I was surprised today when I checked my blog stats and learned that my american idol posts are coming up to have the most views for the day. And so I realized that American Idol 2012 has already started! Dang. I have been too busy with a lot of stuff I can barely follow what’s going on with the world. HAHA

Anywaaaay. Am a big fan of American Idol and have been following the series religiously. Reading some recaps online, I’ve found out that Ethan Jones from St Louis auditions has been recognized to be this season’s cream of the crop. He’s a member of a country band but he’s passion is soul. He performed “I’ll Be” in his audition and I was thrilled to watch him on Youtube.

I think I just fell in love with him. <3

This made me excited to watch the previous episodes of American Idol 2012. Seems like I found myself something to do this coming weekend.

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My playlist the past days would include Tristan Prettyman’s Anything At All, Beyonce’s If I were A Boy and Christina Perri’s Jar of Hearts. I wouldn’t stress why these songs seem to speak about my pain and stuff like that because it’s too obvious.

I'm so gonna get that very same hair. I need to make friends with my credits first.

Anyhoo. I first heard Jar of Hearts in one of the episodes of So You Think You Can Dance Season 7. It was June 30 2010. Billy Bell and Kathryn McCormick danced to this very “you touched my heart and you gripped my soul”-ish song, choreographed by one of my favorites Stacey Tookey. Kathryn has always been my favorite and she danced it with all her heart, and so after that lovely mournful routine with Billy, I immediately “Googled” the song. I couldn’t get the song and the routine out of my head for weeks that time.

I couldn’t embed here the video of Billy and Kathryn’s performance so please give yourself some goosebumps and watch the video in YouTube:

SYTCYD – Billy and Kathryn – Jar of Hearts – Contemporary

Because of that performance in SYTYCD, Christina Perri’s Jar of Hearts catapulted to iTunes most downloaded song and sold 100,000 copies. A week after that, Christina performed live in SYTYCD. For Christina Perri, having her song danced in SYTYCD is the best thing that happened to her.

Below is a behind-the-scenes video of Christina Perri’s Jar of Hearts MTV, featuring SYTYCD Allison and Kathryn.

And here’s the official music video of Christina Perri’s Jar of Hearts:

Read more about Christina Perri’s big break.

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American Idol Season 9 Top 12 hopefuls are definitely on their game-on mode! Last night they took on The Rolling Stones and majority of the performances are awesome. Here’s a performance recap for you *and spoilers if you haven’t watched the performances yet*

• Mike Lynche – Miss You
  The performance was corny according to Simon and I couldn’t agree more. Also, I don’t really like Mike Lynche that much. Alex Lambert is definitely better than him.

• Didi Benami – Play With Fire
  There is this thing in Didi’s voice that makes me want to hear more from her. It’s so country-ish with a tinge of classic. Randy said Didi’s really on fire on her performance, while Simon noted that it was a solid *not brilliant* performance. What I can say? She’s totally hot. I can see her do a lot more weeks.

• Casey James – It’s All Over Now
  Before I saw Casey’s performance, my expectation was he’s gonna kill it because he can make a very hot rock star. But I was quite disappointed with what he did, it feels like it’s lacking something. Yea sure he plays the guitar like a superstar maniac but for me there’s no strong vocal in his performance. But the judges liked it, Kara especially haha. She said Casey’s a rockstar. Simon is not really hyped with his performance though.

• Lacey Brown – Ruby Tuesday
  Lacey just held things together with her performance, Ellen said it’s sleepy but she’s a fan. Kara said Lacey could have done better, and she can. The issue with Lacey for me is that she’s not consistent for the past weeks. And like what Simon said, Lacey’s like overthinking her performance, but there’s nothing wrong with her vocals. It seems Lacey got overwhelmed with Idol’s big stage haha.

• Andrew Garcia – Give Me Shelter
  I’m not a fan of Andrew, honestly. He’s like a Danny Gokey wannabe and I hate it that he got in but Alex Lambert didn’t. Oh well, bitter me. And because I don’t like Andrew, I didn’t enjoy his performance. So did the judges. Randy said it was pitchy everywhere, but for Ellen it was Andrew’s best performance.

• Katie Stevens – Wild Horses
  While Katie has a very powerful vocals, I don’t think she deserves a spot in the top 12. I thought the performance was boring, Randy said it was okay, Ellen likes it too, Kara said it’s getting better for Katie and Simon said the song choice was clever and the first time that Katie got connected with her choice. I still don’t get what’s awesome with Katie. For me she’s just a pretty face who can sing so-so.

• Tim Urban – Under My Thumb
  For me it feels like Tim has to always prove he deserves the spot in the top 12. Whenever he performs I really hang and wish he would do good, Idk. I kinda like him and I feel for him when he messed up Apologize weeks ago haha. This week, his rendition of Under My Thumb is quite amusing. I love listening to him and looking at him. The judges, however, didn’t get the reggae version of the song, they thought it was weird and they didn’t like it. But Kara would applaud him for bringing in the song differently. Simon said it didn’t work.

• Siobhan Magnus – Paint It Black
  Siobhan has this very unique tone in her voice, and it’s kinda weird because sometimes she sounds like she’s got colds or something. But, gawd, when you hear her belt, you’d feel the roof falling! Siobhan’s performance last night was really hot, the judges liked it. Kara said it’s like she’s seeing Adam Lambert all over again – with the drama, the stairs, the interpretation. Ellen said she rised above and Simon said it was the standout performance. I’ve always been a fan of Siobhan and I like what she’s becoming in the show.

• Lee Dewyze – Beast of Burden
  Another of my favorites, Lee sounded great in his performance. Ellen said it’s almost there, a little less than she expected. Kara said Lee is growing faster in the show, and showed a tremendous growth. And I agree with them, Lee is very likeable – the voice, the personality, the honesty. I hope to see more from Lee in the weeks to come.

• Paige Miles – Honky Tonk Women
  Now Paige is someone who didn’t get much exposure during the auditions and Hollywood week. She’s a powerful singer but with what he did last week before the top 12 cut was annoying and I wonder why she survived the cut. Anyway, the judges liked her performance because she got a problem with her voice but she hit big notes. *rolls eyes* Idk, but for me it was boring. Next please.

• Aaron Kelly – Angie
  Maybe Aaron’s performance is one of the most anticipated because he’s been a consistent favorite of the judges and fans. He got really strong comments from the judges. Randy said Aaron is born to sing. Ellen thought Aaron’s performance is also a stand-out. For Simon, the song choice is absolutely right, and it worked for Aaron.

• Crystal Bowersox – You Can’t Always Get What You Want
  She rocked the big stage last, as the old saying goes, Save the best for last. Haha. At first I didn’t really get Crystal but as time progresses I can really see what a creative and an awesome artist she is. Though it wasn’t the judges’ favorite performance, they still think she’s got great personality and great voice. Simon noted that Crystal should not be lax because she’s become everybody’s favorite. Kara said Siobhan beated Crystal that night.

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And then you figure out

Love is all that matters after all
It sure makes everything else
Oh, it sure makes everything else
Seem so small

Matt Giraud is one of my favorites in this season of American Idol. And his rendition of So Small by Carrie Underwood has been playing on my iTunes for the last few days. It’s quite inspiring, especially now that I’m trying to rearrange my little crazy life.

So Small – Matt Giraud

What you got if you ain’t got love?
The kind that you just wanna give away
It’s okay to open up
Go ahead and let the light shine through

I know it’s hard on a rainy day
You wanna shut the world out
And just be left alone
But don’t run out on your faith

‘Cause sometimes that mountain you’ve been climbing
Is just a grain of sand
And what you’ve been out there searching for forever
Is in your hands

And when you figure out
Love is all that matters after all
It sure makes everything else
Seem so small

It’s so easy to get lost inside
A problem that seems so big at the time
It’s like a river that’s so wide
It swallows you whole

While you’re sitting around thinking ’bout what you can’t change
And worrying about all the wrong things
Time’s flying by, moving so fast
You better make it count ’cause you can’t get it back

Sometimes that mountain you’ve been climbing
Is just a grain of sand
And what you’ve been out there searching for forever
Is in your hands

Oh, and when you figure out
Love is all that matters after all
It sure makes everything else
Seem so small!

Sometimes that mountain you’ve been climbing
Is just a grain of sand
And what you’ve been out there searching for forever
Is in your hands

And then you figure out
Love is all that matters after all
It sure makes everything else
Oh, it sure makes everything else
Seem so small

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[EDIT] Read what Bob Ong has to say about Kapitan Sino. Weehee.

Bob Ong, the ever popular anonymous filipino writer we all love, will be releasing his 7th book this May 1, 2009. According to the teaser video his publisher, Visual Print Enterprise, has released, the book will be about a Filipino Superhero. No other information is available yet.

Excited? I know right.

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