8.22.13 Studio Day 2: Behind-the-scenes Nile, Avicii & Adam!

Anyone going to Burning Man?  No one has been posting on the B.Man thread so I'm going off topic here to ask that peeps who are going stop by the thread so we can connect and know how to visit one another once we get there.

Also, it's been raining in the desert, so fingers crossed that it will dry out by the time we get there.  Playa mud is pretty mucky and sticky.  

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AUGUST 22, 2013 11:37 AM PDT
American Idol: 10 Bold, Completely Original, Randy Jackson-Free Fixes to Revive Season 13
BY MICHAEL SLEZAK
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AMERICAN IDOL 2014
Oh how I wish I could yell “April Fools!” But instead, I’m just yelling, “FOOL!”

Yes, folks, American Idol‘s new executive producer Per Blankens is seriously thinking about bringing back departing judge Randy Jackson to take over as Season 13 mentor, replacing Jimmy Iovine.

The fact that Blankens thinks there’s an Idol fan on the planet who wants yet another year of “Yo, yo, yos” and “For me for yous” from TV’s human barnacle is a troublesome indicator that he’s as befuddled as a Kardashian sister faced with the question, “Would you like us to turn off the cameras?” I mean, at this rate, Fox and Fremantle media might’ve been better off hiring a blanket — yes, I mean a thick, rectangular piece of wool fabric — instead of Blankens. (At least the blanket wouldn’t have been able to utter the Avada Kedavra-esque, “Let’s get Randy’s agent on the line.”)

Anyhow, since the return of the Dawg — as well as Jennifer “Hi, baby!” Lopez — seems about as likely to reverse Idol‘s ratings slide as, say, trying out a Senior-Citizens Only season, I feel like we need to rally the Idoloonie Nation and suggest some real, actionable steps that Blankens & Co. can take to draw eyeballs back to The House That Kelly Clarkson Built. I know, I know…”real, actionable steps” is never going to win out over “quick, surface fixes,” but indulge me by clicking through these 10 slides anyway, won’t you? When you’re done reading, hit the comments with your own suggestions — as long as they don’t include, oh, getting Ellen DeGeneres back on the panel, too.

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Hire Melinda Doolittle and Adam Lambert as Mentors

Please, for the love of all that's holy, NO ONE WANTS RANDY JACKSON BACK FOR SEASON 13! (Sorry for the all caps, but the idea of the Dawg's return makes me feel like there's an anvil on my chest.) Instead, why not hire Season 6 grad Melinda Doolittle (a master of pitch, phrasing and emotional connection) and Season 8's Adam Lambert (a legendary risk taker and song selector), then show us candid footage -- think Tim Gunn's critiques on Project Runway -- as the duo debates and cajoles and encourages the next generation of Angies and Candices and Lazaros through song selection, arrangement and staging. Bonus: Melinda and Adam are candid, charming and hilarious -- something that Randy Jackson and Jimmy Iovine have never been (and never will be).