American Idol coming to Dallas
In case it doesn’t come up at the intern meetings, everyone should know that American Idol is coming to North Texas on August 6. The star-making machine that spurred Burleson native Kelly Clarkson into fame is looking for the next big singer.
There’s talk of letting some of the interns cover it. I did a little cheer when I was told this today, really. It’s not that I’m head-over-heels for Idol, but I enjoy watching the outtakes and got a little attached to William Hung once upon a time. (You know, the guy who slaughtered Ricky Martin’s “She Bangs” and then went on to have a huge cult following.)
GuideLive.com is soliciting demo videos from people planning to audition at the local try-outs. The folks up on the fourth floor will post the videos on the site and let viewers rate the performances. Want to add yours to the mix? Videos should be no more than two minutes, and in Quicktime or Windows Media. Submit here. Don’t wait, the deadline is July 20.
It would be totally awesome if Matt could convince someone to let him take Simon Cowell's place for a round or so for his ongoing "Try My Job" series. How about it, Matt?
Comments
Speaking of Hung, did you know that he released a Christmas CD called "Hung for the Holidays." He sings such classics as Little Drummer Boy and Silver Bells. Guess who's going to iTunes right now? That's right, me. Christmas has never come so early.
Posted by: Matthew Haag | July 10, 2007 2:19 PM
That's awesome! I'm going to check out iTunes when I get home. People at Berkeley told me about sightings of William Hung. He kept to himself at school, I hear. There was one day when I swore I saw him though.
Posted by: Tara Cuslidge | July 10, 2007 2:33 PM