I suspect that was misattributed; according to the article it was Boh who declined to be on the show. Not that I know, it just makes more sense to me.

// Didn't stop her from letting them use "violent" as one of the songs tonight.

hah. probably their form of some petty revenge.

images of the 'alt' cover here, including some of the choicer liner notes...

* 90% of success is just showing up.
* Every CD you buy puts me even further out of your league.
* Every time someone asks me how I am I hestitate a little bit too long.

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ahaha. this bit is classic...

"As you can see from the image on the bottom right, he inadvertently designed the cover of the next Goldfrapp album 'to boot'." [referring to the image of paris with her head replaced by a dog].

Bit harsh on old Banksy though. It wasn't like he was riding anyone's coat-tails here...

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Unfortunately for us, there is a reason that those members of the general public have used this window of opportunity for a shot at "the big time", and haven't persued it in their own time like others who have genuinly tried.

It maybe just me looking back through the mist's of past times, but I'm sure when I was growing up TV had proper programs on, by that I mean as a kid I'd watch Beverly hill billies, Davey crocket, Daniel boon, The Sullivans, Childern of Fire mountain and mum would watch Up stairs down stairs, Oneden line, Poldark, then there were the general programes WKRP in cincinnati, M*A*S*H, Happy days, Bonanza, Hogans Heros, The odd couple ... and many more, now it's .. oh how the make your garden look pretty, let's rag roll that wall and put transfers on that wall, lets put 10 people in a house and watch them 24/7 a real challenge to the intellect, and a great bunch of roll models for the young to aspire to ... I'm sounding like my grandad .................

// Beverly hill billies, Davey crocket, Daniel boon, The Sullivans, Childern of Fire mountain ...
// Oneden line, Poldark ... WKRP in cincinnati, M*A*S*H, Happy days,
// Bonanza, Hogans Heros, The odd couple

Ahhh, nostalgia. There was crap too, you just don't remember it. And remember, Happy Days was the original show that literally 'jumped the shark'.

There's plenty of good telly nowadays - I think that with the number of channels we now have access to it's just spread a little thinner. Off the top of my head shows I hear are good, or have actually taken the time to watch:

drama: Sopranos, ER, Grey's Anatomy, House, The West Wing.

sitcom/comedy: The Office, Extras, South Park, The Simpsons

kids: Jimmy Neutron, Spongebob Squarepants, Maddigan's Quest.

Yeah, guess your right there noizy, Back then we only really had what 3 or 4 channels, now we seem to have endless, guess it's it makes sense that they have to find cheap time fillers, and I guess also the money that was around for TV back then was only feeding a choice few TV networks with few channels. I liked West Wing, Sopranos, tho only really watched that a few times, and as for the office and others yeah enjoyed them too .. so yeah guess there is good TV out there if you look.

I think your right, nail on the head I reckon Robin .

If it is about television (which it is) then why does it look so crappy?

Compared to the stage layout of the American version, the NZ stage looks like the school holiday talent quest at the Porirua mall.

The Americans have these inverted cone structures covered in moving lights and plasma screens. NZ has a few bits of vertical box-truss with a par-can pointing up at the bottom.

US has Simon Cowell, NZ has that DJ that looks like a 'Fraggle' and whose "caustic comments' are about as imaginative as the song choices of the entrants at the Porirua mall talent quest.

Hate it.
They try to do everything identically, and fail, they have a guy who does "Harsh comments" Someone who thinks everyone is real good for even being there. Identical but cheap :op

It reminds of a banda machine.
appalling low grade copies

abba-salutly
on another note look at the likes of the eurovision song quest. Absolute bollocks but all the finalists actually get somewhere with thier career

Then how come the writings not blue and smudgy and stinking of Meths?

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