That upcoming movie Biker Boyz can't be good for three reasons: 1) It's about motorcycles, 2) It starts the legendary acting talent of Kid Rock, and 3) They spell Boys with a 'z'. All that adds up to incredible mediocrity. Why is Laurence Fishburne in this junk? Do you think he thinks "Hey I'm Larry Fishburne. I'm going to star in the major blockbuster sequels to The Matrix and then I'm going to star in Biker Boyz! My agent is a genius!" You know who's also in that movie? Lisa Bonet, or as I like to call her, Denise. Of The Cosby Show of course. She's probably just happy to be starring in a movie. Kid Rock probably thinks he's "crossing over" where he'll hit big in the film business like Ja Rule, DMX, and Coolio before him *snicker*. He's the only white guy in the movie though. There's always that one white guy in a predominately black movie, isn't there?

Rap music bothers me in this day and age, and that's because of a lot of reasons, one of them being that EVERY SONG by an artist features one or more other artists. Four of the current Top 10 singles on the Billboard charts are "featuring" somebody:

5. "All I Have," Jennifer Lopez (feat. LL Cool J). Epic.
6. "'03 Bonnie & Clyde," Jay-Z (feat. Beyonce Knowles). Roc-A-Fella.
7. "Air Force Ones," Nelly feat. Kyjuan, Ali & Murphy Lee. Fo' Reel.
8. "Mesmerize," Ja Rule (feat. Ashanti). Murder Inc.

You know, if I buy an artist's album, it's because I want to listen to that artist, not a bunch of other jobbers!! And these are all rap songs too, because they are the worst offenders of it all. Nelly's song "Air Force Ones" even features THREE artists! People I've never heard of even! Argghhh!! Stop!!! Sing your own damn songs!

The reluctant rock star bothers me. I'm thinking of the mid-90s era, remember when Pearl Jam came out with Ten and everybody thought it was the best thing ever? I heard Jeremy so many times I can't listen to that song without vomiting nowadays. But then they decided, "Oh we're not going to make videos, or tour in large stadiums, or use Ticketmaster." So they disappointed everybody that couldn't get Pearl Jam tickets because a) they played in too small venues, and 2) you had to circumvent Ticketmaster and it was nigh impossible to get tickets (I know, I tried when I was a simple youth just for the heck of it). So they took themselves out of the game. They recently came out with a new album, did you hear about it? Neither did anyone else. The thing is, I saw a Pearl Jam Behind the Music or some sort of similar program, I can't remember what it was, and it said that bassist Jeff Ament wanted to be a "rock star" all his life. Perhaps they could have been playing in the Staples Center now, but no, they choose to play dinky venues like the Augusta (Maine) Civic Center (no joke, it's tiny), and your career is either on the way up or the way down once you start playing the Augusta Civic Center. Guess which direction Pearl Jam headed? So do you think Jeff curses out Eddie Vedder every night? "Damn you Eddie--we could have been HUGE! Now no one remembers who we are!"

The same thing happened with Kurt Cobain. He gave the big rebuff to rock stardom. Maybe they didn't expect the fame they got, but while you have it, ENJOY IT! Might as well cash in while you can, fame is fleeting. There are thousands of kids that would sell their sould for that same kind of stardom. I liked the excess of 80s rock, you sure can bet Brett Michaels didn't complain about being a rock star! Everybody's forgotten those mid-90s "alternative" bands anyway, so if they had given it time, they just would have faded away like Roxette or Golden Earring before them.

This is the saddest thing I've ever seen. Britney Spears, sweet young thing, buddying up with Fred Durst?? *sniff* Why Britney why? Why did you have to choose the lamest poser guy ever in the history of rock? I can't stand Durst or his Limp Bizkits. Aww, poor Freddy can't take the media scrutinization? *tear* If you don't like talking about Britney, then STOP TALKING ABOUT HER ON YOUR WEBITE. Which you've done numerous times according to that article. You giant tool. Plus, you need to wash your mouth out with soap.

So American Idol began last night, and I was thanking my lucky stars I could see a fresh breed of young songsters and not that curly-headed sportin', gap-toothed havin', tacky coat wearin' Justin Guarini. But no, there he is, plastered all over the television screen once again. Is it just me, or did anybody else not like that guy? Thank goodness Kelly won, I'm telling you.

I think the best rock song ever written is Sympathy for the Devil by the Rolling Stones. Now I know that's a controversial choice, and I know there's somebody out there saying "Duuuude! Are you forgetting Stairway? Zeppelin rules!" but no, I'm not forgetting Led Zeppelin. I don't hold anything against them, I'm a bit of a closet Led Zeppelin fan myself, but I think Sympathy for the Devil is a great song. Lyrically, it's great, and musically it's great. How can you beat those "woo woo" background vocals? Answer: You can't. That's when the Stones were at their best man. Some might say that's not even the best Rolling Stones song even...but I live to stir up controversy.

I found someone else as irritated with Kidz Bop as I am. Keep on fighting the good fight man! The sad thing is, there's THREE of these Kidz Bop things, plus a Kidz Bop Christmas album! What is this garbage being pushed on the youth of America??? And why is it bothering me so much? Hmmm, I must have some underlying childhood issues I've blocked out or something...

I saw the dumbest commercial on TV yesterday. It was for Kidz Bop, a music compilation cd with music from artists like Pink, Nelly, Avril Lavigne, etc. But these were those artists' songs sung by kids! Can you imagine Pink being sung by a bunch of 10 year olds? Me neither, but I witnessed it and it was DUMB. Why did they have to make these songs "kid-friendly?" They're still the same songs, just sung by kids. It's not like they even "cleaned them up" or anything, they just had kids sing the songs. I don't think even children want to hear covers of popular songs sung by mere amateurs. If you're a parent spring for the NOW! compilation or whatever it is. Don't dumb it down for your kids. (Plus, you know it can't be any good when they spell Kids with a z.)