Adam Lambert show moved to Palace Theatre
ALBANY — The first Capital Region solo concert by 2009 “American Idol” runner-up Adam Lambert, announced Wednesday as taking place at the club Northern Lights in Clifton Park, has been moved to the Palace Theatre. The original date — Monday, Aug. 23 — remains the same.
Lambert’s stage set is too big to fit inside Northern Lights, according to Ted Etoll, an owner of the club and concert promoter involved in the booking. The Palace, at 2, 800 seats, has almost three times the audience capacity as Northern Lights, but Etoll said that was not a factor in the switch.
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Adam Lambert vs. Lil’ Kim — the face-off
The Career
A. Was eliminated from a televised talent competition soon after the judges criticized his/her performance as lacking in sensuality.
B. Was eliminated from a televised talent competition soon after the judges criticized his/her performance as “absolute rubbish.”
Alabama Kicks Off Tourism Campaign For Gulf Coast
GULF SHORES, Alabama – It was busier than usual at Lulu’s in Gulf Shores. About forty members of a production crew were busy shooting commercials for Alabama tourism.
The ads will feature Lulu’s owner Lucy Buffett, and Taylor Hicks. The Alabama Department of Tourism plans to air the ads in core southeast markets, most within a days drive of the Gulf Coast. A spokesman for the ad agency in charge of the campaign says that will target about 70 percent of the people who make up the bulk of the tourism industry on the coast.
Jordin Sparks looks forward to playing intimate venues on first headlining tour
Jordin Sparks has been on a roll since she became the youngest “American Idol” winner three years ago. With two albums (a self-titled 2007 debut and 2009’s “Battlefield”) under her belt and several Top 40 hits (including the latter album’s title track) to her credit, this effervescent pop singer has embarked on her first headlining tour. Sparks, 20, gave us a call last week from aboard her bus, en route to opening night Sayreville, N.J.
Jordin Sparks – iPod shuffle
Jordin Sparks has a good excuse for why she never takes her iPod out of her purse. The sixth-season “American Idol’’ winner keeps some pretty important stuff on it, from upcoming projects to early demos she’d rather you not hear. To prep for her upcoming role in “In the Heights, ’’ she’s been listening to the musical’s soundtrack, not to mention some Japanese language instruction. “I always want to keep learning, ’’ she says.
Blond on blonde: Bret Michaels and Carrie Underwood are coming to Birmingham …
If Carrie Underwood and Bret Michaels tussled for a pop-culture title — let’s call it Ruler of Reality TV — who would win?
Don’t be too hasty in your response. Television has been an extremely important springboard for both of the music stars. They’re at the top of the heap right now, and making tour stops in the Birmingham area within the next week.
Underwood, 27, is the young queen of country music, with armfuls of trophies to her credit and legions of “American Idol” watchers in her fan base.
‘Real men do cook’
They say real men cook. Well, it is certainly a plus. On Father’s Day culinary tastings of more than 100 Atlanta men will be served during the Real Men Cook charity event at the Georgia Railroad Depot.
“Real men do cook, ” says singer Ruben Studdard, who will perform at the event. “My grandfather was an excellent cook. My uncle is one of the best cooks in the world. My dad could maybe make a good hot dog, but he worked a lot. My mom kind of taught me the basics when I was a teenager and once I got out on my own it was just something I wanted to do.”
Studdard, U.S. Rep. John Lewis, actress/author Victoria Rowell and other celebrity tasters will select best overall dishes at the event. Several Atlanta chefs such as Raul Thomas, who specializes in Puerto Rican cuisine and Rafih Benjelloun from Imperial Fez Moroccan restaurant will do cooking demonstrations.
EXCLUSIVE: Dane Cook Called Me A F*ggot Says Gay Idol
An American Idol reject who “Kanye’d” Dane Cook during the American Idol
finale has accused the stand-up comedian of calling him a “f*ggot” during a profane anti-gay outburst.
During his Idol performance last month, Cook was serenading judge Simon Cowell with an original satire song called “Simon Said, ” when Ian Bernardo – a castoff from season seven’s early audition rounds – grabbed the microphone.
What happened afterwards- as the show cut to a commercial break – was offensive, according to Benardo.
“Dane yelled at me ‘I can’t believe you let this f***ing f*ggot got on stage with me, ” Benardo told RadarOnline.com.
“His representative followed me off stage and continued to berate me, yelling ‘You f***ed my client, you f***ing faggot, you will burn in hell.’”
Why Dizzee Rascal and Simon Cowell teaming up makes sense
It seems that pop – or maybe just Simon Cowell – abhors a vacuum. Despite virtuous suggestions from the FA that a World Cup song would be off-message in the serious Capello era, one arrives at the last minute. Shout for England aims, like every other Cowell product, to be inescapable. It premiered on Britain’s Got Talent and has James Corden leading a Tears for Fears chorus. Proceeds go to a good cause, but the most intriguing thing about it is Cowell’s other collaborator: Dizzee Rascal.
Once unthinkable, this link-up now feels somehow inevitable. They’ve taken very different routes to get there, but Cowell and Dizzee have both become arch-populists, masters at giving audiences exactly what they want. But their styles of populism are not the same. Cowell’s is commercial: music is a business and quality is synonymous with sales. He succeeds because he can read the public mood better than anyone else. You feel he no more cares about the nebulous artistry of pop music than a gambler cares whether the jacks and queens on the cards are well-drawn.
‘So You Think You Can Dance’: Dancing, not competing
I’m of two minds of tonight’s episode of “So You Think You Can Dance.” From the loyal fan standpoint, we saw some great dancing and the show looked amazing in HD. From an editorial standpoint, it was completely unnecessary — there was no competing, or even really getting to know the Top 11 or the All-Stars, so it was not too exciting or enlightening.
I was kind of down on the episode from the beginning group number that featured Top 11 and All-Stars. I think I would have liked the Robsons’ dark garden party dance to David Bowie’s “Fame” more without all the accoutrement. Something about the foppish costumes, the teacups and the AstroTurf and AstroHedges made the dance look a little silly. If we had to imagine a few of those things, it might have been sexier. But the dancing itself was good: I especially like seeing Mark Kanemura back.
‘So You Think You Can Dance’ recap: All-star studded night
We all like to get a pat on the back. After all, human beings, by nature, like to feel, well, good. Why else would someone have invented bubble bath? LolCats? The soft, cuddly Snuggle bear? And since last night’s So You Think You Can Dance was a non-competitive episode, the producers decided to tap into audiences’ desire for the warm and fuzzy, and presented us with the episode equivalent of the quilt grandma made you when you were a child. Things were cozy and familiar — thanks to the return of 12 all-stars — and warm and fuzzy, what with the way the judges praised every single dancer, not to mention themselves. Love is really all around, Ewan McGregor!
