I saw an update on Slash's Twitter account that he was going to mentoring the kids on American Idol for Rock Week. I thought maybe I had overdosed on Angeldust and just didn't read it correctly. Then comes this post from Slash's MySpace.

“As you may or may not know, the producers for American Idol have asked me to be the mentor for ‘Rock Week’ next week. I was reluctant at first, but they offered me the freedom to do it however I wanted. More importantly, there are a few singers this year who are really impressive. It’s the first time any ‘American Idol’ lineup has really caught my attention.”
Slash added, “The approach I’m taking is different than usual on the show and I’m going to make this as rock and roll an American Idol as possible. Wish me luck!”

It seems my previous post is not too far from the truth. A show that manufactures "talent" should not be promoted by a guy who manufactures some great guitar rock. The only good thing I can see coming out of this is hopefully he will announce the lead singer of Velvet Revolver on Wednesday crapathon elimination night.