take a look at my world....

can i just say how disappointed i am in the whole canadian idol thing? why is it that this concept (which is basically just a televised illustration of one of the many ills of the industry) is so popular. i literally do not understand it. a friend of mine believes it's because the public gets to think that 'one of their own' beats the star system and becomes famous. that because these performers are in your living room singing (albeit usually off-key) classic pop songs, that the people start to feel protective. almost like it's the kid who lives down the street. why wouldn't you want to support little danny or little janey?

this mini-rant is brought to you courtesy of this weeks album sales. one of the former rejects from one season or another of canadian idol released an album on universal this week. and they debuted in #3. i just don't understand. all i know is that idol needs to go away. it needs to stop existing. and until that point in time - all things idol are as dead to me as certain hilton heirs. i will not acknowledge their existence any more. until i snap and need to rant again over a sold out tour or something.

as i write this i have metallica : some kind of monster on in the background. it's 3 hours long (?!?) and you can just tell all participants feel they're making an important contribution to the world of documentary film. instead it just appears to be coming off as a band that is past their creative prime still struggling to be heard in some form or another. (as i type this james hetfield is talking to a therapist while wearing a triumph band t-shirt) *sigh*

guess i'm kinda surly today.