Picture Credit: Oscar.Com Today is Oscar Sunday everyone. Like you didn’t know. Like you have been living under a rock for the past week! Ha! Watching the telecast of the Academy Awards has been a family tradition from as far back as I can remember. It was a HUGE deal in our house and it […]
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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season XIV: The Top 40 House Of Blues Showcase And The Top 24 Reveal
February 18, 2015 
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Picture Credit: American Idol/Fox Well, this is it everyone! The week of the Top 24 Reveal! I am very excited and hopeful about this season – American Idol, the one that I know and love, is back with a vengeance. Now, I know the Top 24 names have been leaked all over the Internet but […]
Continue readingMasterClass Monday: Michael Buble’s Amazing Acoustic Cover Of “Home”
February 9, 2015 Comments Off on MasterClass Monday: Michael Buble’s Amazing Acoustic Cover Of “Home”
There is a reason why I love Michael Buble so much. It is his heart. Pure and simple – his heart. His vocal delivery is always pure and authentic and this acoustic performance of “Home”really accentuates this very fact. Michael tries to incorporate an acoustic set into the majority -if not all -of his concerts. […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season XIV: Hollywood Week Part One
February 4, 2015 6 Comments
Picture Credit: American Idol/Fox Over the next three weeks, the viewers will be treated to the drama and excitement traditionally known as Hollywood Week. This is the point in American Idol where the curtain rises to reveal the strengths and weaknesses of the singers. Can they withstand this pressure cooker experience or not? Also, we […]
Continue readingMasterClass Monday: Cabaret Star Patricia O’Callaghan’s Mesmerizing Performance Of Leonard Cohen’s Alexandra Leaving
February 2, 2015 5 Comments
I am naturally drawn to singers who deliver their songs via an expressively committed narrative. Singers who dig deep, wear their emotions on their sleeve and can expose their soul while flawlessly singing a beautiful melody and lyric. Patricia O’Callaghan is a gem of a singer. And I had the immense pleasure of teaching her […]
Continue readingAmerican Idol Season XIV Preliminary Auditions Week 4: Two Nights In San Francisco
January 28, 2015 3 Comments
Picture Credit: AmericanIdol.Com Was it only me who thought the light and glow was a tad dimmer during last week’s American Idol audition episodes? In my opinion, some singers advanced that had questionable talent so we shall see what happens. This week seems more hopeful – they are devoting two nights to San Francisco so […]
Continue readingMasterClass Monday: Two Legends – Barbra And Billy – Inspire With A New York State Of Mind
January 26, 2015 2 Comments
Barbra Streisand released a record-breaking CD in 2014 – Partners – pairing her with arguably some of the best male artists in the music business. The CD is on my iPad and I never tire of listening to the collaborative work between Barbra and her Guest Artists. The creativity and vocal power exuded by the […]
Continue readingAmerican Idol Season XIV Preliminary Auditions Week 3: Minneapolis And New Orleans
January 22, 2015 2 Comments
Picture Credit: AmericanIdol.Com Wasn’t Adam Lambert fantastic last week? I love Keith Urban as much as the next person but Adam added such dimension and flair to the judging panel. Such a star! Sitting, talking, mentoring or singing, he exudes charisma and class. Some mighty fine talent emerged as well, especially in New York City. […]
Continue readingAmerican Idol Season XIV Preliminary Auditions Week 2 With Adam Lambert
January 14, 2015 8 Comments
Well, Adam Lambert Fans!! This is your week! The former American Idol finalist takes a long overdue seat at that Judges’ Table to share his advice and insight in his role as mentor and judge to prospective contestants of American Idol Season 14. How did this happen? Well, unfortunately, during the New York auditions, Keith […]
Continue readingThe Curtain Rises On American Idol Season XIV On January 7th and 8th
January 7, 2015 12 Comments
Picture Credit: AmericanIdol.Com Aaaaaaaaaand, we’re off!! Yes – January can only mean one thing to Idol diehards and that is the debut of a new season of American Idol. What will this season bring us? Well, hopefully, singers with charisma, talent, professionalism and poise, elements that were sorely missing during Season XIII. I am still […]
Continue readingAmerican Idol Season XIV: Sneak Peek: The Top 24 (Almost) Revealed
December 22, 2014 14 Comments
I don’t know which is more exciting – the fact that we get to hear the Top 24 in this video below or that American Idol Season XIV has finally re-embraced the Top 24 Semi-Final format? Yes, finally! I have only been harping and harping on a return to this format for the past four […]
Continue readingMichael Buble’s Christmas In New York Special To Air December 16th and December 17th
December 16, 2014 4 Comments
Ah, yes. This picture says it all, doesn’t it? Babs and Michael. Michael and Babs. Can this annual Michael Buble Christmas Special get any better? Barbra Streisand and Michael Bublé truly are two of my favorite singers on the planet. I have been a champion of both artists from Day One because each offer gifts […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion For Season 7 Of The Voice: The Top 4 Finale Week
December 15, 2014 12 Comments
Picture Credit: NBC/THE VOICE Well here we are in Finale Week! And it looks like the showdown is between Team Adam and Team Blake. Unfortunately, not one artist from Team Gwen and Team Pharrell received enough votes or tweets or however they measure the vague voting system in this series to make the Grand Finale. […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion For Season 7 Of The Voice: The Top 5
December 8, 2014 18 Comments
Picture Credit: NBC/TheVoice I am late adding this topic. ‘Tis the season and all that. So, what do we have here? An all-male Top 5? This is unprecedented for The Voice where, in past seasons, the mix of genders was somewhat even. Here is the breakdown of the remaining singers: Team Adam Chris Jamison Damien […]
Continue readingNBC’s Peter Pan Live Promises To Be A Spectacular LIVE Television Event
December 4, 2014 2 Comments
Picture Credit: NBC/Peter Pan Live Set your PVR/DVR/Alarm Clock/Internal Clock or anything that beeps in your house because another wonderful Live Television Event is set to blow your minds when NBC presents Peter Pan Live at 8:00 PM on Thursday, December 4th. And you do not want to miss it! If you watched the “The […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion For Season 7 Of The Voice: The Top 8
December 1, 2014 9 Comments
Picture Credit: NBC/THEVOICE Hmm – I was very sad to learn of the elimination of Reagan James. I much prefer her style to that of DaNica’s. Plus, she certainly possessed a more natural form of charisma and style. So, what do we have here? A Top 8 comprised of 1 female and 7 males. Is […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion For Season 7 Of The Voice: The Top 10
November 24, 2014 Comments Off on Vocal Masterclass Discussion For Season 7 Of The Voice: The Top 10
Picture Credit: NBC/The Voice Man – the singers were nervous last week, weren’t they? Not all – but certainly the majority. That being said, some wonderful vocal talent are still in this competitor, ready to sing for your votes on Monday – so I hope y’all will be watching. Judge/Mentors Adam Levine and Gwen Stefani […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion For Season 7 Of The Voice: The Top 12
November 17, 2014 2 Comments
Picture Credit: NBC/The Voice What a great, great show last week. One singer was better than the next so for anyone to suffer elimination was heartbreaking and just sad. However, this is how these shows roll – especially The Voice which has somehow snagged some of the best unknown vocal talent in the business. And […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion For Season 7 Of The Voice: The Live Playoffs
November 10, 2014 14 Comments
Picture Credit: NBC/TheVoice Update: The Results Show airs on Wednesday, November 12th at 8:00 PM on NBC. Thanks to Idol Girl for this update. We are finally live this week! Finally! And the talent runs deep as always. Over the next few weeks, 20 singers will be singing for your votes so, if you are […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion For Season 7 Of The Voice: Final Picks For The Live Shows
November 3, 2014 13 Comments
Picture Credit: NBC/TheVoice First of all, I want to thank all my readers here in the MCL community for adding insight and validation via their comments on each “The Voice” topic. I confess that I have not been a regular viewer this season, so shame on me. I am just too busy and pre-occupied with […]
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