Rock Star season 2: SUPERNOVA!!!

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Tommy Lee, Jason Newsted Turn To 'Rock Star' For Supergroup Singer
03.16.2006 10:40 AM EST
Over the last few weeks, hundreds of undiscovered singers have been blindly auditioning for the second season of CBS' "Rock Star," not knowing which band they'd be asked to front should they follow in J.D. Fortune's footsteps and walk away from the reality television experiment victorious.
The producers behind "Rock Star" have now revealed that they've recruited three big names to form a rock supergroup, musicians who will leave it up to America to find the band's voice.
Mötley Crüe kitman Tommy Lee, former Metallica bassist and current Voivod member Jason Newsted, and onetime Guns N' Roses axeman Gilby Clarke will be banding together as Supernova, utilizing the Mark Burnett-produced "Rock Star" to secure a lead singer.
The show's first season featured the surviving members of INXS. Fortune was picked to replace the late Michael Hutchence, and the revived outfit released Switch in November (see "INXS Insist Finding J.D. Was An 'Organic' Process, Think 'Angels Got Together' "). To date, the album has sold close to 308,000 copies.
Burnett's team has enlisted songwriter Butch Walker to produce the inaugural Supernova offering, which will be released in 2007, in conjunction with a full U.S. tour. Walker has produced and written tunes for the likes of Avril Lavigne, Pink, Bowling for Soup, Sevendust and Lindsay Lohan. He also worked with Lee on his 2005 solo release, Tommyland: The Ride.
Dave Navarro and Brooke Burke are set to return as the show's hosts. Each week, "Rock Star" will feature guest appearances by notable musicians and other celebrities. "Friends of mine, like Slash, Macy Gray, Moby and Rob Zombie, will join us and throw in their two cents about who should stay and who should go," Navarro told Variety.
Lee remains an active Crüe member, and Newsted — who left Metallica five years ago — is preparing for the spring launch of Katorz, the first Voivod album in the band's 20-plus-year career recorded without founding guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, who succumbed to colon cancer back in late August (see "Voivod Guitarist Denis 'Piggy' D'Amour Dies Of Cancer At 45 "). Clarke's résumé includes his three-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist for GN'R, and a brief stint with L.A. Guns. He also played with the reformed MC5 on their 2005 European tour.
Alice in Chains drummer Sean Kinney told MTV News last month that the band had been approached by the producers of "Rock Star" for the second season, but that they turned the offer down (see "Remaining Alice In Chains Members Reuniting For Summer Gigs "). The surviving members of that group — Kinney, bassist Mike Inez, and guitarist Jerry Cantrell — have reunited, and are planning a brief run of U.S. clubs this May. Alice in Chains are in the process of auditioning singers who'll be asked to step into the late Layne Staley's shoes for the group's imminent touring and recording plans.

With Supernova in place for the talent contest, the "Rock Star" camp could end up running into some legal trouble down the line over the supergroup's name. Back in the early 1990s, a poppy punk trio called Supernova emerged from California's Orange County. The band, which released its first album on Atlantic Records in 1995, is perhaps best known for the track "Chewbacca," which appeared on the soundtrack to Kevin Smith's "Clerks."

This is going to be great.

― Mike Dixn (Mike Dixon), Thursday, 16 March 2006 22:27 (nineteen years ago)

Go Supernova...the original one.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 16 March 2006 22:30 (nineteen years ago)

Oh damn you to hell INXS.

― dr lulu (dr lulu), Thursday, 16 March 2006 22:31 (nineteen years ago)

Wait, the lowest voted performers on the INXS version had to sing INXS songs to stay in the competition. What are these new contestants supposed to sing?

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Thursday, 16 March 2006 22:32 (nineteen years ago)

Between the three guys, they've got a catalog of hits that's maybe close to the size INXS's. I hope someone does "Last Caress".

There was also a Supernova who put out a record or two on AmRep in the earlier 90s.

― Mike Dixn (Mike Dixon), Thursday, 16 March 2006 22:40 (nineteen years ago)

What are these new contestants supposed to sing?

Why, Voivod songs, of course!

― dougfacedhermans, Thursday, 16 March 2006 22:41 (nineteen years ago)

There was also a Supernova who put out a record or two on AmRep in the earlier 90s.

Same one.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 16 March 2006 22:41 (nineteen years ago)

grrrrreat band...the original one.

― youth problem, Thursday, 16 March 2006 22:47 (nineteen years ago)

What would be great would be a drummer, bassist and singer auditioning a guitarist. THAT, I'd watch.

― Mitya (mitya), Thursday, 16 March 2006 23:15 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...

any chance in hell their gonna pick a chick ???????????

― earl tidwell, Friday, 12 May 2006 00:46 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...

So that wasn't too bad. I like the Clint Howard/Weiland guy the best.

― Mike Dixn (Mike Dixon), Friday, 7 July 2006 02:10 (eighteen years ago)

Go Supernova...the original one.
Whoops.

Week two is on tonight at 8 central time...is anyone else watching this?

― Mike Dixn (Mike Dixon), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 20:25 (eighteen years ago)

Sadly, yes. Big enthusiasms in Sunday newspaper.

http://www.dickdestiny.com/blog/2006/07/learn-to-rock-be-rockstar-how-novel-if.html

― Urnst Kouch (Urnst Kouch), Tuesday, 18 July 2006 16:19 (eighteen years ago)

Eight words that chill me to the bone: "Coming up, Sayda's take on an REM classic"

― rogermexico (rogermexico), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 03:38 (eighteen years ago)

That girl FUCKING SUCKS.

― Marmot 4-Tay: what those guyz make music 4. (marmotwolof), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 03:56 (eighteen years ago)

It became clear last night that Tommy Lee was hired to haze the women with stupid leering come-ons.

― Urnst Kouch (Urnst Kouch), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 14:36 (eighteen years ago)

I thought that became clear in 1981?

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 15:55 (eighteen years ago)

Hah- but he never was specifically paid for it in primetime before.

― Urnst Kouch (Urnst Kouch), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 16:09 (eighteen years ago)

I missed the first half, but what I saw was absolutely wretched.
At least INXS had a plausible basis for their show, but these guys are merely a plot device for this season, which I imagine is only being broadcast as a placeholder until Steven Tyler dies or Eddie Van Halen regains his sanity.
About the only interesting things are Newsted's intense bafflement and disgust at people doing Incubus and Soul Asylum covers, and the possiblility that Dave Navarro could relapse into heavy drug use any day now.
I think the judging panel (minus Navarro) could be put to more interesting use in some kind of hybrid of The Monkees and Miami Vice - CSI: Sunset Strip? - rather than struggling in the crowded and played-out talent show field.

But I'll still watch every second of this show I can manage.

― Mike Dixn (Mike Dixon), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 16:22 (eighteen years ago)

What would be great would be a drummer, bassist and singer auditioning a guitarist. THAT, I'd watch.

Rock Star: PANTERA?
I have visions of that old Weird Al guitarist audition skit where the guy keeps playing the first few notes of "Day Tripper": Bum, bum bum bum, bum, bum, BLAAARG "No, wait, I can do it!"

The song choices are indeed horrible. Nickelback! The Cranberries! Goo Goo Dolls! It's not the singers' fault though, right? Don't they all have to choose from a bunch of songs tacked to the wall of their house or something?

― Marmot 4-Tay: what those guyz make music 4. (marmotwolof), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 16:54 (eighteen years ago)

Zayeda is my favorite, mainly because she is hot. Absolutely everyone is fucking awful on this with the exception of that Magni guy who is seriously the only one faceless enough but with enough talent that I could see him singing for this band.

classic moment last night: Tommy Lee's metaphor mixing: "you raised the bar, and I'm pulling up a barstool"

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 19:01 (eighteen years ago)

The song choices are indeed horrible

I totally agree, for a number of reasons, like here:

http://www.dickdestiny.com/blog/2006/07/wet-noodle-hack-rock-and-good-grimace.html

Skip if you hate negative nabobs as you have nailed it. I'm convinced someone has written Navarra and Lee a bunch of things to say, given on cue cards or a hidden prompter, that they can dish out depending on circumstances, which are quite broad.

― Urnst Kouch (Urnst Kouch), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 19:14 (eighteen years ago)

Navarro ALWAYS says something insulting which turns out to be a compliment...."you come across as kind of arrogant..... and that.... IS AWESOME!!!!"

also, standard feedback: "I want you to BRING IT." "I want you to ROCK IT."

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 19:16 (eighteen years ago)

also, I had no idea who gilbey clark was until I looked it up

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 19:18 (eighteen years ago)

He produced and played some on the new Crash Kelly, "Electric Satisfaction," which is quite good. They were already a good band so he didn't screw it up. If the show Supernova sounded even a little like Crash Kelly, it would be much better.

― Urnst Kouch (Urnst Kouch), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 19:21 (eighteen years ago)

he looks like he is wearing a fake moustache

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 19:23 (eighteen years ago)

it would be better if it were gibby haynes

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 19:24 (eighteen years ago)

Many people seem to be watching this show for the wrong reasons.

― rogermexico (rogermexico), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 19:42 (eighteen years ago)

it would be better if it were gibby haynes

Dude, they should just fucking cancel the show and get Gibby on vocals. That would make a much better better band than would be possible with any of these clowns, though I agree that Magni seems like the one who should win.

― Marmot 4-Tay: what those guyz make music 4. (marmotwolof), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 19:50 (eighteen years ago)

WTF?
better ~~better~~

― Marmot 4-Tay: what those guyz make music 4. (marmotwolof), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 19:52 (eighteen years ago)

I hope the settlement involves Tommy, Gibby and Jason being forced to dress like the orginal band for the remainder of the season:
http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/bands/s/supernova/060628_Credit_TenayaHills/281x211.jpg

I also wonder if they ever asked Navarro if he wanted to be in the band or if they were like, umm, nope - we just want you to read the cue cards, dude.

― BrianB (BrianB), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 20:02 (eighteen years ago)

QUIT IT WITH THE NIRVANA COVERS YOU FRATBOY TWAT.

― Marmot 4-Tay (marmotwolof), Thursday, 20 July 2006 02:45 (eighteen years ago)

"FWAIT! FWAIT! I GOT A REAL COMPLAINT" wha?

― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 20 July 2006 02:48 (eighteen years ago)

On the "broken hymen of your highness" line he said, er, something instead of "highness". Just hearing Nirvana songs sung in that generic Vedder/Stapp/Kroeger alternavoice...I guess that blonde girl was worse, though.

― Marmot 4-Tay (marmotwolof), Thursday, 20 July 2006 03:01 (eighteen years ago)

"I have visions of that old Weird Al guitarist audition skit where the guy keeps playing the first few notes of "Day Tripper": Bum, bum bum bum, bum, bum, BLAAARG "No, wait, I can do it!""

"I don't wanna do my laundry! I don't wanna do my laundry! Why won't you do it for me?"

― js (honestengine), Thursday, 20 July 2006 03:25 (eighteen years ago)

Yes! I used to sing that at random moments.

― Marmot 4-Tay (marmotwolof), Thursday, 20 July 2006 03:39 (eighteen years ago)

Tonight's episode:

http://www.dickdestiny.com/blog/2006/07/choosing-between-barrel-scrapings.html

Someone should publish the ratings. Burke made the claim it was, by vote tally, twice as popular as last year.

― Urnst Kouch (Urnst Kouch), Thursday, 20 July 2006 04:16 (eighteen years ago)

Dana Andrews said prunes gave (her) the runes. TEENAGE WASTELAND!

― Marmot 4-Tay: The root cause of dragon hatred among power metal bands. (marmotwo, Wednesday, 2 August 2006 03:53 (eighteen years ago)

Seriously, please tell me I'm not the only one watching this.
-- luna (lunace...), Today 9:27 PM. (luna.c) (later) (link)
Answers
One of the guys that regularly plays at our club is one of the contestants. He's being somehow edited/cast into the bad guy which is funny as he's a total sweetheart. I thought for sure they'd have kicked him off by now but apparently he's becoming a sub-plot!
-- Forksclovetofu (forksclovetof...), Today 9:34 PM. (Forksclovetofu) (later) (link)
_________
Which one?
-- luna (lunace...), Today 9:45 PM. (luna.c) (later) (link)
_________
Rock Star season 2: SUPERNOVA!!!
-- Marmot 4-Tay: The root cause of dragon hatred among power metal bands. (marmotwolo...), Today 9:46 PM. (marmotwolof) (tracklink) (later) (link)
_________
Oh sure. The one place I didn't look.
-- luna (lunace...), Today 9:49 PM. (luna.c) (later) (link)
_________
ry@n *
-- Forksclovetofu (forksclovetof...), Today 9:56 PM. (Forksclovetofu) (later) (link)
_________
This is good gossip and I am pasting it on the ILM thread.

-- Marmot 4-Tay: The root cause of dragon hatred among power metal bands. (marmotwolo...), Today 9:56 PM. (marmotwolof) (later) (link)

― Marmot 4-Tay: The root cause of dragon hatred among power metal bands. (marmotwo, Wednesday, 2 August 2006 03:59 (eighteen years ago)

Zayra is hysterical and I hope they never kick her off. Storm Large is like some kind of insane soap opera actress or broadway singer, every time I see her I expect her to bust into "Cats"

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 2 August 2006 04:53 (eighteen years ago)

oh wait, storm large is storm from storm and her dirty mouth! who I never bothered to actually see or listen to. but I remember them.

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 2 August 2006 04:57 (eighteen years ago)

storm's getting some local press up here in portland

― kingfish cyclopean ice cream (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 2 August 2006 04:59 (eighteen years ago)

I didn't watch last week, and just caught the end tonight. Who got the boot last week?

― Marmot 4-Tay: The root cause of dragon hatred among power metal bands. (marmotwo, Wednesday, 2 August 2006 05:07 (eighteen years ago)

i can't even remember

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 2 August 2006 05:10 (eighteen years ago)

This chap:
http://www.artistpromo.com/images/Phil-Ritchie-Rock-Star/phil-ritchie-rock-star-supernova-1.jpg

― Mike Dixn (Mike Dixon), Wednesday, 2 August 2006 05:41 (eighteen years ago)

God they are all so corny looking.

― Marmot 4-Tay: The root cause of dragon hatred among power metal bands. (marmotwo, Wednesday, 2 August 2006 05:48 (eighteen years ago)

His look of disbelief was pretty great. "What? ME? ARE YOU ALL INSANE? Clearly you don't appreciate ROCK."

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 2 August 2006 15:46 (eighteen years ago)

Storm has been going out with my bandmate's cousin for several years now and told his wife some pretty funny stories about being on the show. Like, you have to run EVERYTHING past the producers - your clothes, your medications, doctor visits, who you see, etc. The whole thing is even more invasive than I imagined.

― darin (darin), Wednesday, 2 August 2006 16:03 (eighteen years ago)

Storm is clearly the best--she's so good she probably shouldn't be in Supernova.

I like the Southern chick though.

― Eppy (Eppy), Wednesday, 2 August 2006 16:13 (eighteen years ago)

Ew, Forks knows Ryan? That REM cover was like the third most painful performance last night.

― Eppy (Eppy), Wednesday, 2 August 2006 16:16 (eighteen years ago)

they're pretty obviously going to choose either magni or irish chick. magni is the only one faceless enough but also talented enough to not overshadow this trio of egotists. irish chick they'll choose if they actually go with a girl.

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 2 August 2006 16:42 (eighteen years ago)

just to confirm that it's not my Jeff Buckley fanboyism triggering: that really was terrible, right? like, painfully flat. not even making an attempt to scream the "flaming red horizon that screams our names" line should be punishable by death.

― bernard snow (sixteen sergeants), Wednesday, 2 August 2006 23:48 (eighteen years ago)

his D major prelude is pretty pleasant though, that might be a good one

― bernard snow (sixteen sergeants), Thursday, 3 August 2006 00:03 (eighteen years ago)

oh fuck totally wrong thread argh

― bernard snow (sixteen sergeants), Thursday, 3 August 2006 00:04 (eighteen years ago)

Zayeda is still on! Why is Patrice??????

Words cannot convey how entertaining this show is.

― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 10 August 2006 20:26 (eighteen years ago)

Bahahahahaha Tommy Lee on Storm's attempt at "I Will Survive":
"I thought that was sauteed in wrong sauce."

― Marmot (marmotwolof), Wednesday, 16 August 2006 03:40 (eighteen years ago)

This is who Dilana reminds me of:
http://alumni.imsa.edu/~kraut/pix/mayfu.jpg

― Marmot (marmotwolof), Wednesday, 16 August 2006 04:02 (eighteen years ago)

I just saw one of those banner ads over at Myspace for the show. When did it get subtitled "The Tommy Lee Project?"

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Thursday, 17 August 2006 04:46 (eighteen years ago)

Dave dissed Storm's performance of "I Will Survive" for not having enough "irony" in it!

― nickn (nickn), Thursday, 17 August 2006 05:22 (eighteen years ago)

there never seems to be any method or consistency in who winds up in the bottom three.

additionally, it really is dopey to sing a song that none of the panel are likely to have ever heard before.

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Thursday, 17 August 2006 11:41 (eighteen years ago)

America usually gets it right: there's always two people in the bottom three who deserve to get the "hatchet" next (Jill, Zayra, Patrice, etc) and one wild card devoted to a sturdy-yet-completely-boring performance (Magni, Toby, etc). Dunno why Storm didn't get her due in the bottom 3 this week after bringing the wrong sauce, but that's an anomaly.

― ng-unit (ng-unit), Thursday, 17 August 2006 12:41 (eighteen years ago)

haha. toby's the trademark sturdy yet boring performer, week in week out. plus i hate it how he constantly plays the token aussie tag... "thanks mate" etc.

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Thursday, 17 August 2006 12:48 (eighteen years ago)

There's nothing sturdy about Toby's performances other than he looks "cute" in front of a band. Each week, he gives us more proof that he has no idea what the words coming out of his mouth actually mean.

He'd be a lock on Rockstar: Sugar Ray.

― rogermexico (rogermexico), Thursday, 17 August 2006 18:18 (eighteen years ago)

hahah rockstar: sugar ray
to me toby exemplifies the australian private school rugby playing type

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Friday, 18 August 2006 02:25 (eighteen years ago)

The description of Toby in this ILM contributor's blog says it all.

― ng-unit (ng-unit), Friday, 18 August 2006 11:47 (eighteen years ago)

I'm so glad patrice is gone. Also the longer this show goes on (and it seems like it will go on forever! Unless they just start eliminating Rockers en masse like the did the double up a few weeks ago) I find myself becoming frighteningly invested in it.

Ryan Star's original song this week was actually....good? Did I just say that? I hate that lucas guy now. Delana is a bitch. I love Storm's faux gutted looks everytime someone gets elminated.

Also, going by Supernova's two performances so far, they are complete rubbish.

― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 24 August 2006 20:42 (eighteen years ago)

three weeks pass...

Lukas Rossi, "WINNER":

http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/060718_lukas_rossi_300.jpg

― Marmot (marmotwolof), Thursday, 14 September 2006 01:43 (eighteen years ago)

i think the one wearing eyeliner is gonna win

― pinder (pinder), Thursday, 14 September 2006 03:09 (eighteen years ago)

And what does the band sound like? Louis XIV/Cockney Rebel. The network blew the suspense minutes in by running a commercial for another reality series, prior to the judgment, with interlaced Rossi performance segments.

Do you think they'll move 70,000 copies?

― Urnst Kouch (Urnst Kouch), Thursday, 14 September 2006 03:51 (eighteen years ago)

And the vaseline-coated Aussie can now return to Melbourne and do Billy Idol covers, Idol being the def of vaseline-coating rock.

― Urnst Kouch (Urnst Kouch), Thursday, 14 September 2006 03:54 (eighteen years ago)

And Dilana should definitely get Gail Greenwood to be her bassplayer so they can be awful and embarrassing together.

― Marmot (marmotwolof), Thursday, 14 September 2006 04:01 (eighteen years ago)

Dilana was pulling a "House" thing with her cane, crutches and gimpy leg.

― Urnst Kouch (Urnst Kouch), Thursday, 14 September 2006 04:12 (eighteen years ago)

i will say that lucas' song (which he's done like 3000 times already) 'headspin' was the best thing done by anyone the entire series (aside from zayeda's outfits).

― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 14 September 2006 05:01 (eighteen years ago)

I could've sworn they would've gone for a girl just to "shock" us by proving that they're not the date rapists they all (especially Jason) come off as, and would've then gone for an Evanescence rip off with Tommy making embarassing quotes in studio about how "F***in epic" this next track is, like "F***ing Coldplay!"

― Period period period (Period period period), Thursday, 14 September 2006 06:45 (eighteen years ago)

Wha? Jason seems like the least creepy of the three by far, to me.

― Marmot (marmotwolof), Thursday, 14 September 2006 06:57 (eighteen years ago)

Jason Newstead - oh, star of the morning, how fall you've fallen!

That goes for Gilby and Tommy, too.

Toby was by far the most entertaining and would have actually made this a real band. Perhaps, they're not really interested in forming a real band (that's my guess) and just want to get through their obligations, get paid and go home to do other things ASAP. If that's the case, then Lukas was the perfect choice. The kid is a total fake and has a lot of growing up to do, also. He's painful to watch, actually.

Dilana would have been a good choice if they wanted to get paid, fulfill their obligations, go home ASAP and launch a bona fide star to boot. She's got the girlpower vote and I could definitely see her flailing her way through 2 or 3 albums before fizzling out.

But, Lukas? Hmm, let's see... He's a typically boring type of wannabe left over from the 90s horrid music scene. He is anything but genuine and the pseudo -"deep" vibe he "feels" is ridiculous. He's like a 9th grader. It is obvious he works at a chicken shack because he's emotionally stunted! He's got 2 stage moves: point to the sky like he's soaring on a jet plane (Bono) and shake like an epileptic with some sort of "rebellious" expression on his face (Scott Weiland).

Toby was just a straight up rocker and it was obvious he got the biggest reaction from the crowd from about 4 weeks ago to the finale, while everyone else got progressively worse. He could actually sing, too, which is kind of rare. They would've looked like a group of men who belong together instead of 3 washed up rock stars fronted by a kid who skips gym class.

Maybe they just wanted someone who wouldn't get all the groupies. Toby would've definitely taken all the poonanny for himself.

PS. Take off the Voivod shirt, man! You ruined 'em! No wonder Piggy died. You gave him cancer!

― Butt Dickus (Dick Butkus), Thursday, 14 September 2006 12:33 (eighteen years ago)

I just posted that to the Supernova board to see if I could piss people off... too bad I fucked up the first line!

― Butt Dickus (Dick Butkus), Thursday, 14 September 2006 12:35 (eighteen years ago)

toby reminds me of shane warne. from his looks right down to how he spoke and his general comportment. people like toby are a dime a dozen where i come from

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Thursday, 14 September 2006 12:49 (eighteen years ago)

I pretty much agree with Butt about Lukas though. Like Newsted kept saying, I think he has a powerful voice underneath all the schtick but chokes it out with his silly style. Don't forget the holding of the mic and leaning his body away in a Jim Morrison wanna-be way. Pee-uke.

― shorty (shorty), Thursday, 14 September 2006 13:29 (eighteen years ago)

boy that new song they did at the end was bad.

I like how Gilby Clarke offered to "produce" Dilana's CD..."That's not something I've offered to anybody...only you" like he's fuckin' Rick Rubin or something! THX DOOD! Top o' the charts!

― M@tt He1geson: Real Name, No Gimmicks (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 14 September 2006 14:01 (eighteen years ago)

gilby is thinking about how he'll be able to sustain work after supernova crashes

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Thursday, 14 September 2006 14:03 (eighteen years ago)

They should have had a contest to determine the name of the band too. "Supernova" just begs to fail.

― shorty (shorty), Thursday, 14 September 2006 14:51 (eighteen years ago)

I loved the Supernova on Am Rep! They were so fun! VITAMINS!

― M@tt He1geson: Real Name, No Gimmicks (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 14 September 2006 14:58 (eighteen years ago)

They should change their name to:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005T7I4.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― IPSISSIMUS (Uri Frendimein), Thursday, 14 September 2006 15:07 (eighteen years ago)

Three Men and a Baby (in case the image is broken)

Gilby is Magnum PI, Tommy is Sam Malone, Jason Newstead is that lesser known guy and Lukas is the baby, of course.

― IPSISSIMUS (Uri Frendimein), Thursday, 14 September 2006 15:09 (eighteen years ago)

(and he is pissing all over them)

― IPSISSIMUS (Uri Frendimein), Thursday, 14 September 2006 15:10 (eighteen years ago)

hahaha danson was in that movie. completely forgot.

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Thursday, 14 September 2006 15:21 (eighteen years ago)

Just read a lame Newstead interview, but this last bit was funny:

QUESTION-ASKER: "One more thing. How did the name Supernova come about?

NEWSTEAD: "I think it was just Tommy flipping through an encyclopedia. It's very literal -- stars that have been around for awhile and then come together."

And, you know, explode."

That Tommy. He's a genius.

― IPSISSIMUS (Uri Frendimein), Thursday, 14 September 2006 18:53 (eighteen years ago)

i will say that lucas' song (which he's done like 3000 times already) 'headspin' was the best thing done by anyone the entire series (aside from zayeda's outfits).
-- kyle (akmonda...), September 14th, 2006.

... are you talking about the same nu-goth-grungonimo abortion of a song that I had to sit through? Some mad scientist just shot his TV in a fit of rage, because he got totally scooped on the "I wonder what would happen if I Frankensteined together all the worst bits of popular rock music since 1985" front.

I was kind of surprised at the reasoning they gave when they eliminated Magni -- I thought a talented singer who 'blends into' the band rather than 'leading' it (i.e. stealing the spotlight) was exactly what they wanted!

― bernard snow (sixteen sergeants), Thursday, 14 September 2006 19:11 (eighteen years ago)

Headspin sucked major cock! Unbelievable that someone actually liked it. When he "toned it down" for the acoustic snoozefest, it became more obvious that the song goes nowhere and does nothing. Without the scream, the chorus is just like the rest of the song. I'm not even sure if he was playing anything in particular on the guitar throughout the whole song or if he was just kind of hitting two chords however he felt like it, which is a pretty damn easy thing to sing to, especially without a drummer to keep you in time so you can just worble all over the place.

― IPSISSIMUS (Uri Frendimein), Thursday, 14 September 2006 19:23 (eighteen years ago)

I just posted that to the Supernova board to see if I could piss people off.

link.

― Marmot (marmotwolof), Thursday, 14 September 2006 22:46 (eighteen years ago)

i am still surprised that there are actual fans of this band and the contestants who aren't being ironic

― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 14 September 2006 22:47 (eighteen years ago)

Court rules Rock Star band can't be called Supernova.

Gary Hecker, an attorney representing Mark Burnett Productions, told the Associated Press that the order "is not going to affect the band or the tour."
"The case hasn't been decided on its merits," he said. "Mark Burnett Productions hasn't even begun the evidence collection process that it will be allowed to do."
The next hearing on the matter is scheduled for Friday in San Diego.

― mark 0 (mark 0), Monday, 18 September 2006 22:42 (eighteen years ago)

the amg write up on the series is classic

― kyle (akmonday), Monday, 18 September 2006 22:46 (eighteen years ago)

"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? It's not over 'til Mark Burnett says it's over!"

― rogermexico (rogermexico), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 02:29 (eighteen years ago)

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