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DiS at the Brits launch: your wine was rubbish but we drank it anyway
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Last night - well, afternoon really - DiS tubed it all the way to Hammersmith for the launch do for 2007's Brit Awards. The two-hour recorded-for-telly show - which went out 'live' on ITV2 last night - was presented by Fearne Cotton and featured live performances from The Fratellis, James Morrison, Lemar and The Feeling. And some free wine. Which was bad. But we still had several glasses.
Upon arriving, we immediately gravitated to the only decent people in the room - the people of Matador. Why were they there, we asked. We can't tell you, said they, before we offered: is it because Cat Power is nominated in the Best International Female category? Ha! Their secret was out. Just like H from Steps. Is he a racist too?
‘Course, the most important aspect of the event was the revealing of all the nominees for the myriad of gongs awarded at the ceremony, to be held on Valentine’s Day, broadcast live, and hosted by sometime funnyman Russell Brand. But before we get into those, here’s what DiS learned from yesterday’s soiree with a handful of stars.
- Russell Brand’s hair really is that big.
- Singing different words along to ‘Chelsea Dagger’ doesn’t make it any better.
- James Morrison, right, he’s really bad.
- Fearne Cotton looks pretty in white.
- Girls from Hollyoaks look better in real life, even that one that’s in prison, or something.
- Stage school kids (they made up the screaming teenage audience), despite all their acting training, can’t even muster the tiniest of cheers for a mention of Bob Dylan in the nominations.
- Nor do they care much for Thom Yorke.
- James Morrison, right, he’s really bad.
- But not as bad as Mika, who we didn’t see there. Also absent was Lily Allen (pictured), which was a shame as we wanted to ask after the health of her dog.
- The Feeling are worse live than they are on record. Believe.
- Just to reiterate: James Morrison, really really bad.
And the nominations, in full, are…
British male solo artist: James Morrison, Jarvis Cocker, Lemar, Paolo Nutini, Thom Yorke.
British female solo artist: Amy Winehouse, Corinne Bailey Rae, Jamelia, Lily Allen, Nerina Pallot.
British album: Amy Winehouse - Back to Black, Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, Lily Allen - Alright Still, Muse - Black Holes & Revelations, Snow Patrol - Eyes Open.
British group: Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Muse, Razorlight, Snow Patrol.
British breakthrough act: Corinne Bailey Rae, The Fratellis, James Morrison, The Kooks, Lily Allen.
(Winner to be chosen by Radio 1 listeners)
International breakthrough act: Gnarls Barkley, Orson, The Raconteurs, Ray Lamontagne, Wolfmother.
(Winner to be chosen by MTV viewers)
British live act: George Michael, Guillemots, Kasabian, Muse, Robbie Williams.
(Winner to be chosen by Radio 2 listeners)
British single: Corinne Bailey Rae – ‘Put Your Records On’, The Feeling – ‘Fill My Little World’, James Morrison – ‘You Give Me Something’, The Kooks – ‘She Moves In Her Own Way’, Leona Lewis – ‘A Moment Like This’, Lily Allen – ‘Smile’, Razorlight – ‘America’, Sandi Thom – ‘I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker’, Snow Patrol – ‘Chasing Cars’, Take That – ‘Patience’, Will Young – ‘All Time Love’.
(Five shortlisted nominees will be selected by listeners to two commercial radio chart shows, with a winner decided on the night of the awards. Ooooh, interactive.)
International male solo artist: Beck, Bob Dylan, Damien Rice, Jack Johnson, Justin Timberlake.
International female solo artist: Beyoncé, Cat Power, Christina Aguilera, Nelly Furtado, Pink.
International group: The Flaming Lips, Gnarls Barkley, The Killers, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Scissor Sisters.
International album: Bob Dylan - Modern Times, Gnarls Barkley - St Elsewhere, Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds, The Killers - Sam's Town, Scissor Sisters - Ta-Dah.
Outstanding contribution to music: Oasis
So, readers: is that a fairly level playing field, or are there standout certainties in any of the categories? Do Oasis deserve an award for their contribution to music? Judging by the facial expressions around us as their name was announced, possibly not. But we’re not the public en masse. Why do people think Jack Johnson’s any good and, come to think of it, where the heck are My Chemical Romance? Aren’t they one of the hugest bands of the last twelve months? Any other acts conspicuous by their absence in the nominations? Oh, and high-fives, Guillemots. Great to see a relatively new band in a category alongside massive artists like George Michael and Muse.
DiScuss…
From the archive
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I don't
know who James Morrisson is.
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glad to see you
didn't include the sponser of the album catagory there. i bet NME.com do...
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I'm glad
I don't know now then. Ewww.
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hmmm
how can the racontours be best international break through? they are two reletivly well known artists who have gotten together to record an album, both known before the album came out.
its going to be the same winners as always, no one will put theirneck out and vote cat power or dylan. the most contraversy will come from the best international group, will the dad rock stylings of the rhcp win or the mum rock or the scissor sisters? it should be the flaming lips but wont be.
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Cat Power?!?!
I know it's only the Brits, but... Wow!
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Niether
do I.
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good point about My Chemical Romance
surely they've had far more of an impact in the last year than the Red Hot Chilli Peppers?!
Good to see Guillemots in there, although it's weird that it's not for Breakthrough Act.
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That's the Wella Shockwaves NME to you
and they did, yeah. Fucking wankers.
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Is it just me or
are the people nominated this year more credible and less of a joke than usual? Not that it is something I plan to watch but...
Cat Power! So much more songwriting ability/such better voice than all others in her category but if she wins I will eat my favourite bobble hat.
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Fuck me!
Cat Power nominated for a Brit? I can't believe it, this country's not as bad as I thought it was. Mind you, there's still a fair heap of shite in there.
Gawd, I remember when it was called the Daily Mirror Rock and Pop Awards...
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Oh and...
Russell Brand, what a complete cunt eh?
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a bit premmature
to be Oasis dont you think? Wasn't it Paul Weller last year? Who will it be next...coldplay? muse? arctic monkeys?
oh god!
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here is the bbc's
cut out and keep cheat guide
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6267265.stmI know the target is so big and slow moving that it's hardly hunting, but really....
It makes depressing reading.
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Could be
My Chemical Romance's non-appearance due to any Daily Mail-type interference. I wouldn't rule it out. Maybe they even organise it.
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go on amy winehouse!
superb record for the most part.
terrible decision not to have "rehab", "something kinda ooh" and something by muse in the single award. but what did we expect i guess...
i still like wolfmother more than i thought i would after 6 months too...
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bf
its pretty shit when the only glimmer of hope from their appalling nominations comes from Cat Power.
She is 'okay', but not worthy of all the praise lavished upon her.
Certainly if her most recent album came out in the sixties or seventies, it would be pretty much forgotten now. And not a 'lost classic' either.
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you were rather drunk
i didn't even get any free time to enjoy the horrible wine!
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The Feeling – ‘Fill My Little World’
<grabs shotgun>
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ARRRGHHH
They said: "We're like punks with morals. We're the kind of people who would trash a hotel room and clean it up afterward." Singer Luke Pritchard
yuck yuck yuck
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Crack! Ow!!
I think I just snapped my jaw from the massive yawn that the Brits bring on!
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"Presented by Fearne Cotton and featured live performances from The Fratellis, James Morrison, Lemar
A three hour wait, alone, in a cracked, off-cream painted room. The floor, table, chairs and walls themselves embedded with the faint smell of mince and vomit, stronger of medical bleach. The dull sound of neon light hums overhead, the light making my skin reflect the same colour as the walls, making me look as sick as I'm certain I am, blue veins begining to pulse in time with the heart beating in my ear. Calls on a PA and footsteps echoing past somewhere behind my head, each step closer makes my throat close in anticipation. Nothing but five year old copies of Bella to try to control my wild mind, all ready concluding that I would be responsible for the deaths of closest loved. I told no one I was going in, they told me to see a doctor the first day I fell ill, but I had to be a man didn't I? I had to wait it through. And now more waiting.
"Presented by Fearne Cotton and featured live performances from The Fratellis, James Morrison, Lemar and The Feeling"
Those words make my night in a secluded hospital ward, awaiting test results for Meningitis, to know if the footnote in my life could be the death of my girlfriend and mother sound like a week long, full body orgasm in Disney World.
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haahahahahhaa
brilliant!
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this is the most
incredible comment ever. i'm speechless.
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:O
stunning...just stunning
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Why did you bother going?
You weren't going to like ANY of the bands listed, so did you just sit around going 'Haha, Kasabian, how crap!'?
'Why do people think Jack Johnson's any good?'
zzzz.
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^
this is actually amazing.
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They couldnt muster a cheer for Thom Yorke
i hate the people who only a tad younger than me i really do.
And yes James Morrison is really bad, but we knew that.
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A week long, full body orgasm in Disneyworld...
you win the internet.
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I would rather...
- Gouge my eyes out with a rusted spoon
- Eat my bed
- Throw myself into a giant human sized toaster
- Climb onto the roof of my house and try an elaborate olympic-style high-dive onto the road belowthan listen to any of those 'best British singles' again...
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Nominations
Out of interest, what acts/artists would people on here like to see nominated for the brits?
best Single?
Best British Male/female?
best Song/Group etc?
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Justin!
Justin deserves to win the international album of the year and best male artist...
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beck
score. the man's a genius.
and it is a strange, strange world in which the likes of James Morrison and Paolo Nutini are nominated for awards alongside Jarvis Cocker and Thom Yorke...
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oh and
oh my lord i just noticed how embarassingly horrific all the nominees for best single are. ouch.
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Generally far better nominees than usual
but a few things stand out for me.
Why no Supermassive Black Hole for best single. Or Knights of Cydonia. Both are miles better than most of the nominees, and are genuinely 'different' choices for single.
Why aren't Beck and The Flaming Lips up for International Album as well as artist/group? Same goes for the Chilis, but to a lesser extent.
I'm also quite surprised not to see Morrissey in the best male category.All in all, though, it's better than you'd usually expect of The Brits.
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