NME

NME is like the obnoxious friend of a friend you have to be nice to once in a while to get into bars without paying for the cover. I hate these people. Last week they published their cool list of 2008, and not so surprisingly, it’s as ridiculous and useless as usual. Here’s the top ten:

• 10 Caroline Mackay, Glasvegas (new entry)
• 09 Liam Gallagher, Oasis (new entry)
• 08 M.I.A. (last year: 11)
• 07 Caleb Followill, Kings Of Leon (last year: 21)
• 06 Ladyhawke (new entry)
• 05 Sam Dust, Late Of The Pier (new entry)
• 04 Alex Turner, Arctic Monkeys/The Last Shadow Puppets (last year: 6)
• 03 Andrew VanWyngarden, MGMT (new entry)
• 02 Jay-Z (new entry)
• 01 Alice Glass, Crystal Castles (new entry)

(check out Stereogum for the 40 other “cool” people)

Oh, dear. I did not know “cool” meant douche bag. M.I.A. is a great artist, so is Karen O but Jay-Z? Really? And there is no need to go on about how delighted I was to see Oasis getting their ass kicked in Toronto (I don’t mean to offend anyone; I do not promote this kind of behaviour. I was just so sick of hearing them brag about how good they supposedly are and that interview where they insult Radiohead was a little too much for me. And apparently for the guy who jumped on Noel Gallagher, too.). This list could’ve been worst, but I sure hope kids don’t plan their year of music on it. And why did Alice from Crystal Castles make the list and not Ethan? Although I’m not big on CC Ethan Kath deserves at least a top ten, if only for his douchy moustache!

Zut Alors,
Christine