AMERICAN IDOL: Something Old, Something New, Something Atonal, Something Awful

I think it’s time to officially stick a fork in American Idol. I never say that about TV shows. If anything, I stick by their side way longer than I ever should (read: Gossip Girl). But Idol is the pits. And contrary to what most people are saying, it’s not the singers’ faults. Sure, we …

AMERICAN IDOL RECAP: Carole King Week Leaves Us Demanding a Better Voice

The last time I wrote about American Idol, I was on a plane to NY, about to embark on a 12 day family vacation. I was going to weigh in with my thoughts on the previous night’s performance episode, but after having endured yet another week of softball critiques from the judges, I decided to …

Shocking ‘American Idol’ Results Finally Push Show Over Cliff and Into a Void of Pointlessness

It happens every season. Well, maybe not LAST season when NOTHING happened. But every other season, there’s been someone who’s gone home way too early — perhaps most famously Jennifer Hudson, who didn’t even break the top five (or Chris Daughtry who missed the top three). Now this tenth season has been marred by a …

American Idol Celebrates Rock ‘n’ Roll Without Actually Rocking

American Idol embraced singers from The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame this week, but if you were looking forward to some loud, energetic, and rockin’ tunes, don’t get too excited. These kids managed to squirm their way around the challenge by choosing Michael Jackson ballads (Jacob Lusk), Aretha Franklin ballads (Lauren Alaina), and Percy …

AMERICAN IDOL RECAP: They Were Born This Way

It’s sad when the highlight of ‘Idol’ is a girl smudging lipstick all over her face…

AMERICAN IDOL RECAP: Let The Fun Begin!

Last night was the first night of finals for American Idol, and overall, the kids are alright. Once again, while some performances disappointed, we didn’t have any outright Antonella Barba / Sanjaya Malakar disasters; although, we did have one fairly grim moment courtesy of the girl who I vociferously noted yesterday shouldn’t be in the …