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Simon Cowell

  • Arts

    March 28, 2012

    Opening Nights: Stuck

    A bathroom as a metaphor for baggage.

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    LeRoy Bell on Performing on The X-Factor: "I Never Lacked the Confidence"

    Michael Clinard​If you haven't done so already, read this week's cover story on Seattle's X-Factor finalist, LeRoy Bell, an ultra-talented guy who's finally getting a taste of the success he's deserved for years. Because of space constraints, that story didn't get to include the entirety of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    Tiger Budbill Hosts Karaoke at Tiki's, X-Factor Fans Notoriously Absent

    ​After a couple failed attempts, I finally got to sing at Tiki's Bar & Grill in downtown Kirkland. This summer I went there on a Tuesday just after they moved karaoke to Mondays. If I'd shown up on the right day, I would have met their host, Tiger Budbill, before he hit the big-time. Tiger re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Bon Iver Approaches Rock Stardom on His Own Terms, Last Night at the Paramount

    ​Bon Iver Paramount Theatre Monday, Sept. 26 Taste-making music blog Stereogum recently published a list of five "indie types" who would do well on Simon Cowell's X Factor and five who would crash and burn. The projected failures weren't too surprising (what, you can't imagine Isaac Brook cov ... More >>

  • Arts

    April 20, 2011

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    ​Bon Iver Paramount Theatre Monday, Sept. 26 Taste-making music blog Stereogum recently published a list of five "indie types" who would do well on Simon Cowell's X Factor and five who would crash and burn. The projected failures weren't too surprising (what, you can't imagine Isaac Brook cov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    Today Reverb Recommends You Get Ready to Audition for The X Factor

    Calling all wannabe stars! Simon Cowell is coming to Seattle.​American Idol's ratings are steady, but they're not nearly as impressive as in previous seasons. Blame it on the departure of Simon Cowell, the British music executive whose snarky commentary on the talent provided viewers a source ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 13, 2011

    The X Factor Auditions

    Calling all wannabe stars! Simon Cowell is coming to Seattle.​American Idol's ratings are steady, but they're not nearly as impressive as in previous seasons. Blame it on the departure of Simon Cowell, the British music executive whose snarky commentary on the talent provided viewers a source ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    Beyoncé Makes More Money Than Husband Jay-Z, Gaga, Britney, Miley, You

    Richer than you.​Forbes just released their list of Hollywood's 20 Highest Earners of 2010, and the only pop star to make the Top 10 is a woman who didn't even release an album this year -- the holy Beyoncé Knowles. Beyoncé made $87 million this year, enough to put her at #9 on Forbes' list. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Today in Sex: Man Boobs are Back

    ​I love the British. They've got those cute little accents and their porn is so odd. But their most endearing trait is their reserve/stiff upper lip combo. And what better example of that uptightness would be bemoaning the return of man-cleavage? Today the UK paper of choice, the Guardian ran ... More >>

  • Arts

    June 2, 2010

    Summer Guide Events Calendar: Beer, Pride, and Rollergirls

    A selection of the season's major happenings.

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2009

    A.M. Music News: Murphy Dies, Yorke Rants, Rage Against the Machine Triumphs

    Brittany Murphy played Tai, a chubby outsider with a lovely voice, in "Clueless."​-- Brittany Murphy died yesterday of cardiac arrest. The 32-year-old actress got her big break in 1995's Clueless, wherein she sang renditions of the Mentos theme song and Coolio's "Rollin' With My Homies." Bizar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    Making Movies in Afghanistan

    ​Opening Friday at the Varsity, the new documentary Afghan Star (review) might sound like a knock-off of American Idol. The documentary follows the made-in-Afghanistan TV hit Afghan Star, which is based on the British TV original, Pop Idol, created by none other than Simon Cowell. But as direc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    Last Night: Il Divo @ Comcast Arena

    My girlfriend and I made the pilmigrage to Everett last night to see "popera" quartet Il Divo. And it became clear upon our arrival that we were out of our element. A sea of gray hair, grey hair dyed auburn, and pastel suits swarmed around us. Several buses marked with names of assisted living homes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2009

    Last Night: Beyoncé (and Red Wine Shortage) at Key Arena

    I thought it was a freak accident when the Tacoma Dome ran out of white wine during the Celine Dion concert. I was wrong. Last night the Key Arena ran out of red wine--20 minutes before Beyoncé even went onstage. "We're supposed to get more, but we haven't seen any," the woman behind the counter in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Server Reboot Wednesday: Oscar Preview Edition

    I love the Oscars. This is the time of year that I live at the movie theater, eating way too much popcorn and diving headlong into those movies that the Academy deems "Oscar-worthy."

  • Calendar

    July 30, 2008

    A Chorus Line

    I love the Oscars. This is the time of year that I live at the movie theater, eating way too much popcorn and diving headlong into those movies that the Academy deems "Oscar-worthy."

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2007

    Last Night: Jonatha Brooke and Steve Poltz at the Triple Door

    I love the Oscars. This is the time of year that I live at the movie theater, eating way too much popcorn and diving headlong into those movies that the Academy deems "Oscar-worthy."

  • Music

    June 6, 2007

    Idling With Blake Lewis, Loving Georgetown, and Checking In With City Hall

    Plus plenty of other reasons Seattle nightlife should be spared the chair.

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2007

    Last Night: Robert Randolph and the Family Band at The Showbox

    Plus plenty of other reasons Seattle nightlife should be spared the chair.

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2007

    Join in the Chant

    Plus plenty of other reasons Seattle nightlife should be spared the chair.

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2007

    Sea-Idol

    Plus plenty of other reasons Seattle nightlife should be spared the chair.

  • Film

    October 25, 2006

    Three Times and other new releases

    How to triple the love story with the same two performers

  • Diversions

    March 9, 2005

    O! Freedom!

    How to triple the love story with the same two performers

  • Music

    April 7, 2004

    Idol Minds

    Declaring war on a pair of American nuisances.

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