American Idol

A Love Letter to Paul

by ShannonGJ on April 17, 2011

Dear Paul, I fell asleep thinking of the suit you wore the night before America got it wrong. The black with the red satin neck scarf to match the red and yellow-gold design on both the jacket AND the pants. I wish I was bold enough to walk into my day job in a suit [...]

It was basically inevitable that Paul McDonald would eventually be sent home on American Idol. Though he is handsome, nice, and talented, his talent was too unique to be the next American Idol. Paul was gracious, of course, and did not cry, even though it looked like he wanted to when he was viewing the [...]

You might think that the news of Jennifer Lopez being voted Most Beautiful Woman in the World by People magazine would have overshadowed the performances of American Idol’s final 8 tonight, but that certainly was not the case. With only two girls left in the competition, Lauren and Haley, who both did a smash up [...]

I missed you last week. Did you miss me? Last week my blogging fingers took a hiatus to busy town. And busy town doesn’t allow you to do anything but everything that takes up all your darned time and leaves you sleepless and wishing there were more hours in a day. I am not happy [...]

My Affair with The Idol

by ShannonGJ on March 30, 2011

Last week Idol was a treat for me. I was able to see the Wednesday show when it aired but had to wait until the weekend to watch the Thursday show. Knowing I had a date with my DVR on Saturday felt like I was waiting for a date with my school-boy crush where I [...]

via TMZ.com : GHOSTS invaded the ” American Idol ” mansion in Beverly Hills — and the finalists got so freaked, they MOVED OUT of the place Monday night for good …

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Did You Hear? :: Gwen Stefani, a longtime lover of Japan, has donated one million dollars to Japan tsunami and earthquake relief. She’s also planning a charity auction and a limited edition Harujuku Lovers tee, with 100% of the profits going towards Japan relief efforts

Motown songs from the 60′s were some of the greatest records ever made. It’s tough to listen to them cheapened up by the paint-by-numbers quicky Idol production.  They just pale badly in comparison. Some of these tunes are produced better than others.  The worst are Thia and Stefano’s.

An entire CD of songs from Glee’s Dalton Warblers music will be available for purchase on April 19! The CD features songs from Glee, plus two new songs! Ok. I’ll admit it.

Filed under: American Idol , Recaps Tonight’s Top 11 performances weren’t so much about singing as they were listening. Those who paid attention to the judges’ critiques showcased some marked improvements, while others remained stuck in their respective ruts. On the most improved tip, we’ve got Thia Megia , Jacob Lusk and the girl who needed to up her game the most, Haley Reinhart .