On tonight’s “American Idol XIII” episode, contestants were faced with a twist: Having to perform songs that the other contestants picked for them! Quite a change-up, no? Well, it’s one that we can actually get behind for the most part. We’ll pretend that those duets never happened (or that trio with the “country” singers, which […]
We told you last week that “American Idol XIII” managed to come up in theory with what was a pretty sweet twist to change up the monotony of what they have done lately. The other contestants were choosing a list of songs to choose from, and the potential for excitement was high. Sadly, the operating […]
You can debate over whether or not the crop of “American Idol” contestants this season is your personal favorite, but there is one thing that does feel pretty consistent to us: The top four or so contestants. We’ve got clear tiers this time around, with a group of people who are routinely in danger, and […]
Without Ryan Seacrest, we don’t necessarily feel like there is an “American Idol” anymore. He’s the only person on the show who has been on-camera since the beginning. Not only that, but he hasn’t even had the same primary showrunners the entire time he has been there. If there is one thing that we have […]
Last week around this time, we moaned and complained about the fact that “American Idol” had dipped into the well of bad theme choices and pulled out something that we really did not want to see again: A 1980s week. In turn, the week was pretty terrible, and we are firmly ready and willing to […]
After last night’s woeful “American Idol XIII” performance show, we would’ve been fine if the judges made up for the save by eliminating two people tonight. Also, we’d be happy if they eliminated Randy Jackson as a mentor … but that’s neither here nor there. What really mattered tonight was finding out just who was […]
For the second time, “American Idol XIII” aired an all-new episode featuring the top 8 contestants performing. The difference this time is that they were songs of the eighties, and not nearly as good as they were the were the first time around. Were there still a few standouts? Sure, but this episode had more […]
Tonight is 80s night on “American Idol,” which means most likely an opportunity hear songs that you have already heard be done on this show a million or so times already. This is not a theme that breeds creativity first and foremost, and instead, will probably just make some fans frustrated. We feel that way […]
Here we go again on our own, going down a road that’s very well known. The “American Idol XIII” top 8 has already been ranked once on CarterMatt, so what’s different now? It’s mostly a matter of placement. After a great show last week, some singers established themselves as further favorites, whereas others have put themselves […]
David Archuleta’s new video – We’ll start this edition of “American Idol” notes off with something that is still big news to many people: The return of David Archuleta following his extensive Mormon mission. This is something that kept him away for a full two years, and obviously a lot has changed in that time. For […]
