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02/24/2003 Archived Entry: "Avril Lavigne and the Grammys"

POOR AVRIL: I didn't watch the Grammys last night, opting instead for X-Men on Fox (anyone who turns down an opportunity to watch Ian McKellan act should be beaten), so I didn't know who won anything until this morning. Frankly, I still don't care.

But I am happy that Canadian skater queen Avril Lavigne was shut out last night after receiving five nominations. It's popular now for entertainment journalists to write about the "Avril backlash"...people who are jealous of the girl's success. For the record, I'm not jealous of her success. Good for her! Enjoy the money! The reason I hate Avril is that faux-angst skater garbage she calls music. If you want good thrashing Canadian girl fronted music I suggest Scratching Post (if you look on the web for their site, I must warn you ahead of time it's filled with the stuff conservatives hate), who's lead singer I am inexplicably in love with. I think it's the flaming red dyed hair and the way she screams in "Wake Up You're On Fire".

[Update - 3:41pm] Fellow Canadian Sarah Kelly has a blog entry from earlier this year detailing her dislike of Avril as well.

[Update - 4:16pm] Fellow Canadian Damian Penny considers the Grammys a bad joke. To prove that, he lists the Grammys that were won in years that The Beatles lost. Example? (Winner in brackets) "1964, Record of the Year -- The Beatles, "I Want To Hold Your Hand" (Getz and Gilberto, "The Girl From Ipanema")" I just put the Rubber Soul album in to wipe the memory of The Girl from Ipanema from my mind...