Idol Headlines For 03/13/09

Interesting news day.

Always great to see Roger Friedman rearing his uglyass head. What a ignorant blowhard wannabe, that guy. Whatever, it’s FoxNews after all…

The Advocate piece was very well-done, I thought.

LOL at TMZ, but poor Carly.

Thanks mj, for bringing us the news.

Note to Roger Friedman: Adam was an understudy for the LA “company of Wicked. That’s not the same thing as “touring nationally”. Whatever, tool.

It is interesting to read about Eber being a writer.

Dave White’s article is very good. I keep wondering if it actually is possible for Adam to win Idol. I for one fervently hope so.

OMG, that Jasmine exit interview with EW was painful to read. It’s amazing how she can assume this outward poise and composure, yet come off completely airheaded to me. Did she even understand the questions? Well, I’m sure she’s a sweet girl and a lot more of a real person to her friends, but the interview revealed absolutely no substance… it must’ve been like pulling teeth for the person trying to interview her and get anything out.

OMG, that Jasmine exit interview with EW was painful to read.

Side effect of a teenager acting like an old lady. Sad.

LOL @ Roger Friedman. I remember being mad at him last year for calling Cook a ringer. Hehe. Oh well.

MJ, that Fashion.ie interview with Cook originated at Rowan University’s student paper, The Whit. The Fashion.ie blog entry links to another blog that doesn’t credit the source material from what I can tell.

David Cook Interview on The Whit

Oh, and Roger Friedman is f**king moron. But we already knew that. Neither David Cook nor Adam Lambert ever had an industry-funded recording released when they tried out for the show. If working hard at your craft and trying to make half a living at it (yeah, they both were oh so rich when they showed up on AI) makes you a ringer, then they should change the eligibility requirements to 16 and under.

That guy called Roger Friedman is officially one of my most hated writer by calling my 2 favourites a ringer!

He should realize that he had pissed people by calling Cook a ringer. Now, he dared to call Adam a ringer?!

There are plenty of contestants to be called ringer! Why only targetting the obvious front-runners?!

My tags don ´t work so I ´Ãƒâ€š ´l justpost this:

‘American Idol’: Why are you afraid of being gay? (When you already are.)blockquote>

Earlier this week, the LA Timesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ pop music critic Ann Powers wrote a thoughtful essay challenging Foxà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s American Idol to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“open the closet door.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  She brings up a bevy of issues the giant karaoke show has locked away because of its overly family-friendly nature — religious affiliation, language barriers, and race. But, when we’re talkin’ the closet, folks, the big issue is clearly sexuality. Big ol’ gays! Hello! Idol has never dealt with this issue very well — or really dealt with it at all.

Just look to the homophobic, fratty banter between host Ryan Seacrest and judge Simon Cowell. (A classic back-and-forth from 2007: “Stay out of my closet!” Ryan told Simon. He responded: “Come out!”) Or that fact that season 1 finalist Jim Verraros was made to remove “gay-friendly” from an Idol-sponsored website. Or: Clay Aiken. It took more than five years after he was named runner-up on the show for Aiken to come out of the closet. Yes, He’s Gay.

More in the link…

MAJOR MINOR: David Archuleta, Townes Van Zandt Tribute, Tom Waits, Plan 9

Interestingly, this is considered a good review from The Other Paper. Their music critic is known for being snarky, irreverent and ragging on pretty much everything.

Nice little video of David giving the audience in San Antonio a treat last night… he sung a snippet of Selena’s Como La Flor… the crowd really ate it up – love to see them singing along w/him… pure joy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u07EAdMHMOc

Last year Friedman said David Cook was a ringer and called for him to be disqualified. What a clown.

Poor Carly. Lol.

gg- what is hilarious about David singing in Spanish is that the audience is singing along– only in Texas!

Archie tour site in Pocatello, sold out in 15 minutes this morning.
http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=9980131&nav=menu554_2_2

Hey, maybe getting erroneously dubbed a ringer by Asshat Friedman is like a lucky charm or something. It worked out well for Cook, so he’s one for one thus far.

That fashion.ie/Rowan interview is chock full of awesome Cookie quotes. My particular faves: “I never had girls screaming at me before. At least not happy ones.” “He wears v neck shirts, parts his hair down the middle, and drives an expensive car. That’s Simon in a nutshell.”

LMAO at the Kimmel nicknames. Tatooine…bwah. Obscure Star Wars reference FTW. Joan Jett…also bwah. Someone might want to tell him that Justin Timberfake was already taken by Justin Guarini and Chris Richardson, though, so he might want to go with Timberfake III: Attack of the Clones.

whoa jj, that’s crazy. I had a friend who was going to buy some later today.. that sucks for her. I hope she gets some somehow.

I really like that video of David singing in spanish, he sang it perfectly without an american accent. I love Selena, my mom listened to her all the time when I was little.

Poor Carly lol. I felt bad about chuckling a little though.

Archie tour site in Pocatello, sold out in 15 minutes this morning.
http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=9980131&nav=menu554_2_2

:jittery_tb:

Am loving every minute of this! He is really in demand here, and why not? He is giving the fans their money’s worth, and then some, and those who are attending that were “on the fence” fans, or still carried the old preconceived ideas about who he was/is as a performer based on AI are coming away with totally different perspectives.. Selling out venues and changing minds, one show at a time…. Huge Kudos to the Archuleta – YOU ROCK! :happy_tb:

Nice little video of David giving the audience in San Antonio a treat last nightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ he sung a snippet of Selenaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Como La Florà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ the crowd really ate it up – love to see them singing along w/himà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ pure joy!

Great video… thanks…

Cruz – Here’s another view of DA singing last night and it’s longer. Any idea what little snippet of song he sings at the end?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoTh6cGi2Yw

ouch… sorry Jab, I ´m at work righ now and the video is blocked, sometimes I don ´t get how this filter at work chose what to block … so if nobody has answer by the time I get home I will try to give you an answer ;D

That video of Archuleta singing in Spanish is all kinds of awesome. He actually seems sexy, LOL. Like a little Ricky Martin or something.

Dunno if this has been posted already – here’s a snippet of a nice review and some nice color shots of David’s smashing performance at the House of Blues….

http://www.concertlivewire.com/archuleta.htm

“Drink lots of water, it’s good for you.”

David Archuleta
House of Blues
Chicago, IL
Mar. 8, 2009

If you watch American Idol religiously like I do, then you definitely know who David Archuleta is. If you don’t watch the show, then you will become familiar with him soon. The second runner up, of last years Idol contestants, should have a long singing career ahead of him. The 18 year old singer from Miami played for a sold out crowd at the House of Blues on Sunday. The crowd was full of very friendly moms with a slew of very excited children in tow.

YEah I was wondering what he sang at the end.. Thats cool about the Pocatello selling out.

gg- what is hilarious about David singing in Spanish is that the audience is singing alongà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ only in Texas!

Selena was from Texas, wasn ´t she??? I guess she is still very popular… And didn ´t she die by the end of march??? I guess it was really apropiate for David to sing a Selena song…

MJ – I just want to make sure you got my e-mails.

Selena was from Texas, wasn ´t she??? I guess she is still very popularà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ And didn ´t she die by the end of march??? I guess it was really apropiate for David to sing a Selena songà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

My thoughts as well cruzceleste…. David knew his audience, and responded with a very appropriate and respectful choice of song…. Selena is still revered as one of the most beloved Tejano singers and icons in that city, and beyond. Plus it’s great to see him embrace his Latin roots, and the Salsa influences from his mother… hope Jive still have plans to release a Spanish language album by David someday… there is a large untapped market out there just waiting for this!

I know this is really mean, and she’s only 17, but I don’t feel bad for Jasmine at all. I believe that she may have thought the judges would save her again this week. (Something about the EW interview made me believe this more, though I can’t put my finger on what it was.) I believe they gave her a lot of false hope with their comments. Funny how Simon can be so mean and direct, but I think he was the opposite with Jasmine which may have led her to believe she had a better chance than she did.

I wish her the best in the future for her music career. I hope she can learn to take constructive criticism (i.e. what genre is best for her, loosening up), and soon realizes that to make it in the music industry involves more work than just working on your vocals and having a fairy godmother waiving a wand over you saying, “you’re commercial!”

David Archuleta sings Selena (just jared jr)

David Archuleta wowed the crowd on Wednesday night in San Antonio, Texas when he sang sang the late Latin singer Selenaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Como La Flor.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

The 18-year-old à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Crushà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  crooner claimed to not remember all the words to the song, but did sing a few words of the chorus perfectly!

David also updated his official website to weigh in on the current American Idol contestants. He wrote, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I was able to watch American Idol since we have tivo on the bus! I am really impressed with the people they have this season. Some of the performances that stood out to me were Adam Lambertà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s and Danny Gokeyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performances. I also really liked Matt Giraudà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance. There were honestly a lot of good ones. Allison Iraheta blew me away with her voice. I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t believe sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s only 16! Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m really looking forward to what else she is going to do.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

TELL JJJ: Who is your American Idol favorite this season?

Selena was from Texas, wasn ´t she??? I guess she is still very popularà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ And didn ´t she die by the end of march??? I guess it was really apropiate for David to sing a Selena songà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

I’m not sure whether I’m remembering it right, but I think Selena might also be his mom’s favorite singer (and I believe she was the one that yelled for him to sing Selena). He still claims he can’t speak Spanish well, but he lies. lol.

Yes.. lies.. all of it.. claims he cant dance either… but I have my doubts on that as well…

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David and Leslie visited a Childrens Hospital while in Texas

Pics here

NVM… Frog posted the link first ;D

David and Leslie visited a Childrens Hospital while in Texas

Awww, that’s so awesome!

I was in the hospital quite a bit when I was a kid–I would have loved for somebody like David to come and visit, even if I looked really crappy (which one does while in the hospital). The most I got was a nurse stealing a VCR from another room so I could watch movies. lol.

Some more tidbits about Carrie et. al on Opry night here

MR: Joe is this the first time that you have released a digital-only single right after American Idol?

JG: Actually we did it last year for the charity single that Carrie performed on the Idol Gives Back show. Late last year the idea presented itself for Carrie to work on developing a song for the show this year. She demoed à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Home Sweet Home,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  everyone loved it, and it wound up being the song for the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“going homeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  segment. It debuts on sale March 16. And the Randy/Carrie duet came about because it is a special occasion. Randy was the one that introduced her on the Opry and asked her to join. The idea became a natural after the Idol folks decided to do Opry week and Randy became the mentor.

So it was decided back in 2008 that Carrie would do the boot song. Interesting. Also, having Carrie back to perform for Opry week fits perfectly– it would have made sense regardless, but became even inevitable after Randy Travis became the mentor.

And slightly related, but I’m hearing that DC will be pre-taping his AI performance this week for later airing. Anyone know details?

The most I got was a nurse stealing a VCR from another room so I could watch movies. lol.

What a great nurse…Glad your ok now…

And slightly related, but Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m hearing that DC will be pre-taping his AI performance this week for later airing. Anyone know details?

Yep, the OCA ticket email for those on the AI waitlist goes out Thursday evenings, and the one last night noted that Carrie would be taping after next Tuesday’s live show, and DC after the Wednesday live show.

Thanks, Michelle. What’s OCA? Also, that’s kind of weird that Carrie’s pre-taping also– and a day ahead no less. I dunno, it seemed cooler that Kelly’s performance was live, so I would think Carrie’s would be too, unless she had schedule conflicts like DC. And isn’t it weird that DC would be taping after the Wed show rather than after the Tuesday show? He has Tuesday off, and he has a show on the East coast on Thursday… so it’s like a mad dash out of there after the Wednesday AI show to jet back East.

On “Tattooine” ….why isn’t anyone really talking about Megan’s tattoo this year? Last year, the blogs were full of people complaining about Carly not covering up her arm. Megan’s is colored in, so its even bolder and denser. Must be just that with Megan we can criticize her bad dancing and pitchiness. Carly didn’t give folks as much to work with.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Finalist Sings for Slain Friend

Here we go again.

American Idol: Two More Contestants Found Murdered

I read this title, and I was like, what?!

Most obscure ‘America Idol’ albums

I love how they can’t get the name of the biggest show on television right. :dry_tb:

And the list didn’t even include William Hung.

I know this is really mean, and sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s only 17, but I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t feel bad for Jasmine at all. I believe that she may have thought the judges would save her again this week.

I think she said in some interview that she genuinely believed until the moment they sent her home that the judges would save her… does she really not get how unpopular she was? =\

On à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Tattooineà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.why isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t anyone really talking about Meganà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s tattoo this year? Last year, the blogs were full of people complaining about Carly not covering up her arm. Meganà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s is colored in, so its even bolder and denser. Must be just that with Megan we can criticize her bad dancing and pitchiness. Carly didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t give folks as much to work with.

I think people are just over the tattoo thing. We heard about it so much last year, it’s just ‘whatever’ now, I guess.

I think she said in some interview that she genuinely believed until the moment they sent her home that the judges would save herà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ does she really not get how unpopular she was? =\

The judges kept filling her head with the idea that she was super “commercial.” I think that got her thinking that she would definitely score a record deal and they would keep her around long enough to do so.

She should just call up Disney, have them hook her up with her own TV show. Anybody with a TV show on Disney automatically gets an album released on Hollywood Records.

On à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Tattooineà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.why isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t anyone really talking about Meganà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s tattoo this year? Last year, the blogs were full of people complaining about Carly not covering up her arm.

Call Carly the “giant-tattoo guinea pig.” Call Fantasia the “unwed mother guinea pig.” It blows up initially, people eventually get over it, in future seasons of Idol it pops up again, and people no longer care. Amazing.

Perez Hilton posted Archie singing Selena last night in San Antonio:

http://perezhilton.com/2009-03-13-archie-sings-selena

I don’t think Perez has ever said a bad word about Archie–not even his usual insinuations about random celebs.

Ya, he actually once has. The only time he has said a bad thing about David was when David went to Miley’s 16th birthday party, and you know how much he hates that girl. Otherwise, he is always respectful of David, thats why I like Perez, cause of that.

^^ Well, yeah, the Miley connection won’t help. But otherwise, he used to pimp him during season 7 (after Danny, his favorite, left) and he posted David’s “A Thousand Miles” from youtube. And shockingly Perez has, for the most part, stayed away from David’s dad.

Whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s OCA?

They handle the tickets for the AI tapings (along with a lot of other shows…)

http://www.ocatv.com/

Rock Stah…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wH3yFGzxfw&eurl=http://fansofdavid.com/?p=17325

^^ I’m getting the feeling that if Jive doesn’t release Zero Gravity as a single at some point, the fans will riot and raid their NYC headquarters.

DCO has up behind the scenes pictures of the Come Back to Me Shoot.

Pardon me, but holy shit

:shock_tb:

Pardon me, but holy shit

lol. Yeah, if that doesn’t move a few units of CBTM, I don’t know what will.

^^ whats up with one of his pics where he looks like a lunatic holding his poop!

They handle the tickets for the AI tapings (along with a lot of other showsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦)

http://www.ocatv.com/

Speaking of OCA, I signed up last year because I thought I would be in the position to go. I was never able to actually attend though. I signed up really early on, but only got an email for tickets to the finale (which pretty much everybody who signed up got the chance to grab since the Nokia is bigger). Not sure what’s up with this year, but I got an email last week for tickets to the dress rehearsal and live results, and I just got one for this week as well. Are there simply more spots or less takers? Or maybe it’s because I’m not taking the tickets. I’m not getting a shot at the live Tuesday show, though, just dress rehearsal and results… not sure what’s up with that. Sadly, I can’t go this year. lol.

Cruz – Hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s another view of DA singing last night and ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s longer. Any idea what little snippet of song he sings at the end?

Sooooooorry, the audio isn ´t enough clear so I can ´t understand the words… I think is a Mariachi song by Luis Miguel… :redface_wp:

Hey MJ……I like the respect for Elvis Costello. He is as close to my hero as anyone ever has been.

Elliot, as his new video shows, was the best pure vocalist to grace the idol stage.

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I wonder where Friedman got his info on Adams dad as I’ve read in several columns that he was a DJ at one time and he looks very much married to Adam’s mother. That whole bio didn’t seem to add up.

I wonder where Friedman got his info on Adams dad as Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve read in several columns that he was a DJ at one time and he looks very much married to Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s mother. That whole bio didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t seem to add up.

I don’t know about the whole bio…..could be just a writer’s imagination, you know?

But a poster at TWOP who claims to know Eber stated the following:

“I happen to know Adam’s father and he is a great guy. Eber (Adam’s father) is so funny, warm and sincere. I have never seen a set of parents love and truly put their child first as I have seen with the Lambert’s. His parents are divorced, by the way. Have been for a long time, but are still great friends and truly have affection for each other. Adam came out to his parents pretty young and they were as great as any child would hope.”

I don’t know if it’s true….just reporting what I saw.

I’m really enjoying this article
in which 5 Broadway “stars” recollect performing with Adam.

Note to Roger Friedman: Adam was an understudy for the LA à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“company of Wicked. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not the same thing as à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“touring nationallyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . Whatever, tool.

Actually, Adam was in the touring company as well. This is a quote from the Broadway article linked above me.

Adam and I actually met through a friend of mine who I moved to New York with, but we really got to be friends when I did six weeks on the first national tour of Wicked with him, as well as time in the L.A. cast.

That helps clear it up, because I was confused about it before.

soamused, THANKS

Great article and I love how they talked about Adam being called out for being too theatrical. My first music love was to listen to all the Broadway and Movie musicals. Most of them still thrill me to this day. I think their is something so unique about a person who can sing and dance and act, I don’t think it is easy.

I really get the impression that Adam is one of those rare individuals who really attracts people and who makes them feel comfortable. I just love to listen to his interviews and the AI blips because he is so articulate.

My absolute favorite….and I feel he is picking up steam every week.

I adore the quote from the Broadway article about how no one wanted to do karaoke after him!!!! Can you even IMAGINE listening to typical karaoke and then having ADAM get up there and sing?

I am currently throwing confetti all over my house because Peter Liguori got canned. I hate that man so much. He’s the one who was responsible for FOX canceling about 50 different shows including Reunion, Wonderfalls, Firefly and just about any other show that has ever been on FOX. Party day for me.

I adore the quote from the Broadway article about how no one wanted to do karaoke after him!!!! Can you even IMAGINE listening to typical karaoke and then having ADAM get up there and sing?

This is now being referred to as the true “death slot” on AI this year…may as well paint a bulls-eye or a big “CF” on anyone performing directly after Adam. :surrender_tb:

firefly will always be my favorite show. I loved EVERY character.
And…

I don’t know if this has been posted…but….

7 things you didn’t know about….. Melinda Doolittle

http://www.newsweek.com/id/40211#?l=1815835711&t=10289461001

Whoot! I LOVED Firefly. Such a waste of an awesome show.

I remember when Family Guy was resurrected after being cancelled and they opened the 1st episode by naming every Fox show that was cancelled in the interim… it was a ridiculously long list. I’m happy the guy is gone.

This is now being referred to as the true à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“death slotà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  on AI this yearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦may as well paint a bulls-eye or a big à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“CFà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  on anyone performing directly after Adam.

And they can’t very well have him perform last every time, either.

Although I have a feeling he’ll go subdued this week, so it may not kill the person after him.

Thanks for that link, soamused! From that article…

What do you think when people say he is too à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“theatricalà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  for Idol?
I think saying someoneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s too musical theater is b.s.! Frankly, thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s offensive. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the easy way out to try and find something wrong with him when thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s nothing wrong. It also gives a stigma about who à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Broadwayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  people are. I mean, weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re not people that overly indicate and put on a show wherever we go. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m tired of people putting the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Broadway labelà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  on someone as if it were a bad thing.

Amen, sista. Simon can be such a myopic ass sometimes. That “too broadway” crap has bugged me since season 2, and I wasn’t even Clay fan. It was just a dumb thing to say.

Also random off topic high five for the Firefly love. I *heart* Captain Tightpants 4evah, amen.