Cut to 15 years later. Having never met, DioGaurdi and Stewart are each asked by a
record company to write songs together for its new burlesque-pop group The Pussycat Dolls. One day, while writing the songs, Stewart strums an old song on his guitar and DioGaurdi realizes she knows all the lyrics to this previously unreleased song.
That’s right! Her mentor turns out to have been, Erin Grace.
Stewart and DioGuardi immediately form a close bond and Stewart decides it’s time to reform Platinum Weird and release those classic songs – updated of course – with DioGuardi as the vocalist.
It’s a beautiful story. It’s all bullshit, but it’s beautiful nonetheless.
It’s Bullshit? I Hear You Ask!
With a half hour rockumentary on VH1 all about the amazing, intellect defying story, numerous fan sites dedicated to the fictious early group and more media hype than you could throw a Pussycat Doll at, the whole thing is… well… so much hot shite.
Many want to know why attempt an elaborate hoax. Yes, many artist have done it before but few have gone to these lengths and most were unknown at the time – case in point, Dylan pretending to be the son of Woody Guthrie. Why would a rock legend and an acknowledged music writing genius go to such lengths?
Dave Stewart still swears the story is about 80 – 85% true. DioGuardi, for her part, is much more guarded. Whatever the reasons, Platinum Weird are going to be hot; back-story or not, they do have what it takes to be a mega-star band.
I was lucky enough to get a chance to chat with both Dave and Kara. Read the interview on Blogcritics, next week.
To hear Platinum Weird’s music you can visit their MySpace site. You can even hear a couple of the '74 versions.
Article comments
1 - tshilli
woah.