Hey, we Blogcritics are a varied and multi-talented lot: support our very own Craig Kleeman on his mini-tour of Virginia and buy a CD or some merchandise from him so he can eat: i just played a show here in new york, and i’m spent. (hello, it’s your favorite travelling …

Tonight, the first of the American Idol finalists got voted back to oblivion. In my recap of last night’s show, written this morning, I predicted either Vanessa or Carmen would get nuked. It was Vanessa. I hate to say I told you so, but I flipping told you so (dances …

Broadway musician’s strike ends – ten more years of live music on the Great White Way: Broadway’s producers and striking musicians — immediately responding to a request from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to meet with a mediator Monday — bargained through the night, reaching a tentative new four-year contract …

A tiny sidebar to the story of the catastrophic death of nearly 100 people in the Rhode Island club disaster, was the fact that the great majority of the population had no idea that Great White was still a band. Big, chunky, ’80s hair metal refuses to go away: Bands …

Vicious chihuahua populist Rep. Dennis Kucinich, an ex-mayor of Cleveland, is running for president. Another Ohio ex-mayor, Jerry Springer, is thinking of running for the Senate. Kucinich was practically run out of town for dogmatically driving the city to financial ruin, among other sins. Springer resigned from Cincinnati City Council …

AOL – it’s bubble burst on every level – seems to have a very different atitude these days. The latest development? As of today members can block pop-up ads: AOL Web Pop-Up Controls was to be available to customers Wednesday for download, and will appear in future versions of AOL’s …

Do you want a PC in your car?

Forbes reports that broadcasters are displeased with Arbitron’s falling response rate as people filter out unsolicited calls and telemarketers. Arbitron still relies on a diary system, filled out by hand by members of the public, who are paid $2 a week for the pleasure. And they wonder why the response …

"Hotel Remix" March 19-21 in Miami.

The finals have begun. How did I know? My son and I were down in the basement working out like manly men, and between sets I was hopping over to the computer to see what was up. We were having a pretty big traffic day yesterday and the counter was …