Supernova Supergroup: The Next ROCK STAR

[Gutterflower]

TOMMY LEE, JASON NEWSTED, GILBY CLARKE TURN TO 'ROCK STAR' FOR SUPERGROUP SINGER:

March 16, 2006

Over the last few weeks, hundreds of undiscovered singers have been blindly auditioning for the second season of CBS' "Rock Star," not knowing which band they'd be asked to front should they follow in J.D. Fortune's footsteps and walk away from the reality television experiment victorious.

The producers behind "Rock Star" have now revealed that they've recruited three big names to form a rock supergroup, musicians who will leave it up to America to find the band's voice.

Motley Crue kitman Tommy Lee, former Metallica bassist and current Voivod member Jason Newsted, and onetime Guns N' Roses axeman Gilby Clarke will be banding together as Supernova, utilizing the Mark Burnett-produced "Rock Star" to secure a lead singer.

The show's first season featured the surviving members of INXS. Fortune was picked to replace the late Michael Hutchence, and the revived outfit released Switch in November. To date, the album has sold close to 308,000 copies.

Burnett's team has enlisted songwriter Butch Walker to produce the inaugural Supernova offering, which will be released in 2007, in conjunction with a full U.S. tour. Walker has produced and written tunes for the likes of Avril Lavigne, Pink, Bowling for Soup, Sevendust and Lindsay Lohan. He also worked with Lee on his 2005 solo release, Tommyland: The Ride.

Dave Navarro and Brooke Burke are set to return as the show's hosts. Each week, "Rock Star" will feature guest appearances by notable musicians and other celebrities. "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 told Variety.

Lee remains an active Crue member, and Newsted - who left Metallica five years ago - is preparing for the spring launch of Katorz, the first Voivod album in the band's 20-plus-year career recorded without founding guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, who succumbed to colon cancer back in late August. Clarke's resume includes his three-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist for GN'R, and a brief stint with L.A. Guns. He also played with the reformed MC5 on their 2005 European tour.

Alice in Chains drummer Sean Kinney told MTV News last month that the band had been approached by the producers of "Rock Star" for the second season, but that they turned the offer down. The surviving members of that group - Kinney, bassist Mike Inez, and guitarist Jerry Cantrell - have reunited, and are planning a brief run of U.S. clubs this May. Alice in Chains are in the process of auditioning singers who'll be asked to step into the late Layne Staley's shoes for the group's imminent touring and recording plans.

With Supernova in place for the talent contest, the "Rock Star" camp could end up running into some legal trouble down the line over the supergroup's name. Back in the early 1990s, a poppy punk trio called Supernova emerged from California's Orange County. The band, which released its first album on Atlantic Records in 1995, is perhaps best known for the track "Chewbacca," which appeared on the soundtrack to Kevin Smith's "Clerks."

Courtesy of www.mtv.com

[Deansolo]

Songwriter Butch Walker.........written tunes for April Lavine?..., Pink?..., Lindsay Lohan?..., Bowling for Soup?..., Sevendust?.....

Excellent resume' !! LOL!! What a Fu**in' joke! Tommy Lee must not be getting the attention he craves....He's on another reality show! I expect such behavior from Gibley Clark...but Newstead? Oh Man!

Glad to see Alice in Chains told 'em to stick it!....

WTF is going on in the world! They should change the name of that show to "RockWhore"!

Disclaimer: Don't get yer underwear in a knot!.....It's just my opinion.

[MetalHead]

They should change the name of that show to "RockWhore"!

Makes me think of this european band called Rockbitch

[Rock]

They are even coming here to Australia for auditions, should be interesting to see what they find here.

[frethead]

I just peed my self, I'm so excited. Let's put 'em together for SUPER HOLE!!! Yabba-dabba-doo.

[RevDez]

I can already see what will happen with this "project". Get a singer. Do an album, it will sell alright. Do a tour, it will sell alright. They will all get some money and attention lose interest and never be heard of again.

[Deansolo]

I can already see what will happen with this "project". Get a singer. Do an album, it will sell alright. Do a tour, it will sell alright. They will all get some money and attention lose interest and never be heard of again.

Riiiiiiiinnnggg! Yes we have a winner! You are absolutely right RevDez! What a joke!

[Rock]

I can already see what will happen with this "project". Get a singer. Do an album, it will sell alright. Do a tour, it will sell alright. They will all get some money and attention lose interest and never be heard of again.

Riiiiiiiinnnggg! Yes we have a winner! You are absolutely right RevDez! What a joke!

Yep, it's all in the name of T.V ratings, but should be an interesting watch, coz the spotlight loves tommy lee and tommy lee loves the spotlight, has to be a HIT!!!.....for a bit.

[frethead]

Look who is a poet and didn't know it! Ha-ha! That is damn sure a funny/cute avatar picture thing, RevDez. Welcome back!

[PoetsandMadmen]

I can already see what will happen with this "project". Get a singer. Do an album, it will sell alright. Do a tour, it will sell alright. They will all get some money and attention lose interest and never be heard of again.

Yep, you're probably right, but I'll be the first to admit it, I'll watch every darned minute of it! \nn/

[Gutterflower]

I admit it, too...I didn't watch the last Rock Star because I thought it was a travesty. But this one I'll watch, cuz I looove Tommy Lee and Dave Navarro if they could get Dave Grohl to do a show...wow, eye candy galore!

[PoetsandMadmen]

I admit it, too...I didn't watch the last Rock Star because I thought it was a travesty. But this one I'll watch, cuz I looove Tommy Lee and Dave Navarro if they could get Dave Grohl to do a show...wow, eye candy galore!

Well, I fell victim to the first one as well! The people that they had performing on there truly were talented. The band blows away anything that American Idol has ever had too! The Rock Star House band actually rocks!

[frethead]

I understand it's a show on TV, and throwing your life away in front of a TV is a popular thing to do, but this show doesn't sound much better or more interesting than any of the other crapola. I'm not gonna do it. If they were to air the network stars sports contests from the early '80s with Barbie Benton and Victoria Principal. . . Hey-hey-hey!!! Now you're talking about some TV!!!

[Rock]

Hahaha, I e-mailed Dave Navarro the other day about the up coming Rockstar series, as I heard they are coming to Australia for auditions. I have 2 mates, specially one that could fit like a glove with this band, he has a fkn incredible hard/rock voice, and a bigger than life stage presence. I am pushing him to at least audition, coz u never know your luck. Anyway, this is Daves reply.

Hey Paul,

We will be in Sydney either April 5th or 6th. Stay posted to our website at
www.rockstar.msn.com/season2 for venue information as we are still in negotiations.

Auditions are first come first serve between the hours of 10am and 4pm. We suggest arriving
around 9am. Please be prepared to perform 3 songs, have one cover song, and two originals.
You can play an instrument during your audition or you can bring an accompanist with you to
the audition. You can also perform to backing tracks (karaoke style). There will be a PA
system at every venue that you can play your tracks on.

Best Regards

Dave

ROCKSTAR ENTERTIANMENT

[Deansolo]

Cool, you get to audition your originals...then record some great Butch Walker tunes...

Maybe Butch'll write/produce a mega-hit and the video will play on MTV right after the new one by Fall Out Boy.

Maybe It'll be as cool as the one Desmond Child wrote and produced for Vince Neil last year.

And who knows, maybe they'll get to make an appearance on TRL.

That would like, be sooo cool.



Yea, I'll probably watch the crap just to hear the house band and to cheer on Rocks friend.... But I still say it's a f**kin' joke.

Disclaimer: Just my opinion. Not meant to offend anyone.