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American Idol 9: Top 9 Results
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip, Video,
A montage of clips from Tuesday’s performance round as the Beatles music played in the background. Such was the intro of the Top 9 results show of American Idol 9. Would this results show be the one to feature the judges’ save? Ryan Seacrest promised “shocking” vote tallies at the top of the episode, which was jam-packed with a mishmash of performances (with a few results thrown in).
Idol Gives Back will air in two weeks. To aid in the effort, Idol judges are donating prizes and items to raise money. Just go to the official Web site for details or to give.
The Top 9 appeared on stage to sing a medley of Beatles tunes. Lee DeWyze kicked it off beautifully. As “Here, There and Everywhere” progressed and fans screamed, I couldn’t help but feel impressed. When Andrew Garcia came out with “Got To Get You Into My Life” the number truly became fun. The wardrobe was really, really good too. Other songs featured in the medley included “Fool on the Hill,” “All You Need is Love” and “She Loves You.” It was definitely the best group performance of the season.
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American Idol 9: Top 9 Perform
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Features, Gossip, Video,
Ryan Seacrest began this week’s performance round on American Idol 9 from the control center, a room filled with monitors and techs. It’s here that camera angles are called out, cast members are queued - truly, it’s the hub of the entire show.
Songs from the Lennon/McCartney songbook were the feature of the week (which is almost every single tune The Beatles ever recorded, minus a few little ditties like Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” and Ringo Starr’s “Octopus’s Garden“). Sir Paul McCartney didn’t have enough time to mentor the Top 9, but he did offer a pre-recorded video message for the contenders.
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VIDEO: Glee Trailer Unveiled
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Music, Prime Time, FOX, Gossip, Video,
FOX premiered the new Glee trailer during Tuesday’s American Idol. The minute-long clip is filled with goodies: a Beatles song, more than one zinger from Jane Lynch and even a great slushie-in-the-face moment.
The new season premieres April 13, so just try to hold out until then! In the meantime, get a glimpse of all the action with the above video.
Ringo Starr Talks Age, Religion
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Gossip,
Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr says religion has had a huge influence on his life.
“I feel the older I get, the more I’m learning to handle life. Being on this quest for a long time, it’s all about finding yourself,” the 69-year-old said. “For me, God is in my life. I don’t hide from that. I think the search has been on since the 1960s.”
Ringo - whose late bandmate John Lennon controversially proclaimed The Beatles were bigger than Jesus at the height of the band’s fame - credits his faith with helping him turn his life around following his battles with drugs and alcohol in the ‘70s.
Speaking at an event at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, Starr explained: “I stepped off the path there for many years and found my way back onto it, thank God.”
Ringo - real name Richard Starkey Jr. - also revealed he isn’t concerned about turning 70 later this year. “I don’t think 70 is as big as 40 was. That was like, ‘Oh God, 40!’” he said. “There’s that damn song, ‘Life Begins At 40’. No, it’s not so big any more. I am nearly 70 and I’d love to be nearly 40 but that’s never going to happen.”
Yoko Ono Planning to Write Memoirs
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Gossip, Rock,
Yoko Ono has revealed plans to write an autobiography about her eventful life with John Lennon.
“I would love to do it. I just have to find the time,” the 76-year-old widow said. “It will be my next book, which will be written in the next five years.”
Yoko - who was blamed by many Beatles’ fans for causing the legendary band to split - previously claimed she wouldn’t release a book for fear of hurting the families of people close to the group, including Lennon’s ex-wife. John and Cynthia - who had a son Julian together - divorced in 1968, one year before his marriage to Yoko, the mother of his son Sean.
Lennon later died in 1980 after being shot by deranged fan Mark Chapman outside his New York apartment building.
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Mix Tape: Eminem Tops Decade’s Sales, Kravitz Says No to Aerosmith
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Artist News, Collaborations, Gossip, The Charts, Upcoming Releases, Country, Folk, Hip-Hop & Rap, Pop, R&B / Soul, Rock,
-Lenny Kravitz has shot down rumors that he may replace family friend Steven Tyler in Aerosmith. Who even thought that could be a possibility?
-Despite several years away, Eminem managed to become the top-selling artist of the decade. The Beatles’ 1 topped sales for any single album.
-A collaboration between Justin Timberlake and Jamie Foxx has just leaked. You can judge whether it’s a “Winner” for yourself here.
-She & Him, comprised of actress Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, will be releasing a new album next year. Volume 2 hits stores on March 23.
-The Ting Tings’ Katie White said their recent Grammy nom for Best New Artist led to her pulling a stomach muscle. There’s a reason why they say “Beauty is pain.”
Jimi Hendrix: The Guitar Riff Champ
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Rock,
Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” has been voted as having the best guitar riff of all time.
The 1970 track beat Guns N’ Roses classic “Sweet Child O’Mine” - which topped the poll five years ago - to the top spot in the poll by website MusicRadar.com, with “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin coming third.
Just two songs from the past decade made the list; Muse’s 2001 hit “Plug In Baby” came in at #11 while The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army,” which was released in 2003, landed at #15.
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Paul McCartney’s Son Forges Own Musical Career
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Gossip,
Sir Paul McCartney inspired his own son to make music.
The Beatles legend is a massive influence on James, 32, who has formed The Light with pals Bryan Johnson on drums and bassist Charlie Turner, who grew up in Allerton, the same area of Liverpool where Paul spent his childhood and inspired many of the group’s later hits.
James - who plays a cherry-red Fender Stratocaster guitar given to him by the international star - said: “I have been playing music since I was nine and writing along the way. I met my band about a year ago. Producer David Kahne introduced us and my dad helped.”
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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: October 6, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, New Line, Paramount, Sony, Animation, Classics, Documentary, Drama, Family, Horror, Music, Science Fiction, Comedy, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases,
Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:
- Anvil: The Story of Anvil: DVD
- Assassination of a High School President: DVD
- Audition: Collector’s Edition: DVD, Blu-ray
- Chinatown: DVD
- Contact: Blu-ray
- The Gate: Monstrous Special Edition: DVD
- Ghost Ship: Blu-ray
- A Hard Day’s Night: Blu-ray
- Imagine That: Blu-ray
- Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: Blu-ray
- Miracle on 34th Street: Blu-ray
- My Fair Lady: DVD
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Simon Cowell Points Out Beatles’ Weak Spot
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Gossip,
Simon Cowell has blasted The Beatles, claiming they would have failed auditions on The X Factor.
The music mogul - who once rejected the Spice Girls, the best-selling girl group of all time - says he would have kicked the iconic band off his British TV talent show unless they fired drummer Ringo Starr. “If The Beatles came on the show we would have said, ‘We’ll take those three - Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison - but probably lose the drummer,’” the 49-year-old said. “With Ringo, I’m afraid, we would have said ‘bad news’.”
Speaking in a US television interview with his Britain’s Got Talent co-star Amanda Holden, Simon also revealed what drives him. “I like winning, Amanda. That’s what excites me,” Cowell admitted.
Simon is now focusing on the career of Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle, who will perform on the final of America’s Got Talent next week. Her debut album is due for release in November, and is expected to shoot to the top of the charts in America and Britain.
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