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marigold:
An interesting article on David Cook:
David Cook puts the finishing touches on his upcoming album
David Cook has been pretty quiet since the American Idol tour wrapped Sept. 13, but with his debut due on Nov. 18, the season 7 champ is preparing for another nonstop ride. Mastering on his self-titled album was completed in New York earlier this week, with Cook personally overseeing the finishing touches on 12 tracks, 11 of which he wrote or cowrote. Other songwriters who made the cut: Goo Goo Dolls' Johnny Rzeznik, Our Lady Peace singer Raine Maida (who's credited on four songs), Cathy Dennis (of Britney Spears "Toxic" fame), and, of course, Chris Cornell, who wrote the single "Light On."
As of Oct. 21, fans who pre-order the full album on iTunes can download the single instantly and will also get an as-yet-undetermined exclusive bonus track. As for the Idol-winning song, "The Time of My Life," which Cook told EW.com might not make the record, it appears as a bonus track on the album's official track listing.
What's next on Cook's schedule? A video for Light On, directed by Wayne Isham (Bon Jovi, Britney Spears), which he'll shoot in Los Angeles on Thursday and Friday, and lots of TV appearances next month, among them: The Ellen Degeneres Show, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Live With Regis and Kelly, and Good Morning America. It's a good thing Cook's firmed up his backing band, which, in the ultimate gesture of hometown pride, includes two members of the Tulsa outfit he used to play with, Midwest Kings.
Full track listing after the jump...
1. Declaration
2. Heroes
3. Light On
4. Come Back to Me
5. Life on the Moon
6. Bar-ba-sol
7. Mr. Sensitive
8. Lie
9. I Did It for You
10. Avalanche
11. Permanent
12. A Daily AntheM*
* Of course we asked if the last letter in "A Daily Anthem" was capitalized on purpose, and were told by 19 Entertainment that it was, per Cook's wishes. Check back with EW.com for an explanation from the man himself.
Link: http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/10/david-cook-upda.html
marigold:
An interesting article:
'American Idol': David Cook heading to 'SNL'
Last May David Cook made history triumphing in the greatest upset in "American Idol" history. Now the reigning Season 7 champion is about to break another sound barrier: On Nov. 1 he will become the first idol to appear as the musical guest on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" immediately upon release of his debut album.
Cook will become the fourth idol to appear in the prestigious slot. However, the three previous "American Idol" graduates who took the 30 Rock stage did so later in the runs of their albums or in their careers. Clay Aiken and Carrie Underwood both appeared after their albums had been out for several months. Kelly Clarkson appeared in support of her second album.
Cook's eponymous debut album is set to hit stores Nov. 18. He will perform the first single, "Light On," in his "SNL" appearance, which will mark the first televised performance of the song, as well as Cook's first public outing with his new band. The song is already available for download on iTunes. His publicity tour in support of the album will also include a live, open-to-the-public performance on "Good Morning America" booked for Nov. 17. Cook plans a national tour early next year.
Link: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2008/10/american-idol-d.html
marigold:
David A Blogs:
Friday, October 17, 2008
Band Auditions & a trip to the dentist!
Hey guys! Hope things are going well with everyone. This week has been really nice since I've been able to spend a lot of time with family! As you might already know, I sang at the 7th inning of the Rays vs. Red Sox game in Tampa where my brother was able to come down for. After that, we had band auditions! So the band is in process right now, and I'm stoked for that. Then, I did the last of the recording earlier this week for the album so I'm done with recording! I've been home for the past few days and it's been great! Since we held some auditions and did the last of the recording here, I've been able to see them along with some friends. So I've really enjoyed my time here. I also went to the dentist.... haha. It was ok though because I'm cavity free! So it's been a nice relaxing week, and been so nice to spend time with everyone! Unfortunately I'm already leaving, but I'm sure I'll be able to spend more time with them later on. It's just exciting for the album to be finished after recording all these months. I better get going though! So I'll talk to you guys later and let you know what's going on!
Song for the day: Too Much Food - Jason Mraz. So I've been eating sooo much this week haha. I thought this song was really appropriate since I've been listening to it a lot lately, and eating a lot lately haha.
marigold:
An interesting article on David cook:
'American Idol' Champ David Cook's One Wish For 'Light On' Video:
'I Hope I Don't Blow It''It's kind of out of this world,' singer says of his idol, Chris Cornell, co-writing the single.
If David Cook has learned anything on his whirlwind trip from obscurity to "American Idol" celebrity, it's that, sometimes, it's best to just sit back and enjoy the ride. Which probably explains why despite the fact that he's standing on a deserted football field on a rather frigid (well, at least for Los Angeles) Thursday night in October he's still got a mile-wide grin on his face.
He's here to shoot the video for "Light On," the first single from his self-titled album, which hits stores November 18. And though he realizes the video is a fairly big deal (it's directed by Wayne Isham, the guy behind Metallica's "Enter Sandman" and Britney Spears' "Piece of Me"), Cook will freely admit that he's rather starstruck by the entire process. Which is odd, considering he's the star.
"We did the first run-through, and I felt real timid because, obviously, I don't have any experience. It's not like I grew up shooting music videos," he laughed. "It's weird, man. Little things keep happening along the way that drive the point home that I'm doing something that's both insane and really fulfilling, and this is one of those things. To be able to shoot a music video is kind of rad especially something on this scale. So, you know, I hope I don't blow it."
We suspect he's just being modest, because when MTV News was on set er, field at L.A. Valley College last Thursday (October 16), Cook looked every bit the pro, rocking out on the 50-yard line and joking with Isham, all while giving off an approachable, decidedly everyman aura. But that's just the way he's wired.
"I was pretty much an open book on ['Idol'], and that's how I am. For me, I take music really seriously the stuff that I write definitely comes from a serious place but I don't really take myself all that seriously," he said. "I mean, at the end of the day, I'm out on a football field at 1, 2 a.m. There's a very kind of absurd undertone to most of the things I do, and I'm usually the first to try and get somebody to laugh but, yeah, I do take some things seriously."
And that includes "Light On" a song that was co-written by none other than Chris Cornell and one that has already attached itself to the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It's one of Cook's favorites on the album (along with tracks like the piano-laden ballad "Permanent," a "heavy riff-rocker" called "Bar-ba-sol" and "A Daily AntheM," a song he wrote about his brother, Adam, who is battling cancer), though he'd be lying if he said a lot of that didn't have to do with Cornell's involvement.
"I did [a version of Cornell's cover of Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean'] on the show, and Chris went into the media and said some really, really nice things," he explained. "And this song actually got pitched to us, which I take as another huge compliment, the fact that he saw something in me with a song of his ... just the fact that somebody of his caliber takes the time out of their day not just to mention my name, but to say something nice, it's kind of out of this world."
The video for "Light On" is expected to premiere in early November, and until then, Cook will stay busy with a string of high-profile gigs including a November 1 performance on "Saturday Night Live." And he's already accepting ideas for his next music video, like the one we proposed to him: Why not a cameo by Cook's former "Idol" competitor, David Archuleta?
"Actually, that's not a bad idea, why didn't I think of that?" Cook laughed. "I'd make him the male lead. He'd have to win the girl, and he'd be horribly uncomfortable with that."
Link: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1597408/20081017/cook__david__4_.jhtml?rsspartner=rssYahooNewscrawler
marigold:
David A Blog:
Banding Together
Hey all! This week has been fun so far, haha. Last Friday, I got to go to Tampa, Florida to sing "God Bless America" at the Rays vs. Red Sox game. It's been a while since I've sung that song, so it was really neat to sing it at my first performance at a baseball game. My brother got to come down with us to the game because he's a huge baseball fan, so it was cool to spend some more time together.
Then, on Saturday we held band auditions. I was a little nervous about it just because I felt like I didn't have the knowledge it takes to put a band together, haha. We had my family there and some other people to help out, though, so it all worked out really well. So I'm excited! I can't wait when everything finally comes together with the band.
Then I've just been doing more recording, LOL, which is mainly just redoing parts of songs and touching up. We've been wrapping that up, though, to start doing final mixes for all the songs, which is happening any day now. So I'm pretty excited about that too because I can't wait to hear all the songs I've been recording as finished tracks. "Crush" has been the only song that has had the mastered mix, so I can hardly wait for the rest. It's craaazzyyy!
But that's all for now I guess. I'll let you know about what else comes along.
Take care,
David
Link: http://www.alloy.com/5/108/8223/1/ref/archive/5/108/
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