Famous American Idol reject William Hung has a new career, analysing crime for the LA Country Sheriff's department. It's a dramatic shift for him after years of pursuing an acting career as himself, most notably as the bandleader for "William Hung »»
Ricky Martin's "La Copa de la Vida" is the business, but I can't really explain why I dig it so much. It's stuff like that that I generally like to keep secret. ... »»
Normally, I try to pay as little attention as possible to former American Idol star Clay Aiken and "Shake Your Bon Bon" Ricky Martin. The rumor mill/gossip has suggested, that perhaps, Aiken and Martin are gay. Recently, both Aiken and Martin have recently become fathers, both via artificial insemination to surrogate mothers. I believe that every celebrity deserves the right to have privacy in their personal lives, however, if you're going to make moves such as this, why not go ahead and come out if you are indeed gay? It's 2008, you can be out, I'm openly bisexual and out, does that make you feel any better guys? Just checking. »»
Come inside, come inside. There's some musical philosophy, a review of a free EP, a rant against posers, fun, frivolity, and a whole heaping helping of snark.
Poppin' Off on the Top
This week's Top 10 Hot Modern Rock Singles, as per Billboard.com:
1. Foo Fighters, "Long Road to Ruin"
Not to offend all the Grohl Trolls out there, but I keep wanting to be as impressed by the Foos as everyone else seems to be and I'm still not getting it. I loved the first album when it came out; I was too young and stupid to realize I was listening to Nirvana's reject bin. Every album since then, they've delved more and more into power pop to the point that I'm a little embarrassed to call them "rock" anymore. Dave is a talented songwriter and musician, and his side projects rarely if ever miss. His voice, though, is just too soothing and sedate to do justice to the songs he's writing. If "Long Road to Ruin" was made by Maroon 5 or someone rather than a band that everyone already respects, it would be written off as the lightweight trifle that it really is.
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