BY ERICA Hi all! I’m FINALLY back. It is a good season to jump into, if you’ve ever thought about it! The coaches this season are Adam, Blake, Kelly, and Jennifer Hudson. Honestly, I was extremely close to not watching The Voice this season. I wasn’t sure I could handle another season of Kelly and […]
The Voice: We Are Back For Season 14
By Erica I wish it would have come a week later as I was literally home no earlier than 9 PM every night this past week. The GREAT thing about Blind Auditions is there are no worries about “spoilers” on who goes home, etc. Everyone is a complete stranger and it is a decent mix […]
The Voice: A Winner is Crowned (And So Was A Loser, Sort of)
By Erica This is going to be short and sweet folks. Is it a full moon? Because I think that was one of the weirdest, weakest finales I’ve ever witnessed from The Voice. I think I preferred it when they had to beg famous people (or ask friends) to come perform on the show with […]
The Voice: The Fantastic Four
By Erica Take out dinner has been consumed, whiskey is poured, and cozy pjs have been donned! I AM READY! Grab your favorite beverage and feel free to review the blogs if you don’t know who to vote for or want to consider their history. Knowing me, and the day my fellow Washingtonians have had […]
The Voice: Semi Finals
By Erica I had an inkling tonight was going to be good, because my phone notifications started blowing up with TT tweeting to me. Always a good sign that we are in for a Monday night treat. As for the outfits, Adam is wearing one of his best sweater cardigan’s yet, and I think that […]
The Voice: The Excellent Eight!
By Erica I don’t know about you but I’m still thinking about some of those performances last night. I’m wanting to get to the end. I was in a meeting when the instant save opened, and didn’t check Twitter or anything. So I was going in totally cold. THE NON COMPETITION PERFORMANCES I had a […]
The Voice: Top Ten Perform
By Erica Finally home to sit down and watch the show fairly late thanks to some scheduling conflicts and road construction. Got a lot on my mind so very grateful to have The Voice to distract and calm me down! But first, NEWS FLASH. Miley might have a cold because I think she’s wearing a […]
The Voice: Top Ten!
By Erica I found out right after I sent Tamara last night’s blog, that there were THREE artists who made it to the top ten of iTunes. They are also the first three that Carson announced as moving on to next week’s Top Ten. On the list I was watching, Chloe showed up first, then […]
The Voice: Top Eleven Live Show
By Erica No rest for the weary! With the holiday and everything, I totally forgot to make song suggestions. Ooops! Did any of you make a suggestion? The one I could think of, for Ashland, would never make it. No one has heard of it and it is decidedly non-PC these days. I consider it […]
The Voice: Week 1 of the Live Results
By Erica I think there are a couple of people watching The Voice for the first time. Let me take a moment to explain just a couple of things. Monday’s two hour show is always the “competition” night. These are the performances you are voting on, or buying on iTunes. Tuesday night is “results” night. […]
The Voice: First Live Performances!
By Erica This has to be incredibly nerve racking for the artists. They record everything we just watched these past weeks, then go home (I’m not exactly sure of the time line). I also feel badly for Jennifer, as it has to be hard to go live with the news of her marriage going through […]
Adam Levine’s Team Is Cut To The Top Three
We are halfway to the live performances! Even though my DVR implied it was Team Miley night, it is actually Team Adam. Fitting, as today Blake joins Adam in Team Sexiest Man Alive. I can’t disagree. Those dimples! That chuckle! Now, one thing that could mean the revocation of Adam’s SMA status is that thing […]
The Voice Playoffs: Team Jennifer & Team Blake Cut In Half!
By Erica I have often wished for access to the NBC East Coast feed during The Voice live performances, but this season, I’ve wished I had access to it for the entire show. Especially when Tamara tweets to me about a particular performance, and I have to wait three hours to see if she is […]
The Voice: Final Knockouts
By Erica Thank goodness I was barefoot and have no ability to throw stuff, because I might have broken the TV with the first, and best, performance of the night. (Side note: Can someone explain the throwing stuff at a good performer thing to me?) Chris Weaver was spine tingling good tonight. I had literal […]
The Voice: Back To The Knock Outs
By Erica It is cold season dammit, and I think I am getting one. You all might be telling me I’m a little insane, just in case my ears are plugged up more than I realize. COACHES Kelly Clarkson is going to be good as a coach next season, VERY good. But if you are […]
The Voice: Knockouts
By Erica I don’t know about you, but I so needed The Voice tonight! A palate cleanser from everything going on in the world from all the tension caused by what is going on in the national news,Cookie Frankel (Bethenny’s dog) passing away, and trying to decide what to take over food wise to a […]
The Voice: Final Night of Battles
By Erica Just to add a bit from last night’s post. They really saved some great ones. Blake is the only one left with a steal at the end which added a tension for me, but loved all three performances. Of course they save the last save for the third and final performance. This means that the first […]
The Voice: The Battle Rounds Continue
By Erica Trying a little something different. Tonight’s episode of The Voice was SO GOOD that Tamara messaged me and said I could blog tonight if I want, because she had some comments to say! I’m on the West Coast and was only an hour in, but I HAD to agree. So, quick and probably a […]
The Voice: Buckle Up For The Battles!
By Erica Buckle up, because it is Battle time! (Or at least, grab your favorite alcoholic beverage. This week, it is wine for me. Giving the tequila a break.) THE COACHES I think this is genuinely tough for the coaches. They know how important this is to these people. I don’t know about this season, […]
The Voice: The Blinds Are Over
By Erica Holy crap! It is the end of the Blinds already. It is a testament to the quality of the artists this season that it feels that the Blinds went quick this season. Last season, it was also 3 weeks, and I even wrote that it felt much longer. This fall The Voice has […]
The Voice: A Bright Spot At The Beginning Of A Tough Week
By Erica I don’t know about you guys, but Monday was EXHAUSTING. I didn’t cry all day, but when I sat down to watch and blog The Voice, I simply lost it. The first songs were emotional. I ended up grabbing some tequila, and let the tears and the music flow. It was very cathartic. […]
The Voice: Season 13 Begins, After An Emmy Win!
By Erica Hi all! I hope you enjoyed the premiere of Season 13 of The Voice. I know I sure did, even though I’m without a DVR this week (so hard to blog a show without the ability to do a brief rewind, and not being able to avoid the commercials is annoying!) I didn’t […]
The Voice: The Final Night of Competition
By Erica I got home fairly late to the sad, maddening news about Manchester, England and thankfully, my trusty TIVO recording The Voice. Glass of wine in hand, off we go! They are doing the same song themes as they did last season, which pleases me greatly. I LOVE that they have the artists singing an […]
The Voice: And Then There Were Eight
By Erica It’s hard to believe we’re almost to the end! I knew going in that the probabilities are high that someone I like, or perhaps two someones, will be going home this week. While I can’t honestly say that this season has someone like Alisan, Sundance, or Jordan who continually blows me away week […]
The Voice Top Ten; Alisan Returns
By Erica Another week down, some great performances to enjoy, and another artist went home. No artist performed so badly on Monday that I thought “Whew, it is easy to say that person is going home”. Not even Hunter! My opinionated adversary, Tamara Tattles, watched this week so wondering if she is still willing to […]
The Voice: One Hat Down, One to Go!
By Guest Author, Erica Note: This week’s delay was totally my fault – it was Migraine Monday to start off the week for me. Fun times! Welcome to the Top 12! I’m being frivolous and against the philosophy of The Voice in concentrating on what everyone looks like or wears first thing, but I […]
The Voice: The Live Round Decisions Have Been Made!
By Erica It is the second and final week of the Knockouts, with a two-hour KO on Monday, and a one hour “Road to the Live Shows” on Tuesday. This will include some unseen footage as well as a review of the 20 artists left. While I do enjoy all the steps leading up to […]
The Voice Battle Rounds: Tough Decisions
By Erica Throughout this season, I have mentioned that while the performances have been absolutely solid, there hasn’t been an artist who has given me the shivers from the beginning. Last week gave me hope and kept me riveted. First week of Knockouts kept my interest as well. THE TALENT I don’t know how […]
The Voice Battle Rounds: Know Your Lane!
By Erica Right off the bat, Monday and Tuesday’s episodes of The Voice kept me riveted – so much better than last week! Not only were there some great performances worthy of any of the previous seasons, but there was probably one of the worst I can remember. Captivating television. More on that later. THE […]
The Voice: A Young Russell Crowe
By Erica Hello all my Voice lurkers!!! Spring has sprung, pollen is kicking my ass, and it is time for the Battle Rounds! TT tells me that the Voice entries get a lot of views – give me a shout out in the comments! If there is an area or topic of conversation I’m missing […]
The Voice Did Blake Shelton Cheat?
By Erica The final week of the Blind Auditions is here! It has only been three weeks, but it feels longer. Thank goodness they aren’t like American Idol, and show us a bunch of bad auditions too. This is the week where the coaches get very picky, as they only have two spots left. It […]
The Voice: Blinds Week Two
By Erica Its’ week two of The Voice, and HALLELUJAH the bios of the talent aren’t all sob stories! Some are actually more about their paths as musicians! I’m grateful as I thought I was going to have to fast forward. I can’t hear too many sob stories on a show I watch for fun. […]
THE VOICE: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
By Erica Hey all! It’s been a long strange week of Blind Auditions. This Thursday episode sure threw my schedule off, but I do like that the Tuesday episode was only an hour for the Blinds. Two two hour episodes back to back is sometimes too much. I did check, and next week has Monday […]