Mercury Music Prize: Gossip

So, Muso’s Guide’s hung out on the balcony at Grosvenor House watching the 2008 Mercury Music Prize, just to keep you entertained. And here’s the lowdown:

Laura Marling evaded the red carpet press run, preferring to saunter off sneakily down the side.

Alex Turner and Alexa Chung, a.k.a. Alex(a), were spotted canoodling on the stairs in a non-attention seeking fashion. Earlier (pre-red carpet), Alex (alone) was spotted looking a tad lost and confused in the hotel lobby. Perhaps it was because he wasn’t s’posed to have arrived yet? Alex might also have a slight bipolarity, with the more affable side verging on friendly.

Adele looked lovely. We like her hair like that.

The food on the tables looked lovely. In perfect complement with the wine, which totalled around two bottles per seated guest. Or twenty. It looked boundless, endless, omnipresent.

A lot of journos didn’t do their research: “is that Rachel Youthank,” was heard at one point of the evening, without even a hint of embarrassment let alone irony.

We’ve got a bit of a thing for Gruff Rhys and Guy Garvey. And a particular thing for the bling/lego mash-up that Gruff, Boom Bip, and Har Mar Superstar were decked out in…

Your mum would love the Portico Quartet. Equally, Rachel Unthank and The Winterset would love the Portico Quartet.

Jools Holland must have nerves of steel – the audience showed little love or attention for his between-song chat.

A larger percentage of said audience members at the Mercury Music Prize smoke than the comparable percentage of the population.

Robert Plant isn’t camera shy, nor as press shy as reported.

Burial? Bah, he’s yesterday’s news.

Not a lot of people know the names of anyone other than Guy Garvey in Elbow.

Conor McNicholas wore a grey suit. Lauren Laverne wore one of the most stunning dresses we’ve ever seen or are likely to see.

The respect between artists is real. They’re all genuinely humble/humbled.

If you attend the ceremony, you get to find out who the not-so-secret judging panel comprises. There’s a fact.

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