One of my favorite Idol analysts, EW’s Michael Slezak, found a way to plug ADD in his recap of the season 7 finale.
That said, Jordin looked adorable (as usual), and seeing season 6 runner-up Blake Lewis mouthing the words to his one-time rival’s song gives me one more reason to plug his sadly underappreciated album Audio Day Dream.
If you haven’t read his recaps or watched his Idolatry vids, you should. Funny stuff.
ArtisanNews interviews Blake about ADD in the short vid Blake Lewis Remixes it Up. He talks about the music industry, his vision for ADD, and the addition of Lupe Fiasco on “Know My Name.”
Seattle PI ran this piece following up on Blake and Sanjaya, and gaywired.com has posted this interview, where he mentions a tour with BT in September and possible future projects with Black Thought from the Roots and Doug E Fresh. Finally, in this interview from dancemusic.about.com, Blake discusses the remix EP and his involvement in the electronic music scene.
While we eagerly await tomorrow’s return of beatboxing Blake, enjoy this video of Cat Deeley’s top six interview with Blake.
His proudest moment? Meeting legendary beatboxer Doug E. Fresh.
This Columbus Dispatch article on beatboxing mentions Blake:
The 25-year-old Lewis, who will learn tonight whether he survives for another week on Idol, has helped make beatboxing sound fresh to modern ears, said Matthew A. Donahue, an instructor in the Popular Culture Department at Bowling Green State University.
“He brings something contemporary to beatboxing,” said Donahue, author of the forthcoming book “The Message Behind the Beat: American Rap and Punk Music and Message.”
Finally, the online gossip rag TMZ has posted some footage of Blake and Chris hitting the LA Club scene. The spin? Chris is corrupting Blake. Right.
