Truth be told, I teared up watching the introductory clip about the humble beginnings of Motown. I totally get how, especially to Lil Rounds, it is an overwhelming experience and to meet Barry Gordy and Smokey Robinson , the fathers of Motown, the movement that paved the way for great black soul singers and the [...]

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Gaaah, I forgot to publish this! This is the week when one sees Simon grimace or roll his eyes A LOT. Make no mistake about it, the man positively HATES COUNTRY WEEK. However, the 11 remaining contestants seem to have shone during this week, including last week’s weak link Anoop Desai. Country singer Randy Travis comes [...]

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Okay, I found my bet for American Idol. His name is Matt Giraud, and he got in the TOP13. Yes, 13 , not 12. Two weeks ago, the AI judges decided they can’t pick just 3 people from the WildCard Round and decided to bring in 4. Wow! The 4th pick was Anoop, and most [...]

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The reason why i havent been blogging about AI this year is because the format confused me. Well normally I dont really get into it yet until a few episodes into the top 12. So it was hollywood week a few weeks ago, so what? First, they kind of changed around a few rules. They [...]

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Did you know Joe Satriani is suing Coldplay for ripping off his main melody and riffs? I guess Joe Satriani wouldnt care, however coldplay’s similiar sounding song won a Grammy! uh-oh! more trouble there! you be the judge: Personally, they truly are TOO similar, and while i believe the progression and phrasing is not all [...]

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