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Carly Smithson, Concert News
Carly Smithson and We Are the Fallen coming to area

January 16, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Lots of news from Carly Smithson and We Are the Fallen. First off, the band has a new Web site where you can track what they’re up to. Here’s the link. Second, the band plans to release its first single, “Bury Me Alive,” on Feb. 2. That’s when the song will be available for download….
Tatiana Del Toro
Tatiana looks back at Idol and toward her future

January 15, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

[windowsmedia]http://w2.yorkdispatch.com/mark/TatianaNicole.wmv[/windowsmedia] We met her about a year ago, during that strange San Francisco audition episode of American Idol. And in spite of that laugh, Tatiana Nicol Del Toro won a golden ticket with her rendition of Aretha Franklin’s “I Never Loved a Man.” What we didn’t know at the time is that she would become…
Danny Gokey, New Idol Music
Danny Gokey album due out March 2

January 15, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Big news for Danny Gokey fans. The third-place finisher from American Idol season 8 will release his debut album, “My Best Days,” on March 2. The album is being produced by Mark Bright. If the name rings a bell, there’s a good reason. Mr. Bright produced several songs on Carrie Underwood’s debut album and her…
Idols on the Music Chart
Lots of publicity, no hits yet for Adam Lambert

January 15, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Next up for Adam Lambert: a Tuesday appearance on Oprah. And one has to wonder when all the hype will finally translate into success on the music charts. I mean Adam has enjoyed more publicity than any winner of American Idol could ever hope for … and he didn’t win. But while eveything Taylor Swift,…
Season 9, Season 9 Auditions
Holly Hardin: The next Kellie Pickler? (plus video of more golden ticket winners)

January 14, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Did American Idol find the next Kellie Pickler in Atlanta? You be the judge. Check out the video of Holly Hardin‘s audition below. Then check out her performance on America’s Got Talent back in 2008. The similarities are striking. I mean, like Kellie, this Holly is quite the character. She showed up for her Idol…
Season 9, Season 9 Auditions
Thanks, Atlanta, for some promising country vocals

January 13, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Gotta admit, last night, my expectations from the Idol premiere were pretty low. I mean, I was among the members of the media who participated in a conference call interview with Randy Jackson last week. He left us with the impression the Boston auditions were nothing special. Hmm. Tell that to Justin Williams, who looks…
Season 9, Season 9 Auditions
Idol Chatter’s favorites from the Atlanta auditions

January 13, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Randy Jackson was right. The Atlanta auditions were something special. Especially when it came to promising country voices. I’m a fan of all sorts of music, country included. What I really appreciate is an American Idol finals that features a wide variety of artists. That was sorely missing last year when we were served up…
Ace Young, Concert News, Taylor Hicks
Grease, with Taylor Hicks and Ace Young, coming to Hershey

January 13, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Taylor Hicks is coming to Hershey — along with the rest of the cast of “Grease” — in April. Taylor has been playing Teen Angel in “Grease” since the national tour began in December 2008. The show already stopped in Baltimore last February and is scheduled to run at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C.,…
Season 9, Season 9 Auditions
Hear more from Tuesday’s golden ticket recipients on Idol

January 12, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Well, I promised to try to find more music from some of the golden ticket recipients, and that didn’t take all that long. Here are performances you can find on YouTube from five of Tuesday night’s golden ticket recipients. If you know of YouTube videos of any of the other golden ticket recipients from Boston,…
Judges, Simon Cowell
Simon talks about his Idol departure

January 12, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Simon Cowell spoke to Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS FM radio program this morning about his decision to bring the X Factor to the U.S. and leave American Idol after season nine. Simon said he’s always wanted to bring the show to the U.S., but that he had considered continuing on American Idol as well….

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