September is usually a month of celebration: Fall arrives, football returns, leaves turn, wardrobes change, and school is back in session. But Allstar Weekend isn’t exactly celebrating on the new single, “Blame It on September.” The track is a single off the band’s forthcoming LP, All the Way, which ironically enough, drops next Tuesday… September… Read more »
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WBRE ‘PA LIVE!’: Pia Toscano/Mark Ballas, Miss PA USA Announcement
I stopped by WBRE’s “PA Live!” for my weekly segment, “The Ralphie Report.” This week, the topics included the break-up of Pia Toscano and Mark Ballas, along with the announcement that I will be judging this year’s Miss Pennsylvania USA pageant. I’ll also serve as a judge for the Miss Connecticut USA competition. I will… Read more »
How I Coped With the Tragedy of September 11, 2001
Everyone has a different method for coping with tragedy. Some pray, some rest, others show a range of emotions. For the most part, I usually turn to some type of work for dealing with the negative. My thought is that taking negative energy and creating something positive with it is a win-win situation. You’ve coped… Read more »
VIDEO: 2011 MTV Video Music Awards Black Carpet News and Notes
There were three big changes this year to the MTV Video Music Awards: no host, the red carpet went from white to black, and all of the arrivals were inside at the Marriott, which is next door to the Nokia Theatre. Save those, it was another star-studded event in Los Angeles, which set a network… Read more »
INTERVIEW: ‘Idol’ Finalist Casey Abrams Feels Normal After NYC Treatment
“American Idol” finalist Casey Abrams recently revealed on “The Ralphie Radio Show” that he is feeling no symptoms of his ulcerative colitis after receiving an infusion of remedies in New York City. “All the remedies are kicking in,” said Abrams. “I’ve been completely normal.” Abrams revelation is great news, especially if you’ve followed the jazz… Read more »
INTERVIEW: ‘Idol’ Haley Reinhart Talks About How She Almost Won It All
Haley Reinhart covered Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” and did it more than justice on “American Idol.” Then, the Chicago native almost had it all, herself. “I’m about to get ready for the show, just to sit in the audience, and I get the producers coming up to me,” Reinhart recalled of when she was… Read more »
INTERVIEW: Paul McDonald Plans Wedding, Next Music Move While on ‘Idol’ Tour
He has a band, The Grand Magnolias, waiting for him so the group can start playing shows. He has a fiance, “Twilight” actress Nikki Reed, waiting for him so they can get married. But while Paul McDonald may be thinking about his band and planning for his wedding, he’s still on tour with “American Idol… Read more »
INTERVIEW: ‘Idol’ Pia Toscano Thinks Early Elimination Was a Blessing in Disguise
As “American Idol” finalist Pia Toscano is currently finding out, everything happens for a reason. The Season 10 contestant revealed on “The Ralphie Radio Show” that her early elimination from “Idol” afforded her a chance to get a head start on recording her debut album. “I had a lot of time before we started the… Read more »
INTERVIEW: Selena Gomez Dismisses Old Adage, Rumors
Selena Gomez is not buying the notion that “no press is bad press.” “That’s always kind of been a part of it,” Gomez said in response to the amount of coverage regarding her personal life, namely her relationship with fellow pop star Justin Bieber. “I think that’s a part of everybody’s life when it comes… Read more »
VIDEO: Selena Gomez Shoots Down SATC, MTV VMA Rumors; Talks Demi Lovato’s Birthday
In an interview which will air on “The Ralphie Radio Show” August 22, Selena Gomez shot down a pair of rumors about her alleged involvement in a new “Sex and the City” TV series and a Britney Spears tribute planned for the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. The interesting thing is that Gomez calls herself… Read more »