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Oscar Clean-up!
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S. Russ
A few extra bits from the Oscars tonight! -The awards for music and sound definitely found the correct homes tonight. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross did an amazing job with The Social Network, and I can’t believe I am writing about Trent Reznor on this blog. Anyone who doesn’t think Inception deserved the award for sound…
PS22 Chorus Inspires at the Oscars
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S. Russ
Each year the musical performances at the Oscars are varied d engaging, but this years performance by the PS22 Chorus was particularly exciting. In case you haven’t heard of this inspirational group, PS22 chorus is an elementary school chorus from a public school in New York who has become a youtube sensation. For ten years they…
Mandy Moore Returns for the Oscars!
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S. Russ
Maybe its just me, but it seems like the last time I saw Mandy Moore she was playing a stuck up girl in the great religious comedy Saved! and guest starring as a clutzy love interest on Scrubs. Despite selling over 10 million albums and starring in several films she really seemed to disappear for…
American Idol Top 24 Set!
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S. Russ
Here it is! Naima AdedapoCasey AbramsLauren AlainaJovany BarretoKendra CampbellJordan DorseyJames DurbinClint Jun GamboaTim HalperinAshthon JonesStefano LangoneBrent LowewensternJacob LuskScott McCreeryPaul McDonaldThia MegiaHaley ReinhartKaren RodriguezRobbie RosenPia ToscanoLauren TurnerTatynisa WilsonRachel ZevitaJulie Zorilla Seems like a pretty standout list to me, though I admit that I am still having trouble distinguishing the female contestants from one another. My only…
Check out “Chartsweep”!
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S. Russ
Entertainment Weekly has shared a gem with the world in the form of “Chartsweep.” It is a 75 minute medley of every number 1 hit from the 1950s to the 1990s. You will hear so many hits that it will make your head spin! What is neat about it is that you can hear the…
American Idol vs. The Beatles
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S. Russ
Ah, yes, tonight is the Beatles episode. Every music competition has to have one right? Don’t get me wrong, it isn’t that I hate the Beatles. In fact, I appreciate everything they did and continue to do for music. It is more that these shows always use the same 10-15 Beatles songs. This is a…
The Justin Bieber Bible Study – Part 3
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S. Russ
Today we rage on to the end of the Justin Bieber Never Say Never Bible Study! If you haven’t been following, the Justin Bieber Bible Study was a booklet sent out to youth leaders to promote his latest film. In part 1 we looked at the discussion guide as a whole, and in part 2…
Idol Star Scott McIntyre Engaged!
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S. Russ
I know I make fun of a lot of things on here, but I have to say that this is pretty cool! Congratulations to Idol star Scott McIntyre on his engagement! For those who might not remember, Scott inspired millions during season 8 as the only blind American Idol finalist. With a new album out…
The Justin Bieber Bible Study – Part 2
By
S. Russ
Welcome one and all to part 2 of the Justin Bieber Bible Study review! Today we’ll be looking at the opening sections which describe the purpose of the discussion. The writers also subtly try to convince us that Never Say Never really even deserves a study guide. Do they succeed? The opening is a letter from…
Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” Causes Internet Fights
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S. Russ
Lady Gaga has always been a performer who pushes people’s buttons. Typically it is her bizarre dress and ambiguous sexuality that have caused an uproar, not her music. With the release of her latest single “Born This Way” she tackles the issue of identity head on and – shocker! – it has caused yet another…
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