Idol Headlines for 02/22/09

If Nick Mitchell wasn’t going to take a seat away from Kris Allen/Adam Lambert/Matt Giraud, I would vote for him by the bucketful. That is such a cute interview.

^^^ So, the Top 36 are allowed to do interviews? I’m really confused.

I really hope Ricky Braddy gets another chance to make top 12. I thought he sang better than everyone in his group last week, even Alexis Grace.

I am so excited for this week’s performances, especially Adam’s. Is it weird that I missed him last week? He’s my bet this year.

Also, that review of DC’s tour stop at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay was full of goodness! I’ve been wondering about this for awhile, but it’s really interesting that David gets to sing a song from his pre-Idol unreleased album, Analog Heart, even MWK. Is it usual that a new artist is given this much freedom in choosing songs to sing on his first solo tour? That’s really cool.

Great interview with Nick. I was against him at first, but he seems nice and he doesn’t take himself too seriously. Now I’m glad he’s on the show.

Jamar’s employer, P.F. Chang’s, transferred him to L.A., where he’s currently working with another eliminated Idol contestant, Frankie Jordan! The two are currently putting the finishing touches on their new single, “Reject.”

Good for them. I can see their voices working well together. Hopefully, since it hasn’t been too long since Hollywood Week aired, they will get some exposure.

Not sure where to post but there’s a great episode of idol stars where are they now on tv guide channel. Castro is next. They’ve featured Cook, Archie, Brooke and Ramielle.

Kidsday talks with singer David Archuleta

We interviewed “American Idol” runner-up David Archuleta at the J-14 Magazine party at the Hard Rock Cafe in Manhattan recently. After he talked to us, we heard him perform, too

theresa writen interview and a video of the interview. THeres a few questions in the vid that arent typed out.

If Carrie needs a date tonight I’m available. I’ll just tell the wife I’m going to the grocery store for four hours.

What is your favorite song that you wrote?

DA: My favorite song that I wrote, hmmm. You know, I really like this one that’s called “Works for Me.” It’s one song that’s on the Wal-Mart edition. Yeah, so that was a really fun one. ‘Cause I just… I thought… Well we focused on trying to show my personality in the song. So… I think that worked. It worked for me.

Haha! Thanks for posting the link, froggie.

ETA: David said that during the month-long process of writing for the album, he wrote a total of 6 songs. Interesting.

well about 6 lol He wasnt exactly sure…
WFM, ALTNOY, DLG, SOT, zero gravity and fighting for you I think are the 6 he is refering to. Falling was written years ago. Two of them didnt make the album.

and I love that wfm quote lol I was like hahahaha david ‘worked for you’ lol

^^^ Two days until tour! TOUR!!!! :jittery_tb: . :wub_tb: And then Asia and then the UK. I realize I will get no real sleep to speak of for the next, like, 3 months???!!!! haha!

I’m hoping since Mike Krompass is touring with David, and he did say in his FOD interview there will be surprises, we’ll get to hear Zero Gravity and/or Fighting For You (in David’s voice). They are awesome songs. One can hope…right? haha!

Hmmmm….wonder what Carrie’s doing at the Oscars? Singing one of the nominated songs maybe?

Also, that review of DCà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s tour stop at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay was full of goodness! Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve been wondering about this for awhile, but ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s really interesting that David gets to sing a song from his pre-Idol unreleased album, Analog Heart, even MWK. Is it usual that a new artist is given this much freedom in choosing songs to sing on his first solo tour? Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s really cool.

I think it’s probably understood that, to keep it fresh, he needs to do a few songs apart from what’s on David Cook (the record), so he’s allowed to mix it up each performance with some old music and some covers. It seems he is still the only one allowed to sing lead, however. I think he wanted to let Andy Skib (the keyboard player/guitarist, who was the lead singer of MWK) sing lead a couple of times but was told no.

I really like Normund/Nick. I hope he really brings it this week. I’m rooting for Adam, but I also like what I’ve seen of Kris and Matt. I’m going to try and vote for who appears to be the most talented and gives the best performances. If it’s Nick, so be it, but, if not, I hope he goes out on an up note.

Here’s something new for the Adam fans…a cover of the Five For Fighting Song “I Just Love You.”

PF Changs? I lurve that restaurant. On a diff note my mother thinks Alexis looks like Marilyn. Could be.

If Carrie needs a date tonight Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m available. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll just tell the wife Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m going to the grocery store for four hours.

I think your story might be blown when the wife sees you on TV with Carrie!!!!! You might even get shown on TMZ. :laugh_tb:

Star – that was exquisite! Thank you.

Star. Thank you. I love it. You find the best stuff.

I can only hope that he’ll do something like this on the show in the top 12. If he makes it, of course.

Adam, I Just Love You, too. Great song and amazing voice. Hope he does well on Wednesday. David Cook is in my area twice but students only. He’s getting good reviews and packed shows and that’s all he wants for now. We have a casino here so was hoping he might book there, maybe next time around. Go Adam, we need you in the top 12.

Thank you, Star. That was beautiful. I can’t wait until Wednesday.

http://www.fansofdavid.com have photos from the tour rehersal and the airport, it seems like David left today for Virginia Beach… I hope there will be a lot of videos from tour… Go David…

Look at this twitter:

Just met David Archuleta at the Crown Room Salt Lake City. Wow, is he young! His handlers had to keep him away from the throngs of tweens!

credit to snarkyarchies.com for finding it ;D

Cruzceleste, I love that twitter because she has it turned around … makes it sound like David is attempting to dive into the throng, instead of the throng following him. What I wouldn’t give to see that little bit of video. LOL.

Kimberly Caldwell and Kimberly Locke both showed up for UCLA’s Dance Marathon charity last night. Kimberly C. talked to the crowd and little and introduced Kimberly L. who sang a song (I’m not sure what she sang, I didn’t watch season 2 sorry!). But it was really cool to see them there! My friend also claims that David Archuleta had a video message shown early on, but I wasn’t there and she wasn’t all that sure about it so unless someone else can confirm it…those were the idols that I saw. It was an amazing event and very cool of them to show up and say hi.

mj Feb 22nd, 2009 at 10:45 am

^^^ So, the Top 36 are allowed to do interviews? Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m really confused.

mj, I was scratching my head and wondering the same thing? This is really one of the strangest seasons ever!

Cruzceleste, I love that twitter because she has it turned around à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ makes it sound like David is attempting to dive into the throng, instead of the throng following him. What I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t give to see that little bit of video. LOL.

hehe… I guess she was wait to excited to think what she was writting… I can ´t wait for tour videos, photos and stories…

Oh, hi MJ! Just wanted to say hi! Nevermind about the email I sent about the comments!

Why isn’t there any footage/gosisp about Alexis’ hometown visit? Are her local peeps just less excited?

Star, thanks. I kind of liked Adam’s singing there.

This is very cool. David Archuleta is on the front page of mediabase.
http://www.mediabase.com/WebLogon/WebLogon.asp

Why isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t there any footage/gossip about Alexisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ hometown visit? Are her local peeps just less excited?

As one of “her local peeps,” I’d have to give that a resounding “no.” I’ve seen flyers in the oddest places applauding both Alexis and Lil’ Rounds, our locals. And, there are plenty of oversized churches here, so who knows!
;-P

David Cook is in my area twice but students only. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s getting good reviews and packed shows and thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s all he wants for now. We have a casino here so was hoping he might book there, maybe next time around.

Fair warning, from someone who learned the hard way. Don’t rely on online or phone purchase when tix go on sale, if he books at that casino. Get to the box office in person. Tix went on sale here Friday for the first visit from Cook coming mid-April. It was a non-college venue, and AI tour did not get anywhere close to here. Crashed website the minute tix went on sale, phone lines jammed, yada, yada. Sold out in 12 minutes. Adding insult to injury, I’ve since seen on fansites that folks are coming from the West Coast, Midwest, Texas, and across the pond, among other places — many who’ve seen him multiple times in past months — who got the tix and locals were essentially frozen out. Crazy stuff, and maddening really for peeps who’ve waited patiently for him to come to town.

But, I digress. And, good for him, btw! Very cool that he’s so popular. A part of me does have to doubt that his goal was to have groupies travel to all these small venue shows at the expense of his local fans. *Shrug*

Adam’s I Just Love You was beautiful. I think I love him, lol.

Just watched the video of I Just Love You. Adam is a nice looking fellow, very photogenic….if fact, downright purty! (and I say that in a nice way)

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve since seen on fansites that folks are coming from the West Coast, Midwest, Texas, and across the pond, among other places à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  many whoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve seen him multiple times in past months à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  who got the tix and locals were essentially frozen out.

This has got to be frustrating. I’ve never followed a musician as closely as I have DC; I wonder if this is commonplace? (Eh, I’m sure it is). I know people are excited about seeing someone they like, but flying to different states, to show after show? It would be different if he were playing in huge stadiums, ala Springsteen, but with venues being so small right now, it doesn’t seem quite fair. I, too, have seen lots of posts from fans who try for every available venue, no matter where it is. That’s why I’m one of those who are happy about the student only – or at least, student first – ticket sales. They’d have no chance otherwise.

Makes me wonder how many Kansas City fans were actually able to get tickets to his hometown show?

Adding insult to injury, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve since seen on fansites that folks are coming from the West Coast, Midwest, Texas, and across the pond, among other places à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  many whoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve seen him multiple times in past months à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  who got the tix and locals were essentially frozen out. Crazy stuff, and maddening really for peeps whoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve waited patiently for him to come to town.

wereallinnocent-
I am sorry that you couldn’t get tickets to your local concert. The same thing is happening at DA’s concerts. I guess it is good that they are doing well, but it makes it hard if you missed out.

There are many people who have MET DA 5 or 6 times, and I have been to 3 concerts (sort of- he sang for about 15 minutes each time) and live 30 minutes away from his home but have never met him!!!

They haven’t announced the Utah concerts yet, but tons of people plan to fly here for them. I want them to stay home, so people here can see him!!

They havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t announced the Utah concerts yet, but tons of people plan to fly here for them. I want them to stay home, so people here can see him!!

Thus far the closest concert to DA’s hometown is Idaho Falls, and David mentioned in an interview that his friends couldn’t even get tickets to that concert (2000 seater, sold out in 5 or 6 minutes).

I’m pretty positive there will be a couple of Utah concerts in late March, though, before he heads off to Asia. They’re supposedly in bigger venues, so that should help.

Welcome to the world of fandom. My first experience was season 5, with being a Taylor fan. His fans went to as many as 10. 20 and even more of his performances, I think some lost count. They flew coast to coast and even from Europe and Canada. They had fun, took videos, did cellcerts and made friends and posted online. I’m not sure about season 6, but season 7 seem like they’re going this direction too. I only got to 1 Taylor concert but I did the smart thing and got my ticket from the theatre. Cook’s tour is still new so I’m still hoping for a chance to see and hear him this year.

jojosie- That is definitely the way it is going! It is nuts.

A part of me does have to doubt that his goal was to have groupies travel to all these small venue shows at the expense of his local fans. *Shrug*

I would bet my hat that was not his goal.

Check out the cover art for UK’s “Crush” single. At least that’s the rumor out on the street today.

I think it’s definitely better than the original U.S. version.

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^^^ So, the Top 36 are allowed to do interviews? Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m really confused.

I wondered the same thing.

A part of me does have to doubt that his goal was to have groupies travel to all these small venue shows at the expense of his local fans. *Shrug*

I would bet my hat that was not his goal.

Agree. Several of my friends in different parts of the country haven’t been able to get tickets to the shows near them. Someone asked about the KC show. Several of my friends who live near there were unable to score tix. I have been feeling almost guilty for getting a ticket, myself. I assuage my guilt by telling myself that I’ll be getting good video for everyone who’s missing out. At least, that’s my goal!

ETA: sorry for screwing up the quotes

Check out the cover art for UKà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Crushà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  single. At least thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the rumor out on the street today.

It looks to be legitimate. Here’s the listing for the Crush single on Amazon.co.uk’s digital download site. I assume this will be in disc version as well since it’s got a B-side and the UK still sells physical singles regularly. The B-side is “Somebody Out There” btw, so go DA! The single was released February 20th and the album is out March 2nd. Since some UK stores already sold the US import (as does the UK iTunes), I assume the UK version might be slightly different.

Amazon UK has released Crush AND Somebody Out There! Now available for purchase.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crush/dp/B001TC2IW6/ref=dm_ap_alb2?ie=UTF8&qid=1235373072&sr=8-13

And the new album cover for Crush is legit.

Another UK article…

http://www.digitalspy.com/music/a147353/david-archuleta.html

ETA: Lisa, looks like we posted at the same time. Oooops! haha!

Stars From Music, Television And Film Donate Autographed Hardhats To Support Habitat For Humanity Of Greater Los Angeles

GARDENA, CA, February 23, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ — Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (http://www.habitatla.org) launched an online auction today at http://www.clothesoffourback.org/habitat featuring hardhats signed by celebrity volunteers and supporters of Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity (http://www.hollywoodforhabitat.com), a partnership between HFHGLA and the entertainment industry. The hardhats are signed and decorated by music, television and film stars.
The auction will run through March 6th at 5:00 pm PST with 100% of the proceeds helping to build more affordable homes in Greater Los Angeles.

The following is a partial list of celebrities who have autographed hardhats for the auction: 30 Seconds to Mars, Alejandro Sanz, Carrie Underwood, Chris Pine, David Archuleta, Enrique Iglesias, Gavin Rossdale, Governor Schwarzenegger, Green Day, Kate Beckinsale, Katy Perry, Keith Urban, Kellan Lutz, The Jonas Brothers, Josh Groban, Justin Timberlake, Kyle Howard, Linkin Park, First Lady Maria Shriver, Michael Johns, Miley Cyrus, Neil Diamond, Ne-Yo, the Pussycat Dolls, Ricky Martin, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, Third Day, U2, Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron.

‘Idol’ star Archuleta is Take That fan

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The 18-year-old singer, who finished second on the US reality show last year, has recorded a version of Robbie Williams’s ‘Angels’ for his debut album, which is released in the UK on March 9.

“I think it’s such a powerful song,” he told Digital Spy. “It’s probably my favourite song to sing actually. I love Take That and Robbie Williams – I actually really want to learn ‘Rule The World’ by Take That because I love that song too.”
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I love that Archie loves Take That. They’re my favorite boyband ever. Even Coldplay loves them. Here’s a duet between Chris Martin and Gary Barlow – Back for Good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RGqtp5vMRM

I don’t remember seeing Carrie at the Oscars.

Carrie wasn’t at the Oscars, but at Elton John’s Oscar party.

I love that UK Crush cover, and that Somebody out There is the ‘b’ side! I think the UK is gonna love Archie!

Fans buying tickets to multiple Cook concerts. Nothing new in Idolworld.
It’s only bad if hundreds of people are doing this and freezing out the fans. I’m assuming only a relatively small number of people have the time (and money) to go to more than a few concerts. (I don’t know the actual numbers.)

It becomes a problem if the superfans spend literally thousands of dollars to stalk their prey. Or if they assume, that Cook will at one point magically fall in love with them. Or dip into their life savings, drop out of school, quit jobs, cash out the retirement fund, rearrange major aspects of their life. Then they’re nuts in my scientific opinion.

^^^Hey, I have no problem with enthusiastic fans, to be sure. And I’m not really that surprised by it. Of course, we’re disappointed here though. This venue is small, and really, there is no true viable large venue at present, so the chances of a later concert is minimal as I can’t imagine Cook can keep up this small venue stuff for much longer.

I will admit, though, I think it’s a little bit crazy to plan a multi-stop trip to two cities in TN — the two nearly the farthest apart (a good 7 hour drive) — coming from literally many 1000 miles away, sometimes crossing a continent or an ocean. And, at this point, I really do have to say, if fans TRULY can’t resist coming, then they might at least TRY to keep their disparaging remarks about their destination city and its crime rate to themselves.

Sorry for the vent…. I’ll stop now.

I can see local fans being mad. Cook is playing at small venues and I assume the point of traveling around the country is to entertain new fans. Not just the same group of people showing up at every show. It is pretty selfish in a way when venues are small but I’m sure the “superfans” don’t see it that way.

I’m a huge Cook fan, but there is no way in hell I’m paying the prices scalpers are trying to get for some of his shows, which I’ve seen listed at 10x the retail price. The two concerts at the Borgata in Atlantic City sold out in like 6 minutes, and many, many fans were completely shut out, while others, from all over the country (and the UK and Israel) managed to get tickets to both shows.

I certainly don’t fault people for flying in from wherever to catch an intimate Cook show, but, yeah, it’s pretty disappointing when the only non-college shows he’s playing in the tri-state area (PA, NJ, DE) are only making half the tickets available to the general public, and then folks who have already seen him multiple times in various parts of the country snatch up those limited tickets. Apparently this is capitalism at its finest, but I can’t imagine it’s what David wants or needs at this point in his career when he’s trying to expand his fanbase.

I purchased a single ticket at the retail price to the closest concert I could get to, Penn State York, but only because tickets sales were open to the general public. I personally wouldn’t try to get a ticket to a student-only concert, but I can certainly see why some folks might feel desperate enough to go that route. Unfortunately, I think some fans (or potential fans) could be turned off by the ticket-buying frenzy and just decide David’s not that important.

We saw reports of fans from all fanbases (DC, Archie, MJ, Castro) who went to a number of AI stops during the summer. I recall seeing/reading recaps of some fans who went numerous times for a 4 or 5 set concert. Boggles my mind to be honest. I guess peeps are free to spend their time and money in different ways, but how many times can you watch dancing pop tarts? Heh. The AI tour was fun and amusing, but I don’t know if I could’ve handled more than 1 or 2 times – let alone 6 or 8.

As for post AI, I’m okay with the roving groupie travelers – er, as long as they don’t bring Flat Davids or Angel wings or gnome signs. Heh.

Anyhow, I read that tickets to DC’s Ameristar concert sold out in 6 minutes. And the box office agents were on the same system as the peeps trying to buy online. So that meant by the time the agent got to person #3 in line, the tickets were sold out. Now if I had been person #3 waiting and freezing my bum outside, I would have been pissed. I mean, really. I think it varies by venue, to be honest. Best thing is to check what the venue box office might recommend. I got tickets to the AC Borgata show by calling the box office; thankfully I was able to score tickets. I was also trying online, but the system kept crashing out on me.

I hope the UK release of Somebody Out There means that Jive will eventually release that song on something more than a pre-order album. That song is not only my favorite DA album song, but also one of my favorite songs, period. Fits my longtime relationships (all of them) better than most songs.

On the touring. The Idols were on our TVs for quite a while and people developed an affection for their music and their persons. I’m not surprised that fans of all ages and types want to go to one or more concerts. (I’m seeing DA in Oklahoma — a five hour drive but it’ll be the girls’-weekend-out that I haven’t had in a while.) I can’t get to another one — not practical — but you can bet if I could, I would. Life’s short, I’m not ashamed of following my bliss.

On the touring. The Idols were on our TVs for quite a while and people developed an affection for their music and their persons. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not surprised that fans of all ages and types want to go to one or more concerts. (Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m seeing DA in Oklahoma à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  a five hour drive but ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be the girlsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢-weekend-out that I havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t had in a while.) I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get to another one à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  not practical à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  but you can bet if I could, I would. Lifeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s short, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not ashamed of following my bliss.

There is nothing wrong with taking a roadtrip to see a show by a favorite artist. But, if that artist is doing a tour with extremely limited seating at all venues, and a small set of fans are taking up a number of the tickets at multiple shows because they are attending all those shows, then, yeah, that IS shamefully selfish. Not to mention the fact that it actually holds back their favorite artist’s success because he’s not widening his fanbase as much.

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David Archuleta will be appearing on Hannah Montana, as he reports on his latest blog.

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Another thing that happened over the last week is I went to LA to film my guest appearance on Hannah Montana haha. It was another thing I was really nervous about and wasn’t really sure about at first. However, once I got there I had a great time! Everyone there was fun and Miley was a cool person to hang out with. She has a lot of energy and is really funny haha.