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BLONDIE PEANUTS
Hey ‘Idol,’ we’re through
think the moment has fi-
nally come. I am officially Tom Iacuzio
Rockers stumble down admitting I am completely
over ‘‘American Idol.’’
I I’ve been watching reli-
stairway to mashups giously since season two and
now in this ninth season, I be-
his mashup shtick has lieve I’m ready to throw in the
gotten out of hand. towel. Weird thing is, most of
When all those B- the people I know who watch
are in the same boat. And that
T
team bluegrass dudes began
FANBOY
GARFIELD GASOLINE ALLEY churning out those ‘‘Pickin’ boat has jumped the shark.
on the Beatles’’ and ‘‘Pickin’ What’s wrong you ask? Ev-
on Zeppelin’’ albums years erything. Let’s start with the
contestants. According to the Los Angeles
ago, it was cute (if not
While I wasn’t a huge fan of Times, Conan O’Brien is in
thrilling) to hear high lone- talks with Fox to come back to
some versions of ‘‘Strawber- Adam Lambert last season,
every week brought a ‘‘what is late night television.
ry Fields Forever’’ and Rumor is that key Fox execs,
‘‘Kashmir.’’ Associated Press file he going to do now?’’ moment.
This year, who is the go-to per- including Rupert Murdoch, are
Those bluegrass guys Weird Al Yankovic, left, working with Coco and his peo-
former week to week? Except
weren’t the first. and Danger Mouse, above, for hippie chick Crystal Bo- ple to finalize a deal before the
In 1978 a San Francisco are among those to create wersox, there is no one I can network unveils its plans for the
rock band called Little Roger ‘‘mashups.’’ While Yankov- think of. new fall lineup on May 17.
and the Goosebumps gleeful- This year the cast is full of Under the terms of the set-
ly merged the lyrics of the ic has worked this concept tlement O’Brien received when
performers you could see at
HI AND LOIS BEETLE BAILEY ‘‘Gilligan’s Island’’ theme for comical effect, Danger your local bar on any given he left ‘‘The Tonight Show,’’ he
with Led Zep’s ‘‘Stairway to Mouse melded The Saturday night or the local is unable to launch a new show
Heaven,’’ creating the notori- Beatles’ ‘‘White Album’’ theater production. I’m pretty until September.
ous, cheesy, cheeky ‘‘Stair- with Jay-Z’s ‘‘The Black sure I saw Casey James in PPP
way to Gilligan’s Island.’’ Flagler Beach last weekend.
Album’’ to create the This week Animal Planet an-
(Zep’s management quickly And then you have the
critically acclaimed ‘‘The nounced that they are launch-
trampled it underfoot, but judges.
ing a new series set to begin
you can find it on the Inter- Robert Hughes Grey Album.’’ First off, Randy Jackson has
filiming this spring starring . . .
net still.) become the talking kewpie doll
Mike Tyson?
In 1989 on the soundtrack ter Sandman’’), ‘‘We Will of broadcast television. Pull
And the show, currently titled
for his movie ‘‘UHF,’’ Weird Kickstart Your Rhapsody’’ his string and he blurts out
‘‘Taking on Tyson’’ is about . . .
Al married Dire Straits’ (Motley Crue’s ‘‘Kickstart one of three different sayings:
pigeon racing?
‘‘Money For Nothing’’ with My Heart’’ merged with ‘‘That was hot,’’ ‘‘Yo’’ or ‘‘That
wasn’t for me.’’ And all of This is why Tivo was invent-
the theme from ‘‘The Beverly Queen’s ‘‘Bohemian Rhapso- ed.
CATHY WIZARD OF ID dy’’ and ‘‘We Will Rock these sayings end with the
Hillbillies.’’ word ‘‘dawg.’’ PPP
The ‘‘mashup’’ concept hit You’’), ‘‘Crazy Girl’’ (Ozzy
Osbourne’s ‘‘Crazy Train’’ Ellen DeGeneres has already Good news, ‘‘True Blood’’
its peak a half-decade ago, worn out her welcome. There
first in 2004 when Danger and Rick Springfield’s ‘‘Jes- fans.
sie’s Girl’’) and ‘‘Shook Me are only so many times I can HBO hooked us up with a sea-
Mouse cleverly put a Vulcan hear someone use the word
Like a Prayer’’ (AC/DC’s son three premiere date this
mind-meld on the Beatles’ ‘‘adorable.’’ Obviously, she was
‘‘You Shook Me All Night week. Make sure you jot down
‘‘White Album’’ and Jay-Z’s brought on for her cute little June 13 at 9 p.m. in your plan-
‘‘The Black Album’’ and Long’’ chained to Madonna’s jokes because it’s clear she
their second and latest al- ‘‘Like a Prayer’’). ners.
called it ‘‘The Grey Album.’’ bum, ‘‘Masterful Mystery knows nothing about music. And speaking of ‘‘True
The mashup went viral de- Though Rock Sugar’s Web And then there’s Kara
Tour.’’ (Are you beginning to site wasn’t offering sound Blood,’’ Carrie Preston who
spite efforts to squash it by notice a trend with these DioGuardi, who I actually real- plays Arlene on the show has
the Beatles’ record company, samples when I checked, ly liked last season. This sea-
leech-the-Beatles projects?) there is evidence that the signed on for a multi-episode
and the set appeared on the son, from her catty moments arc on CBS’ ‘‘The Good Wife.’’
Beatallica features the pre- band is taking a refreshing,
top 10 lists of numerous with Katy Perry to her over- Could this mean the end for
DILBERT MIDDLETONS dictable choking-Rottweiler Spinal Tap-ish approach to the-top tear fest after a Big
critics that year. vocals and Beavis-and-Butt- Arlene?
the mashup game. Check out Mike performance, she has
A year later, Go Home Pro- headian guitars as the lads PPP
Rock Sugar’s tongue-in- proven to be a self-centered
ductions (the alter ego of cough up such fare as ‘‘The cheeky bio at rocksugar- font of conflicting comments, I usually don’t tackle celeb-
English producer-deejay-re- Battery of Jaymz and Yoko,’’ telling contestants to take
band.com . . . something rity gossip but we’ll make an ex-
mixer Mark Vidler) crafted ‘‘Everybody’s Got a Ticket to chances with songs and then
about a hair metal band be- ception this week.
‘‘Rapture Riders,’’ an exhila- Ride Except For Me and My shutting them down when they According to the BBC, Kate
ing shipwrecked on an is-
rating (and authorized) ma- Lightning,’’ ‘‘I Want to land in the 1980s with the do so. Winslet and her director hus-
shup between the Doors’ Choke Your Band’’ and ‘‘Fuel record collection of a With Simon Cowell, the only band Sam Mendes have split up.
‘‘Riders on the Storm’’ and on the Hill’’ (the latter is 13-year-old girl. member of the panel who actu- Kate, if you need a shoulder to
Blondie’s ‘‘Rapture.’’ (Check available on YouTube, if you But how long will it be be- ally makes accurate observa- cry on, call me.
out the worthy video ma- must). fore some remixer does a tions, leaving after this season,
shup on YouTube.) Now comes the band Rock mashup of Beatallica and these are the three we will be tom.iacuzio@news-jrnl.com
It’s been downhill ever Sugar with their debut CD, Rock Sugar, or ‘‘Stairway to left with? Accent writer Tom Iacuzio
FRANK & ERNEST HAGAR THE HORRIBLE since. ‘‘Reimaginator,’’ which, ac- Gilligan’s Island’’ and ‘‘I I can’t think of a better time scours the pop culture uni-
A Beatles/Wu-Tang Clan cording to the band’s PR, to abandon ship. C’mon, Sea- verse for the latest in enter-
Want to Choke Your Band’’?
mashup, ‘‘Enter the Magical ‘‘combines the best-loved crest, there’s room for one tainment news. Fanboy can be
Somewhere John Lennon more in this lifeboat.
Mystery Chambers,’’ ap- heavy metal riffs of the ’80s is crying — or maybe laugh- found online as Fanboy 2.0 at
peared a few months ago and with the melodies of the ing his arse off. PPP go386.com/fanboy
just as suddenly disappeared world’s favorite ’80s pop clas-
from the Internet (given the sics.’’
tepid results, shout ‘‘Goo-goo- Rick de Yampert is The CONTACT US
Thus Rock Sugar delivers Daytona Beach News-Jour-
ga-joob’’ that it’s gone). such mashups as ‘‘Don’t Stop nal’s entertainment writer. Send GO 386 Calendar events to e-mail: accent@news-
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