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Video: Dallas' Panda Ross Kills It On Last Night's The X Factor, Leaves In Ambulance

Dallas singer Panda Ross auditioned for The X Factor, absolutely nailed her song, "Bring It On Home," hit on Simon Cowell and then was rushed to the hospital. Godspeed, Panda.

Glenn Beck Makes $80 Million, Forbes' List of Highest-Paid Celebrities

Glenn Beck when he parted ways with Fox News last year and moved the seat of his forum for rational political discourse from New York to Irving. According to Forbes, Beck managed to pull in $80 million without the imprimatur of cable's oh-so-fair-and-balanced news network. That puts him at No. 11 on ... More >>

"Improper Use of a Sidewalk"? WTF, DPD?

​Hey, Tea Party people and libertarians. Does it bother you at all that the Dallas police Saturday arrested seven people for "improper use of a sidewalk?" Does it occur to you that if bullshit charges like those can stick even for a minute, it means you can't walk down the street in Dallas unless ... More >>

Jennie Kelley's Monday Night MasterChef Debut

Jennie Kelley​Dallasite Jennie Kelley, one of the leading warblers in the 22-member Polyphonic Spree, certainly knows a thing or two about co-habitating in a large group and quietly biding her time for her moment to shine. Now the focus shifts from a concert hall to a TV kitchen on the show M ... More >>

We Snuck Into The X Factor Auditions And All We Got Were These Lousy Photos of Hopefuls.

​How far would you go for $5 million? For the thousands of singing hopefuls who crowded the Dallas Convention Center to audition for Simon Cowell's new show X Factor this week, it seems that the answer is a resounding "Uh, pretty damn far, actually." These people waited spent two whole days waitin ... More >>

Best in Smoke: Sugar-Coated Ribs, Sour Tim Love

​Everybody knows that contest-based reality shows give out different roles to play and that level of casting certainly extends to the judges. After all, American Idol all but invented the boosterish judge (paging Paula Abdul), the urban cool-cat judge -- as in Randy Jackson, and, of course, ev ... More >>

Good Friday: Alter Bridge, The Gourds, Slow Burners, West End Motel, Novaak, The O's, Derailers, Styx, Dub Assembly and More!

This guitar solo, brought to you by Ed Hardy.​With the holidays behind us, we can welcome back our regularly scheduled touring bands. Not the best way to kick off the first weekend of the year, though, is tonight's performance by former Creed members, Alter Bridge, at Trees. Yes, turds will be sho ... More >>

Today In Music News: Simon Cowell Gets Sued, Pavement Mad At Pitchfork And Dixie Chicks Record New Song

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, July 23, 2010...A former contestant on Britain's Got Talent is suing Simon Cowell for what basically amounts to Cowell hurting his feelings.Original hipsters Pavement feud with Pitchfork.The Dixie Chicks are recording again! Oooooh, with Steve Mart ... More >>

The Music Hall's Dreamgirls, With Its Big Voices and Big Spectacle, Is A Big Crowd Pleaser; Circle Theatre's Something Intangible Is Smaller But Just As Loud.

Idol Rich: And the Winner Is...

​This is, essentially, a "closure" post. I think we all have to come terms with the fact that Fort Worth/Cool's Casey James was let go in favor of the inferior Lee DeWyze. Whether or not I think CJ should be the American Idol, I've blogged the finale because he and a couple of other North Texans w ... More >>

Idol Rich: Blue-Eyed Prime Time with Sinatra and Harry Connick, Jr.

​The Idol competitors were challenged this week with the task of reinterpreting the classics of Frank Sinatra. Ol' Blue Eyes' daughters were even in the audience (no pressure, singers) and presented Sinatra fan Simon Cowell with a monogrammed FAS hankie. Awesomely cool. Made me really wish his shi ... More >>

Whitt's End: 2.12.10

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *The combo of weather and injuries and chicken shits is diminishing NBA All-Star Weekend. No Kobe Bryant. No Allen Iverson. No LeBron James in the dunk contest. Silver lining: Mavs' icon Dirk Nowit ... More >>

Today In Music News: Everybody Really Hurts, Fall Out Boy Could Be Done And Black Grape Gets Back Together

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, January 3, 2010...What's worse than a remake of "We Are The World?" A Simon Cowell-headed remake of REM's "Everybody Hurts," featuring Miley Cyrus, James Blunt and Susan Boyle. At least it's for charity...?So, Fall Out Boy may be permanently fi ... More >>

Today In Music News: Steven Tyler Enters Rehab In Time For The Holidays, What Does Your Favorite Indie Band Say About You And Simon Cowell Might Leave iAmerican Idol

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, December 24, 2009...Looks like Aerosmith's Brad Whitford was correct when he said Steven Tyler didn't act like "a sober person." The singer has entered rehab.  Merry Christmas, Tyler family!What does being a fan of an indie band say about yo ... More >>

Top of the Potts

Food For Thought 6.11.09

Apologies for the delays. The weather forecasts for yesterday evening called for a 30 percent chance of rain, so I spent part of my time in a tunnel at Pizza Hut Park and potential funnel clouds developed. Good thing they didn't say 40 percent--we'd have an F-5 tornado ripping through downtown.Anywa ... More >>

Local American Idol Contestant Finally And Mercifully Gets Voted Off

Blow Average

You, too, could be a star...but please don't try

America's Got Desperation

Took a Shot

Heavy Medal

For her next trick, Carly Patterson attempts to trade in somersaults for singing

Lost & Found

Poperatic High

American Idol's Freak Factor

Finally, Dallas has its own William Hung

Variety Pack

As seen on TV: American Idols Live!

Short Cuts

Black Box Recorder

Passionoia (One Little Indian)

Low-Fiber

Entertainment that's flammable

Clash Acts

Pico de Gallo's comedy gets under the skin; Starlight Express spins its wheels

Crit and Shap

The worst of 2002