Posts Tagged ‘Melissa Etheridge’

The Morning Mix: ‘American Idol’ Sends Contestant From Obscurity To Homelessness

Wed Jan 19 2011 by Becky Bain
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:: American Idol's Alex Lambert admits via Twitter that he has been homeless since being tosses out of the now-defunk If I Can Dream house. (Guess he wasn't able to keep that bright green Ford Fiesta?) Don't feel too bad for him, though: "I have money! And soon I will have a place to stay! I just wanted to let yall know! I'm not some rich spoiled kid!" Noted. [Huffington Post]

:: Elton John and David Furnish show off the latest addition to their family, their son Zachary. Aww. [Just Jared]

:: Thanks to the success of her Golden Globe-winning song "You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me", Cher is the only artist to score a #1 single on a Billboard chart in each one of the last six decades. [Billboard]

:: Melissa Etheridge will be playing St. Jimmy in the American Idiot musical for a week this February. (That would be the role Billie Joe Armstrong is currently playing.) Strange stunt casting — but we kind of dig it. How about letting Adam Lambert get a shot at it? [Vulture]

:: Sorry Dr. Dre fans — no Detox on 4/20. Don't worry, we're sure you'll still have a good time that day watching Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa's High School. [MTV]

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The Morning Mix: Justin Bieber’s Bird Tattoo Is For Keeps

Tue May 18 2010 by Becky Bain
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:: Guess what! Justin Bieber's bird tattoo is real (at least according to the photo above). Oh well, still not as bad as the mom who got inked in order to get Bieber concert tickets. [Best Week Ever]

:: Melissa Etheridge claims that her songs haven't been featured on Glee because "they're not gay enough." When songs by an iconic gay musician aren't flamboyant enough to be on a show about a high school glee club, well... you've got one pretty flaming show there, don't you. [PopEater]

:: Jessica Simpson will release another fragrance called Fancy Nights. Not to be confused with Fancy Feast cat food (although the two may happen to share a similar scent). [Just Jared]

:: Miley Cyrus says goodbye to Hannah Montana the best way she knows how—dancing at a Hollywood club to her own song during the wrap party. [E! Online]

:: Vampire Weekend announce their U.S. tour. Can they please bring tennis buddies Jake Gyllenhaal and Joe Jonas on tour with them? [Spin] More »

Kimberly Caldwell Covers Melissa Etheridge’s “Come To My Window”

Tue Feb 16 2010 by Becky Bain
Kimberly Caldwell is finally ready to get back to what made people fall in love with her on American Idol way back when — that gorgeously ragged rasp. She tells radio station WPLJ that after years of hosting gigs on Fox and the TV Guide Channel, she's "ready to push it all aside and just concentrate on the music." That extra focus clearly shows, particularly when she pulls out a powerful acoustic cover of Melissa Etheridge's "Come To My Window." Hear it after the jump. More »


Kelly Clarkson Goes To Melissa Etheridge’s Window

Fri Sep 18 2009 by Maura

Also at last night’s Vh1 Divas extravaganza: Kelly Clarkson, who was paired with fellow belter Melissa Etheridge on a ripping performance of Etheridge’s 1988 debut single “Bring Me Some Water.” The two complement each other quite nicely as they trade off vocals, and man, I could just listen to Kelly sing all day. But you already know this. Clip after the jump. More »


On The Borders: What People Aren’t Buying

Thu Apr 2 2009 by Lucas Jensen

As part of book giant Borders’ slashing of its DVD and CD sections, the store here in Athens, Ga., is selling its CD and DVD inventory at 50% off. The standard pre-liquidation price for a CD? $18.99. So at 50% off, most of the remaining inventory was still as much as it would have been at Best Buy, Target, or Wal-Mart. In fact, in most cases the prices were exactly twice what they were at the Big Boxers, particularly in the DVD/Blu-Ray section. I decided to document the dregs of Borders’ music collection to see what people weren’t buying, much like I did last year during the Circuit City fire sale. All of the releases documented after the jump had at least four copies for sale.

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