Stuff & Nonsense

Some people get a little foamy at the mouth at the prospect of the judges’ save.  Last night, Big Mike Lynche got the lowest number of votes, but was saved by the judges, setting up a double-elimination next week.  In previous seasons, many argued that the save was unfair, that the network was putting its [...]

In a surprise, the Top 9 put together the best set of performances of the season, climbing from the depths to, at the very least, mediocrity.

The contestants have an embarrassment of riches to choose from tonight, and will undoubtedly screw it up just like they did last year.  But if I were coaching the final nine, these are the songs I would pick:

Crystal – In My Life

Casey – Revolution 1

Siobhan – Got to Get You Into My Life

Lee – Drive [...]

This week’s Idol featured one of those moments, one of those unforgettable performances that live in Idol history.  Sadly for Paige Miles, it was because the performance was so breathtakingly bad, so spectacularly dreadful, that it will be the limbo stick under which Idol contestants fail to crawl for years to come.

I watched last night’s Top 12 show absolutely convinced that this would be the season’s worst episode, with one laughably bad performance after another as the finalists coated classic Stones tunes with weak sauce.  In truth, it wasn’t as bad as all that. To paraphrase the Dawg, “It was a little pitchy in places, and [...]

Last week, I got two out of four again, correctly pegging John and Haeley, while missing out on Jermaine and Michelle.

This week, six of the top 12 are obvious:  Michael Lynche, Casey James, and Lee Dewyze for the men; Crystal Bowersox, Siobhan Magnus, and Lilly Scott for the women.  I also suspect that previous targets [...]