Well, it seems NZ Idol has finally had the last nail in the coffin banged into it, as several prominent New Zealand artists, including Boh Runga, Neil Finn and Dave Dobbyn, refused to be on the show.

Boh had apparently said that she’d rather “lick the inside of a toilet bowl than appear on Idol.”

Ouch.

The judges of the show, Frankie Stevens, Ian Stables and Megan Alatini then went and insulted them all. From Stables,

The attitude of these guys is that to go on something mainstream might seem a little uncool, because they are not being seen in the right place at the right time, and they are trying very hard to be overly intelligent and articulate and savvy, when really they’re just boring idiots

So, after insulting the people who you wanted on the show, what do you do next?

You place an open invitation!

Memo to Dave Dobbyn, The Feelers, Shihad, Evermore and Boh Runga: “You are cordially invited to appear on NZ Idol, where we will pay tribute to your vast musical talent. Please RSVP to Frankie Stevens, Iain Stables and Megan Alatini.”

Ha! I’m sure all of these artists are now seething.
(Tip: Russell Brown)