Tag: American Idol

Best “Pants on the Ground” Remix and Cover Videos from American Idol

Posted: January 19, 2010 at 1:02 pm   /   Local, Off the Wall

So it looks like over the weekend, and the last couple of days, the song “Pants on the Ground” is still gaining momentum through covers and remixes. I would be surprised if you haven’t seen one version or another of the song, sang by “General” Larry Platt last week on American Idol. If you missed […]

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“GREASE” is the Word – Review of Opening Night at the Fox Theater in St. Louis

Posted: January 14, 2010 at 7:00 am   /   Featured, Live Theater, Local

Last night at the Fabulous Fox Theatre, “Grease” WAS the word. Located on Grand Blvd. near the St. Louis University Campus, songs from this long time Broadway favorite resonated through the auditorium of the magnificent and historic venue. Grease is the story of Danny Zuko and Sandy Dumbrowski – two high school students who met […]

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Simon Cowell Quits ‘American Idol’

Posted: January 11, 2010 at 6:26 pm   /   Local, Television

Not right away of course. You can still get your fix of the slightly mean, but brutally honest judge on American Idol this season.  Speculation on if this would be Cowell’s last season or not on the show has been raging for months. Today it was announced that this will be his last season on […]

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“Grease” is coming to the Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis!

Posted: January 8, 2010 at 7:50 am   /   Live Theater, Local

IS COMING TO THE FABULOUS FOX! STARRING PLATINUM-SELLING SINGER/SONGWRITER AND “AMERICAN IDOL” WINNER TAYLOR HICKS WELCOMES NEW CAST MEMBERS ACE YOUNG, LAURA D’ANDRE, ALLISON FISCHER, JESSE JP JOHNSON AND JAMISON SCOTT The new Broadway production of the Tony Award nominated musical GREASE™, opens in St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre for 16 performances, January […]

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The Fourth Judge on ‘American Idol’ is Ellen DeGeneres

Posted: September 10, 2009 at 11:08 am   /   Local, Movie News, Television

19Entertainment and FremantleMedia have finally found their full time replacement for long time judge on American Idol, TV talk show host and comedienne  Ellen DeGeneres. Ellen will round out the panel of judges including producer Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and last years newcomer Kara DioGuardi. The news comes as a bit of a surprise as […]

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Paula Abdul Quits “American Idol”

Posted: August 5, 2009 at 11:32 am   /   Local, Television

It’s been speculated at for quite a while, but Paula Adbul used internet service, Twitter, to confirm she has quit the cast of American Idol after eight seasons. After Kara DioGuardi signed back on it was speculated by many that Abdul would not be back. Abdul’s contract negotiations have gone south in the past couple […]

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Kara DioGuardi gets American Idol Contract Extension

Posted: July 30, 2009 at 4:34 pm   /   Local, Television

Well, good news for all you American Idol fans, Kara DioGuardi will be back for season 9 of the popular singing show, American Idol. This will be DioGuardi’s second season on the show. DioGuardi started her career as a singer-songwriter, and has now moved into producing and writing songs for other artists such as Britney […]

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New Footage of Inglorious Basterds from Quentin Tarantino

Posted: April 15, 2009 at 10:56 am   /   Film, Local

Last night, on FOX’s mega-hit tv show, “American Idol,” Quentin Tarantino made a special guest mentor appearance and debuted a sneak preview of never-seen-before footage from his upcoming movie, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS. Below is the entire clip that was too hot to air on primetime tv during “American Idol.” INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS stars Brad Pitt and Diane […]

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