By MARK FRANKLIN Hey, it’s Super Bowl Sunday. You just knew there would have to be an Idol blog with a football slant. So now there’s another reason to despise the Dallas Cowboys. I mean, I’ve never been a fan. Somehow I grew up rooting for Roman Gabriel and the Los Angeles Rams in the…
By MARK FRANKLIN Okay, so maybe we won’t have to wait so long for a Brooke White post-Idol debut album after all. Brooke announced in her MySpace blog Saturday that the yet-to-be completed album has a title — “High Hopes and Heartbreak.” She announced that she has signed with Sanctuary Artist Management and is finalizing…
By MARK FRANKLIN Bouncing around Idol Web sites, I recently stumbled upon a real treat — a new duet from season seven contestants Michael Johns and Brooke White. The song is “Life is Okay” and you can listen to it for free on Brooke’s MySpace page. Or check out the first clip below. Michael wrote…
Trivia Time: The son of a baseball Hall of Famer made the final 12 in American Idol’s fourth season. Name the singer and the baseball star. By MARK FRANKLIN Is Simon going soft? I mean, earlier this year, Idol’s crankiest judge was his crabby self. After one contestant bombed during the auditions in Louisville, Ky.,…
Trivia Time: Which season four contestant on Idol made many a gal’s heart flutter and later played a singer on the Soap opera “The Bold and the Beautiful.” By MARK FRANKLIN Before American Idol’s first show this season, Simon Cowell was quoted as saying he expected a male to win the competition. Truth be told,…
By MARK FRANKLIN The folks at the Pullo Center at Penn State York have just confirmed an opening act for the Tuesday, March 24, David Cook concert — Ryan Star. Now, don’t get confused. This isn’t female rocker Ryan Starr (right) who became Idol’s first hottie back in season one, was working on a “rockish”…
Trivia time: Season three Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson won as Oscar as best supporting actress for her role in “Dreamgirls.” Name two of the other three films in which she has appeared. Answer appears at the bottom of this blog. By MARK FRANKLIN Wow, this is going to be some week. We get treated to…
By MARK FRANKLIN For those of you clamoring for the latest information on the upcoming area concerts featuring David Archuleta (Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Chameleon Club in Lancaster) and David Cook (Tuesday, March 24, at Penn State York), here it is. Penn State York has just confirmed that, yes, David Cook (right) will be…
By MARK FRANKLIN Fans of season seven of American Idol won’t have to travel far to see their favorites in concert over the next two months. David Cook (at left, above) announced the 37 shows that will make up “The Declaration Tour — 2009“ Monday and the gigs include a Tuesday, March 24, date at…
By MARK FRANKLIN Five days between audition episodes of American Idol allows for plenty of time to snoop around the Web and see what you can find out about the contestants who have already gotten their golden tickets to the Hollywood round. First tidbit, Katrina Darrell might have showed up her audition clad in a…
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