Another Secret Show

If you haven't already, you probably want to add MySpace Secret Shows as a friend on MySpace.com, and also add them to your "top 8" on the site. The site has been putting on secret shows for a while now, and that is the only way to get in.

The next one in New York is James Blunt at the Cutting Room, just incase you haven't heard that song You're Beautiful enough lately. And if you think Blunt is as sweet as his lyrics, looks like you're wrong.

Recently a British radio station banned him, stating:

“This time, the number of specific comments about James Blunt were more than we have ever seen for one particular artist. It was quite staggering. People said, ‘Can you get rid of him?’ ‘Can you ban him?’
"The amount of feedback is enormous, so it looks like there’ll be a pretty long-term ban,” said Cotton. “This does tend to happen when artists reach a certain level of popularity, when it becomes wall-to-wall coverage."

Blunt's response:

"To all those bastards who don't like my music — you're all adults, you can switch your radio off," said Blunt. "I don't have to listen to it, I'm the one who sings it… and it's continued to get me laid."

He was totally that guy on the quad at our college campus who sat and played guitar to meet girls. We're on to you Blunt! Just look at all of the girls who posted comments on his MySpace blog announcement about the show.

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By Jen Carlson in Arts and Events on May 31, 2006 9:23 AM

Comments [rss]

Hoopz

No tool no music no myspace...

Why should I love the song and see their space.

I just used to come here.

erika!

they probably kicked him out of the British Military for being a fucking pussy.

I wish radio stations here would ban that "had a bad day" song....makes my ears bleed!

Jerold

these secret shows are freakin' terrible. They're like the booking on Carson daly or Jimmy Kimmel's shows.

God-fuckin' awful.

Any "secret show" organisation who thanks ASCAP and Tower Records on their home page can't be too secret or on it, eh?

Bob A Booey

Is it just me or does he sing like Adam Sandler?

Constant Dater

Just because he fought in a war doesn't mean we have to be assaulted by his crap music.

fratboy10

fukin fag

kenbunshine

that's all record company PR.

saw fire my ass.

now get me a blow torch and a pair of pliers so we could get medieval on his ass.

and now another pathetic song (in case you didn't know he worked that whole pathetic song deal on Oprah)

mickster

I'd like to buy an "e" for interesting please...

mickster

While his music is interesting if not derivative, I did find a CBS Sunday Morning interview with him rather intersting...

He served in Kosovo during wartime in the British Military and saw real fire.

So while you were at the Quad, he was performing a well-necessary peacekeeping mission and putting his life at risk.

GiGi

He's cute ... but his music sucks ass.

doublesecretprobation

faggy mcfag fag

someone put his nuts in a vise, please.

on to my next hate band, the yupper krust.

give me a call to some real hard hittin niggas to work on homes here.