Archie! Acting! OMG!

[Locals on Unreality TV] Murray's own American Idol runner-up David Archuleta has filmed his first acting gig! For a February 2009 episode of Nickelodeon's iCarly! No, I've never heard of it, either! Squeal!

"You do need a good memory for the dialogue, and I'll have to work on that, but it would be fun to continue acting," Archie told Us--not us; it's like a real magazine. "With iCarly, I also got to hang out with kids my own age for a change, and that was a real bonus."

Instead of those creaky 20-somethings on the American Idol tour? Or the creepy old producers who "crafted" this gawdawful paean to teen like/lust? You're better off on Nick, DA. Seriously. We're lookin' out for you here.


(Bill Frost)

That's Our Archie!

[Karaoke News] Remember David Archuleta? No? Come on--he was almost an American Idol! Anyway, Archie just told Seventeen magazine the following:

Q: When was your first kiss?

A: I haven't had a first kiss.

And ...

Q: What's a girl fashion trend that confuses you?

A: I don’t get those really short skirts.

Not to mention ...

Q: What's your dream job?

A: ... If not music, I think it would be pretty cool to be an ear, nose and throat doctor.

Somehow, David Cook seems even more like a rock star than before ... (Bill Frost)

Oh David, Oh David

[Archuletta Idolatry] In honor of the week that is all David Archuletta, all the time, here is a thoughtful piece on the topic by the New Yorker's pop music critic. Um, if you're under 25, don't bother. (Holly Mullen)

Archie Watch

For those of you who may have been unaware, DAVID FUCKING ARCHULETA IS IN TOWN!!!!

The breathless coverage pours in, including this important story about someone who was once in the general vicinity of the would-be Idol. You know, when The Onion pegs stories to mundane happenings to "area man," they're joking. (Scott Renshaw)