Yes 1st one!!! Love you Dave just keep Rock'n!!!

What is the house band drummer's name ?
WoW .

Well said Dave! And I agree, lesson learned. Rock stars are not known for their public speaking abilities, only their faults.

However, I don't agree with some of the defense comments. Just because other contestants have made comments "in the house" doesn't excuse her comments. She was doing an interview, not venting to peers.

She does have an extremely powerful voice(chills every time) and I am female :) Hope she keeps it up and steps it up!

Fact remains... at the end of the day, how much weight does one interview have on the big picture? Not much IMO, only to those that want it to!

Also, at the end of the day, it is up to 3 guys in SN to pick the one that fits them! Best of luck to them!

A couple of comments (slow day at work):

I am interested that no one is really mentioning the ages of the female contestants that are still left. I don't think that either Dilana or Storm will win simply because as gorgeous and hot as they are, they are well out of the age range that we expect our starting-out entertainers to be in our society. Granted, they are not exactly new to the music scene, but they are new to the vast majority of the viewing public throughout the world. We expect our female performers to be at least ten to fifteen years younger. It's too bad, really, because it takes time to build up personality, depth, power and a whiskey-ravaged voice.

I don't think SN would be commercially successful with an older woman, given our demands for young flesh. I also can't see these old rockers with a young woman- just too weird for all concerned.

This "band" really has the flavour of a bunch of old fogies rocking out in their garage and inviting the neighbours over to check them out and enjoy the barbeque. They have delusions of being cool.

So, obviously I am not going to be first in line to purchase their album. However, I really enjoy the show because the talent of the contestants is incredible. I would enjoy the show even more if SN wasn't trying to squeeze the singers into their ancient rock style. I think all of the singers are more interesting in their own right than they would be fronting SN. I sincerely hope that ALL of them are using the show as a means of getting publicity for themselves, rather than wanting to actually work with SN. They are worth more than that. I truly doubt anyone would watch the show week after week if it was just SN playing. The contestants are the stars, not SN. The house band kicks SN's rear cleavage.

I'd cut more slack if Dilana really was a kid. What 30+ year old adult doesn't know that if you talk about your peers, it will come back to haunt you? You don't have to be shut into a house for a few weeks to lose sight of that. Being locked in that house can't make you something you're not, especially when you're over 30. That said, it's not her attitude that lost my attention, it's her voice. I thought it was cool and unique in the beginning, but once I realize that that's all there is, no range, nothing different...same thing over and over again, I got bored. There are people left who have far more range and far more interesting instruments.

Love the PC CD. I still hope you'll get to jump on stage and play with some of the rockers. I'd LOVE to see that!

Yes, Dilana screwed up major. Even I don't care for her as much as I did before the faux pas. However, I could not STAND J.D. last year and his arrogance. IMO, he finally realized how much he was hurting himself and shaped up...INXS chose him, and they've been selling out shows everywhere. Dilana may have shot herself in the foot, but then again...? From the beginning, I thought she was the shoe-in (can't stand Lukas...not sure why.) Now I'm beginning to think that Ryan might be the right one for SN. Course, I'm also always wrong :-D

(p.s...I may be a dork, but I loved Taylor Hicks!)

Good Lord, Dave, if you hadn't closed the thread, you would have achieved another record!!

People, people, all of you bashing Dilana, and SuperNova need to treat yourselves to some guaranteed ear candy...The Panic Channel's (ONe) in stores now...I think a small token of appreciation to Dave for being able to come here and voice your opinions without fear of censorship and knowing that he reads EVERY one of your comments is in order...Check it out..it's the gift to yourself that keeps on giving!

love,
jezzi(Panic Pimp!)

aw come on Dave, you said something stupid? Never! :-p

Btw...the word on the street last night were that you were going to playing at Snitch. I'm guessing people in NYC don't quite get the concept of a "listening party". Telephone, telegraph, tell a drunk on the street...it went down 21st St like wild fire.
So a lot of people came in looking for you guys.
You know what that means. You need to return to NYC very soon cause the people want you there.

Hi Dave,

Hope you're having a good trip. Here's my take on RS:SN.

Magni is the most talented of the bunch and seems like a great guy, can't understand the bottom three 2 weeks in a row. "Fire" rocked but I wish he had taken the guitar solo, that would've shown real balls. I know he played along but he should have cranked the Les Paul and torn it up. That would've taken his game to a whole new level.

Dilana really needs a trip to the bottom three. I'm so over her one gravel-voiced dimension and her attitude (and her stupid hairdos for that matter).

Toby was great this week. I've ragged on him here before but I really dug his performances (all 3 of them) this week. He totally worked with Supernova

Lukas seems to be fading a bit. I'm digging his attitude lately though. Seems like he's calmed down, maybe he's having second thoughts about actually wanting to be in the band. I still don't like his vocals at all.

Storm. I don't know. She's cool, she can sing, I don't dig the "crazy eye" thing. Tommy seems to like her but I think she would probably be more interested in Brooke Burke.

Ryan the Dark Horse. I think he's way too "emo" for these guys. I personally can't stand his vocal stylings, I think he sounds like Scott Stapp singing showtunes. His performance rocked but it feels too calculated to me. I have to say I loved it when he took Dilana to task for not changing it up, that was classic.

Patrice, no backflips, no fireworks shooting out of her eyes. It was time for her to head back to Texas.

Cheers!
rob K

I'm more in agreement with Magni and Ryan on Dilana's talent. She does the same thing every week. Her big change-up is pink eyelashes? And And can she really expect her opinions on the other contestants songwriting skills (eg. Ryan) to be taken all that seriously, when she hasn't displayed any songwriting abilities of her own at all? While others are on their way up, she's been on her way down, since the second show.

Anyway, the show feels a bit more balanced now. And that's good. I got stressed out watching the whole media thing last night, as much as she needed to be called on it, it was hard to watch, so good move to put Mr. happy-go-lucky Toby up there to follow with the SN track. And it's a show again, now that more people are back in the race and feeling they've still got a chance.

Mostly, thanks for being a good guy in this situation, Dave. Thanks for trying to help all the hamsters. I definitely like helpful Dave better than mean Dave. :-)

It'd be interesting to know what Tommy, Gilby, and Jason thought of Dilana's remarks to the press. Imagine if she dissed one of them during an interview! Granted, she is in a competition @ this point . . . and not in a band with her housemates. You have to admire her Darwinian approach, too! Moving right along. Looking forward to a new thread and theme, Navarro. Huzzah!

Im sure everyone in that house talks shit about everyone else, she just made her shit talk public. However, i dislike Dilana because i dont think she is that good. Her voice gets annoying after a while. The first few songs she did were cool because of the low raspy voice she has, however it starts to wear on you and get annoying. I dont think Supernova is a really good band, but i do think that Dilana may fit their formula already. Ryan is clearly the best preformer but he likes to write his own songs and it seems as though Supernova is just looking for someone to sing their words and not be an equal band member.

Agreed, she did just fuck up. But, she fucked up before she even has any credibility. At least to me. You're already who you are. You're a fucking rockstar; A legend in many eyes. She's still just a girl trying to win a contest. One would think she'd wanna walk on eggshells at least to a certain extent at this point in her life, the contest, whatever you wanna call it.

I'm not mad. I could care less. But, she did lose me there. I can already hear it if she were to win. The bitching, the 'Gilby this, Jason that, Tommy did.' Blah.

If anything, Dilana should learn something from Lukas' interviews. I think he conducted himself very well. Even with that one rowdy bitch.

And many of us can say 'oh, I don't care about them and their private lives and hibbidy hoo blah' but, that's not the case with this one. It was an interview, about her career, which is why we're watching the show. To see who makes it in this industry and press junkets are a huge part of it. STRIKE ONE for Dilana, baby.

Dave - great job last night. You taught Dilana a good lesson although being her age myself, her so-called apology really rang false with me. She's no kid and knew better I'm sure. I think she watched the show last year and this is just an attention getting ploy. I loved her at first - now I just want to see her go.

Gotta disagree with the age comment. Dana was the youngest (and about 15 years younger than the women still in the house), and she was too green to hang with Gilby, Jason and TLee. To front SN, male or female, they need someone who will not be steam-rolled by strong personalities. By in large, that is going to mean someone in their late 20s or older, IMO.

I thought Dilana did great last night, especially since she didn't have time to go back and come up with a speech or plan to cover her butt. She's a quick learner, and I doubt you will see her make that mistake again. Love her, but she did need to be taken down a notch or two.

I will say, Ryan was kind of funny, calling her out for disrespecting others lower down the food chain, seeing as that was exactly what he did to Dana. But, he did get called on that, so maybe he learned his lesson too.

Lots of great talent, and even if I don't particularly want some of them to win, they've all earned their right to be the top competitors. Next week is going to be tough, who ever goes home will be missed-- but my guess is it will be Toby.

Sorry but I don´t understand the people that adore Dilana, I tried to listen to more then 2 songs in a row but had to turn her down in the middle of song no. 2.
Magni is 1 of 3 that I really like on the show, Ryan and Toby are also ok. Since Magni has been in the B3 twice, I really hope he´ll sing with SN next week, please guys!

Hey Dave,

I agree with you, I thinks Dilana learned a great lesson. It isen't the first time she will f$%^ up and it won't be the last.

Can you tell me who made that rockin shirt you had on last night. If I can find out, I will buy it in every color of black I can get my hands on!!

Peace...CE

in a perfect world dave, you'd be playing in supernova too. can you imagine????????

Dilana screwed up but i gotta say she's still great. None of her performances have sucked yet. I think It's either Her or Magni.
Ryan is great also but i can really see him go solo he writes great songs.

Hey CheCA,

I bring your attention to my line above: "I don't think SN would be commercially successful with an older woman, given our demands for young flesh. I also can't see these old rockers with a young woman- just too weird for all concerned." I suggest reading the whole post before commenting.

By the way, Dilana is 34 and Storm is 37.

You can cut her all the slack you want, but at the end of the day, she showed her true colors and that will stick with her.

You can forgive her, but it won't be forgotten.

I've been a Dilana fan since the beginning but lately I've been cringing when she talks because I think she's gotten really cocky and almost arrogant. I'm hoping that after last night's show she'll take a step back and be a little bit more gracious. That being said, I still love her voice and love seeing her on stage. I think she's great!

Thanks Dave for keeping us in the loop :)

Dave, your right on all counts. Hopefully your questions to Dilana will give her an needed ounce of humility to go with the talent. Having never been in the bottom three, maybe she was on a mind trip. The a big fish in a small pond syndrome. Truth be told..What one of us (rock star or not) hasn't shot their mouth off and looked like and ass at one time or another?

These last shows are going to be painful.. hard to see anyone take a walk now!

Not sure if you got your answer the name if the HB drummer is Nate and he is amazing, as is the entire house band. I can forgive Dilana her mistake with the press, even if I still think it was a bitchy move on her part. But her remarks to Ryan were so far off base it just shows an ego out of control and IMHO no talent to back it, she has also been my least favorite. I agree with Magni she does the same thing every week she is a one-trick pony. Toby looked and sounded so much better with the band, and from what I have read on multiple forums most agree. Last season JD was my favorite and I saw INXS in concert 8 times, great show. But JD was confident and cocky in a different way, he never bad mouthed the other rockers not even in his blog, and he is a pro at handling the press, he has been thrown some tuff questions and he always rises above. I do not see Dilana handling the press well at all.

this is my first time commenting and now that i know this is actually here i may comment some more but i just wanted to throw my 2 cents in from the nose-bleed seats of the peanut gallery...

"RS:SN"- it'll come down to Lukas, Dilana, Magni and/or Ryan(i agree with the dark-horse). I put Lukas first only because he made me cry with Creep the other week.. ha.

"TPC"- its all i've listened to for the last week. i really didn't know what to expect but i think its fantastic.

"YOU"- thank you for all that you are. sounds cheezy but hey the world has become too serious not to add some mushiness and for me music is right up there with breathing. oh and i read a snippet of your book on Amazon last week, got weepy and ordered it. when it comes in i'm going straight to the store for several boxes of tissues.. lol.

So that's it. Be safe in your travels and keep doing what you do.

~Raevynn

Have you seen this yet?

http://patandtravis.blogspot.com/2006/07/rockstar-censorship-edition.html

Is CBS seriously censoring repeat performances? First of all, it's rock music and it SHOULD make a statement, isn't that the point? I just wanted to make certain that you were aware of this travesty, as you're an Executive Producer of the show and I always appreciate how receptive you've been to your blog comments.

This is my favorite TV show - please don't let CBS ruin everything that's great about it....

You're right, enough. So here's something fun, instead. I voted last night for the By Request songs and thought the choices were beyond boring. Since Ryan's my top pick, here's what I'd like to hear him sing:

"Let It Ride" - BTO

"Like You Do" - REO

"Never Been Any Reason" - Head East

"Long Cool Woman" - The Hollies

Yeah, oldies but goodies. All rollicking, no-holds-barred rock songs with no place to hide and no room for gimmicks.
And I'd pay to hear him do "Stranglehold". I'd pay a lot.

To me Dilana's talent is her strong stage presence and strong (but limited) voice. She feels comfortable on the stage. I like what she's done since being on RSSN, but before that all that I've heard she's weak on her own. So seeing how the potential of fronting Supernova "her last chance" as she calls it, a part of me wants her to win it based on that.

Thanks Dave. Sage observations. End the drama - it's time to rock!!!

Like you I was surprised by "the Dark Horse".

Awesome, nick-name by the way. I think it's appropriate. This guy came from behind and is close to lapping his peers, I think. He seemed to come out of nowhere...

But then I went back and watched the webisodes. (I hadn't seen any of them until last week.)

Ryan says to the camera, more than once how determined he is. He is the smartest player in this game. Go back and watch him, Dave. You'll see why he listens to every comment you and SN give, even to other contestants, and he adopts the advice.

He's like a racer who hangs back until everyone else get's worn out by the pressure of being up front, and then he comes out of nowhere to win.

Ryan knows exactly what he's doing.

I think the band (especially Jason) is looking for the "total package". They have to work with whoever wins, and be in a band with them for a year.

Ryan is really the closest to having it all. Songwriting, singing, playing ability, works well with others, and serious, serious drive.

Go back and watch the webisodes Dave, and you'll see this guy has a plan. (Watch also how he works song selection. He's the smartest guy there, because he gets what he wants WITHOUT ticking other people off.)

Dilana may be talented, but I honestly don't think I could listen to a full album of her nor watch a 90-minute concert of her singing. My enthusiasm for her stated fading a few weeks ago before any of the drama this week, and she fell off the radar for me LAST week when she played with Supernova. She made me hate Supernova and she made me hate her. Toby revived my interest in the band this week. Are you listening, SN?

One very popular question on the blogs is: What did Tommy mean when he said "check please" could you please address this for us.

Thank you

Have a rainbow day!

And you thought this side of yours here is about you DAVE hehe looks like not any more ;)
You are great dud keep rocking

F8:

With regard to editing the songs, in the early weeks none of the singers do complete songs so that all of them get a chance to sing. As the weeks go on, the singers do more and more of each song until finally there are a small enough number of performers to have them do whole songs. This is also the way they do it in the Idol competitions (by the way, Canadian Idol is a helluva lot more interesting to watch than American Idol- much more diversity and the judges will say and do anything, including threatening to beat each other up - and mean it).

Please correct me if I am wrong, everyone.

this comment has no point.

My issue with Dilana is not that she said comments to the press. My issue is that she is mean spirited.......and you cannot apologize for that and make it go away!

My issue with Dilana is not that she said comments to the press. My issue is that she is mean spirited.......and you cannot apologize for that and make it go away!

Oh and one more thing I cannot wait for the Monday show online, should be some interesting conversions with the other rockers and Dilana back at the house. They were all given the same bait in the media client and she is the only one who took it. Hell MiG was sorrier for his one little comment about JD making him feel uncomfortable then Dilana was for trashing each and every rocker: One time maybe a mistake a slip of the lip, but 6 times and to every report, not buying it. And let’s not forgot she trashed all of the rocker to TLee the week before in Vegas. And from what Ryan and Lukas said last night she is hard to live with. I think she knows exactly what she is doing.

Would you have her in a band you are in? She broke the cardnial rule.."what goes on the road,stays on the road".."Loose lips sink tight ships" Her answer was well I am honest and I can't lie. Some of the SN guys are married and mabey some of them have an addiction or 2 that they might not want everyone in the world to know adout and you have to count on someone who openly says they cant lie and has showen that they will dish dirt to further their own career.You know as well as I do that if someone does that sort of thing once and isn't bright enough to see right off that mabey they shouldn't be saying those things, there are alot of relly smart reporters who make great livings from getting people like Dilana to dish dirt to sell newspaper's, magazines,TV shows. I don't think for this one issue it can be forgived or overlooked. Come on Dave she actually thought she was doing the right thing..Also you saw what she said about Ryan and Storm that was unforgivable. You forgive her if you want but if I am running that team she is cut at the first oppurtunity I get. It is best to remove the cancer as early as posssible as to prevent spreading..

Hope Toronto is treating you well. Stop by kingston we will have a beer.

Dave, you think she learned her lesson when she flat-out LIED to everyone with a straight face?

What's with the bullshit claim that she's unfamiliar with the press? She's toured, had a semi-decent European career, done videos, talk shows, magazines, radio...her "I'm not a professional person who does interviews" line was a bald-faced lie. Apparently she thinks no one is connecting her to her stage name, Dilana Smith.

It's one thing to say mean and stupid things. It is quite another to be a liar. I hope the band sees that for what it is...trouble down the road.

Dave, I have to go against you on your claim that Dilana is "one of the strongest performers" on RS. Most of her performances looked and sounded the same. "Lithium" and "Zombie" were different, but people should take a few minutes to watch those 2 performances again (thank God for the Web!).

Dave was speechless and laughed his ass off after the Zayrafest; I felt the same during Dilana's "Lithium", but after the song ended, I was mad at her for destroying/mocking one of the last great rock songs. Seems like she always just does her thing, without capturing the essence of the song.

Rearranging a song is one thing - denaturalizing it is another. You can't replace anger or anguish by plain energy or just by sreaming. That's why Ryan's interpretations of "Losing my religion" and "In the air tonight" worked: the enveloppe is different, but the message is the same. In my view, you can't let go of the original intent of a song, unless you want to make a mockery out of it. That's what Storm should have done with "I will survive" (let's face it, the Cake version is sublime!).

Sadly, every time I watch Dilana, I feel she doesn't capture the essence of the songs she's singing.
(2 exceptions - "Ring of fire" and "Time after time", but we're hardly taking about rock songs, are we?)

In the press junket, Lukas was asked to identify the "poseurs". He declined, while Dilana exposed who she thought were faking it. I don't wish to re-open the DilanaGate (she fckd up, big deal! Great TV though), but in my view, her regrets were as sincere as her "performances". That's what her songs are, "performances". Highly choregraphed, well-planned, but ultimately soulless renditions. No blood and guts, no sweat and tears... no rock and roll.

After all of this is over, maybe there's an opening on Cirque du Soleil for her. Should suit her talents a lot more than fronting a rock band. Unless Tommy and the gang are really into that...

Hey Dave.....
What the hell were you thinking???? Do you think it was fair to "hammer" Dilana without at the very least watching all the footage of "in the mansion..." You opened Pandora's Box... and now say... ok let's move on...You basically in my eyes shish kebob'ed her and made Ryan out to be humble wronged pie.... as well as Lukas... go back and watch ALL the episodes from the perspective of looking at ryans's and lukas's behavior and see if you feel differently... I think you took the cue from some haters on the blog and tore her a new one on national tv without honestly digging deep before tearing up fan base...if you watch at msn.com as well as youtube.com.... and look at blogs of performers...I'm certain you will see it differently...

Check out Ryan's comments on vegas episode...commentary on toby and lukas being trashed so early passing out... correct me if I am wrong.. but press junket and spewing on national tv both powerful.. calling patrice bitch on mansion show... lukas and toby playing tic tac toe
while Jill rants... Storm's self promoting... she can "crush" anything... and truly she "acts" her peformances and while technically the best singing voice... not the one that makes me "feel" what I desire from music... I could go down the line... and so could you if you had watched them all before ambushing Dilana... Perhaps she sees herself as an equal to Tommy, Gilby, Jason and yourself... not as a star... but as far as being able to hold her own on stage... isn't that what is necessary... ??? So as not to fade into woodwork.. At any rate I was very dissappointed in running off half cocked so to speak when it's a profound impact...Hammertime isn't a joke... these are dreams and careers in the balance...

All this being said... I'm completely grateful for your generosity in accessibility and love the opportunity to speak directly to you... you are a rarity... it's that integrity that has made me a fan... I still think what you did was excessively harsh...and one sided... everyone has said stuff on national tv... did you watch all footage from press clinic? or just what made it to the reality drama?? much respect.. Steph

Thank you so much for saying that Dave! I've been getting killed on a certain website, by the Lukas-lunatics for saying that it's not about whether you pass or fail a clinic, but whether you LEARN from it.

You're also spot on regarding her accountability. She took full responsibility, apologized and now it's time to move on.

I would, however, love it if you could clarify the "double standard" that appears to be out there:
Why isn't Lukas called out for his comments?

When Lukas told the rockers (early on) he felt some of them didn't deserve to be there, or when he stated the wrong person went home from the bottom 3, or the many times he was caught laughing during Zayra's performances........Neither SN nor yourself called him out over it.

Why the double standard? Clearly those were arrogant, disrespectful remarks in their own right...not only to the rockers, but also the producers who picked them.

Dilana was let off easy, there's a middle of the road between lying and spilling everything to the press. At least in what made it to the air that difference wasn't brought up, it was just "I don't know how to lie" and everyone let it go at that.

BTW - anyone good in algebra?

M + HB > D/T + SN

Decipher.

Bloumeister:

Magni with the house band is better than both Dilana or Toby with Supernova.

I agree- but only because Supernova sucks.

Magni+House Band is greater/better than Dilana or Toby +Supernova. And I mostly suck at algebra.

Dave,

Good on ya for the show last night. You did exactly what you should have last night. You guys hammered Dilana and in doing that showed her respect. As a fan of hers it was painful to watch but, it will be an awesome lesson for her especially early on - perhaps something that other rock stars didn't have the benefit of having. What's more, it had an impact on everyone! All the performers looked kind of shocked and quiet and Supernova looked blown away! A tough show on everybody. Wow!

On a positive note, Magni's Hendrix elimination song was the best performance that has been on that show in weeks - perhaps one of the best ever on that show! I forgot about the Supernova song which was unfortunately forgettable.

Later.
Hope you're enjoying Canada.

Regarding an earlier comment about the house band-those guys are awesome. Are any of them in bands of their own? If so I'd love to check them out.

Thanks for the great show Dave, I hope to catch you live sometime soon!

I completely agree. She will be the one to remember it the most because she lived it. I bet it will never or rarely ever happen again. She is a great performer and her and Gilby in particular have real chemistry. I was just wondering if Ryan or Lukas wins though, which band member is going to ride them B##ch on their hog?

Yeah Jaded, easy one to break... Arwen, even easier to comment on.

Can't say SN sucks, but neither song they've performed is A-list material. Maybe a filler on a double album?

If the tracks are already in the can, as it looks like, hopefully they'll come to their senses or get a wake-up call from the contest winner or studio execs and go back in the studio and step it up a bit. Since it's what they're asking of the contestants at this stage, let's hope they're committed enough to the "project" to press the RESET button before it's too late.

In a decade where there is very little great rock music being produced, it'd be nice if they could make their place on the market as something else than a nostalgia act.

Dave,
THANK YOU for your comments about Dilana. I agree let's forgive her and move forward. She is a wonderful talent and we all want to enjoy more of her charismatic performances.

I just need to get this one thing off my chest ---please .... let's not see any other Supernova episodes that turn into a Jerry Springer Show. It was so uncomfortable to watch!
With that being said --- I am a HUGE FAN of you, Dilana, Supernova and the show. Moving foward...

FUCK!!! Lets all get over the Dilana thing.It is time to move on people.DN for pres

I am agreeing about Magni + the House Band. Fantabulous. (I could see him fronting either SN or THB). Magni has such incredible talent.

While the press comments are easily forgotten and written off as inexperience, Dilana's attitude with Ryan after his original song were shocking.

She must truly be worried/insecure to be making up and saying stuff like that.

It's too bad too, because i was really enjoying her until that attitude/mean streak came out.

Dave, I've been coming to your blog for a couple of weeks now and all I can say is, WOW. You rock man! If RS:SN comes out on DvD will you be doing any audio commentary??? that would be AWESOME!

Also, for those who are jumping on the "I hate Dilana now" bandwagon, I say go over to youtube and check out her preformances again. I did that last night and it made me remember why I don't care about the drama and love the mama :)

Also, maybe someone should suggest that SN makes Magni a 5th member of the band(hint, hint!). He's awesome on guitar and could be a backup vocalist, last night's show made me think of that. I don't know if he's S/N front man material though....

Anyways, Dave, come to NYC! its close to Toronto!

Thanks Dave,

Hopefully that'll put this in perspective for some people. We have no idea what the other contestants said in the interviews, nor do we know what ended up on the cutting room floor from The Mansion, so don't know what all the others said there either.

She admitted she messed up, she apologized and she said she wouldn't repeat her mistake. That's certainly good enough for me.

It seems some people will only be satisfied with blood though :-(

DV for Pres?

I'd be up for it but... not much rocking in Washington DC!

Rocking chairs maybe?

Hello Dave. I have been a fan of yours (and your wives!) for many years and am happy to get the chance to write. I really enjoy what you've been doing on the show this year, albeit I liked your interaction with the contestants last year. I really think you could have a career as a comedien if you wanted! You seem clever in all your interviews outside the RS show and play a mean hand of poker. You are well spoken and I hope you continue to do more on the tube. All the bits with Z were hilarious and I enjoy the levity you bring to the show. "What up dog"!?! Crazy funny! Your comments are insightful and those watching at home get to see a side of you we couldn't any other way- -sans another show on MTV. Anyway, I love TPC and it's on heavy rotation at my crib, can't wait til you guys come to the Bay Area. Yeeah, West Coast baby!

I don't really think that Dilana owned up to what she said, she basically blamed the media for misconstruing it, when we all heard it with our own ears. With that being said, it's good to move on from all that shenanigans, hope she truly will learn her lesson...nothin like being called out by the best musicians in the world to bring ya back down to reality!

Dave,

Do you ever get the urge to jump on stage and play with some of the competitors?

Always,
me

Hey Dave!!

Welcome to Toronto. I hope it doesn't rain today!

I just went by 102.1 The Edge (one of our local alt radio stns) and they confirmed your sexy ass will be there @ 3:30pm. I am excited to finally be seeing you in the flesh ;)

I have to represent SRL / TPC communities !!!

The Big Smoke loves ya Dave!!!

TYVM for visiting us again!!! Please bring TPC / CF here when you tour pls and ty :D

CdnChick (AKA Maria)

Bloumeister,thats why we need DN in washington.I am sure he can make the white house rock.

I agree lets move-on...but first you can knock me down, spit in my face, slander my name all over the place, do anything you want to do, just lay offa my shoes....ok. Next if your name is Dylan you can get away with these things, ha, ha, gotta love-em. Most stars are premadonnas riding their high-horses, when you get thrown you climb right back on, thick skin = hyde of a rhinocerous and the heart of a mother, (what type of a mother I won't get into)back onto your pedistal, ha, ha, ha. Ok, so Toby was Great on both songs very impressive. And Magni what a hunk did you see him help Patrice and point out her mouth was bleeding the guy let her wipe her mouth on his shirt..yikes.His performance was good it could of been great if he'd of known all the little inuendos/ad-libs in the origional the ehws and ahs, and listen here baby, etc some re-fining on it could bring it to perfection, but no-one could deliever it like JH (Are you Experienced?) and just for the record I did like Dilana's tues performance, she has stage presence and I could see her doing a Grace Slick number possibly, if she has'nt already,eh....The Tribe has Spoken. p.s. Gilbys chopper was so cute, and Dave rock-in shirt nice to see you out of all that hot leatherrrrrrrr.

Alex,

I have to agree that we've talked enough about the DilanaGate.

It should be all about the music.

It's not even about who's better or best, only about who's better SUITED for the band.

Although I'll stand my ground and say that if you like the "mama", you must enjoy the "drama", for it's mainly what Dilana brings to the table.

I did the same as you did yesterday: went to YouTube, checked the preformances... and as I said before, Dilana's thing is always theatrical, not heartfelt. If that reaches people, fine. I just don't feel it.

I agree lets move-on...but first you can knock me down, spit in my face, slander my name all over the place, do anything you want to do, just lay offa my shoes....ok. Next if your name is Dylan you can get away with these things, ha, ha, gotta love-em. Most stars are premadonnas riding their high-horses, when you get thrown you climb right back on, thick skin = hyde of a rhinocerous and the heart of a mother, (what type of a mother I won't get into)back onto your pedistal, ha, ha, ha. Ok, so Toby was Great on both songs very impressive. And Magni what a hunk did you see him help Patrice and point out her mouth was bleeding the guy let her wipe her mouth on his shirt..yikes.His performance was good it could of been great if he'd of known all the little inuendos/ad-libs in the origional the ehws and ahs, and listen here baby, etc some re-fining on it could bring it to perfection, but no-one could deliever it like JH (Are you Experienced?) and just for the record I did like Dilana's tues performance, she has stage presence and I could see her doing a Grace Slick number possibly, if she has'nt already,eh....The Tribe has Spoken. p.s. Gilbys chopper was so cute, and Dave rock-in shirt nice to see you out of all that hot leatherrrrrrrr.

Inre barberella: I'm glad we are not in a perfect world. Dave's in The Panic Channel:> Anyway as for Dilana, she learned something by her press experience. Thanx to mistakes we all learn to be a better person. She still, to me, seems the most suited to front crazy Tommy. Love seeing you @ work Dave. Your comments on the show and on your page are so truthful and thats the quality that makes you sooo sexy<: Love Peaches

Dave, I agree with you 100% percent we all need to be gracious enough to forgive and forget. However... you have been a star for so long, perhaps your whole life, you may forget how heart breaking it is to watch someone so gifted have so much negativity. Each of these contestants has extrodinary talent which most of us don't posses and could only hope have in our individual pursuits. No one can stay on top forever and I believe how you get there is also how you will leave!
And for the record...I don't think you'll say anything dumb here!

On a much more serious note, isn't it incredible that Natascha Kampusch has survived and has been found? It gives hope to all of those parents waiting for their children to be found and brought home. It does happen sometimes. I hope she gets the psychological and medical help she will need to be a healthy person into adulthood.

On a much more serious note, isn't it incredible that Natascha Kampusch has survived and has been found? It gives hope to all of those parents waiting for their children to be found and brought home. It does happen sometimes. I hope she gets the psychological and medical help she will need to be a healthy person into adulthood.

To C:

Elvis made the Jailhous rock.

40+ years later, Dave makes the WhiteHouse rock.

I'd be up for it, expect that I'm Canadian, eh?

(BTW Dave, wanna stop by Montréal? I'll buy lunch!)

Dave - I agree that perhaps it is time to cut Dilana a little slack, but I also believe you should have on the show last night. You admit here, on this blog, that you have messed up, Tommy Lee has messed up. I think some comments to that effect would have been fairer. You took her to task for dissing the fan wanting to see a Ryan/Dilana hook-up, but Ryan reacted just as negatively to that. Did he get called on it? Nope. I don't see Ryan as most improved, or having stepped-it-up. I see him as the least defined, the one most willing to twist himself to fit whatever box SN wants that particularly week. Tommy Lee to Magni: you could have thrown the guitar. Two minutes later, Ryan "naturally" throws his guitar. Stepping up? Or kissing up? I think your comments about him, and giving him a free pass on some of his comments and actions just shows a bias. Now, maybe you don't have a bias, I can't really know. But when you hold one person to a different standard than the others, it smacks of unfairness. Just some thoughts........

Bloumeister,I would bet that dave has rocked a few jails in his younger days.Peace from new mexico usa

First off Lukas made those comments to the rockers faces, given them the opportunity to reply and improve. Most of the other comments come off as more tongue and cheek were as Dilana’s, as another posted wrote, are just mean spirited. And if Dilana thinks she has a big enough fan base to do and say whatever she wants with no repercussion, I have two names for her Tom Cruise and Mel Gibson. Even A listers fall from grace. Dilana is not a rock star she auditioning to become a rock star. And just because she has a lot of views on Youtube as does Lukas that does not translate to big record sales. Just look at Marty, last season he was a fan favorite I think I read somewhere he got 75% of the votes, and his post RS:INXS career as not been stellar. .Lovehammers CD tanked on billboard, no video, I never hear their single on radio, and sans opening for INXS the Lovehammers are not selling out arenas. And those of us who are on the Internet, though we think we are important, only make up a small percentage of those watching the show and voting.

The bottom line at the end of the day SN has to pick the person that is right for their band and not who has the most views on Youtube or is the most talked about, or even the most liked. INXS did it and it worked out great for them, $9million in tour revenue so far and they are still touring until the end of the year. JD by no means was a Internet fan favorite or even got the most votes.

Dilana will win, for sure. I'm not sure what you guys mean by one-note range, but are u all deaf?

She has the range, she can be a bit less throaty if she wants to, and her voice control is awesome. Take a listen to a version of black crowe's "she talks to angels". download her earlier songs before her involvement with supernova.

Bitch or not, she's a star on stage.

DAVE, IT'S SUPERNOVA's LOSS IF SHE LOSE.

Well, i couldn't care less really, coz im sure she'll outdo supernova if she's on her own :)

Arwen, care to elaborate on the Natascha Kampusch story? Can't find much on the Web. She's been missing since 1998, is that it?

I can't even begin to imagine how overwhelmed her family must be right now.

Hey Dave,
How can you be the Executive Producer of the show and not be the one editing the mansion footage???? Don't you and Tommy have final say about what is chosen to show on Mondays?? For some reason I want to call bullsh*t when you say that you watch everything for the first time on that day. Why would you put your name on a show that you've never even seen?? Aren't you afraid of losing credibility?? ....just curious

Hi Dave
You looked fantastic last night (nice shirt!) & gave great advice to the contestants, especially in regards to developing a thick skin. The press is merciless we can all see that.
Lukas "I don't need a dove" Rossi handled himself very well during a stressful moment. He is miles ahead of the others when it comes to giving off the rockstar vibe. Very cool! Pretty soon he can start talking about himself in the third person and it won't even seem insane!

Hah, right on.

IT'S SUPERNOVA'S LOSS IF DILANA LOSE!

I only watch the show because of her, and only her. And im a female.

The rest are just rockstar wannabe. Dilana's already a star.

Zoe,

I'm pretty sure Lukas got called on that comment about who really should have gone home earlier in the series by Dave. I'm also pretty sure he didn't mention names? Not certain though, would have to go back to youtube if I get called on it.

G-man

Thanks for the open forum Dave. And thanks to the posters that don't ruin it with hate comments that drag the whole thing into a bitch-fest and off on wierd and irrelevant topics. Love the banter and debate.

I am a big fan of yours and you are the main reason I watch the show, but I disagree with what you said about Dilana. Saying something stupid is not the same as degrading and disrespecting your peers in public. I'm afraid none of us are allowed to do that without paying a heavy price one way or another. Okay so we forget her the press faux pas. How about what she said to SN about them in Vegas? How about the way she talked to Ryan? I don't care who you are or how much talent you have you are not allowed to verbally abuse your fellow man. Even if others do it that does not make it right. There seems to be a lot of people in here with some good sense and manners that agree. A leopard does not change its spots my friends; it just becomes more skillful when it hunts

So on a different note...

Is it going to be a...

menage a trois

or a...

menage a quad

vying for the Supernova crown...

people would like to know!!!

Christ, if you're the first poster, please say something more intelligent than "look at me, I'm first!" Who gives a shit.

Dilana started strong, but has been boring and bitchy lately. I can't stand her now.

Clearly the two most talented people left are Magni and Ryan.

Hey David the poster who commented about the first poster. After my last post I thought I would never post anything again, but I had to tell you that was funny......Nana

Loved the show last night. I was surprised that Magni and Toby were in the bottom 3, through. It should have been Lukas "Screech" Rossi and Dilana-primadonna instead. Seriously, completely overlooking her press fuck-up(s), she just wasn't that good singing Every Breath You Take. She's a one-trick pony, and chanting your own name in the middle of a well-known rock song doesn't change that.

Hello Dave,
I agree with you 100%. Dilana made a mistake and who in this lifetime has not. Get over it. She is great and I still love her. We have all done things that we are not proud of but life goes on. She is still one of the best and always will be. Thanks Dave and have a great day. Ronee

It sounds like that BITCH Dilana is like that all of the time, not just when she is called out on it. The ONLY reason that BITCH acted like she wanted to apoligize is because SHE WAS CAUGHT. That BITCH Dilana would be the FIRST to write a tell-all on one of her bandmates. We know about other things that BITCH has said. FUCK HER!!! WHo the hell does she think she is? Her music all sounds the same. She is old, wrinkled, haggard, sounds like a truck driver after 2 cases of cigs and needs to find a day job. She has dogged every rocker in that house, including Patrice who just left. Whatever fan base she had is dwindling and her chances of picking up many fans from the all the other rockers she has dogged is slim. LUKAS is the only rocker that I see being the lead singer of Supernova. why? because he GETS IT and HAS IT in every way. LIke I said that BITCH Dilana only wants sympathy because she got caught. Got a feeling this isnt the end of her shitty and egotistical attitude. The rockers have spent alot of time working to get recognized for their talent and she tries to destroy their reputations????????? Thats BS

Arwen,

Thanks for responding to me. I know that the songs are edited for time; I didn't mean that. Dilana's performance of Zombie now has the words "guns" and "bombs" removed for any repeat performances, so as not to make an anti-war statement. I was completely shocked to read that this morning and wanted to make certain that Dave knew that this was being done. We're not talking about taking out a few curse words, we're talking about completely altering the meaning of a song that is in no way offensive. Even if a song about peace and against baby-killing were offensive, though, the show is called Rockstar; I hope CBS realizes that they've opened a pretty scary door here. Here's a link that may better describe the situation:

http://www.zombieguide.com/news/2006/08/24/rock-star-inxs-censors-zombie-on-reruns/

Why didnt you use the line that you used on Patrice about yourself having a job and she was auditioning for one?

Talten Dave? Come on dude, you have better ears than that! The dude from Iceland said it best, Dilana does the same damn thing every week. She has zero range and she sings from her nasal cavity.

I agree with you on the clinic, it was for learning and it looks like she was schooled.

But how do you explain how she treated the guy at their house? Tellin' them they ain't shit without the in studio band? Brutal.

This is a showing of her potential and what he ego will do. I say get her out now before she tries to rule you all.

Sweet Suzie McNeil would woop all their asses.... LOL - The Queen of the Bottom Three, outlasted JORDIS last year...

I downloaded ALL the contestants songs, put them on my MP3 player and listened to 'em all. The ones I forwarded were Dilana and Dana. One note is all that Dilana can sing, give her Cryin' and it will S*U*C*K.... No range, GREAT voice, but no range... The ones I could stand listening to in a row were Magni and Storm. I could listen to their voices singing anything on any CD.

DAVE - tPC rocks, too bad SN doesn't... Sorry... I'm calling the cheeze police, they need a song writer... please, someone help those boys!

JadedRogue
www.lulu.com/janm-jadedrogue

Nice crawfishing, Dave.

I agree with the comments above about Dilana.

Listen to her housemates. They are trying VERY hard to tell you, without telling you directly that she's impossible to live with and work with and that what you saw last night was just a snippet of what they're dealing with.

You guys want THAT on the road? You wanna deal with a high maintenance queen bitch? What's she going to do when Gilby, Jason or Tommy want to share the spotlight? Shoot them too?

Get her out now and focus on the REAL talent.

Wow, Rush! Sounds like you're not digging Dilana so much.

Dave maybe you could give Dilana her new nickname next week...

"PRIMADILANA"

Sorry if it seems like I'm piling on.

rob K.

I would be Dilana didnt learn one thing from that clinic... It sounds like to me this is a pychological problem of hers. Kind of like Phils head bob. It isnt going away. Her problem sounds like it could be alot worse than first imagined. I could see in her eyes dilana didnt feel any regrets.

Dave - your contribution to the RS/SN show is immeasurable. You keep the show real and if I was a competitor, I would LISTEN to your feedback. You have been right on all the way, as you are now with the Dilana comments. I am a Ryan fan although I laugh to think how SN would react if he attempted the micromanagement he uses with the house band.

TPC is awesome and I am a true fan. Your accessibility through this site and all of the updates and information is brilliant.

You are the sexiest beast. Sure wish you could jam with the house band or SN. They would benefit from having you.

Keep it going.

Dave!

Like your honest writing. Would love to know what you think of Magni's Fire.
Do you think he is too intelligent for the band?

I would be Dilana didnt learn one thing from that clinic... It sounds like to me this is a pychological problem of hers. Kind of like Phils head bob. It isnt going away. Her problem sounds like it could be alot worse than first imagined. I could see in her eyes dilana didnt feel any regrets.

Hey Dave, I must say that I really enjoy all of your comments here and on RS:SN. I always agree with you a 100% so I feel it gives me some rock cred'....LOL....in all seriousness, I feel we are on the same page.

Although this site has become somewhat of RS:SN forum, I wanted to know that I really like what you guys are doing with The Panic Channel, and I hope you are enjoying your trip to Canada. We are big Rock fans up here, and happy you thought us worthy to include in your promotional tour! Hopefully some stops here will be on TPC music tour!

"would be Dilana didnt learn one thing from that clinic... It sounds like to me this is a pychological problem of hers. Kind of like Phils head bob. It isnt going away. Her problem sounds like it could be alot worse than first imagined. I could see in her eyes dilana didnt feel any regrets."
couldn't agree more... but maybe she'll get some kind of help for it... or if she fronts Supernova she'll be a total disaster when it comes to disses that will come her way in the press for her rather lackluster past music... especially from those press people who thought she shouldn't win... she's going to have to grow some real thick skin...

Here's my thing with Dilana, it's that Ryan even gave her two chances to make it right about the dogging she gave him, and she *insisted* that it be stated that way. Classless.

Sounds good enough...

But only if Lukas gets the spotlight next ;)

I want more Luuuuuuuukas.

I can't wait for Dilana to win so I can find out what's going on in the private lives of Jason, Tommy, and Gilby. I'll keep an eye out for the National Enquirer and Hard Copy, so I'll be the first to know!

It's one for the Money, two for the Show, three to get ready...okay the one with the Spark, Fireworks, Delievery of the goods consistantly will take this, and drive it home. Whose vocals and presence are mesmerizing, who can draw a crowd, who can sell themselves, and the band, (and who knows bad press is better then no press at all, j/k)I'm thinkin Toby or Magni as overall best fit, not whose personality I like or dis-like. I like Storm and Ryan, but I don't see them fronting, and I like Lucas he has a spark and lights up with a great smile and his eyes twinkle, yet he's holdin out for some reason I'd like to see him cut loose...drop the punk style for one song, to show some versatility if I may be so bold...I know they are who they are at this point, so not trying to change anyone just curious to see him in another light and range I know he's got it in him....could he be the One? The Plot thickens...Whats next?? Maybe Dave will come home with a Huskie-Musher Puppy, ah,(he could turn it into aRoad-Dog).

Dilana= One trick pony, I liked her at first, hell I loved her at first, i thought she reminded me alot of F.Mack, that being said, she doesn’t have the range and her stage performances are almost always they same. She also went from being a humble "this is the end of my life if I don’t win" type of person to a complete and utter egotistical bitch.

Luckas= Dave, what the fuck man. This kid SUCKS yes he has a look, yes he has a semi stage performance when he's not stumbling around like a drunken idiot, watch the kid he move's stiff and drunk like when he's facing the crowd. And vocally? He SUCKS he keeps closing his voice off and it sounds like utter shit!

Stormy= mmmm the things id do to storm...anyways singing wise she's good, not great. Performance ways, once again, good not great. sex appeal...yummy

Ryan= I hate Ryan, I’ve hated Ryan since the start. But even I have to admit the kid's got talent, and i could see him fronting this band.

Magni= The Man. Period, anyone that say's he isn’t good doesn’t know SHIT about the business or singing or song writing or anything about music at all. I actually hope he DOESNT win so he can do his own thing.

Toby= Ah toby toby toby, go start your pop-rock career man your going to sell millions to woman alone. hell he could front the band too i just dont see it happening.

as far as SN goes? The music is uninspired, its not new, its not groundbreaking, hell its flat out BORING

And can someone PLEASE explain why Patrice stayed around longer then Donna when Donna was a hell talent and Patrice is nothing more then a s.crow rip off.

like the majority of the people commenting here, I think Dilana was out of line with her comments with the press. When being interviewed, you answer with short answers, just the question and don't tell a story. Never talk about someone else and how they behave. Having been in the business all of these years, you learn what not to say because as Dave says, it will always come back to haunt you. The press remember all of the downfalls and very little of the good things that are done. You folks in the US seem to have more trouble with papparazzi, etc., so you should really be watching comments. Up here in Canada - the press isn't as harsh. I hope Dilana hasn't sealed her fate with her comments - I guess we'll find out next week when the votes are in.

Hey Dave - my youngest son (musician) said you checked out his 'myspace' site. He'd love to have a critique of the song he wrote, if you have the time to check it out again. If you're ever looking for an awesome guitar player or drummer - he's your man! He's only 15 but the most amazing musician I've seen in a long time - probably part of growing up in a recording studio and having access to everything.

I have never been a fan of Dilana's voice, but I always found her to be the most watchable of the bunch. However, I am having trouble now separating her offstage antics from her performances, and I don't even want to watch her anymore. That, plus her "Dilana, Dilana" chorus during EBYT has really put me off...so arrogant. Yuck. As I think she probably still has this competition locked up, I hope she redeems herself in the next few weeks.

you know what Dave again I agree with you. Dilana is one of my favorite perfomers though I did not like her comments lately regarding the other performers. But I also agree that it was an important lession to learn, she seems to have learned it and quite frankly, this is the time to make those types of mistakes.

ok, i havent lost faith in SN, despite the B- grade songs because of 2 words:

BUTCH WALKER

the man is a fucking genius and if he's got anything to do with the album, he will definetly leave his mark on it

screw the competetion, lets make butch the lead singer, how cool would that be?!?!!!!

anyway, Dilana has been my fav from the beginning, but i'm starting to think that despite the fact that she sounds great doing one song intermixed with the other performers, i dont think i could handle a whole cd of her.

i feel that way about Lukas too

unfortunetly, a dynamic stage presence often doesnt carry over on to a CD, and while Lukas and Dilana may sell shows, at the end of the day, SNs music might suffer on a CD

Storm should be the next to go

DUDE, i so fucking agree - ENOUGH ALREADY! it was what it was... let's all move on. I appreciated your candor last night w/Dilana, and felt bad for her too, but you know -they've ALL been running their mouths from one week to the next, trying to diss other contestants to the camera (whether it's a webisode or set up interview "clinic") and they ALL need to learn that lesson - it's one thing to have the rock star bravado, and quite another to be a total asshole. Play nice, people.

LOVE your new band btw... :-) Hope you come to Atlanta soon.
XO

Keep in mind that what we see on the webisodes is what the people behind the scenes want us to see. As with all reality shows, they are going to take the most controversial and heated moments and put them out there for all of us to see. We don't know what really took place at that press clinic and we also don't know that everything that was shown was in it's original context.
Secondly, why is it when a woman speaks her mind, she's a bitch? When a man does it, he's just being honest and giving constructive criticism. It really irritated me that Dilana was called on her comment regarding the fan posting, but Ryan wasn't called on his. He was the first one to make the comment, "I'd shoot myself" before Dilana made her comment, yet his remark was conveniently overlooked.
Clearly from the beginning, Dilana has been a front runner, this being proven by the fact that she's never been in the bottom three. By showing all of her "bitch" moments to the viewers, this is probably the way the producers are trying to shake things up. Knock her off her pedestal, get her into the bottom three just to make things more exciting. Next week's webisode could shine an unfriendly light on anyone of the other contestants. That is what reality TV is all
about. I don't think we should pass judgement on any of them based on the webisodes. If the webisodes were completely unedited and uncensored, then maybe we could. I judge them solely on their performances from week to week and quite frankly, Toby rocked it last night with SuperNova!

Damage control, Dave? Don't think it will wash this time.

Dilana's lost her charisma, and it's all her own doing. First, she lost me by being disconnected with the emotional impact of the songs she's been singing lately, specifically, 'Cat's in the Cradle' and 'Every Breath You Take'. She hasn't got great emotional depth, or she'd have known that the first is a song of tragedy, not a happy-happy-joy-joy smiling trip through days of yester-year, and the second a creepy song of obsessive stalking behaviour, never a lullaby! She's no great interpreter of the music she sings. There's no authenticity there.

Second, she's changed and not in a good way. Her singing style is pretty much constant, and I don't believe she can maintain the purity of voice without the rasp for any length of time. Further, she's destroying her voice at a relatively quick pace -- listen to the Dilana Smith singing 'Breakfast in Central Park' and learn how badly she's treated her instrument. I believe she'll go the way of Sinead, and bottom out soon. But more, over the weeks, she's gone from the intriguing Goth chick with rearranging skills to the Godawful feather-and-glitz belter-without-a-clue-about-interpretation you'd expect to see in a third rate dive with a gambling den in the back.

Third, ripping off your ex-partner's lyrics and melody and presenting them to your prospective employer, and fans, as your own is dangerous to the employer. SN doesn't need a copyright lawsuit to add to the trademark infringement suit already on its plate, now, does it?

Fourth, this press junket thing isn't going to fade into nothingness. That was Dilana, naked- souled, talking to the press, and that soul ought to have been hidden from view. Everyone has black moments when they think harshly of others, including their nearest and dearest -- and her competition in auditioning for SN are neither near or dear to Dilana. But we control our emotions and do our best not to take out our problems on others. Dilana, on the other hand, ate the press interviews up with a spoon, Dave. She was having fun, while she blackened the names and reputations of the other rockers to the world at large and to SN in particular. There's no way to spin that credibly. Her most fervent supporters may live in denial, but the more rational ones, the more honest ones, may fall off. Especially since seeing the clip of her torpedoing Ryan's satisfaction in his original song and his performance of it. She's nasty, not good nasty, but spoiled food nasty, under her facade of being 'honest' and 'caring'.

[You know, if Lukas is one way in hour 1 and another in hour 2, perhaps the fact that Dilana happened to him (that's how I think of her now, as a disaster that happens to people) is what changed him. No one else has complained of such a thing to my knowledge, and he seems happy with the guys, and from his long hug with Patrice last night, able to get along with the women, too. I think if Dilana happened to me, it might change my mood. Nah, I KNOW it would. She might even drive me to drink....]

I voted for her in the beginning. In the beginning, she and Lukas were both neck-and-neck in the race. Dilana lost my votes by her own actions, and that's across the board for musicality, performance skills, authenticity, integrity and something worse than 'immense stupidity': malicious stupidity. My final take on her: she's in it for the money and will trample anyone in the dust on her way up. SN could be her next victim.

Has the National Enquirer called her for an interview yet?

As an executive producer of the show, I am now convinced that this was a contrived mission on the part of SN and yourself to insure that a female would not be chosen the lead singer. While I agree that something should have been said, it was blown far out of proportion and completely overdrawn. You also displayed the double-standard that has transpired throughout the competition. What is the difference between print and tv/media - it's all public domain isn't it? The scene where misogynistic Toby and Lukas dissed Dilanna while she was practicing for the show was not shown nor were they reprieved, as well as other numerous asshat remarks each one of them has stated over the weeks about the females. It was also interesting that at the moment Ryan was about to dish about Dilanna, Jason just happened to conveniently walk into the room. Where was he while Dilanna was interviewing - I didn't see him in any frames (and if he was, why didn't he mention to her that she may want to back off some)? You've conveniently managed to push the people's and IMO right choice out of the picture, by damaging her credibility and worse, shaking her confidence at a do or die time in the competition. It has been my experience that people aren't nice one week and complete bitches the next - there is some consistency in each of us and I have never felt anything but good vibes from Dilanna. That's all the public will see - we don't have to live with her. You set her up, but you also managed to alienate a large potential fan base and buying public with your actions.

Dave a high five for...
"Temple Of The Dog - Hunger Strike - Temple Of The Dog"
on SRL and a big thank you... love that song and i don't have the cd anymore!!!

Dave I think you were a lil overly harsh to Dilana, for one I wouldn't really consider the other contenders her "peers". Some she may hold strong bonds to, but face it when you live with people that long & that of tight of corners things aren't always gonna be peachy fuckin keen. And why fake it? She's being herself and not being an asskiss like some. Also she's in a fucking competition, since when do you have to be diplomatic to the very people she competing against??!?
Needed a lil drama to shake things up I understand but shit lets just focus on the music shall we?

Dave, you hot man, I love you to death, you rock!
I am lovin up "Panic Channel".

Gotta speak my piece though.....fasten your seat belt.

I absolutely loved Dilana the first couple of episodes and then a few episodes later, I became totally sick and tired of her voice and lack of performance - long before the Dilana escapades. I find her to be stagnant and at a complete standstill. Who could possibly sit through an hour and half concert with this broad fronting not only this rock band but, any band? I know that I am not the only one who feels this way.

Sure we can all forgive Dilana. We don't have to live with her and she is not tyring out to front our band. You can't help but worry for the guys in SN though. I am concerned that if they should decide to choose Dilana for their frontMAN, then they are asking for trouble. (Sorry but JD is a complete angel compared to her). The thing that bothers me the most about her is: anytime Dilana feels threatened by one of the other rockers who happened to have a killer performance night, she intentionally goes out of her way to say something negative to "rain on their parade" and tries to bring them down. You cannot deny that. That is unforgiven. She definitely knew what she was doing during the press conference.......we all know that this is a competition but, I think her behavior is as real as it gets.

If Dilana was telling the truth last night (she did not appear to be sincere at all), then she obviously lied about her past experiences where she would have had to have contact with the media at some point in time. Which is it? Rocker Queen or Cover Tune Queen?

Sorry, but I believe that Dilana has a serious "hell trait" and that she is not be trusted.

ANYBODY BUT DILANA!!!!!!!!

Dave,
that's what we love about you; give your opinions and move on! The performers need to get over it and it was interesting to see Lukas' reaction to Dilana's comments. And I agree with those who stated that Lukas looks and acts stoned/drunk, whatever each time he sings. It is really annoying! We still love Dilana and Ryan has really kicked butt the last few weeks. Those are my top 2.
Thanks Dave!

Magni is too good for SN, lets let him fron the House Band

seriously, Butch Walker should front SN

as far as the rockers go:

Dilana: shut up and change it up

Toby: change your look and people might take you more seriously

Lukas: show some new sides to your voice, a whole cd of your growl is not very appealing

Storm: go the way of Poe and you'll be ok

Ryan: he's a good fit for SN if they are going to stay in the mediocer vein that they are in, atleast hes flexible and seems to want it the most

Magni: what i said above

I (like everyone else here) has my own opinion.
1. Controversy makes great television (and sells albums)
2. Dilana has been my favorite since day one, and her being "bitchy" has not changed my opinion. After all, I do not live with her, she will never be my best friend, I will never know her personally (Just like Jason, Gilby and Tommy).
3. She is a singer competing in a singing contest and is by far the best singer.
4. We all know Television is edited for maximum effect factors.
5. Reality TV is easy to be drawn into, you feel as if you "know" the players as they are in your living room several times a week, You get glimpses of "behind the scenes" action and base opinions on that. Yet this is the same as a complete stranger seeing 30 second glimpses into your life and basing an opinion on that...now who here has not said or done something that they would rather not have millions base an opinion on over 30 secs?
6. This is such small potatoes compared to GnR imploding on stage, Axle Rose getting into fistfights on stage with fans, Gilby getting fired from GnR because "his music writing ability was not up to par", or the Cocaine problem of Metallica, The wife abuse allegations of Tommy, the tragic drowning death of a child at Tommy's house, or the Divorce "scandal" of our dear loved Dave....

In conclusion, I think it is time for some people to take a step back, take a hard look at what is "real" what is "TV", what is "entertainment" and most of all How important is this to "real life"?
I LOVE SuperNova and think it is great entertainment, I vote each week, But I also know that in the day to day living of my life, it truly is not as important as my family, love, Happiness and living "real life"
from a 3 time cancer survivor.

If she doesn't win we will know it's because they didn't want a girl fronting the band. The editors of this show are obviously picking on Dilana and that raises the question why? Is it because the amount of votes she gets is crazy and there was no other way for Supernova to say no other then airing this stupid media crap. Shame on you Dave for supporting this.

Dave, I totally agree about forgive and forget, but lets not forget how classy Lukas was about the whole thing...

I don't care whether Lukas wins or not I am going to remain his fan regardless what band he fronts.

I have no idea why Gilby has a problem with Lukas turning his back to the audience. I hate to say this Gilby but Lukas has more prescence on stage than you do.

Did anyone catch Storm's "grade school" arm swing before one of the commercial breaks last night? Lame.

Ryan has my vote.

Dave...Nice job with Dilana last night. I agree with the majority, her voice was interesting at first but after 3 songs in a row with no vocal range it is tiresome. I predicted 3 weeks ago that Magni will walk away the winner, but after listening to 2 songs by SN I hope he does not win. They are being held back by Gilby's limited ability on the guitar. In the second song of SN's there was a perfect spot for a 15 sec guitar solo and we get nothing? He is not a lead guitarist ( watch the VH1 show and he does nothing to assert himself during the performance with Ian,Slash and Ace. The show is entertaining but unless they show me something better i will not be purchasing an album or checking out the tour.

John said Lukas has more presence on stage than Gilby, lol. Gilby was great with GNR. Its hard to picture Lukas fronting a band like that, seems like a poser at times.

Dilana hasnt had a bad performance yet, she gives me goosebumps. She is really the only one who hasnt fucked up peformance wise

Dave,

First thanks for hammering Dilana! But we all as humans make critical errors in judgement-most dont do it with millions watching- long term consquences we will see. But time to move on.

I think the final three will be Ryan, my boy Lukas( by the way I am probably one of the FEW who saw this man live BEFORE SN), and Dilana.

Lukas needs to get back to some of his better auidence performances( his VOICE is the best), NO MORE back turning, please nail my boy to the wall if you see that again as it will lose him the contest.

Dilana needs to change things up more then she is, she really hasnt wowed me or given me goosebumps. Her voice well good has yet to move me.

Ryan gets better week after week! He will give these two a run for tne best spot in the world.He truely is the dark horse!

Hope you are having fun here in TO! You could always stop by my place for a beer..lol..Actually right now you are proably just a couple blocks away..

Hi Dave

Just wanted to add my kudos to you on the ablum. I bought it the first day it came out and it's been a permanent fixture in my CD drive since, I'm pretty sure that by now my eject button won't work even if I tried.

SN: I totally hear you about Dilana's mess up, and I would totally agree, if it were just at the press clinic that it happened, but she's been negative towards her fellow rockers in blogs, to their face and even continued after you called her on it. Getting booed from the audience was something totally more than just press junket faux pas. She totally tried to deny what she just said and threw more attitude around during Ryan's comments, with her "whatever" comment. OK. Now I can leave it, but I will be watching.

As for Ryan, I love your dark horse comment. I picked him on his first performance as the underdog of surprise. I have bet wtih my husband that he'll make it to the final show, and I don't like to lose.

Dave,

I'm still shaking my head at how during the earlier episodes, Lucas or Ryan, would smirk or hold back during other performers' performances. No one called them on it and the taping was played only an hour or so before voting. Remember Lucas' comment about Zayra jumping around stage in a blue spandex.

Since it's not a 24/7 reality show where we see everything that goes on in the house, why the negative soundbites targeting Dilana? Perhaps SN doesn't want a female fronting its band at all and this was an easy way to get Dilana in the bottom three for a couple weeks to find an easy way to vote her off.

Everyone is saying that her voice or performances haven't been interesting. Still, she has never been in the bottom three during any of the prior episodes.

Dave,
I sure hope you are right and Dilana did learn. I am getting a little bored with a few things.

First Dilana seems to be stuck in a rut. I think its been a few weeks now that shes been turning in the same performance.

Luckas..I adored him for a few weeks and now I just want him to STOP staggering around the stage. I was an 80's punk chick and guess what? I grew up.

Storm and her crazy eye thing. I love her and just wish she would stop with that.

All that being said I also wanna give all the rockers some respect cause GOD KNOWS I couldnt handle this. They all have a lot of talent.

Who can front SN? Well, Thats up to Gilby, Jason and Tommy.

JD

Dave,

I'm still shaking my head at how during the earlier episodes, Lucas or Ryan, would smirk or hold back during other performers' performances. No one called them on it and the taping was played only an hour or so before voting. Remember Lucas' comment about Zayra jumping around stage in a blue spandex.

Since it's not a 24/7 reality show where we see everything that goes on in the house, why the negative soundbites targeting Dilana? Perhaps SN doesn't want a female fronting its band at all and this was an easy way to get Dilana in the bottom three for a couple weeks to find an easy way to vote her off.

Everyone is saying that her voice or performances haven't been interesting. Still, she has never been in the bottom three during any of the prior episodes.

Dave, Thank you for calling out Delana. It was nice to see her knocked down a few pegs...she was starting to act waaaay to freakin cocky for my liking. Yeah, you've gotta have the "rock star attitude" but come on. She ISN"T a rockstar...at least not yet! Hopefully her spanking will give her a bit of a reality check. I'd like to see her in the bottom 3 next week just to let her know she isn't invincible.

Sue, Kristen and Peebs - Im glad you're listening party was a success! Love the pics of the arms!

Have a great rest of your day Dave and Fam.
Love, Amber :)

Hey Dave!!!

So, I made my way with my new TPC CD in one hand and my silver pen for you to autograph in the other hand. I was stunned to find out that your appearance on 102.1 The Edge radio show here was postponed until tomorrow. I felt like a fool wondering why no one else was there.

Anyhow, unfortunately I will be finishing work when you will be appearing tomorrow. I was wondering if yourself or any of the members would be able to make an audio clip or video clip of the show and post it as I, along with many of the community, would like to see your cute ass!!!

Enjoy T.O !!!

CdnChick (AKA Maria)

Hi, I figured I'd jump in with a comment about Dilana...she's been my favorite performer so far. But I did cringe watching the press circuit episode. The stuff she was saying!

I have to wonder though, are the producers putting these guys up to some of this? I know on many of the other "reality" shows, they are egged on in the pursuit of ratings. I have a hard time believing that some of this stuff isn't a bit forced, if you know what I mean.

I had the same thought about Lukas...they were showing a number of clips early on in this show w/him spouting off about the other performers..and it's interesting that we havent seen much of that lately either...just a different perspective on all this, that I wanted to throw into the mix :-)

Pro-Patrice and a shout out to Queen Z!

Ok, this is the first time I've posted anything in relation to this show. I'm in Austin, hometown of Ms. Pike. I had my big Whaaa! This sucks! moment last night and now I'm over it. I just wanted to note some of the pros of Patrice for those who were unable to see.

First off, I think that the whole voting/fan base thing is tainted. I'm not saying it's rigged, just not in her favor. Why? Because the people who would have voted for her, don't watch reality TV, hell, they hardly even watch TV at all. I've talked to an awful lot of people who didn't even know she was on this program. Another thing, the Motley, GNR, Metallica fans that I know about, are my age, and the same age range of SN. I suspect that many of the people who vote for these things are pretty young and probably weren't even old enough to get in a club when these guys were experiencing their heyday. I also suspect that many of the fans from those days are busy with families and jobs and may not have the kind of time they used to and were unaware of this program.

I could be completely off about this but I just don't know who these people are, that are voting. Sometimes I feel like they're watching a completely different program than I am, based on their comments. I just think that Patrice has been treated unfairly and harshly judged. But, it is a reality show and spectacle draws a crowd. I've met and seen Patrice live. She's not really the join the circus kind of gal IMO. She's not really confrontational but will stand her ground. She was hardly if ever shown in any of the web episodes. The two times that attention was focused on her were only to highlight spectacle. Her confrontation with Jill and her disagreement with you Dear Dave. After her disagreement with you Dave, I think many people really didn't give her a fair chance. I'm not blaming you darlin' just saying, it had an impact.

Patrice is a respected artist in this town, she's focused, a great songwriter, singer and guitar player. Yes, I said GUITAR player. You know what, that really got on my nerves. She needs to put down the guitar and be a singer, be herself more, her smiles are forced, she looks like a soccer mom, etc.... seriously got in my craw, know what I mean? First off, she comes from a town that used to be know for it's guitar players and started out at a time when we were inundated with them. Of course she plays guitar. She's a guitar player and a singer not just one thing.. To ask her to do just one thing all the time is to ask her to deny part of what makes her the musician she is. Yes Gilby is the guitar player, and if he's secure enough in his abilities he shouldn't have a problem with the singer joining in on the playing. Allot of singers in my beloved Austin...play guitar.

I cannot imagine these musicians are sheltered from the online spewage that has been going around on several websites, late nite shows, et, al. She must have know about all the negative commentary that was directed at her. She's a tough girl though, got a thick skin, still knowing all that and trying to get out there and perform and give it her all....might cause a forced smile or two. As for the soccer mom comments, clothes not sexy enough...umm, did you know that Austin is Slackerville USA? We dress for comfort and laziness. Not too many people walking around with a fashion bug, and some of the musicians I know in this town...well, you're lucky if you run into them on a day they've had a bath!

I'm glad Patrice got some exposure from all this, I hope somewhere out there there is a producer, record mogul, whatever...that recognized her potential and can't wait to work with her. That is my wish for her. In the meantime, Austin welcomes you home with open arms Patrice baby! Do I think she was right for SN? I really don't know because I'm still not sure what IS right for Supernova. I wish I could have seen her with the whole band doing one of their originals, that would have really given me something to think over, because truly, I did not realize how seeing the individual singers with the full band, was a HUGE piece of the puzzle. Next year, next band, some advice, start doing that earlier, it really makes a difference. Also, covers every week...especially some of the choices given, well it might not be so tiring if maybe the singers were made to start showcasing their originals much earlier in the show.

Personally, I have to say that seeing Dilana and Toby perform with SN, did not totally sell me yet. Dilana was far better than Toby in my opinion but not because Dilana was a better singer, but because Toby who is a great singer, is not convincing me that this is the gig for him. Another gig maybe.

Now on to my shout out to Queen Z!

Out of every single performer that I have seen on this program, I truly believe that the one person who is going to come out of this with a HUGE career and will probably go farther than any of them, ...........is........ZAYRA ALVAREZ!!!!! Please don't yell at me over this.....oh go ahead, I know I'm right! She's had more publicity than anyone on this show! Good or Bad doesn't matter it's better than none. America loves train wrecks and I was truly mesmerized by Zayra, couldn't wait to see what she would do next. She reminded me of another train wreck I remember watching during the MTV awards, a long while back, you remember her, slutty wedding dress, writhing on the floor of the stage while singing "Like a Virgin". Yeah, her, the the big "M" not the greatest singer but man could she put on a show! Doesn't she own a label now? Maybe I should write her a letter, convince her to take Z under her wing, maybe pass that torch on to the Latin Bjork. Z could be her opening act, call it the Beautiful Trainwreck Tour, I'd buy a ticket for sure!

Okay, my prediction for who is going to land this gig. Lukas. Unless the others have something to show I haven't seen yet. It's Lukas. Is he the best singer? No. He is not. But he fits a certain kind of profile and I will go into that in a minute. Let's go over who is left thus far, and I will try not to diss anyone too harshly as they all are equally talented IMO.

Ryan: Really intense, angst, good songwriting chops and I seriously doubt that the band is going to want to go along on that suffering for my art ride that entails endless hours putting lyrics on paper. Great singer, needs to move around more. T is right, that last original he did was the most comfortable I've seen him this whole time. Not impressed by the guitar throwing. Sure, he took the commentary and implemented, but it doesn't make the kind of impression that spontaneity leaves, fall off the stage, break a guitar...um...no. Don't. Do something absolutely no one is expecting. Leave them shocked. Make them talk about it the next day. I think that is what the band is trying to convey, doing exactly what they ask seems, well, kind of cheesy. It's the idea of doing something unexpected not the example given. Ok, back to Ryan, hated the angry raccoon boy look, but he has a great voice, should play piano more often and I don't really know if he can convince me that he is the front man for SN.

Storm: Oh, honey, I just want to give you a hug! You act so tough, it makes me wonder. Great beauty, great singer, the whole package, she will have a great career, just not with this band. But that's ok, you'll be fine babe.

Toby: You're going home next sweetie, sorry. Love your voice, girls love you, but this is not your gig. You too will do just fine.

Magni: Love your voice, your passion, your commitment to family. You too will have a great career. Not with this band though, you don't fit the profile.

Dilana: When I saw her