BeatNonStop A Weblog by Chris Macias Bee pop music critic Music geek (n. myü-zik 'gEk) 1: A person who proudly wore KISS commemorative pajamas in third grade. 2: A person who owns multiple copies of the same album, still buys vinyl and has a room dedicated to 2,000 or so CDs and records. 3. A person who wrote a five-part series about traveling with a local band in their stinky van - and loved every minute of it. 4: Chris Macias, the Bee's pop music critic, serving Sacramento's music scene since 1999.

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January 11, 2007

Stop, Grammy time

The Grammy Awards are coming on Feb. 11, and preparations are underway. Windy acceptance speeches are being written by would-be winners, divas are getting fitted for their Grammy night couture ... and the first round of presenters and performers are officially on board. Samuel "Snakes on a Plane" Jackson, Terence "It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp" Howard, and the one-named pop stars known as Pink and Rihanna will be among those saying "and the Grammy goes to ..." from the presenters' podium.

49th Grammy Awards performers include Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beyonce, Dixie Chicks and Gnarls Barkley. I'd also bet $5 that there will be some kind of tribute to James Brown, and a speech by the president of the Recording Industry Association of America that will leave viewers scrambling for the remote control. BTW, it will officially be the best Grammy awards ever if heavy metal nominees Slayer get to perform.

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