8:59 p.m. A happy Passover to all. I've spent the past three hours recounting the Exodus from the land of Egypt with friends and family. I sang four questions, opened a door for Elijah and ate reprocessed fish with ho...
Singer: KRIS ALLENSong: "All She Wants To Do Is Dance"Monkeys As Critics' Take: Kris, who formerly aspired to be a taxi driver, has been given the same sort of awkward mid-audience placement that squish...
Tuesday (April 7) marked the return of that old "American Idol" thematic standard, Songs From The Year They Were Born. It also marked the return of the one-hour performance episode.
How would the Top Eight handle thi...
9:00 p.m. That's a mighty cheesy opening segment, "Idol" producers. With the spinning back-lit heads, fast cutting and gauzy lenses? I guess if you were going for "Xanadu," perhaps you achieved your goal. That's an id...
Singer: ADAM LAMBERTSong: "Play That Funky Music"Monkeys As Criticis' Take: Wow. This is a song choice, alright. I mean, every song available on iTunes and you're picking Wild Cherry? It takes a certain...
The theme for Tuesday (March 31) night's episode of "American Idol" is Popular Downloads on iTunes, which means absolutely nothing.
I guess it's always nice to plug for your sponsors, though. But why not "Songs to Si...
"American Idol" season seven champ David Cook is returning to the show that made him a star.Cook, who battled David "Archie" Archuleta to win last season's crown, will perform a new single from his self-titled...
8:00 p.m. ET Smokey Robinson has never seen an "American Idol" competition this tight and if there's anything Smokey Robinson knows, it's reality television handicapping. If you're curious, he likes Coach on "Survivor...
Singer: ADAM LAMBERTSong: "Tracks of My Tears"Monkeys As Critics' Take: Hair slicked back, natty light suit, under-played guyliner, accompanied only by an acoustic guitar and and a standing bass, this i...
Since "American Idol" has previous fit 10 performances into a single hour, Tuesday (March 25) night's two-hour Top 10 show, featuring the Music of Motown, promises to have ample banter, clip packages and dead air. Let...
