Idol Chatter & Voice Views | By Mark Franklin | The York Dispatch

Clay Aiken
Saved by the folks from Fringe

January 21, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Trivia time: Which season two Idol contestant finished fourth, then went on to have three top 10 country hits with his debut album? See the bottom of the blog for the answer. By MARK FRANKLIN All I can say is thank you to the creators of “Fringe.” FOX executives clearly want your show to succeed,…
Kelly Clarkson, Melinda Doolittle, New Idol Music
New music from the Idols

January 19, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

By MARK FRANKLIN So, are you getting impatient for some Idol music? After all, the American Idol auditions that continue this week follow a too-much-talk, too-little-music format. And they’ll be followed by Hollywood week episodes filled with drama, but not that much singing. Well, there’s plenty of Idol music out there to fill the void….
Spinoffs
The Spin-offs, from Strippers to Seniors

January 16, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

By MARK FRANKLIN American Idol has inspired so many unofficial and unsanctioned spin-offs, it’s tough to keep track of them all. By now, if you follow Idol at all, you’ve heard about “Stripper Idol.” Oh, yeah, the Palazio Men’s Club in Austin, Texas, holds the competition each Thursday. Gals — amateurs we’re told — dance…
Concert News, Ruben Studdarrd
Night Two, and an Idol’s Coming to York

January 15, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Today’s trivia question: Which season two contestant has been romantically linked to season seven winner David Cook? By MARK FRANKLIN Night two of American Idol was lacking another contestant in a bikini and a contrived catfight. But the show featured a flashback to 2008. Another laid-back Castro, this one named Michael, is headed to Hollywood,…
Justin Guarini, Katrina Darrell
From Bikini Girl to Justin

January 14, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

By MARK FRANKLIN Today’s trivia question: Which of Idol’s season one contestants later appeared on VH1’s The Surreal Life with housemates that included Charo, Flavor Flav and Brigitte Nielson? Next question: What the heck was a contestant clad in an itsy bitsy, teeny weenie�bikini doing on last night’s season debut of Idol? I mean, I…
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly reminds us why we watch Idol

January 13, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

By MARK FRANKLIN First, it’s trivia time, Idol fans. Today’s question: Who co-hosted with Ryan Seacrest on the first season of Idol? Now, are you wondering why you’re looking at a photo of Kelly Clarkson, the first American Idol, as season eight is about to begin? The answer’s simple. Idol’s return tonight marks the start…
Season Seven, Season Seven Roundup
Season 7 in Review: Saving the show

May 23, 2008 By Mark Franklin 0

American Idol made some welcome changes in 2008. For the first time, contestants played instruments. Would David Cook have gone as far without his guitar? Jason Castro without his ukelele? Brooke White without a piano? Regardless, they left us with some memorable performances. And fans likely appreciated the fact that you could download full-length studio…
Season Seven, Season Seven Roundup
Season 7 in Review: The crystal ball

May 22, 2008 By Mark Franklin 0

Last night’s show restored my faith in American Idol voters. Heck, watching Ryan Seacrest announce David Cook as the new Idol made it worth watching a two-hour show with too many commercial breaks, plus in-show plugs for Ford, Donna Summer and some silly-looking film called “Love Guru” that I’ve already vowed never to see. You…
Season Seven, Season Seven Finals
The Season 7 Finale: What our judges thought

May 21, 2008 By Mark Franklin 0

David vs. David one last time in the American Idol finale. Each contestant got to sing three songs, including two of their own choosing. Clearly, the Idol judges thought David Archuleta carried the night. But we formed our own panel of judges made up of York Dispatch staffers who are regular viewers of Idol. Here’s…
Season Seven, Season Seven Roundup
Season 7 in Review: Best performances

May 20, 2008 By Mark Franklin 0

You know what? I struggled to fill the 10 spots on yesterday’s worst songs list. Oh, six or seven Idol performances from season seven jumped out as cringe-worthy. Kristy Lee Cook singing the Beatles. Not anxious to revisit those 2 minutes. But after reviewing songs performed by the final 12 contestants, I came to the…

Previous
1
2
…
1,059
1,060
1,061
…
1,063
1,064
Next

LATEST News

Featured Music

The Voice Season 27 Profiles

The Voice Season 27 Profiles

American Idol Season 19 Profiles

Featured Music

Archives

Post-Voice Music

Recent Voice Views Interviews

Post-American Idol Music

Recent Comments

Recent Comments

Meta

Meta

Recent Posts

Recent Posts