More in the All-Stars Forum

Wanna know more about what's going on at RockBandLounge.com now that the Rock Star: All Stars contest has been decided? Head back over to the All Stars Forum, and you'll find an interview with the fabulous Storm Large as well as a full thread with links to what the 19 various All Stars contestants have been doing since they finished with the show.

And while you're there, be sure to visit one of the various communities at RBL. The fans will be more than happy to welcome you and catch you up on all the happenings with your favorite rockers.

Marty Takes the Prize

In RockBandLounge.com's Rock Star: All Stars competition, Marty Casey of the Lovehammers won it all!

In the final week of competition, Toby Rand was eliminated, leaving Marty and JD Fortune to go head to head, much like they did on Rock Star: INXS. However, while JD won the first time around and got to become the new lead singer for INXS, this time Marty was crowned the Ultimate Rock Star.

He has been gracious enough to even visit RockBandLounge.com himself in order to give an acceptance speech. You can read it here.

Kudos go out to all the different fan groups who made this game successful and fun! There were many active fanbases already at RockBandLounge.com, but many others came out to support their favorites. The ladies at TeamMig set the tone for the whole game, and the Hammerheads came out in droves in the final weeks of the competition to bring it home for their boy. Storm's fans, Magni's fans, Toby's fans, JD's fans, Ryan's fans, and so many others were loyal to their favorites throughout, but in the end...Marty is the Ultimate Rock Star.

On a side note, Producer Dave from the Rock Star series followed the competition throughout, and he also dropped by to give a little hint about a new project he is working on for MTV. Let's just say, we will be seeing more of several of the members of the House Band, and they will be working with the kids of stars! Should be interesting. RockBandLounge.com will be following the show, so be sure to head over there for more information!

The Final Week

So we are down to the final week of RockBandLounge.com's Rock Star: All Stars competition. The top three left for the finale week are Marty Casey, JD Fortune, and Toby Rand. This last week, we said goodbye to Mig Ayessa.

Toby has been in the Bottom 3 several times in the last several weeks, but just keeps on keeping on. JD was in the Bottom 3 for the first time this past Tuesday, and pulled through in a close vote. Marty has not had a trip to the Bottom 3 during the course of the All Stars competition.

If you want to see your favorite crowned the Ultimate Rock Star, be sure to head to RockBandLounge.com and cast your vote! Register early so there are no complications. Sunday, there will be a vote from midnight to midnight Pacific time. The bottom vote getter from that vote will be out of the competition, and the final two will duke it out again on Tuesday.

Waving to My Lovely Readers

It feels like forever since I've blogged! I'm sorry for that. It's been a rough start to the new year. To start with, my trusty (laugh) laptop decided to crash once again. Then I started a new part time job on campus, and school started back up. I haven't had a whole lot of free time, especially considering that (as an English major) I've had about 800 pages worth of reading to do in the last week. Oh well, c'est la vie!

So, I'll apologize in advance for my lack of blogging this semester. It likely will not happen with the frequency that I had been blogging at in prior months, and for that I am very sorry. I'm sure you will all get along just fine without me blathering on about a bunch of nothing.

I will go ahead and say though, that with my new eating habits I have already lost about 9.5 pounds! Not a bad way to start out the new year. Hopefully I can keep that going. It would be really nice to need to buy new clothes in a few months, because these are all falling off of me. REALLY nice.

I have not kept up with my Project Runway Rundown, but I'll say that I hated seeing Kevin leave, and I loved the combination of Chris and Christian in the Avante Garde challenge. FIERCE, FEROSH, and totally FABULOUS!

I also haven't kept everyone abreast of the happenings in RockBandLounge.com's Rock Star: All Stars competition. At this point, we are down to the final four: JD, Marty, Mig, and Toby. Who will win? We'll have to wait and see. Be sure to head over there and cast your vote though!

I will try not to force you all to wait so long for my next blog, but I can make no promises. Au revoir! (Can you tell that I'm trying to relearn French? That's one of my classes this semester...)

So Long Ryan...For Real This Time

This week at RockBandLounge.com's Rock Star: All Stars competition, Ryan Star got the boot again. It was a close race between Ryan and his fellow Vote Back winner Zayra Alvarez, but Ryan is the one to leave this time.

If you want to see Zayra and Storm Large (the other member of this week's Bottom 3) remain in the competition, be sure to head over to RBL and vote for them on Sunday.

Also, don't forget that this coming week will have another Double Elimination, so it is imperative to vote for your favorite on Sunday!

Twisty Week at Rock Star: All Stars

Last week, RockBandLounge.com announced The Big Twist, where one of the eliminated rockers would be voted back into the competition. After several days of campaigning and voting, TWO singers actually made it back into the contest. Zayra Alvarez and Ryan Star wound up with a tie for the most votes, and both of them made their way back into the contest, complete with a free pass for Christmas week.

When the voting for the week's performances came to an end, the Bottom Three was made up of Toby Rand, Magni, and Josh Logan. And yet another Twist was introduced in this twisty week...it would be another Double Elimination and the two highest vote-getters would be leaving the competition.

This time, we are seeing the end of Josh and Magni's runs in Rock Star: All Stars. But if you want to hear more from them, be sure to check out their MySpace pages. You can find Josh's here, and be sure to keep an eye out for news about his album release. And for news on Magni, check him out here and look for his album on iTunes!

If Toby is your favorite, or any of the other remaining eight singers in RockBandLounge.com's Rock Star: All Stars contest, be sure to head over there and VOTE!

And don't forget that the whole purpose of this is to get Rock Star back on our TV's! The networks are starting to solidify their lineups of reality TV, and so far, there is no Rock Star for us. If you want to do something about that, take a look at RockBandLounge.com's Big Letter Writing Campaign Thread.

See You Later Ryan? Maybe...

This week on RockBandLounge.com's Rock Star: All Stars, the superbly talented Ryan Star got the boot. BUT...don't forget about the Big Twist! From today through Saturday, fans can vote to bring any of the ousted rockers back into the competition, complete with a free pass through next week's elimination. If you want to see Ryan back in the competition, head over to RockBandLounge.com and cast your vote!

Other singers in this week's Bottom Four (yes, Four, not Three) were Josh Logan, Magni, and Storm Large. If you want to see them have a chance at winning this thing, you have to vote!

Other rockers eligible to be brought back into the competition include Zayra Alvarez, Neal Carlson, Dilana, Brandon Calhoon, Ty Taylor, Patrice Pike, Deanna Johnston, Suzie McNeil, Jordis Unga, and dirtyPhil Ritchie.

In case you want to hear more from Ryan, check him out at MySpace or at his Official Website.

The Big Twist Revealed

So they've been hinting about a Big Twist for a little bit over at RockBandLounge.com's Rock Star: All Stars competition, and the twist has now been revealed.

After tomorrow's elimination vote, each of the eliminated rockers will be up for reentry into the competition. One of the eleven eliminated singers will be allowed to come back, and they will be given a free pass for their first week. So, if you are one of those who was outraged by Zayra's early elimination or dumbfounded by Suzie's removal, head over to RockBandLounge.com to vote on who should be able to come back!

Singers eligible for this are Zayra, Neal, Brandon, Ty, dirtyPhil, Deanna, Jordis, Suzie, Dilana, Patrice, and whoever is eliminated in tomorrow's vote.

This week there is a bottom four, as there was a tie for the final spot in the bottom three. So Josh, Magni, Storm, and Ryan are all up for elimination tomorrow. If one of them is your favorite and you want them to stay in the competition, be sure to vote tomorrow between midnight and 11:59 pm Pacific time for someone else to be the one leaving.

Jordis's Reign Comes to an End

At RockBandLounge.com's Rock Star: All Stars competition, Jordis Unga had been crowned the new Queen of the Bottom Three, taking over that title from Suzie McNeil. However, she has now been voted out after countless visits to the Bottom Three. She finally just ran out of steam and momentum.

While she still hasn't released any new music since her stint on Rock Star: INXS, you can still check out her myspace page to stay abreast of what she is up to.

Other members of this week's Bottom Three were Magni and Josh Logan, both second-time visitors to the Bottom Three. If they are one of your favorites, be sure to visit RockBandLounge.com and vote for them to keep them alive in the competition.

In other Rock Star: All Stars news, there is a Big Twist that is soon to be revealed. Stay tuned for more information!

And don't forget to keep sending in letters to CBS! We want more Rock Star on our TV's!

Sad Day for Sobbing Sweet Suzie

That's right. The fantastically talented "Sweet Suzie McNeil" was eliminated this week from RockBandLounge.com's Rock Star: All Stars competition. And while she may not be all that upset about it, or sobbing about it, I certainly am. She was my favorite out of all of them, by a large margin. Yeah, I love JD with INXS. And yeah, I love Storm with her Balls. And of course I love dirtyPhil with Lennex. I love a lot of them.

But Suzie was my girl. I'm going to be mourning her elimination for a while. I still like all of the singers left in Rock Star: All Stars. And I love a handful of the ones that are left. But Suzie was the one that I really wanted to see in this thing a long time.

Other members of the Bottom Three this week were (once AGAIN) Jordis Unga and for the first time in this competition, Josh Logan. If they are your favorites, be sure to head over to RockBandLounge.com to vote for performance night on Sunday and then vote in the Bottom Three competition on Tuesday.

Oh yeah, and don't forget to check out more from Suzie McNeil. You can visit her MySpace Page or her Official Website. And be sure to purchase her debut CD Broken and Beautiful, available both in stores and online. It is well worth it.

And here are a few of her best Rock Star performances that we didn't get the opportunity to hear during the competition.

Losing My Religion:


Bohemian Rhapsody:


Get Back:


Bring It On Home To Me:


What's Up:


In addition to all of that, there is an absolute treasure trove of other Suzie McNeil videos available on YouTube.com. Just do a search once you get there with her name, and you will find several interviews, lots of live performances, official videos, and even instances where her music has been used as part of commercials, television promos, and Olympic moments.

Double/Double Week

This week was Double/Double week at RockBandLounge.com's Rock Star: All Stars competition. Each singer put up one Rock Star performance and one non-Rock Star performance...and out of the Bottom 3, two singers were cut from the competition.

So, now it is time to say goodbye to the fabulously talented dirtyPhil Ritchie from Season Two, and husky voiced Deanna Johnston from Season One. It was a hard week for me personally, because all three of the singers in the Bottom 3 were amongst my overall favorites in the competition, so I knew that we would be losing two of them at once. I suppose I will eventually get over it. LOL.

Anyways, you need to check these two out! You can listen to dirtyPhil singing with his band Lennex at their MySpace page. While you're there, be sure to listen to their new song, Thank You and Goodbye. I really, truly love that song. I've blogged about it before. So listen to it! And be sure to listen to some of Deanna's music on her MySpace. Also, check her out as one of the singers on The Singing Bee! She is my favorite of the regular singers on that show. Big shock, I'm sure.

Also in the Bottom 3 this week was Jordis Unga. She has survived for another week, but if she is your favorite, be sure to go to RockBandLounge.com and VOTE for her!

Bye Bye Ty

Another week is finished in RockBandLounge.com's Rock Star: All Stars competition. This week saw three of the competitors from Season One reunited in the Bottom Three, and Ty Taylor is the latest casualty.

Ty was joined in the Bottom Three this week once again by Jordis Unga, and also by Deanna Johnston. This is two weeks in a row now that Jordis has fallen victim to not receiving enough votes. With both Ty and Patrice, on their third visit to the Bottom Three, they were cut from the competition. If you don't want that to happen to Jordis (or to Deanna, or to any of the contestants) you need to VOTE. The only thing that can keep your favorites in the competition is having fans who vote.

Next week is Double/Double week. Each contestant will put out a Rock Star performance coupled with a Non Rock Star performance (cover or original) for the fans to vote on. This could be the first time a number of people see and hear what some of these competitors are capable of outside of the constraints of Rock Star, so it should be very exciting.

Wave Goodbye to Patrice...

This week, RBL's Rock Star: All Stars Competition said goodbye to Patrice Pike. Falling into the Bottom 3 for the third week in a row, it seems that voters have decided that they are bored with her. She may have had spectacular vocals, but sometimes her passion didn't come through in performing the covers required by Rock Star.

If you want to hear more from Patrice, visit her Official MySpace Page, and be sure to check her out if she comes to your area.

Other members of the Bottom 3 this week were Ty Taylor (making his second appearance in the Bottom 3) and Jordis Unga. They have both survived for at least another week of the competition, but if you want to be sure they stay in it, you have to vote!

Note that the address for the All Stars competition has changed. Click on the new link in this post to find it. And now, if you are a registered member at RockBandLounge.com, your login will work for voting. You no longer need to register seperately for the All Stars competition.

Be sure that you vote, if you want your favorites to stay in the competition! And don't forget to send in your letters to CBS. We want more Rock Star on our TV's!

Two More Gone

This week on RockBandLounge.com's Rock Star: All Stars Competition, we said goodbye to two more rockers: Dilana from Season Two and Brandon Calhoon from Season One. This one was a very sad week for me, since I find Dilana to be insanely talented and Brandon, though not everyone's cup of tea, is one of my absolute hands-down favorites from both seasons. I loved him. I still love him.

And while I'm not surprised at Brandon's early departure, I find myself shocked that Dilana is gone so soon! She finished second in her season, she only landed in the Bottom 3 during the show twice, and she turned in some seriously amazing performances. I honestly have to chalk this one up to Dilana no longer having an active fanbase at RockBandLounge.com, and also having several "enemy" fanbases, so to speak. It seems that people saw her as some seriously stiff competition, so when she happened to fall into the Bottom 3, they jumped on it and made sure to get her out. While I may not like it, as I am approaching this competition as a fun way to relive some great memories, and to get Rock Star back on TV, I know that there are others who are taking to it in a different manner. And there's nothing wrong with that! It's just not the way I have chosen to go about it, so I am now attempting to prepare myself for more of the same.

Anyways...if you want to hear more from Dilana, check out her MySpace page. And for more from Brandon, you can visit his MySpace page. Even though they may have left the competition early, they are both great artists, so be sure to support them!

On a side note, the Writers Guild began their strike on Monday of this week. This means that the various networks will be running out of new episodes of their scripted dramas and comedies as early as January, so they are looking for alternative unscripted shows to fill their airwaves! Now is the perfect time to be sending in letters and emails, demanding more Rock Star on our TV's! Visit RockBandLounge.com's Big Letter Writing Campaign Thread for more info on how to get our voices heard! And while you're already at RockBandLounge.com, check out the All Stars Competition and get ready to vote again. Starting Sunday, all of the remaining singers are in one pool, all vying for your votes!

Rock Star: All Stars - 2 Down

The first week of RockBandLounge.com's Rock Star: All Stars competition is now complete. Season One's Neal Carlson and Season Two's Zayra Alvarez are the first to leave the All Star competition. Personally, I am very sad to see them both go. I love Neal's swagger and raspy vocals, and I love Zayra's balls-to-the-wall manner of delivering a song in her own way, even if it is out there.

This second week of the competition is Originals Week. We'll be listening to original music from each of the 17 remaining singers and voting for our favorites. Once again, we'll lose one singer from Season One and Season Two. Go now and view the clips. Be sure that you are registered for the All Stars competition in order to be able to vote! Click here! Voting will take place on Sunday from midnight to midnight, pacific time. If you want to see your favorite win, you have to vote.

To hear more from Zayra, you can check out her personal myspace page at www.myspace.com/zayra. Also take a look at her new band Pretty Baby.

To hear more from Neal, visit his MySpace page, or check out his band Mink.

TV Writer's Strike Looming...Rock Star on the Horizon?

So, you're like me and you loved Rock Star and you miss Rock Star, right? Well, now might be as good a time as any to tell the executives at CBS that you want more Rock Star on your TV!

The Writer's Guild is preparing to go on strike, possibly as soon as Thursday. And if that is the case, there will be no one to write the episodes of Gray's Anatomy and Lost that viewers love so much, so television executives are looking at alternative ways to fill their time slots. What does that mean for the viewers? Lots of reality television. Networks could run out of new episodes of our favorite scripted dramas and comedies possibly as early as January. So...if you want CBS or one of the other networks to pick up Rock Star for a third season, LET THEM KNOW!

How do you do that? Check out The Big Letter Writing Campaign Thread at RockBandLounge.com for both snail mail and email addresses for the people to contact! And then send them a letter. And maybe send them another one tomorrow. And another on Wednesday. And...well...you get the picture.

Oh yeah, and while you're already at RockBandLounge.com, why don't you join us in our Rock Star: All Stars Game in order to relive great memories of why we love Rock Star so much in the first place.

Rock Star All Stars is Underway!

And they're off! The voting has begun in RockBandLounge.com's Rock Star: All Stars competition. Be sure to make your voice heard! You can vote before midnight eastern time tonight for your favorite All Star from both Season One and Season Two...

Click Here!

Remember that you'll need to register in order to vote, even if you are already a member of the RockBandLounge.com forum.

Don't let your favorite be the first to go!

ROCKBANDLOUNGE.com Rock Star: All Stars

Do you miss having Rock Star on your TV? I know I do. I miss seeing great performances of rock music, different takes on classic songs, the awesome House Band, and discovering up and coming talent. Well, we may not have Rock Star back on our TV's yet, but RockBandLounge.com has started up a new contest, Rock Star: All Stars. Nineteen of your favorite rockers from the two seasons will be competing against each other via YouTube for your votes! There is no prize for the winner, other than renewed devotion from their fans. But, the prize could wind up being for us, the Rock Star fans.

Part of the reason RockBandLounge.com has decided to stage this competition is in an effort to get US, the Rock Star fans, to once again make an effort to get Rock Star back on our TV's. We need to be sending letters and emails to CBS, demanding that they renew our favorite TV show! RockBandLounge.com is hoping that through this Rock Star: All Stars competition, it will once again renew the efforts of the fans in this letter-writing campaign. For more information on RockBandLounge.com's letter writing campaign, visit them at The Big Letter Writing Campaign Thread.

If you want to take part in RockBandLounge.com's Rock Star: All Star competition, take a look here. Please note that you will have to join as a member of the Rock Star: All Stars community in order to post or vote, even if you are already a member of the RockBandLounge.com forum.

Let's get more great rock music back on our TV's! Join the campaign!