American Idol Returns

American Idol is coming back for another season soon, and the judges this year are holding out hope that they’ll find the female winner the show hasn’t managed to produce in the last several seasons.  One reason for this, explains a ratings expert, is that the majority of voters for American Idol performers consists of women — and women are typically biased to vote for men for a lot of reasons:  cuteness is one of them, but attractiveness is another.  Be that as it may, judges Steven Tyler, J-Lo, and Randy Jackson are keeping their eyes peeled for the best female talent they can find, knowing that this year could be the magical one that breaks the recent cycle. (more…)

The Lolla-Mudslide

For the 20th anniversary of the former traveling music festival, Lollapalooza, now stationed as a three day festival in Chigaco, Illinois, was definitely a success. Despite the mud that dominated the weekend and the rain storms that swept through throughout the afternoon and evening on the closing Sunday, Lollapalooza still had record attendance number, totaling 270,000 over the weekend, a 30,000 person increase from last year’s 240,000. It was very clear that the fans had a certain grit about them when they embraced the downpour and the mud as Foo Fighters and Deadmau5 began to just rock harder once the clouds burst open on Sunday night. Attendance at each show might not have been the swarming 90,000 that it was at the Eminem performance Saturday night, after all, this isn’t Bonnaroo, where festival goers will brave the weather to the point of near death, but those who stayed still enjoyed themselves, as Foo Fighters and Deadmau5 played on through technical difficulties and being soaked to the bone. (more…)

Lollapalooza Still Going Strong After 20 Years

This Chicago music festival has come a long way from its grunge rock mosh pit days, evolving into a cross-genre three day extravaganza. Alternative grunge may have rooted Lollapalooza, but the festival has evolved over time to flow with the industry’s trends and better fit the tastes of the fans, all without losing its integrity. This year, you can see heavy hitting rap acts like Eminem and Kid Cudi, long time headlining rock and roll acts Foo Fighters and Coldplay, or opt to dive into the booming electronic scene, which has an all day rave at Perry’s Stage on the festival grounds. (more…)