So I watched the Jonas Brothers on Conan last night. I like Conan. You can probably guess my opinion on the Jonas Bros, but that's not really what this is about. They seemed like nice enough kids and they were polite. What really bothered me during the performance was the back-up band. I had a couple glasses of red wine in me and I was probably projecting my own feelings on the musicians, but this is how it went down.
Stage #1: Pity
Man, these guys are all older than the J Bros. and they seem like they're pretty polished musicians. I bet they were all in previous bands that actually rocked. I can't imagine spending my life refining my ear and learning my craft, only to be stuck behind these bobbleheaded nimrods. That bass player is full of talent, but his eyes are full of resentment.
Stage #2: Jealousy
I bet these dudes are on tour with the J Bros. I bet they get paid BANK to make them sound like a real band. What studio musician would turn down the opportunity to cash in on millions of gum-popping, screaming little girls chucking fist-fulls of daddy's money at them. *grits teeth* Lucky bastards.
Stage #3: Anger
Whatever. Sellouts. How can they look other professional musicians in the eye. They gave up. They didn't HAVE to play behind these boy-band nitwits, they could have made something of themselves. I bet that guitar player can sing too. Wonder what they play in the studio while waiting for the J Bros. limo to show up so they can bum everyone out by forcing them to play their crappy pre-teen pop garbage over and over. Why don't they just make their own band? What a waste.
Stage #4: Bargaining
OMG. Did I just watch an entire Jonas Brothers live performance? I mean, I was on the laptop too, it wasn't like I was fixated on the whole thing. This, this is just... material for the blog... life experience stuff.
Stage #5: Acceptance
*Kills TV, trips over dog, swears, goes to bed.* Labels: jonas brothers Conan O'Brien
I wonder what PepsiCo thought about Cyco Miko's reference to their product in 1983's Institutionalized. On one hand, you have a very popular and influential punk band screaming for their soft drink, on the other hand, in the the context in which he's requesting the beverage, he's under interrogation for being a drug addict. Does this mean everybody likes Pepsi, including junkies, or does it mean junkies in particular prefer Pepsi for whatever drug-induced reason? I think Pepsi made the right move by doing nothing. 
