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January 21, 2011

TOP 10: The WACKIEST AUDITIONS of the "American Idol"

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After nine seasons of "American Idol" and after having thrown the spotlight, singers like Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Adam Lambert, we will show you the bad side of this program, or rather, bad for our ears, because we laughed a lot with some people that think they know sing ...

Here are the 10 wackiest Auditions of the "American Idol" to date, according to billaboard:

10º - Nick "Norman Gentle" Mitchell

"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"/"Amazing Grace" - Season 8

Nick Mitchell, known to "Idol" fans as Norman Gentle, also burst onto the scene during Season 8 with his sparkly shirt and sweatband, flamboyant personality and diva-esque performances.

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9º - Ryan "Screamo" Hart

"Smashed into Pieces" - Season 5

By the standards of hardcore, Ryan Hart's Season 5 audition wasn't half bad. The problem? He was trying out for "American Idol," a show that touts Mariah-like melismas over screamo screeches. Following his rejection, Randy did his own, chillingly accurate impression of Hart's screams. Hart probably isn't too hung up over his "Idol" audition infamy, though. He now sings in pop-punk band Damnear Divine, which has nearly 40,000 friends on MySpace.

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8º - Trista "The Lion" Giese

"If I Were the King of the Forest" - Season 6

Before her audition, season 6's Trista Giese claimed that she could impersonate "the Lion" that is, the Cowardly Lion from "The Wizard of Oz." But when Seacrest pressed the 22-year-old to show us her talent, her impression came off more as Chewbacca than the Cowardly Lion.

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7º - James "Go Deep" Lewis

"Go Down Moses" - Season 7

Before his audition, Philadelphia's James Lewis compared his voice to a mixture of Paul Robeson and Eddie Vedder. Turns out that if you mix those together, you get this hilariously bad audition from season 7.

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6º - Ian "Carrie Under-Where?" Benardo

"Gloria" - Season 6

Anyone watching "Idol" during Season 6 knew this audition was a trainwreck waiting to happen, but as always, we couldn't look away. New York's Ian Benardo, who had previously appeared on "So You Think You Can Dance," decided to try out for "Idol," demanding camera attention almost immediately. However, when his performance of "Gloria" left much to be desired, Benardo went on a rampage. The singer is currently embroiled in a $100 million lawsuit with "Idol," claiming workplace discrimination.

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5º - Renaldo "Simon-Lover" Lapuz

"We're Brothers Forever" - Season 7

In waltzed Renaldo Lapuz, extravagant in dress and with broken English, during season 7's Dallas auditions -- the rest, they say, is history. Lapuz, who four years prior had immigrated to the United States from the Philippines, was far over the "Idol" age cutoff of 28. And yet the man found his way to the audition and won over not only the judges' hearts, but those of viewers across the country. His original song, "We're Brothers Forever," while simplistic in its composition, was catchy enough to stay in one's head for days. And the best part? Not only was his song unifying, but Lapuz wasn't that bad a singer!
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4º - Steven "Red" Thoen

"Bohemian Rhapsody" - Season

Steven "Red" Thoen claimed "Idol" dominance due to his ability to hit high-pitched notes and his namesake red hair. Instead, he came off as a real-life, red-haired Alan Garner ("The Hangover") and broke into a shaky falsetto for Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody."
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3. Katrina "Bikini Girl" Darrell

"Vision of Love" - Season 8

Katrina Darrell may not exactly be a household name in "Idol" lore, but her nickname -- "Bikini Girl" -- sure is. Darrell sauntered into her Arizona audition clad in nothing but a swimsuit, hoping to impress the judges at least on her looks alone -- and judging by Simon's initial bug-eyed reaction, it worked.

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2º - General Larry "Pants" Platt

"Pants on the Ground" - Season 9

Gen. Larry Platt may not have made it through to the Hollywood round of "Idol," but he came away with a song that charted on the Billboard Hot 100! The 62-year-old Platt's rendition of an original tune, "Pants on the Ground," spread like wildfire following its performance, rocketing the song to No. 46 on the Billboard charts. The tune's message -- berating hip-hop culture for its practice of sagging bottoms -- i.e., "wearing them pants on the ground." Platt was a hit with the judges -- particularly guest Mary J. Blige, who was in hysterics not ten seconds into the number. Preach it, General!
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1º - William "She Bangs" Hung

"She Bangs" - Season 3

Some say they remember where they were when Michael Jackson passed away, or when the Red Sox won the World Series. Others may remember the moment they first heard William Hung. The holy grail of bad "Idol" auditions, Hung's Season 3 rendition of "She Bangs" is perhaps the only (relative) "Idol" success story from a contestant who didn't even make it to Hollywood. What added to the hilarity was not only his off-key singing, but his dance moves that inspired thousands. "You know, I have no professional training of singing and dancing," said Hung at the end of his performance. Shocker! And yet the now-28-year-old released three albums on Koch Records. How many "Idol" fans can say the same? Hmmm?

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GREEN DAY Release Live DVD Trailer

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GREEN DAY

Green Day has put together an explosive trailer for their forthcoming live CD/DVD package.

Awesome as F ** k, will be released in March.

The official channel of Green Day on YouTube confirmed a news report in December. At the time, the site eBay has announced pre-sales of a CD / DVD Live of the group, called F ** k as Awesome. However, until then, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool had not spoken about that.

There are reports that DVD it will contain images from their two Japan shows and judging by the faces in the crowd and Billy Joe Armstrong yelling 'Tokyo!' at the end of the spectacular trailer below, we'll pretty much confirm that.

The shows looked amazing: flames, fireworks confetti cannons, and a monster light show.

According to the text that accompanies the scene, the launch takes place in March, which corroborates the information from Amazon. In the sales portal, the date indicated for the arrival of the product to market is March 15, more specifically. Here's the pre-sale in the package with CD and DVD out now for U.S. $ 18.79.

CLICK HERE TO BUY IT

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LOSTPROPHETS: The Betrayed (NEW ALBUM)

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The Betrayed - Album Playback

So, 2010. No hover-boards, robots or flying cars yet, but look a little closer, and I'll bet you find all that good stuff we're getting used to is evolving and improving rapidly. Mobile phones, computers, internet... and Lostprophets. January 18th 2010 brings the release of their 4th studio album, 'The Betrayed'.

Consisting of 11 brand new tracks, front man Ian Watkins calls the album "by far the finest, darkest and most real album" they have created to date. It's a fast-paced, energetic bundle of raw aggressive rock music, and it works. It's had long enough to come together, mind you. Having started writing and recording the album with producer John Feldman back in 2007, the band scrapped their efforts and reworked the album themselves in the studio. "We were just being taken in a completely different direction and became somewhat lost", said Watkins during the Q&A session that followed the pre-release album playback in central London.

'The Betrayed' begins with an epic, drum-driven intro that has a somewhat cinematic feel to it, a recurring theme of the album as the tracks flow seamlessly together. These interludes really do encourage a start-to-finish listen of the album, and each song is distinctive enough to make the listen entirely enjoyable.

It’s obviously an album to be enjoyed live too. The first single form the album 'It’s Not The End of the World But I Can See It From Here’ is crammed full of 'Woah’s' and various group vocals, and the anthemic choruses of 'Where We Belong’ and 'A Better Nothing’ will almost certainly be crowd-favourites. A perfect climax is achieved in the album’s final, and most dynamic track 'The Light That Burns Twice As Bright’. It’s intelligent and intriguing, holding out on the climax for far longer than you expect.

The album marches through catchy, dancy hooks mixed with full on hard rock, a difficult art to master, as proved by many a failed pop/rock band currently struggling in the UK scene. There’s even the odd ballad adding favourably to the album’s diversity. Despite the pop edge, this album has a certain brutality that wasn’t as present in the band’s previous work. It’s angry and bitter, while somehow remaining uplifting. Watkins obviously felt comfortable self-producing the album. 'Because we didn’t have a producer I could say what I wanted to say'. And that he did. At the top of his lungs.

'The Betrayed' is a massively encouraging example of a band that has progressed and evolved, without ever losing the spark that makes them who they are. This album is distinctly Lostprophets, and distinctly good. "Writing a song is about not being ashamed of where you’re from, and drawing from that." Watkins muses after being asked about the band's writing process. They’ve come pretty far from playing the clubs and bars of Pontypridd, and 'The Betrayed’ looks set to catapult them even further in 2010.

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BOYCE AVENUE

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Boyce Avenue is an American acoustic rock band. It was formed in Sarasota, Florida by three brothers Alejandro, Daniel and Fabian Manzano.

The band first came together in 2004 when Daniel moved back to Florida, after graduating Harvard law school, and joined his brothers Alejandro and Fabian, who were both attending classes at the University of Florida.

In 2007, Boyce Avenue began posting videos on Youtube, both of original material and covers. Some of these covers, like this, have reached up to 10,000,000 views...