Dancing In The Streets - 
by B-Side
The girls of Making The Band 3 kicked their musical journey into overdrive this week as they travelled from New York City all the way to sunny California, all in the hopes of doing some press, naming their group, and filming their very first video. It was all so exciting and intense that Laurie Ann didn't even have to utter one "BOOM! CAT! BOOM CAT CAT!!!" That's too bad because quite honestly, the only thing that truly gets me through these episodes are her cryptic choreography lessons. Still, this was a fast-paced and enjoyable installment, and for once, we didn't have to deal with a girl struggling in the booth while she tried to overcome some personal obstacle in her life. It was just pure Hollywood. And hey, any show that ends with a group Diddy hug is fine by me! We heart you, Diddy!
This week's show started with footage of a plane taking off from New York and arriving in Los Angeles, all to the throbbing tunes of Goldfrapp. Yes, excitement was heavy in the air, and the girls could hardly contain themselves as they passed such landmarks as The Body Shop strip bar or the Off Broadway Shoe Outlet. If that doesn't say "Making It," I don't know what does.
Turns out the girls were in town to shoot their first video, and in typical Diddy fashion, he set them up with a ssssaawwweeeet mansion in the hills. It was so sweet, the producers made sure every single light was on at all times. So that's why we've been having rolling blackouts. The dumb Making The Band girls have been in town. Anyway, the group waltzed into their new digs, with Aundrea repeatedly and annoyingly saying, "She's purdy!" Stop talking to the house. It can't hear you. Just drop it.
Well, it seemed like this trip was off to a good start, and the girls weren't the only ones excited. The producers seemed so happy to have a change of scenery that they became trigger happy with their signature sound effects. At one point, Dawn literally bumped lightly into box, and apparently that was enough to warrant a loud BOOM-BOOM-BOOM. I couldn't even imagine what they would have done if she had coughed. They probably would have shaken the screen and acted like she had just died.
Anyway, we also finally learned the name of the group: Danity Kane (and yes, I know it's been floating around the internet for months, but this was the first official moment when the show acknowledged it). As you can imagine, the name is a bit, uh, puzzling. Okay, it's downright awful. Danity Kane? Really?
Nevertheless, the girls all headed downtown where they participated in one giant radio press junket. This meant that they went from one radio station to another, getting interviewed by all sorts of people, including one douchebag from Wild 98.7 wearing a "wacky" green shag-type coat. Sadly, we didn't stay with him long enough to see his slide whistle or bicycle horn bit. Anyway, as the girls trudged through this press tour, it became obvious that no one was really impressed with their name. Maybe that's because "Danity Kane" doesn't seem to really make sense. And it sounds awful. One DJ deigned to ask how they came up with the name, and Dawn replied, "We were looking for a name that WE could define. Something that we could define. Not that it could define US." That would explain why the two runner-up names were "Bloooblooblah Blah" and "Goopy Gop Glop."
Dawn then came on screen and explained to us how they came up with Danity Kane in the first place. Apparently, she was doodling some superhero woman or whatever, and Diddy noticed and asked what the character's name was. Put on the spot, Dawn came up with "Danity Kane" and from there, history was made. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this band's name is based on a doodle.
After hearing this story, one DJ still wasn't content. "So what does Danity Kane mean?" she asked.
"It's us," Aubrey replied with solemn haughtiness. WELL. That clarifies things!
A defiant Shannon then asked us, "Do you know what Coldplay means? Do you know what Linkin Park means? Do you know what Hoobastank means?" Point well taken, but your name still sucks.
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