For the first time all season, a contestant who had a chance to win was kicked off. You could argue that Drew had the talent to win the show, but once she was caught in the Simon/LA Reid crossfire, there was no way she was going to last. But Rachel Crow was different. She won over nearly everyone with her charm. Her vocals weren’t the best of the remaining contestants, but she definitely had the personality part of the equation. […]
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The X Factor – And Then There Were 5
I will admit that I was pretty dramatic last Wednesday when Astro was voted off and then Drew was given the boot by Paula and Nicole. Here’s what I wrote to end the show on Sonic Clash : Nicole is deaf. Paula is blind. They’re both dumb. Game over. Simon and LA should be ashamed of themselves, but so should Paula and Nicole. The vote was in their hands. It’s not that I don’t like Marcus Canty. In fact, I like him […]
The X Factor – And Then There Were 7 (Michael Jackson Night)
After all the hub-bub, Astro is still on the show, but I don’t think the odds are great that he gets passed the next two weeks. Last week, LeRoy Bell and his stage uncomfortableness and Lakoda Rayne left the show leaving Nicole with only one contestant left and Paula with zero. But Nicole’s contestant might now be the favorite to win the entire show. Josh Krajcik, who moves to number one on my hotlist, is the most consistently great performer […]
The X Factor – And Then There Were 9
I’m very angry with Simon. Very angry. He just couldn’t help himself. When Astro copped his fit (which wasn’t the worst fit I’ve seen on the comparable American Idol, or even the worst fit on the same stage), he deserved to get a little bit of talking to from his mentor LA Reid. And he got it. And then he got a little bit from Paula. (Let’s take Nicole out of this entire process. By choosing Stacy Francis simply because […]
The X Factor – And Then There Were 10
My thoughts about The Stereo Hogzz’s elimination last week can be summed up by my paraphrasing of Duke from Rocky IV. Picture me speaking to Lakoda Rayne: When The Stereo Hogzz died, part of me died. Now you’re the one. You’re the one that’s gonna keep their spirit alive. You’re the one that’s gonna make sure that they didn’t die for nothing. Now you’re gonna have to go through hell. Worse than any nightmare you ever dreamed. But in the […]
The X Factor – And Then There Were 11
Last week, we saw the elimination of InTENsity, which wasn’t all that much of a surprise to me. But what was a surprise was that The Stereo Hogzz were in the bottom two right there with them, which was a travesty. What it showed me is that people simply don’t like voting for groups. They want one person to root for, not five. Here’s my Week 2 hotlist, which is based off last week’s performances and my overall feel for […]
X Factor – And Then There Were 12
Just yesterday, I posted a podcast I did with Aaron Dammit where we discussed the upcoming top 12 of the X Factor US show, which you can listen to here . I don’t generally get into American Idol until the top 12 starts, but I have to admit, last week’s elimination show for X Factor was quite the show. I hope they can follow it up with what I consider the real start of the season. Every week, I’m going to […]
Blerd Radio – X Factor Top 12 Preview Podcast
The day before the X Factor show takes off with the top 12, we give you a preview podcast talking about the show thus far, what to expect this season, and a little bit of X Factor UK history from my main man Aaron Hobart, aka Aaron Dammit. Aaron is a fan of the UK version of X Factor and he drops some knowledge about the last two seasons, which plays as a mini-preview of what we can expect for […]
The X Factor US – And Then There Were 17
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Ranking The X-Factor Top 17 Field
Before I get into ranking the X-Factor top 17 field, I wanted to discuss the coach’s choices. Everyone has their opinion, but I don’t think they did a bad job at all. I did get a kick out of Simon finagling his way into getting 5 finalists instead of 4. I think it was his way of telling LA Reid that while Reid may be charming the viewers, this is still his show damnit! (I was absolutely appalled when Simon […]
The New Blerd Radio-Episode 3: May Flowers (Almost)
Episode 3 is in the books and on our latest podcast, Mike and Jesse discuss pop culture events including the new Beastie Boys album and video, Lady GaGa’s continued stranglehold on pop culture, and the debut of “The Voice”. Also discussed: “Fast 5” (which is out today) and it’s pretty cast, May’s potpourri of album releases, why no one should ever watch the first 10 minutes of “Up” , the rumored follow-up to “Garden State”, and Jesse gets the package […]
The New Improved Blerd Radio: Now with No Echo!
Not only has Jesse been a great addition to the Popblerd! staff, he’s also helped me revitalize the somewhat dormant Blerd Radio! (translation: I was a little too lazy to keep doing these myself.) Our first record was recorded last week, but fell victim to some serious audio issues; namely the fact that everything I said echoed. With audio issues fixed, we forged on ahead earlier this week and recorded a much more successful episode. Join Jesse and I as […]