The Wong Way
Back in July 2006, I bought my first digital SLR camera. The very next day, I brought it with me to Siren Festival in Coney Island. Although the shots from that concert didn't turn out too hot - too far away, too much of a novice with the camera - I wasn't deterred from future attempts at concert shooting. Ultimately, I decided to start a musicblog, titled The Wong Way, featuring photos I took from the concerts I went to. It ran regularly from July 2006 to December 2006 and while I'd like to start it back up some day, I prefer to just enjoy concerts from the sidelines. But who knows what the future will bring, right?
49th Annual Grammy Awards – My Ballot
The nominees for the Grammy Awards were announced today and, though it’s not nearly as much fun as the PLUG ballot, here are my picks for select categories.
Before we delve into the meager amount of picks I made, I’d like to take note of a few things:
- The sheer number of categories is astounding. I can’t even begin to go through the entire list of nominees.
- Related to the first note, I didn’t really need to go through all the awards and nominees because a lot of them were sheer crap – both the award and the nominees.
- I am completely out of touch with the vast majority of the Grammy voters who came up with these nominations.
On to the awards I gave a crap about!
- Record Of The Year: Gnarls Barkley – Crazy
The best possible choice for the category but I’d be happy as long as it doesn’t go to James Blunt for You’re Beautiful. - Album Of The Year: Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere
I was also tempted to go for Justin Timberlake’s newest album but I’ve been listening to Gnarls’ album longer and it’s still a pleasure to listen to – there’s something to be said about longevity. - Best New Artist: Corinne Bailey Rae
She’s got one hell of a voice. Sadly, I believe she has no chance to win when up against James Blunt. - Best Alternative Music Album : Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Show Your Bones
Less screeching, more singing. Better album.