I don’t pretend to understand the inner workings of the television industry. If I did, I would have immediate answers to remedy the mess that we now call our television wasteland. Yet, honestly, this Jay Leno story has made me step out of the comfy confines of my technologically enhanced home and reach out to […]
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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12 Top 9 Results Show: The Lennon-McCartney Songbook
Picture Courtesy Of AmericanIdol.Com Live Update at the end of this blog topic beginning at 8:00 P.M. Eastern I am adding this blog topic a bit early because, after yesterday’s headaches with the WordPress App, it can’t be trusted to schedule a blog topic properly. (Sigh) So, better early than never, right? More time to […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 12 Top 9 Singers: The Music Of Lennon-McCartney
By: Rosanne Simunovic I am back with my weekly Vocal Masterclass articles. Let the master classing begin! On Wednesday night, the singers performed the music from the Lennon-McCartney catalogue – a revolutionary era in music history that introduced classical elements into the genres of pop and rock. My main focus rested on the singer’s ability […]
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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12 Top 9 Performance Show: The Lennon-McCartney Songbook
Picture Courtesy Of AmericanIdol.Com Don’t you love this retro portrait of the American Idol Season 12 Top 9 Finalists? And it looks great in my blog layout too. 🙂 This Wednesday’s show will highlight the legendary music of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Their music revolutionized the music industry; their classical pop sound was not […]
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Dancing Masterclass Discussion For Dancing With The Stars Season 16: Premiere Results
This is the first time I have added this blog topic for the ABC Reality Show, Dancing With The Stars. Since I have many readers from the MCL Community who thoroughly enjoy this show, I thought it was about time I jumped on the DWTS bandwagon and get with the program, so to speak! I […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12 Top 10 Results Show: Past Idols
I am a little rushed here. I meant to have this blog topic up earlier but oh well… What a day, is all I can say! I finally watched last evening’s Top 10 performance show and I have to agree with everyone here and the American Idol judges that the ladies were far better than […]
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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12 Top 10 Show: Past Idols
Well another season of Vocal Masterclass articles are here. The Top 10 singers for American Idol Season 12 are set to take the stage on Wednesday evening – but with a twist. An extra singer, chosen from a sing-off between the 6th place semifinalist from the male and female Top 20 group, will be added […]
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Justin Bieber Collapses On Stage – Again!
Yes, you read this headline correctly. Justin Bieber collapsed yet again at a show in London England. When are they going to give this kid a rest? This is absolutely ridiculous. And, for the love of whatever, teach him to sing live. Give him a year off to recoup his health and to ground his […]
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The American Idol Season 12 Top 10 Are…
The Guys Lazaro Arbos Curtis Finch Jr. Paul Jolley Burnell Taylor Devin Velez The Gals Janelle Arthur Candace Glover Kree Harrison Amber Holcomb Angie Miller So what do you think? Do we have a competition here or what? Hard to say. Personally, I feel this is a somewhat uneven lineup. There are singers in this […]
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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12 Top 20 Results
Picture Courtesy Of AmericanIdol.Com I will be live blogging the Results Show at the bottom of this blog topic. Are you excited? I am! I am! The talent runs pretty deep this season, especially on the female side, so I am anxious to see how all this plays out in a couple of hours or […]
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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12 Top 10 Guys
Photo courtesy of AmericanIdol.Com Live Update For Wednesday’s Show At The Bottom Of This Article Well, Tuesday’s show was quite the ride! The majority of these talented young ladies came out fighting and had the goods to back their fight. This is an extremely gifted crop of female vocalists this season – sort of something […]
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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12 Top 10 Girls
Picture courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter/American Idol And we are live, ladies and gentlemen! Yes – we are finally getting to the most exciting part of American Idol – the live shows. After a couple of weeks of live pre-recorded performances, we are down to 10 ladies and 10 gents based solely on the judges’ […]
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David Archuleta Retrospective Series Part Thirteen: My Kind Of Perfect
By Pamela Pike and Rosanne Simunovic Pamela Pike’s Recollections “My Kind of Perfect” is a song from the album “The Other Side of Down” which was released on October 5, 2010 and co-written by David Archuleta. It is a gorgeous ballad about looking at the inside of a person for love and one of the […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12: Las Vegas Rounds -Group Two Guys
Weren’t the girls absolutely stellar last evening? Much better than last week’s gals and they were very good. Just goes to show that talent pool runs deep in the music business. Thursday night, the second and final group of ten guys are on the chopping block. I seriously hope they are better than least week’s […]
Continue readingIt’s The 2nd Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – The Oscars!
There are pivotal moments in my yearly calendar that make me jump up and down with glee. Well, actually, given my Golden Girl status, I sort of jump, maybe, once and then my legs give out. Ha! There’s Christmas and Easter and Thanksgiving and American Idol and The Voice and SMASH and anything with awards […]
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Phillip Phillips To Perform New Single On American Idol Season 12 Results Show
Has anyone heard Phillip Phillips‘ new single, Gone, Gone, Gone? Yes? No? At any rate, you will be able to catch it live on the Thursday, March 14th American Idol Results Show. Before I listened to the song, I wondered whether the haunting arrangement we heard in his hugely successful American Idol single, Home, would […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12: Las Vegas Rounds -Group One Guys
If last night’s show of talent is any indication of what lies ahead for American Idol Season 12, then we are in for a great season. I thought the first group of Top 40 Females were splendid, although I did feel that Isabelle should have remained in the competition. Her voice is glorious and her […]
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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12: Las Vegas Rounds -Group One Gals
So, here is a neat little twist this season. The Top 40 semi-finalists have the opportunity to perform before a live but pre-recorded audience in Las Vegas. I like this. Sort of America’s Got Talent ish. It will be interesting to see how the singers interact and communicate with the crowd. For me, this separates […]
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Michael Bublé to Release New CD and Single in April And February
International Star, Michael Bublé, is set to release a new CD, To Be Loved, on April 23rd (US), April 22nd (Canada) and April 15th (International). Here is the official press release from Michael’s website: “Get ready Bublé fans – Michael is releasing a brand new album! To Be Loved was recorded in Vancouver and Los […]
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The Nessun Dorma Sing-Off: A Vocal Masterclass Review
So many singers have attempted to sing the legendary Puccini aria, Nessun Dorma, from the opera, Turandot and so many have failed to master the subtle nuances and the refined control it takes to correctly perform this song. Considered to be one- if not the most difficult song- to master, it always amazes me that […]
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