noah | August 27, 2007 10:45 am

The Next Great American Band, the American Idol spinoff that will somehow put 10 bands through the Idol paces, will have Sheila E. in the Paula Abdul role, Johnny Rzeznik in the Randy Jackson role, and an Australian guy whose nickname is–I am not kidding–“Dicko” in the, um, “dicko” role. Finding someone with a crazy accent was a nice touch, guys. [USA Today]