Idol Headlines for 07/24/09

Link to interview with Kris from Oklahoma paper…

http://www.newsok.com/idol-chatter-kris-allen-talks-up-tour/article/3387440?custom_click=lead_story_title

(Clay Aiken is the only other non-winner to land a #1 album, though Adam Lambert is likely to join this little club.)

Am very happy for Chris, even tho I am not a fan, but geez, now the pressure is on Adam and he hasn’t even recorded his first post-Idol CD yet!

Am very happy for Chris, even tho I am not a fan, but geez, now the pressure is on Adam and he hasn’t even recorded his first post-Idol CD yet!

There is a lot of pressure on Adam for not only a #1 record, but for longevity.

Yeah, I don’t think it’s fair of anyone to think Adam’s album is going to go to #1. That’s WAY too high an expectation for any new artist. If it does, great, but if it doesn’t, well then it doesn’t.

Video interview with DC before his show at the Washington County Fair last night. 13,000 people were there (!) and the reporter says something about a new CD next year (!!)

LOL the expectations are ridiculous. Does that Yahoo writer realize sometimes winners don’t even end up with a #1 debut album due to how mobbed November is with huge name releases? Idols aren’t the only ones who rush for Black Friday/pre-Xmas sales. That’s why Chris (or Carrie for that matter) didn’t land at #1 the first weeks their debuts came out – Daughtry’s #1 came several weeks down the line. Some Hearts never reaching #1 didn’t hurt Carrie. NO ONE has numbers anymore like Clay’s debut had it’s first week. That was 6 years ago when sales were very different.

“I will write a song called ‘It’s Not Like I’m Cutting Myself,’ ” Iraheta joked. “I will.”

That cracks me up. I like that she’s fiesty.

As far as her genre goes, not many will be surprised that she’s sticking to her musical roots. “Rock, definitely,” Iraheta confirmed. “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do. It’s what I’ve grown up on.”

That’s good to hear. Rock baby!

But she hopes to find a balance between her youthful exuberance and her mature voice. “I definitely don’t want to be singing about, ‘My boyfriend, yeah! He loves me!’ It’s definitely going to be [leaning] towards the reality of life, the crazy stuff that’s happened to me in the past that people can relate to.”

That answer addresses some of the questions people have had about her youth vs. her mature voice and shows that she’s aware of the issue.

The level of commitment has gone so far that some Adam Lambert fans have tossed bras and thongs onstage while Allison and Adam perform their memorable duet of Foghat’s “Slow Ride.” Iraheta would prefer a more useful gift from fans. “I don’t mind bills thrown at me,” she quipped.

ha ha. What a sense of humor. I can’t wait for her cd.

“Yeah, I think a lot of people put me in that ‘singer-songwriter’ genre, but I don’t see myself strictly in that,’  Allen said. “I guess I’m kind of versatile, and being on the show opened me up to that. I don’t know if I ever surprised myself, but some of the stuff that comes out is surprising.’ 

this is what kris said in the Oklahoma interview. wow! i think kris definitely doesn’t want to be “put in a box” and i like the whole versatility factor cos it gives room for more surprises in the album. and i love surprises :shock_tb:

An article at the Boston Music Spotlight about a singer/sogwriter named Bleu has this little Adam tidbit:

It’s a little bit less commercial,” says Bleu of the new-new album (as opposed to the old-new album). “It’s got a little bit less of the heart on sleeve, confessional nature to it.” Having other outlets to exercise those impulses comes in handy as well, and Bleu takes full advantage in his “other” gig as a songwriter for musicians like the Jonas Brothers, Kate Voegele, and most recently America Idol star Adam Lambert.

I’m not familiar with the guy’s work, so I don’t have an opinion about the collaboration.

http://www.bostonmusicspotlight.com/article.php?id=2411

i think kris definitely doesn’t want to be ‘put in a box’  and i like the whole versatility factor cos it gives room for more surprises in the album. and i love surprises

I think he will probably do a more pop/soft rock album than people expect?

SarahP
Jul 24th, 2009 at 11:08 am
‘Yeah, I think a lot of people put me in that ‘singer-songwriter’ genre, but I don’t see myself strictly in that,’  Allen said. ‘I guess I’m kind of versatile, and being on the show opened me up to that. I don’t know if I ever surprised myself, but some of the stuff that comes out is surprising.’ 

this is what kris said in the Oklahoma interview. wow! i think kris definitely doesn’t want to be ‘put in a box’  and i like the whole versatility factor cos it gives room for more surprises in the album. and i love

Good for him! I respect singer/songwriters but seriously a lot of them can come across as boring so I’m glad that Kris don’t want to be viewed as just that. I have a feeling his album may have a sound we are not expecting and I’m actually getting excited about it.

There is a lot of pressure on Adam for not only a #1 record, but for longevity.

I’m positive he can get the second, one way or another. But the first seems like a complete crapshoot to me, partly depending on what other stuff comes out at the same time.

With Kris — I’m confused by the idea that a rock album from him would be unexpected. Seems to me he was a soft rocker on the show, pretty much completely. Adam was the louder rocker but also the complete balladeer. Whereas, to me, Kris was soft rock all the way. What genre are people expecting him to do instead?

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An article at the Boston Music Spotlight about a singer/sogwriter named Bleu has this little Adam tidbit:

It’s a little bit less commercial,’  says Bleu of the new-new album (as opposed to the old-new album). ‘It’s got a little bit less of the heart on sleeve, confessional nature to it.’  Having other outlets to exercise those impulses comes in handy as well, and Bleu takes full advantage in his ‘other’  gig as a songwriter for musicians like the Jonas Brothers, Kate Voegele, and most recently America Idol star Adam Lambert.

I’m not familiar with the guy’s work, so I don’t have an opinion about the collaboration.

Have been on Bleu’s myspace. Seems to me he’d be a pretty good fit as a writer for Adam. …. The story of his career chronicled there is also a nice cautionary tale for the Idols and everybody who follows them about how tough a gig the music industry is, even for hardworking people with tons of talent:

From Bleu’s myspace http://www.myspace.com/bleutopia :

“Bleu’s third studio album has been a long journey and a story of persistence and triumph. Recorded in 2005, it is the album that all Bleu fans want to own, but almost never could. A WATCHED POT was originally recorded for Aware/Columbia Records as a follow up to Bleu’s critically-aclaimed 2003 record Redhead. NPR listed Redhead as one of the Top 10 records of the year, and during that time Bleu was touring with hit acts like John Mayer, Switchfoot, and Ryan Adams ……………

“Only a few weeks after the final tracks of A WATCHED POT were recorded, Bleu was dropped from the label along with dozens of other acts and employees involved in Sony’s ongoing downsizing. ………

“Moving from Boston to Los Angeles in 2006, Bleu released a side-project CD L.E.O. Alpacas Orgling (a power-pop collective with friends like Andy Sturmer of Jellyfish, Steve Gorman of The Black Crowes and Jason Scheff of Chicago), as well as starting The Major Labels (a power-pop band with Mike Viola and Ducky Carlisle), and LoudLion (a pop-metal homage featuring members of Rooney, The Donnas, and Bang Camaro, amongst others). LA also proved to be the perfect place for Bleu to pursue his burgeoning career as a professional songwriter and producer, but releasing A WATCHED POT never faded from the forefront of his creative goals. And…with a little (well, a lot of) persistence, he finally acquired the rights to material that Bleu describes as being at his creative heart and soul. Bleu says ‘these songs are my emotional progeny. I think they represent an honest record of the fears and heartache, as well as the hope and fantasies that encircled me during that chaotic time in my life.’ ……… In the past few years he has had numerous songs cut by top-acts like the Jonas Brothers, Boys Like Girls, Hanson, Kate Veogele, Jon McLaughlin and Evan Taubenfeld,”

This is a little off topic, but interesting interview with Kris in LA.

http://gossipcandy.com/2009/07/hp-video-lmao-at-his-hh-and-magenta-impressions/

Something funny for your enjoyment!

http://gossipcandy.com/2009/07/twink-tanks-in-the-morning-light/

Hey…. isn’t that teen choice awards show coming up soon?

Video interview with Kris that I haven’t seen before, with an interviewer from ABS-CBN, which I’m informed is a very big station over in the Phillipines?

A few new questions (yay!) about his album, what his first single will be, about BNS, etc., with Kris seeming very relaxed (denying he ever has “diva moments” & doing impressions of Adam and Allison)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1xgKu_Cd_Y

The NewOK article has some real nice stuff in it, like this:

“I think a lot of people have seen that, and that’s where I think this year was kind of cool: No one was just trying to go out there and beat the other person,’  said Allen, who performs with his fellow finalists in “American Idols Live’  at 7 tonight at Tulsa’s BOK Center. “They were just trying to do their best. If you won, you won, and if you didn’t, hopefully cool things would happen for you.’ 

But it also wins my prize for most inaccurate AI8 article yet!

The softer approach won out, with Allen beating Lambert by fewer than a million votes, but Allen said he’s not quite ready to be put in a box. He said “American Idol’  offered him the opportunity to show his stylistic range.

Allen always fared best when putting his own spin on unexpected covers, such as his earthy acoustic version of Donna Summer’s “She Works Hard for the Money.’  That range earned Allen some unusual post-”Idol’  performing opportunities: He sang “Get Ready’  with Motown legend Smokey Robinson at the annual Walmart shareholders meeting on June 5, and two days later he delivered the national anthem during the NBA finals.blockquote>

I guess this reporter has access to the secret vote totals!!

I dont see Allison having any success with a rush job, i guess all it takes is 1 catchy tune to garner enough sales for a 1st cd- i just dont think her voice is ready for this.

Just found a fun blog about Adam’s hairstyles

http://menfashionhairstyles.blogspot.com/2009/07/adam-lambert-hairstyles.html

http://www.fox6now.com/news/witi-090723-david-cook,0,7458211.story

Cook says passing the torch on to Kris Allen this year was bittersweet.

“I had an amazing experience being on Idol.” he said. “Kris is a great representative for the show.”

Cook said he’s ready to continue rocking his tour through the end of the year.

Ok, if Cookie is trying to sweet talk me, saying nice things about Kris is exactly the way to do that.

Who else snorted when they referred Katie as one of the top movie stars? Her husband, yeah. Her? She peaked with Dawson’s and that routine last night was so not “WOW” inspiring.

The ABS CBN interview (Phillipines TV station) is great! Lots of new Kris info.

Kris said Raj Kapoor is the one who suggested cutting NoBo, after the first show. Kris picked ATTTID to replace it.

And Kris’ imitation of Adam and Alison is pretty funny!

Since Adam didn’t do press in Dallas or Phoenix, I guess they will have him do press before tonight’s concert. Certainly Kris will be doing press in Little Rock.

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The walmart and NBA gigs are so unusual that every idol has done it…

Kris said Raj Kapoor is the one who suggested cutting NoBo

What???!! It wasn’t Adam who made the producers cut it???!! Damn!

That ABC/CBN interview is fantastic. I sure hope Idol uses Kris for Idol Gives Back. He has probably done more of that type of work than any idol so far.

I was also thrilled to hear that there are plans for some overseas promotion of his album.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-idol_0725gd.State.Edition1.181a225.html

Concert review: American Idols Live at American Airlines Center

11:33 AM CDT on Friday, July 24, 2009
By DARLA ATLAS / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News

The last half-hour of the American Idols Live Tour on Thursday night was a study in contrasts.

By the time third-place finisher Danny Gokey wrapped up his set with Rascal Flatts’ “My Wish,” the vibe inside American Airlines Center felt like a church revival. A sea of arms floated from side to side in support of the former worship leader’s soaring voice.

Seconds later, the one and only Adam Lambert took the stage. Church was over. Strutting, sneering and writhing in PG-13 fashion, Adam performed the heck out of “Whole Lotta Love,” which in turn won the most ear-piercing screams of the evening.

Adam’s vocal gymnastics were in perfect form. His unmatched talent ‘“ along with a sequined coat, heavy eyeshadow, Elvis pompadour and smoke billowing around him ‘“ kept the audience enrapt.

As he took off his coat to belt out David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance,” Adam spotted a few folks near the front who’d remained seated.

“I want to see you stand up, people!” he ordered. They did.

All of this made Adam a very hard act to follow. Winner Kris Allen, wearing a plaid shirt, jeans and sneakers, opened with his unique and soulful take on Kanye West’s “Heartless.” It was as good as he’d performed it on TV. But it was with his second song, “These Things That I’ve Done” by The Killers, that Kris found his groove.

As he switched from playing the guitar to the piano and back to the guitar, he won the crowd over in his own understated way. At times, one gets the impression that even Kris Allen himself can’t believe he won the Idol crown. But that humility blends well with his talent.

Other standouts of the night included Jasper’s Michael Sarver, who placed 10th but made up for his two-song set with a strong voice and personality; Allison Iraheta, evoking the look and sound of a junior Kelly Clarkson; and especially Matt Giraud, whose piano-playing prowess and crowd-stirring charisma were special treats.

But no one surpassed Adam’s bombastic set, which probably would have worked best as the closer. It didn’t really matter, though. The final group number, “Don’t Stop Believin,’ ” was a fitting end to the Season Eight Party, with bubbles floating from above and smiles all around.

If any of the singers cared about the place in which they finished, they didn’t show it.

I love that David Cook interview. The show last night had a big turnout 12,000 to 13,000 people. He is very gracious to Danny and Kris when asked about them. Good interview thanks for posting it.

Kris said Raj Kapoor is the one who suggested cutting NoBo

What???!! It wasn’t Adam who made the producers cut it???!! Damn!

Adam secretly went to Raj Kapoor ;p

Voices that don’t need Autotune.

Adam and Jennifer Hudson are mentioned

http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/24/lambert_blige_hudson_standout_voices_tha

http://perezhilton.com/2009-07-24-danny-gokey-aint-a-hater-neither-should-his-fans

American Idol loser contestant Danny Gokey just wants everybody to get along – especially his fans with ones of Adam Lambert. His fans have gotten a little crazy Claymate and have been excessively bashing Glambert and his legion of fans.

By the way, the loser is crossed out on his site.

LOL, I think it was the other way around. (No offense! :laugh_tb: )

http://www.fox6now.com/news/witi-090723-david-cook,0,7458211.story

Thanks for the David Cook interview !

Perez Hilton tweeted clip of Fame from the Dallas concert:

http://twitter.com/PerezHilton

The gayest thing you will see all week http://bit.ly/C83Y8 And that’s not a bad thing!
about 2 hours ago from web

I think Kris has a bit of singer-songwriter in him, but he is more soft-rock than I originally thought. Not a bad thing at all, his album will still be awesome. Maybe even more awesome.

‘I will write a song called ‘It’s Not Like I’m Cutting Myself,’ ‘  Iraheta joked.

Oh, Alison. I this girl. She might have been joking, but I bet if she did it’d sell like crazy — especially if she could work that same attitude into it that “So What” has.

Yay, a nice review from the Dallas Morning News.

I especially liked this:

“If any of the singers cared about the place in which they finished, they didn’t show it.”

I’d call Kris’ style pop rock or folk rock. Soft rock tends to have negative connotations. It makes me think of Phil Collins and power ballads.

Here is the complete interview on fox6now.com: http://www.fox6now.com/news/wdaf-david-cook-bachelor-single-072409,0,6078892.story

It is a different version then the one above and is all David Cook.

I’d call Kris’ style pop rock or folk rock. Soft rock tends to have negative connotations. It makes me think of Phil Collins and power ballads.

That sounds more accurate.

I love his impersonations of Adam and Allison.

OK for once I have to agree with Perez. That clip of Adam in Dallas is his ‘gayest’ performance yet — and I mean that in a good way.

I saw a recent description of Kris as alternative and folk rock. That is the one I like best.

Here is the complete interview on fox6now.com

“I’m available… for an interview [looks into the camera]. Haha. But yes, girls at the station, he is single… and that affects you, how? He handled that well, but geez it must get old to answer that question repeatedly.

Another amazing rewiew for Adam and a nice one for Kris. Thanks for the link.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-idol_0725gd.State.Edition1.181a225.html

This is great kudos to Adam on his great voice. What a compliment!

http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/24/lambert_blige_hudson_standout_voices_tha

Perez Hilton is a douche bag. I do not give him a second of my time, much less go to his web site.

Who else snorted when they referred Katie as one of the top movie stars?

That would so be me! The only thing I know about the girl is that she married a slightly psychotic guy who acts in movies. Last time I looked, that didn’t make her a movie star, let alone a top one.

I saw a recent description of Kris as alternative and folk rock. That is the one I like best.

I think that soft rock, alternative rock and folk rock is a really good description. I don’t know why Kris gets the “pop” genre association, that just doesn’t fit very well.

Here is another interview with David Cook: http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid18311386001?bclid=1704092925&bctid=30511799001 99.1 WMYX

But yes, girls at the station, he is single’ ¦ and that affects you, how? He handled that well, but geez it must get old to answer that question repeatedly.

I’m surprised he answered it, I think last time it was “I’ll never tell.”

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2009/07/24/f-kelly-clarkson-new-album.html

interview with Kelly talks new album, if she could win idol again and the whole Already Gone/Halo.

OK for once I have to agree with Perez. That clip of Adam in Dallas is his ‘gayest’ performance yet ‘” and I mean that in a good way.

This. I especially loved some of the extra prancing he did. Made me laugh and feel so happy.

I think that soft rock, alternative rock and folk rock is a really good description. I don’t know why Kris gets the ‘pop’  genre association, that just doesn’t fit very well.

pop rock maybe? for me, his music style is similar to music by Matchbox20, Third Eye Blind, OneRepublic, little bit of Dave Matthews Band, maybe a pinch of Coldplay even. thats mainly pop rock right? or is it soft rock? hmmmmm the only kinds of rock i know are alternative rock and then heavy metal stuff. so all the soft/indie/pop rock music styles falls into the alternative rock style maybe..

‘I’m available’ ¦ for an interview [looks into the camera]. Haha. But yes, girls at the station, he is single’ ¦ and that affects you, how? He handled that well, but geez it must get old to answer that question repeatedly.

Really! That’s why I love the interviews when fans sit down and ask questions. Fans won’t ask the same boring questions over and over..

Picture of the crowd last night that his opening act tweeted :shock_tb:

So they plan to push DCTR till the end of the year then most likely start recording the new ablum? He’s been saying over the last couple of weeks they hit the studio and cut some demos, I was trying to figure out how he had the time given the insane tour schedule..but I’m thinking now that day he was at Rob Cavallos house he could have been recording demos there??

http://blog.newsok.com/angibruss/2009/07/24/american-idol-finalists-perform-in-okc/

That newsok.com website also has an interview with Diana DeGarmo and Anthony Fedorov (link above) with some clips from their performance in ‘Joseph’ for anyone interested in seeing Anthony singing in a loincloth!

Here is another interview with David Cook: http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid18311386001?bclid=1704092925&bctid=30511799001 99.1 WMYX

If you ever wanted to know what it would be like to listen to an interview of David Cook while sitting in a big, empty oil barrel as someone is banging on it with a sledgehammer, this would be the one to click on.

Holey Schmoley! Get thee into a fairground tent, far away from the stage!

Cool – the drummer from Moody Blues likes Adam…

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/entertainment/17270080-44/story.csp

Where do people (I’m looking at those commenters at the Dallas review) get off calling Kris’s Heartless a rip off of The Fray’s? They sound nothing alike, unless choosing the same song to cover is what constitutes as ripping off these days.

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2009/07/24/f-kelly-clarkson-new-album.html

interview with Kelly talks new album, if she could win idol again and the whole Already Gone/Halo.

This makes me sad. It looks like Kelly got shut down by RCA again. It just goes to show how little power artists have over decisions like this.

that was a nice review by the dallas news.

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2009/07/24/f-kelly-clarkson-new-album.html
I called Ryan and said, ‘I don’t understand. Why would you do that?” 

Interesting.. I want to know why he did that too! Also, to me, Battlefield sorta reminds me of those songs as well. Already Gone is a beautiful song but there are other ballads they could have used too that would be hits, and wouldn’t have sounded like what out there.

Here’s an advertisement for the AI tour stop in Little Rock. Interesting caricatures!

http://twitpic.com/bgs07

Love that MTV interview with allison…oh you girl

Where do people (I’m looking at those commenters at the Dallas review) get off calling Kris’s Heartless a rip off of The Fray’s? They sound nothing alike, unless choosing the same song to cover is what constitutes as ripping off these days.

I think they sound pretty similiar, but I don’t think Kris was ripping them off. Anymore than David Cook was ripping off Chris Cornell for Billie Jean or Adam ripping off Dilana for Ring of Fire. That being said, has Kris ever mentioned about how Fray like his version is?

girlygirl
Jul 24th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Here’s an advertisement for the AI tour stop in Little Rock. Interesting caricatures!

http://twitpic.com/bgs07

eek!

I was at David Cook’s concert last night so I especially appreciated seeing his interviews here today. Loved hearing him and the band rock the place!. And his voice – esp. the acappella part of “Lie” – well, there’s another singer who doesn’t need autotune.

Is Adam gay? I had no idea, Perez, but thanks for sharing! I’ll take Adam’s “gay” Bowie medley dancing over anything you might tweet, say, or think any minute of any day.

I love Kris’s interview. Those were great questions, and he seemed so at ease and just happy. And of course his Adam and Allison impressions were priceless! I hope he is involved with Idols Give Back. This is perfect for him. What a great ambassador he’d make. Get right on this, TPTB, after you stop fighting with Paula’s manager over her will-she-or-won’t-she contract.

I am not surprised that Kelly wrote (or co-wrote) Already Gone. It’s one of my favorite tracks on her album, as opposed to MLWSWY or IDNHU, which are not.

This is great kudos to Adam on his great voice. What a compliment! http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/24/lambert_blige_hudson_standout_voices_tha

Wowza. That is some compliment to put him in that group.

Perez is a jackass. Go Fergie and BEP!!

Edit: Cause it was posted yesterday!

Concert Review

OC Register

Kelly Clarkson wails her face off at superb Pacific show

Here’s an advertisement for the AI tour stop in Little Rock. Interesting caricatures!

http://twitpic.com/bgs07

I thought most caricatures were supposed to be cute! sorry artist.. hehe

and I loved the ABS-CBN Kris interview because the girl had a lot of really good questions! It’s cute that she used stuff from his twitter in her questions such as the use of “mo fresh” haha

If you go to her youtube page, she has interviews with Lil, Danny, Scott, and Matt as well
http://www.youtube.com/user/YongChavez#play/uploads

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2009/07/24/f-kelly-clarkson-new-album.html
I called Ryan and said, ‘I don’t understand. Why would you do that?” 

I had to punch up Already Gone on my iPod to see the comparison, I never noticed until now, they are similiar, but yet totally different. I really like them both.

Here’s an advertisement for the AI tour stop in Little Rock. Interesting caricatures!

http://twitpic.com/bgs07

Wow! That’s aweful!

Kris I believe was doing another artist’s version – some girl who did it with acoustic guitar alone? Can not remember her name. Definitely not the Fray’s version. I find the Fray’s version interesting but a bit dull – the Kris/whoever version is more dynamic.

Here’s an advertisement for the AI tour stop in Little Rock. Interesting caricatures! http://twitpic.com/bgs07

WHOA!!!! lol

From SYTYCDism
Top 6 spoilers

Kayla and Brandon – Contemporary & Disco
Jeanine and Ade – Hip Hop & Rumba
Melissa and Evan – Broadway & Quickstep

This is great kudos to Adam on his great voice. What a compliment! http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/24/lambert_blige_hudson_standout_voices_tha

Did anyone else notice that Adam is the only living male singer in that list? Are there really no other current male artists with good voices? I am pretty out of touch with popular music (just rediscovering it, due to Adam, after a nearly 20 year break) I’m sure there must be on broadway and such, but aren’t there any in modern pop or rock? (I’m not sure how one would know about the voices in rap and hip-hop since they don’t really sing that much…)

Kayla and Brandon – Contemporary & Disco

Finally!! Brandon gets contemporary.!!

Disco?? I hope its good… they’ve been bad this year so far… lol Although Brandon’s disco with Jeanette was decent.

Evan and Melissa should have gotten Hip Hop though….

And Ade gets 2 Latin dances in a row.

There are indeed other male voices – you only have so much space for an article you pick the obvious and the newly popular. You got your Bubles and the Italian blind guy whose name escapes me right now…….

Most rock singers don’t use autotune even if they could use it, or they better not, Brandon Flowers can’t because his voice is always a little off but it’s part of the charm, I would suspect Akon and NeYo have great voices, Ne Yo did a great job at the Michael Jackson tribute, I have to think Justin Timberlake actually has a great singing voice and hasn’t been faking it like Britney all these years but does JT do his show live?

Elvis Costello had Smokey Robinson on his show, I’ve often wondered how MJ kept his falsetto, well Smokey was singing live and I have a) never heard him sing better and b) that falsetto was for real and on pitch.

If you use autotune the truth comes out when you go live or like Asslee Simpson or Kanye you have a malfunction with the back track

If you use autotune the truth comes out when you go live or like Asslee Simpson or Kanye you have a malfunction with the back track

So true! lol

Shame on Ryan Tedder for repeating himself however – too young to be running out of fresh ideas.

lavender1960, I have to tell you, I love your posts. Always amusing and smart at the same time.
Speaking of male voices, two words, Matt Bellamy. He sings like no one else while being one of the best guitar players out there.
The person who wrote that article was just giving some examples, not listing every single artist.

I was at David Cook’s concert last night so I especially appreciated seeing his interviews here today. Loved hearing him and the band rock the place!. And his voice – esp. the acappella part of ‘Lie’  – well, there’s another singer who doesn’t need autotune.

That is so true, David is unbelievable live, he is actually better live than I expected and I expected a lot but his voice filled the venue when I saw him. So no autotune for this guy.

pjd
Jul 24th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Cool – the drummer from Moody Blues likes Adam’ ¦

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/entertainment/17270080-44/story.csp

from the article:

“When asked what young talent he’s been paying attention to, he said this season’s ‘American Idol’  runner-up Adam Lambert has a special talent.”

This is a nice compliment from an industry veteran.

God, I hate Perez. I swear he hates Adam with unbridled passion (I chalk it up to jealousy). But … Adam was in rare form last night. A couple of days off makes him loopy. I also fully blame the hair…

I’m just going to add that I love Kelly Clarkson. Collaborate with Jack White, Kelly! You are cool enough and you definitely have enough cred in the industry to make that happen (and I can’t say that for any other Idol except for Jennifer Hudson).

My co-workers know how much I love Adam so they are quick to show me anything negative. One of them has a National Enquire that talks about yet another ‘diva’ moment and Adam supposedly went ballistic on a stagehand for smudging his wet nails. This was supposed to have occured in Tacoma, WA and it was in front of Kris.

It’s only the beginning with stories like this, Adam better prepare himself for those who will believe them.

Speaking of autotune, there is a new track out with Kanye (sans AUTOTUNE–he raps again!), Jay-Z, and Rhianna. It’s on Ryan Seacrest’s website:

http://www.ryanseacrest.com/blog/whats-happening/new-music-from-jayz-rihanna–kanye-west/

I like it!

My co-workers know how much I love Adam so they are quick to show me anything negative. One of them has a National Enquire that talks about yet another ‘diva’ moment and Adam supposedly went ballistic on a stagehand for smudging his wet nails. This was supposed to have occured in Tacoma, WA and it was in front of Kris.

I’m dying laughing at this. You’ve made my day. :lol_tb:

I look forward to the Enquirer’s follow up reports which will probably have Adam screaming, throwing things and pulling people’s hair.

My co-workers know how much I love Adam so they are quick to show me anything negative. One of them has a National Enquire that talks about yet another ‘diva’ moment and Adam supposedly went ballistic on a stagehand for smudging his wet nails. This was supposed to have occured in Tacoma, WA and it was in front of Kris.

Well, if anyone interrupted my time with Kris, I would go ballistic too! I always believe the tabloids, especially since they were the ones to expose that Kris and Adam did not get along. haha..

Nice to see Adam on that list of singers! Great company to be with, too.

There are indeed other male voices – you only have so much space for an article you pick the obvious and the newly popular. You got your Bubles and the Italian blind guy whose name escapes me right now’ ¦’ ¦.

I think “the Italian blind guy” you’re referring to is Andrea Bocelli — but he’s over 50 now.

There are some really good younger male vocalists — Justin Timberlake, Ne-Yo, Gavin McGraw, Josh Groban, Archie and David Cook come to mind. Many metal fans would put Tommy Karevik on the list. But most lists of great male rock singers are dominated by people who where at their prime in the before 1990.

One really talented (and insanely brilliant) male vocalist is Mike Patton.
He does a lot of expermental music. For anyone who isn’t familar with Mike Patton, here’s some links to some of his more accessable music:

Classical: mike patton and the metropole orchestra 2008 1 live 01. IL CIELO IN UNA STANZA 02. CHE NOTTE real vocal section starts after 2:10

Alternative:

Fantomas – Cape Fear

Fantomas – Simply Beautiful

My co-workers know how much I love Adam so they are quick to show me anything negative. One of them has a National Enquire that talks about yet another ‘diva’ moment and Adam supposedly went ballistic on a stagehand for smudging his wet nails. This was supposed to have occured in Tacoma, WA and it was in front of Kris.

Actually, this one is completely true. I have an actual transcript of what was said:

AL: Am I going to walk around and rip your * lights down in the middle of the concert? Then why the * are you smudging my nails. Ah-da-da-dah like this all over my nails? What the * is it with you? What don’t you * understand? You got any * idea about, hey, it’s * annoying having somebody walking up behind Kris in the middle of my * nails drying? Give me a * answer! What don’t you get about it?

Hapless Stage Hand: I was looking at the lights.

AL: Ohhhh, good for you. And how was it? I hope it was * good, because my nails are useless now, aren’t they?

HSH: OK

AL: * sake man, you’re amature. Kris, you got * something to say to this *?

KA: I didn’t see it happen.

AL: Well, somebody should be * watching and keeping an eye on him.

KA: Fair enough.

AL: It’s the second time that he doesn’t give a * about what is going on with my nails, all right? I’m trying to * do my nails, and I’m going “Why the * is Happless Stage Hand smudging my nails? Why is he doing this”? Do you understand my nails are not going to look fierce if you’re doing that?

HSH: I absolutely apologize. I’m sorry, did not mean anything by it.

AL: Stay away from my * nails, man. For * sake. Alright, let me start again.

KA: Let’s just take a minute.

AL: Let’s not take a * minute, I’m doing my nails! I’m going to * kick your * a$$ if you don’t shut up for a second. All right?

AI: Adam, Adam. It’s cool.

AL: I’m going to go…Do you want me to * trash the stage? Do you want me to * trash it? Then why are you trashing my nails?

HSH: I’m not trying to trash your nails.

AL: You are trashing my nails!

HSH: Adam, I was only…

AL: You do it one more * time and I ain’t walking on the stage if you’re still hired. I’m * serious. You’re a nice guy, but that don’t * cut it when you’re * around like this with my nails.

Disclaimer: It is a joke.

As a lawyer, I can tell you that quoting the National Enquirer does not make for a convincing argument.

But speaking of such things … has someone posted these interviews from the Dallas paper?

http://musicblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/07/pre-show-interviews-with-the-a.html

The one on Adam starts: I think his fans would appreciate knowing that when he sits down for a chat, he’s engaging and very modest. (Lemme tell ya, this isn’t always the case.) He was a delight.

There are also interviews of Allison, Sarver and Anoop linked on the side.

Yikes! You know someone will send that to the tabloids, don’t you? And all over the blogs and forums as absolutely true in about an hour.

LOL….Kirsten you just made my day :lol_tb:

LOL Kristen…you’re the BEST :lol_tb:

Kristen, you are my hero. :thumbup_tb: :lol_tb:

If Adam Lambert Does It, Why Cant My Son?

Kristen great job! Mr. Bale now has a competitor. :lol_tb:

My co-workers know how much I love Adam so they are quick to show me anything negative. One of them has a National Enquire that talks about yet another ‘diva’ moment and Adam supposedly went ballistic on a stagehand for smudging his wet nails. This was supposed to have occured in Tacoma, WA and it was in front of Kris.

It’s only the beginning with stories like this, Adam better prepare himself for those who will believe them.

NE was the same publication that did a previous article about Adam being a diva, mostly to poor, put-upon Kris. It was the same kind as this, ‘unnamed sources,’ that is typical of the NE, and not-so-thinly veiled Gay!Panic crap, also typical of the NE. Because wasn’t just Adam’s flpping out in front of Kris. Of course not. Adam was having a “flirty-chat,” with the ‘boy he’s well known to have a crush on.’ Then of course, having some diva (gay) meltdown about his nails to some poor poor stagehand for interrupting Adam in his (gay!) flirting to poor, put-upon Kris.

Ugh.

And yes, Adam had better prepared for not just the regular made up gossip, but for being assigned every gay stereotype in the book while doing so. Double ugh.

[David Cook's] been saying over the last couple of weeks they hit the studio and cut some demos, I was trying to figure out how he had the time given the insane tour schedule..but I’m thinking now that day he was at Rob Cavallos house he could have been recording demos there??

Could be. I also remember him saying something about having a makeshift studio on the bus as well, so some of the demo recording could have been done during down time on the road. Really, all you need to make demo quality recordings these days is a Mac and a microphone. My son does that all the time, with results that sound great.

Here’s my favorite piece of National Enquirer Adam Gossip (4/2/09):

ADAM LOVES HIS RAINBOW LOCKS

Flamboyant ‘American Idol’  contestant ADAM LAMBERT’s been warned by show hairdressers that those weekly flaming dye jobs in every color of the rainbow are damaging his hair big-time ‘“ but Adam’s ignoring them!

He’s committed to looking psychedelic and edgy to upstage the competition, even if it means frying his locks, and flippantly flapped: ‘It’ll grow back!’ 

Kirsten – too funny I almost wet myself.

Side note – my friend couldn’t get into Public Enemy because she lost all respect for Christian Bale and hated he was the good guy.

Thanks for the David Cook interviews. They were both great (even if one was a little hard on the ears). Just love him.

I’m seeing him tomorrow for the first time. Don’t think I’ll be able to sleep tonite. I’m kinda hoping he’ll choose tomorrow’s show to debut another song from the super sekrit second album (heh, not likely), but I’ll settle for a cappella Lie.

Where do people (I’m looking at those commenters at the Dallas review) get off calling Kris’s Heartless a rip off of The Fray’s?

I have never, ever understood the criticism the contestants get for singing covers. AI is a show ABOUT covers.

Idol Chatter – an article comparing the thre different version of Mad World.

I like all three but Adam’s is more haunting. The original takes back to the 80′s and it’s fun.

http://idol.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/10209/adams-mad-world/

There are a few reports online that there was an Adam Lambert “promo message” before the Jonas Brothers concert last night. Here’s one from Adam Official:

July 24, 2009: I brought my daughter to the Jonas Brothers sold out concert last Saturday. The whole venue was packed . They had a big rotating screen in the upper center of the stage where messages appeared.No idea where the messages came from . For example the message said ” scream if you love Nick Jonas” and people were screaming upon reading the message. Most of the messages were Jo Bros related of course .. Suddenly a message got displayed saying ” scream if you love Adam Lambert” and people screamed and went nuts ..So wonderful!. For a minute I thought I was in his solo concert and had a glimpse of how his concert will be.. Based on the screaming , I’m sure the day of Idol tour comes to our town which is in August, it will be packed ..can’t wait !!

Does this make any sense? JBs are with Hollywood/Disney Music Groups distributed in the US by Universal Group, not BMG/Sony. Is there some super-Adam fan on the production team?

Speaking of male voices, two words, Matt Bellamy. He sings like no one else while being one of the best guitar players out there.

THIS. Matt’s an amazing vocalist. The piece I’m most looking forward to hearing Adam do in concert is Starlight. I can’t wait to hear how he differs from Matt.

I found this tweet twat fascinating a few minutes ago. Looks legit, yes?

Can someone explain lurv to me?

MrLaBryFYPhttp://twitpic.com/bhmhj – @adamlambert lurv you bb

OK, looks like that might not open. Try just the twitpic.
http://twitpic.com/bhmhj

I found this tweet twat fascinating a few minutes ago. Looks legit, yes?

MrLaBryFYPhttp://twitpic.com/bhmhj – @adamlambert lurv you bb

It’s not opening for me, but I’m assuming it’s supposed to be a message from Drake to Adam? I kind of doubt that it is legit as Adam’s twitter account is hacked and all of his friends, including Drake would now that.

ETA- I suspect that pic is photoshopped just because of the hacked account.

Well, if that’s so it’s a pretty good photoshopped likeness of Drake and his new Adam tattoo.

http://twitpic.com/bhmhj

From another forum regarding Adam’s name mentioned at a Jonas Bros concert:

” I brought my daughter to the Jonas Brothers sold out concert last Saturday. The whole venue was packed . They had a big rotating screen in the upper center of the stage where messages appeared.No idea where the messages came from . For example the message said ” scream if you love Nick Jonas” and people were screaming upon reading the message. Most of the messages were Jo Bros related of course .. Suddenly a message got displayed saying ” scream if you love Adam Lambert” and people screamed and went nuts ..”

I think this tweet is a twat!!

I found this tweet twat fascinating a few minutes ago. Looks legit, yes?

MrLaBryFYPhttp://twitpic.com/bhmhj – @adamlambert lurv you bb

I am not sure this is really him.

1. It was just started 6/23/09 with 1 outgoing tweet and a bunch of pictures. Then just 2 more tweets.

2. He’s following a lot of celebrities but no friends. Drake doesn’t seem like a celebrity hound.

3. It’s lists him as living in New Orleans and Los Angeles. But Drake doesn’t live in Los Angeles.

4. He sent a tweet to Adam when he surely knows that Adam does not have control of his twitter account.

ADAM LOVES HIS RAINBOW LOCKS

Flamboyant ‘American Idol’  contestant ADAM LAMBERT’s been warned by show hairdressers that those weekly flaming dye jobs in every color of the rainbow are damaging his hair big-time ‘“ but Adam’s ignoring them!

He’s committed to looking psychedelic and edgy to upstage the competition, even if it means frying his locks, and flippantly flapped: ‘It’ll grow back!’ 

Ah! Flaming dye jobs? Rainbows? Someone was working over time to fit this many gay references into one blurb. I had no idea Adam “flippantly flapped” at the Idol hairdressers. Maybe they can start a support group with the beleaguered stage hand from Tacoma.

NE was the same publication that did a previous article about Adam being a diva, mostly to poor, put-upon Kris.

I prefer Kris to “poor put-upon Kris” of Enquirer fame.

I vote “fake” for the twitpic of Darke getting Adam’s name tattooed on his arm.

First of all, he sent a tweet to adam’s twitter account …which he should know has been hacked into, so not under Adam’s control

Second of all, this pic was taken before last night’s show, yet no one mentioned anything about seeing Drake with an “Adam” tattoo when they spotted him at the concert…ad it’s likely that among all of Adam’s somewhat overinvested fans, someone ould have noticed

Third of all, who even gets the name of their SO tattooed onto them anymore? SO much trouble to get it removed if/when the relationship goes boom

I think someone’s just messing with Adam’s fans (not to mention all the Kradam tinhatters)

I congratulate whoever photoshopped this — because this Drake/Adam topic has over 1000 comments on the ontd_ai thread about it!

(HOWEVER, if this somehow does turn out to be an authentic picture, and if Drake and Adam are truly in love and committed to one another, then good for them. I’d be totally happy for them. But I still say it’s shopped.)

Covers….

Some covers just out do the original…Whitney’s ‘I Will Always Love You’ compared to Dolly’s version. But they both are gorgeous.

I personally like Adam’s Mad World because I think it epitomizes the lyrics. I also like Kris’ Breathless because I’m not a Kanye fan.

Once upon a time every good singer chose to sing covers and to include them on their albums…not to outshine the original but just because the song was so damn good. The Rat Pack always did this…and many of their versions have now become associated with them.

I would think the original artist and/or the songwriters would be in seventh heaven to “hear” their originals redone and be excited that their notes and lyrics got a fresh new take.

I kind of doubt that it is legit as Adam’s twitter account is hacked and all of his friends, including Drake would now that.

ETA- I suspect that pic is photoshopped just because of the hacked account.

This. Also, I highly doubt that Drake would use MrLaBry with FYP at the end (I doubt he thinks of himself as FYP). Plus lack of twitter activity with any friends and I get fake account.

Also, the pics from last night show his arm clearly with NO tattoo.

Kirsten,

That was too funny.

:lol_tb:

What’s FYP?

ETA: Speaking of covers Brook White isn’t the only loving Use Somebody, Justin Timberlake plans to cover it to according to my ET Weekly mag.

Here is a pre-show interview I found with Adam. It is pretty good, don’t think it has been posted yet.

http://musicblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/07/pre-show-interviews-with-the-a.html

yeah, the ONTD_ai kids already established it was a fake twitter. someone trolling. maybe it’s adam’s hacker.

Well, if that’s so it’s a pretty good photoshopped likeness of Drake and his new Adam tattoo.

http://twitpic.com/bhmhj

WOWSER :eek_wp: !!!!

I found this tweet twat fascinating a few minutes ago. Looks legit, yes?

Drake looks really cute in that picture but I’m gonna have to question the authenticity of this. Tats get red when you first get them done and why would he twitter Adam when his account is hacked? Could be real but might not be.

The comments under that twit pic are hilarious.Nutters!

What’s FYP?

Fresh Young….and I’ll let you fill in the P blank as I’m not sure how appropriate it is for mj’s blog. If you can’t, try googling FYP and urban dictionary.

I also like Kris’ Breathless because I’m not a Kanye fan.

:laugh_tb:

I would think the original artist and/or the songwriters would be in seventh heaven to ‘hear’  their originals redone and be excited that their notes and lyrics got a fresh new take

I’m sure they’ll be flattered, but why should they be overly excited about karoake covers of their originals on shows like AI? Without the originals the covers wouldnt exist..

Perdonally I think the Ai followers give way too much credit to the covers done on the show, however good some of them are.

Well, if that’s so it’s a pretty good photoshopped likeness of Drake and his new Adam tattoo.

I vote ‘fake’  for the twitpic of Darke getting Adam’s name tattooed on his arm.

It’s a composite photo — minipic. Not too hard to do.

Bet money this fake photo ends up in some gossip column! Any takers?

I’m sure they’ll be flattered, but why should they be excited about karoake covers of their originals? Without the originals the covers wouldnt exist..

Because Idol has a huge audience that are now reminded of the original artists and/or learn about them for the first time. Many of these people then go spend $$ on the original songs and then check out other work the artists are doing.

Q3
Jul 24th, 2009 at 6:53 pm

It’s a composite photo ‘” minipic. Not too hard to do.

The photo is also a fake. Bet money it ends up in some gossip column! Any takers?

Yep. ontd_ai says it’s a fake photoshop job, and those guys should know, they certainly do enough shops to know.

I’ll pass on the bet Q3, I think the odds are that you’re right there.

I hope this isn’t going to cause problems within the band, since Joe King seems to have no problems working with Kris…

tweet from TheFray (Dave Welsh)

#A lot’s been thrown around recently. But I still think it’s funny that 20K people show up to watch winners sing other people’s songs…#about 3 hours ago from TwitterFon

tweet from Rod_Blackhurst

#I don’t get things like Idol. RT @TheFray: I still think it’s funny that 20K people show up to watch winners sing other people’s songs…#about 2 hours ago from TwitterFon

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# 119 jms Jul 24th, 2009 at 6:49 pm

What’s FYP?

Fresh Young’ ¦.and I’ll let you fill in the P blank as I’m not sure how appropriate it is for mj’s blog. If you can’t, try googling FYP and urban dictionary.

Gotcha! ;p

And speaking of all this new vernacular (to me, at least) — the FYP, the lurv, etc., what is the deal with the tin hatters? Does is suggest, um, heartless as in tin man’s no heart, as in Kris’ Heartless?
I am so clueless.

As for the Adam tattoo, it’s a little frightening to think how good some people have gotten with photoshopping — if it is that, I mean. And from what you all have weighed in with, it seems pretty clear it is fake. Right?

Ack! Clueless!

what is the deal with the tin hatters? Does is suggest, um, heartless as in tin man’s no heart, as in Kris’ Heartless?

LOL. Interesting interpretation. But no.

tin hatter: Wearing a tin hat to reflect reality away (think of the old sci fi/cartoonish bit of wearing tin foil on your head so the aliens can’t control your mind). It allows fans to enjoy their own made up reality with regard to the idols….most frequently invoked this season to allow some fans to have fun with a Kris/Adam (Kradam) romantic relationship.

ETA: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tinhat

tinhatting is a joke about believing in some conspiracy or some hidden truth. i think it goes back to crazies making hats out of metal so that no one could read their thoughts.

anyways, i will let you put two and two together as to what the tinhatting with regard to idol is about some people are pretty out there, but i think it is mostly in good fun.

Perdonally I think the Ai followers give way too much credit to the covers done on the show, however good some of them are.

Actually, this might be a good argument for Idols to choose more obscure and older songs to put their spin on. Those are the people who actually *may* be thrilled to get the song on Idol because otherwise people would have forgotten about it. They sometimes end up getting major sales boosts and new popularity because of the versions, whereas with more modern songs or just with very well known songs, the artists don’t tend to need the help so they’re probably mostly just ‘meh, who cares’ about the Idol versions.

Bo Bice really brought “Vehicle” and its writers back to life, for example, and I seem to remember that they actually *were* thrilled about it.

Re: interview with Adam (b/c we know I can’t cut and paste):

I think his fans would appreciate knowing that when he sits down for a chat, he’s engaging and very modest. (Lemme tell ya, this isn’t always the case.) He was a delight.

This. Onstage Adam is NOT offstage Adam. Which is 100 percent fine with me. We can enjoy both of them. So when I read reports of him being a diva, I get really pissed off.

I thought this was interesting from a father who responded to a woman’s blog about her son and questionable homophobia:

“Sorry about being a male and crashing this woman’s blog but I couldn’t resist. I googled the name Adam Lambert and got this blog and read it. I have an 8 year old son and my wife lets him paint his nails black and put blue streaks in his hair like his idol Adam Lambert. Neither of us discourage it and both of us find Adam to be a good role model in the respect that he owns who he is and is confident in himself and is amazingly gifted. My son was born to be whatever sexual orientation he was born to be. Nail polish, dolls, dress up or whatever will not change that. For a really interesting video go to Youtube and look up the 60 minute documentary on homosexuality. I think if you went to the site and typed in 60 minutes and gay you may get it. It is a fascinating video and speaks with doctors, scientists etc on the subject. I find it very disheartening the comment by the teacher that if your son was gay then you’d really have something to worry about. You sound like a wonderful mother and a very enlightened person. It’s too bad there weren’t more people like you.”

Because Idol has a huge audience that are now reminded of the original artists and/or learn about them for the first time. Many of these people then go spend $$ on the original songs and then check out other work the artists are doing.

Fair enough, but I wonder how many times happens.Well Lucy (quoted below) answers this perfectly for me

Actually, this might be a good argument for Idols to choose more obscure and older songs to put their spin on. Those are the people who actually *may* be thrilled to get the song on Idol because otherwise people would have forgotten about it. They sometimes end up getting major sales boosts and new popularity because of the versions, whereas with more modern songs or just with very well known songs, the artists don’t tend to need the help so they’re probably mostly just ‘meh, who cares’ about the Idol versions.

Covers done well are for the most part beneficial to the AI contestants themselves. The likes of Kanye would be flattered but wont be jumping up and down in excitement, cos they sell their own songs themselves, and make a killing too, well before Ai rolls around for the season

I brought my daughter to the Jonas Brothers sold out concert last Saturday. The whole venue was packed . They had a big rotating screen in the upper center of the stage where messages appeared.No idea where the messages came from . For example the message said ‘  scream if you love Nick Jonas’  and people were screaming upon reading the message. Most of the messages were Jo Bros related of course .. Suddenly a message got displayed saying ‘  scream if you love Adam Lambert’  and people screamed and went nuts ..

Just wondering if this is one of those deals where fans can send text messages to potentially be scrolled across a screen during breaks in the concert. They used to do it at the AI concerts (not sure if it’s still done now…).

http://www.jcpnewstores.com/manhattan/
DC is going to appear at the grand opening of the new JC Penney in NYC on 8/5 as part of a Skechers promo woo!

SKECHERS brings you a meet and greet with David Cook, 2008 American Idol winner, recording artist and SKECHERS front man. He will be signing autographs.

Just wondering if this is one of those deals where fans can send text messages to potentially be scrolled across a screen during breaks in the concert. They used to do it at the AI concerts (not sure if it’s still done now’ ¦).

I think so. Just wanted to note that this wasn’t in CA, because she said she was going to an AI concert in August.

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# 134 Trina Jul 24th, 2009 at 7:43 pm

http://www.jcpnewstores.com/manhattan/
DC is going to appear at the grand opening of the new JC Penney in NYC on 8/5 as part of a Skechers promo woo!

SKECHERS brings you a meet and greet with David Cook, 2008 American Idol winner, recording artist and SKECHERS front man. He will be signing autographs.

Kris will probably do a Sketchers ad soon too, I believe the AI winners do print ads.

suebrody:

First of all, I can’t cut and paste either, so don’t feel bad.

Regarding your post, I too get annoyed when I read negative personal crap about Adam (“he’s a diva”, etc.) or the other Idol kids. But the reality is that kind of negative stuff sells. The National Enquirer in particular is all about the negative, and they wouldn’t sell nearly as many copies if they said Adam is a sweet, lovely person. It’s too bad really, but there has always been a market for this type of stuff.

However, as Adam said in his Idolatry interview with Michael Slezak, I guess we’ll just have to say “whatever!” and try not to take it too seriously. After all, Adam, Kris and most of the others seem to be getting a lot more positive comment than negative so far in the press.

Thanks for the explanations on the tin hatters.
The things I don’t know …

lavender1960 Jul 24th, 2009 at 3:17 pm

Kris I believe was doing another artist’s version – some girl who did it with acoustic guitar alone? Can not remember her name. Definitely not the Fray’s version. I find the Fray’s version interesting but a bit dull – the Kris/whoever version is more dynamic.

Her name is Mia Carruthers.

Her name is Mia Carruthers.

Mia never did an accoustic version. She sang it with a beatboxer and an accompanied piano player. Kris’ version sounds nowhere remotely close to Mia’s. Her version is actually very similar to Kanye’s.

Taylor Hicks and the cast of Grease on tour in Ottowa, Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Harper attended the show with his daughter and met Taylor and the cast after the show.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/sandra-buckler-redux/article1230652/

More pictures of the cast, Taylor and guests at this link:

http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_GREASE_Is_the_Word_in_Canada_Hicks_Meets_Harper_In_Ottawa_20090724

Squirrely
Jul 24th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
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# 134 Trina Jul 24th, 2009 at 7:43 pm

http://www.jcpnewstores.com/manhattan/
DC is going to appear at the grand opening of the new JC Penney in NYC on 8/5 as part of a Skechers promo woo!

SKECHERS brings you a meet and greet with David Cook, 2008 American Idol winner, recording artist and SKECHERS front man. He will be signing autographs.

Kris will probably do a Sketchers ad soon too, I believe the AI winners do print ads.

DC and Carrie are the only two AI winners who have had Skechers endorsement deals thus far. AFAIK, there has not been any news yet as to whether 19M has arranged a similar deal for Kris or not, it will probably depend at least in part on whether they are signing him once the tour is over.

thanks Progression – it would be cool to see Kris in a print ad, so I hope it does happen.