my linguine.
5. Yawwwwwn.
6. Jonas Bros: did you find your fists clenching involuntarily too?
7. Katy Perry: LOL! Oh man, hearing her live performance is like getting salmonella. I love the mute button.
8. Radiohead: bloody brilliant.
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I agreed with most of your assessments, but really felt that Radiohead jumped the shark. I thought their performance was over produced with the USC Marching Band and made absolutely no sense, unless it was supposed to be Dada-esque, and if that’s the case, thought it was undercooked.
@ Ryan: that’s an interesting way of looking at it… you’ve certainly got a point in that it was dramatic and a bit random. I guess for me (ignoring the visual aspect of the production), I loved the effect that dozens of drums had on the song. It was large, it was grand, it was great to hear. I’m a sucker for drums.
Now seeing U2 perform… THAT was hard to watch, eyeliner and all.
preggers
im from mexico,i really like your blog
and dia de los muertos its cool
oh and zoe its a really cool band
have you herad their song love?the best
i thought m.i.a.’s baby was gonna pop up in any minute
Thanks Andrea! Winnie Cooper LOVES Mexico!
I didn’t get to see the performance and was surprised Thom and Jonny played the grammy’s especially after this quote from Jonny:
“Everything I know about pop culture I know from ‘The Simpsons,’ and they say the Grammys aren’t very good.”
See (http://blog.mlive.com/citpat-pluggedin/2009/02/quote_of_the_day_best_grammys.html)
Although I did catch a glance of Coldplay play and I thought they looked like a bunch of pretentious *****, but then I’m allowed to say that cos I’m British.
p.s Like the meheekoo tunes