The Prophet of Pop

On this day in 1987 U2’s fifth album hit the shelves.  Since then The Joshua Tree has topped the charts in 20 countries and sold over 25 million copies worldwide.  Singles like the driving “Where the Streets Have No Name” and the gospel-infused “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” fueled the album’s success,…

Typically Bonnaroo is an event that doesn’t appeal to me outside of one or two artists.  Over the years the 4 day Tennessee event has gotten increasingly better, and this year they really went all out.  There are so many GRAMMY winners and nominees that it will make your head spin, and that is even…

Mariah Carey, George Michael, and Paula Abdul. It might sound like the beginning of an incredible joke, but it is so much more.  Simon Cowell is seeking the three pop stars to be judges on his new show X-Factor. This sounds like a glorious trainwreck of an idea.  Paula Abdul’s over the top cracked out…

Tonight 11 American Idol contestants bid farewell, leaving us with a great list of 13 finalists.  Here they are! Casey Abrams Naima Adedapo Lauren Alaina James Durbin Ashthon Jones Stefano Langone Jacob Lusk Scotty McCreery Paul McDonald Thia Megia Haley Reinhart Karen Rodriguez Pia Toscano. The voting system did its job, and the judges certainly…

The unrest in Libya is having at least one positive outcome – charity by way of pop stars.  Beyonce and Nelly Furtado top a list of pop singers who have performed recent shows for the Qaddafi family, and they are giving their earnings to charity.  Beyonce chose earthquake relief, and apparently donated the money well…

Last night the men rocked the stage and tonight it was the girl’s chance to show what they could do.  There haven’t been any standouts amongst the females this year just yet, Did someone emerge tonight?  Let’s find out! Ta-Tynisa Wilson – Ta-Tynisa got the night started off with a vanilla version of Rihanna’s latest…

Welcome to the first ever “Editor’s Picks”!  It may be a surprise, but I do in fact have an editor.  In an even bigger surprise, he actually likes some of what I write.  Crazy, I know!  Since he is an awesome guy with exceptional taste, I’ve asked him to pick out his favorite posts each…

It’s Tuesday!  That means… American Idol?  Glad I checked TV Guide!  It was boys/mens night tonight, so we got a full night of tenors and basses en route to the top 12.  Recap starting… NOW! Clint Jun Gamboa – Up first was everyone’s favorite karaoke host covering “Superstitious.”  While I haven’t been a huge fan…

Hot on the heels of the Justin Bieber Bible Study, check out the Justin Bieber Bible Quiz!  The quiz contains a number of interesting interview snippets with that really flesh out Justin’s faith and how it has influenced his music.  The quotes here provide seemingly more opportunity for spiritual reflection than the entirety of the…

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