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It's been 'round since you know when...   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Wednesday, December 21, 2022 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY STARTS HERE:

... with CHRIS ISAAK, live at Universal Studios. Your holiday-themed numbers include "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Hey, Santa," "Last Month of the Year," "Blue Christmas," and "Christmas on TV." Bonus: Dreidel banter!

THE CURRENT has a holiday-themed stream.

LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE, Vols. 1 & 2:  A Vintage Holiday Mixtape.

CHRISTMAS JAMBREE:  A Vintage Jamaican Yuletide Mixtape.

A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS:  Mental Floss has "The Real Story Behind A Charlie Brown Christmas (and why it almost wasn't shown)." There's more reflection at Aquarium Drunkard. The WaPo has reflections from producer-director Lee Mendelson.  And Caitlin Flanagan asks what gives the special its power.

A BLUE CHRISTMAS song can be a comfort, when everyone else seems to feel joy

DARLENE LOVE & RONNIE SPECTOR duet on "Sleigh Ride" and "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree."

THE POGUES:  It's not Christmas Eve in the drunk tank (or even St. Patrick's Day) without a "Fairytale of New York."  From 2012, here's the backstory. And at The Week, Michael B. Dougherty argues that it's the greatest Christmas song of all time. NME has 25 Things you didn't know about the tale.

ANTON BARBEAU, an occasional collaborator of the late Scott Miller, crafted his own "Xmas Song."

THE 10 BEST PUNK CHRISTMAS SONGS, according to L.A. Weekly.

35 ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY SONGS, courtesy of NME.

"A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS" changed the way the holiday sounds.

THE BEST AND WORST CHRISTMAS COVERS of 2018, according to NME.

NORAD will be tracking Santa, per usual. CNET has a history and behind-the scenes story.

THE 50 BEST HOLIDAY SONGS, according to The Ringer.

THE 20 GREATEST CHRISTMAS ALBUMS, according to The Guardian.

THE 25 BEST CHRISTMAS ALBUMS, according to Complex. BONUS: The L.A. Times rounds up the Merry and the Meh, including the evolving Christmas Time Again, by The dB's and Friends.

THE TOP 10 ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS SONGS, according to The Mary Sue.

15 BIZARRE CHRISTMAS ALBUMS, courtesy of Mental Floss.

THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY of Christmas Songs.

2021's BEST HOLIDAY MUSIC, according to The AV Club. ALSO: The Best and Worst, ranked by NME.

EIGHT HOURS of vintage department store holiday music.

BILLY MACK: Because "Christmas Is All Around."  ALSO: Is Love Actually is an awful movie? Or a rom-com masterpiece? PLUS: We now know for sure what happened to Harry and Karen. AND: Love, Actually, Finally.

THE FLAMING LIPS perform "White Christmas" as only they can.

WHITE CHRISTMAS: A Snapshot Of The Most Successful Song In Music History.

SUPER FURRY ANIMALS: "The Gift That Keeps Giving."  Not to be confused with "The Gift," which is not Christmasey at all.

THE COURTEENEERS drop a video for "Winter Wonderland" that's not that Winter Wonderland.

CALEXICO: Speaking of presents, here's their "Gift X-Change."

THE MUPPETS: "Ringing of the Bells." Not to be confused with Super Furry Animals.

MICHAEL CAINE looks back at The Muppet Christmas Carol, which has been restored at D+. ALSO: The Muppets look back on The Muppet Christmas Carol for its 30th anniversary. AND: A Muppet Family Christmas, in its original form with all its songs and characters, does not exist on any official streaming service or physical media.

EMMET OTTER's JUG BAND CHRISTMAS Soundtrack.

AN XMAS FLASH MOB from the Berklee College of Music broke out into an impromptu performance of the classic Christmas carol “O Holy Night” at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts.

GLAM XMAS:  I started the month with Wizzard's awesome "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day" and Slade's "Merry Christmas Everybody" (1973's UK Xmas No. 1). The circle is now complete.

HALL & OATES: "Jingle Bell Rock," reduced to its molten kitchy essense.

CHRISTMAS SONGS: More secular than ever.

THE MOST COVERED CHRISTMAS SONGS, according to FiveThirtyEight.

16 WEIRD FACTS About Big Christmas Hits.

MARIAH CAREY's “All I Want For Christmas Is You” tops the chart yet again.

WHY Are There No New Christmas Songs? WHAT Makes Christmas songs stick?

HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, online. Also, a 5-year-old called 911 on the Grinch.

DAVID BOWIE & BING CROSBY'S cross-generational duet o­n "Little Drummer Boy." This historic event was recreated by Will Farrell and John C. Reilly. Plus, Jack Black and Jason Segel have done a cartoon cover

THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS:  Many people believe human activity is causing global warming.  I blame Snow Miser and Heat Miser.

INTO THE SANTA-VERSE: How Rankin and Bass teamed up with Japanese animators to define Christmas specials for generations.

CHICAGO CHRISTMAS MEMORIES:  If you grew up in Chicago (and I suspect other places), the season is not complete without watching the short cartoons of "Hardrock, Coco & Joe" (a story fantastic, a story so queer), "Suzy Snowflake" and the jazzy version of "Frosty the Snowman."

THE BEATLES fan club messages, complete.  And the strange story behind the bootleg albums.

A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOU...FROM PHIL SPECTOR: Essayed by Aquarium Drunkard and NME.

CHRISTMASTIME FOR THE JEWS: An Oral History.

THE 50 BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES, according to NME.

THE TRON 1982 HOLIDAY SPECIAL, courtesy of Funny Or Die.

T. REXMAS is available for download.

THE SEX PISTOLS & THIN LIZZY played "A Merry Jingle" for Top of the Pops.  BONUS: The Pistols' final UK show was a Christmas benefit.

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: Pate even had a song titled "Rope Around The Moon." BONUS: Vintage Bailey backlash from warped, frustrated old people at FEE, the New York Times and Portfolio. DOUBLE-BONUS: 22 TV variations on It's A Wonderful Life. AND: There Is No "Mary Problem" in the movie.

RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER:  Pull up an ice block and lend an ear!  Herbie wanted to be a dentistNTTAWWT.  BONUS:  The Rankin-Bass classic continues to inspire ads like 2009's Verizon ad, following 2008's Apple ad, even more so 2007's AFLAC commercial, and AT & T bringing in Rudolph, Bumble, and Santa for 2015.BONUS: NPR has a piece on the original manuscript.  DOUBLE BONUS: Don't Subject Your Kids to Rudolph.

FESTIVUS:  For the rest of us.  Technically already started, so I can be one of your grievances.

SCARY GHOST STORIES: I overheard Andy Williams crooning "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" in a store a few years back, and the lyric about "scary ghost stories" never really struck me before.  Took me a second, but I supposed he was referring to Dickens.  It turns out -- as noted by a coworker -- that this was a thing in Victorian England...  and the modern day. BONUS: Krampus, which has now inspired a major motion picture, and a Nativity set. DOUBLE BONUS: NME rounds up 10 Deliciously Scary Christmas Movies. TRIPLE BONUS: 18 Killer Santas From Film and TV. QUAD BONUS: The scary story tradition is one explained in this book.

LIAM NEESON auditions as a mall Santa.

TEN UNFORGETTABLE Musical Christmas Moments On Film.

THE 30 BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES, according to Empire magazine.

WHAT YOUR FAVE CHRISTMAS MOVIE Says About You.

FIVE REASONS Why Die Hard is a Christmas movie, not including the ornament.

HOME ALONE: Did Kevin McCallister grow up to become the Jigsaw Killer?

THE ICE HARVEST is a Christmas movie?

DRECK THE HALLS: A Holiday TV Specials Retrospective.

23 TV EPISODES based on "A Christmas Carol."

A CHRISTMAS HAM: Mary Katherine Ham and Commentary's John Podhoretz break down the Hallmark Christmas movie genre.

NAT KING COLE:  His chestnuts are roasting.

MAYMO THE BEAGLE gets 210 bottles for Christmas.

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, as told by cats.

27 DOGS That Do Christmas Better Than You Do Christmas.

17 WEINER DOGS make the perfect Christmas photo.

THE DOGGO who stole Christmas.

29 CATS Trying To Figure Out This Whole Christmas Thing.

A SHETLAND PONY in a Christmas foursie.

CHRISTMAS ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND involves millions of crabs.

AN AUSTRALIAN FAMILY shot into the Guinness Book of Records in 2011 after decorating their home with an astonishing 331038 Christmas lights. If the video at the link doesn't work, try this one.

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Terry Hall, Dino Danelli, Kim Simmonds, and Bertha McNeal RIP.   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

THE MONKEES sing a Christmas medley at MTV, circa 1986. Even Mike Nesmith turned up.

TERRY HALL, the lead singer of the Specials and a former member of Fun Boy Three and the Colourfield, has died aged 63, his bandmates in the Specials have confirmed.

THE NATIONAL gets over two and a half hours of discussion and analysis on Political Beats.

AMOS LEE visits World Cafe.

DAVE GROHL & PINK get the Hanukkah party started.

BOB DYLAN talks to the WSJ.

PAVEMENT: The Movie?

CHARLIE BISSELL (The Wrens) shares an update on his solo LP.

CALVIN JOHNSON on Beat Happening, K records, and more.

THE BEST ROOTS MUSIC of 2022, according to NPR.

GARY GLITTER, convicted child sex offender, is set to be released from prison early next year, new reports claim.

SHIRLEY WATTS, the wife of the late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie, has died at the age of 84 after a short illness.

DINO DANELLI, founding drummer of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Rascals, has died at the age of 78.

KIM SIMMONDS, Savoy Brown founder and UK blues legend, has died at the age of 75, the band have announced.

BERTHA McNEAL, a singer in the early Motown group the Velvelettes, died Thursday, December 15th. She was 82.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at teenage R & B singer Mario's sole chart-topper, "Let Me Love You."

 

AMBER HEARD is settling her defamation case case against Johnny Depp by paying him a million.

TOM CRUISE wishes you happy holidays as only Tom Cruise would.And here's the behind-the-scenes video of his motorcycle jump from the next Mission: Impossible.

HARVEY WEINSTEIN was found guilty of the rape and sexual assault of just one of the four accusers he was charged with abusing.

ROBERT DeNIRO came downstairs to find police busting a woman stealing his Christmas presents.

HENRY CAVILL & AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON are tied as the bookies’ favorite to become the next James Bond.

JAMES CAMERON: An Oral History.

JERRY BRUCKHEIMER Claims He Has "Never, Ever Done It for the Money."

THE BEST SHOTS of 2022, according to The Ringer.

 

THE EMU has no chill.

AM I doing it right?

THANK YOU, Frosty.

PUSH ME, Little Human.

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The home stretch, yes?   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Monday, December 19, 2022 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

EURYTHMICS' Dave Stewart declares "Christmas is For Lovers".

NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork has the Smile, For Tracy Hyde, and more.

FATHER JOHN MISTY plays a mini-concert for World Cafe.

11 NEW HOLIDAY SONGS, courtesy of Brooklyn Vegan.

PINK FLOYD quietly uploaded 18 archival live albums from before the ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ era – as well as a five-song EP of “alternative tracks” from 1972 – to streaming services.

JOHN HUGHES FILMS, ranked by soundtracks and use thereof.

SPINNING GOLD: A movie about Casablanca Records has a trailer online.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Snoop Dogg & Pharrell's minimalist flex "Drop It Like It's Hot."

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Avatar: The Way of Water easily tops the chart with 134MM (and 435MM worldwide), which is below 150-175MM projections -- but the biz isn't panicking... yet.  I'd say the the 57MM in China against 100MM projections is the real danger, given that Covid isn't going away there anytime soon. Wakanda Forever places with 5.4MM on a 52 percent drop.  Violent Night shows with5MM on a 43 percent drop.

JAMES CAMERON conducted a scientific test on whether Jack Dawson could have survived the sinking of the Titanic.

THE ROYALS: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle demanded a royal summit with the entire British Royal family and push for an apology regarding the alleged treatment at their hands. ALSO: Liz Hurley denies she took Harry's virginity.

HENRY CAVILL will star in and executive produce a movie and TV show based on the miniature table-top game Warhammer.

THR's Actress Roundtable.

BRITNEY SPEARS' dad defends his conservatorship.

BRAD PITT and Ines de Ramon were seen together at the Babylon afterparty in Los Angeles.

DONALD GLOVER is re-entering the Spider-Verse.

BARBIE has a teaser trailer online.

OPPENHEIMER has a trailer online.

 

CATS & DOGS, living together...

CATS & DOGS, living together...

A DOGGO RESCUE, for all the feels.

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Where the dogs of society howl.   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Friday, December 16, 2022 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with ELTON JOHN! Half of a live show captured by the OGWT on Christmas Eve, 1974.  Your setlist includes: "Grimsby" (incomplete), "Rocket Man," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," "Daniel," Grey Seal,"  "Bennie And The Jets," "I Saw Her Standing There," "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me," "Honky Cat," "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting," "Crocodile Rock," "The B^tch Is Back," "Your Song," and "White Christmas."

R.E.M members and friends celebrate the 40th anniversary of Chronic Town.

THE CHRISTMAS TREE-O, Live from Dizzy's Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.

THE TOP 50 ALBUMS of 2022, according to Brooklyn Vegan.

THE 10 BEST SONGS of 2022, according to NPR.

THE BEST PSYCH ROCK of 2022, according to The Quietus.

SOCCER MOMMY talks to SPIN.

 

THE ROYALS: Harry & Meghan's Most Explosive Claims.

AVATAR 2: Sam Worthington’s battle with alcoholism nearly cost him his family and his life.

HENRY CAVILL will not return to The Witcher after giving up his role to play Superman (which now isn't happening).

F, MURRAY ABRAHAM, at 83 is finding some of the most satisfying work of his career.

SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR broke her silence about her time starring on Joss Whedon's “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”

TWISTERS: The sequel to the 1996 movie may be directed by "Minari" filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung?

KATE HUDSON is puttling out an album. It's all happening.

A GOOD PERSON, starring Florence Pugh, directed by former beau Zach Braff, has a trailer online.

 

I LEARNED IT FROM YOU, Dad.

ALBERT THE CAMEL's first time in the snow.

DAY 21: No one suspects a thing.

CROUCHING SHEEP, Bouncing Llama.

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Office Day Eve.   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

DARLENE LOVE's final "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)" for Letterman.

THE LONE BELLOW plays World Cafe.

THE BACKSEAT LOVERS play The Current.

R. RING, a Breeders side joint, shares "Def Sup."

ANGEL OLSEN, on her favorite Country songs.

WENDY CARLOS, profiled at El Pais.

THE BEST COVER & TRIBUTE LPs of 2022, according to Cover Me.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Usher and Alicia Keys' superstar duet "My Boo."

 

HENRY CAVILL, as suspected, is not returning to lay Superman after all.

PATTY JENKINS, on the cancellation of Wonder Woman 3.

THE ROYALS: Harry and Meghan's popularity in Britain has taken yet another a tumble following the release of their bombshell Netflix documentary, a new poll has suggested. 

ADAM SANDLER will receive the Mark Twain Prize.

HARRISON FORD, on 1923 and Short Round.

MARGOT ROBBIE & CAREY MULLIGAN on Babylon and Barbie.

GOTHAM's Ben McKenzie is not down with the crypto celebs.

AVATAR 2 is projected to have a 500MM worldwide opening.

STEVEN "TWITCH" BOSS, the famed DJ on Ellen DeGeneres' talk show, is dead at 40.

 

MISSING DOG found 1800 miles from home.

CATS & DOGS, living together...

AMAZING Acrobatic Cat.

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