I dont really like the stuff in the CHARTS at the mo... but it's all peaks and troughs... I remember the time that the last primal scream album came out, around that time the Foo fighters were in the charts, and there was loads of great stuff commming out... that was one of the few times where the Chart stuff got really intresting...
To be fair though, I really really detest made-for-tv pop stars, like Pop Idol... They get too much exposure, you begin to really hate them, because you cant go anywhere with out them getting into yer face.. I really dont think the American version will fly though.. the american scene is very tough for a cemercail sound (especially one that's not bringing anything new or intresting to the fore front), plus the US channels have alot of compition ... and the fact they always seem to dumb down british programs when they cross the atlantic, which is stupid....