Utah Gossip

I was listening to 101.5 The Beagle…Salt Lake Snoopy! this morning (local country station), and they were interviewing Carmen Rasmussen of American Idol fame. (She’s a local Utahn.) No, she didn’t win. I think she said she came in 6th place a few season ago. Apparently, she’s been working for a long time for a record deal, and finally, she got one. They played her new song on the radio this morning, and I had high hopes because American Idol has produced some very talented musicians with great albums. (There are the obvious like Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood, and then the lesser known Josh Gracin, who has some great songs.) Rasmussen’s first single, “Nothin’ Like the Summer,” was played this morning on the radio, and I was disappointed. It was boring, and her voice didn’t even sound that good. It should be a “straight to elevator” release. Hopefully the other songs will be better, and not as sleep-inducing, as I usually listen to the radio when I’m driving.