Teen Entertainment Mania: DC Dude Edition Tracklisting

Here is the tracklisting for Teen Entertainment Mania: DC Dude Edition:
1. Lifetime – Katharine McPhee
2. Phoenix – Brooke White
3. Zero Gravity – David Archuleta
4. More – Selena Gomez & the Scene
5. Don’t Stop Believin’ – Glee Cast Version
6. Got Dynamite – Demi Lovato
7. D is for Dangerous – Allison Iraheta
8. Find Yourself – Drew Seeley
9. Ready to Rock – Steve Rushton
10. Do It Up – Mitchel Musso
11. Double Dutch Bus – Raven Symone
12. Blame It On the Beat – Ashley Tisdale
13. Black & Gold – Sam Sparro
14. Throw Your Hands Up (Slap Happy Symphonic Unmix) – Jump5
15. Don’t Rain On My Parade – Leah Michelle (Glee)
I'll probably release it on Friday or Saturday as a "one-month-before-my-birthday" type thing =)

Here We Go Again

I've always made the posts about coming back here and doing so many cool things. Like saying "New Year, New Layout" and trying to come back everyday to post something new. But seriously...I never do. And I'm sorry for that. I've been spending a lot of time at Teen Entertainment, the other blog that I write for. It's really grown in the past few months and I've had a lot of fun being with them. But DC Dude's Spot is special to me. I started it almost a year ago because I wanted a place to vent about Disney Channel and stuff. It's been great and I've had so much fun telling you readers (if there are any of you guys left) about what I think about Disney. I know I post one thing and hardly come back, but this time I'm not going to lie. I'll post often, but I will probably be spending most of my time and blogging power at Teen Entertainment. We've got big things planned in the future and I hope that you can follow us and we the great staff and I plan to do.

As a treat for you guys that are still with me, I'll be posting a fun music mix on here tomorrow. I think I'll only have it up for a week as a special treat. It's some of my favorite music and artists. It's a part of the "Teen Entertainment Mania" series over at TE. So far we have six planned with number seven hopefully being announced soon. Here is the cover:

I'll post the tracklisting later! Hope you like it!

New Layout, New Year

Today is the last day of the year 2009! Can you believe it? I sure can't. I hope everyone had a great Christmas and is preparing for an awesome New Year!
I made a new banner for the upcoming season of American Idol. I put some of my favorites in there and their music is in the playlist. Hope you enjoy it!
I don't know how long I'll be keeping this banner though, I'll probably make some different ones when the season gets started with different cover art from all the different Idols.

New Banner

Sorry...I know...it's been a while! But Christmas is soon here and I have a lot to catch up on. Today we'll start with a new banner and some music reviews.

I found this picture from the banner on Disney Dude Entertainment last year so props to them!

Well, tons of music has come out. Emily Osment's single came out. She does an awesome re-invention of the song "Run, Rudolph, Run". Mitchel Musso also re-invented "Jingle Bell Rock". It's the classic lyrics but adds his signature on the end of it.

One of my favorite Christmas CD's is SHeDaisy's "Brand New Year". Do you remember them? They had a ton of drama going on a few years ago and then they made a movie. Well, this is such an amazing Christmas album. They do a few originals and then put their spin on some classics to make it their own. My favorite is a mash-up of Hark the Angels and Carol of the Bells. They fuse the two songs beautifully and effortlessly.

David Archuleta's Christmas CD came out in October but I got it late last month. It's pure Christmas spirit. He does a duet on the song "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and I really like it as a duet. It's not a Christmas song that you imagine a duet working.

Bianca Ryan also released a Christmas EP this year. She won the first season of America's Got Talent when she was eleven. Now she's fifteen and even more of an amazing singer. She's really grown into a better artist and all her songs are great. It consists of five songs with two of them being originals. She also sings the song "When Christmas Comes to Town" from Polar Express. It's one of my favorite Christmas songs and it's really good sung by just one person.

I'll review more songs tomorrow and maybe some Christmas shows and specials! See you then!

New Layout

Hey, I'm back! I put up a whole new layout and banner. I made this Christmasy Canp Rock 2 poster. I really like it and I hope you do too. I'll be back in the swing of things soon and be reviewing your favorite songs, movies and shows just in time for the Holidays! Merry Christmas!

Under Construction

Sorry...but I'm trying to get a new template up so it might be a while! Thanks for sticking around!

Free Katharine McPhee Song!

This week on iTunes, Katharine McPhee's new Christmas single "I'll Be Home For Christmas" is available for free through iTunes Discovery Download! She gives an awesome spin on the classic. She is an amazing singer and her voice meshes with the song perfect. I really liked the art for it too, but I found this one on Coverlandia and liked it even better because it matches her other single art. Thanks Coverlandia!

Katharine's other Christmas single "O Come All Ye Faithful" is available on iTunes as well for the low price of 99 cents. It's worth the money! Trust me!

Glee "Last Christmas"

Last week, the cast of Glee released their Christmas single of "Last Christmas". I really like this song. The Ashley Tisdale version is really good, but I have to say that this one is better. It's really cool to hear this song sung by a girl and a guy. It's almost a duet, but not. And then they give it the Glee Cast spin to make it like a show tune. Seriously, a major Christmas favorite. And the best part is, the proceeds from the song all go to charity! A great song for a great cause! Why not? So go to iTunes and get your copy!

David Archuleta "Christmas from the Heart" Review

I got David A's Christmas CD the other day and it is amazing! It is pure Christmas spirit! His voice is pure and just so good. My favorite songs are "Pat-a-Pan" and "Melodies of Christmas". "Pat-a-Pan" isn't an original but you hardly ever hear it. It has a really cool beat to it and some instrumental work that really add to it. "Melodies of Christmas" is the only original on the album. It's really cool how they added some classic Christmas song lyrics in the song.
My only problem with the CD is that I wish they had done some faster songs. Something full of spirit in the pop David style. But it's really good. Go get your copy wherever CDs are sold! But good luck finding it! I got the last one at a Barnes & Noble.
P.S. I don't like the original art for the album so I found this one and put it to my iPod. Thanks Snarky Archies!

Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure Review

Thanksgiving Sunday, the new Tinkerbell movie was on Disney Channel. I really liked the first one when it premiered during the Summer and really looked forward to seeing the second one. It was SOOOOO good! It was way better than the first and it was a lot funnier.

The storyline was really cool. There wasn't really a villain like in the first one, and it was just a giant quest. It was about self discovery. I really liked how Jesse McCartney's character, Terence, had a bigger part. I missed seeing the other fairies though. I loved when Terence was talking to Silvermist and he said Tink exploded and she said "SHE EXPLODED!" Seriously, the best part!
I can't wait for the next Tinkerbell movie "The Great Fairy Race", probably due out next summer.

Skyrunners Review

Disney XD's first ever original movie premiered on the day after Thanksgiving. I Tivoed it, after seeing the previews for it on Disney Channel it looked pretty good. I was really excited to see it, but I was sadly disappointed.
The movie was soooooo predictable. I sat there watching it, saying the scenes out loud to what was going to happen next. Every single time I was right! I don't want to ruin it, but it was seriously mega predictable.
It was a good start for Disney XD. They don't have any other ideas to build on so they will of course make a sequel. Let's hope it's better than the first.
Overall, it was a good solid start to Disney XD's many original movies. I look forward to better ones in the future!

Brooke White Christmas EP

I was browsing through the Holiday section in iTunes this week and found a Christmas EP from Brooke White. She's on of my favorite artists, and I immediately grabbed it. It only has three songs but it's totally worth it. I didn't like the cover that they had for it so I made my own.

The first song on the EP is "Away in the Manger". My cover says "Away in a Manger" only because I was listening to the song when I was making it and they say "away in a manger" in the song. It was really cool to hear a new version of this song. It's a true Christmas classic and you hardly ever hear it.

The second song is "Blue Christmas". She remakes the Elvis classic and makes it her own. Elvis is cool and all, but this song has a lot of repeating in it. This one doesn't repeat anything and is a really nice version of it.

The last song is my favorite cover and song! "California Christmas" is (I think) an original. I love Christmas songs where they sing about the Christmas in places where it doesn't snow. I lived in California for a long time, and this song is really cool.

Her voice is absolutely beautiful and pure on this EP. She's a unique artist that has an interesting sound. If you're not a Brooke White fan, you'll still love this EP. It's a great addition to your Christmas playlist!

Emily Osment "Run, Rudolph, Run"

Emily is releasing a Christmas single! Her EP was amazing and I can't wait to here her version of this song! It is being released on December 1st!

Thanksgiving Review

This was a really fun Thanksgiving this year. My family and I went over to a friends house and had smoked turkey, ham, garlic mashed potatoes, stuffing, and pasta with squash...it tastes a lot better than it sounds! My mom made rolls and I think I ate about half of them =). But rolls have to be the one thing that you can fifty of. We went home and watched Up!, which has to be the best Pixar movie ever!
But, before all of that was the Macy's Parade. I watched on NBC after it was almost over so my Tivo wouldn't catch up to it. Mitchel Musso, Katharine McPhee, Boys Like Girls, and Tiffany Thornton were among many of the great people they had. Tiffany Thornton sang with Kermit the Frog to perform their new Christmas single "I Believe". It is such a good song! That song defines what Christmas is to the line! Such an amazing new Christmas song. You can buy it on iTunes on the 8th!

P.S. The template I have right now won't let me have a Chatbox, so if you have a comment, just leave one on a post. Thanks!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.....

Christmas is coming closer with everyday, and here at DC Dude's Spot, everyday is Christmas! I'll be reviewing songs, shows, and movies everyday! This really is the greatest time of year and I can't wait to celebrate it with you! Happy Holidays!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! Today is meant to be spent around family and friends as you show how thankful you are for them! So get out there, eat tons, have fun, and be thankful for all that is around you!
I'm thankful to have awesome family and friends at home, school, church, and right here on DC Dude's Spot. I'm mostly thankful for their love and generosity that they give me. Whenever I'm with them, I feel as though I am always needed, and that is one of the greatest feelings on Earth. I'm thankful for you guys, the readers of my blog. It may be small, but I really enjoy doing this. Thank you!
The holidays are among us and Christmas is coming soon, so stay tuned for some awesome stuff from DC Dude's Spot!

Play My Music!

I really like to make the collages of cover art so I made one a while ago with some of my favorite music. I've got plenty of Disney Channel music and stars in there, along with some of my other favorites. The soundtrack for Glee, Kris Allen, Allison Iraheta, Jump5, guest., VFactory, Kelly Clarkson, Katherine McPhee, and Jason Castro. They are all amazing artists, and would recommend them to anyone!

Fall!

Hey everybody! It's been a while, but I'm back! I'll try my best to post as much as I can from now on.
The banner is some of my favorite music that has come out during the fall.
It is officially fall and Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away! The Holiday Season is well on its way as we all scramble for the best presents and the biggest turkey! I've got some big plans for Christmas so stay tuned!

Sonny with a Chance Review

The new "Sonny with a Chance" was on on Sunday, and it was the first of the new episodes airing every Sunday this month. This episode had the comedian/actor Jeff Dunham. He had a funny part, but not a major role.
It was cool in this episode how we got to see some more of Sonny's mom. When Sonny and her mom started to Work Things Out, I was busting up laughing! Then, to compare Sonny and her mom to Tanwy and her mom was pretty cool too. One mom bought her daughter a mop and another bought her daughter a shirt that didn't fit her. Haha...that was a good one.
Stay tune this Sunday for a new episode!

New Layout, New Start

I made a new layout for the blog the other day. I really liked the design so I went with it. It'd different and it kind of reminds me of spring, but I find it to be really relaxing and fresh. Hope you like it!
P.S. I'll put the chat box back up after things settle down with my other blogging stuff.