Have these poor people not set foot in an Urban Outfitters this past year? It's almost enough to make one think there still exists a segment of the record-buying populace who hasn't heard Murphy's debut album. See, it's always good for the DFA-haters to get some perspective. Electronic/Dance Album: "Push the Button," The Chemical Brothers "Human After All," Daft Punk "Palookaville," Fatboy Slim "Minimum- Maximum," Kraftwerk "LCD Soundsystem," LCD Soundsystem.
Dance Recording: "Galvanize," The Chemical Brothers featuring Q- Tip "Say Hello," Deep Dish: "Wonderful Night," Fatboy Slim & Lateef "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House," LCD Soundsystem "I Believe in You," Kylie Minogue "Guilt Is a Useless Emotion," New Order.ġ3. Other multiple nominees included 50 Cent, Gwen Stefani, U2 and Bruce Springsteen.įrom the Academy's list of official nominees: 12. "You put a lot of expectations into what you want the record to be." Soul crooner Legend's nominations included best new artist, while West is up for album of the year for "Late Registration" and song of the year for "Gold Digger." "I feel incredible," said Legend, a West protege whose debut "Get Lifted" was a million-seller. Carey's eight nominations tied John Legend and Kanye West. So the idea that you were behind this, I have to admit, did cross my mind, though I am willing to give your treacherous ass the benefit of the doubt.Įven at this, the moment of his stature's greatest hype yet, James Murphy still slips under the radar.well, at least that of the Associated Pressįrom " Carey, Legend, West Lead Grammy Nods", the Associated Press, December 8, 2005: P.S.: Guy, I couldn't help but notice that somehow you managed to escape their assault.I mean, there aren't any embarrassingly amateur photos of you posted on that site. I have since learned this is quite true.)Īnyways, let's a get a cease-and-desist out on these guys.there's got to be some form of copyright law or anti-parodic justification we can rely on, right? Do either of you know Lawrence Lessig? (My mother once told me a man would fuck a snake if you held its head. Fuck if I know my athletic knowledge is limited to the realm of sexual acrobatics, and that's about it. Or darted home without tagging up at third base. I am humbled and chastened.Īpparently, these "blog" things are hot shit, and we missed the boat on this one, lads.
How very wrong I have since been proven.Īnd now, not only have we disappointed myriad readers, we seem to have incited some form of extremely aggressive hostility.
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The indignant, self-righteous anger that poured forth from said forum! As though people were entitled to free content on the web! I've always felt that unless you're an impoverished Ecuadorian, you're not entitled to any such handouts. So, like I was saying, that "Reader Feedback" thing for low culture.a fucking bad, bad, bad idea. (Though my lack of internet connectivity proved to be beneficial in polishing my storytelling chops it's quite striking how my ignorance of all things Denise Richards/Charlie Sheen and Randy "Duke" Cunningham/Mitchell Wade allowed my newfound gift for narrative confabulation to shine at those Quito-based USAID cocktail parties thrown in junction with Rafael and Lucio.I had people actually believing that I was an expert on everything from Supreme Court litmus tests to the canonical ambient compositions of Brian Eno and Harold Budd. Going off to help teach impoverished and undereducated children in the wilds of Ecuador this winter –– whilst concurrently having left behind that online "Reader Feedback" forum –– turned out to be a dreadfully bad idea. That's really the only explanation I can surmise for this shot across the bow. Rumors of Our Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated, as Have the Criticisms of Stupid Headlines Like This
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