It’s been a long strange week in the music world. Today we’re taking a look back at some of the week’s highlights, or lowlights, depending on your point of view.
Music News Week in Review:
Ashley Alexandra Dupre Won’t Go Away
Is anybody else sick of this girl yet? Well, other than Mrs. Spitzer?
In addition to releasing a dance-pop song (“What We Want” video) that’s so skanky and awful that it makes the Pussycat Dolls look like upstanding citizens with vocal talent, AAD turned up in a library’s worth of “Girls Gone Wild” videos filmed several years back. Which means she doesn’t just dabble in being a skank, she’s a pro.
Don’t worry, now that everyone in the world has seen her, um, talents, this girl will be forgotten faster than Janet Jackson’s last album.
We expect her to “write” a book, apologize for being a home-wrecker and release a family friendly pop album in the not-so-distant future. Ah, the American Dream.
American Idol
This week on American Idol the contestants spent a second week butchering songs of the Beatles. As if Paul McCartney hasn’t had a rough enough week after being forced to fork over $50 million to ex-wife Heather Mills. Many performances were bad, and several were awful, but this week’s loser was Amy Overmyer—the girl with the black/white Cruella DeVil hairdo. Compare: Cruella’s hair VS. Amy’s hair.
R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe is Gay Boring
This week Stipe made headlines by confirming the obvious to Spin and Us Weekly.
Um…a few things come immediately to mind:
1. Duh
2. Who cares?
3. He’s pointedly avoided commenting on this during the successful years of his band’s career, so we can’t help but wonder if the sudden publicity stunt, er, revelation, has anything to do with the impending release of another yawn-worthy album. Surprise! The band’s new album, Accelerate, hits stores in April.
4. Who cares?
5. Isn’t it about time for the REM boys to try to cash in with an acoustic album or something? I’m sure we’d all like to hear a nice acoustic version of “Losing My Religion” or “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” Ok, maybe not.
ABBA Drummer Dies a Spinal Tap Death
Ok, it’s not funny that this guy died. We don’t love ABBA, but even WE wouldn’t wish for the band’s drummer to crash through a glass door at his home in Spain and then try to seek help, only to die in the garden. That’s sad and we’re sorry for his family.
But, we can’t help thinking of the movie Spinal Tap and the way the band’s drummers kept dying under mysterious circumstances—including a “bizarre gardening accident.”
Watch the clip, here.
And Some Other Stuff…
Sure, some other stuff happened this week, but, well, it didn’t make us laugh. So that’s it for Music Week Review. Check back soon for more articles, news, free music and other stuff.
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