Sanjaya Malakar’s recent elimination puts him at the top of the Idol news food chain. He’ll be making the rounds of the talk shows next week, including the usual suspects–Ellen and Regis and Kelly. While he’s in New York, Sanjaya will also be delivering the Top 10 List on Late Night With David Letterman. This site claims to know the list.
According to the Associated Press, Indians were glad to see Sanjaya go. Here are some sample headlines–From The Indian Express, “Sanjaya is voted off American Idol – he’s the only one weeping, ” and from the Times of India, “Finally, Sanjaya sings his way out of Idol”
Meanwhile, Vote For the Worst has a new poster boy–Phil Stacey. From the beautifully coiffed to the hairless…
Tenth place finisher Chris Sligh and his band Half Past Forever are currently on a mini “homecoming tour.” Here’s the schedule. I’ll be posting the appearances on my Idol appearances page soon.
What I’ve been listening to over and over again: Like I predicted, the full-length version of Blake Lewis’s country performance, “When the Stars go Blue.” (Go Team Plaid!) Also listening to–Chris Sligh’s “Endless Love” and “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic.” You can download the Idol performances for yourself at Americanidol.com.
Starryconstellation.com has downloadable podcasts available of all the eliminated Idol’s post-boot satellite interviews. It’s the raw audio that’s the basis of all those articles you read across the net in the days following Wednesday’s Idol elimination episode.
Just for the tin-foil hatters among us: Ricky Hoggard, who has successfully and accurately spoiled 3 seasons of Canadian Idol and American Idol Season 6 claims to have an inside source at Idol who has been feeding him weekly lists of the Idol’s voting totals. Not the actual total, but a numbered list of how the Idols ranked. He claims that Sanjaya did not actually have the lowest number of votes this week. Beam me up, Scotty…
