Smells Like Alternative

Jane’s Addiction will be honoured NME by receiving the “Godlike Genius” Award.

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This will be NME’s first award show in the U.S., which will take place on April 23 at the El Rey Theatre in L.A.

This is why the now defunct band was chosen for the privilege, according to NME Editor Conor McNicholas:“When we were in the planning stages of bringing the NME Awards to America, Jane’s Addiction were always in our thoughts,” and he also added, ”They are exactly the sort of once-in-a-lifetime, inspirational, aspirational, no-holds-barred, genre-busting, risk-taking, pioneering group which sums up what the NME Awards is all about.

“Breathtaking live, phenomenal on record, they blazed a trail for alternative music from which others have truly benefited over the past 20 years, and it is with the very greatest pleasure that we acknowledge and honour their contribution to making music which makes the world a better, more exciting place to live in.”

Besides the music, Jane’s Addiction was also chosen for founding Lollapalooza and giving the “alternative nation” a cultural voice and focus.

The band will join UK recipients such as The Clash, Manic Street Preachers, New Order and Primal Scream.

You can click here for more on the award show.

Maybe this will spark yet another Jane’s reunion, I guess we’ll have to wait and see.

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