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Posted: 04 Apr 2012 07:48 PM PDT


'American Idol' '80s Night: Totally Rad, or Like, Totally Lame?
Wednesday night was '80s Night on "American Idol," and as soon as the cold open was soundtracked by Mr. Mister's "Broken Wings" (accompanied by some captions in squiggly font that looked like John Hughes movie credits), I expected the episode to be totally awesome, dude. "This music is sure to send some of you straight [...]

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 04:32 PM PDT


Kris Allen Makes the Skies a Little Friendlier
Nowadays, most airlines have completely slashed all passenger perks: If you want legroom, a bag of peanuts, a blanket, or even the privilege of checking on your luggage, you're out of luck (or it'll cost you). But yesterday, some lucky passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight from Denver to Burbank--winners of a contest sponsored by [...]

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 03:39 PM PDT


Kurt Cobain as a Kid: The Beatles-Loving, Divorce-Traumatized Towhead Who Changed Rock Forever
April 5 is to many contemporary rock fans what November 22 is to older baby boomers: the day you can almost certainly remember where you were or what you were doing when you heard that ___ died. That's not to say that Kurt Cobain's suicide represented a loss of national innocence in the same way [...]

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 01:58 PM PDT


Slain Trayvon Martin's Last Moments Chronicled In Rap Song And Video
Follow me on Facebook, Twitter. Up-and-coming Carson, Ca rapper GdotO has released a video for his song "Trayvon Martin — Skittles & Arizona Iced Tea." Based on the reporting of the February 26 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fl, GdotO describes his impression of the last minutes of Martin's life.

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 01:06 PM PDT


The Voice, The Day After: Xtina & Blake Results Dish
Last night, "The Voice" held its first Season 2 live results show, with the dozen combined singers on Team Xtina and Team Blake vying for a spot in the top 16  semifinals. And while a few frontrunners made it through as expected (Lindsey Pavao, Erin Willett, Jesse Campbell, Chris Mann), a few others that my [...]

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 01:06 PM PDT


Week Ending April 1, 2012. Songs: A Teen-Tastic Top 10
Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend" sold 521K copies in its first week. Only one other song in digital history has gotten off to such a fast start. Flo Rida's "Right Round" sold 636K copies in its first week in February 2009. So you might reasonably expect "Boyfriend" to enter Billboard's Hot 100 at #1.

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 10:25 AM PDT


Kris Allen Addresses Bullying in Inspiring "Vision Of Love" Video
Bullying is a hot topic right now, and Season 8 "American Idol" champion Kris Allen has already joined the cause, performing "Imagine" at a Trevor Project gala last December. And now he's addressing the issue in his new video for "The Vision Of Love," a poignant clip that really brings out the positive message of [...]

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 09:31 AM PDT


Snackin' With Sarah Sellers: 'Idol' Top 8 Night Viewing Nosh
Diehard "American Idol" viewers will remember Sarah Sellers as the geek-chic food blogger who made it to Hollywood Week last year. (Watch her Season 10 audition here.)  Sarah has since continued her food-blogging, and has been cooking up scrumptious snack suggestions for any "Idol" viewing party and posting them here in Reality Rocks each week.

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 07:41 AM PDT


Week Ending April 1, 2012. Albums: Madonna Chases Richie
Lionel Richie gave Madonna a run for her money on this week's Billboard 200. Madonna came out on top with her new album MDNA, but Richie was a surprisingly strong #2 with Tuskegee, a collection of his greatest hits performed as duets with such country stars as Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts and Shania Twain.