The Rock Life

Whitestarr celebrates the launch of their indie record, but lead singer CISCO knows they can't get to the next level unless they can get a powerful manager, CARL STUBNER, to represent them.

Cisco has co-written a hit song for his friend MICKEY AVALON -- now their new manager Stubner tells him that Whitestarr needs to come up with a hit song too. Cisco rallies the band and moves them all into his Malibu house to work on the song 24/7.

"The road is where bands break up," Stubner warns the band as they head off on a month-long cross-country tour. The band has a blast, "pillaging" town after town, up to their necks in girls at every stop -- except for Cisco, who is remaining faithful to his girl Mischa.

Everybody's having girl problems. Cisco's breakup with Mischa makes him a target for paparazzi, while Rainbow's relationship with Danielle is shakier than ever after he moves back in with her. Meanwhile drummer ORBI decides to end the year-long vow of celibacy he took after rehab, and accompanies Rainbow and Danielle on a disastrous double-date.

Tony Potato's role as Whitestarr's dancer winds up costing him his day job -- as a lawyer at an upscale law firm. When he attempts to do a comedy show to prove that he's more than just a dancer, his jokes fall flat and Damon and Orbi pelt him with flour.

Rainbow is struggling with money troubles and a feeling that he doesn't really belong among the rich and tanned in Malibu. The guys try to cheer him up by taking him surfing, but he winds up feeling like more of a fish out of water than ever. He tells Cisco that he wants to return to his hometown -- Allentown, PA -- for an extended break. "If you leave LA, you're leaving the band," Cisco warns him, but he can't persuade Rainbow -- so instead the band accompanies Rainbow for his trip home, booking themselves an Allentown gig.

Rainbow's ballooning ego leads to a fight with Cisco after he hogs the stage at an important industry gig at the House of Blues. Despite warnings from Stubner, the problem just gets worse when the band get an offer from Playboy: they're going to play at the launch of the Rock the Rabbit event in Las Vegas -- and they're going to get their own spread in the magazine.