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Jun 14, 2014
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The Artists
Here is another one we almost forgot about. In the Nickelodeon original show, “The Adventures of Pete and Pete”, there was a brief stint in this surreal comedy where the brothers had a garage band that had some special guest stars (Marshall Crenshaw) in differing roles. An original Nickelodeon show may not have a lot of traction, but it was cooler than most. Now what is that worth?
The Bullet Points:
TV Show Appeared:
The Adventures of Pete and Pete (1993-96)
Actors:
Syd Straw (Miss Fingerwood)
Meter Reader (Marshall Crenshaw)
Danny Tamberelli (Little Pete)
Some Random Drummer
Songs you might remember:
Marmalade Cream
Why you should vote for them:
There is an undisputable cool factor here.
Why you should not vote for them:
It did not receive a huge audience.
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Blood Pollution
Jun 14, 2014
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The Artists
There was something noble yet pathetic about how much Chris Cole (Mark Wahlberg) wanted his Steel Dragon tribute band to be perfect. In the end, that is what led to him to getting kicked out of the group, though that is not what we remember the most about “Blood Pollution”. We remember their brawl in a parking lot with another Steel Dragon tribute band far more. Watching Wahlberg defend his tribute band was honorable and pathetic at the same time.
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Rock Star (2001)
Actors:
Mark Wahlberg (Chris Cole, Lead Singer)
Timothy Olyphant (Rob Malcolm, Guitar)
Blas Elias (Donny Johnson, Drums)
Nick Catanese (Xander Cummins, Guitar)
Brian Vander Ark (Ricki Bell, Bass)
Songs you might remember:
Stand up and Shout
We All Die Young
Why you should vote for them:
Maybe you just have to give sympathy points for a group that tried so hard to look like who they pretended to be.
Why you should not vote for them:
Come on…it’s a cover band!
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Blind Mellow Jelly
Jun 14, 2014
Published in
The Artists
We admit that this has no real business being on this ballot but as one of us are devotees of the 70’s Sitcom, Sanford and Son, we have to honor Fred Sanford’s favorite Blues musician, Blind Mellow Jelly, of whom he had an extensive record collection. Well, that is until they got broken. No what “Big Dummy” was responsible for that?
The Bullet Points:
TV Show Appeared:
Sanford and Son (1975)
Actor:
None
Songs you might remember:
None
Why you should vote for him:
We begrudgingly admit you shouldn’t.
Why you should not vote for him:
Not only was he not seen, he wasn’t really heard.
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Bleek Gilliam Quintet
Jun 14, 2014
Published in
The Artists
The Jazz world can be a miserable business and in Spike Lee’s gem, Mo’ Better Blues, we see Blake Gilliam (Denzel Washington) constantly make the wrong decisions both in his music (he is trumpeter in his Jazz Quintet) and in his personal life. Music is used here as more than a plot device and though Jazz does not have much of a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, we wonder if Jazz will have much of a place in the Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. If any act could get in, this could be it.
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Mo’ Better Blues (1990)
Actors:
Denzel Washington (Bleek Gilliam)
Wesley Snipes (Shadow Henderson)
Giancarlo Esposito (Left Hand Lacey)
Jeff “Tain” Watts (Rhythm Jones)
Bill Nunn (Bottom Hammer)
Songs you might remember:
Mo’ Better Blues
Why you should vote for them:
Music played a bigger part of this film than a lot more bands on the ballot.
Why you should not vote for them:
The genre of Jazz may work against them if you feel it isn’t “Rock” enough.
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