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Rock Star Supernova - Rock Star Supernova
Canadians are tops at reality TV. J.D. Fortune won the contest to become the new INXS singer, and preening vocalist Lukas Rossi beat out 15 contenders to front a three-headed monster with Motley Crüe’s Tommy Lee Jones, Metallica’s Jason Newsted and Guns N’ Roses’ Gilby Clarke. Yes, Fortune once lived in his car and Rossi was, in his own words, “broke as a joke.” But are their victories really worth celebrating? Judging by this histrionic, hideous recording, no. One song title here says it all: “Social Disgrace.”
