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Watch Young Kara DioGuardi Sings at Family Gathering in Family | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com Check it out: before Kara DioGuardi was a buxom, successful songwriter, mathematician, and judge on American Idol, she was an awkward tween with goofy braces and a penchant for Sinatra. Don’t believe me? Watch the clip above to see …
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American Idol is heading into the final stretch, and more so than ever, the producers are trying to position its contestants as the next biggest star on American radio; so what better way to put your finger on the pulse of today’s youth than by having our wannabees croon to the music of… The Rat …
GIVE THE KID A HANKY (pic courtesy of Rickey.org) I was kind of dreading last night’s episode of American Idol. The theme was “Disco Week,” and this did not portend well for this group of thrushes and troubadours. You see, the major pitfall of the genre is that unless pulled off properly, disco performances will …
“BlllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhH!!!!” Ack! The American Idol results show will be airing on the East Coast in just a few hours, and I haven’t been able to even complain about last night yet! Well, let’s get started! First, the judging format: dumb. As Andy Dehnart vehemently observed, even with one less contestant, half as much judging, and …
Today, I could sit back and recap last night’s American Idol  you know, discuss how awesome Allison was, continue to feel disappointed with Lil, deride Danny Gokey’s trainwreck of an arrangement, welcome Matt Giraud’s return to form, bash Scott MacIntyre’s worst performance to date (time to go home), gently applaud Anoop for a tender …
The gig is up for one more underwhelming performer on American Idol, and I don’t think I’m spoiling anything by saying that the person going home was not Scott. Clearly you already knew that because had the blind one been ejected from the competition, surely banners would be flying and parades marching all through the …
Pic courtesy of Rickey.org There was so much potential for greatness on last night’s American Idol, but alas, the singers kind of stumbled with their wide-open theme of “Top Downloadable Songs” (a.k.a. sing whatever you damn well want). Whereas last week the kids struggled to make Motown sounds contemporary, this time around, they seemed unable …
PHHHEWW! We almost had a second major tragedy on our hands with last night’s American Idol results show. Poor Matt Giraud found himself not in the bottom three, but in the bottom two, despite having one of the best performances of the night. I don’t know what the hell happened, but I’ll blame it on …
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Cold Hearted Whiskers. Motown Week: that most hallowed of occasions on American Idol. It’s supposed to bring watershed moments with its wide variety of classic tunes, but invariably this theme never fails to produce the most karaoke-ish collection of performances year after year. I actually groan when I find out the singers will be doing …
“Bobbbby, do you see me and Aaaalllliee behind Ryyyyyan???” Guess who was in the American Idol audience tonight? If you answered “Olivia Newton John and her strange daughter,” you’d be correct. But who cares about them? I’m more interested in Real Housewives of New York City’s Jill Zarin and her daughter Allie, who appeared quietly …
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