Mock The Week – 06/02/2010

WARNING: The following article contains images of a violent and destructive abuse of an award gong. Viewers of a sensitive nature are advised to look away.

Oh wait, it’s right above us.

Taylor Swift reveals the dark side of success – The world is no doubt still in shock at the news that a human cat (look at the eyes, seriously) has managed to fool the industry into awarding her four prestigious Grammies, but Taylor Swift evidently felt lacking in attention and proceeded to viciously destroy one of the coveted accolades in a poignant middle finger to the ceremony.

Buddy Holly, the new original Heath Ledger incident? There’s no doubt that Buddy Holly’s death in 1959 was one of the most untimely tragedies to hit music, and he certainly wasn’t the only loss to the industry on what has since been coined as the ‘day the music died’.

“You know, this record is probably our best ye…ah f*!k it, let’s go home” Having one of your favourite bands break up is a heartbreaking experience enough but, much like your partner telling you they ‘want a break to thing about things’, Sigur Ros’ ambigious indefinite hiatus is likely to become a gentle metaphor for long term fanbase torture.

Liam Gallagher’s brain cells collide and create unprecedented moment of common sense – Let’s face it, calling your band Oasis when they’re clearly, definitely not Oasis is like The Sugarbabes or The Pipettes keeping the same name after losing all their original band members, and nobody’s that stupid, right?

Really long, thoughtful column on the value and perception of music – Pitchfork are kinda renowned for their pretentious, self-involved perspective on pretty much everything, but thankfully that intellect can produce a worthwhile editorial when applied in suitable quantities