Category Archives: Uncategorized
From Mission to Music Career: Interview with Neon Trees’ drummer Elaine Bradley
If anyone’s wondered how David will fare in the sex-drugs-rock’n’roll music industry when he returns from his mission, this interview with Neon Trees’ drummer Elaine Bradley may shed some light on how that could work. It’s an awesome interview in … Continue reading
Mystery solved … um, one anyhow!
We all love a good mystery to pit our wits against, a puzzle to solve, an enigma to unravel to experience the thrill of it, the twists and turns, and, finally, that “a-ha” moment, the definitive answer. Life is mysterious. … Continue reading
Star of David: A Jewish perspective on Christmas From the Heart
Why is a nice Jewish woman listening – in quite an obsessive way, no less – to a Christmas album, you may ask? To David Archuleta’s Christmas album? Good question. To answer that, let me tell my own Christmas Story. … Continue reading
Up Close and Personal: Christmas From The Heart
Regardless of when we first heard David sing, the reality is it was pure and simple, wonderful and blessed fate that crisscrossed our lives with David’s artistry. And, now with this album, there will be myriad people hearing David for … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving!
Monday, Oct. 12th, is Canadian Thanksgiving. So, when it was announced that Oct. 13th was the official release date for David Archuleta’s Christmas From the Heart CD, the timing seemed too good to be true. I was thankful when the … Continue reading
Team Archie CFTH gifting campaign
When David Archuleta’s first CD was released, the U.S. WalMart versions featured a bonus track — Works for Me. Unfortunately for Canadians, WalMart stores in this country didn’t carry the bonus-track version. So fans on this side of the border … Continue reading
To snippet or not to snippet, that is the question?
Hypnotized and mesmerized from listening to song fragments on repeat, Canadians are frantic to get to the mall as fast as they can to get Christmas from the Heart on Oct. 13! If you’re buying in bulk for Christmas gifting, … Continue reading
People photo shoot: Teen idols then and now
The phone rang and I paused the People.com video at this spot. When I hung up the phone and looked at the screen, I was struck by the starkly different expressions of Rick Springfield and David Archuleta, the two subjects … Continue reading
Picksburgh revisited: In this moment
Being a devotee of David Archuleta and his music is a continuum of moments crafted together into a beautiful mosaic. These moments can be fleeting — receiving a good laugh from a David tweet — or a more extended pleasure … Continue reading
Wizard of Awe*
I have come to appreciate how focused David Archuleta is in his intent, be it how he sings a song, or his efforts in the recording studio. Never, in my mind, is this focus more evident than when David improvises. … Continue reading