antiMUSIC's Chuck DiMaria writes: "Too Young To Rock"

With the proliferation of teenie-bopper pop and rawk overloading the commercial airwaves, Chuck DiMaria explains vis-à-vis youngsters like JoJo and Ashlee (Jessica's li'l sis) Simpson...

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"Look, I don't know about you, but I'm scared.

And now the thirteen-year-olds are coming out onto the charts? You know, it takes a while to write, record and put out an album, let alone push the deal through all the different levels of a record company, so it stands to reason that the kid was probably younger than that when they inked the deal.

Which means this kid was eleven or twelve years old when this whole thing started? First off, that's way too young to be in that far over your head.

Secondly, what is the logic behind this growing trend to make sex symbols out of little girls? Are we now becoming a nation of pedophiles?"

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Maybe someone is after our money - and they're using our kids to get at it.

I doubt that JoJo is singing to us 25-45 freaks, but what's with putting her on high rotation?

Unless the age of consent in the U.S. is repealed, I will not stand for such child exploitation. No wonder we're not getting any good rawking in the airwaves these days. ARRRGH!

What's next... beer for pre-schoolers... cigarettes and scotch for 6^th-graders... teen erotic thrillers?

It's all about money - YOURS. Be aware! Beware!

Omigawd - it's McLusky

Imagine if Blink 182 were a bunch of Welsh lager louts on the verge of strangling Sum41's Deryck because he did a little diddling with Avril©, whom they covet so much. Meet McLusky. And while you're at it, you can also check out their labelmates at Too Pure (their U.K. label). Will they be the lads who'll save rock 'n roll? Your answer might lie right here. Enjoy.

Losing your head to get attention...

So buddy gets all his friends together, tosses back a couple of brews, sets up his camcorder, adds a little CGI and voilà! Your garden variety Jihad decapitation.

Talk about getting a-head in life!

Will Vince Carter slam-dunk us in the end.

SLAM! Sports - Basketball Toronto Raptors - Raps star triggers emotions: a long time ago I thought that Vince Carter would energize the Raptors. The problem was that everyone wanted to put all the pressure on him and get a free ride in the process.

That sucks, mainly because Vince is only human.

Nowadays that kind of honeymoon is over - the Raptors are slowly going the way of the Lakers - all ball hogging, all egos, no cohesion. If the Raptors want to keep Vince Carter in their roster, they have to start playing as a team.

As for Vince... he has to start playing as part of the team, not as a star.

Given last season's performance, if the Raptors don't get their shit together, they would be losing more than a coach: they'll be losing Vince.

I'm giving the team and Vince one more chance in the upcoming season. If nothing works out, Vince should get the heave-ho because the team wouldn't desrve him.

Or vice-versa.

A fun way to waste your time...

slick.org has a whole bunch of fun pages to while away on your desktop, but it's celebrity deathwatch seems to be the main attraction. Hop on over to check it out.