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Jingle Ball Busting: Lambert tame, music lame
TAMPA — Let's be brutally honest: The only reason I wanted to cover Sunday's 93.3 Jingle Ball at the St. Pete Times Forum was to see the Ting Tings, the British indie-pop duo semifamous for cocky strut Shut Up and Let Me Go.
The only reason an editor wanted me to review the WFLZ-sponsored event — besides the fact that this editor is inherently demonic — was because of Adam Lambert, the American Idol screech boy who agreed to host the five-hour show (yes, f-i-v-e).
But the Ting Tings bailed at the last second, which happens at these radio fests, where a smorgasbord of the latest one-hitters are hyped (hello, Leona Lewis!), but you're lucky to see half the promised fluff come showtime (bye, Leona Lewis!).
SEAN GETS EVEN CRANKIER. READ ON!
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