Tommy Lee, Jason Newsted, and Gilby Clarke Go Supernova
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James Joyner @ Gone Hollywood | Thursday, March 16, 2006 |
Some aging rockers are forming a made-for-television band.
Variety’s Josef Adalian has details.
CBS’ “Rock Star” is adding some heavy mettle to its lineup this summer. Drummer Tommy Lee (Motley Crue), along with guitarists Jason Newsted (Metallica) and Gilby Clarke (Guns N’ Roses), are forming a new band called Supernova and will use the Mark Burnett-produced “Rock Star” to search for a lead singer. Season one had the surviving members of INXS on the hunt for someone to replace the late Michael Hutchence.
In addition, “Rock Star” has signed songwriter-performer Butch Walker to produce Supernova’s first album, to be released just before the new band hits the road in 2007. Walker, named Rolling Stone’s 2005 “hot” producer, has written or produced tracks for Avril Lavigne, Pink, Bowling for Soup and Tommy Lee.
Dave Navarro and Brooke Burke will return as hosts. Each weekly segseg will also now feature guest appearances by celebs or rockers. “Friends of mine, like Slash, Macy Gray, Moby and Rob Zombie, will join us and throw in their two cents about who should stay and who should go,” Navarro said.
Supernova is following a path well trod by the likes of the Partridge Family, the Archies, Josie and the Pussycats, the Brady Bunch Kids, and the Monkees.
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I think this is completely a media catcher, from the three lowest people in rock history. Tommy lee is only known from the “Pam” affair, not from motley crue, (Who also sucked). And Jason Newsted, come one how much lower can you get, leaving one of the Greatest Rock band of ALL TIME!!! to go start some gay band in Bumfuk Iowa, and Gilby Clarke from a band that broke up, but was also a very good band. I have nothing agaisnt the Skills that these guys play at, they are all very talented at what they do, but anyone with eyes can see this is purely for money, and publicity, not for music or for the fans. Thats my “two cents”. Thanks for reading