The Brits

So... The Brit Awards last night, all over the radio today, and on the TV tonight. Nice.

The good

Keane (great band despite the lack of guitars) and Franz Ferdinand (great band because of the guitars) did well with two each. I'm not too struck with the Scissor Sisters, but well done to them for getting three. I'm pleased - and quite surprised - that Muse got best live act, but it's certainly well deserved.

The bad

The Streets over Morrissey? Please. Girls Aloud should have got best pop act instead of McFly. Joss Stone is also quite overrated if you ask me. Oh yeah, it's also a bit of a crime that Will Young got best single of the year. Give me a break.

The weird

Gwen Stefani for best female? She's had one single this year! Granted, Radio 1 play it about 6 times a day, and it's great, but its only one single. Is the album really good enough to make her best female? Did all the judges forget Kylie's ongoing success?

The "hey, it's not mainstream enough"

Green Day didn't win best international. Hardly surprising. I'd have liked Muse to get more too.

The "Damnit, just because it gets karaoke'd every five seconds doesn't make it a classic""

Angels by Robbie Williams gets best British single of the past 25 years. What?? Are the judges all teenage girls? Granted, of the other nominations, there was Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush (I can't abide that song) and Leave Right Now by Will Young (please do, Will, please do) but there was also We Are The Champions by Queen and the mighty Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division. I wouldn't mind betting that half the judges had never even heard of that last one, let alone Joy Division.

There's hundreds of songs that are better than Angels, but I guess it's the mainstream vote that counts.

Ho hum.