The Grammys. Since I am not into rap or pop my interest in these awards is minimal, but there were a couple of highlights worth noting this year.

Record of the Year. Clocks by Coldplay. Try as I might I just can't hate this band. They are becoming the U2 of the new millenium.

Best Pop Instrumental Album. MamboRy Cooder and Manuel Galban. My friend Sue gave me this for Christmas, and it is excellent. Highly recommended and worthy of the award.

Warren Zevon. Warren won posthumously for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (with Bruce Springsteen) for Disorder in the House from The Wind. He also won Best Contemporary Folk Album (?) for The Wind. One of the greatest singer/songwriter that ever lived in my opinion, I'm sure these votes were partly for sentimental reasons, but it's great to see Warren recognized in any way. I certainly wouldn't call The Wind a folk album, but that's just me.
Lyle Loses. My favorite musician of all time, Lyle Lovett, lost the best country album category to the Louvin Brothers, but there's always another chance.

Local Group Wins Big Black Eagle, a drum group from Jemez Pueblo, won best Native Amercan Album for Flying Free.

And the biggest suprise of the year: No nudity or crotch grabbing. Man what a disappointment. Afterall, why else would we watch CBS?