Hollywood – Final Auditions!

This is it…the last chance for the Idol hopefuls to make a strong impression on the judges. 71 people will sing, 47 of them for the last time on the Idol stage this year. Here we go…2 hours.
I’m not sure how I feel about this whole backwards thing they’re doing. Showing us [...]

Hollywood – Group Round!

I’ve never been a fan of the drama of reality television, but this is by far my favorite part of the entire audition process. GROUP NIGHT! Yesss. A truly absurd concept considering the fact that the goal is to develop a solo superstar. But I don’t care. Yelling, crying, backstabbing…it’s [...]

Hollywood – Round I

For my birthday, American Idol has given me…ELLEN! Yay!
And right off the bat, what does she do? She gives an even better answer than mine to the “How are you qualified to judge Idol?” question. No, she has no real music experience, but she does know how it feels to [...]

LA!

I just watched the Idol intro for the first time. I like how Carrie and Kris get to be front and center at the end. Who decided to let Avril Lavigne judge? And what is she wearing? Bleh. And Kara couldn’t possibly be wearing any more makeup.
Jim [...]