Mike Watt plays on the new Kelly Clarkson album

i hadn't heard about that..(can i be blamed for giving the TV the old Elvis Presley when GC pops on?)

did Watt really appear with them?

Except, you know, they could both maybe consider some kinda tooth-whitening regimen.

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David Kahne (or maybe Kanhe - something like that)

Anyway, he's an old LA punk funk hand, produced several of Fishbone's lps, etc.

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The Washington Post
NAMES & FACES
Monday, January 8, 2007; Page C03

Punk Veteran's 'Idol' Moment

"Speaking of pop starlets, Kelly Clarkson's new material could have a little punk-rock flavor. For her upcoming album, the "American Idol" champ collaborated with bassist Mike Watt, who co-founded legendary '80s punk band the Minutemen and is currently backing up Iggy Pop in the reunited Stooges.

"I ended up playing on six of the songs. I had no idea what it was going to be like, but it ended up being pretty interesting," Watt said of the recording sessions. And just how familiar is Watt with Clarkson's oeuvre?
"I heard that Kelly won some game show," he told Billboard last week. Er, that's one way to put it. I was really impressed how she sang her a-s off," Watt added. "It was intense. I'm really glad I had the experience -- it was trippy and everyone gave me much respect."

Clarkson's album is being produced by David Kahne , who has worked with the likes of Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett and Stevie Nicks.
Watt also found a fan in Clarkson collaborator Jimmy Messer, who "was very enthusiastic and helped me much -- he was a skater when he was younger and knew all about my music."
The Stooges, meanwhile, have a new album titled "The Weirdness" due out March 20. Watt is expected to tour with the group sometime in the spring."

yeah he actually has a small speaking part in in the video for "lifestyles of the rich and famous" as the jury foreman in the courtroom scene. also featured in courtroom scene: chris kirkpatrick (sp?) from nsync!

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k8, kelly clarkson is a brilliant pop singer who won american idol a few years ago. her first album was not brilliant but her second album is. it's quite rocky, you've probably heard 'since u been gone'.

fcc otm.

i chuckled too, sincerely.

he's the man in the van, with the thud-staff in his hand.
he's from pedro, and jams econo.
still misses D, but gets by doing his thing.

i give watt mad props just for still kicking ass after all these years.
this'll be a footnote in his career.

the bigger issue is, wtf's gibby been doing??!

There's a slimmer chance that you've heard of Porno For Pyros or J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr, but I suppose they've got higher profiles than most of the people he's played with (that are younger than the Stooges.)

And I saw him jam live with Tricky in 1996.

watt is reverse-lex!

Since U Been Gone is only the 4th or 5th best song on the album, though.

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/16492558.htm

Posted on Thu, Jan. 18, 2007
Singer Kelly Clarkson partners with NASCAR
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - Kelly Clarkson will soon be showing her racing stripes in the biggest partnership NASCAR has ever made with a music artist, the sports franchise announced Thursday.

"Anyone who knows me knows I'm a race fan and love NASCAR," the former "American Idol" and Grammy-winning singer said in a NASCAR press release. "I look forward to hanging out with the fans, drivers and the entire NASCAR community."

Clarkson will be "integrated into all aspects of NASCAR," including television spots, charitable events and NASCAR's awards dinner in New York City in December, NASCAR said.

The deal kicks off with Clarkson headlining the NEXTEL "Tribute To America" concert airing live on Fox just before the Daytona 500 in Florida on Feb. 18.

During the appearance, Clarkson will film a 30-second NASCAR spot for TV featuring a new song from her upcoming third album.

She will also serve as a spokeswoman for the fourth annual NASCAR Day on May 18, 2007.

Other artists who have partnered with NASCAR include the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sheryl Crow, Jewel, Lenny Kravitz and LeAnn Rimes.

Clarkson's "enthusiasm for NASCAR as a fan of NASCAR will surely develop into an unparalleled relationship," said NASCAR's Sarah Nettinga in a statement.

The 24-year-old singer rose to pop-rock stardom after snagging the first "American Idol" crown in 2002.

Her debut album, "Thankful," earned double-platinum status, and the multiplatinum follow-up, "Breakaway," garnered two Grammy awards in 2006.

ON THE NET

http://www.nascar.com/

http://www.kellyclarksonweb.com/

every few years, all the hipsters gotta have their token mainstream act...ten years ago it was the spice girls, a few short years ago it was justin timberlake, now its clarkson's turn

-- ZR (teenagequie...), January 13th, 2007.

yeah, yr probably right. but, hey! he's got a new career in documentaries ahead of him!!

Show of hands -- who likes this record?

I do. The first three tracks are all great -- "no hooks," they say, but who cares? It's got riffs, and great production. The lyrics are a little sub-Fiona, but I like where she's going here.

Yeah, me too. Well, some of it anyway. But I won't hold that against her, because I really only liked about half of Breakaway too.

Yeah, it's a thoroughly OK album, which works for me. I like "Can I Have A Kiss" and "Sober" a lot (although the latter still really doesn't sound like a single). And there are great little vocal moments in even the bad songs, like the awesome bridge in "Yeah."

Per the subject line, was it ever announced exactly which songs on the album Watt plays on? I've heard varying reports of him being or three or six or four songs but not any specific titles. A couple songs sound like they could be him but nothing jumps out as an obvious Watt moment.

"How I Feel" has got to be one of the Watt tracks.

I know he plays on "Can I Have A Kiss."

The best Mike Watt story I heard recently was reading what Iggy said to him when they finally OK'd him for the Stooges reunion.

Per the subject line, was it ever announced exactly which songs on the album Watt plays on?

uh yeah, the liner notes announce it? he plays on two, and he and the guy who plays on most of the rest play on a third.

I haven't heard it though.