[Note: this post is about pop music, network television and American Idol. I kept it rather short, but you\u2019ve been warned.]<\/p>\n
I realize this will only further fuel my friend Daye\u2019s vitriol about that fact that I\u2019m a \u201ccultural dumpster.\u201d However, I can\u2019t say I\u2019ve ever been excited<\/em> about watching American Idol until this season. Adam Lambert and the falsetto that will destroy the world is the most interesting thing happening on prime time network television by a mile.<\/p>\n I\u2019d also add that I\u2019ve lately become Ann Powers\u2019<\/a> number one fan as a result of her insightful Idol commentary (plus the fact that she was basically assigned to attended three Prince concerts<\/a> on the same night seals her as one of the last great things left at the LAT). In any case, if you\u2019re not going to take my word for the GLAMbert craze, at least read about \u201cWhy Adam Couldn\u2019t Go Disco on Disco Night.\u201d<\/a> A great piece of writing that also sent me to the equally tremendous non-Idol performance of “Crazy”<\/a> by Lambert.<\/p>\n I realize that a lot is being written (and not a whole lot being said by Adam) about his sexuality, but I find that way more refreshing than the typecasting of LGBT cast members on Survivor, the Amazing Race, and the Real World. While I realize there is a real election taking place in Los Angeles today, I will indeed be casting (numerous) votes toward change in pop music I can fully endorse.<\/p>\n