‘Band’ show sticks to Idol’s formula
From the wonderful minds that brought you the cultural sensation “American Idol” comes the latest foray into the mentally carcinogenic realm of declaring superlative entities of questionable talent on national television. The “Next Great American Band” premiered last Friday and is the newest lovechild of the Fox network and the 19 Entertainment production company, the same team that has been subjecting us to several years worth of the opiate-like “Idol” and “So You Think You Can Dance?” This time around, however, there is a new objective: to melt America’s apple pie-bakin’ face with kick-ass amounts of shreddage. More »
