Someone who didn't get a whole lot of play this season but definitely deserves a second look is Jackie Tohn. She would've been a great VFTW pick if she wasn't in the same group as Tatiana. Jackie's album Beguiling is available on iTunes and it's as quirky and eclectic as we expected it to be. So go support an actual artist who's releasing some interesting music and pick up her album.
JoesPlace has updated her top 50 list today. Here are the contestants that we know are definitely in this year's top 50. If they make the next cut, they are in the top 36, and will compete for our votes.
Angela Martin, Emily Wynne-Hughes, Jackie Tohn, Jakob McKay, Ju'Not Joyner, Justin Williams, Michael Bartul, Ryan P.A. Johnson, Stephen Fowler, Taylor Vaifanua, and T.K. Hash.
If you know anything about these contestants (especially Michael, Stephen, and T.K., since we know so little about them), let us know, anonymity guaranteed.
We found even more Hollywood contestant spoilers over at MJ's Big Blog (via King Julien at IdolForums). Although there are tons of plants (CUT IT OUT, IDOL), one of the contestants is an even bigger plant than Joanna Pacitti (hard to imagine, right?) We have no idea how these contestants have fared so far, but they all made it to at least Hollywood. Again, if you know anything about these people, please let us know.
Go check out underrated Idol contestant Jackie Tohn tonight at The Living Room in New York City if you're in the area. It's a free show at 8:45 PM (not too late), so you have no excuse not to go. So do it. Here's a little Jackie on her couch to give you a taste of what to expect.