Seriously? OMG! WTF?

The outspoken individual seated on a throne during this reality show, which aims to find a new lead singer for the rock group Supernova, is co-host, guitarist and alternative rocker Dave Navarro.Soft on the women, tough on the guys, Navarro, formerly with Jane’s Addiction and, briefly, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, is a rising star in this role, rivalling American Idol’s Simon Cowell. He also uses Cowell’s dressing room, which may or may not help.

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Who do you think is more insulted by the comparism Simon or Dave? I think Simon! 

OK. We hammered Dilana pretty good the other night. I got into it with her about her comments and she caved quite a bit. I do, however, appreciate that she owned up to it all eventually and because of that I can forgive her. These kids don’t live in the real world and they really have lost touch with the fact that anything really exists beyond the house and the show. The fact remains, she simply fucked up. At the end of the day, it’s not really a big deal. I can’t tell you how many times I have fucked up over the years. A story or article will come out that I did and I will cringe reading back my own words. We taught her a lesson. One I am sure she will never forget. For me, it’s over and I think it is time to move on. Let’s focus again on the singing and the talent onstage. The press clinic was just that. A clinic. It was there to learn from and I think nobody learned more than she did. Honestly, you think that Tommy has always contained himself in the press? Hahaha! You think I have? No way dude! In fact, I am currently in Toronto doing a press junket and I can almost promise you that I will say something stupid at some point! It just happens. I am not back peddling here I am simply saying that we should get over it and cut her a little slack. It’s all part of the audition process. At the end of the day, Dilana is one of the strongest performers on the show and I am a huge fan of her talent.

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I am sorry I thought she wimped out when she was called out on being a bicth. If you can talk the talk then grow some balls and walk the walk.  

After today’s taping, I am going to Toronto for a couple for days with Steve Isaacs for some Panic business. I’ll check in when I get there and we can recap tonight’s elimination show. After seeing it on TV last night, I thought Patrice wasn’t as good as she sounded in the room live, but her song might save her. Tommy said he could make it work. If it’s not her, I really have no idea who would go tonight. We are getting to that point where they are all pretty good at what they do and they don’t really need all that much direction anymore. They are who they are. I’d say that out of all of them, Ryan has benefited the most from our comments. He has taken them and adjusted his performances while still remaining true to who he is. That, is the name of the game! Although Toby did try to go for it and step up his performance, watching it back, it felt a little forced to me. I don’t know, at least he is willing to take chances and try out new stuff. I commend him for taking such risks in front of millions of viewers like that. It’s not like he has a little club tour to try things out each night and see what works. He has to just go for it on national TV. Lukas actually came across less engaging on TV last night than I remember with a lot of back to the audience. Gilby had a great point about that. The funny thing is, that even on his worst night, he is still leaps and bounds beyond some of the other contestants. Someone asked about how I can ask the questions I ask without seeing the webisodes. Well, if you notice the recap packages that roll before I ask the singers my questions, you can see that I am only asking them about what I have seen. We see the recaps in the studio on a large screen. I will tell you, however, that after reading your comments, I went and watched the whole webisode with Dilana’s press clinic. Um… Yeah. Wow! That was really intensely stupid of her. I hope I get a chance to hammer her a little about that. If not on the show, I will grab her backstage and say, "What the hell are you doing? You are gonna crucify yourself here!" You NEVER talk shit about your peers! "But Dave, what about the K-Fed comments you made on Kimmel?" Well, all I can say to that is… There are exceptions!

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I can not wait to see what makes it to air as they rip her new one.  

Tommy Lee of Motley Crue, Jason Newsted of Metallica and Gilby Clarke of Guns N’ Roses, collectively known as Supernova, have announced details of their upcoming North American tour. Confirmed dates are as follows:

• 12/31 – Las Vegas, NV – The Joint
• 1/16 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live
• 1/17 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
• 1/20 – Buffalo, NY – Shea’s Performing Arts Center
• 1/24 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
• 1/27 – Wallingford, CT – Chevrolet Theatre
• 1/28 – Worcester, MA – DCU Center
• 1/30 – Philadelphia, PA – Wachovia Spectrum
• 1/31 – NYC, NY – RCMH
• 2/2 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
• 2/3 – Chicago, IL – Rosemont Theatre
• 2/5 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
• 2/8 – Minneapolis, MN – Roy Wilkins Auditorium
• 2/9 – Fargo, ND – Fargodome
• 2/11 – Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre
• 2/19 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
• 2/21 – Sacramento, CA – Arco Arena
• 2/22 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena
• 2/24 – Phoenix, AZ – Cricket Pavilion
• 2/25 – San Diego, CA – Pala Casino
• 2/27 – Long Beach, CA – Long Beach Arena

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Wednesday August 30th.

Although a frontperson has not yet been selected, Supernova will release their self-titled debut album on November 21st.

KNAC 

I guess now they will have to do the tour because they are selling tickets, right? 

Back into Rockstar stuff: I have been reading a lot about Dilana’s attitude here in the comments. I have not watched the reality episodes online as my job is to give an unbiased critique of the performances only. I have no idea what these guys are like when they aren’t on the show. I told Jimmy Kimmel last night that I stay as far away as possible from the contestants so I can remain impartial. As for the SN guys, I am sure that what they have seen outside of the main show is a factor in determining who they choose as their front person. After this week, there will be only six contestants remaining. This week should be interesting as two of the hopefuls are doing original songs tonight and we will be hearing another original SN song with a new voice on it tomorrow. My personal prediction for this week is that Patrice will go home. She is OK, but not really Rockstar material. I also think that Toby might have one foot out the door too, but I can’t be sure. He is definitely good, I just have yet to see him give that one performance that makes me go, "Wow! This guy is awesome!" I have to hand it to Ryan. When this thing started I thought, "Not a chance" with this guy, but it appears he is holding his own. I think he is by far the most evolved competitor we have seen so far. Stormy? She is hanging in there. I’m not even concerned about her until the last stages. I think that it will ultimately come down to Lukas, Dilana or Magni as our final three. Of those three it is hard to say, but I would personally narrow it down between Lukas and Dilana. Honestly, I wouldn’t be mad at either one of them winning this thing. This is all just an outsider’s perspective mind you, I have no extra insights as to what the guys are thinking. I stay out of that and I don’t want to know. As with last year, it is more fun for me when the decisions are revealed live and I learn who is going home along with everybody else. Sure, I could pump the SN dudes for info, but that would make my job boring.

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I think Ryan might be in the final 3 as compared to Magni, but we could both be wrong. 

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