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    May 7, 2012

    100 & Single: Buy An Adam Lambert Album, Strike A Tiny Blow For Gay Rights

    About a year ago, the movie Bridesmaids opened in the U.S. and was the subject of a rather unusual awareness campaign. Female movie fans, largely independently of the film's producers, compelled women to go see the film in its opening weekend and defy common Hollywood wisdom that non-rom-com movies ... More >>

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    October 14, 2011

    100 & Single: The Erratic Chart Fortunes Of TV-Crowned Idols, From Kelly To Scotty

    ​Scotty McCreery—winner of the 10th edition of American Idol, and owner of the new No. 1 title on Billboard's album chart, Clear as Day—sets a handful of chart records this week that certainly sound impressive. As Billboard reports, McCreery is the first country act to debut at No ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    Download This Bonkers Three-Disc Swizz Beatz Mix Immediately

    ​In honor of hip-hop super-producer Swizz Beatz' triumphant contribution to Kanye West's "Power" remix (seriously, go listen to that again), beloved friend-of-SOTC Sean Fennessey has compiled a homemade Swizz best-of, spanning two discs (from "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" to "On to the Next One") with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    American Idol Season 9: Top 10 Results

    Diddy, please never let that white suit go. Photo by Michael Becker / FOX. ​Are the results shows always this bad? This padded out with product placements and movie tie-ins and Seacrest/Cowell banter that seems one barb away from a loogie to the face? Just kidding--I know they're always this b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Gogo Over to "Gogo Idol" at the Monster

    ​The problem with American Idol is that the world has no real use for people who can belt out a song, especially when they do it really well. A far more important talent to use as a salve for the planet's ills is gogo dancing! Nothing soothes the savage beast more than another savage beast p ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    October 20, 2009

    'David Foster & Friends'

    ​The problem with American Idol is that the world has no real use for people who can belt out a song, especially when they do it really well. A far more important talent to use as a salve for the planet's ills is gogo dancing! Nothing soothes the savage beast more than another savage beast p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    American Idol Top 10 Results: The Live-Blog

    Sharyn Jackson is your American Idol host for season eight. This week: the Top 10! Ray Mickshaw /FOXWow, this is ridiculous. Last night's Motown show was another rough one. As Season 8 shapes up to have some of the worst singing we've ever seen on this show--and that's saying a lot--I'm not hopefu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2008

    The American Idol Season Finale Running Diary: David Archuleta Totally Loses

    Sharyn Jackson is your American Idol host for season eight. This week: the Top 10! Ray Mickshaw /FOXWow, this is ridiculous. Last night's Motown show was another rough one. As Season 8 shapes up to have some of the worst singing we've ever seen on this show--and that's saying a lot--I'm not hopefu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2008

    American Idol's Overdog Status

    Sharyn Jackson is your American Idol host for season eight. This week: the Top 10! Ray Mickshaw /FOXWow, this is ridiculous. Last night's Motown show was another rough one. As Season 8 shapes up to have some of the worst singing we've ever seen on this show--and that's saying a lot--I'm not hopefu ... More >>

  • Columns

    November 6, 2007

    Oscar Winner Found at Gay Bar!

    Give Lizz Winstead her due. And keep your hands off Megan Mullally's melons

  • Blogs

    July 10, 2007

    Photos: MC Hammer, MC Lyte at Wingate Field, 07.09.07

    Give Lizz Winstead her due. And keep your hands off Megan Mullally's melons

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2007

    The American Idol Finale: A Running Diary

    Give Lizz Winstead her due. And keep your hands off Megan Mullally's melons

  • Music

    December 12, 2006

    Ghost's Second Kilo From 2006 Cut With Filler, But Pure Enough

    Give Lizz Winstead her due. And keep your hands off Megan Mullally's melons

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2006

    Rock Star Supernova Made an Album

    Give Lizz Winstead her due. And keep your hands off Megan Mullally's melons

  • Music

    January 25, 2005

    Identity Crisis

    Three American Idol alumni follow up the process in their own, vaguely individual ways

  • Music

    August 12, 2003

    Why Birds Suddenly Appear Every Time the American Idol Is Near

    Three American Idol alumni follow up the process in their own, vaguely individual ways

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