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Charlie Watts RIP, and no Things.   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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CHARLIE WATTS, whose strong but unflashy drumming powered the Rolling Stones for over 50 years, died on Tuesday in London. He was 80.  If you're not an NYT subscriber, here's an anecdote from Keith Richards which features therein.  The Guardian has an obit, a profile, a critical look at his role in the Stones, and a life in pictures.  And here are the obits in Rolling Stone and one filled with tributes at the NME.  Here's a video of Watts talking mostly about his kit.  Here's some isolated drum tracks.  And here's how "Jumpin' Jack Flash" looked from his throne.  With Mick and Keith out front, Charlie was truly underrated within the context of the Stones -- not just the jazz-influenced swing he brought to the band which is getting its due in the obits, but also the way he and original bassist Bill Wyman played in tension with each other, providing a friction you didn't hear anyplace else.  And interviews made clear that Watts was fine being in the background (the anecdote linked above being a rare exception to the rule).  He always thought of himself as a musician as opposed to a rock star, and the long-married Watts famously avoided groupies on the road.  So there won't be any other "news" here today.  I consider myself quite lucky to have seen him wield the sticks on the Tattoo You tour; his like will not pass this way again.  Give the drummer some.  BONUS: Here's the Political Beats survey of the Rolling Stones, Part 1 and Part 2, if you want to spend six hours immersed in the catalog of which Charlie watts was the foundation.

 More tomorrow, barring the unforeseen.

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At least tomorrow's Wednesday.   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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CROWDED HOUSE, which hit the Top Ten twice in 1987 with "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Something So Strong," are your Twofer Tuesday.

HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER visits World Cafe.

TWIN SHADOW visits World Cafe.

THIRD EYE BLIND & BETHANY COSENTINO of Best Coastshare "Again."

JOHN LYDON lost a High Court battle to stop the Sex Pistols' music from being used in a new TV drama.

UB40 founding member Brian Travers has died after a bout with cancer; he was 62.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at the short-lived corporate rock supergroup Bad English's mushy power ballad "When I See You Smile."

 

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME has a teaser trailer online.

MAYIM BIALIK will be the first guest host of the weekday edition of "Jeopardy!" in the wake of Mike Richards' abrupt departure from the job.

R KELLY: Another accuser took the witness stand on Monday, testifying that the R&B superstar had sexually abused her on his tour bus and in hotel rooms when she was still a high school student and an aspiring singer.

ZENDAYA & TOM HOLLAND's summer of love continues

BENNIFER: Affleck was snapped browsing engagement rings at the Century City, Calif. Tiffany's in the company of his mom Sam and son Samuel Monday.

SHANG-CHI & THE TEN RINGS: Early reviews are solid (and include the big trades, not just the geek websites).

BILL MURRAY and his family surprised guests at a hotel in Ireland by performing a cover of Al Green’s ‘Ride Sally Ride’.

TOM CRUISE liked the Chicken Tikka Masala. A lot.

SPIKE LEE is a 9/11 truther.

 

KITTEN vs BUNNY: Who You Got?

A DOGGO requests just a few more minutes.

ANOTHER DOGGO takes on the dog days.

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At least tomorrow's Wednesday.   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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CROWDED HOUSE, which hit the Top Ten twice in 1987 with "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Something So Strong," are your Twofer Tuesday.

HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER visits World Cafe.

TWIN SHADOW visits World Cafe.

THIRD EYE BLIND & BETHANY COSENTINO of Best Coastshare "Again."

JOHN LYDON lost a High Court battle to stop the Sex Pistols' music from being used in a new TV drama.

UB40 founding member Brian Travers has died after a bout with cancer; he was 62.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at the short-lived corporate rock supergroup Bad English's mushy power ballad "When I See You Smile."

 

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME has a teaser trailer online.

MAYIM BIALIK will be the first guest host of the weekday edition of "Jeopardy!" in the wake of Mike Richards' abrupt departure from the job.

R KELLY: Another accuser took the witness stand on Monday, testifying that the R&B superstar had sexually abused her on his tour bus and in hotel rooms when she was still a high school student and an aspiring singer.

ZENDAYA & TOM HOLLAND's summer of love continues

BENNIFER: Affleck was snapped browsing engagement rings at the Century City, Calif. Tiffany's in the company of his mom Sam and son Samuel Monday.

SHANG-CHI & THE TEN RINGS: Early reviews are solid (and include the big trades, not just the geek websites).

BILL MURRAY and his family surprised guests at a hotel in Ireland by performing a cover of Al Green’s ‘Ride Sally Ride’.

TOM CRUISE liked the Chicken Tikka Masala. A lot.

SPIKE LEE is a 9/11 truther.

 

KITTEN vs BUNNY: Who You Got?

A DOGGO requests just a few more minutes.

ANOTHER DOGGO takes on the dog days.

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Don Everly and Tom T. Hall RIP, and Monday Things.   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Monday, August 23, 2021 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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EVERCLEAR: "A.M. Radio." Because my brother's Pinto said so.

DON EVERLY, the elder of the two Everly Brothers, the groundbreaking duo whose fusion of Appalachian harmonies and a tighter, cleaner version of big-beat rock ’n’ roll made them harbingers of both folk-rock and country-rock, died on Saturday at his home in Nashville. He was 84. If you're not an NYT subscriber, here's "Cathy's Clown," “When Will I Be Loved,” "All I Have to Do Is Dream," and "Bye Bye Love." And more on the brothers' influence at The Guardian.

TOM T. HALL, one of the great storytellers in country music, died on Friday at age 85.

NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Sturgill Simspon, Deafheaven, and more.

BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Shaun Ryder, Cud, Suburban Lawns, and more.

SLEATER-KINNEY joined WILCO for "A Shot in the Arm."

ANGEL OLSEN covers Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark’s “If You Leave” and Alphaville’s “Forever Young.”

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Roxette's bulletproof power ballad "Listen To Your Heart."

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Free Guy repeats atop the chart with 18.8MM on a mere 34 percent decline, an amazing hold for the pandemicPaw Patrol placed with 13MM, as family flicks continue to bring people to the big screens.  Jungle Cruise showed with 6.2MM on another solid hold, in this case a 31 percent decline.

DENIS VILLENUEVE backs SCARLETT JOHANSSON in her lawsuit against Disney, which has predictably moved into a dispute about the arbitration clause in her contract (it was obvsly in ScarJo's interest to try to make this dispute as public as possible).

MEGXIT: Is the Queen lawyering up?

WILLIAM PETERSEN had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital after falling ill on set of CSI.

KANYE WEST & IRINA SHAYK: Officialy dunzo.

BENNIFER enjoyed a fun weekend at the Magic Castle in Los Angeles with their families.

JEOPARDY: Mike Richards is out as host.

 

A RACEHORSE bucked its rider and took off down US-41.

MONKEYS at the ol' swimmin' hole.

SOME BAT PUPS babble like babies.

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Gram Parsons, flying you into the weekend.   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Friday, August 20, 2021 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

... with GRAM PARSONS! As a member of both The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, and as a solo artist, Parsons anticipated the so-called country rock of the 1970s and the alt-country movement that began around 1990. There is not a lot of GP video floating around, but "Christine's Tune" is a good place to start, though the video for "Older Guys" is great because someone made them go out to christen Judge Smails' sloop. The Hell's Angels make an unfortunate cameo in the clip of "Six Days o­n the Road" from the infamous Altamont festival in 1969. The posthumous video for "Sin City" is nice also. BONUS: Dwight Yoakum covers "Wheels" at a Parsons tribute concert. DOUBLE BONUS: Frequent duet partner Emmylou Harris covers "Return of the Grievous Angel" with Ryan Adams (and Buddy Miller o­n bass) at a different tribute.

POM POM SQUAD plays KEXP.

MICHIGANDER plays a micro-show at the Icehouse.

BEACHWOOD SPARKS: The Sandbox Sessions.

COURTNEY BARNETT plays "Rae Street" on Fallon.

HOW AARON DESSNER Found His Voice (With an Assist From Taylor Swift).

ALL THINGS MUST PASS: The making of George Harrison's epic.

WANDA JACKSON & JOAN JETT: A meeting decades in the making, yet fated to be.

 

BRITNEY SPEARS is under investigation for an alleged battery of a housekeeper. Her camp denies it.

ROSIE HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY & JASON STATHAM are expecting their second child.

CHANNING TATUM & ZOE KRAVITZ appeared very much coupled up during a recent sighting in New York City.

MARVEL''S ETERNALS has a final trailer online.

MARVEL is trying to get back in China's favor.  There's little sign it's working.

DISNEYWORLD aspires to be Westworld.

SONNY CHIBA, the Japanese actor and martial arts legend who had roles in American films like “Kill Bill” and “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,” died on Thursday of COVID complications. He was 82.

 

THE STORY of Jumbo the Elephant.

A CAT discovers its owner's tattoo.

INTRODUCING the leafy seadragon.

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