Given the use of the save, I thought I’d review both of Top 8 weeks together. So, spoiler alert: in case you didn’t know, someone gets saved. I’ll talk about the merits of that save later, but for now, let’s get to the first of our Top 8 nights. The theme was audition songs and […]
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American Idol XIII: Top 9 Band Together
Last week we saw the Top 9 take on the theme “I’m With The Band”. I’m still unclear what this theme meant for song choice, but I did enjoy having Rickey Minor and the band up front with the contestants. For some, it brought out the best in them and for some, it did nothing […]
Concert Review: Phillip Phillips’ “The World From the Side of the Moon” Tour in Vancouver
On March 28th, Phillip Phillips wrapped up his Canadian tour in Vancouver. The American Idol winner turned multi-platinum-selling recording artist embarked on a three week trip across the country to perform hit songs from his debut album, The World from the Side of the Moon, and to promote his new single, “Raging Fire” from his […]
CBC Searchlight 2014: Is Keats Conlon Canada’s Best New Artist?
The CBC—Canada’s government funded public radio and television media giant – is determined to bring Canadian content to us, as Canadians and part of that task, for them at least, is digging through the Canada’s crop of aspiring talent to find a handful of people who deserve to be on the radio in their Searchlight 2014 […]
American Idol XIII: Top 10 Perform – Billboard or Boredom?
Normally I would revel in a theme that would force the contestants to pick modern songs or ones that hadn’t been done on the show before, but this season we haven’t really been having that problem. Still, this week’s theme forced our contestants to show they could be current and relevant to today’s music scene. […]
American Idol XIII: Top 11 Perform – Movies and Shakers
After a sleepy night of performances during the Top 12, the judges were fired up and trying to push the contestants harder to deliver better performances. So, naturally, I was pretty pumped myself to see if they could live up to the challenge during the Top 11 “Songs of the Cinema” theme. Perhaps the most […]
Coldplay Enchants the iTunes Festival at SXSW
UK band, Coldplay performed an 11-song setlist before hundreds of fans on the historic stage of the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas last night (the same stage as the beloved PBS series, Austin City Limits). The quintet played a few of their old favorites, as well as debut some new tunes from their forthcoming sixth studio album, “Ghost Stories”—slated for a May 19 release. The band hasn’t released any new music in the last two years and lead singer Chris Martin knows it, telling the audience, “We’ve been away a long time and I can’t think of a better place to come back into the world.”
American Idol XIII: Top 12 Performances – Home Run or Heading Home?
Perhaps it’s exactly what Harry said during the results show this week. Maybe mentor Randy Jackson just isn’t spending enough time to these kids to make sure they give the best possible performances they can. On Wednesday night the judges honesty, if inconsistent, seemed to drag the show down. I appreciate them giving feedback to […]
American Idol XIII: Top 13 Performances – “This Is Me”
After a rushed Rush Week, I didn’t know what to expect coming in this week’s show. Would the talent we saw in the Auditions and (somewhat) in Hollywood Week finally shine again or would we get another sloppy set of performances where we were forced to pick the best in a bunch of mediocre performances. […]
American Idol XIII: Rush Week
Now that the Top 13 has taken shape, I think it’s time to comment on each of them. For statistics purposes: I got 8/10 girls picks right and 7/10 guys picks right (including the bold Ben Briley prediction). I will say that some of their choices to sing shocked me, but some proved me wrong […]
American Idol XIII: The Top 31 Takes Shape
It was probably deliberate, but many of the people we spotlighted during the audition rounds ended up in the Top 31. For that reason, we won’t be re-reviewing them, but rather, the two of us will give you some predictions in the upcoming rounds. We have 31 contestants going into next week’s live shows, so […]
Album Review: Tim Halperin’s “Heart Tells Your Head”
If you like piano-driven alternative-pop with lyrics that tell a story, you need to listen to Tim Halperin. After getting his big start as a Top 24 semifinalist on Season 10 of American Idol, Tim has been constantly on-the-go with his career, making great music as frequently as I struggle to wake up and get […]
Album Review: Elise Testone’s “In This Life”
As a contestant on Season 11 of American Idol, Elise Testone covered artists like Adele, Al Green, Stevie Nicks, Billy Joel, Led Zeppelin, Queen, and Jimi Hendrix (her final performance of “Bold as Love” is highly underrated – I urge you to take a listen), and a mix of those eclectic sounds are interwoven all […]
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