Mon, 08 Jun 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=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 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5618 OFF BROADWAY: "Stay In Time" and "Full Moon Turn My Head Around," for Twofer Tuesday. More power pop for the summer.NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Bleachers, car Seat Headrest, and more.BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Ed O' Brien and more.BRANDI CARLILE shares "Life On The Run."THE CORAL shares "Let The Music Play." THE DARKNESS shares the theme song for the upcoming Masters of the Universe movie. WIDEMOUTH shares "Raincoat." ROBERT FRIPP and the mystery of his shaved balls. DR. DEMENTO retires. DICK PARRY, who played famous sax solos for Pink Floyd, has passed at 83.  WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: The Mandalorian and Grogu tops the holiday chart with 100MM, but that's only as good as the Solo prequel did. Obsession places with 30.3MM on a 39 percent increase since its debut! Michael shows with 23.6MM on a 21 percent drop.OBSESSION: Did you see what I just wrote about this surprise hit?NEVER NEVERLAND: The effort to whitewash Michael Jackson's legacy. THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS went to these folks. Congrats! STEPHEN COLBERT returned to Micigan public access TV. MATT DAMON & TOM HOLLAND are jealous of Zendaya. NO SUCH THING AS A VAMPIRE: The lost 1968 TV movie rumored to have been destroyed for being so scary.    A MARMOT in the attic. 2 CHAIRS, 1 Cat. A LAMB is reunited with Mom. A DOGGO rescues a tree.  Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5617 THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND STARTS EARLY: ...with THE SWEET!  The bubble-glam rockers are probably best known for the trifecta of "Little Willy," "Ballroom Blitz" and "Fox on the Run," though they also charted with the harder-edged "Action" and the more ballad-y "Love is Like Oxygen."  All of those clips also feature the band's rather unique fashion sense, but you have to see the clip for "Wig Wam Bam" -- complete with headdress -- to see the band at its most ridiculous.  BONUS: "All That Glitters" is a BBC documentary originally broadcast in February 1974 charting a day in the life of The Sweet.THE QUEEN OF SOUL: World Cafe essays Aretha Live at Fillmore West.ROBYN HITCHCOCK, on collapse, polka dots, and more. WESTSIDE COWBOY shares “Kick Stones (The Boys).” LENNY KAYE shares "Solstice." DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS shares "My Life In England, Pt 1." DENT MAY shares "The Big One." SWEEPING PROMISES shares "Shooting Shadows." JOHANNA SAMUELS shares "Circles."  MILLY ALCOCK, on learning to ignore the trolls and go for Supergirl. MILES TELLER did not take being called a dick lightly. MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE probably scared some folks with this drone show. And the final trailer is online.THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU: Barely Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Ouch. It's still tracking for an 80MM opening weekend.DAMON LINDELOF, on his aborted Star Wars project. THE THR COMEDY ACTORS' ROUNDTABLE, on delusional auditions, nagging insecurities and bizarre fan interactions. THE ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH: The sequel to Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," will debut on Imax screens before landing on Netflix. SPEED RACER: Emile Hirsch on the unlikely cult classic. JAMES ELLROY Says You Have the Hollywood Blacklist All Wrong.  MEMORIAL DAY has become -- in the minds of some -- a day devoted to uncovering their swimming pools and barbeques. So take a moment (preferably at 3 p.m. local time) to remember what it's really about.You can read about "The Meaning of Memorial Day" with selections from American authors and statesmen, including Herman Melville, Ernie Pyle, Louisa May Alcott, Frederick Douglass, and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Joyce Johnson and the "Arlington Ladies" who attend every funeral in Arlington National Cemetery, to ensure no soldier is buried alone, take more than a moment.  Re-read "A Death in the Family," as powerful as it was when Christopher Hitchens wrote it in 2007.  Revisit William Wyler's footage of the last mission of the Memphis Belle, or check the Tube for Alfred Hitchcock's footage of the liberation of the Belsen concentration camp.  The Wikipedia entry for Memorial Day notes a race track connection unrelated to the Indy 500.  It's a good day -- as good as we are likely to get -- for Sgt. Barry Sadler's No. 1 smash, "Ballad of the Green Berets."  or the movie adaptation of Gen. George S. Patton's "Speech to the Third Army."  As "Greyhawk" once wrote at the Mudville Gazette, "This is Memorial Day weekend. Enjoy it. Celebrate it - the people who died to give you that right would appreciate it. But they didn't die peaceably in their beds, these dogs who fell protecting sheep from wolves.  KITTEN haz a nightmare. A DONKEY sees donkeys in art. CATS & DOGS, living together...  Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5616 JON PRATT covers Pate's anthemic "Gone Electric" as Pete Townshend crossed with early Billy Bragg.MCLUSKY plays KEXP. SON LUX shares "Endlessly." WILL SCHEFF shares "‘Always Everything." BUTTHOLE SURFERS shares "Intelligent Guy." XIU XIU covers David Lynch's "In Heaven." SWAPMEET shares "2 C U." MOSES SUMNEY shares “Sins of the Father,” which features Kara Jackson. LIQUID MIKE shares "Drowning Machine." THE HOUSE OF MOUSE will be streaming Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits 2026.BILLY JOEL is getting a biopic.  And he's not happy about it.THE HOLD STEADY's Franz Nicolay testified before Congress about Live Nation.  ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER & CHRISTOPHER McQUARRIE are ready to take a stab at relaunching the Conan the Barbarian franchise. HAYDEN PANETIERRE says a “well-respected” and “Oscar-winning actor and director” exposed himself to her at a party when she was 19. PAUL SCHRADER got dumped by his AI girlfriend. THE MANDOLORIAN & GROGU is splitting critics. MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: First Reactions. But no heavyweights.NICOLAS WINDING REFN, on almost dying, AI, and more. THE BET AWARDS nominations went to these folks. Congrats!   CURIOUS Otters. A DOGGO checks herself out. A TURTLE changes course.  Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5615 THE RASPBERRIES crush "Go All The Way" and "I Wanna Be With You" for Twofer Tuesday.VINCE GILL plays a Tiny Desk Concert. ED ASKEW & SHARON VAN ETTEN share ‘Gray Air-o-Plane.” LAURA VEIRS shares "Flying Into Darkness." LOWERTOWN shares "Mice Protection."MARY IN THE JUNKYARD shares "New Muscles." THE TOP 100 PUNK ALBUMS, according to Rolling Stone. As noted, genre purists might want to stay away.  KENDALL JENNER and... JACOB ELORDI? PETER JACKSON, on firing Ryan Gosling. SHAKIRA was acquiited of tax fraud. HARRY POTTER is recasting Ginny Weasley. SHREK at 25: Mike Myers was pitched the movie after watching Saving Private Ryan. VERY YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is headed to the small screen. WILLIAM DANIELS, 99, and BONNIE BARTLETT, 96, on their open marriage. TOM KANE, a oice actor best known for his work on “Star Wars” and “Powerpuff Girls,” has died at 64. MARK FUHRMAN, the former LAPD detective who discovered the bloody glove in the O.J. Simpson murder case and later torpedoed the prosecution with his use of the n-word, is dead at 74. AN ELEPHANT, shooing a cat. CURIOUS KANGAROOS check out a golfer. A CAT returns for its daily hugs.  Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5614 JAY & THE AMERICANS "Come a Little Bit Closer" on Monday. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Kevin Morby, Touch Girl Apple Blossom, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Kelley Stoltz, Hunters & Collectors, and more. TYLER CHILDERS & SENORA MAY cover S.G. Goodman’s "Planting by the Signs." GRACIE ABRAMS shares “Hit the Wall.” THE FIELD shares "Now You Exist." BOYS NOIZE shares "Shut It Down." DAYTROTTER is coming back. PET SOUNDS AT 60: The survivng Beach Boys talk to Variety..  Paste talks to Al Jardine as part of their Pet Sounds Project. DENNIS LOCORRIERE, the frontman of ’70s band Dr Hook, died Saturday following a battle with kidney disease. He was 76.  WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Michael retakes the chart with 26.1MM on a 31 percent drop. Devil Wears Prada 2 places with 18MM on a 57 percent drop.  Obsession shows with 16.1MM.MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY once exiled himself from Hollywood and lived as Mateo in Peru for 22 days without electricity.   HARVEY WEINSTEIN gets another mistrial on sex assault charges. SNL's rookies are interviewed at Variety. SPIDER-NOIR: Nic Cage had the idea to shoot in collor and black-and-white. BOB ODENKIRK, on his heart attack and more. CANNES: Not doing a lot of business. THE FEED IS FAKE: Joe Lim estimates that 90 percent of what you see on the internet is advertising in disguise, and he should know. ANN ROBINSON, the red-haired actress who was memorably menaced by Martians in the spectacular 1953 sci-fi classic The War of the Worlds, has died. She was 96.   CATS having a discussion.A DOGGO babysitting birds. DOG and Butterflies. RAVEN vs CATS: Who You Got?  Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5613 THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:...with POWER POP! A few of these may be known generally, like Cheap Trick's "Way of the World" and Nick Lowe's "Cruel to Be Kind"... and some well-known to fans of the genre, like Dwight Twilley's "I'm On Fire," Shoes "Too Late," The Records' "Starry Eyes," the Flamin' Groovies' "Shake Some Action" and the Plimsouls'  "A Million Miles Away" (seen here in a rare live slot).  Others are well-known to longtime Pate fans, like the Three O'Clock's "Her Head's Revolving" or Let's Active's "Waters Part."  BONUS: Bram Tchaikovsky playing "Girl Of My Dreams" and "Lady From the USA", live.BOB MOULD plays The Current. THE ROLLING STONES de-age themselves for "In The Stars."OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW shares “Last American Waltz.” TELEHEALTH shares "Yassify Me." GROWING PAINS shares "Swimming."SONGS FROM The Byrds, Go-Gos, Ray Charles, and Taylor Swift are among those inducted into the National Recording Registry. BILLY IDOL is getting a Lifetime Achievement Award at the American Music Awards.PAUL McCARTNEY saw Bob Dylan live and didn't understand it. CLARENCE CARTER, the Southern soul singer and guitarist who sang unabashedly of adultery and lust on hits of the late 1960s like “Slip Away,” "Patches," and “Back Door Santa,”  has died aged 90.   THE BATMAN: PART 2 confirms cast members. JAMES BOND: Casting has begun for the next 007. TAYLOR SWIFT is inviting people to her wedding personally by phone. HAYDEN PANETIERRE's estranged mother, Lesley Vogel, is hitting back at her “entitled” daughter's forthcoming tell-all.  SPIDER-NOIR: Nic Cage and the team on bringing something new to the franchise. BYRON ALLEN's next target for a full takeover is Starz.PAM GRIER claims she has three-day orgasms at age 76. ROOSTER is HBO's biggest comedy in years. CLAUDINE LONGET, the French singer and actress who underwent a 1976 trial after she shot and killed her boyfriend, Olympic skier Spider Sabich, has died, according to the Telegram. She was 84. And here's the SNL sketch.  A DOGGO hijacks a skateboard. CATS & DOGS, living together... A BABY ELEPHANT learns to stand.  Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5612 SIMON & GARFUNKEL tackle "Late In the Evening" in Central Park, circa 1981, iircFOO FIGHTERS plays a Tiny Desk Concert. THE MOUNTAIN GOATS shares “Charlie Sheen Reaches Out to the Feds.” ALLAH-LAS shares "Ultramarine." ALEX CAMERON shares “Statue Down” and “Red Hook Rain.” DEEP PURPLE returns with "Arrogant Boy." TRASHCAN SINATRAS returns with “Melodramatic.” BROAN FALLON (Gaslight Anthem) shares “Not Bad for New Jersey” and “Better Before.” THE STROKES shares "Falling Out Of Love." HOVVDY shares "Try Try Try." THE MYSTERY JETS returns with “Black Sage.”  PETER JACKSON, on AI. THE PITT's lawyers hit back at claims that the show is an ER rip-off. COLMAN DOMINGO is suddenly everywhere. SURVIVOR's Untold Tales. PUNISHER: ONE LAST KILL is mocked for an "unfinished" vfx shot and audio issues. CATHERINE DENEUVE: Queen of Cannes. DONALD GIBB,  best known for playing the lovable brute "Ogre" in the "Revenge of the Nerds" franchise -- has died at 71. RESCUE BEAGLES touch grass. CHANGING THE BED when you have a Golden. CATS reacting to a bird.  Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5611 WE FIVE: Because "You Were On My Mind," natch.SALLY BABY'S SILVER DOLLARS play World Cafe. SHEARWATER returns with "Daydream Unbeliever" and "More and More."JON SPENCER shares "Orange Slice Blues." GRAHAM COXON shares "Alright." MODEST MOUSE shares “Third Side of the Moon.” ROB BURGER AND IRON & WINE share "Valley People."CAROLINE ROSE shares "Yip Yip Yow." WIDOWSPEAK shares "Soft Cover." BLOC PARTY returns with "Coming On Strong." DURAN DURAN refuses to play Glastonbury unless they can headline. "WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC is headed to Broadway.KEITH RICHARDS says no Stones tour this year, but maybe 2027. JACK DOUGLAS, a top-flight rock producer who worked with John Lennon, Cheap Trick, and Aerosmith, has died. He was 80.  THE ODYSSEY: Christopher Nolan sits down with Time. PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE makes its argument for merging its streaming services. HAYDEN PANETIERRE remembers being lured by friend of hers into a room and told to get in bed with a famous male actor who was naked. She was 18 years old at the time.DEMI MOORE & PARK CHAN-WOOK navigate art and politics as Canne gets underway. CONAN O'BRIEN will host the Oscars again. CATE BLANCHETT co-founds a non-profit to help Hollywood navigate AI consent issues.HILLARY DUFF is the SI Swimsuit cover model. HARRISON FORD says he didn’t realize he was humming the “Indiana Jones” theme song in Shrinking. SWAPPED is a big hit on Netflix. STAR WARS, as ranked by The Big Picture. The first four scan, the rest is a mess.REX REED, who across six decades reviewed films and wrote about movie stars in prose that was graceful and evocative but often also the literary equivalent of a poison-tipped dagger plunged between the shoulder blades, died on Tuesday at his home in Manhattan. He was 87. BARRY BLAUSTEIN, who co-wrote the best of Eddie Murphy's SNL material and movies, has died at 71.  AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DOG in training. THE SQUIRREL has a certain view of the world. CATS & DOGS, living together...  Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5610 FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE play "It Must Be Summer" unpluggedy.MUNA visits World Cafe. BABEHOVEN shares "Blue Around You." FAT DOG shares "Go F*ck Urself."NARA'S ROOM shares "Reseda." SOCIAL DISTORTION's Mike Ness on Born To Kill, cancer, and more. Eff cancer. SONY is paying over a Billion for songs from Fleetwood Mac, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, and more. THE NUMBER ONES looks at BTS' "Butter," the English-language song that rode a coordinated fan campaign to hold the top spot for most of summer 2021. THE BEATLES are opening a museum at the location of the Rooftop Concert.  BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH found himself in the middle of a heated verbal altercation with a fellow cyclist after allegedly running a red light. CANNES: Why did Hollywood mostly ski the fest this year? THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS are returning. SAVANNAH GUTHRIE will host a TV version of Wordle. FAST & FURIOUS is headed to Peacock. WESTWORLD is getting a movie reboot. THE ROCKFORD FILES, starring David Boreanaz. BYRON ALLEN is buying BuzzFeed. SHANNON ELIZABETH: Officially back on the market.  SIR JUMPS-A-LOT takes the field. A DUCK FAMILY waterpark. CATS & DOGS, living together...  Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5609 THE UNTOUCHABLES: "I Spy For the FBI."NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Broken Social Scene, Lykke Li, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has the Lemon Twigs, Aldous Harding, and more. PAUL McCARTNEY & RINGO STARR duet on "Home To Us." FRANKIE COSMOS shares the demo for "Fool." BODEGA shares "Pick Up The Check." THE LAST DINNER PARTY shares "Big Dog." MIKE D of the Beastie Boys shares "Switch Up." CHARLIE XCX shares "Rock Music" as she sees it. THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS sell their catalog for 300MM. THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS face a major medical issue. THE BEACH BOYS: Paste takes a stab at their 25 Greatest Songs, and has also launched a Pet Sounds Project ahead of that LP's 60th anniversary.  WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: The Devil Wears Prada 2 repeats atop the chart with 41MM on a 47 percent drop (probably good given the potential frontloading for this one).  Mortal Kombat II places with a 38.7MM debut.  Michael shows with 36.5MM on a leggy 33 percent drop.THE BAFTA TV AWARDS went to these folks. Congrats! SETH ROGEN dedicated The Studio's BAFTA to Catherine O'Hara. SYDNEY SWEENEY's arc in Euphoria Season 3 is ticking off OnlyFans creators. MARTIN SHORT, on his family tragedy and more. DUA LIPA is suing Samsung for 15MM over unauthorized use of her face. READ LARRY DAVID's unproduced screenplay. MICHAEL PENNINGTON, a Shakespearean actor who also played Commander Moff Jerjerrod in “Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi” has died at 82.   AN ELEPHANT gives birth, gets instant protection from the herd. AN IGUANA scores some street pizza. A BABY ALPACA befriends its shepherd doogo.  Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5608 THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:...with STEVIE WONDER! His session at the Beat Club includes "Intro Jam," "Contusion," "Higher Ground," "Dont You Worry ‘Bout A Thing," "I Can See The Sun In Late December," "He's Misstra Know-It-All," "Living For The City" and "Superstition."SUPER FURRY ANIMALS played their first show in nearly a decade. FATHER JOHN MISTY shares "The Payoff." YARD ACT shares "Redeemer." DAZY shares "Big Problem" and "Gravity." HEY, NOTHING shares "Boat Garage." STING shared why his children won’t live off his money and “make their own way” instead.LOS CAMPESINOS! shares a breakdown of what it actually costs to tour North America.KEVIN DREW, on Leslie Feist, Gord Downie, Zach Galifianakis, Nigel Godrich, Cillian Murphy, Hal Willner, Eric Bana, Lou Reed, Andy Kim, and more.  ROBERT DOWNEY JR shaded social media influencers by saying it’s “absolute horseshit” to declare them the “stars of the future.” PARAMOUNT & WARNER MUSIC are going to focus on musical biopics.  THE GOLDEN GLOBES set AI rules. DISNEY CRUISE SHIP STAFFERS among those arrested in a kiddie pr0n ring. JAMIE PRESSLEY is joining OnlyFans. PLANET OF THE APES is getting another reboot. DAVE COULIER revealed his shocking 45-pound weight loss transformation due to his brutal cancer treatments.  Eff cancer.SEINFELD shades Friends.  THIS PUPPER is very excited about his walk. A DOLPHIN copying cartwheels. A DOGGO made for the clergy.  Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5607 LOVE: "Your Mind and We Belong Together." Rare promo.GOGOL BORDELLO plays KEXP. KURT VILE shares "Zoom 97." SOCIAL DESTORTION shares “The Way Things Were.” LAMBCHOP shares "Weakened." ALDOUS HARDING shares "Coats." P*SSY RIOT shares "Disobey." ICEAGE shares "The Weak." DEER TICK shares "ACI." THE FLAMING LIPS: Steven Drozd discusses getting kicked out, and more. BONNIE TYLER remains hospitalized in Portugal after having an emergency intestinal surgery.  TED TURNER, the media visionary who forever altered the news business by founding CNN and helped introduce Americans to pay TV by creating cable channels like TNT, Turner Classic Movies and Cartoon Network, has died. He was 87. Ex-wife Jane Fonda paid tribute.HAYDEN PANETIERRE comes out as bisexual, and more, in her memoir. HARRY POTTER is already renewed for a second season on HBO. HOCUS POCUS 3 is in the works with the original cast. SCARLETT JOHANSSON will star in Ari Aster's next film. PETER PARKER was not responsible for Uncle ben's death in the MCU. TED DANSON recently experienced a “health scare” that made him reevaluate his lifestyle. AMC THEATERS is getting into the concert business. MATTHEW PERRY's stuff is on the auction block.  CATS & DOGS, living together... CATS & DOGS, living together... A MAMA MONKEY teaches her kid to walk.  Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5606 THE GO-GOS: "Our Lips Are Sealed" and "We Got the Beat" for Twofer Tuesday.WHITNEY plays KEXP. SUGAR brought out Craig Finn, Patterson Hood, and Jason Narducy in NYC.THE ROLLING STONES shares "In The Stars." How 'bout those backing vox? OF MONTREAL shares "Already Dreaming." CASE OATS shares “Bottom of an Afternoon.” SUEDE: The making of Coming Up. GRETA VAN FLEET: Breaking Up? STURGILL SIMPSON, TANYA TUCKER, and... a DC think tank?  THE ODYSSEY has a trailer online.CHRISTOPHER NOLAN talks about The Odyssey on Colbert. WHIT STILLMAN is making another movie. CHARLIE KAUFMAN is making another movie. THE TONY AWARDS nominations went to these folks. Congrats! But not to these folks, sorry. EVIL DEAD BURN has a trailer online. THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU: Feedback from the first 25 minutes. BLAKE LIVELY got no money in the sexual harassment settlement with Justin Baldoni, but may collect in his failed defamation suit against her. HARRY POTTER: The Podcast.  A KANGAROO's Breakfast In Bed.CATS & DOGS, living together... CATS & DOGS, living together...   Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5605 CINCO DE MAYO STARTS HERE: ...with LOS LOBOS: "I Got Loaded" (with an added snippet of "Turn On Your Lovelight") from their fabulous first full-lengther, How Will the Wolf Survive? "Don't Worry Baby," "Evangeline," "Our Last Night," and "A Matter of Time" were on that album, too.PEE WEE HERMAN: "Tequila." Obvsly.HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS: Rare video of "A Taste of Honey" from 1967.CHEAP TRICK brings you the Mariachi mash-up of "Surrender."JIMMY BUFFETT: Margaritaville. Obvs.LIZ PHAIR: "Cinco de Mayo." Obvsly. KACEY MUSGRAVES visits World Cafe. PEARL & THE OYSTERS shares "Doom Mood." FUNAMBULIST shares "Hatchery." WAILIN STORMS shares "The Arsonist." STANLEY SIMMONS, the group made up of the sons of KISS’ Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, have shared a couple of tracks. CARMINE APPICE responds to rumors he was asked to join Led Zeppelin after John Bonham’s death.  DOLLY PARTON shared a health update and it's... maybe not great? BRITNEY SPEARS cuts a plea deal in her DUI case. BLAKE LIVELY & JUSTIN BALDONI settled their legal battle.CAMERON DIAZ & BENJI MADDEN welcomed their third child. STAR WARS content was streamed for 550 million hours in 2025. WKRP IN CINCINNATI is now a real station.  A GOLDEN brings his emotional support duck to his hydrotherapy session. TOYS For Dogs. WHEN A BABY DEER joins your jog.  Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5604 EVERY MOTHER'S SON: "Come On Down to My Boat," baby.NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Emily Nenni, Lip Critic, Tori Amos, and more.  BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has The Boo Radleys, Laibach, and more. SUGAR's first show in 31 years. HANNAH COHEN shares "Golden Chain." JOHN DWYER (Osees) shares "Heathen Axe." COROOK shares "Banana Peel." OLIVIA RODRIGO debuted "Begged" on SNL. DAVE GROHL celebrates Alice In Chains. NICK CAVE on Russell Brand, and much more in his version of the lightning round. JASON NEWSTED, formerly of Metallica, revealed a good update on his throat cancer diagnosis. Eff cancer. ALEX LIGERWOOD, former Santana vocalist, has died at the age of 79.    WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: The Devil Wears Prada 2 exceeded it high expectations with 77MM. Michael placed with 54MM on a pretty leggy 44 percent drop. Super Mario Galaxy Movie showed with 12.1MM.NARNIA: THE MAGICIAN'S NEPHEW will get a full theatrical release from Netflix, because Greta Gerwig.SAG-AFTRA reached a tentative new deal with th major studios. PARAMOUNT is sued by its own subscribers. EVANGELINE LILLY criticized Disney for firing Marvel employees as part of company-wide layoffs, accusing them of turning their back on the people who built their success. THE AI 25: The Exclusive Group of People Shaping the Future of Hollywood. GREMLINS has a lost director's cut. BEAU STARR, the Halloween franchise actor, has died. He was 81.  A GLITCH in the Matrix. KITTEN vs PEACOCK: Who You Got? A MAINE COON CAT meets a Wolf Dog. DOGGOS are up for a walk.   Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5603 THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:...with SQUEEZE!  Despite a new LP, some of you whippersnappers may never heard of Difford, Tilbrook & Co., who previously reeled of stellar string of pop gems, including "Take Me I'm Yours", "Cool for Cats", "Up the Junction", "Goodbye Girl,"  "Another Nail in My Heart", "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)", "If I Didn't Love You", and the one most people know -- even if they don't know it's Squeeze -- "Tempted", which features transient member Paul Carrack on vox and keys.  Fun fact: Carrack was also responsible for the classic, "How Long" as a member of Ace.XTC: The first half of their career gets over three hours of discussion and analysis on Poltical Beats with guest Andrew Gretes. BLEACHERS shares "i'm not joking." HAIRCUT 100 shares “Come Back to Me.” MANDAWORLD shares "My White Horse." GUN OUTFIT shares "Whiplash." KELSEY LU shares “Better Than That.” MADONNA & SABRINA CARPENTER share "Bring Your Love."SPANDAU BALLET singer Ross Davidson was sentenced to 14 years in prison on sexual assault convictions. (He's not the original singer, so don't feel guilty about "True.")THE GREATEST LIVING AMERICAN SONGWRITERS, according to the New York Times. Others have questions. TONY WILSON, the bassist, and co-founder of the soul band Hot Chocolate,who co-wrote "You Sexy Thing," has died at the age of 89. DAVID ALLEN COE, the outlaw country music singer known for his unrepentant, confrontational image and songs such as “You Never Even Called Me by My Name,” “The Ride,” and "Take This Job and Shove It," died at age 86.  RESIDENT EVIL: Zach Cregger's reboot has a teaser trailer online. THE BLAIR WITCH REBOOT has added some of the original actors and directors as executive producers. GOLDIE HAWN would like to be offered better material. BRITNEY SPEARS was officially charged with DUI. TRIUMPH THE INSULT COMIC DOG takes on Secretary of State Marco Rubio. THE LUCAS MUSEUM has announced its inaugural exhibitions.ALDEN EHRENREICH, on knowing your lines. DESERT WARRIOR, starring Anthony Mackie ("Captain America: The Winter Soldier") and directed by Rupert Wyatt ("Rise of the Planet of the Apes"), may be one of the biggest flops ever. HE'S JUST Waiting On A Friend. ONE OF THESE THINGS is not like the others. THE CAT as escape artist.  Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000