Judging by the Red Carpet Arrivals, last night's NME Awards at London's Brixton Academy was a suitably scruffy affair. The big story of the night was Blur's surprise performance which saw Graham Coxon and Damon Albarn onstage together for the first time in nigh a decade. In other not so exciting reunification news - Pete Doherty and Carl Barat also met up. Grace Jones sent event organisers into a spin by demanding she was sat at the centre table with The Killers (she wanted to "discuss make up tips with Brandon"); Peaches bumped into her ex-fellah Faris Badwin (probably in a repeatedly rhythmic fashion); Nicola and Sarah from Girls Aloud turned up for some reason; Noel Fielding arrived looking like my Aunty Margaret; Godlike Genius recipient Robert (HOW does he still have his own hair?!) Smith mumbled: "Even the bands backstage all like us", while Tom Clarke from The Enemy tellingly said: "It's nice not being nominated 'coz there's no pressure. We're just gonna have a laugh and get p***ed." Man, he's really going to love next year so when he's enjoying the awards from the comfort of his couch.
For more muuuso type news, head over to the Music News page for a list of the winners and other delights. That or loose yourself in a sea of leather and hair.
