Posted Jun 20th 2007 6:37PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Celebrities, Rock Star
So. I saw
Rock Star contestant Storm Large in a coffee shop yesterday morning and nearly started hyperventilating. (It's a super small coffee shop and I didn't have the balls to ask for a photo) You see, I have had a bit of a girl crush on her since I saw her perform live
last year. Anyway, she was dropping off her new CD to her friend behind the counter.
I went online and found it and
here it is. You can preview the tracks on
CD Baby and on her
MySpace page (Warning: "Ladylike" is profane, but also awesome). This new album is the first in a pair of CDs she's releasing, called Side One and Side Two. Side One, which came out earlier this month, was recorded with the house band from
Rock Star. She's touring it with her band, The Balls, starting tonight in Seattle. Besides hits such as "Ladylike" and "Beautiful", it also includes a cover of the Pixies' "Where Is My Mind". Side Two comes out early next year.
Posted Apr 12th 2007 7:30PM by Liz Finn-Arnold
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming, American Idol, Music and Variety, Rock Star, Dancing With The Stars
American Idol's ratings
may be down, but it is still the number one show on television. And the juggernaut has spawned all kinds of imitators, including,
America's Got Talent, Dancing With the Stars, Skating With Celebrities, and
Rock Star Supernova.
And now, the
Jackson Family is developing its own talent contest for CBS, tentatively called
Pop Dynasty. Before you ask, NO, neither Janet nor Michael is involved with the show. This is Jermaine, Tito and LaToya's baby. The three Jacksons will serve as the show's judges.
Continue reading Jackson Family gets "American Idol" style talent show
Posted Jan 30th 2007 5:21PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Music and Variety, Watercooler Talk, Rock Star
The New York Post has a
great Op/Ed about why the band Rock Star: Supernova sucks. If you'll remember, Lukas Rossi won the competition last summer and the right to be the lead singer of a band full of crusty or virtually unknown rock stars. According to the Post, the band's tour is far from being sold out. In fact, 11th row seating is still available for tomorrow night's show at Radio City. Good seats are also available at upcoming concert locations. And, the band's album didn't even break the Billboard Top 100. This is in stark contrast to season one, where INXS got a new lead singer and sold out its concert tour.
Why doesn't anybody care about these Supernova guys? NYP says it's the name (
already used by a punk band), the '80s hair band music, the lack of superstars in the group, and a dirty, dirty old man named Tommy Lee.
Why do you think no one is interested in this band?
[Via
Pop Candy]
Posted Dec 27th 2006 9:40AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Music and Variety, Celebrities, Rock Star
Here she is (opens iTunes). Just like
I promised. Storm Large, the best contestant on last summer's
Rock Star: Supernova, was a guest on an Oregon public radio program called
Live Wire. It's a variety-type show that is recorded in front of a live audience (I attended the December taping). She sang "Beautiful", a PG-rated version of "Ladylike", and a sultry rendition of "I'll Be Home for Christmas" at the very end of the show.
That show has finally aired- it made air in Oregon just before Christmas and now Live Wire's podcast is in iTunes. Not only does Storm blow away the public radio types with her performances, she also gives an entertaining interview about being a very scary stepmom.
Posted Dec 15th 2006 7:02PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: OpEd, Music and Variety, Celebrities, Rock Star
I just had to drop a quick note to fans of Storm Large, one of the most popular contestants on last summer's
Rock Star: Supernova. I got to see her perform live last night for a public radio program here in Portland, Oregon. The radio show is called
Live Wire (it records once a month at the Aladdin for you P-towners), and it's sort-of like
Prairie Home Companion, but for young people. Storm Large and the Balls, who are a very big deal here in Portland, performed three songs last night for the radio program. She sang two of her originals, "Beautiful" and the uber-popular, PG-rated version of "Ladylike". She closed out the show with a very sultry version of "I'll Be Home for Christmas".
I freely admit that I'm a Johnny-come-lately fan of Storm Large, but... damn, she rocks! I saw her on
Rock Star a few times last summer and the television does her no justice whatsoever. You have to see this woman perform live. Her stage presence is captivating-- probably a combination of her self confidence and her amazing voice. I felt like I was in a trance as I watched her-- she's so damn commanding. Plus, she's drop-dead gorgeous!
For Oregonians, the
Live Wire featuring Storm Large airs at 8 pm on OPB on December 23rd. The radio program also has a podcast version so I'll post a link to that when it comes out during the week of Christmas.
Posted Oct 16th 2006 10:37PM by Brett Love
Filed under: CBS, Music and Variety, Rock Star
Strange things are afoot at the Circle K. While there is no official word from the band, it seems that Storm Large, Magni, and the Houseband have all been axed from the upcoming
Rockstar: Supernova tour. Trying to piece together why is where things get a little muddy. Storm posted a somewhat tongue in cheek entry on
her website confirming that they have all been dropped. She brings up that the decision was a financial one and is pretty gracious about asking people to still support everyone involved.
Not everyone comes off as that happy with it though. As the story has gone on there are a lot of posts being copied between different sites attributed to different members of the Houseband. Over at Television Without Pity
one shows up that begins with "Nate (Morton, drummer from the Houseband) just sent me this..." which would purport to be a response from the Houseband. I'll leave it up to you to decide the legitimacy of the posts, but it gets into some of the details from the band's perspective.
Continue reading Storm, Magni, and the Houseband get the boot
Posted Sep 19th 2006 9:07PM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, Industry, Music and Variety, Rock Star
The battle over the name Supernova was going on throughout this past season of CBS's
Rockstar. In the end, a
judge ruled that Tommy Lee and his band could not record or perform using the name. That left everyone, some of us anyway, wondering just what the new name would be, and now we have that answer.
Rock Star SupernovaYeah, ok. I'm a little underwhelmed by that. I suppose it's different enough to get around the legalities, but if you are going to go to the trouble of changing the name anyway, why not go back to the drawing board and do it right? The band is currently at work on their record with a tour kicking off over the New Year's holiday. And if you just can't wait, they have released two songs, complete with Lukas Rossi vocals, on Yahoo music.
Posted Sep 13th 2006 11:55PM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Rock Star
(
S02E22) Well, as was reported earlier, they won't really be called Supernova now that a judge has ruled they can't use that name but the ragtag rockers have picked their lead singer. Like Big Brother's finale last night, this one was a total snore resulting in a reveal that everyone already knew anyway (anyone who reads internet rumors that is).
Continue reading Rockstar: Supernova: Finale
Posted Sep 13th 2006 9:54AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: CBS, Music and Variety, Rock Star
Hey, guess what? You can't steal another band's name, dude. A judge ruled that Tommy Lee's band has to change its name after the finale of CBS'
Rock Star: Supernova, because another band already has the name 'Supernova'. The original Supernova is a punk trio out of Orange County, California. They filed suit
earlier this summer and got an injunction yesterday to prevent CBS, creator Mark Burnett and every member of the band from performing or recording under the name Supernova.
The new
Rock Star band, whatever they're going to be called, goes on tour starting on December 31. Maybe we'll find out their new name when they crown a winner tonight?
Posted Sep 13th 2006 7:06AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Rock Star
This is the last chance for the rockers to do their thing to impress the voting fans and they really do give it their all. But first a blast from the past. Ryan Star got the nod to do the encore based on fan votes and sings his original
Back Of Your Car. His album will be called Dark Horse (after his name on the show) and he wins a car. Sometimes it seems like the ones who already left the show are getting the better deal.
Continue reading Rock Star: Supernova: Last Performance Night
Posted Sep 7th 2006 12:39AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Rock Star
(
S02E20) There's been talk for weeks about a
fix being in on
Supernova. Certainly with every reality show I have to ask myself how much is truly the natural evolution of the game and how much is about what makes good television. With a competition like this it's even more tempting to speculate. After all, if you were creating a new band and putting your faith in a new lead singer, would you leave it up to fate or the whim of the public? In this case, I think Supernova might do well to listen to what the fans are telling them.
Continue reading Rock Star: Supernova: Week 10 Elimination
Posted Sep 6th 2006 1:40AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Rock Star
(
S02E19) This week we learn what the watchers of webisodes have known all along, Dilana can't write songs and Lukas doesn't think he needs to try too hard. Both Lukas and Dilana are talented and have been fan favorites since the beginning of the show but neither one of them has really had to battle too hard to stay at the top of the heap. That ends tonight.
Continue reading Rock Star: Supernova: Week 10 Performances
Posted Aug 31st 2006 7:04AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Rock Star
(
S02E18) Tonight was the much anticipated (at least by me) chance to see Lukas finally play with Supernova. Is it just me or did the room suddenly turn golden when he took the stage? Now I love Lukas like a fat kid loves cake but I did notice that he doesn't interact with the band as well as Toby did. I still think the goth leprechaun would be better as a solo act.
Continue reading Rock Star: Supernova: Week 9 Elimination
Posted Aug 30th 2006 8:08AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: CBS, Music and Variety, Rock Star
I don't even know how this is possible. Hollywood gossip columnist Janet Charlton swears she knows who will win
Rock Star: Supernova and even goes so far as to reveal the winner's name
on her website. How does she know this when the show is live? The season finale and grand reveal of who will lead the new Supernova band is scheduled for September 13th.
The name of the supposed winner is after the jump:
Continue reading Rock Star: Supernova winner leaked?
Posted Aug 30th 2006 7:26AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Rock Star
(
S02E17) Dilana is still reacting from her bad night and her meltdown makes it worse. When the camera comes around at the house, she smashes a glass and runs off. The glass hits Magni on the forehead. All that drama comes to naught everyone is all business by song time. It was fan choice night for the rockers giving us an insight into how the voters really see each singer.
Continue reading Rock Star: Supernova: Week 9 Peformances
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