INXS reality show is INXcusable

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Speaking of band brands (see Pink Floyd post below), few reality-show scenarios have bothered us as much as Rock Star, which is supposed to help INXS pick a lead singer to replace the irreplaceable Michael Hutchence, who died a regrettable rock-star kind of death in 1997. And this was before the show was pegged as a summer flop, along with I Want to Be a Hilton. Granted, a lot of time has passed since Hutchence died, and yes, it must have absolutely rotted over these past few years to be one of the other members of INXS, losing a bandmate and the person who in

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