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Goo Goo Doll John Rzeznik Polishes His Image (But No Turds) on Tonight’s Debut of “The Next Great American Band”

Heads up, rock reality-show fans: We’ll be back Monday with our first report on the already controversial American Idol spinoff The Next Great American Band. In anticipation of tonight’s anticipated series premiere, we checked in with one of the judges, Goo Goo Doll John Rzeznik, who had an answer for anyone who thinks a reality show is a crappy way to discover talent. “I don’t think anybody formed a band to get on the show, and if they did they were eliminated,” he said. “You know these bands are real bands — they play out in their neck of the woods, they’re all doing gigs and practicing in the garage together. It’s like a showcase, everybody wants a record deal.” Rzeznik confirmed the show’s prize is “a record deal, some commotion and all that” and insisted the series is a great vehicle for artists in an age of record-industry decline. “Record companies don’t have the money to promote bands the way something like this could,” he added. While he insisted he won’t become a Simon Cowell (or Paula Abdul)-like figure on the show — his co-judges include Sheila E. and Australian Idol’s Ian “Dicko” Dickson — Rzeznik told Us Weekly that he wants to offer constructive criticism: “I’ve had my ass handed to me by critics a lot and you got to get tough about it … [but] I’m not a turd polisher, unfortunately.” When asked about nutty auditions, he replied, “My definition of crazy is probably different than yours, but you’re not going to see anybody like the kid that really couldn’t sing [on American Idol] that everybody votes for.” Sorry, Sanjaya! Looks like Rzeznik isn’t a gimmick guy. We wondered if anyone tried cartwheels or worse to get his attention during auditions and he waved it off with, “That don’t work on me … don’t pull that crap!” Sounds like John wants audiences to take this show seriously … we’ll see if

Published: 2007-10-20
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News

Rock Daily’s New Year’s Eve Rock Guide: All the Essential U.S. Shows, Plus TV Specials

With the ball set to drop in less than seventy-two hours, Rock Daily has the comprehensive list of all the best concerts and must-see rock TV going on New Year’s Eve across the country. Whether it’s Nas in Los Angeles or Radiohead Webcasting via Al Gore’s channel, here’s our New Year’s Rockin’ Guide, conveniently organized by city: Concerts: New York Patti Smith @ Bowery Ballroom Velvet Revolver @ Hammerstein Ballroom Slick Rick, Kudu, Moby (DJ set), Holy Ghost (DJ set) @ Studio B Earl Greyhound, The Big Sleep @ Mercury Lounge moe. @ Radio City Music Hall Gov’t Mule @ Beacon Theatre Les Savy Fav @ Bowery Ballroom Mr. Brownstone @ Music Hall of Williamsburg Gogol Bordello @ Terminal 5 Nellie McKay @ Joe’s Pub Los Angeles Chris Brown @ Crash Mansion Nas, Salt-N-Pepa @ House of Blues Bloc Party (DJ set), The Rapture (DJ set), Talib Kweli @ Roosevelt Hotel Justice (DJ set), Peaches, 2 Live Crew, A-Trak @ HARD New Year’s Eve Music Festival Rufus Wainwright, Belinda Carlisle @ Walt Disney Concert Hall MSTRKRFT, Z-Trip, Lazaro Casanova, LA Riots, Franki Chan @ Giant Maximus Fest at 826 Francisco St Atlanta Band of Horses @ The Earl Black Lips @ Drunken Unicorn Derek Trucks, The North Mississippi All-Stars @ Fox Theatre Widespread Panic @ Phillips Arena Atlantic City Elvis Costello & The Samples @ House of Blues Boston Soulive @ Paradise Rock Club Chicago Spoon, The Sea and Cake @ Metro Umphrey’s McGee @ The Aragon Black Kids @ Empty Bottle Cleveland Rusted Root @ House of Blues Dallas The Old 97’s @ Longhorn Ballroom Detroit Cherry Poppin’ Daddies @ MGM Grand Detroit Casino Las Vegas Kanye West @ The Pearl Backstreet Boys @ Body English The Bangles, The Doobie Brothers @ The Fremont Street Experience Goo Goo Dolls @ House of Blues 3 Doors Down @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Miami R. Kelly, Keyshia Cole, J. Holiday @ American Airlines Arena New Orleans Buddy Guy @ House of Blues Oklahoma City The

Published: 2008-01-02
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News

Rock Reality Show Recap: Crappy Groups Galore Grace the Premiere of “The Next Great American Band”

The producers of American Idol think they can find The Next Great American Band on TV (and no, they’re not talking about the next great Grand Funk Railroad). We think we can find some pleasure in this pursuit with our Rock Reality Show Recaps. Here’s our first report: Two Great American Reality Hours in Three Sentences: The producers of American Idol scoured the nation for sixty bands, drove them to a stage in “the heart of the desert” and, unfortunately, did not do the world a great service by leaving them all there. We met our judges who already fit the Idol mold perfectly: the prickly veteran (Aussie Idol judge Ian “Dicko” Dickson), the overly nice diplomat (Sheila E., doing a perfect Paula) and someone to break their ties (Goo Goo Doll John Rzeznick). Twelve bands were chosen, but just one will emerge victorious … and dozens of others will have already sacrificed their dignity for a few extra MySpace hits. Best Next Great American Bands Bands: Of the twelve finalists chosen, most of them are glorified local bands who somehow convinced three judges and a team of producers they have potential: lame Maroon 5 clones (the Hatch), way-sloppy girl punks (Rocket), something with a lot of eyeliner and leaping (Dot Dot Dot), and a twelve-piece big band that doesn’t realize the swing-revival revival is still like fifteen years off (Denver and the Mile High Orchestra). Only two bands are truly worth putting a sawbuck in the office pool: Philly heavy-soul crew Franklin Bridge who have an air-tight mix of funk, rock and chops; and Nashville’s Sixwire, whose Sawyer-Brown-meets-Big-And-Rich-style blend of country, rock and fast-rap will probably go the Daughtry route and sell bazillions no matter if they win or not. (Advantage: They were signed to Warner Bros. in 2002 and are now the veteran also-rans competing in a contest of amateurs and future also-rans) Saddest Great American Moment: The entire episode worked on the premise t

Published: 2007-10-22
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock Reality Show Recaps

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