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Monday, May 02, 2016 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl
OVER 47 MILLION SERVED! Thanks to everyone who keeps stopping by... JIMMY FALLON & PAUL RUDD make a shot-by-shot recreation of the video for Styx's "Too Much Time on My Hands." COURTNEY BARNETT stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set. ALOHA advance streams Little Windows Cut Right Through. BLESSED ISLES stream Straining Hard Against the Strength of Night. THE MONKEES drop "She Makes Me Laugh," written by Weezer's Rivers Cuomo. THE RAVEONETTES' April single is "Junko Azawa." FRIGHTENED RABBIT covers Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets Of Philadelphia." LOCAL NATIVES share "Past Lives," their first new track in three years. R. DEAN TAYLOR: "Indiana Wants Me." I have fond memories of The Service's cover version. PRINCE: Authorities descended on a Walgreens near Paisley Park and served a search warrant, looking for a prescription paper trail that could unravel the cause of Prince's death. On a nicer note, Tom Petty reminisces about Prince's spectacular turn at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. RADIOHEAD has erased its internet presnce. Is something brewing? ELVIS COSTELLO talks to The Guardian about social media, surveillance being British, and his love of curling. THE ZAPPAS are in a family trademark dispute. WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: The Jungle Book threepeats atop the chart with 42.4MM, on a leggy 31 percent drop...but Captain America: Civil War will almost certainly be king of the cinema jungle next weekend. Of course, they're both from Disney, so the House of Mouse won't be terribly distraught. The Huntsman: Winter's War places a distant second with 9.39MM on a steep 52 percent drop from what was already a bad debut. Keanu shows close behind with an estimated 9.35MM (and could squeak into second when the actual receipts are tallied), which should be fine against a 15MM production budget, given that it's more likely to play as counter programming to the Marvel juggernaut over the ext few weeks. Mother's Day, otoh,debuted in the fourth slot with 8.3MM against a 25MM budget, which means it must do boffo biz next weekend to have a shot at profit in theaters. Barbershop: The Next Cut rounds out the Top Five with 6.1MM, which continues to disappoint, though it should reach profit on the big screen. CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR -- Behind the scenes with NME. JENNIFER LAWRENCE has no love life, and may not want one at the moment. JOHN KRASINSKI will play Jack Ryan for Amazon. WILL FERRELL has backed out of playing an Alzheimer's-stricken Ronald Reagan for laughs. PHILIP KIVES, the founder of K-Tel International, tireless TV pitchman whose commercials implored viewers to "wait, there's more!" while selling everything from vegetable slicers to hit music compilations on vinyl, has died at age 87. NORTH KOREA sentenced a U.S. citizen of Korean heritage to 10 years in prison after convicting him of espionage and subversion, the second American it has put behind bars this year. IRAQ: Hundreds of supporters of Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed parliament inside Baghdad's Green Zone on Saturday and camped out nearby after Sadr denounced politicians' failure to reform a political quota system blamed for rampant corruption.Meanwhile, Iraq’s oil exports approached a record high in April, adding barrels to a worldwide supply glut. KANGAROOS: What nightmares are made of? RATS are (re-)invading NYC. SLEEPLESS SLUGS are on a very slow march in the UK. A GANG OF SEX-CRAZED PEACOCKS is making life pretty tricky for the residents of Ushaw Moor in Durham.
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Friday, April 29, 2016 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl
THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: ...with THE dB's! Although the influential, but oh-so-unlucky modern pop combo will likely stress new material when I see them tonight, we have vintage video of "Happenstance," "Bad Reputation" and "Living A Lie" from Sweden circa 1982. From the studio, we have the clip for "Neverland." Chris Stamey left the band (temporarily) after which we got the infamous, banned-from-MTV clip for "Amplifier," plus live takes of "She Got Soul" and "Not Cool" from the legendary Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ circa 1986. From the same time period, you can see the band help close down Folk City in NYC with a cover of Bob Dylan's "Positively 4th Street." JULIANA BARWICK advance streams Will. SERATONES advance stream Get Gone. GRUBBY LITTLE HANDS advance stream Garden Party. KACY & CLAYTON advance stream Strange Country. PAUL SIMON swears a lot on "Papa Cool Bell." TRAVIS drops “Animals" ahead of Everything At Once. PRINCE: Playing "Baby I'm a Star" at the 1985 Grammys and taking a blowtorch the joint with The Revolution, Sheila E, and even a cameo from Jerome of The Time before storming out like a WWE champ. Also, authorities investigating his death found prescription opioid medication on him and in his Minnesota home, a law enforcement official told CNN. Authorities have obtained a search warrant for Prince's house. R.E.M.'s Mike Mills talks about his love for Big Star. BLONDIE's Debbie Harry criticizes YouTube's royalty payments. PRIMAL SCREAM's Bobby Gillespie talks to Magnet about influences, collaborations, and more. LIZ PHAIR's TOP 10, according to Stereogum. NOW SHOWING: This weekend's wide releases include Mother's Day, which is currently scoring 10 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; Ratchet and Clank, which is scoring 19 percent; and Keanu, scoring 78 percent. CHYNA's manager, Anthony Anzaldo, has revealed that the former WWE star most likely died from an accidental overdose of Ambien and Valium. KELLY RIPA is getting a raft of celebrity guest hosts. ALICIA VIKANDER has signed on to star as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider. CHARLIE SHEEN does not pose an imminent threat to ex-fiancee Brett Rossi ... so says a Los Angeles Superior Court judge. LEAH REMINI is defending Scientology leader David Miscavige's father and his decision to speak out against the church in a forthcoming memoir. GERMANY: If the urgent challenge for the nation last year was sheltering the hundreds of thousands of people who descended on the country almost at once seeking asylum, then this year’s task is to integrate them. THIS CORGI is Breaking The Law. NORTH KOREA fired two midrange Musudan missiles Thursday, but both appear to have failed, South Korean Defense Ministry officials said. MELBOURNE CAT rescued from tree following a crowdfunding campaign. DEAD FISHERMAN reels in a180-lb carp.
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Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl
D'ANGELO covered Prince's “Sometimes It Snows In April" for Fallon. PETER FRAMPTON comes alive for a Tiny Desk Concert. HAYBABY advance streams their Blood Harvest EP. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED: New tracks from New Moon Hooch, Summer Cannibals, PUP, and more highlight the latest edition. THE GRATEFUL DEAD tribute, Day Of The Dead, drops five more tracks. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD: "The Look of Love."PRINCE asked for Journey's blessing before releasing "Purple Rain." PARQUET COURTS' Sean Yeaton talks to Pitchfork about Prince (before his death), Limp Bizkit, Kurt Vile, ghosts, and more. LED ZEPPELIN: The "Stairway to Heaven" plagiarism trial gets important pretrial evidentiary rulings...and a settlement offer. OUTSIDE THE LINES: Behind-the-scenes pictures, outtakes and lost images from the cover shoots of punk and new wave's most famous LPs. KELLY RIPA is threatening to quit Live! unless certain demands are met. JAY-Z has been fully on board with how Beyoncé has chosen to deal with their marital issues on Lemonade. ROBERT DOWNEY JR feels like he could do another Iron Man pic, tho there isn't one in the works. MELISSA McCARTHY opened up about her emotional return to the Gilmore Girls set. WILL FERRELL will star in a comedy about Ronald Reagan's Alzheimer's disease. WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER: TEN YEARS LATER is coming to Netflix. SAUDI ARABIA isn’t ready to end the world’s only ban on women driving. RUSSIA has resumed bombing moderate opposition fighters in Syria, a U.S. military officer from Baghdad told reporters at the Pentagon. ISIS is facing cash and manpower shortages, the deputy commander of the counter-ISIS coalition said. A RACCOON bites the hand that feeds it. THE BISON may become the national mammal of the United States. AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: A goat with a human face. THE SWARM: An unusual problem is buzzing around a family’s garage in Waukee, IA.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM busted out Prince's "Controversy" at the Coachella. MUSEUM MOUTH advance streams Popcorn Fish Guinea Pig. DOWSING advance streams Okay. JAGGERY advance streams Crux. TERRY drops “Don’t Say Sorry" ahead of Terry HQ. FAYE makes “Ancient Bones” ahead of their self-titled debut EP. BLONDIE: "Heart of Glass," filmed at Studio 54 in New York City, topped the Billboard chart on this week in 1979.
PRINCE reportedly died without a will. The Revolution announced it would reunite for some shows, presumably including the planned Prince tribute concert in Mpls. The Current offers an hour-long documentary, featuring interviews from Bobby Z, producer Susan Rodgers, Jimmy Jam, Wendy and Lisa and more. MORRIS DAY becomes one of The Guardian's Cult Heroes. IGGY POP is releasing an "as told to" Stooges memoir that will include contributions from Joan Jett, Johnny Marr, Jack White, and others. FREDDIE MERCURY: A research team in Europe looked into the science behind his voice. CHRIS EVANS wants to continue playing Captain America, which isn't surprising, but interesting given where Marvel's Cinematic Universe seems headed. RACHEL ROY denies she was ever a third woman to Jay-Z, let alone the "Becky" Beyonce refrs to on Lemonade. Rita Ora may want that title tho. MICHAEL STRAHAN will be leaving Live with Kelly Ripa four months early. Top executives at Disney and ABC have personally apologized to Kelly Ripa for last week's bungled announcement about the departure of her co-host Michael Strahan. DAKOTA JOHNSON, Intervewed by Chrissie Hynde (who talks about her forthcoming solo LP along the way). CHRIS MARTIN was spotted with HEATHER GRAHAM. DAISY RIDLEY practices her lightsaber skills for Star Wars: Episode VIII. DISNEY announced a slate of nine live-action films. TURKEY: Ebru Umar, a Dutch journalist, was arrested after she wrote a column last week critical of president Erdogan, and his government’s growing crackdown on freedom of expression. THE ISLAMIC STATE: The flow of foreign fighters into Iraq and Syria has dropped from roughly 2,000 a month down to 200 within the past year, according to the Pentagon, which says the waning numbers are further proof of the Islamic State’s declining stature. OTOH, US director of national intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. says the Islamic State is operating clandestine terrorist cells in Britain, Germany and Italy. PALLAS CATS: The "Most Expressive Cat In The World"? AN ELEPHANT, snapped topless. MOST DOGS aren't huggers. A MISSING CAT returns home after six years.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl
BOB MOULD & SUICIDE COMMANDOS cover “When You Were Mine,” while LIZ PHAIR covers "Nothing Compares 2 U" for a Princely twofer Tuesday. BRITTA PHILLIPS advance streams Luck Or Magic. MO KENNEY advance streams In My Dreams. PITY SEX advance streams White Hot Moon. MATT & KIM stream their surprise WE WERE THE WEIRDOS EP. SONIC YOUTH shares 1986's "Theme With Noise" ahead of the Spinhead Sessions. BAND OF HORSES drop “Casual Party" ahead of Why Are You OK. THE TUBES: "She's A Beauty" and "Talk To Ya Later" are your Twofer Tuesday. PRINCE: TMZ claims Prince had bigger money issues than anyone would believe (though still greatly wealthy). Pitchfork catalogs his battles with the internet and the industry. Jeff Blehar more broadly essays Prince's stubborn independence. For a more personal touch on these aspects of Prince, try Questlove. Stereogum and Dangerous Minds provide playlists from DJs who played a Prince date and a Prince party. THE RAMONES, remembered by manager and photographer Danny Fields. GREIL MARCUS, on the connections between the Rolling Stones, Trump, and Obama, PJ Harvey's pure intentions, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's narrow entryway, and more. THE JOY FORMIDABLE's Rhiannon “Ritzy” Bryan talks to Drowned in Sound about touring, recording Hitch during a breakup, and more. X-MEN: APOCALYPSE drops its final trailer. INHUMANS has been pulled from Marvel's 2019 release schedule. DOCTOR STRANGE: Co-writer C. Robert Cargill compared the politics of writing The Ancient One to Star Trek's Kobayashi Maru test. RACHEL ROY pulled out of an event scheduled for Monday, due to a “personal emergency” amid speculation that she is referenced in a track on Beyoncé's new album, Lemonade. AMY SCHUMER is profiled by Vanity Fair. TOM BRADY may continue to fight his Deflategate suspension. TWIN PEAKS: David Lynch's Showtime revival will have a cast of hundreds, including musicians like Trent Reznor, Sharon van Etten, Eddie Vedder, Sky Ferreira, and Au Revoir Simone. SAUDI ARABIA, crimped by low crude prices, on Monday unveiled a long-term blueprint for the kingdom’s economic transformation aimed at freeing itself from dependence on oil within the next five years. AUSTRIA's government was licking its wounds Monday after a historic debacle that saw the opposition anti-immigrant far-right triumph in a presidential ballot two years before the next scheduled general election. ANTEATER vs DUCKS: Who you got? A BALI PYTHON turned up in a Beaumont, TX kitchen. THE GOATMAN claims a victim, with some likely help from drugs and alcohol. PORTLAND FIRE & RESCUE completes an animal rescue trifecta.
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