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Power Pop, PUP, Beth Orton, Monkees, Highwaymen, Paul Simon, Moose   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Friday, May 20, 2016 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

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."

PUP advance streams The Dream Is Over.

BETH ORTON advance streams Kidsticks.

BIG THIEF advance streams Masterpiece.

THE MONKEES drop "Me & Magdalena," which was written for the band by Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard.  

FATHER JOHN MISTY channels the spirit of yacht rock on “Real Love Baby."

THE HIGHWAYMEN never released this cover of Bob Dylan's "One Too Many Mornings."

DECORATIONS share “At Your Leisure" ahead of Have Fun.

PAUL SIMON releases "The Werewolf" ahead of Stranger To Stranger.

BRAM TCHAIKOVSKY: "Girl Of My Dreams" and "Lady From the USA", live. Because it's Power Pop Friday, of course.

TWIN PEAKS picks their favorite 70s records.

DARYL HALL on people crying cultural appropriation: He can't go for that.

RICHARD HAWLEY talks to Musicradar about Hollow Meadows, broken bones and rare guitar finds. (Thx, Frank Yang.)

DON'T LOOK BACK: Bob Dylan and the invention of the rockumentary.

NOW SHOWING:  This weekend's wide releases include The Angry Birds Movie, which is currently scoring 46 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, currently scoring 65 percent; and The Nice Guys, scoring 91 percent.

DANIEL CRAIG reportedly turned down £68 million for two more James Bond movies; Bond sources have independently confirmed to BBC News that Craig hasn’t made any decision about his future as 007, and that “no decision is likely to be made for a while”.

DWAYNE "THE ROCK" JOHNSON is launching a series of movies based on the works of Robert Ludlum, the best-selling author behind the Jason Bourne spy franchise. 

JENNIFER LAWRENCE wants to scare the studio regarding more X-Men movies.

OZZY OSBOURNE has ended his relationship with stylist Michelle Pugh in hopes of saving his marriage to Sharon, according to Page Six.

MORLEY SAFER, a CBS television correspondent who brought the horrors of the Vietnam War into the living rooms of America in the 1960s and was a mainstay of the network’s newsmagazine 60 Minutes for almost five decades, died from pneumonia on Thursday at his home in Manhattan. He was 84.

GHOSTBUSTERS: The reboot has a second trailer online.

INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE has a new TV spot online.

PEAK TELEVISION: There are more great shows in production now than ever before - but it's never been harder to make one.

ISLAMIC STATE militants are gearing up for a "campaign of terrorist attacks" in France that are likely to see explosive devices placed around areas with large crowds, the head of France's DGSI internal intelligence agency has warned.

A MOOSE plays wind chimes.

A BABY OPOSSUM was rescued from a toilet in San Diego.

A GERMAN SHEPHERD was finally rescued by police in Galt, California after living on the median of a highway for five weeks.

LADY SPIDERS demand gifts from their gentleman callers - or else they eat them.

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Richard Ashcroft, Kyle Forester, Dannika, Xiu Xiu, Raccoon   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

HAR MAR SUPERTAR drops a video for "It Was Only Dancing (Sex)."

RICHARD ASHCROFT played the Camden Roundhouse.

KYLE FORESTER advance streams his self-titled LP.

DANNIKA streams For Peaches.

XIU XIU Plays The Music Of Twin Peaks.

OKKERVIL RIVER shares “Okkervil River R.I.P.” ahead of Away.

FLEET FOXES' Robin Peckhold covers Harry Nilsson's "Don't Forget Me" in a short film.

JOY DIVISION: Ian Curtis died 36 years ago yesterday, which put me in the mind for "Love Will Tear Us Apart."

WHEN RUN-DMC MET AEROSMITH And Changed Music Forever.

WIRE: Colin Newman and Graham Lewis spoke to PopMatters about their working process, the new record, and the impact of history.

GARBAGE: Shirley Manson tells SPIN to let go of the word "should," embrace outsider status, and stay grounded in the face of success.

MERCURY REV: Ten of Their Best.

BATMAN v SUPERMAN has caused a shakeup at Warner Bros.

OZZY OSBOURNE went missing in late April, just weeks before reports circulated that he had allegedly cheated on wife Sharon with hairstylist Michelle Pugh.

ROBIN WRIGHT fought for the same pay as her co-star House of Cards Kevin Spacey.

EVA LONGORIA is set to marry her fiancé, José “Pepe” Baston, in Mexico this weekend.

BARTOLO COLON has been living a double life that gives new meaning to his nickname “Big Sexy” — siring two secret love children with a woman while married to his devoted wife of 21 years.

CHLOE SEVIGNY talks about sexual harassment in Hollywood.

BILL BACKER,  a lapsed lyricist whose classic 1971 commercial taught a fractious world of potential Coca-Cola consumers to sing in perfect harmony and was featured in the finale of Mad Men, died on Friday in Warrenton, Va. He was 89.

THE ISLAMIC STATE is successfully radicalizing Americans. How do we stop them?

IRAN: Parliament is demanding unspecified compensation from the United States for its involvement in "spiritual and material damage" for the past 63 years, Iranian state news reported Tuesday.

A RACCOON was removed from a 10th floor balcony.

A BAND OF DRUNK ROOSTERS was captured in Westport Domain.

A BOBCAT CUB was saved by a homeless trio and didn't rip their faces off.

A 72-YEAR-OLD fought off crocodiles by throwing wrenches and spark plugs at them as he battled to save his drowning friend after their boat capsized near Darwin.

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SFA, Wolf Parade, Braids, Sport, All Songs, Baby Alpaca   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

SUPER FURRY ANIMALS dropped a video for "Bing Bong," their first single in seven years.

WOLF PARADE is streaming its EP 4 via Spotify.

BRAIDS stream the Companion EP.

SPORT is streaming Slow.

ALL SONGS CONSIDERED: Tracks from The 1975, SOAK, and My Morning Jacket highlight the latest edition.

KATHLEEN HANNA covers Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark."

THE SAINTS: "(I'm Stranded)."

LOU REED remastered his solo albums for a new box set, his final project before his death. Thanks, Lou!

MIRACLE LEGION joins the pantheon of The Guardian's Cult Heroes.

YEASAYER's Anand Wilder talks to Drowned In Sound about the band's new record, his songwriting process, Phife Dawg, and more.

GUY CLARK: The “godfather” of Nashville songwriters, known for hits such as "L.A. Freeway," has died at the age of 74. Here's a lovely 2013 profile from the Austin Chronicle.

TONY BARROW: The Beatles’ first press officer, the man who came up with the phrase “the Fab Four”, has died at the age of 80.

CAMERON DIAZ talks to Harper's Bazzar about the joys of marriage, banishing tube tops, and The Longevity Book​.

KIM KARDASHIAN was accused of being a secret agent trying to promote “un-Islamic” social media use by officials in Iran.

ADRIEN BRODY is not concerned about the lingering allegations against Woody Allen.

J.K. ROWLING defended Donald Trump's right to be offensive.

CIARA lost big to FUTURE in her child custody case.

COURTNEY STODDEN  is pregnant and expecting her first child with husband Doug Hutchison.

SHANE BLACK claims Marvel vetoed a female villain in Iron Man 3 because it thought the toys wouldn't sell. Did they sell many Guy Pearces?

24: LEGACY has a trailer online.

DEFEATING ISIS: What's next for US troops in Iraq.

A BABY ALPACA is rescued from a hole.

A GERMAN SHEPHERD rescued a 7-year-old girl from a venomous Eastern diamondback rattlesnake.

GREAT WHITE WHALES are disappearing.

CICADAS are noisy, but good for the envirronment.

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Pet Sounds, Blonde On Blonde, 90s Tribute LPs, Prom Cat   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

A SHORT DAY for me, but I have a few things for y'all...

PET SOUNDS: the Brian Wilson-helmed Beach Boys classic --  the second-greatest LP of all time, according to Rolling Stone -- turned 50 yesterday. The Toronto Star has a handy explainer of its greatness.  The HuffPost interviewed Brian Wilson and Al jardine.  At the time of its release, Capitol was not a fan of the album; it got more love in the UK, which makes this BBC documentary all the more appropos viewing (as well as the late, great George Martin dissecting "God Only Knows" with Brian). TIME has outtakes from the iconic cover photoshoot. NPR covered "Good Vibrations," the song started, but not completed, for Pet Sounds.

BLONDE ON BLONDE, one of Bob Dylan's best albums -- the ninth-greatest LP of all time, according to Rolling Stone -- also turned 50 yesterday. Rob Sheffield, Evan Robert Marshall and Billboard essay its greatness, including the evolution in Dylan's songwriting since Highway 61 Revisited.

SINEAD O'CONNOR was lost and found in Wilmette, IL.

TEGAN & SARA dropped "Stop Desire" ahead of Love Me To Death.

VARIOUS ARTISTS: A Tribute To ’90s Tribute Albums.

PRINCE: Inside His Final Days.

MARGOT ROBBIE is attached to star in and produce a Harley Quinn spinoff,  said to feature Harley and a number of other female characters from the DC Comics library.

WENDELL PIERCE, best known as Det. William ‘Bunk’ Moreland from HBO’s The Wire, was arrested around 4 a.m. on Sunday, after a dispute with a Bernie Sanders supporter.

HENRY CAVILL has split with his teenage girlfriend. Shocka.

STEVEN SPIELBERG talks about The BFG with the NYT.

SUSAN SARANDON is on Woody Allen's case.

AL QAEDA and ISIS may have a showdown in Syria.

YOU MAY KNOW IT AS BURMA: The United States plans to renew the bulk of its sanctions against Myanmar when they expire this week, but will make some changes aimed at boosting investment and trade, according to several senior U.S. officials and congressional aides.

LIBYA: In a move fraught with risk, the United States and other world powers said Monday they would supply Libya's internationally recognized government with weapons to counter the Islamic State and other militant groups gaining footholds in the chaos-wracked country's lawless regions.

A FANCY CAT attended prom.

THE SWARM: Beekeepers were busy trying to make the streets of a Northern California town safe again after a deadly swarm of bees wreaked havoc this past weekend, trapping people inside their homes and cars and dive bombing pedestrians.

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Mark Kozelec, Bird of Youth, Mutual Benefit, Bowie, Zombie Dog   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Monday, May 16, 2016 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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THE AVETT BROTHERS drop a video for "Ain't No Man."

MARK KOZELEK is streaming an album of piano covers, Mark Kozelek Sings Favorites.

BIRD OF YOUTH advance streams Get Off. Liking this.

MUTUAL BENEFIT advance streams Skip A Sinking Stone.

DAVID BOWIE, BBC Guest DJ, circa May 1979.

PETER BJORN & JOHN share "Dominos" ahead of Breakin’ Point.

BILLY CORGAN covers the Velvet Underground's "Who Loves The Sun?" at his Chicago teahouse.

RADIOHEAD: Every song, ranked by Vulture.

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS frontman Anthony Kiedis was sent to an area hospital hours before a headlining slot at KROQ's annual Weenie Roast with extreme stomach pain.

LUSH: How the shoegazers came back.

HE SOLD HIS CDs: Can he live without them?

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Captain America: Civil War repeats atop the chart with 72.6MM on a 59 percent drop similar to The Avengers: Age of Ultron and Iron Man 3. It should remain strong next weekend. The Jungle Book places strong with 17.8MM on a leggy 28 percent drop in its fifth weekend. The debut of Money Monster shows with 15MM against a 27MM budget; it's unlikely to profit in North America but do well enough globally tomake a decent profit.  The Darkness debuted in the fourth slot with 5.1MM, which is probably okay against a 5MM budget.  Mother's Day rounds out the Top Five with 3.3MM, plummeting 71 percent in the post-holiday frame.

JENNIFER LAWRENCE has risen to the top of producers' shortlist to join Sandra Bullock in the female-centric reboot of the hit Ocean's 11 franchise.

JAMES McAVOY has grown close to his X-Men co-star Alexandra Shipp after splitting from wife Anne-Marie Duff.

MICHAEL B. JORDAN will reteam with his Creed director Ryan Coogler for Marvel Studios' Black Panther.

VANESSA HUDGENS agreed to pay a grand in restitution for carving a heart into a red rock wall in Sedona, Arizona, during a Valentine's Day trip with boyfriend Austin Butler.

JUSTIN BIEBER has had “an epiphany” about centering himself with religion and nature.

MADELEINE LEBEAU, the last surviving cast member of 1942 film Casablanca, has died at the age of 92. As Yvonne, she may have constituted an entire second front. Not too long before making the film, she herself had escaped Nazi-occupied France with her then-husband, actor Marcel Dalio.

ZOMBIE DOG? This is no way to gain re-rentry.

THOUSANDS OF LADYBUGS were released in an Oklahoma high school.

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RED CRABS invaded California beaches.

ROMANIA's POISON CAVE harbors an array of strange beasts.

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