james spargo

Australian Idol Round-Up: Australia, This Is Your Final 12

9:11AM Clem Bastow | While it took team Defamer a little while to get over the tragedy of a) James Spargo not getting through to the Top 12 and a.i) James Spargo actually turning out to be a bit shit (although he gets points for saying his baby son could “put it in lots of different holes” when discussing what genre he tends towards), last night the 2008 Final 12 was revealed (eight of them have already been bought domain names by Sony BMG) and, gee whiz, what a bunch of champeens they are. (Also, the Cadbury gorilla ad ISN’T FUNNY ANYMORE, so imagine what it’ll feel like in two months’ time!) Let’s hold hands and head over the jump to discuss their prospects, shall we? More »

Australian Idol: It Can’t Be Long Now Before Things Actually Get Interesting, Right? Right?

9:15AM Jess McGuire | Last night’s Wild Card episode wasn’t enough to keep me in the house, the lure of Japanese food and my friend Booky’s text message stating “You know Idol is shit, come to tea” overpowering my original desire to remain couch-bound and Marcia’d up to the eyeballs, but thanks to the wonders of technology, I was able to view the performances once I got home and I’ve gotta say… I’m not overly enthusiastic about any of the singers (James Spargo makes me want to go a little punchy actually, ever since the audition episodes where he cried at the drop of a hat) but if Roshani doesn’t make it into the Top Twelve, I will boycott the show for the rest of the season*. Watch her performance, and soak up more vapid thoughts from Your Editor, after the jump. *Note: When push comes to shove, I probably won’t stand by this vow. More »

Preemptive Australian Idol Round-Up: James Spargo Is Your New God

11:28AM Clem Bastow | After everyone enjoyed our first Australian Idol 2008 missive yesterday, I couldn’t stop watching the Idol promo – and, like many of you, became fascinated by the winning chap at the 0:27 mark, whose performance of the line “loving each other wholeheartedly” is sure to go down in the annals of Australian music as one of its greatest moments. Well, another Idol promo/teaser has surfaced that gives us a little more of an insight into this champion (as well as 23 of his fellow entrants; whatever). Ladies and gentlemen, at the 0:27 mark (again!) and 0:54, I give you James Spargo: More »