Johnny Depp, Russell Crowe, Keanu Reeves, Oh My! Ten Film Star Music Projects That are Way Worse Than Ryan Gosling's Dead Man's Bones

Hey, I actually like some of those Boxmasters songs. And I have to say, I kind of dug what I heard of Dead Man's Bones, not even realizing it was Gosling's band. But neither of them come close to She & Him's Zooey Deschanel, the reigning Queen of Crossover.

I have to agree with the list, but I kinda dig Dead Man's Bones. I would have preferred the children's choir to have a softer sound on the songs.

No, Dead Man's Bones remains a lame idea to me. If it was just some thing he was doing off wherever for fun and not attention/money, then well enough. But, no, it's a commercial hipster pose-striking project. So much more offensive to me when done in the so called realm of "indie", too, where people pride themselves on their distaste for things like the Disney marketing machine (which I don't mind when it's not pretending to be what it's not), from whence Gosling came (Mickey Mouse Club). Irredeemable hypocrisy.

WTF! I just wrote a post last week on my blog about the brilliance of Johnny Depp's P. (ha!) clearly, you have not heard their record, and the clip you found isn't the Great Example, anyway.

long live the P record.

Seems kind of presumptive to read irredeemable hypocrisy in the musical project of somebody you haven't met. And also to say "no" to other people saying they like it. I, too, like it, not a lot, but I enjoy listening to it.

Billy Bob blamed Canada, and we ran him out of this country. In the process of doing so he described Boxmasters as "cosmic American music" which, as anybody who reads this site I HOPE knows, invoked the memory of Gram Parsons.

Billy Bob: I know Gram Parsons. Gram Parsons is a friend of mine. You, sir, are no Gram Parsons.

Dogstar wasn't that bad sometimes it seems like people just want to hack on them for no other reason than Keanu was the bass player, and he is actually a pretty good bass player

Austin, this is a stupid blog. I hope your weren't paid for this unresearched pile-of-crap you wrote. Get a talent and a real job.

BTW: The 30STM video was a huge hit and won awards.

"As insane as he may be, you have to admit Russell Crowe is also a pretty shitty musician."

I'm enjoying the fanboy defensiveness. Go, internet, go!

Russell Crowe's stuff isn't all that bad...better than Dogstar for sure! And the clip you picked is far from being one of his better songs... The Bacon Brothers contribute frequently to kids' music albums based on the Sandra Boynton board books and are quite amusing in that respect :)

This is the first time I have heard what Kevin Costner is (was?) doing. Frankly, I thought it was pretty catchy and his voice is sweet. He could use some help with the lyrics but they weren't terrible. With a bit of co-writing and the right market, he could (or did he already?) do pretty well with this. Especially in the feel good Americana'/country genre. And yeah, I agree with something another commenter said, get some talent before you attempt to judge others. I agree some celebrities do it to be cool or well, just because they can, but others actually have talent you know. Um, acting and singing kind of go hand in hand. Most musician's (good ones anyway) are great on stage because they're good actors - whether they act professionally or not.
I'm a professional musician but not a professional actor. However, I am talented and had I followed that path, perhaps could have had a career in both. It just depends which you chase harder and which one sticks first. Good for them. They have the time and cash to follow their dreams. What do you care if it's not "hip" or "perfect" or whatever it is you are trying to say.
With that said, let me slightly contradict myself and say that I do think Billy Bob's show is a vanity act. How do I know this? Because I opened for him several times. Eeew.