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Scott MacIntyre’s Search For The “American Idol” Title Is Over

noah | April 9, 2009 9:15 am
noah | April 9, 2009 9:15 am

Last night’s American Idol ended with Scott MacIntyre getting eliminated, even though there was some sort of split between the judges over whether or not they should use the save on him and allow him to stick around for another week. It’s hard to tell if that “debate” was just a bunch of drama manufactured for the show’s way-under-budget running time or more attempts by Paula and Kara to be kind of condescending to him. I mean, he seemed like a nice guy (and funny!), but a George Michael soundalike who prefers to model his performance style on Bruce Hornsby doesn’t exactly scream “contemporary artist.”

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“Idol” Working Overtime: Eight-Word Reactions To The Top Eight

noah | April 8, 2009 11:00 am
noah | April 8, 2009 11:00 am

Last night’s American Idol ran so far overtime, thanks to more silly playfighting between the judges during their critiques and the producers inexplicably deciding that the viewing public needed to see lots of video of Matt Giraud portraying an angel when he was a kid. So in honor of the judges’ inability to keep it short, I’m limiting my judgments of this week’s performances to eight words. The rundown after the jump!

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Facepalm Dept.

noah | April 7, 2009 2:30 am
noah | April 7, 2009 2:30 am

Signs of a Fashionpocalypse: There is at least… More »



Is Adam Lambert Really Going To Channel Stevie Nicks Tomorrow Night?

noah | April 6, 2009 5:30 am
noah | April 6, 2009 5:30 am

The generally reliable American Idol blog Joe’s Place has what it claims is a list of songs that the remaning eight hopefuls will sing tomorrow night, when the theme is “Songs From The Year You Were Born.” (It should be noted that none of these songs will have been released earlier than 1980. And Allison Iraheta was born in 1992!) Anyway, this list not only has Adam Lambert singing “Edge Of Seventeen,” it features El DeBarge and a song I sang in third-grade chorus. List after the jump.

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There Is No Joy In Meganville (But At Least There Are A Few Birds)

noah | April 2, 2009 10:00 am
noah | April 2, 2009 10:00 am

Last night American Idol dispensed with the save immediately after news broke that Megan Joy was the country’s least favorite hopeful, with Simon saying that the judges had decided to not use their power of reversal even before the tattooed font designer gave her final performance. I guess it’s the judges’ prerogative, but the pre-emptive veto had to be kind of surprising to the viewers at home, even though Ryan mentioned at one point during the show that “someone might have to sing for their life.”

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Here’s Hoping Kara DioGuardi Didn’t Sign A Long-Term Deal With “Idol”

noah | April 1, 2009 12:30 pm
noah | April 1, 2009 12:30 pm

During last night’s American Idol—and the episodes leading up to it—new judge Kara DioGuardi has seemed like something of an odd fit. Of course, it’s hard to break into a fraternity that’s had the same members for the past seven years, but something about DioGuardi’s insistence on proving herself as a Music Business Professional, from her sing-off with the admittedly annoying Bikini Girl to her overuse of the phrase “package artist,” has been rubbing me the wrong way. Megan Joy Corkrey’s brother apparently feels the same way, as he decided that his sister’s post-warble critique was the right time to start a tempest in a Coke cup—one that extended all the way into the commercial break!

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“American Idol” Gets Blown Out At Studio 57

noah | April 1, 2009 9:30 am
noah | April 1, 2009 9:30 am

Last night’s American Idol was organized around the very loose idea of “Popular Downloads,” a night that resulted in some contestants seeming way older than they were, others annoying the judges for not fitting into the boxes constructed around them during the auditions lo those many months ago, and others having really, really big hair. Like really big. A ranking-free recap—honestly, last night was maybe the first this season in which there was no real No. 1 sticking out of the morass of hopefuls—and tales of out-of-control hairdryers, all after the jump.

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Florida TV Station Overcome By Paroxysm Of Good Taste

noah | March 31, 2009 10:30 am
noah | March 31, 2009 10:30 am

A TV station in Panama City, Fla., is refusing… More »


Tera Melos Get The ’90s-Nostalgia Party Started Right

noah | March 31, 2009 9:30 am
noah | March 31, 2009 9:30 am


The California band Tera Melos have given “Hey Sandy,” the theme to Nickelodeon’s mid-’90s indie-rock Love Boat The Adventures Of Pete & Pete, a wonderfully chaotic spin, complete with video that pays homage to both the show’s opening credits and Brian Wilson. (No, really, it is awesome.) Clip of the original Pete & Pete open after the jump.

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“American Idol” Hops Off The Oil Rig

noah | March 27, 2009 10:30 am
noah | March 27, 2009 10:30 am

Last night, Michael Sarver—the oil rigger whose vocal prowess proved to fall apart when he was forced to sing a song that was any faster than a treacly ballad—was dispatched from American Idol, in a move that, let’s be honest, wasn’t all that surprising, and was probably about two weeks overdue. What was sorta odd to me, however, was that the Bottom Three this week was all guys—and that one of those guys put on one of the better performances Wednesday night.

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