I had a kid come up to me once at an airport to tell me that the handle on my guitar (Guitar Hero guitar, that is) could pop down for easier transportation. So I'm wondering if
American Idol winner David Cook has a mini guitar hiding in that backpack — I mean, we did see him
shake his groove thang during a game of GH, so I guess he potentially could. But then again, I know how much he travels with his real guitar.
Regardless of what gaming toys he has tucked away, it's obvious that he really is a Mac boy, which I didn't know for sure, even though contestants were decked out with Apple gear during the last season of AI.
So I'm roaming around the San Francisco
American Idol auditions, having no problem
getting people to sing for me, when who should I bump into but Justin Guarini. You may recall Justin lost to Kelly Clarkson in the first ever Idol finale, but that hasn't stopped him from trucking along in his career: He's currently covering
all things Idol for TV Guide and doing a little singing as well (check out
his MySpace page for a sample of his songs).
I asked the Idol forefather a couple of questions including how the addition of instruments has changed the show and which David he was rooting for last season.
"Ken Lee?" you ask, puzzled. "I've never heard of that one." Umm, yeah you have. (This is almost as good as the universally sung "
Blinded by the light/Wrapped up like a douche/You know the rover in the night...") Talk about taking a song and making it your own, as Paula would say!
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It's baaaa-aack. Just when you think you're out, they pull you back in. OK, that's a bit melodramatic but that's a little how I felt when I headed down just south of San Francisco to check out the first set of folks lining up to audition for the eighth season of
American Idol.
Spotted in Manchester, Simon Cowell's back on our shores travelling the UK to find the next X Factor contestants alongside the
new addition to the judging panel. Thanks to his brutal honesty and confident manner, Simon is a bit like a certain breakfast conserve — you either love him or you hate him. I know he wears trousers with high waistbands and tops with low necklines, but dare I say there's something quite attractive to some about the American Idol judge.
If you're secretly longing to grab a seat for the American Idols Live. tour this year then you may now have a good excuse to go without being made fun of by your friends: they'll let you tinker around with the new
Guitar Hero World Tour system, and then compete during a special "half-time" competition between Idols and fans.
Since Guitar Hero has already made friends with the Idol franchise, enlisting the top two Davids to star in
their hilarious Risky Business commercials, it's only natural that they would take them on tour as a cool opening band.
It will come as a surprise to no one that this year's
American Idol runner-up, David Archuleta, has
officially inked a record deal.
After I thought, "Well, good for him," I had a head-scratch moment. See, I can't for the life of me figure out what kind of album he could make.
More than 40 million people tuned in to watch as David Cook was
crowned American Idol last week, and he and David Archuleta have been everywhere since then. This morning the train stopped at the Today Show, where Cook discussed how he attracts
the older ladies. We know it's only been a week, but tell us — are you still as interested in
American Idol?
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