Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/ PostNuke Powered Site en-us http://claudepate.com/images/logo.gif http://claudepate.com/ admin@claudepate.com http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5643 MY FOURTH of JULY VACATION STARTS HERE:...with THE BEACH BOYS!  It's time to "Do It Again."  Because folks my age will always remember their mammoth July 4th concerts at the Washington Monument -- as with this 1980 take o­n "Good Vibrations."  Their "Lost Concert" from 1964 includes "Fun, Fun, Fun," "Long, Tall Texan," "Little Deuce Coupe," "Surfer Girl," "Surfin' USA," "Shut Down," "In My Room," "Papa Ooh Mow Mow," and "Hawaii." Their take on "Dance, Dance, Dance" from Shindig! later that year is like a slice of Christmas in July.  There's also a nifty twofer of "I Get Around" and "'When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)" from their first UK TV appearance o­n Ready Steady Go!  The Andy Williams Show serves up "Help Me, Rhonda," while The Jack Benny Hour produced these quick takes o­n "Barbara Ann" and "California Girls."  There's a primitive video for "Wouldn't It Be Nice" that starts with a cameo from Brian Wilson's dogs (Banana and Louie), who appear at the end of the Pet Sounds LP.  And I'll finish with a live version of "God Only Knows" from the 1967 European tour -- one of the last Brian would do for a decade or so.  BONUS: Part 1 and Part 2 of the epic Political Beats podcasts covering the entirety of the Beach Boys' catalog.RAY CHARLES performs "America The Beautiful" like no one else.INDEPENDENCE DAY: Bruce Springsteen, circa 1978, before it came out on The River.AMERICAN MUSIC: The Violent Femmes, circa 1992. DAVE ALVIN: Hey, baby, it's the "4th of July."JAMES LILEKS: Truth.JOHN ADAMS, on helping with the Declaration of Independence.  And being told to sit down.AMERICA'S MOST PATRIOTIC (and Un-Patriotic) Musical Offerings?THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER: As performed by Jimi Hendrix, Whitney Houston, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, members of the Grateful Dead, and Umphrey’s McGee. WILLIE NELSON, Live in Austin, 1975. Just because. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE plays KEXP. DINOSAUR JR shares "Several Got Away." Nice and tight.BLOC PARTY shares "Love Bombs." MARY IN THE JUNKYARD shares "Blood." JOSH DA COSTA shares "96 Year Old Girl." JELLO BIAFRA made a surprise return to the stage after his stroke in March. Good on him. MORRISSEY is selling new versions of The Smiths iconic merchandise, but with his name on the items instead.MICK JAGGER, interviewed by NME.  MINIONS & MONSTERS debuts at 93 percent on the Tomatometer. (It's currently at 91.) GENE WILDER's voice is getting the AI treatment for a Wonka-fied Netflix show. NETFLIX's new horror game had secret collaborators like David Fincher and Zach Cregger. COLONY, from the director of Train to Busan, has a trailer online. JAMES BOND's former casting director would not pick Jacob Elordi or Callum Turner. MONICA BARBARO may join the Oceans 11 prequel. BLAKE LIVELY wants 8MM in attorney fees from Justin Baldoni. WILL FERRELL is selling Skims. THE BEST MOVIES of 2026 (So Far), according to Variety. THE TOP 25 MOVIES That Explain the American Soul, according to THR. MICHAEL BYRNE, the British character actor and stage veteran who played a Nazi in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and the wizard Gellert Grindelwald in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, died June 20. He was 82.  CATS & DOGS, living together... A DEER and his doggo. A DOGGO trusts the vet.   Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5642 QUESTION MARK & THE MYSTERIANS: "96 Tears" and "Girl (You Captivate Me)" for Twofer Tuesday.TODD RUNDGREN talks about his formative days in Philly on World Cafe. LAURA VEIRS shares "Pulse." TWIN BLOOM jangles through "Summer's Gone." HURRY shares "The Dumbest Person You’ve Ever Seen." THE WOLFGANG PRESS returns with "Speakers Don't Speak." CHEEKFACE shares "No Fly Zone." ANGELA AUTUMN shares "Mountain Stream." BOB DYLAN sheds two guitarists. NEW ORDER will be without Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert on tour.  SUPERGIRL stands to lose 100MM. DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran is staying the course.WERULF has a trailer online. TAYLOR SHERIDAN rips TV execs, critics, Marvel, and more.KEVIN SPACEY claims his career is rebounding. And he's never lost in court!BACKROOMS is releasing an extended cut in theaters on July 3. THE BOMBING OF PAN AM 103 has a trailer online. HERSHEY has a trailer online. DAVEIGH CHASE, most known for her role in the horror film The Ring and for voicing Lilo in Lilo & Stitch, died of AIDS. She was 35. CATS & DOGS, living togather... WATCHED by a cute neighbor. THE GOALIE is locked in.  Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5641 TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS: "Here Comes My Girl."NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Beth Orton, Atta Boy, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has The Hobknobs, the Woodentops, and more. WILCO, BILLY BRAGG & NATALIE MERCHANT performed Mermaid Avenue at the Solid Sound Fest. PHOEBE BRIDGERS returns with "Lost Boys." DJANGO DJANGO returns (to form, imo) with "Cameos." BRANDON FLOWERS goes Country with "Plans." CHARLI XCX gets saucy on "Wink Wink." THE DARLING BUDS return with "Lost Time." BOY HARSHER plunges into the 80s on "Jeans." LIZZO, on her new album bombing.  WEEKEND BOX OFFICE:  Toy Story 5 repeats atop the chart with 70MM on a 56 percent drop, which makes the big story Supergirl stumbling into second place with 38MM, well below already reduced expectations (and the audience skewed 59 percent male, so women were not interested).  Obsession showed with 9.8MM on a 27 percent drop.THE ODYSSEY will not be advance screened for social influencers.  It's estimated for an 80-100MM debut. And Christopher Nolan gets another NYT profile.MEL BROOKS at 100. JONAH HILL & KRISTEN WIIG made a movie that has been called "unreleaseable." THE SWIFT-KELCE WEDDING: Stevie Nicks and Tim McGraw are rumored to be performing. MILLIE BOBBY BROWN & DAVID HARBOUR, rumored to have beef, are reteaming for another Netflix project. COURTNEY COX splits from Snow Patrol's Johnny McDaid after more than a decade together. A24 defends its AI deal with Google.  The WSJ reporter who broke the story talks to Sonny Bunch.HARVEY WEINSTEIN's rape conviction was upheld, but he must be resentenced.DARK SHADOWS is coming back as an animated series.  A BORDER COLLIE PUP's first day at work. A ELEPHANT scritches itself with a rake. FOSTER KITTENS weigh in.  Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5640 THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:...with THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL! The obligatory "Summer in the City" because of course.  But let's do the other big hits: "Daydream," "Do You Believe in Magic," and "You Didn't Have To Be So Nice."  Also, the band gets some orchestral backing on "Darlin' Be Home Soon," which is lesser-known today, but which reached No. 15 on the Billboard charts in 1967.MELODY'S ECHO CHAMBER plays KEXP. THE ROLLING STONES shares "Divine Intervention" ft Robert Smith (The Cure) on guitar, and "Jealous Lover." JOY DIVISION: Hear a live version of "Transmission" ahead of a massive box set. SUGAR shares "Keep Looping." GIRL AND GIRL share "It's Dead." DENT MAY shares "I Remember." BODYWASH shares "Come and Go." THE LEMON TWIGS talk to KEXP about harmonies, Van Dyke Parks, and being a family band.MICK JAGGER's Guide to Longevity. LIONAL RICHIE is hospitalized. DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS, the Canadian singer and songwriter whose soulful voice was ubiquitous on American radio in the late 1960s and early ‘70s as lead singer of the brass-driven group Blood, Sweat & Tears, died peacefully at a Toronto hospital on Wednesday evening; he was 84.  WEREWULF: First look at the next Robert Eggers film, which features Middle English dialogue.KEANU REEVES as John Wick as a feudal Samurai as a wooden puppet.SENSE & SENSIBILTY has a trailer online. TAYLOR SWIFT & TRAVIS KELCE:  NYPD officers say they’ve been warned about a potential influx of Swifties gathering around Madison Square Garden on July 3. SHREK: The Donkey spin-off is happening. ADAM McKAY on Talledega Nights at 20, and his split with Will Ferrell. HARRY POTTER & FANTASTIC BEASTS are headed to MTV and Nicolodeon? HARVERY WEINSTEIN catches another legal break. RATATOUILLE will not get a sequel if Brad Bird has anything to say about it. A DOGGO spots his fave human. SEAGULLS, posing as cats. DUCKLINGS rescued and transported by cart.  Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5639 ROGER McGUINN performs "King of the Hill" -- a song about "Papa" John Phillips -- for Carson.CABARET VOLTAIRE plays KEXP.PJ HARVEY shares "Voyager." LE REN shares "Gold In California." NICOLE ATKINS returns "When The Night Falls." JOANNA SAMUELS shares "Blue vs Pinkerton." GROWING PAINS shares "Drive." MORRISSEY attacks JOHNNY MARR over a new Smiths documentary. TOM VERLAINE's expansive record collection is going on sale. NILE RODGERS has many wild stories. DARYL HALL shared an update on his health after receiving a kidney transplant.  THE ACADEMY is inviting new Oscars voters, many names you wuld know. SUPERGIRL: Not Fresh. DOES SPIELBERG mean much to Gen Z? TAYLOR SWIFT & TRAVIS KELCE: A permit has been filed for an event at Madison Square Garden over the July 4 weekend.  ERASER AT 30: Director Chuck Russell has stories. HOLLYWOOD & BIG TECH Prepare For War. HOLLYWOOD WORKERS Are Training AI Models as Job Prospects Grow Slim.OLIVIA WILDE had to disappear.  THE INTREPID CORGI, ever alert to danger. WATERING the pigeons. CATS & DOGS, living together...  Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5638 THE NASHVILLE TEENS, with a stompin' cover of "Tobacco Road."PATRICK WILSON plays Le Blogotheque. THIS IS LORELEI shares "Billy Came Back." Oh yeah. THE TUBS shares "Who's Gonna Love You Now?" Oh yeah.YARD ACT shares "New Beginnings." Like this more than the last single. JIM JAMES shares "Come Again."  THE THERMALS return with "Spirit Collectors." FRANKIE ROSE shares "Can't Be Wrong." JULIA HOLTER shares "Fantasy." THE CARDIGANS: Nina Persson on 90s nostalgia and more. OF MONTREAL's Kevin Barnes on songwriting as therapy. OLIVIA RODRIGO is holding a Lilith Fair-style festival for charity. JACK WHITE's wife filed for divorce, citing inappropriate marital conduct.  TOM CRUISE just started his Oscars campaign. DC STUDIOS seems happy with their new Paramount overlords. BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL is R-rated and has a teaser online. MICHAEL CAINE's AI CLONE is voicing an audio book of The Odyssey. Hear the intro at the link.THE HOUSE OF MOUSE almost bought Twitter. And James Bond. SAVANNAH GUTHRIE says they're still searching for her mother after a second note claimed she's dead. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS to be driven by Elizabeth Banks.  DUCKLINGS rescued from a grate. A TURTLE tackles the stairs. A DOGGO waiting for the toys to dry. A DOGGO greets the owner after three days.  Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5637 THE KINKS: "Last of the Steam Powered Trains" and "Picture Book," circa 1969, from the album The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, for Twofer Tuesday.MAYA HAWKE palys KEXP. WILD PINK shares "Box Store, Ch. II" EDDIE VEDDER shares "Better Believe." SAM & LOUISE SULLIVAN share "Down On Love." DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE covers Husker Du's "Green Eyes." SUNDAYCLUB shares "Sad Summer." DAYDREAM PLUS shares "More Time Alone." BIG BENNY BAILEY shares “Ain’t Gettin Rid of Me Yet.” THE NUMBER ONES looks at Drake, Future, and Young Thug's "Way 2 Sexy."  CLIVE DAVIS,  the music executive who rose from a midlevel legal position at Columbia Records to become one of the industry’s most powerful and longest-reigning dons, guiding the careers of Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Barry Manilow and dozens of other stars, died on Monday at his home in Manhattan. He was 94. Here are the obits from Variety and THR, along with the tributes from some of the biggest names in the biz. MADONNA, Interviewed. TOM HOLLAND told ZENDAYA right away that RDJr was returning to the MCU. TOM & JERRY are making a ‘La La Land’-style rom-com. QUENTIN TARANTINO & KYLIE MINOGUE are starring in a new film. KLARA AND THE SUN has a trailer online. THE ROYALS: Prince Harry's highly anticipated reunion with his father, King Charles III, is unlikely to help repair his fractured relationship with Prince William, according to multiple royal experts. INDIE THEATERS are showing a boom with younger audiences. FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF was not a vacation for Mia Sara.   A DOG reunites with his owner after the ex took him to a shelter for revenge. ANOTHER PUP discovers the mirror. A GOLDEN whistles.  Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5636 BO DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS: "Billy, Don't Be a Hero," from the Summer of '74. Workin' the Elvis jumpsuit look.NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork will point you to Tucker Zimmerman's final record and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Graham Coxon, the first album in 44 years from Haircut One Hundred, and more. ONELINEDRAWING shares "This Is A Warning." SLOW FICTION shares "Satellite." MATTY HEALY joins TINY HABITS for "Anything He Was." GIZMO shares "Gift Shop." DAN DEACON scores Netflix's "Little Brother." LIZZO's new album failed to crack the Billboard 200. THE 100 GREATEST SONGS OF THE 60s, according to Paste. THE ROLLING STONES: Keith Richards has said Mick Jagger “won’t bloody stop” making new music. ROD STEWART needed oxygen in Utah, probably a question of altitude. GOOSE was “deeply saddened and heartbroken” after a fan plunged to his death at MSG.  JAMES BURROWS, the genre-shaping master of the television situation comedy who was a creator of “Cheers” and directed more than 1,000 episodes of that show and other TV classics like “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “The Bob Newhart Show,” “Taxi,” “Frasier,” “Friends” and “The Big Bang Theory,” died on Friday. He was 85. Here's the obit at Variety, and a look at his legacy at THR. Plus an appreciation from Jennifer Aniston.WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Toy Story 5 dominates the chart with 160MM, a best of the year and best of the franchise.  Disclosure Day places with 17MM on a 62 percent drop, a tad steep for Steven Spielberg.  Obsession shows with 14.2MM on a 25 percent drop.HOW GEORGE LUCAS turns up in Minions & Monsters. ANNE HATHAWAY is expecting her third child. KATHY BATES originally threw The Waterboy script in the trash. MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY & WOODY HARRELSON are reuniting in a comedy. ARTIFICIAL: Luca Guadagnino's biopic about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was dumped by Amazon/MGM after Amazon inked a massive partnership with OpenAI earlier this year. MORGAN FREEMAN Wants to Show You the Blues. THE MT RUSHMORE OF TV, considered by Sonny Bunch and Richard Rushfield.   A DOGGO with trust issues regarding the patio door. A OLD DOG puts some pup in his step. A CAT who knows the catwalk. A PEACOCK takes flight.  Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5635 THE LONG JUNETEENTH WEEKEND STARTS HERE:...with the wicked, wicked WILSON PICKETT and his band, live from Germany, circa 1968! Your setlist includes: Soul Finger;  I'm in Love;  In the Midnight Hour;  When Something Is Wrong with My Baby;  Soul Man; Everybody Needs Somebody to Love;  Ninety-Nine & One-Falf (Won't Do);  Mustang Sally; Stagger Lee;  I'm in Love;  Funky Broadway; and Land of 1000 Dances.JUNETEENTH: NPR has a playlist or two for the day. HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER plays World Cafe. SEMISONIC returs with "Don’t Give Up Yet." TRASHCAN SINATRAS shares "Games For The ZX Spectrum." PERENNIAL shares "What's New On The Beat Scene." ELEPHANT STONE shares "Fascists Killed Yer Rock N' Roll." CASE/LANG/VEIRS shares "Accidental Tattoo." DALE CROVER covers Neil Young's "Harvest Moon." He was in Neil's original video too.SONDRE LERCHE shares "Follow The River." ELLIOT SMITH now has an asteroid named after him.WALTER PARAZAIDER, co-founder, saxophonist and flautist in the rock band Chicago, has died following a battle with Alzheimer’s, the band confirmed on Wednesday. He was 81.  SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY has a brand new trailer online. ROBERT DOWNEY JR, kinda lowkey dissing the non-RDJr MCU, just saying. DAVEIGH CHASE, known for her roles in “The Ring” and “Lilo & Stitch,” has died.  She was 35 years old. RYAN GOSLING will be the 40th recipient of the American Cinematheque Award. DREAMS OF VIOLETS: What does an AI feature film look like? ANGELINA JOLIE, getting back in fighting form. ONLYFANS has competition. TOM DREESEN, the classy comedian who opened for Frank Sinatra for 14 years, pushed for stand-ups to get paid at The Comedy Store and partnered in a pioneering interracial act with Tim Reid, died Wednesday. He was 86.  A LION CUB practices his James Brown. THIS IS MY STICK. There are many like it, but this one is mine. GOATS, chillin'. A PUP rescued by dragon boat.   Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5634 THE MUSIC EXPLOSION: "Little Bit O'Soul."ROSTAM plays World Cafe. JOHNNY MARR shares "Spin." EELS shares "Cap In Hand." PULP shares live takes on "A Sunset" and "Disco 2000." SQUIRREL FLOWER shares "Reelin." SIR RICHARD BISHOP shares "Back Forty Lashes." ARAB STRAP shares "Fighting For You." FAITH NO MORE seems to be teasing live shows in 2027. THE BEST ALBUMS of 2026 (So Far), according to NME.  TOM HOLLAND confirms he married Zendaya, and more. HOLLYWOOD'S MASS EXODUS: Why Film and TV Production Is Fleeing L.A. and What Can Be Done About It. ARMIE HAMMER talks about life after the fall, his new Uwe Boll movie and trying to pull his career out of the ruins. TAYLOR SWIFT is reportedly buiding a massive stage for her wedding at MSG. THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW is headed to The Sphere... in 2027.HEXED, fom Disney Animation, has a trailer online. JOHN HANNAH is hyping the next Mummy movie. SEAN PENN will direct a film about the early life of a cop who was present for the Jan. 6 storming of the United States Capitol. Bradley Cooper is being eyed for the lead role. SAG-AFTRA is lobbying for an anti-deepfakes bill in the Senate. WILLIAM SMITHERS, the veteran character actor who as the ruthless oilman Jeremy Wendell gave nemesis J.R. Ewing all he could handle on the CBS primetime soap Dallas, has died. He was 98.   A WOMAN saves a goat from a mountain lion. SHEEP DOG PUP's first day at work. A DOGGO's Big Slide.  Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5633 GARY WRIGHT will always be known as the "Dreamweaver," but add "Love is Alive" (with More Cowbell) and you have Twofer Tuesday.SNAIL MAIL visits World Cafe. JULIA JACKLIN shares "Get Away From Me (I Think I'll Love You Soon)." PETER GABRIEL shares the Dark-Side mix of “A Hard Lesson”.  KATIE PRUITT shares "Blackout." JORDAN PATTERSON shares "Cinderella." NO JOY shares "Big Life, Big Leaf." BOB DYLAN, 85, on turning 80. BONNIE TYLER, wakes up from a coma after suffering cardiac arrest a month ago.  FOX is buying Roku. They expect to keep it separate from Tubi.AMANDA SEYFRIED, on her axed Joni Mitchell biopic. JAMIE LEE CURTIS, on her favorite job, and more. OBSESSION's director had a wild month. ANNA TAYLOR-JOY is joining The Hunt For Gollum. MISTER ROGERS is bringing the neighborhood to YouTube. CATE BLANCHETT is going to teach theater at Oxford.  NATURE'S GREATEST HUNTER stalks his prey. CATS & DOGS, living together... DOGGO brings a friend.  Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5632 STEAM: The one-hit wonder with a synced take on "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye." And how 'bout those White Sox? NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Fruit Bats, Olivia Rodgrigo, and more.BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Jon Spencer, La Sécurité, and more.THE FALL shares the postumous "30 Degrees." CARLY SIMON returns with "Howl." THE ALBUM LEAF shares "Turns." ZACK BRYAN shares "Breakfast In Bed."DEVO & THE B-52s: Mark Mothersbaugh and Kate Pierson on their joint tour, Nirvana, and more. TAYLOR SWIFT was inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame by... Steven Spielberg.  WEEKEND BOX OFFICE:  Disclosure Day tops the chart with 44MM, significantly better thn the 35MM tracking estimate.  Obsession places with 19MM on a leggy 25 percent drop. The Scary Movie reboot shows with 14.5MM on an opposite-of-leggy 73 percent drop.STEVEN SPIELBERG: The Raider of a Lost Art. THE PARAMOUNT-WARNER BROS MERGER has been approved by the Department of Justice. RAINN WILSON says "The Office" could not be made today. SETH ROGEN, on marriage, Hollywood, and more. AARON SORKIN's first interview on The Social Reckoning. BEN STILLER has a Knicks project in the works.TIMOTHEE CHALAMET said he'd rather have a Knicks championship than an Oscar, so. THE WILD WEST OF 1980s MOVIE FINANCING: Sonny Bunch talks to former Carolco CEO Peter Hoffman.RONNIE SCHELL, the stand-up comedian who starred as the wisecracking Duke Slater, the best friend of Jim Nabors‘ character, on the 1960s CBS comedy Gomer Pyle: USMC, died on Friday. He was 94. GENE SHALIT,  the bushy-haired mustachioed television personality who reviewed books and movies on “The Today Show” for 40 years, died Friday at 100.  A CAT on a vibrating platform. I refrained from the more risque framing. BABY DUCKLINGS' first leap of faith. THE ACROBATIC doggo greeting home.  Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5631 THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: ...with THREE DOG NIGHT! Once again, I'm enjoying the guilty pleasure of "Eli's Coming" with fellow fans of the late, lamented SportsNight. That, along with memories of The Service's cover of "Shambala" led me to compile a few more, including "Mama Told Me Not to Come," "Joy To The World," "One," "Liar," and "Celebrate."HATCHIE plays KEXP. HOVVDY shares "Blast." THE LINDA LINDAS shares "Burning Out." GRUMPY shares "Twenty Five." HEY NOTHING shares "Arteries." HANK HEAVEN shares "Thread." ACTRESS shares "Live By You." DURAN DURAN on the secret to longevity. ELVIS COSTELLO, on not suing Olivia rodrigo for plagiarism. MICK JAGGER performs an impromptu pub gig with students in Oxford.  LIFE, LARRY (DAVID), AND THE PURSUIT OF UNHAPPINESS has a trailer online. DWAYNE JOHNSON, on a cancer scare, the Oscars, and more. HOW WIDOW'S BAY became a word-of-mouth TV sensation. DISCLOSURE DAY is tracking for a 65MM debut. STEVEN SPIELBERG, on being snubbed for the James Bond franchise. TIM ALLEN explains the hitch in a Home Improvement reboot. GATTO: Pixar's next movie will feature Mark Ruffalo, Lawrence Fishburne, and a new style. RAY GUNN: Michael Giacchino is reuniting with Brad Bird to compose the score. DAY OF THE DEAD: Bringing the zombie flick back to life for 4K video.  CROC vs HONEY BADGER: Who You Got? THE DOGGO will play when the owner's away. THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF DOG when it comes to water. A WHALE GRAVEYARD over five million years old.  Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5630 THE FIVE AMERICANS: "I See The Light."COURTNEY BARNETT visits World Cafe. THE MOUNTAIN GOATS shares "Shallow Grave." MO TROPER shares "Let's Get Back To Music." GRAHAM HUNT shares "Waiting For You To Come Home." JACK WHITE shares "Dollar Bill." BRIAN FALLON shares "Pearls." SYVAN ESSO shares "Hot Slob." SLOW PULP shares "Better Man."  TOY STORY 5: Strong early reviews (but few big ones yet). Randy Newman and Taylor Swift give a surprise performance of “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” after the world premiere.JOAN CUSACK, on her six-year vacation. THE SOCIAL RECKONING has a trailer online. I dunno about that. WHALEFALL has a trailer online. 24 JUMP STREET is in the works at Sony Pictures, with Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum and Ice Cube in talks to return. MARTIN SCORSESE catches flak from the Art Directors Guild for his AI investment. SYDNEY SWEENEY on the end of Euphoria, OnlyFans, and more. DAVID HARBOUR, on his mental health, divorce, and stranger things. KALEY CUOCO and Tom Pelphrey are having a second child.ZAC EFRON is quietly living in Australia as he works hard to build his dream home. TYLER MANE, the 59-year-old actor best known for his roles in Rob Zombie’s Halloween films and the original X-Men movie, has revealed he has breast cancer. Eff cancer. OSTRICH ON THE LAM in Alexandria. MOO MUFFS for baby cows. CATS & DOGS, living together...  Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5629 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE: "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet."  Because it's summer. Plus, cowbell. JEFF TWEEDY plays KEXP. ROBYN HITCHCOCK shares “How to Feel Alright” ft Kimberley Rew. SHEARWATER shares "Slugs in the Marigolds." INTERPOL shares "This Mirror Weighs a Ton," and "See Out Loud." And talks to NME about the new LP.TY SEGALL shares "Black Paint." HARMONY TIVIDAD shares "Best Dressed." SOFT CELL shares "Danceteria." THE CURE: Robert Smith talks up the next two albums. ELVIS COSTELLO, on taking the N-bomb out of "Oliver's Army."  DISCLOSURE DAY: THR likes it, Variety is "meh," and Sonny Bunch is a "no." It opened at 90 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.THE PARAMOUNT-WB MERGER may be investigated in the UK. CHARLIE SHEEN, on Sobriety, His Netflix Doc and Other Things He Swears We Wouldn’t Ask “at a Dinner Party in Front of My Parents.”  ACTORS are getting scammed by AI casting directors. SCOUTING the next wave of comedy talent. DIDDY faces a suit by a man who claims Diddy sexually assaulted him when he was a minor. MAGGIE Q is leading a spin-off of Bosch. ZAHARA JOLIE-PITT wants to drop the Pitt.  A GORILLA was kicked out by his mate, reconsiders his choices. A MOTHER CAT observes her kitten's rescue. DOGS found a new favorite game.  Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5628 THE CARS play "Candy-O" and "The Dangerous Type" for Twofer Tuesday.DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE plays World Cafe. SUEDE shares "Emotionally Unavailable." TWIN BLOOM shares "Magazine Dreams." PAYCHEQUE shares "Heatwave" (not a cover). KELSEY LU shares “Cutting Off the Head of a Ghost.” BOB DYLAN plays "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" for the first time in 14 years. KELLEY STOLTZ talks about three new albums, DIY recording, Echo & the Bunnymen, and more. JOHN FOGERTY, on the N.Y. Times’ Songwriter List Snub, Taylor Swift and Why There Aren’t More Protest Songs.  IDRIS ELBA, on James Bond, Masters of the Universe, and more. HUGH JACKMAN & RIDLEY SCOTT are sailing for Treasure Island. DANIEL RADCLIFFE seems intrigued about NYC going nuts if the Knicks win. HUGH LAURIE went all House on a critic. ROMY & MICHELLE are reuniting on streaming. STEVEN SPIELBERG says Earth has “absolutely” been visited by aliens. PAUL RUDD, on Doomsday. And more.HEART OF THE BEAST: Brad Pitt and a doggo in the Alaskan wilderness. JULIE NEWMAR, Catwoman '66, faces backlash for saying men should run Hollywood.  A HORSE, feeding the chickens. A CAT befriends a turtle. THE SOUND of snacks.  Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5627 EDDIE COCHRAN: "Summertime Blues." Ain't no cure for 'em.NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Death Cab, Modest Mouse, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Slippers, of Montreal, and more. LAURA MARLING Sings Raffi. MADONNA shares "Love Sensation." TAYLOR SWIFT shares "I Knew It, I Knew You." CMAT shares "When A Good Man Cries." SHE'S GREEN shares "Close Your Eyes."  WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Scary Movie 2026 tops the chart with a franchise-best 55MM.  Masters of the Universe placed with 29MM against a 170MM budget. Ouch. Backrooms showed with 36MM on a 68 percent drop after defying gravity for a couple of weekends.OBSESSION makes 200MM worldwide, becoming Focus Features' biggest movie ever. (And Backrooms is now A24's biggest movie ever, passing Marty Supreme).THE TONY AWARDS went to these folks. Congrats! TAYLOR SWIFT & TRAVIS KELCE reportedly will wed at Madison Square Garden. SUPERGIRL is tracking for a 55MM debut at the end of the month. THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS: A movie going straight to VHS. THE PHOTOG who "invented" Marilyn Monroe. PATRICK GODFREY, an English actor who played Leonardo da Vinci in the 1998 fantasy film “Ever After: A Cinderella Story,” died on Thursday. He was 93. ANTHONY HEAD, a British actor best known for his roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso,” has died at 72.  DO NOT FEED the wild squirrels. HEY BABY, be back to pick you up later! A PUPPER's first mirror. SWEET PEA comes when called.  Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5626 THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:... with POWER POP (REDUX)! For whatever reason, I have considered Summer the ideal season for gems like Badfinger's "No Matter What" (which Pate covered on occasion) and "Baby Blue", and even Todd Rundgren's "I Saw the Light" and Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me."  Ditto for more obscure tracks like The Rubinoos "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" (see also their vintage cover of "Please Please Me"), Off Broadway's "Stay In Time" and "Full Moon Turn My Head Around," and Pezband's "Baby It's Cold Outside" and "Close Your Eyes."RATBOYS plays KEXP. PRINCE's estate shares "Stone" ahead of Timeless, an LP of unreleased material spanning his career. NOUVELLE VAGUE covers Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence." THE MARY WALLOPERS shares "Crowns of England." SMIRK shares "Abide." EMMA RUTH RUNDLE shares "Powerless."DEATH CAB: Ben Gibbard, on creativity, success, divorce and the new album.CLIVE DAVIS is back home and on the mend after spending the past week hospitalized.  THE ODYSSEY is officially rated "R" and is likely the most expensive film ever with that rating. And ticket sales pushed online platforms to the limit.SCARY MOVIE 2026: Scary Tomatometer. SONY invests in an AI copyright protection business. TAYLOR SWIFT is worth Two Billion, according to Forbes. THE 100 MOST WATCHED TV SERIES of 2025-2026, across broadcast, cable, and streaming. JASON STAHAM STOLE MY BIKE will feature Jason Staham in the title role. VINCE VAUGHN, on his history with EA Sports, esp. Madden. MAX KLEVEN, the Norwegian-born stunt performer, stunt coordinator and second-unit director with credits including Our Man Flint, Rollerball, The Deep and the Back to the Future trilogy, has died. He was 92. MARJANE SATRAPI, the French-Iranian graphic novelist, artist and film director whose landmark animated feature Persepolis earned a Cannes Jury Prize and an Oscar nomination and made her one of the most distinctive voices in world cinema, has died. She was 56.  ADOPTABLE SENIOR DOGS are being cat-tested. DOGGO convinces a newly adopted dog to play. A TURTLE, reacting to underwater TV.  Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5625 AEROSMITH: "Train Kept A-Rollin'" At least until Midnight.JOSE GONZALEZ visits World Cafe. AFGHAN WHIGS share "Jungle Broux." REAL NUMBERS jangles thru "Never Never Again." WEEZER shares “We Might As Well Be Strangers,” ft. Karly Hartzman of Wednesday. MARGARET GLASPY shares "Michigan." CITIZEN shares "Halcyon Blues." BEDOUINE shares "One Thing Right." MICHAEL STIPE played "I Played The Fool" on Kimmel. YOUNGER MUSIC FANS are turning back the clock.  QUENTIN TARANTINO calls post-pandemic Hollywood a "flavorless sausage factory."PAUL RUDD is tired of being typecast as Paul Rudd. JENNIFER ANISTON & LISA KUDROW interview each other. BOX OFFICE TRACKING: Scary Movie 6 will battle Backrooms this weekend, somewhere in the 45-50MM range. SUPERGIRL's final trailer is online. ICE CREAM MAN has a trailer online. DIDDY may face another sex assault case. SHIA LeBEOUF pleads guilty to battery, gets probation.  A RESCUER DOG not tricked by its trainer. CATS & DOGS, living together... A DOGGO gets a beach pillow.  Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5624 CARL DOUGLAS, with the classic "Kung Fu Fighting."LAURIE ANDERSON plays a Tiny Desk Concert, including a song by her late husband, Lou Reed.BETH ORTON shares "Otherside." OF MONTREAL shares "Take The Form." DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE shares "Stone Over Water." DEER TICK shares "Dog Years." BELLE & SEBASTIAN shares a Scotland World Cup Anthem (yes, really) titled “It Only Takes One Lion.” MASTADON shares "Your Ghost Again." THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN have some strong opinions  — like shoegaze "doesn't actually exist" and Eddie Van Halen "ruined rock guitar." PEABO BRYSON, the two-time Grammy-winning R&B artist memorable for his work on the hit Disney songs “Beauty and the Beast” and “A Whole New World,” died Tuesday. He was 75. THE MAKING OF THE ODYSSEY, with Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, and Christopher Nolan. MARTIN SCORSESE is embracing AI. MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE might be... good? VAL KILMER, dissed by one of his directors. HOW YOUTUBERS are turning Hollywood upside down.  HOW TO ROB A BANK has a trailer online. MR IRRELEVANT is taking on the toughest competition of the year. THE CRITIC is making a comeback? ERNEST CHAMBERS, the 11-time Emmy nominee who served with frequent writing-producing partner Saul Ilson as the original showrunners on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, has died. He was 97.  A KITTEN comes running for corn. A RESCUED BABY DEER wouldn’t stop following the woman who freed it from a sewer grate. CATS & DOGS, living together...  Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5623 URGE OVERKILL: Their killer '93 single "Sister Havana" and their even more famous cover of Neil Diamond's "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" are your Twofer Tuesday.XTC, from Skylarking onward, gets over two and a half hours of discussion on Political Beats.BOUNCING SOULS shares "Only Echoes." HURRY shares "Moving After You," ft. Gerard Love (ex-Teenage Fanclub). THE AVALANCHES shares "Every Single Weekend," ft. Jamie xx. THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS play "Exquisite Dead Guy" for the first time in 25 years. THE FALL will release a posthumous LP. STING says the loss of manual jobs could be causing toxic masculinity. THE ROLLING STONES: Mick is eager to tour (stares at Keef). Speaking of which, Keef became a great-granddad. TOY STORY 5 includes a song by Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff (who both were recently asked about how they weren't working together anymore). EUPHORIA: Fans were big divided over the series finale. Sam Levinson explained why he felt it was time to bring the series to a close and responded to its detractors.SYDNEY SWEENEY fought for those nude scenes in Euphoria's final season. MARILYN MONROE at 100: Reckoning With Her Legend and Legacy. DUA LIPA & CALLUM TURNER got hitched. ANNA KENDRICK is directing The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo. ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, in the hands of Zack Snyder.  SHEPHERD PUP takes a break. A BORDER COLLIE without a herd. CATS & DOGS, living together...  Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5622 THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS broke through with this video for "Love My Way" on the MTV.NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Guided By Voices, Boards of Canada, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Iceage, The Bug Club, and more. PETER GABRIEL shares "A Hard Lesson." BLOOD ORANGE shares "Essex Honey." KEENAN O'MEARA shares "Hailey's Comet." JJEROME87 shares "Mr. Alligator." PAUL McCARTNEY, on recording with the Rolling Stones.  WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Backrooms dominates the chart with a stunning 81MM debut for what is the youngest filmmaker ever. Obsession places with 26.4MM, on a 10 percent rise.  Mandalorian and Grogu shows with 25MM on a (not nice) 69 percent drop.JASON BLUM & JAMES WAN say the success of Backrooms and Obsession reminds them of the 1970s era of young filmmakers breaking into the horror genre. SONNY BUNCH: Hollywood’s About to Change (Again). TOY STORY 5 is tracking for a 150MM opening weekend. HELEN MIRREN does not have beef wih MobLand co-star Tom Hardy. EMILY BLUNT, on avoiding AI in Disclosure Day. KELLY CURTIS,  an American actress and the sister of Jamie Lee Curtis, died on Saturday. She was 69. MARCIA LUCAS, the film editor who won an Oscar for editing “Star Wars,” directed by her former husband George Lucas, and shaped several influential films of the 1970s, died Wednesday in Rancho Mirage, Calif. She was 80.  BORDER COLLIE without a herd. A BABY SEAL's first swim. RESCUING a tangled gosling.  Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5621 THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:with SLY & THE FAMILY STONE, who rip through a medley of "Everyday People" and "Dance to the Music," plus "Hot Fun in the Summertime," "Don't Call Me N*gger, Whitey," and "I Want to Take You Higher" on network TV, circa 1969.BAND OF HORSES plays KEXP. GUIDED BY VOICES shares "One Last Blow."STARCLEANER REUNION shares "Weather Instrument." KRISTIN HERSH shares "Dark Eyed Junco." IAN SWEET shaes "Jilian." LOVE SPELLS shares “Keep It To Yourself.” MADONNA ranks her top dead lover. MILLI VANILLI, YOUNG MC and C+C MUSIC FACTORY bail on the Great American State Fair.  TOY STORY 5: Tom Hanks promises more heartbreak. TAYLOR SWIFT: The man who planned to bomb her concert in Vienna was sentenced to 15 years. MOB LAND: Tom Hardy was apparently difficult on set and it's unclear whether he will return for another season. TOM HOLLAND wants to mentor whoever becomes the next Spider-Man in the MCU. MARY McDONNELL... in the Baywatch reboot? TOOMORROW (1970) finally sees the light of day. There's a trailer online, and you want to see it. IN THE HAND OF DANTE also has an odd trailer online. CBS claims it will make 15MM in the Late Night slot now. THE MOST WATCHED TV Series of 2025-26 Across Streaming, Broadcast and Cable.  AN OLD DOGGO finds new life with a pupper. A DOG gives its toy to a bull. KITTEN and Butterfly.  Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5620 MOUNTAIN GOATS: John Darnielle choreographs Ace of Base's "The Sign." (Language warning) A perennial fave.BLEACHERS' John Antonoff plays World Cafe. HOLY WAVE shares "s33.u.in/HAL."THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH returns with "Colors."THE DURUTTI COLUMN returns with "Liars." WILD PINK shares "Round Of Applause At The End Of The World." HEW shares "Reconciliation." KNITTING shares “I Wasn’t Fully Cooked.”  HENRY ROLLINS & IAN MacKAYE announce a Cramps reissue series, starting with a lost album from 1977. PANDA BEAR & SONIC BOOM announce a non-streaming album. SONNY ROLLINS is dead, but he left us a Vanity Fair essay he wrote. MORRIS DAY denies he's playing the Great American State Fair in DC.  NICOLAS CAGE, on Spider-Noir, how Breaking Bad led him to TV, and more. DISCLOSURE DAY: Spielberg's best movie in 20 years? BACKROOMS is tracking for a 40-50MM debut, which would be A24's biggest ever launch.OBSESSION: Curry Barker gets an eight-igure offer for his next film, which he hasn't even pitched yet. PRIMETIME: Robert Pattinson will play the host of "To Catch A Predator." There's a trailer online. MATTHEW PERRY's assistant was sentenced to 41 months in prison. BYRON ALLEN wants to turn BuzzFeed into a YouTube rival. CHARLES CIOFFI,  the veteran character actor who portrayed lots of cops and crooks in projects including Klute, Shaft, Get Christie Love! and The X-Files, died Friday at his home in Marina del Rey, his family announced. He was 90.  A RESCUE DOG gets her first bed. CATS & DOGS, living together... A SHEEP befriends a horse and calf.   Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5619 THE MAIN INGREDIENT: "Everybody Plays the Fool." Sometimes.WEEZER's Rivers Cuomo has uploaded a diverse set of covers online.PATRICK WOLF shared "The Beast." JENS LEKMAN shares "We Were Here." CHEEKFACE shares “I Don’t Work Here.” WET LEG shared a remix of “catch these fists.” TVOD shares "Rerun." WAY DYNAMIC shares "Miffed It." BARRY GIBB: Rumors of his death were exaggreated. SONNY ROLLINS, the jazz legend dubbed the Saxophone Colossus who redefined the language of the genre with his inimitable improvisational skills, and was a highlight of the Stones' Tattoo You album, has died at age 95.  TOY STORY 5 has a final trailer online. Plus, Pixar's people on aging Woody, AI, and more.PADDINGTON 4 will be written by Armando Iannucci (“The Death of Stalin”) and Simon Blackwell (“Veep”). THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU opened to a series-low 98MM. Does it matter? Or does it bring in a new generation of fans?MATTHEW PERRY’s sisters called out the late actor’s assistant, Kenneth “Kenny” Iwamasa, for “repeatedly” injecting him with ketamine on the day he died in October 2023. ANNE HATHAWAY revealed she was “legally blind” in one eye all throughout her 30s due to an early-onset cataract. SPIDER-NOIR: A showcase for Nic Cage to cut loose. OFF CAMPUS, the new romantic drama series about college hockey players, is the third most-watched debut series in the history of Amazon Prime Video. ALBERT WOLSKY, the two-time Oscar-winning costume designer behind films like “All That Jazz,” “Bugsy,” “Grease” and more, has died. He was 95.   A BABY ELEPHANT tries to charge safari tourists in South Africa. A DOGGO getting adopted. CATS & DOGS... and Turtles. A DOGGO clearing brush to make a new friend. A BABY CAYBARA befriends a pupper. Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000