Extended List of Grammy Predictions

Just for fun I'm making an extended list of Grammy predictions/bets, to go with those I already did for the categories relevant to this blog (read here). In order to save time I'm only going to list the category and who I believe will win, and in some cases who I think should win. I will be skipping the categories I know nothing about or have no taste for. There's dozens of places to find the full list of nominees and eventual winners, and while nothing beats the official source I'm not a fan of their website and generally choose to use Wikipedia here. I'll be live tweeting here as I watch both the pre-ceremony telecast (streamed via www.grammy.com) and CBS broadcast late via PVR.

2013 Grammy Awards (How Did I Do?)

So I really didn't do to poorly considering most of my picks were intended to rock the boat/advocate the devil. I really felt that with some of the picks I was picking the least likely and contrary artist/record. Skrillex came up huge again, as I predicted. I was wrong about the remix, although Skrillex/Nero were my second choice, and probably the most likely choice, whereas Photek was a dark horse, no doubt. I still can't believe that Diplo was robbed and didn't get Producer of the Year, it really seems to be as though he is far more deserving than Dan Auerbach, but I guess the Recording Academy felt electronic production is not worth yet, but boy are they wrong. Jimmy Fallon won the Comedy album which seems reasonable, but it puts me at zero for three, but this however is where is start to turn it around. My picks of Skrillex bringing down the house with Bangarang the album and the track, were right on with him taking them both down, 2/5. I did however get beaten down on the last few and more 'important' picks. Poor Frank Ocean got spanked by Fun as the Best New Artist and Mumford & Sons for Album Of The Year. How Fun beat out Ed Sheeran and Carly Rae for Song Of The Year, I honestly cannot say. It really was a terrible performance by Fun except for the rain indoors, but I mean could you pump the cheesiness factor any higher? Meanwhile Ed and the original legend-wait-for-it-dary, Sir Elton John smashed the place with an unbelievable duet of A-Team. Far more deserving than Fun. I did however guess the Record Of The Year correctly with Gotye, I don't think it really could have been anyone else, and the justification is seen quite easily with Prince declaring "Oh, I love this song." And how fitting that their first thank you goes to Prince, someone who had so greatly influenced them and their music. All in all a fun night, a celebration of music, something that I do everyday, every moment I spend listening to music. Music is the magic of everyday life.  Overall score: 3/9. Gotta thank Skrillex for hooking me with two correct picks.

EFYE - June 22, 2012

Tracklist for show original air date: June 22, 2012 from 18:00 to 19:00.

• Mat Zo - 10 Years Of Arjunabeats (Ultra)
• Synapse Dynamics (Arty Remix)
• Porter Robinson - Spitfire (OWSLA)
• Unison (Knife Party Remix)
• Autoerotique - EKG (Dim Mak)
• Roll The Drums cc
• The Dove - Girl At A Party With Siren (Turbo)
• Girl At A Party With Siren (Dub Version) cc
• Ed Sheeran - Drunk (Warner)
• Drunk (Doctor P Remix)
• Mr. Oizo - Lambs Anger (Ed Banger)
• Cut Dick
• Justice - Audio, Video, Disco (Ed Banger)
• Helix
• Robyn - Indestructible (Konichiwa)
• Indestructible (A-Trak Remix) cc
• Chromeo -  When The Night Falls (Turbo)
• When The Night Falls (Lifelike Remix) cc
• Bloc Party - Pillowface & His Airplane Chronicles (Thrive)
• Helicopter (Weird Science Remix) (featuring Peaches) cc
• Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love (Ds Bootleg Series)
• Somebody To Love (DnB Remix)
• Jacques Greene - Another Girl (LuckyMe)
• Another Girl cc
• Little Boots - Arecibo (IAmSound)
• Stuck On Repeat (Fake Blood Remix)
• Zinc - Goin In (Rinse)
• Goin In (Boy 8-Bit Remix)
• Oceana - Endless Summer (Independent)
• Endless Summer (Bodybangers Remix) (HeGo Up Transition)

Next show air date: June 29, 2012 6-7 PM

EFYE May 18, 2012

Tracklist for show original air date: May 18/2012 from 18:00 to 19:00.

• Ms Dynamite - Neva Soft (Relentless UK)
• Neva Soft (Nu Tone Remix)
• Miike Snow - Black & Blue (Remixes) (Columbia)
• Black & Blue (Netsky Remix)
• Yasmin feat Shy FX - Light Up (The World) (Ministry Of Sound)
• Light Up (The World)
• Ed Sheeran - Lego House (Warner Music Group)
• Lego House (The Prototypes Remix)
• Jacques Greene - Greene 01 (Independent)
• I Like You cc
• Switch - I Still Love You (Dubsided)
• I Still Love You featuring Andrea Martin
• Adventure Club - Do I See Color (Independent)
• Do I See Color cc
• Qulinez - Troll (Size Records)
• Troll (Sick Individuals Remix)
• Mixhell -  Antigalactic (BNR)
• Antigalactic (Jokers Of The Scene Remix) cc
• Crookers - Hummus (Mad Decent)
• Hummus (Botnek Remix) cc
• Scissor Sisters - Only The Horses (Polydor)
• Only The Horses
• ZZT - Zzafrika Remixes (Turbo)
• Zzafrika (Julio Bashmore Remix) cc

Next show air date: May 25/2012 6-7 PM