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Tyler, J-Lo join Idol more ›

Just when we thought American Idol was not going to be interesting without Simon Cowell, the show surprises us by replacing Ellen DeGeneres and Kara DioGuardi with Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez. Yes. Aerosmith's rock diva and J-Lo. more ›

Down in the basement of the Charles Playhouse is the Playhouse Lounge. Darts on Tuesday, trivia nights on Wednesday, live music on Thursday, and karaoke on Fridays. Karaoke, some people love it, some people hate it. If you’re looking to get your sing on in the company of theatre types (front and back of house types as well as patrons of the arts), the Playhouse Lounge might be the best place in Boston to do it. Our friends tell us that it’s an absolutely smashing time at the microphone. You may be treated to the presence of players from local shows; cast members from Spamalot have been on hand recently. We’re not trying to say that it’s a good place to go if you’re looking to be discovered – we doubt Simon Cowell will be in attendance – but the Blue Men often are. Playing an indefinite stint at the Charles Playhouse just upstairs from the Lounge, the charactersblue men from the Blue Man Group often stop by with props, adding an entertaining backup to the singer on stage. The video here is not well lit, but at the end there are stills with a flash that will let you see what’s really going on. Fox’s Arrested Development, specifically David Cross’ character Tobias Fünke (a fictional Bostonian), was the inspiration for the title here; if you’re not familiar check out a summary, pictures, or a you-the-man-now-dog tribute. more ›

Anushka Pop, are earning some well deserved buzz from their 2nd EP, Akathena. Give a minute, well, 2 minutes to be precise, and listen to the title track; you'll understand why. The boys (John Soares - lead vocal/guitar/ organ, Chris Welch - drums/vocals, and Johnny Arguedas- bass/vocals) were nice enough to sit down with Bostonist, and after one round of whiskey, spill all their trade secrets. more ›

So Bostonist has never claimed to be the most intellectual of the bunch, especially when it comes to television. We’ve been tuning in these past couple weeks to Fox’s harshest reality television show (no, not Skating With Celebrities) to see just how mean the judges on American Idol can get. As we’ve seen in the last few seasons of this spinoff of the British show, Pop Idol, the best part of Idol is the... more ›

Bostonist first caught wind of the alleged groping incident at Brookline High School on the evening TV news teasers. It appeared in the local newsprint yesterday. We actually were surprises the story didn't get some real estate on the Herald's front page. (Instead Simon Cowell shared top billing with the search for Neil Entwistle, whose wife and daughter were found dead over the weekend.) We learned from both local papers that Jonathon Alsop, the now suspended Brookline High School freshman basketball coach, was also author of In Vino Veritas a syndicated wine column also available on the web. Of note is the Herald’s mention that Alsop wrote for the Globe on occasion, and the Globe’s failure to include that tidbit in its resume round up. more ›