A Tale Of Two Grammys: Radiohead Bludgeons The Jonas Brothers

By STV on February 10, 2009 at 4:45 AM

If the incoming Oscar producers are serious about their pledge to detonate the awards show and rebuild from scratch, may they take two imperative lessons from Sunday night’s Grammy telecast:


1. Whatever musical-number scenario Hugh Jackman winds up dumped into must feature the USC marching band. Jennifer Hudson was lovely and dignified, and M.I.A.’s pregnancy made for an unprecedentedly skull-bending blast of awards-show history. But neither yielded the Oscar-ready, post-ironic showstopper accompanying Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood on “15 Steps” — just the 30-piece, drum-and-brass thing to back up those aboriginal wind-spirits in the evening’s Best Song medley. By contrast…

2. Disinvite the Jonas Brothers. You can’t revoke Stevie Wonder’s lifetime Grammy exception for one skunky Autotune intro and his abetting in the destruction of “Superstition.” But you can punish the Jonas Brothers for their pitchy, rapey “Burnin’ Up” overture: Confiscate their awards-season passports, and detain them until at least a full day after the Oscars just to prevent any further talent-pairing misfortunes. Actually, make it indefinite, lest their plot against Baz Luhrmann is actually legit.

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