Seriously? OMG! WTF?

Yesterday’s show was a lot of drama, fun and great performances. This episode might have the most solid set of performances yet. There really isn’t much room for criticism anymore. They are all good at this point and it is just a matter of who the public pulls for so that Supernova can make their final decision. Yeah, we covered a little more of the drama at the top of the show, but I can tell you that the panel has already moved beyond it. I am glad Dilana was able to learn a hard lesson, but in the same breath, I can’t think of a lead singer worth his weight in rock, that hasn’t said some really stupid shit in the press at one time or another. The same certainly goes for me and Tommy! It happens all the time, just not on prime-time network television. So, having said that… We are over it. It is back to the competition at hand. Finding these guys the best singer for their band. At this point, it is up to you to vote and decide who the final four will be. Someone is gone on Wednesday and someone is gone on the following Wednesday… Unless, of course, there is another dreaded double elimination.

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Double elimination coming Wednesday? I think it would only be if Storm and Toby are both in the bottom 3, but I could be wrong.

We’ve got the top secret scoop on who the winner of Rockstar Supernova will be! And we just can’t hold it in a minute longer! The winner won’t be announced for around two more weeks. Keep in mind that Tommy Lee’s band Supernova has the most clout in choosing the winner. After all, they have to tour with this singer. The contestant they selected is a dude -surprise, surprise- and the band feels this is the person who fits in best with the band. Unless something TOTALLY unforseen occurs (like an arrest) this is in the bag. Do you agree with their choice?

Janet Charlton 

If you go to the link you will see who she says it is. Is it really a big reveal when we all knew from day one this is who was going to win?

Three more weeks left of Rockstar: Supernova. Someone goes home this week, next week and then we will be down to our final four and that’s it! Everyone left is talented and strong as a vocalist, so it’s going to be an intense couple of weeks full of twists and turns. As it stands, I can pretty much imagine several of the remaining contestants taking this job, but of course, I have my favorites. It’s weird, because even though I have an idea of who I’d like to see win this thing, I’d also like to see it go to a totally unexpected contestant, if only to fulfill some sort of selfish need for dramatic flair. We are taping the show for Tuesday today and from what I understand, the songs that they will be doing are viewer’s choice. I know, they are songs that we have heard before, but there is the added dimension of someone potentially getting a song that they are not comfortable with. Remember, this week, regardless of what happens, half of the cast will be in the bottom three. I guess we will see just how bad Dilana’s comments hurt her in the poles. My prediction? Storm, Ryan and Toby. Disagree? Then VOTE! One thing I will say about Dilana that she has going for her is the fact that people either love her or hate her. The fact that she has THAT profound of an effect on people in my opinion is a strength. Of the two bands I have worked with, both of my lead singers have conjured similar reactions from the public. It’s like they say, better to have them hate you than have them not care one way or the other. (I don’t know why they say that, but they do.) Lukas, kind of gets the same reaction too. Ryan, Storm, Magni and Toby appear to be either loved or just considered, "good but not right for Supernova." I have never read any strong disdain for them on this blog, but I haven’t really read anything about them anywhere else. It’s enough for me to try to keep up with all of the comments here. I must admit, that with each week, I am starting to dig Ryan more and more. I’d like to see him go all the way too. Damn! Even I am flip flopping on this. Lukas, Ryan and Dilana? Top three? Tough to say. I do see Storm as doing well regardless of the outcome as she does have that solo artist vibe. TONIGHT: STORM LARGE. That just looks right on a marquee, as does TOBY RAND. I guess that for me, Lukas, Magni and Dilana feel more like lead singer, band member types. Ryan I can see it working for either way. This is all a bunch of "what ifs" anyway. The one thing I am absolutely certain about is that whatever happens, the five that don’t make it have to get going immediately with their own careers if they are going to let this show give them a leg up. Every once in a while someone will ask me, "Whatever happened to Jordis?" The remaining six should start putting their exit strategy in place now. The public at large (not the die hard fans) tends to forget pretty quickly. As I told Patrice, get going on your own material yesterday! I don’t know if that comment made it into the final show, but I meant it. Remember the outcry for Phil Ritchie? I haven’t heard his name mentioned in a long while. I hope he is cranking it out with his band right now. Somehow, I’m pretty sure we will be hearing from Zayra. She has already become somewhat of a pop culture figure, appearing on Talk Soup, etc. Smart move. She wasted absolutely no time.

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I hope we do not have a final four and two are out this week because next week would be too cruel to do it then. I think either Toby or Storm are out this week.

Good morning from Toronto. We have another full day of press then we fly home to LA where I will actually have an entire day off to myself. I will more than likely do another Spread Radio Live show from my house tomorrow. As for the conspiracy theories on Rockstar, I find them very amusing and entertaining, but I can assure you that no such devices have been embedded in the show. There is so much work that goes into doing just one show with rehearsals, camera blocking, performances, song selection and all that there isn’t even time to consider injecting a conspiracy. Frankly, we went through all this last season. I remember how pissed off so many people were because they were convinced that it was all rigged so that Mig would win. Like, people got really angry at me, the show and all of our producers. In fact, I even got hate mail and flamed over it quite a bit. So to those who are suggesting the same types of ideas this season, all I can say is… Settle down. This is all as real as it gets. I have no idea who is going to take this thing and I don’t want to know. I enjoy finding out who is going home along with the live audience in the studio from week to week. On Sunday, I am going to try to say something about Dilana owning up to her mistakes before the performances, much like I posted here yesterday. As for her "range"… A lot of people are on me because they feel she has no range. I totally disagree, but even still, I can’t help think about Lou Reed’s range or even Mick Jagger’s. Not a whole lot of range going on there either, however, Mick is arguably one of rock’s most compelling front men. I, like you, have only heard two Supernova songs and it is hard for me to know exactly what it is they require vocally, but I do know that on the songs they have done, Dilana did very well vocally with hers and Toby killed it on his. I am personally looking forward to hearing Ryan and Lukas on a Supernova track. I was wrong last week about song selection. THIS is the week that they are doing songs selected by the online community votes. Perhaps we will find ourselves with better song choices and more enlightening performances as a result. At this point, all the remaining contestants are pretty strong and I have no idea who might go. My best guess would be either Toby or Storm, but only because I don’t see them in the top three at any time soon unless they really pull off something special this week. The bottom three this week will be half of the cast no matter what. It is really heating up! I know that we keep asking for that incredible moment during a performance. Know that we don’t expect a singer to be doing backflips throughout a show, we just want to know that the ability to pull it out when necessary is in them. As much as I would love to sit here and continue typing for another 20 minutes about stuff, I have to jump in the shower as Steve and I are going to do some acoustic stuff on Canadian morning TV and some radio on XM, followed by an interview at The Edge in Toronto. Traffic, The Panic Channel, weather, tips on making that holiday table center piece for a fraction of the cost and the latest breaking Canadian news.

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Mission let’s all go buy The Panic Channel’s cd because he has really been keeping us in the loop on the show and not many (name someone else) has done that! You go Dave Navarro!

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