Aug 28, 2006

from the mouth of dave navarro



im quoting this directly from Dave Navarro's blog, 6767:

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.


makes a lot of sense to me.

now, wouldn't it be interesting to see dilana at the bottom three despite an amazing performance on week 9, and THEN perform a spectacular bottom 3 performance?

Aug 26, 2006

rockstar supernova week 8


photos from rockstar.msn.com. links point to video performances at youtube.com. mp3 downloads available at supernovafans.com.


reality show

it’s all about dilana-bashing this week. nope, i’m not gonna be defending her against critics, as i did in my week 7 recap. while i still love dilana, she’s caused a nasty ruckus in the house with her true colors creeping out.

the “challenge” for the rockers is to do interviews, an activity they’ll be practicing a lot when they join supernova. everyone seemed to do pretty well, except for dilana who had a lot to say about the other rockers. nasty, nasty, dilana!


interviews

she’s been making it easy for her critics to judge her when she’s starting to act like a sure winner. she had something for everyone: storm who apparently hated the supernova lyrics, patrice who apparently should be the next to go, ryan who’s performance was apparently great [only] because of the house band backing him, toby who’s apparently not really serious about winning, magni who apparently just wants to be with his family, and lukas who she wants to save because apparently, he’s very difficult to deal with. dilana’s bashing was of course not without provocation from the “expert” interviewers, but there really is no excuse for dissing the people she calls her friends.

lukas had to deal with one difficult interview, too, but kept his cool. i’m not sure if he walked out of the interview or simply ended it on a sour note, but as jason pointed out, you’re allowed to be rude to the media when they’re rude to you first. lukas’ no-care-for-the-world attitude might be all too obvious but he seems to understand how to compete fairly, and draws the line between professional and punk.

dilana butt nakedsong selection involved another run around the pool naked. this time, toby gets his revenge with dilana who wanted to do The Police’s Every Breath You Take. “i have a hot body… for a midget!” no other big drama during song selection. they voted for patrice to get one of two original songs, while ryan fought for (and finally won) the other.


performance show

brooke introduced supernova’s mascot, chopper (gilby’s black bulldog). dave is now labeled guitarist of panic channel. (by the way, his blog 6767 is a great read if you wanna go inside his head about the rockers, plus get bits of inside scoop on the show. no mention of his divorce with carmen electra though).

Dave Navarro's blog, 6767

no votes from me again this week. work came first. volleyball, a close second. had to watch the second replay after I wrote the delayed recap for week 7.

ROCK 01 – patrice performed her original song Beautiful Thing. a bit catchy and fun, although a little too happy for supernova according to tommy. I’m actually humming right now.

ROCK 02 – magni performs the grunge classic Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana. I’m not really convinced he could carry it like a true grunge fan despite his claim that it’s his generation’s theme song (he’s probably my age then). dave thought he performed it with a lot of angst (he did?).

storm's cryinROCK 03 – ryan performs his original song Back of Your Car. it’s the end of the world and a couple decides to make love --- not so hot about this story. but I cranked up the volume --- my cue that I’m enjoying the performance.

ROCK 04 – storm performed Cryin’ by the great Aerosmith. I got goose bumps during her performance. so much better than last time, I could only say encore!

Steven Tyler is still the best though. check this Cryin’ video that made a star of Alicia Silverstone.



ROCK 05 – dilana performed The Police’s Every Breath You Take. not a stellar performance for me, but still great.

ROCK 06 – toby performed Layla by Derek and the Dominos. I don’t really know this version but I’ve heard Jordis sing it in rockstar: inxs. best version still goes to Eric Clapton. back to toby: removing his shirt was ok, I guess. but his moment was when he walked to the rockers who sang with him, and got the audience to join in too! (patrice looked pretty awkward there.)

ROCK 07 – lukas performed The Killers’ All These Things that I’ve Done. great energy. nakakatuwang hindi minsan ang kalikutan nya sa stage.


elimination show

the interview sessions were shown, with dilana acting like she’s the greatest and making nasty little comments against everyone. dave was shocked and speechless. no comment from supernova.

dilana apologizesall dilana could say was that she apologizes for being a bitch this week, that she can sing but has no experience with interviews, and that her only excuse is that she’s too honest. she keeps her ground though in showing how determined she is to be Supernova’s frontman.

is this gonna cost dilana? it’s gonna cost more than a few votes, I’m sure. but I think the performances should count more. dilana admits to screwing up badly and apologized (sincerely, I think). And she vowed to learn from this experience.

tommy (and also dave, as he himself pointed out) exemplifies the rockstar who’s been under a lot from sensationalized negativity by the press, but he’s here now, gaining more fans with Supernova. will battered pam ever be mentioned in this competition? i don’t think so. (probably why they didn’t say anything during dave’s sermon with dilana.) I’m pretty sure dilana has enough sense to get up and go for it.


moving on… no encore tonight. but another performance with Supernova was awarded to toby who sang with them the new song Be Yourself and Five Other Cliches. great sound! now that i see toby performing with supernova, i can see him doing just fine. his voice, his moves and his looks fit nicely with jason, gilby and tommy. brooke announced that schedules and tickets of Supernova’s tour are now available at supernovarockshop.com.

www.supernovarockshop.com

almost at the bottom three was storm. magni performed Fire by Jimi Hendrix; patrice performed Middle of the Road by The Pretenders; and toby totally rocked a rearrangement of STP’s Plush! of course he was immediately saved from elimination. and of course, patrice had to go.

now that patrice is gone, it’s gonna be a tricky guess who’ll be at the bottom in the coming weeks!

Aug 23, 2006

rockstar supernova week 7


week 8 na dapat ginagawa ko, but no, kailangang karirin ko muna itong week 7! waaah! photos from rockstar.msn.com and youtube.com. links point to video performances at youtube.com. mp3 downloads available at supernovafans.com.


reality show

this week's reality show was all about getting a taste of what it would be like to become Supernova's vocalist: jet-setting to vegas via supernova's tour jet, VIP treatment (meaning lotsa booze for everyone) and presidential suite accommodation at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, standing at The Joint's stage where Supernova will give their first performance on new year's eve, and wild, endless partying!

the rockstar life

(i wonder about jason newsted's thoughts on metallica and partying. some friends told me that he was booted out of metallica because of his uncontrollable alcohol/substance abuse. but then he was critical of toby and lukas who both got wasted from too much partying. jason preached, "you do not have to go all the way and get stupid so people can laugh at you." hmm... will the real jason please stand up?)

the acoustic song selection was a treat for the fans of toby. dilana made him strip butt naked so that he can have the performance with gilby. another song selection drama was when zayra (who really, really, really, really, really wanted to perform her original song) won over ryan (who would die to do it). at least ryan gets to perform phil colins' in the air tonight.

i don't mean to make this long but i just have to comment on Sandy McFarland's episode review at reality thumbnails

Dilana pulls Tommy Lee aside and says that she wants him to know that all these a**holes can go home right now and he doesn’t have to say a damn word! (She tells us that she went to talk to Tommy a bit, and it was really natural hanging out with the guys.) She continues yakking at Tommy and brags that she can sing, draw a crowd, AND hang with the boys. That’s all she can tell him! (She tells us that they might as well bump everyone and get this thing over next week, so THEY (meaning she and Supernova) can get on with the band and move on.) Tommy grabs her face and squeezes it for the camera. (I note that he hasn’t uttered a word throughout her pitch.) Yes, she says, she needed to tell him this, person to person and gives Tommy a shoulder squeeze. (I have decided to never vote for Dilana again.)


i don't know this "sandy" but i would bet she's a girl who can't see an empowered woman when it's right under her nose, but she sees stars and coolness in some cute guy who drowns himself silly with booze.
Toby says there were a few folks that couldn’t handle their drink and, “Mind you, one of them was me.” (We seeing him slurring to Jason… “I’m smashed… ” (I do love Toby!)


why do we hate women who have enough guts to assert themselves and go for what they want? i've read other nasty comments about dilana being bitter and witchy, especially when lukas is gaining on her. how gullible can you get? the reality in reality shows is that personalities will be portrayed in the spiciest ways possible. several times have dilana validly exhibited a great personality. kaya nga sya napagkakamalang matanda kasi she seems to have more smarts than most of the other rockers.

...and as if on cue, dilana blew her funky birthday cake and wishes aloud "i wish you'd all go home so i can get on the tour bus!" that's the spirit, dilana! go get em!


performance show

lets make it brief, kasi i'm running out of time...

ROCK01 Zayra performs her original song Lluvia de Mar. great song. she looked great too!tommy sensed some massive atack in it. i on the other hand sensed a little shakira for a moment.

zayra sings lluvia de mar magn sings starman

ROCK02 - Magni performs David Bowie’s Starman. i don't know this song but it sounded pretty cool. the white suit is a great look for magni.

ROCK03 - Patrice performs Message In A Bottle by The Police. she doesn't seem too interested in challenging herself.

ROCK04 - Lukas performs Nickelback's Hero. sweet. but i still prefer chad kroeger's vocals in the original version. as i looked for the video of nickelback's hero i came across this cool video of kingdom hearts using the song...



storm's back tattooROCK05 - Storm performs Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive. her version was bad bad bad! especially when you compare this performance to dilana's time after time (by cindy lauper) and marty's baby one more time (by no less than britney spears!) from rockstar: inxs. i'm now seeing the geri halliwell in storm's performance. but she's such a great sport, inspite of the hammering from dave and supernova. "it's ok, man, i like spanking."

ROCK06 - Toby performs Peter Gabriel's Solsbury Hill with gilby. he was so busy rocking with the drummer, he looked like he forgot all about gilby. oh, and he had more props: the bongos.

ROCK07 - Ryan performs Phil Collin’s In The Air Tonight. i knew he'll make a great job. the song suits his rearrangement style. i can see the possibility of another encore.

ROCK08 - Dilana performs Harry Chapin's Cats In The Cradle. nice deep voice. it's a competition between her and ryan for the encore.

Dilana sings cats in the cradle



elimination show

supernova's making the competition much more exciting by performing with the rockers each week at elimination night. first honor goes to dilana! yipee! the song is entitled leave the lights on, performed by supernova featuring dilana on vocals.

Leave the Lights on by Supernova featuring Dilana

ryan wins the encore. storm and toby almost makes it to the bottom 3. at the bottom 3 are zayra, patrice and magni. zayra sings Razor Blade by Blue October. patrice sings celebrity skin by hole. magni sings creep by radiohead.

zayra brings her fans to tears as she says her goodbye to rockstar: supernova.

Aug 18, 2006

late, as always

it's 6:21 pm on a friday night and i'm still at work. di ko pa natatapos ang ecotourism training course design. and more importantly, wala pa din akong nagagawang rockstar supernova week 7 recap... haay... sana bukas magawa ko na yun pareho, tutal wala akong klase, quezon city day.

but no, may make-up class pala kami sa IR299. akalain mo yan. ibig sabihin kailangan ko nang magbasa-basa para makabuo ng maayos na paper proposal for submission tomorrow. haay.

i've decided to change my topic from tna (training needs assessment) of ICT (info communications technology) capability ng denr staff to public sector unionism in denr (or something). haay... so unbecoming of me...

hay nakoh... puro na lang buntong hininga. tama na nga yan.

Aug 17, 2006

intrams na!

it would've been a perfectly pleasurable wednesday, except that i had to miss one favorite activity over another. . .

alam naman ng cmc-cal teammates ko kung gano kahalaga sa buhay ko ang rockstar:supernova... pero inasahan nilang mas kakaririn ko ang intrams.

perfect na sana: rockstar sa umaga, tapos intrams, tapos kung may oras pa, library time sa solair. e di sulit ang absenteism! pero kilala pa din ako kahit ng mga nakababatang vc mems. alam nila na dadating ako ng 10AM for the love of the game.

mabuti na lang nanalo kami. aba, alangan namang matalo pa kami sa law?! di na nga sila kagalingan, naglaro pa ng di gaano nakakaintindi ng volleyball rules. how ironic. law students joining the game without knowing the rules. ang bad trip pa, yung incompetent referee namin, palaging kinokonsulta nung captain nila. it's like the blind leading the blind. mabuti na lang mataray enough na si roge para sa team namin. i could be the calm and collected ate. (wink! wink!)

but no, natalo kami ng first set. would you believe?! i would. pano kasi mga diesel kami. wala sa kundisyon nagsimula at medyo nag-attempt pa karirin ang law. yun pala buko-bukong laro lang ang kailangan. haay. dapat talaga super warm-up before magsimula. por dat, dapat 1 hr ahead kami magwa-warm-up before the game.

the question is... would i be willing to spare that warm-up time if it meant giving up the chance to watch the supernova auditions live? (well, not really live kasi recorded version na yun.) hmmm... decisions, decisions... i'll cross the bridge when i get there.

Aug 15, 2006

as you wish, danee

i'm glad you asked. i wouldn't have thought about it otherwise.



click here. to see my previos post about this song (with lyrics)
or read about it at the tyra banks show.

Aug 11, 2006

Rockstar: Supernova Week 6


photos from rockstar.msn.com. links point to video performances at youtube.com. mp3 downloads available at supernovafans.com.



reality show

gilby clarke arrives at the mansion and surprises the final 10 with bad ass gibsons.

bad ass gibsons for the final 10 lukas performs for the individual songwriting challenge

the individual songwriting challenge allowed supernova to look into each rocker’s abilities and personality. they liked lukas’ lyrics and kinda laughed at dilana’s. it irks me a little bit that the show is depicting dilana as a player strategizing against Lukas and reacting bitterly when he’s gaining ground. . . on the other hand, i'm terribly enjoying the way lukas is being portrayed as pasaway (storbo kay ryan na mabagal sumulat ng kanta) and “dirty and sexy”! how absolutely adorable!


performance show

magni’s angelis it just my reproductive hormones or is magni’s kid the most charming angel?

disclaimer: I can only only appreciate the performances when I’m familiar with the song. otherwise, I lean towards supernova’s own comments, specifically gilby’s.

ROCK01 - dilana rocked The Who’s won't get fooled again with gilby in guitars. i don’t know this song, and neither did dilana when she picked it to perform with gilby clarke. “you’re a star! after that, I have no doubt that a woman can front our band.” yippee!! 6 votes!

dilana with gilby avril wannabe

ROCK02 - jill looked like an avril lavigne-wannabe when she sang
Tracy Bonham’s mother mother
. nainis lang ako kasi the song would’ve perfectly suited her screamers. avril would’ve done a better, angstier, more appropriate version. and I can’t believe dave liked the singing and jumping!

ROCK03 - goth becomes ryan in his performance of the Rolling Stones’ paint it black. ok lang. I think I’m getting over last week’s encore...

ROCK04 - storm again demonstrates her singing and her, uhm, acting prowess when she performed Queen’s we are the champions. storm was great but I like jordis’ version more...




oscar-worthy costumeROCK05 - zayra was oozing with confidence when she performed David Bowie’s all the young dudes. almost an academy-worthy performance -- she looked like an oscar trophy. no grammys for her, though -- gilby thought she was “flat a lot” (the keys, not the curves).

ROCK06 - josh was about to sing STP’s interstate love song when T.Lee suddenly begged to rock with him. josh seemed to be in a state of belief the whole time – he forgot the lyrics, was so self-conscious, and out of wits after the performance. he obviously can’t handle the big stars of supernova.

ROCK07 - magnificent magni was unaccompanied when he performed Live’s the dolphin’s cry. this is among my fave Live songs and magni did a great GREAT job! his intensity matched Live’s and he did it all by himself, armed only with an acoustic guitar.



ROCK08 - patrice perfrmed John Lennon’s instant karma. she has a nice rocker voice but she’s just not very entertaining/interesting. nice hair, though.

ROCK09 - lukas sent goose bumps when he performed Radiohead’s creep. nothing but love for you, lukas!



ROCK10 - toby rocked the Talking Head’s burning down the house. I’m not familiar with the original version but I like the version from Tom Jones and The Cardigans (cool video, too... bagay na back-up dancers ni zayra). I wasn’t so hot with toby’s megaphone prop, either, since JD Fortune worked it already in Rockstar: INXS. (but I didn’t dislike it as much as dave navarro)


elimination show

the first encore was awarded to lukas rossi. magni took the second encore in electric version. the boys did great, although I prefer their performance shows. mas malakas ang dating.

first encore by lukas


bottom scare went to jill, josh, zayra, ryan and patrice. ryan’s rearrangement of Depeche Mode’s enjoy the silence saved his ass from elimination. jill screamed (again) Aretha Franklin’s respect and josh strapped himself (again) in his guitar with Bad Company’s shooting star.

just as two rockers were rewarded with encores, two axes eliminated jill and josh. why am I not surprised?

Aug 2, 2006

Rockstar Supernova Week 5


i’d rather give a recap of week 4 but that would be too late. so here’s my take on week 5... photos from rockstar.msn.com. links point to their video performances at youtube.com. mp3 downloads available at supernovafans.com.


reality show

last week, gilby clarke facilitated the songwriting workshop. now it’s a stage craft clinic c/o jason newsted who showed them their week 4 performances. the show featured an unsurprisingly talkative jill and the unsurprisingly unsympathetic lukas enjoining toby to play a more interesting tic-tac-toe game. . .



can dilana be any more perfect? She’s beating herself up for her less-than-perfect vocals in “time after time”, she said that when she performs everything is about her audience, and she showed sincere empathy while watching magni' family video. to my eyes, she's the most beautiful person in the group. . .

and if dilana is the most beautiful person, lukas must be the most pasaway. song selection did not cause much drama except when lukas took the songs from "the room" to the group outside. "i'm not into rules. . ." don't you just love him?


performance show

ROCK01 - tommy lee in his fuzzy drums performed the chili peppers' higher ground . oh yeah, and patrice did the singing in mohawk. i'm still not impressed, especially after she wasted a song from the great black crowes last time.



ROCK02 - josh kept it real with the hiphop reggae santeria by sublime. the theme: magpakatotoo ka!. good for you, josh. both you and zayra.

ROCK03 - dilana, as always, gave something extra special when she performed can't get enough by bad company. can't relate lang ako kasi di ako familiar sa song. still, five votes for you dilana!!!

ROCK04 - toby's pennyroyal tea by nirvana was entertaining. i'm still waiting to be really impressed, though.



ROCK05 - zayra sang about some girl's phone number. the leopard print attire added to the lesbo theme. fun, at the least. i gave her one vote, in honor of her lone fan, my friend, pebols.

ROCK06 - magni sings clocks. i can't even remember....

ROCK07 - jill screamed her way through simple minds' don't you forget about me. sayang ang kanta. tsk! tsk! dave thought her performance was the type where you get an opportunity to go to the bathroom, grab a drink... anything to avoid watching her.

ROCK08 - ryan performed losing my religion by rem, using a baby grand piano. i loved his version. very creative.

ROCK09 - lukas, to me wasted the great hole song, celebrity skin. worse than jill's violet. i couldn't help but give him one vote. god save lukas. please.

ROCK10 - a very polished and business-like-rocker, storm sings her heart out to changes by david bowie. sabi ni pebols kamukha nya si geri halliwell.

ROCK11 - i can't remember much about dana's performance.


elimination show

ryan deserved the encore, toby deserved the scare, zayra deserved the break, jill & patrice deserved the bottom 3... and i guess dana deserved the elimination.

i enjoyed jill's performance of heart's alone. much much better than carrie underwood's version. chills me to the bone.