Tori Amos will kick off a new tour in support of her latest album "Abnormally Attracted to Sin" Friday night at Seattle's WaMu Theatre. I've written a related story set to run in Friday's GO section. But until that comes out, I thought fans would get a kick out of a couple of clips from my interview.

Clip 1: Tori talks about the new production, tinkering with song arrangements and dusting off deep album cuts

Clip 2: Tori on the "upheaval events" and synth experimentation that went into the "Attracted to Sin" album

Well, the cell phones and cameras were out again last night at the T-Dome. Here are some decent clips I found of last night's American Idols Live show.

Here's Adam Lambert singing Muse's "Starlight"

... and Tears for Fears' "Mad World."

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The South Sound Mix Tape is working pretty smoothly again, so I've been uploading songs like crazy this afternoon. Here's what's new with links to the bands and CDs for those of you who wanna learn more:

"Something About A Heart" by Kusikia (from EMP/SFM's "Live From Sound Off" compilation)

"Earth People" by Lozen (from that New Frontier set I recorded a while back)

"Bring on the Dancing Girls (live)" by Girl Trouble

"Seatac" by the Coloffs

Originally, I'd heard the Aug. 15 rock festival that's headed to Wright Park would be called Riot in the Park. But apparently the folks behind it are going with the less catchy (but easier to sell to the people with the permits) Music and Art in the Park.

Organizer John Thurmon e-mailed me a killer lineup, chock full of local favorites, yesterday: Zeke, Guns & Rosetti, Girl Trouble, Broken Oars, C.F.A., The Coloffs, Neutral Boy, Mico De Noche, The Plastards, Stone Axe, Starstruck, Pain Killers and Tallest Tree.

The festival MySpace page is here. And I just added a couple of cuts from Girl Trouble and the Coloffs to the South Sound Mix Tape, in case you hadn't noticed.

Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, a.k.a. American Idols No. 1 and 2, Tuesday night at the Tacoma Dome.
ERNEST JASMIN

A point of disclosure: I’m not the biggest “American Idol” fan. Just don’t get it, actually. It’s kind of like televised karaoke, minus the sloppy drunks singing hideously off-key versions of Crue tunes before hitting the parking lot for a quick chunder. (For the record: Always entertaining.) So over the course of eight seasons, I’ve tuned in only about as much as my nine to five required; that is to say, I mainly just followed local boys Sanjaya, Blake Lewis and A.J. Gil (remember him? Season one?) and ignored most of the rest.

But I must confess that, as jaded as I am, I may have caught just a smidge of Lambert mania Tuesday night.

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Here's who sang what on the second night of the American Idols Live tour, which wound down a couple of hours ago at the Tacoma Dome. Check back, 'cause I've got more pics and a little commentary on the way.