THE X FACTOR...Virtual auditions! Simon Cowell scours for Talent!



If you're a performer, who was unable to attend open call auditions for  - X FACTOR - Simon Cowell is reaching out "virtually".

For example, X FACTOR  producers have whipped up a handful of state-of-the art audition booths, that will be installed at shopping malls in out-of-the-way communities, to facilitate auditions for a posse of singers chomping-at-the-bit to be "discovered".

At stake?

A $5 million-dollar recording contract!

"We're extending auditions to six more cities," beamed the host of the upcoming entertainment show - styled after American Idol - on Fox TV.

Potential contestants who reside in neighborhoods around the country near - Anchorage, Denver, Honolulu, Kansas City, Phoenix, and  Nashville - just lucked out!

"America has the best talent in the world and we're looking for the best of the best. We believe the next global superstar is out there waiting to be discovered," a spokesperson at Fox beamed.

"We think MyStudio is a brilliant way to audition for those people who haven't been able to make it to the open calls," Cowell underscored at a press conference in recent days.

Throughout April - anyone 12 years of age or older (solo artists  & vocal groups) - can use the nifty booths to record their auditions.

Break a leg, eh?

LOCATIONS

HONOLULU

Pearlridge Center Uptown

98-1005 Moanalua Rd.

Aiea, HI

96701

Mon-Sat: 10:00 AM-9:00 PM

Sun: 10:00 AM-6:00 PM

PHOENIX

Arizona Mills

5000 S. Arizona Mills Cir.

Tempe, AZ

85282

Mon-Sat: 10:00 AM-9:00 PM

Sun: 11:00 AM-6:00 PM

NASHVILLE

Coolsprings Galleria

1800 Galleria Blvd.

Franklin, TN

37067

Mon-Sat: 10:00 AM-9:00 PM

Sun: 12:00 PM-6:00 PM

ANCHORAGE

Dimond Center

800 E. Dimond Blvd.

Anchorage, AK

99515

Mon-Sat: 10:00 AM-9:00 PM

Sun: 11:00 AM-6:00 PM

KANSAS CITY

Oak Park Mall

11149 W. 95th St.

Overland Park, KS

6621

Mon-Sat: 10:00 AM-9:00 PM

Sun: 11:00 AM-6:00 PM

DENVER

Colorado Mills

4500 W. Colfax Ave.

Lakewood, CO 80401

Mon-Sat: 10:00 AM-9:00 PM

Sun: 11:00 AM-6:00 PM

INFORMATION

http://thexfactor.blogs.fox.com/2011/04/07/the-x-factor-launches-first-ever-audition-studios-across-america/

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Simon muses over contestant!

ALL TIME LOW...Pop Band appears @ Warfield! San Francisco! April 16th!

 

Although a posse of music-lovers escaped town this weekend to - party-hearty, catch a few rays (God Willing), and revel in the eclectic sounds of a handful of high-profile popular bands slated to take the stage at Coachella Music & Arts Festival - a gang of die-hard "All time Low" fans trotted down to the Warfield to snatch up tickets for a live! concert tonight at the legendary venue.

Tourists were forced to maneuver their way through a gang of band enthusiastics camped out on Market Street in a line that snaked haphazardly down the street as far as the eye could see.

"All Time Low" is a band that hails from Baltimore which consists of vocalist/rhythm guitarist Alexander Gaskarth, lead guitiarist/back-up vocalist Jack Barakat, bassist Zachary Merrick, and drummer Rian Dawson.

In high school, the ambitious pop talents started out humbly enough, covering for pop punk bands such as ever-popular Blink-183.

In a short meteoric rise, "All Time Low" suddenly found themselves signing a record deal with enterprising "Emerald Moon Records".

"The Party Scene", their 1st studio album, was released in 2005.

A deal with "Hopeless Records" triggered a debut album which featured two catchy tunes for their EP which was titled "Put Up or Shut Up."

The EP landed on Top Heatseekers charts as a result.

"So Wrong, It's Right" was their most commercially successful recording which peaked at number 62 on the Billboard 200 (and number 6 on the Independent Albums chart.)

"Dear Maria, Count Me In" - a nifty tune about a stripper from their hometown - took off and was singled out at number 86 on the Pop 100 (to later achieve gold status in spite of the fact they did not nab any radio play).

The hotties were first featured on MTV - then followed up that appearance with a high-profile debut on the Jimmy Kimmel show broadcast out of Hollywood.

Understandably, there has been no looking back!

CONCERT

April 16th

VENUE

Warfield
982 Market Street
San Francisco, CA
94102-4012


CURTAIN

7:00 P.M.

TICKETS

http://www.thewarfieldtheatre.com/events.php

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Stylish hip band popular!

Olivia Somerlyn...Pop Singer a fresh-faced beauty! San Francisco talent!

16 year old Olivia Somerlyn has been causing a buzz on the Internet with a couple of her singles.

I expect that one day, as Olivia rises to the pinnacle of success in the music industry, she'll  be a much-sought-after Pop Icon influencing up-and-coming talent around the country, too.

You go, girl!

Ms. Somerlyn is attending high school - while residing in the picturesque San Francisco Bay area - balancing music and homework.

One of my contacts at a record company in Eagle Rock turned me on to Olivia's fresh look pictured above!

The catchy tunes she sings from the heart are nothing to sniff at, either!

"I'm inspired by the creative process of songwriting, and I'm passionate about telling stories through music, so I'll always make the time," cooed the young pop beauty.

In addition to composing her own music, the multi-talented teen also plays the guitar and piano with great ease.

Like any burgeoning visionary artist, there have been a handful of cool influences in the creative arena that have influenced her style.

"I'm mostly inspired by personal experiences and small pieces of sounds I come across from many different artists rather than the work of a few specific artists," she confided recently in the glare of the spotlight.

In particular, perky Olivia thrives on the passionate love stories of  Taylor Swift, the musicianship of Nick Jonas, and the individuality of Lady Gaga.

"There are so many amazing young artists that I'm influenced by in all different ways," she gushes, almost as an afterthought.

With that in mind, check out three of her singles:

*I'm Just Fine
*Only in the Movies
*Not your Girl

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Stylish, too!

Justin Bieber...cyber attacks on Pop Star! Fan fanatics!

 

Justin has his own little Monsters!

Cyber attack on the competition!



Josh Groban has a posse of 'em.

And, now - it appears from a flurry of cyber attacks last night on the Internet - that the "Bieb" has a gang of those die-hards, too!

Uh-huh!

On the heels of a loss to rising young Pop Star (Esperanza Spalding) in a much-coveted Grammy Award category broadcast live last eve - wacko dedicated Bieber "fans" swarmed the pervasive World-Wide-Web - and took matters into their own dainty highly-polished hands!

Within minutes of scooping up the prize, authorities - and webmasters, too - reported that a glut of irate "Bieber" babes launched a nasty assault on Esperanza's Official web site to utter up their disdain.

There outta be a law, right?

Needless to say - the "Bieb" was most apologetic - in the aftermath!

In fact, in the glitzy environs back-stage a few moments earlier, Justin was inclined to be a good sport about it all.

Golly!

The polite Pop Icon (from Stratford-on-Avon) even gushed congratulations to the talented young musical beauty who scooped up the Golden Trophy many thought was the "Bieb's" by birthright!

Hell hath no fury like a Bieber fan scorned, eh?

New at 11!

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Lady Gaga...waxes poetic @ Madame Tussaud's! Pop Icon likeness unveiled!

The ever-popular - at-times terribly scandalous Pop Icon Lady Gaga - will saunter onto the world stage as a permanent fixture at Madame Tussaud's Museum this weekend.

In fact, her sculpted wax figure will be trotted out across the globe from the exotic far-east climbs of Hong Kong to the glitzy Las Vegas strip.

At press time, there hasn't been a whiff of insider scoop, on the fashionable threads that will ultimately grace the Monster Queen's luscious bod, though.

Can we expect the infamous meat smock to adorn the Pop Diva's Divine likeness?

News at 11!

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Lady Gaga...wins 3 Brit Awards! Wears curtains to award show...

Lacy face mask may trigger a fashion trend!

Unimaginative drape should be hung back on curtain rod!

Lady Gaga, undoubtedly America's top Pop Icon, made a big splash across the pond last night at the celebrated Brit Awards.

The outlandish style fashionista struck a chord of a different kind around the world when she strode onto the stage in an exquisite lacy face mask coupled with a drab ball-gown-style outfit that lacked any imagination whatsoever.

The "look" - topped with a headdress - hinted at a bygone era where Maria Antoinette once reigned supreme at the Royal Court.

For good reason, the much-lauded Diva has now been crowned the Queen of Pop by many!

The avant garde stage and media circus performer nabbed coveted Brit trophies for "Best International Female Artist", "Best International Break-out artist", and "Best International Abum".

When the talented Gaga strode up to accept her 1st award, she graciously thanked her English fans.

 "Thank you so, so much. I love my fans, my fans in the UK."

 "And thank you to Lee McQueen.' she added, as her voice noticeably cracked with emotion.

Of course, Lady Gaga was referring to good friend Alexander McQueen who passed away to spirit last week by his own hand.

Some may have been disappointed that the musical wonder didn't perform her big hit - Poker Face - but were content nonetheless to be entertained impromptu with tunes such as "Telephone" and "Dance in the Dark" which featured high-energy back-up dancers.

Other winners included U.S. rapper musician -  Jay-Z - for "Best International Male artist" and Kasabian for "Best British Band".

The Brit Awards are on par in stature with the annual Grammy awards which are bestowed on musical artists on these shores amidst a lot of hoopla and glitzy fanfare.

Jay-Z

Best International Male Artist

Best British Band

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Michael Jackson...tickets! Gone, Gone, Gone...

If you're as antsy as me, you probably checked your e-mail box non-stop yesterday, to determine if you'd been blessed with a couple of coveted tickets for Michael Jackson's Memorial Service downtown Tuesday (July 7th) at the Staples Center.

Fortunately, Ryan Seacrest zipped off a tweet and I was warned in advance that the organizers for the much-anticipated Jackson service, were not going to contact ticket recipients until Monday, July 6th (today).

So, I slipped out the door at dusk last night and hit the nightclub circuit to catch the tail-end of the 4th of July festivities.

This morning, when I plucked up the Los Angeles Times to give it a quick peruse, I suddenly spied a newspaper article which noted briefly that a handful of winners were informed by e-mail communication at about 5:45 pm yesterday afternoon of the outcome of their entries in the draw .

One thrilled couple back East were jubilant that their names were selected by the high-tech computer that must-have whizzed through the entries like lightning and quicker than you can say google!

At first, they were highly-suspicious, according to the reporter.

"They thought they were being scammed."

But, under close-scrutiny, they determined they pulled off the invite of the decade!

Heh, these folks deserve the privilege.

Imagine that, the dedicated fans are laying out cold hard cash to book flights, and fly in from out-of-town to attend the Memorial Service.

later, when I first logged on to the Internet - and opened up Yahoo - I didn't spy one peep from the Jackson folks.

Boo Hoo!

But, when I was scrolling down the in-box a couple of minutes later - an e-mail communication from staples.com - caught my eye.

I clicked on the link not knowing what to expect.

Darn, it was a polite message informing me that the computer ticket-picker, passed me by.

Here it is verbatim:

Thank you for your registration. Sorry, we regret to inform you that your registration to attend the Public Memorial Service for Michael Jackson was not selected. Hundreds of thousands registered, but only a few can be in attendance. S

Even still, I think the event-planners exhibited a lot of class!

I mean, instead of leaving a host of wistful hopefuls twisting in the wind - they were truly thoughtful enough to inform us first-hand - before the lucky few started boasting near and far.

Hats off to Staples, the Jackson's, and the whole slew of handlers organizing the event.

Cool, dudes!

Ironically, a curious news item published nearby in the same edition of the Los Angeles Times, caught my attention - and likewise - signalled that Jackson organizers may have to put up with uninvited guests, nonetheless.

According to the management at Staples, Barnum & Bailey is set to ring up the curtain on their 5-day Circus extravaganza at the stadium day-after tomorrow.

Get this!

Just shy of the hour the Jackson entourage, invited guests, and fans are scheduled to descend on the staples center to pay their last respects, a herd of Elephants is slated to parade down the causeway, too!

Although the organizers were trying to avoid a zoo-like atmosphere at the Memorial Service - ironically, as fate would have - a 3 ring Circus will head up the funeral procession!

Getting hit with a bit of bird sh** may be lucky, but a paddie of Elephant dung, I wonder?

In view of Michael's love for animals, all I can offer up in closing is, what a way to go!

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Adam Lambert...Fox TV (Chicago) reports that the American Idol darling laments to fans: "Don't Buy my album"...

Adam's American Idol travelling Adonis Show!

In a brief news flash all-a-twitter, Adam Lambert & fans (followers) provided a link to a Fox News outlet in Chicago that issued the following release about high noon today:

"Adam Lambert: "Don't By My Album"

Updated: Thursday, 25 Jun 2009, 1:12 PM CDT
Published : Thursday, 25 Jun 2009, 1:12 PM CDT

The musical chairs scenario unfolding in Lambert's camp - if true - are getting curiouser and curiouser by the scintillating minute.

Yesterday, on the heels of the release of the "WANT" iTunes single, a press notice tipped off fans about the next ambitious offering - "On with the Show" - a sizzling album to debut on the unpredictable (!) musical horizon in the near future.

But, after TMZ stepped into the fray last evening and posted a memo questioning the origins of the material (did the tunes spring up from the Diva's creative well?), fans (and the charismatic songbird) have remained tight-lipped.

We're mad as hell and we're not going to take it anymore!

Well, not so fast!

Just maybe, the mysterious turn-of-events merit a bit of surreptitious investigation by the master sleuth, moi!

News at 11!

Meanwhile, the trussed up Pop Icon prepares for the July 5th kick-off of the much-anticipated American Idol tour.

Got tickets?

Front row seats, center, Dudes!

Thomas Carlyle (Wordsworth) opined:

"Who is there that, in logical words, can express the effect music has on us?"

"A kind of inarticulate unfathomable speech, which leads us to the edge of the infinite and lets us gaze into that."

On the other hand, Simon, I agree with your two cohorts & their sentiments pictured above.

Silence is golden!

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