The Queen Extravaganza, a one-of-a-kind official Queen tribute band sanctioned by Queen's own Brian May and Roger Taylor, made its grand television debut Thursday night on "American Idol," joined by surprise guests Brian and Roger themselves. And after the show, Extravaganza members Marc Martel, Tristan Avakian, and Jennifer Espinosa headed backstage with their superstar mentors to talk with Yahoo!'s Reality Rocks about the performance, with Brian declaring, "It felt good! We had a lot of fun up there, and having fun is a big part of it. [Roger and I] were only on for like, 40 seconds--but it was the best 40 seconds of my life, what can I tell ya!"

Last night on "American Idol," Elise Testone went home in sixth place, and while this wasn't exactly a shocker, that doesn't mean my "The Day After" co-host Matt Whitfield and I aren't bummed out today. We're gonna miss that girl!

photo: FoxWhile Elise Testone was undeniably one of this "American Idol" season's most talented ladies, for some reason she never quite established the solid voter base of some of her fellow contestants, and she therefore came harrowingly close to elimination week after week and week--until this week, when she finally did go home in sixth place. Speaking backstage with Yahoo!'s Reality Rocks immediately after this Thursday's results show, she jokingly theorized that her stern default facial expression might have been a turnoff ("It looks bad, right?"), or "Maybe it's because I'm old" (at age 28, Elise is this year's oldest finalist). But more seriously, when asked if she thought the fact that she often stood up for herself had anything to do with her downfall (sassing back to the judges usually backfires, especially for female contestants), Elise answered, "I think that could be true--but I don't regret it for a second."