CD Spotlight: The ‘Ferris Wheel’ that never started spinning

During his American Idol exit interview, Michael Sarver said he had already written more than 800 songs. The 10th-place finisher from season eight serves up six on his 14-track self-titled debut CD, which was released in July.

New music coming from Phil Stacey in August

Add Phil Stacey to the long list of Idol contestants with plans to release an album this year. When last we heard from Phil, he had released a country album in April 2008. It wasn’t exactly a smash hit for the top-six finisher from season six of Idol. The best-performing single from the...