With all due respect to the writers at Degrassi, “Downtown Sasquatch” has to be lamest name of any band, real or fake that we have ever heard. With that said, this band was a lot more polished than the Zit Remedy from the previous generation, and showed quite a bit of range through the series. The band never really made it; though their lead singer, Craig Manning did go on to make his own solo record. Incidentally, their guitar player in the real world would go on to have a huge Rap career, under the name of Drake. The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: Degrassi: The Next Generation (2003-06) Actors: Jake Epstein (Craig Manning, Guitar & Vocals) Aubrey “Drake” Graham (Jimmy Brooks, Guitar) Adamo Ruggiero (Marco Del Rossi. Bass) Shane Kippel (Spinner Mason, Drums) Melissa McIntyre (Ashley Kerwin, Keyboards) Stacey Farber (Ellie Nash, Drums) Cassie Steele (Manny Santos, Tambourine) Songs you might remember: Dust Why you should vote for them: They were not that bad for a teen band. Why you should not vote for them: Somehow, they should be punished for such a horrible name. {youtube}
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Many Boy Bands are essentially lame but in the straight to video Disney effort, Pop Star, Aaron Carter takes it to a new level. He plays J.D. McQueen who is one of the members of Downtown, and he has to go to school…or something…hell we don’t know. We do know that Leif Garrett shows up as a janitor, which is interesting for nostalgic purposes, but in watching this, we remembered why we wanted Aaron Carter would just go away. As it turned out, he eventually did! The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Pop Star (2005) Actor: Aaron Carter…and we don’t know who else. Songs you might remember: We don’t remember any. Why you should vote for them: You probably shouldn’t. Why you should not vote for them: If the best we can say is a Leif Cassidy cameo that says it all. {youtube}
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A torch singer (who might as well been called a “tortured” singer), Dorothy Vallens (Isabella Rossellini) was steamy, sexy, and troubled in David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet”. She sang the signature song in the film, and did a decent job at it.
You will have to forgive us, as we have never really seen this show as nobody amongst us has small kids. Still, here is what we have learned: The Doodlebops had a decent run on Canadian Television, got picked up by Disney and are successful enough to do a tour of their music. That makes them a viable in our eyes regardless of whether we know them or not. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: The Doodlebops (2004-) Actor: Lisa Lennox (Deedele Doodle) Chad McNamara (Rooney Doodle) Jonathan Wexler (Moe Doodle) Songs you might remember: Get on the Bus Why you should vote for them: Any fictitious group that can have a successful tour is worth a look. Why you should not vote for them: Children’s music seems inappropriate for the Hall. {youtube}
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