Blog Posts by Lyndsey Parker

Last night, the "American Idol" top four show had a "One-Hit Wonders" theme, but there were more hits than misses, as the contestants picked mostly lame song choices that not only were missed opportunities to show some creativity and personality, but technically weren't even one-hit wonders at all.

Today, my "The Day After" co-host Matt Whitfield and I talk about last night's episode (including all the disgusting Amber-pimping and Candice/Kree-busing), and also we address those crazy rumors about Fox honchos trying to change up the judging panel mid-season. Enjoy the "Idol" chatter!

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Daft Punk's surprise video is the talk of CoachellaDay one of Southern California's Coachella music festival in the Indio desert boasted an impressive lineup of acts, from the old-school (Stone Roses, Blur, Jurassic 5, Sparks) to the new (Foals, Palma Violets, Jake Bugg, Passion Pit). But the act that made the biggest impression did so without even showing up: Yes, the talk of Coachella Friday was not a concert but a commercial, basically, for Daft Punk's Random Access Memories, one of the most anticipated albums of summer 2013.

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Sarah in the kitchen [photo: Justin Goode]Season 10 "American Idol" alum and cool food blogger Sarah Sellers has been posting her viewing-party snack recipes in Reality Rocks for two "Idol" seasons now, and she's back this year to get your mouth watering every night of Season 12.

This week, one of the themes for the top four "Idol" finalists was "one-hit wonders," and even though most of the contestants really didn't adhere to that theme, sadly, Sarah's viewing-party recipe is still inspired by recent food fads. "In honor of the nation's obsession with everything cupcake, I went with a savory chicken pot pie cupcake!" she explains. Enjoy!

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photo: Michael Yarish/FoxDuring the second hour of "American Idol" this Wednesday, the top four girls sang "One-Hit Wonders," a theme voted for by fans. (I admit I may have voted for that theme a couple times. And by "a couple," I mean, like, 67.) Excitedly I sat in front of the TV with my popcorn and boxed wine, ready for a delightful evening of Chumbawumba's "Tubthumping" (a great song choice for anyone who's ever been in the bottom three), Buckner & Garcia's "Pac-Man Fever," Baltimora's "Tarzan Boy," Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair," "One Night in Bangkok," "Who Let the Dogs Out," or, of course, the best one-hit wonder ever, White Town's "Your Woman." Yes, I should've known from my years of "Idol"-watching that the contestants would disappoint me and either pick the fuddy-duddiest songs imaginable, or just ignore the theme altogether. But still, I dared to dream.

You see, I was hoping for a bit of irreverent, even silly fun after a long season that's been full of negative energy and plenty of low-energy

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On Tuesday, "The Voice" Season 4 Battle Rounds concluded, and once again, only three of the episode's six Battles were shown in full, while the other three showdowns aired as part of a frustratingly brief montage. Today, my "The Day After" cohost Matt Whitfield and I are not happy about this, but we're trying to stay positive, as we look ahead to next week's sure-to-be-exciting Knockout Rounds. Enjoy our dish about all of last night's Battles, and our assessment of where all four teams stand so far, in our latest chat below!

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Nicki Minaj in full daytime-drag realness [photo: Jun Sato/WireImage]Rumors continue to swirl that Nicki Minaj, along with the rest of the "American's Idol's" judging panel, will be booted off "Idol" next season. But Nicki may already have her sights set on another reality-TV judging job, and I say Her Minajesty is the perfect woman for the gig. Tuesday night, as news was breaking of Nicki's supposed job instability over at Fox, Nicki took to her Twitter--but not to address any "Idol" gossip. No, hunties, she had much more important issues on her mind, all having to do with a far superior show (actually the best show in the history of television), "RuPaul's Drag Race."

Wait barbz, this is serious. I'm mad jinx made it this far in drag race. Yes, great comedy but roxxy face be servin beat REALTness hunty!

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) April 24, 2013

She came IN fierce! Face, sewing, hair, I'm just sayin > RT @byronluvminajI love Roxxxy!! Them lashes and eyeshadow!! yes ma'am!!!

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) April 24, 2013

But when it came to the acting this week,

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Sarah Sellers [photo: Justin Goode]Season 10 "American Idol" alum and cool food blogger Sarah Sellers has been posting her viewing-party snack recipes in Reality Rocks for two "Idol" seasons now, and she's back this year to get your mouth watering every night of Season 12.

Tonight, one of the themes for the top four "Idol" finalists is "one-hit wonders," so Sarah's viewing-party recipe is inspired by recent food fads. "For the bun-less craze, or everything wrapped in lettuce, I decided to do a mini-turkey burger in honor of the Atkins diet," she explains. Enjoy!

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Which of these girls got the final Steal?The last Battle Rounds of "The Voice" Season 4 aired Tuesday, finalizing the team lineups that will advance to next week's knuckle-biting Knockout Rounds. There were no major upsets this evening, other than the very upsetting fact that, once again, three of the Battles were shown only in truncated montage form. Not cool, "Voice"! But otherwise, this was an entertaining episode, with sound decisions made by the four coaches.

Here are the final lucky contestants who squeaked through to next week's Knockouts:

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