2008 Brit Awards

[Moozik: Lacuna Coil - This Is My Dream]

I caught the second half of the 2008 Brit Awards on BBC America last night. If nothing else it was a good chance for me to see just how far removed I am from the British music "scene" after being away from Blighty for over a decade. Turns out I'm really removed ;-) For some awards I think I'd heard of maybe one of the nominees and that's about it. Also amusing that some of the guest presenters were obviously famous in England but I had no clue who they were.

And it seemed to me that everyone was pissed. Not in the American sense, in the British sense. As in extremely inebriated. Obviously people drink at awards and maybe I've just watched too many American awards shows but I was quite surprised at how obvious they were. Vic Reeves couldn't finish a sentence, and Arctic Monkeys were hammered out of their minds.

Arctic Monkeys beating Editors for best British band? A travesty I tell you.