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David Cook, New Idol Music
Catching up with David Cook (plus photos and random thoughts from Wednesday’s show)

March 19, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Gee, wasn’t it nice seeing David Cook back on the Idol stage Wednesday night? Season seven of American Idol will always be one of my favorites. David is a large part of the reason. He returned in fine form, kicking off the show with a blistering performance of “Jumpin’ Jack Flash.” Hope the other Idols…
Lacey Brown, Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Lacey Brown admits, she had a feeling …

March 18, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

If Lacey Brown looked at peace with her elimination from American Idol Wednesday night, that wasn’t necessarily the case. It’s just that she had gotten used to the idea. “I woke up yesterday and had really the strangest feeling that I was going home,” the 24-year-old from Amarillo, Texas, said. “Something was off.” It wasn’t…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Idol finals week 1: The photo gallery

March 17, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0
Concert News, Jordin Sparks
Former Idol champ plans free show at Hershey

March 17, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Season six American Idol Jordin Sparks has announced a “Battlefield” tour to run primarily from late April through last May. And the tour includes a Sunday, May 2, date at the Hersheypark Amphitheater. According to Jordin’s fan club site — Sparkstown.com — the concert will be free. Of course, free at Hersheypark means you’ll have…
Lacey Brown, Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Judges play musical chairs; Lacey heads back to Texas

March 17, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

What was up with the American Idol judges playing musical chairs Wednesday night? Early on in the show, I noticed Kara DioGuardi sitting in the far left spot that Randy Jackson normally occupies. Randy had moved to Kara’s spot, sitting next to Simon. If the they sit in those positions on performance night, Kara would…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
The season 9 Idols weren’t blah, blah, blah in week 1

March 17, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Ke$ha — aka Baby Gaga — performs on Idol tonight. She’ll be singing her single “Blah, blah, blah.” That song title would have been oh, so appropriate for any of Idol’s semifinal shows. After last night … well, no. The Idols pulled their collective act together. OK, some did more pulling than others. Tim Urban,…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Idol finals week 1: Who should stay and who should go

March 16, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Hey, that was a pretty good performance show on American Idol tonight, right? I mean, after those sometimes torturous semifinals, and after watching Idol voters foolishly jettison Katelyn Epperly and Lilly Scott last week, my expectations were pretty low. But some singers who hadn’t shown us much lately came through in a big way. And…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Idol finals week 1: The song-by-song grades

March 16, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

So, it sounds like some of the Idols got shaken today, and it had nothing to do with a case of nerves. In case you didn’t hear, a 4.4 magnitude earthquake hit Los Angeles this morning. “I felt my first earthquake early this morning!” Casey James Twitter tweeted. “Crazy! They don’t have those in Texas!”…
Aaron Kelly, Andrew Garcia, Casey James, Crystal Bowersox, Didi Benami, Katie Stevens, Lacey Brown, Lee DeWyze, Michael Lynche, Paige Miles, Season 9, Season 9 Finals, Siobhan Magnus, Tim Urban
Ranking American Idol’s Final 12

March 15, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Once upon a time, this year’s female contestants on American Idol were stronger than the guys. Randy Jackson told us so. Simon Cowell told us so. Then the voters started voting. Bye-bye, Ashley Rodriguez. Bye-bye, Janell Wheeler. Bye-bye, Katelyn Epperly. Unbelievably, bye-bye, Lilly Scott. Heck,off-key singing seems so in vogue this year, I’m surprised Haeley…
Aaron Kelly, Andrew Garcia, Casey James, Crystal Bowersox, Didi Benami, Katie Stevens, Lacey Brown, Lee DeWyze, Michael Lynche, Paige Miles, Season 9, Season 9 Finals, Siobhan Magnus, Tim Urban
Quick facts, music links, hometown stories on the final 12

March 15, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

The American Idol finals start Tuesday night at 8 p.m., so it’s time to refresh fans with quick facts about the 12 singers still in the running. Just for good measure, I’ve included links to stories from their hometown newspapers and to their non-Idol music in cases where it’s still available. Aaron Kelly * He’s…

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