all the (obvious) news that's fit to print

the new york times breaks news takes this little sploog of acid reflux, prints it, and pretends it's news about american idol:

On Wednesday, in an e-mail message, (Manfred) Westphal (a spokesman for FremantleMedia North America, which produces “American Idol”) said: “Due to extensive choreography and to balance their voices with open mikes against a screaming audience, the Idols do sing along to their own prerecorded vocal track during the group performances only.”

there's arts news for you. these guys are on it.

UPDATE 3/26/09 – re-reading that quote from westphal, it sounds like "the idols" (do we really have to call them that? ick) get together like pre-schoolers and "do sing-along," like it's a game. "c'mon idols, put away your binkies and clean up your area because it's time to do sing-along!"