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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 Sep 13th 2006 11:55PM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Rock Star
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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 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 6th 2006 1:40AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Rock Star
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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 30th 2006 7:26AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Rock Star
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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
Posted Aug 24th 2006 7:45AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Rock Star
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S02E16) My my, Dilana has a high opinion of herself. She proved this week that she is no media darling. Boasting about her large fan base is not a way to encourage voting. Ryan feels that Dilana is not humble or kind to those who are not as popular ( conveniently forgetting his own treatment of Dana). When the rockers have their press day, Dilana says that Lukas is moody and Toby and Magni are not serious about the band. Honesty or total self-destruction, I'm not sure but she sure isn't winning any fans inside the house.
Continue reading Rock Star: Supernova: Week 8 Elimination
Posted Aug 23rd 2006 7:50AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Rock Star
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S02E15) The song selection battle gives us a chance to see Dilana naked (nice abs) and Storm feeling angsty and sad until her magical Verizon phone makes it all okay. This week everyone gets a little more competitive. All of the real clunkers are gone but that doesn't mean that there aren't still a few shabby performances in the mix. Not that Dave Navarro and the Supernova guys would notice, tonight they seem to love everyone. Must be the calming influence of Gilby's dog Chopper.
Continue reading Rock Star: Supernova: Week 8 Performances
Posted Aug 16th 2006 10:34PM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Rock Star
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S02E14) This week Supernova decides to play with one of the rockers. They ask the audience who should play and the response is loud. Dilana. Cut to a shot of Lukas looking deeply annoyed. Sure enough, Dilana gets the honor of being the first to test out a Supernova song. She's got the look and she definitely doesn't get lost in front of the boys. But will that raspy voice hold out for weeks and weeks of concert touring? Also, (and I hate myself for saying this) would the band be better served by having someone younger as the lead singer?
Continue reading Rock Star: Supernova: Week 7 Elimination
Posted Aug 15th 2006 11:28PM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Rock Star
One of the problems with performance-based shows is that as the group of contestants gets smaller the amount of filler gets higher. Unfortunately since most of what we have seen of the "rockers" has been onstage, watching them cavort drunkenly is like watching strangers. Last season we got a bit more of the dynamics of the group. This season's crowd is both more seasoned and less fun. Even their letting off of steam looks like work.
Continue reading Rockstar: Supernova: Week 7 Perfomances
Posted Aug 10th 2006 8:56AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Rock Star
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S02E12) On
Big Brother, much of the talk is of getting rid of the "floaters" who are just coasting along. The same is necessary for
Rock Star and tonight Supernova took another step in that direction. After all, the surviving contestants tonight get to go to Vegas and not everyone there is Vegas worthy. Check out
Dave Navarro's blog, even he is getting restless. And so the double elimination is no suprise but who goes is.
Continue reading Rock Star: Supernova: Week 6 Elimination
Posted Aug 9th 2006 8:54AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Rock Star
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S02E11) Before the competitions begin we learn that no one in the house except Dilana wanted to play with Gilby this week. Dave has strong words about that and with good reason. Why wouldn't you want to play with the guy in the band you are supposed to be auditioning for?
Dilana,
Won't Get Fooled Again--Gilby's no Slash but hey who is and he and Dilana make a pretty hot combo. Dilana's smart enough not to grind on Gilby's thigh like Jill did but she does sing with him and delivers a powerful and energized performance.
Continue reading Rock Star: Supernova: Week 6 Performances
Posted Aug 3rd 2006 7:47AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Rock Star
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S02E10) Two great ways to judge someone's character are how they react when things are going badly and how they react when things are going well. This is Ryan's week to shine. His performance was great but his attitude is still horrible. Every time they show house shots it seems like Ryan is being a jerk of some sort, especially with the women. Supernova gives him the encore which will unfortunately only feed that ego of his. By contrast, Lukas has been taken down a peg. He is keenly aware that his performance was subpar and admits that he should be bottom three but also thinks he can sing his way out of it. Arrogant yes, but not unbearably so.
Continue reading Rock Star: Supernova: Week 5 Elimination
Posted Aug 2nd 2006 7:05AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Rock Star
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S02E09) This week's song choices made it tough to see who should be in this band and who shouldn't. While I respect the need to mix up the catalog, for the most part this week's selections made little sense.
Patrice,
Higher Ground --Tommy Lee plays drums. She probably couldn't go wrong with the energy of Tommy Lee behind her. I may find him personally tiresome but no one plays harder drums. Overall though she could have rocked just a bit harder.
Josh,
Santeria -- Not sure why he gave up the chance to sing
Higher Ground and maybe prove he could rock instead of another softer song that he can smile his way through. It was nice but he just needs to be doing his Jack Johnson thing elsewhere.
Continue reading Rock Star: Supernova: Week 5 Performances
Posted Jul 27th 2006 2:55AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Rock Star
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S02E08) What does it take to get into
Supernova? Last year, the rules were simple: sound enough like the late Michael Hutchence to front INXS but not so much that you seem to be part of an INXS tribute band. This season Gilby seems to be looking for someone to make him believe in rock and roll again, Jason just seems to be looking for this show to end and we all know what Tommy Lee is looking for.
Continue reading Rock Star: Supernova: Week 4 Elimination
Posted Jul 26th 2006 7:17AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, Medium Rare, Rock Star
(S02E07) Tonight began with a little sample of the Supernova music. The aspiring rock stars nod appreciatively. Maybe the blistering Southern California heat has made me cranky but the music didn't make me giddy with anticipation. If anything it was a lot less intense than I had imagined it would be. As Gilby said, they aren't looking to do heavy metal. Instead it sounds more like Velvet Revolver. But it's hard to critique songs that aren't fully formed yet so let's get right to the performances. It was a bit of a rough week in my opinion.
Continue reading Rock Star: Supernova: Week 4 Performances
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