Grammy nominations. YAAAWN!

Holy shenanigans is there a lot of crap out there. And could I be anymore out of touch? I used to follow this kind of stuff so closely. But now - who cares!

I'm skimming through the list of mediocrity that is this year's Grammy nominations. Mariah Carey, Gwen Stefani (oh how I miss the mid-90s Gwen), Kelly Clarkson (who is a guilty pleasure I admit but a Grammy nod?) and the rest of the dreck.

Once and awhile I perk up at reading names like Jack Johnson, The Killers, and Fiona Apple - whose album almost never saw the light of day. But generally I'm not very excited. The Pop category is the same lame-brain stuff that we see 10 second clips of on TRL between screaming teenagers. The Rock stuff doesn't exactly rock. And the term Alternative should just go away. And Alternative to what? It all sounds the same. (Except Arcade Fire - woo hoo!)

There are the heavy hitters you expect like Eric Clapton , U2, and the like. But is it a surprise to see any of these guys nominated.

Where are the surprises?? I can't find any. Oh wait - Jamie Foxx. Seriously? C'mon now!

Typically, the only category that I'm really excited about is Best Musical Show Album. And that's because A) I'm a theater geek and B) the great people at Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight stand an excellent chance at taking home an award, nominated for 3 out of 5.

Awards are supposed to honor excellence. But when there's not much to choose from you get a list like this:
http://www.grammy.com/awards/grammy/48noms.txt

Wake me up when it's over.