July 31st, 2009 09:46pm

White’s new album – worth the time?

by pinella

Believe it or not there were AI performers during season No. 7 who were not named David. One of them was Brooke White and she recently released a new album – High Hopes & Heartbreak. White co-wrote the entire album and the executive producer was Randy Jackson. If you have heard the album, IdolChatter would like to hear your impressions of it. In the meantime, we’ll try to latch on to one and review … Read More »
July 31st, 2009 09:03am

Cook, Lambert & Allen on the same stage

by pinella

It ought to be interesting. Next Friday  ABC’s Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series in Central Park will feature David Cook, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert. That is one concert that would definitely be worth seeing. You know that it will never happen. They will never tour together. Or will they? Tune in, or set that recorder for 8:30 a.m. Aug. 7. It’ll probably be a half-hour worth repeating … several times. Cause you … Read More »
July 26th, 2009 01:09pm

Sad Idol news

by pinella

AI lost one of its Season 7 contestants on Saturday when Alexis Cohen was apparently hit by a car and killed on a New Jersey highway. The following report from the People Magazine website: Former American Idol contestant Alexis Cohen was killed early Saturday morning after being struck by a car in Seaside Heights, N.J., the Associated Press reports. An autopsy revealed that the 25-year-old singer suffered head, chest and abdominal injuries. Cohen was discovered … Read More »
July 24th, 2009 10:34am

Adam’s Mad World

by pinella

 During a recent performance in Santa Rosa, before heading off for another concert event in Japan, Tears for Fears singer Curt Smith said this before starting his next set: “Here is the original of this song, no matter how others are doing it.” TFF then broke out into their 1982 hit “Mad World.” Now you have to backtrack three days and hear what AI runnerup this season, Adam Lambert, had to say … Read More »
July 23rd, 2009 10:16am

Adam looks back

by pinella

OAKLAND – It hadn’t even been a year, so remembering his American Idol roots wasn’t hard for Adam Lambert. On July 11, 2009, he was sitting in Oracle Arena as he  pointed west. “Yes, it all started right over there,” he said, “at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. “Sitting here I feel like I’ve kind of come full circle. I kind of wish we were doing this show at the Cow … Read More »
July 22nd, 2009 11:30am

Adam Lambert – what you probably don’t know

by pinella

OAKLAND – There’s plenty you already know about Adam Lambert. You probably know:
July 20th, 2009 09:22pm

Allison: I’m not the boring type

by pinella

OAKLAND – I was old enough. I just wasn’t there or any where close for that matter when Janis Joplin took the stage 42 years ago at the Fillmore West or Winterland or the Avalon Ballroom in The City.
July 18th, 2009 08:38pm

Scott: Nothing for granted

by pinella

OAKLAND – Scott MacIntyre walks up to you, extends his hand and immediately you begin to wonder, “Is there a little something extra going on here?” Probably.
July 18th, 2009 12:21pm

Paula: Thumbs up, or down?

by pinella

Paula? Thumbs up, or thumbs down? Or, do you care at all?
July 15th, 2009 11:55am

Anoop: UNC grad believes vote totals

by pinella

OAKLAND – Ten American Idols. Nine thousand fans. One concert.