RD Report A-D

2Krayze

The players, etc.: Had to give 2Krayze his own little blurb after checking out the full version of "Stay in School" at his Myspace. Quite the knuckle-rapper (yuk yuk). He also commits the ultimate sin of rhyming FOOL, SCHOOL, RULES, and COOL in the same line. Lame as the Beatles.

Be a scholar at Yale or Notre Dame/ Get your degree, you'll be happy, just trust me on this, man/ You gotta sit at your desk and don't complain/ While the teacher like a preacher gives a sermon for your brain/ I know you don't wanna be a fool, stay in school/ Because following the rules is actually kinda cool

Has 2Krayze established yet another kid-rap subgenre?: Yes. Knuckle-rap has been added to a list of unique subgenres produced or fostered by Disney, including prude-rap (Lil' Josh) and punim-rap (Paulie Litt...forget whether or not this is a rap song).



Alex and Zoe

The players: Zoe Anna of NY and Alexandra Reid of TX (name also credited as "Hadas").
Song(s) in rotation: "Girl Next Door"
Sounds like: paper-thin bubblegum R&B w/ girly vocals (only a ~5-sec clip available, though).
Origin story: Met at a performing arts camp and professed their love for Play. Subsequently incubaTed. Have seen Spinal Tap. Write their own songs and "work hard at what we do."
Producers: Matt Noble and Keith Brown
Strange quote:

Artists see in colors. Dancers see life in movement. We're Singers -- we feel music; we live in rhythms and melodies and we take in life -- whatever you see around us is what you make of it. That's how we make sense of life.

Proof that Radio Disney needs copy editors:"When strangers come up to them and say they have their songs on their I-pods sent to them by their cousins' friends; that is encouraging!"
Post-Disney online presence: Zero.



American Greetings

Who's in front of it?: Holly Hobbie and Friends. Greeting card tie-in from the company that brought you (or at least own the copyrights to) Strawberry Shortcake and the Care Bears.

Who's behind it: LeAnn Rimes, "Twinkle in Her Eye."



Aslyn

The players: Capitol artist Aslyn
Getting some warning signals on the BOOOOOOOOOREometer: Describes Sleepless in Seattle, Serendipity, and Something's Gotta Give as "heart-wrenching."
Further proof that March of the Penguins is a conservative "family values" conspiracy:"it is so beautiful you think the penguins are people i swear!"
BOOOOOOOOREometer smoking...:

i was just thinking today about how we all want things to get easier for us and then eventually it just bites us from behind. the world of automation. you try to call customer service for anything these days and you talk to some phony voice activated woman who transfers you a million places as you wait each time for the list of choices. what ever happened to dialing '0'?? no way, don't expect a live voice unless you've spent 15 min getting there. i never make it- i always hang up too soon.

Casual assessment: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORING
(Official site and Myspace)



Brooke Hogan
[NOTE: Brooke is a bit more well-known now. I originally wrote this back in June.]

The players: Hulk Hogan's daughter...sings!
Song(s) in rotation: "Everything to Me" (listen at something called her "mini-site")
Haha, I saw this being recorded at a pizza place: True. It was on the Hulkster reality show.
Is the song really great or really not that interesting?: The second one. But "Uh Oh" is a fun Britney clone. Reminds me (a little) of "Don't Cha."
Myspace jacked?: Yes, by this person. This one seems to be more legit.
(Official site)



Caleigh Peters

The players: Hollywood Recs artist (and Barbara Streisand's goddaughter) Caleigh Peters.
Song(s) in rotation: "Reach," Avrilish self-help in the Aly & AJ vein, decent but forgettable. If she reached a little higher she'd be a Christian artist and probably more successful.
Musical output existing outside the Disney universe: None
Soundtracks: Herbie: Fully Loaded (Beach Boys cover), Ice Princess ("Reach"), Sky High (forget the song).
Does Caleigh Peters sound like she's really having "Fun Fun Fun"?: Eh, not really.
Sky High: Good movie or bad movie?: EXCELLENT MOVIE.
Reasons why Caleigh Peters will probably be OK: Hollywood debut production = Matthew Gerrard, godmother = Barbara Streisand.
Reasons why Caleigh Peters might not be OK: Hollywood is a fickle master and her bio hasn't been updated in over a year.



Chica

The players:

Chica is a group of three Latinas – Emille, Monique and Lynnette. These International recording artists bring life into a moment with their presence and music. The group’s upcoming CD offers musically diverse rhythms, including Latin; Hip Hop; Top 40 and Dance tracks. This eclectic mix is infused with meaningful and impactful lyrics, which speak of self-respect, purity and taking a stand in life.

Song(s) in rotation: "Make You Dance"
Does it make you dance?: Sorta!
Rap cameo, boring or embarrassing?: Boring.
Is there anything particularly remarkable about this group that you couldn't figure out at their Myspace page?: Don't think so.



Circle of Stars

Christian group or actual circle of stars?: Actual circle of stars.
Who are the stars?: ("That's So Raven":) Raven-Symoné, Orlando Brown, Anneliese van der Pol, ("Phil of the Future":) Alyson Michalka, Ricky Ullman, Amy Bruckner (The Suite Life of Zack and Cody:) Dylan Sprouse, Cole Sprouse, Ashley Tisdale, Brenda Song, (The Proud Family:) Kyla Pratt.
Stones covers or Disney covers?: Disney covers.
Interesting Disney covers or uninteresting Disney covers?: Uninteresting Disney covers.
Number of participants I don't want to punch in the face: Maybe two.



Cooler Kids

Do "Cooler Kids" have a roughly sketched-out entry in the Teenpop Encyclopedia yet?: Yes!
Can we see that entry?: Yes! "Cooler Kids: construction of Pop Rox studio, “for fun” disco with Kaz Gamble (DJ Kazimir), Sisely Treasure, Jill Cunniff (Luscious Jackson). 2003 DreamWorks album Punk Debutante. Appeared on Lizzie McGuire OST."
Did Cooler Kids find more of an affinity with the tween scene or the gay club scene?: The gay club scene.
Did they sell more albums to the tween scene or the gay club scene?: Probably the tween scene (via the Lizzie McGuire OST).
Song(s) in rotation: "All Around the World"
Did you add this to your "favorites" list on Pandora several months ago?: Apparently! It's great!

D-Tent Boys

The players: Group featured on the Holes soundtrack.
Song(s) in rotation: "Dig It"
Sounds like: Silly, sorta clueless R&B, like a (more) dumbass B5
Further information about D-Tent Boys: None. Until I buy the Holes soundtrack.

See also: 3D, Anneliese Vanderpol ("That's So Raven"), Belanova, Christy Carlson Romano ("Kim Possible," "Even Stevens")