American Idol 13: Top 13 Results Show

Kristen O'Connor. Nailed it! This is a girl who should be very proud of where she finished. Kristen somehow managed to make the final round of the competition after delivering a couple of decent vocal performances, but not one iota of creativity. Now, was she awful yesterday? Not really, but she was forgettable and that is a sin worse than murder on this program. Listen, I’m not torn up about this because I couldn’t envision her winning this program. Heck, I'm still baffled that they let chose her as a Wildcard instead of Briana Oakley, or yes, Spencer Lloyd.

Results after the jump!

American Idol 13: Top 13

The Finals have always been the bread and butter of the competition where the contestants are all given the same tools to try and win the competition. It changes your strategy when you’re trying to beat out only one person each week instead of half of them. So, how did they do for their first week on the big stage?

Some rose and some fell. That’s to be expected. One thing I specifically loved about tonight: SONG CHOICES! Most of them haven't been performed on American Idol before (shocking!), and there was a nice diversity of genres. Also a big improvement? The judging panel! I'm shocked by how the judges have been critical with everyone - well, almost. Jennifer Lopez, in particular, was terrific. I guess, she adapted to the intelligence level of the panel this year no?

Oh, and just to put it out there, Randy Jackson needs to go away! Although I love how the crowd kept on drowning out Randy's useless opinions. Haha.

Without further ado, the rankings!

Movie Review: Starting Over Again

It has been terribly easy to become jaded about local romantic films in general as they usually go for cliches rather than realism, but somehow Starting Over Again managed to incorporate some sense of truth and honesty to the story, which was quite refreshing. Yes, the script was a bit clunky at times, which almost threatened the whole film to fall apart, but they kept it together long enough to make it work. The structure of the film was pretty interesting, the scoring was decent, and the film was more than competently acted. Toni Gonzaga has a relatable charm to her, Piolo Pascual was pretty believable, but it was Iza Calzado's wonderfully understated performance that stole the show. There were weaknesses to Starting All Over Again, but the film mostly worked due to how refreshingly earnest it can be at times - despite some of the schmaltz. 7.5

The Voice 6: Blind Auditions Part 2

Truth be told, I SERIOUSLY love the chemistry between the four coaches, but sadly, this episode was lackluster at best. It was like I was watching Battle Round fodders have their separate episode. There were slight moments of greatness in some of them, but I honestly didn't see anyone who's worthy of winning this whole enchilada. I'm hoping that things will pick up next week.

On with the show!

American Idol 13: Ranking the Top 13

Every year I like to take a moment a few days before the Finals begin and really dig deep into some of these contestants. Talent, vocal ability, personality, and other artistic qualities that make a contestant a contender shed light onto where exactly we - as an addicted audience - stand currently at this point in the competition. Now, I'd like to emphasize the word current as contestants placement will no doubt start fluctuating as early as this week.

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Let's get on with it. As I usually say, we are about to embark on a ten-week sprint to the finish line!

The Voice 6: Blind Auditions Part 1

They're back already?! I'm not really complaining as I somehow prefer this panel than that with Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green, but I hope they just rest for a while. That said, the coaches all seem so much more animated and energized compared to Season 4.

Oh, and like every other season, Adam got some of the best contestants again. The problem with being on Team Adam is that he always gets these awesome singers and when the Battle Rounds are about to begin, it would be WAY difficult to survive. Also, poor Shakira! She's more feisty this season, but contestants still don't choose her. Haha.

On with the show!

DAM NATION: February 2014 Playlist

Sorry for the late post of the playlist. It's been a pretty rough busy week, but here it is! Another list of 15 songs that I (personally) fancy, that are already doing good on it's own and maybe some new singles from different artists that will probably - or maybe not - be hits in the next coming weeks in whatever format. Oh, and a couple of them are carry overs from last year, but I digress.

So, there! Enjoy!

1 All Too Well Taylor Swift

2 Doll House Melanie Martinez

3 Mmm Yeah Austine Mahone (ft. Pitbull)

4 What Is Love? Lea Michele

5 Lydia Jessica Bassett

6 Sweater Weather The Neighbourhood

7 Same Kinda Man Candice Glover

8 Radioactive Imagine Dragons (ft. Kendrick Lamar)

9 Same Girl Jennifer Lopez

10 XO Beyoncé

11 Best Day Of My Life American Authors

12 Find You Zedd (ft. Matthew Koma & Miriam Bryant)

13 Neon Lights Demi Lovato

14 Young Girls Bruno Mars

15 You're Mine (Eternal) Mariah Carey (ft. Trey Songz)

DAM NATION

Password: Who ranked first in the American Idol 13: Top 10 Girls (Rush Week) Review?