I <3 British Music

For the icon impaired, that's "I heart British Music".

I watched the BRIT awards a few weeks ago, recorded from BBC America and actually from February. I discovered my recent musical purchases are mostly British:

British Group

• Franz Ferdinand Domino Recordings
• Kasabian RCA / Sony BMG Music
• Keane Island / Universal Music
• Muse Taste Media / Warner Music
• Snow Patrol Fiction / Polydor / Universal Music

MasterCard British Album

• Keane Hopes and Fears Island / Universal Music
• Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand Domino Recordings
• Muse Absolution Taste Media / Warner Music
• Snow Patrol Final Straw Fiction / Polydor / Universal Music
• The Streets A Grand Don't Come For Free 679 / Locked On / Warner Music

I own Franz Ferdinand, Keane, Snow Patrol, The Streets, and Muse.

International Group

• Scissor Sisters Polydor / Universal Music
• Green Day Reprise / Warner Music
• Maroon 5 J / Sony BMG Music
• OutKast Arista / Sony BMG Music
• U2 Island / Universal Music

International Album

• Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters Polydor / Universal Music
• Killers Hot Fuss Lizard King
• Maroon 5 Songs about Jane J / Sony BMG Music
• OutKast OutKast Speakerboxxx/The Love Below Arista / Sony BMG Music
• U2 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb Island / Universal Music

International Breakthrough Act

• Scissor Sisters Polydor / Universal Music
• Jet Elektra / Warner Music
• Kanye West Roc-A-Fella / Universal Music
• Killers Lizard King
• Maroon 5 J / Sony BMG Music

Scissor Sisters ruled the day. They opened the show backed with puppets from the Jim Henson Creature Shop. It was quite bizarre.