So today I found out that Sleigh Bells and Bon Iver are coming to SLC.
It’s really hard to accept this award, there’s a lot of talent on this stage and there’s a lot of talent that also isn’t here. It’s also hard to accept because when I start doing this I did it for the inherent joy of making music … So I’m a little bit uncomfortable up here, but with that discomfort I do have a sense of gratitude. I want to say thank you to all the nominees and all the non-nominees who aren’t here and will never be here … I also want to say thanks to all the voters, sweet hookup.
Bon Iver wins for Best New Artist at the Grammys, and Justin Vernon thanks all the folks who will never get the opportunity he got.
This is even worse than bonnybear.thank you ned hepburn for reminding me why the grammys are completely irrelevant anyways.
(Source: iamcaitie, via nedhepburn)
Bon Iver won Best New Artist and Louis C.K. won Best Comedy Album. That’s all I wanted out of the Grammys.
Fuck the Grammys, there are shows about zombies and comic books on AMC tonight. Congrats to Bon Iver though.
We wanted to play our music, but we were told that we couldn’t play. We had to do a collaboration with someone else. And we just felt like it was such a large stage. We’re getting nominated for this record that we made… and all of a sudden we were being asked to play music that had nothing to do with that. We kind of said ‘fuck you’ a little bit and they sort of acted like they wanted us to play, but I don’t think they wanted us to play.
Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon on why his band is not performing at the Grammys.
(Source: billboard.biz, via pitchfork)
Bon Iver’s Bon Iver, #1 on our Top 50 Albums of 2011.
Because of course it is. It truly was the best album of the year though.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-23)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Bon Iver - “Beth/Rest” (solo piano live on NPR World Cafe)
This is so good.
