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Radio Spurns Chasez's "Sex" JC Chasez has more reason to rue the day that his 'N Sync mate Justin Timberlake exposed Janet Jackson's right breast at the Super Bowl. The blossoming solo artist, who was banned from the Pro Bowl half-time show a week after "Nipplegate," says radio stations are shunning his new single "All Day Long I Dream About Sex" because they are "terrified" of FCC fines. "When I go to radio stations to visit, they're like, 'Oh, man, it's just so tough right now with the FCC cracking down,'" says Chasez, who is currently touring the U.S. in support of his debut solo album, Schizophrenic. "They're not playing ["All Day Long"] and I have to swallow my pride and go on the air because I have to get people to come to the shows." Jive Records released the single to radio on April 25th, but -- with twelve commercial stations dropping it this week -- only fourteen are now playing it, according to a source at industry trade Radio and Records. Jive has since released the Schizophrenic ballad "Build My World" as a single. "The meaning of the song is that you want to have sex," Chasez says of "All Day Long." "It's not even implying that you're having sex. It's equal to saying 'hot for teacher.' It's getting out of hand if you can't even talk about sex. I mean, Marvin Gaye's 'Sexual Healing' is considered a classic. In my song, there are no four-letter words and I don't talk about hurting anyone." Kansas City, Missouri's WMXV is among the radio stations that have deleted the song from rotation. "We did pull the song but not because it said 'sex,' necessarily," station music director Holly Clark says. "We consider ourselves a mom/daughter station, and we felt that ["All Day Long"] probably wasn't something that moms would want their daughters to hear or that daughters would feel comfortable listening to around their moms." Chasez filmed a video for "All Day Long" with director Todd Kellstein (Bon Jovi) and producer Joseph Kahn (U2, Eminem), but he doesn't expect it to receive much airplay. The clip, which features a cop and a pool boy among other characters, parodies porno movies. "The video's clean," he says, adding that a more risque version was cut for European audiences, "but MTV doesn't want to put it in rotation unless it has radio spins, and radio stations aren't gonna push a song as hard unless you have MTV playing the video. We all know how that works." A spokeswoman at MTV -- which played the videos for "Some Girls (Dance With Women), Schizophrenic's first single, and "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)," Chasez's contribution to the 2002 Drumline soundtrack -- says the network has not even received the "All Day Long" video. So does Chasez think he's being targeted because of his association with Timberlake? After all, Britney Spears' latest video depicts her slitting her wrists. "You know what, I don't know," he says. "Britney's the biggest star in the world, so if anyone is going to get away with anything, it's going to be her."
Vegas ticket info: Britney and JC ...Britney Spears returns to the MGM Grand Garden arena on Aug. 14, with opener J.C. Chasez. Prices are $48.50, $78.50 and $98.50. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the box office and through Ticketmaster. Fans can get numbered wristbands from 6-9 a.m. Saturday. A number will be picked at random, and then fans will line up sequentially behind the person with that numbered band...
The newly named Bacon & Eggs LLC., a film and television production company, will begin with the teen comedy "Lovewrecked," due to begin shooting this summer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The teen project centers on a girl on a cruise, who gets marooned on a deserted island with her rock idol. When she discovers that a full-blown resort is just on the other side of the island, she somehow neglects to tell the rock star and keeps him dependent on her. "Lovewrecked" will begin shooting in late June in the Caribbean and will be produced through Media 8. Bacon and Eggs is also setting up the horror film project "When the Dead Whisper" at Gold Circle Films. This is not Bass' first foray into film. The 25-year-old pop singer starred in the romantic comedy "On the Line" in 2001.
Chasez's 'Schizophrenic' should be selling better It's curious why "Schizophrenic," the appropriately titled solo debut JC Chasez of 'NSync fame, has sold little since its recent release. While not appropriate for any of 'NSync's preteen fanbase, it would be selling hand over fist if it were marketed as well as Justin Timberlake's 2002 solo effort that pales in freshness and originality. The first single. "Some Girls (Dance With Women)," while a decent track, was far from the best choice for the LP's lead single. However, there is no excuse for the ultra-addictive second single, "All Day Long I Dream About Sex," getting so little airplay. The song, which pays gratitude to the sound the Human League made famous back in the '80s with hits such as "Fascination," is without a doubt the best pop single released so far this year. Perhaps the FCC and Janet have had some influence in keeping songs that literally say "sex" off the air, however one has to concede that a great deal of songs that have been in the Top 40 as of late are overtly sexual. It seems the word "sex" is more important to censor than actual subject matter, thus "100 Ways," if made a single, would fit the bill; it is even more sexually charged (if that is possible), but never brings up the word. While many pop music critics have trashed this album -- citing it has no musical direction -- it is this fact that makes "Schizophrenic" such a satisfying listen. "Build My World," about his desire not to be lonely, features strong lyrics: "Someone for everyone but no one for me/Constantly searching for the love I need to/Build my world around, around/I'll be the lonely one until I find someone/The one I build my world around." Other notable tracks are the bittersweet "Dear Goodbye," lyrically altered in tribute to Gregg Arreguin, Chasez's friend who penned the original track with him before passing away; "Shake It" an adventurous collaboration with Basement Jaxx; the bouncy "Everything You Want" and "She Got Me," a light-hearted song about falling for an extraterrestrial. Last year's hit, "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)," and a remix of "Some Girls" featuring Dirt McGirt are included as bonus tracks...
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Interns are the targets on MTV 'reality' show JC Chasez, formerly of the boy band 'N Sync, was acting like a jerk. Before an important video shoot, a wide-eyed intern was instructed to tear into a pair of his jeans. When Chasez saw what she had done, he hit the roof. "I had to make everyone feel uncomfortable," Chasez says. "I was like, 'These are my jeans.' She figured she had messed up everything at that point. She got really nervous." Then, when another intern's job was on the line if he did not get Chasez to the shoot on time, Chasez did everything he could to be late. What these interns didn't know was this was all part of an elaborate con job. Chasez was among the performers trying to pull the wool over the eyes of naive interns for "Faking the Video," debuting 10:30 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 24, on MTV. On it, six interns are assigned to work on a faux music video, which has been rigged to go totally wrong. The stars are demanding, equipment fails and "wardrobe malfunctions" happen, all for the purpose of stressing out the unwitting interns. However, the intern who can keep his or her head amid all the pressure will win prizes. "They wanted me to mess with these people, and I felt bad," Chasez says. "I'm a pretty mellow guy. Even when you stress them out, it's funny, but you feel bad about it at the same time." Chasez isn't above pulling pranks on anyone. As a member of 'N Sync, he was usually targeted for a prank or helping to mastermind one against one of his boy-band peers when they were on the road. "We've all had our moments," Chasez says. But he says 'N Sync member Chris Kirkpatrick "was the worst" when it came to practical jokes. "He's the type who will hold your spoon up to a candle at a restaurant, and when you come back to the table and grab your spoon, it burns your hand off," Chasez says. "He'll do anything he can to mess with you." In retaliation, Chasez, 28, would wait until Kirkpatrick was asleep and then put toothpaste in his ear. "Faking the Video" took the practical joke to a whole new level for Chasez. "In the process of this, we are making a video that is really bad, and these interns have never worked on a video before so they don't know what to expect," he says. "They think that's how it all works. It's just horrible. They are grinning through it, and I'm thinking: 'Aw, those poor people. They think this is the way it really is.' " Chasez is currently on the road to promote his new solo CD, "Schizophrenic." Later this year, Chasez is looking to tour with Britney Spears, former girlfriend of his 'N Sync partner, Justin Timberlake. As for the future of 'N Sync, he says the guys will get together later this year, and perhaps even work in a studio for a new album. It's been more than two years since 'N Sync has had a new record out. In the meantime, each of the members has embarked on solo careers as a singer or actor. Chasez is more interested in establishing himself outside the group. "Getting together is always in the back of our minds, but it's a matter of when a good collection of songs will come together to do (a new CD)," he says. "It's important for me right now to concentrate on my own thing and grow a little."
Lance in Vegas last weekend Wind blows. Especially in our desert valley, where it stirs up dirt and turns what could have been a smooth day into a nightmare of gritty skin, battered eardrums and, for those of you who care, mussed locks. It's hard to pull off that diva-in-a-bikini-and-heels thing when you're chewing sand-covered hair, but the go-go dancers at Green Valley Ranch Station's inaugural Whiskey Beach spiritual hip hop series did a fine job last Friday, boldly balancing themselves on floating platforms and shaking their money-makers while a DJ spun hip hop from back in the day. (Pharcyde? A Tribe Called Quest? Beastie Boys? Word.) Despite the breezy conditions and the fact that headlining act the Black Eyed Peas ran much later than their scheduled 10 p.m. start time (a gig in San Diego held them up), the crowd (including Howard Stern and galpal Beth Otrosky, Lance Bass, Cindy Crawford and Whiskey-hubby Rande Gerber) behaved themselves and enjoyed the fabulous poolside ambiance. Black Eyed Peas finally (and, to their credit, apologetically) took the stage around 11:30 p.m., offering a seriously energetic performance and style at which their hit "Where Is the Love?" only hints.
Yes I Said Yes I'll Take Two More Yes ...P. DIDDY - SEAN COMBS to theatergoers - was half an hour late at Gotham Hall, where he was scheduled to shave himself onstage with a diamond-encrusted Gillette razor. It seems that Jacob & Co., the jeweler, has fashioned a special "blinged" edition of Gillette's new razors, which will be distributed among the "world's hottest musicians." Watching celebrities use luxury hygiene products seems like such a good idea; we can only assume we have misplaced the press release from Oral-B inviting us to watch Lance Bass floss with Uranium Yellowcake-Dipped Threads of Congealed Sturgeon Roe...
The Princess Fiona diaries ..One of those people who help her cope with the media glare is, ironically, tabloid magnet Justin Timberlake. Diaz has been dating the 23-year-old singer/wardrobe-malfunction-facilitator for more than a year. And although she declines to discuss her romantic relationships (previous boyfriends have included actors Matt Dillon and Jared Leto), she does think it's pretty darn funny that, in "Shrek 2," Princess Fiona has a pinup of pretty "Sir Justin" in her old castle bedroom...
Navel Gazing ...Are boy torsos getting longer? Heath Ledger is one of those long torso boys, along with Seann William Scott, Justin Timberlake, Chad Michael Murray, Adam Brody, Ashton Kutcher and his twin Josh Hartnett. Two long torso boys in Troy, Brad Pitt (the original) and Orlando Bloom. The latter is rather miscast in Troy, but the movie is cool anyway...
Is Cee-Lo Green really the soul machine? Cee-Lo, who was raised in Atlanta's southwest area, is already a giant in Georgia's vibrant hip-hop scene. He was a member of the critically acclaimed group Goodie M.O.B... ...Dissension within the ranks started with Goodie Mob's 1999 album "World Party," a project Cee-Lo still feels uncomfortable about. The concept was to create a party-oriented album to gain new fans without losing old ones. It didn't work. Cee-Lo, who had been angling for a solo career anyway, took the disappointment from "World Party" to create an opportunity. He dropped "Cee-Lo Green And His Perfect Imperfections" in 2002, a genre-bending, eclectic, eccentric, mosh pit of R&B, country, gospel, blues, soul and finally, hip-hop. Many came to the same conclusion after listening to his solo albums that they did after listening to ones from Sting, Justin Timberlake and Teddy Pendergrass ... Oh, so YOU'RE the talented one?...
Chris Carrabba likes 'Justified' Chris Carrabba may be the most scrutinized man in rock 'n' roll. Not necessarily by the critics, but certainly by his devoted fans, who debate everything he does. The frontman for Dashboard Confessional, considered by some to be the poster boy for emo rock, carries this burden surprisingly well. ...On liking Justin Timberlake's solo record: I like his album. There's no shame in that... |
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