The day that follows February 14th in the British calandar is a far more exciting event then that of red hearts, over priced gifts and soppy poems...(never been a big fan of the hype that is Valentines day). A celebration of all that is good, bad and quite frankly obscure in the U.K music scene - formally known as The Brits!
James Cordon took place as this years host (although I for one was not overly impressed) and found it uncomfortable to watch him awkwardly amble his way through one of the music industries yearly highlights. This was however, greatly overshadowed by amazing peformances from Adele, Mumford & Sons, Plan B and other great talents from our musically productive shores. These acts alone made some pretty worthwhile viewing, along with Mumford & Sons, Laura Marling and Arcade Fire finally getting some well earned recognition.
However, despite the fact that the Brits has been running since the mid 80's (well technically the 70's), there is one tradition missing...the notability factor! It has become far too polished and preened for my liking, even with fat boy Cordon presenting. Even the award itself has been 'fashionista'd' thanks to the eccentric talent of Vivienne Westwood. What I mean is (for those of you that can remember) is the excitement of live television, post watershed, when the likes of Jarvis Cocker standing up in front of Michael Jackson in protest of his 'Jesus' like figure, or when Chumbawumba decided to dump a bucket of water over cabinet minister John Prescott, or the never ending feuds between the Gallagher brothers in the oh so poignant days of 'Brit rock'! Even the Spice Girls vamped it up with Geri's 'Union Jack' dress, which later sold for over £40k.
No wonder we are accused of being overly stuffy and too 'P.C'.
Don't get me wrong, I love the glamour, the hype, the music (well some of) and even the Facebook antics that follow, but we have become a bit too refined in the areas that are just, well, not meant to be. British music and the scene that goes hand in hand is all about rawness, ego and the like. But now I am risking the start of a far bigger debate, for which is another matter all together...
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