This is the man we chose to run the country...First off, I guess Labor got into power or something, and maybe John Howard ended up getting fired? Not sure what thats all about...
Doesn't that look like she is just SO THRILLED that he has his arm around her?Secondly, and infiniately more relevant and important, last night gave us the excruciatingly awful 3+ hour Australian Idol extraveganza. Suzy and I couldn't bear to watch more than a few minutes at a time, every time we switched over there was either some no-name providing numbingly boring filler, or the final 12 producing some of the most horrendous musical war crimes I have ever heard. It was an abomination, and I hear that they also had several lengthy cuts in broadcasting (although they probably came as a blessed relief when compared to the actual "entertainment").
I only really switched over right at the end, to find out who won. When I tuned in the judges were giving them a few words, and I got to see both Kyle and Mark basically say "Matt, I want you to win". Nice!
The best bit was Mark Holden telling Matt to "be smart. Do what Casey Donovan did, or Missy Higgins. Take your time, don't rush something out". I'm sorry Mark, but what the fuck? Casey Donovan is a stupid fat cow who was inexplicably given a chance of a lifetime, which she then flushed down the toilet... but only after discovering the hardway that it was inedible. If she does anything to make the headlines again which doesn't involve being found dead in a pile of her own waste at 21 I'm going to be amazed, because she has well and truely lost her chance to capitalise on her Idol success.
If you're wondering why that flyer doesn't look quite up to the SonyBMG standards, that would be because she got dumped by the record label after the one album they were forced to give her. Still... looks like a rocking show!And comparing anyone from Australian Idol to Missy Higgins is just insane (for the record, Missy was discovered via JJJ Unearthed playing original music, and she then took a long overseas break before trying to get into the music industry, which is what he was getting at). The real difference is that she actually has talent, and didn't rely on a national kareoke competition to kickstart her career, but actually put herself out there with an Indy EP and supporting bands like George before getting a record deal.
S, it came time for the envelope (after this break!) and just about everyone is waiting for them to call out Matt Corby's name. But shock of shocks, the Australian public made the right choice and gave it to Natalie Gauci! Even she couldn't believe it, and asked them "are you sure?"
So congrats to Natalie, and thank god it's over. Hopefully she won't end up getting shafted onto the Young Divas or similar, and actually gets to give it a crack. Now we get to see how many of them produce absurdly bad singles and then fade away, only to turn up on Neighbours (Dan O'Connor), Singing Bee (Milsy!) and low budget musicals (just about everyone yay!).
3 comments:
Richie - The Casey part had me in tears and the last 2 people in my office who actually showed up today think I'm on drugs.
Where australian idol sucks, French idol rocks! The actual show is pretty much the same- a lot of unintelligent and often un-talanted badly dressed morons singing karaoke, mixed with a female judge who invariably cries when someone does a Celine Dion song and try-hard hosts. But afterwards, here the winner takes about a year to release the CD (ie the time it might normally take to make a real album, not the time needed to sit puppet X down in a box to record 12 songs chosen before he was) and what's more, it is actually really good! Or at least definitely comparable to other mainstream pop out there. So far I've seen 2 seasons and I would actually buy both albums. Especially the second one whose CD hasn't yet come out and who I love! Casey Donovan... can't quite say the same.
And Nick- you probably were.
Yeah, the runner up here often does better, because they aren't forced (necessarily) to produce an instant album of pointless dross.
Of course, that doesn't stop most of them doing it anyway!
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