More Daft Punk..and Kanye

Well, it seems as if everyone has Daft Punk fever, even Kanye.. but more on him in second. Our Clique Lounge big man Zach returned from his weekend at Lollapalooza in Chicago with some good video footage. So I thought I'd post a couple from him. I'll have to see if he can get you the full rehash. But the word from everyone seems to be "amazing". I figured. Hope everyone had fun. Wish I could have gone.

On another related subject. It seems just when Mr. Kanye West starts to re-establish some credit with the electronic music fans, it seems he just cant seem to refrain from saying something disasterous. I know many of you have seen the videos of him with So-Me at Cinespace, and many of you have read about his hanging with Daft Punk,Busy P, and the Ed Banger crew.. but it seems Mr. West needs to get a better publicist! One who can keep him from making an ass of himself. Empirical found this last night and I believe this just re-inforces my theory that Kanye comes off more often than not as an egotistical blabber mouth. I am of the belief that somethings we think are better left unsaid. Case in point, this was taken from the Stereogum site yesterday :

2007 MTV VMA Nominees: Full List

A bunch of dumb new categories for you to peruse after the jump, but first one bright spot: Kanye and Justice going head-to-head again.

Video of the Year
# Amy Winehouse: "Rehab"
# Beyoncé: "Irreplaceable"
# Justice: "D.A.N.C.E."
# Justin Timberlake: "What Goes Around... "
# Kanye West: "Stronger"
# Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z): "Umbrella"

Remember "Touch The Sky"'s EMA '06 loss to an inferior "We Are Your Friends," Mr. West had this to say on TRL today: that particular award never goes to black people. That's right, MTV EUROPE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE? If either Justice or Kanye win, they should give the Moonman to Daft Punk anyway. Moot point.

But on to better, less reality tv style bloggings. Why is everyone on the Daft Punk tip? Because they are just that good. Enjoy the video from zach.