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Stephen Malkmus, Iron & Wine, Midlake, Nightmare Fuzzball   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Thursday, January 02, 2014 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER dropped a video for "My Own World."

STEPHEN MALKMUS  & THE JICKS are advance streaming Wig Out at Jag Bags.

IRON & WINE, Calexico, Nick Lowe, Glen Hansard, Kathleen Edwards, Beth Orton and Amos Lee all played the Holiday Cheer for FUV concert.

MIDLAKE stooped by KUTX for a mini-set. 

JAKE BUGG stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a session.

THE FLAMING LIPS cover The Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds."

BECK covers John Lennon's "Love."

NANCY SINATRA: "These Boots Are Made For Walking." Are you ready?

MATTHEW SWEET & SUSANNA HOFFS talk to the Wall Street Journal about their album of 80s covers.

QUEENs' Brian May has revealed how he has been undergoing "urgent" tests over fears he could have cancer.

THE POGUES' catalog will form the basis of a musical written by David Simon?

JIMI HENDRIX's old London flat is to become a permanent museum.

KALEY CUOCO tied the knot with Ryan Sweeting on Tuesday.

LEONARDO DiCAPRIO defended The Wolf of Wall Street from those who think it glamorizes Jordan Balfort.

DWAYNE WADE & GABRIELLE UNION may not have been on a break when he fathered another woman's child.

BRITNEY SPEARS has a near-total wardrobe malfunction.

MILEY CYRUS: Secret hookups with women?

AARON RODGERS: Gay rumors reurface; he's previously denied them.

JAMES AVERY, who played the beloved Uncle Phil on the hit 1990s sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” died Tuesday, his publicist confirmed.  He was 65.

THE UNITED STATES seeks a lengthy prison term for "Jihad Jane."

AL QAEDA is obsessed with documenting the most minute expenses.

LEBANON: An al Qaeda-affiliated emir was arrested in Beirut.

IRAN: American and European diplomats have identified several vital issues to be negotiated following the interim deal Iran reached over its nuclear program with the five permanent members of the United Nations and Germany in late November.

THE FUZZBALL is not what you think.

A BOA CONSTRICTOR came free with a second-hand sofa in Grand Rapids, MI.

A BEAR ATTACK in Seminole County, FL may have been "predatory."

CRUNCHY FROG: Away in a Pret-A-Manger.

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My whole life, I don't know what this song means.   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Tuesday, December 31, 2013 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

THE NEW YEAR STARTS HERE (see y'all Thursday):

...with THE BEAT FARMERS!  Making a tradition of this more sober than usual, professionally-shot, early BF gig recorded at Universal Studios, including "There She Goes Again" (VU); "Road to Ruin," "Bigger Fool," "Reason to Believe" (Springsteen), "Powderfinger" (N. Young), "Happy Boy," "Big Ugly Wheels," "Bigger Stones," "Gun Sale at the Church," "Dallas Blues," "I Wanna Be Free," "Lakeside Trailer Park," "Death Train," and "Seven Year Itch."  If you're new to the band, my picks would be "Bigger Stones," "Happy Boy" and the cover of your choice.  BONUS:  Now how much would you pay?  But wait... there's more!  If you really want to see someone put the "bar" in "bar band," watch these NSFW clips from Houston, TX of the late Country Dick Montana leading the band through "Lucille" (K. Rogers) -- complete with his favorite beer bottle stunts -- followed by "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Wino," "Are You Drinkin' With Me, Jesus?" and "Mondo."  SUPER-SPECIAL BONUS: Country Dick rolls out "California Kid" and "Anarchy in the UK" (Language warning).

LIVE AT THE GUARDIAN , 2013: Collected on video in Parts One and Two.

NPR MUSIC's 50 Favorite Albums of 2013

NPR MUSIC's 12 Favorite Music Videos Of 2013.

THE TOP 10 FOLK & AMERICANA ALBUMS, according to Folk Alley

THE TOP 5 RISING ARTISTS of 2013, according to World Cafe

TINY DESK CONCERTS: NPR rounds up 2013.

U2: Crushingly obvious, I know. But this version of the video is not on the Tube, for some reason.

AULD LANG SYNE: Largehearted Boy compiles 10 versions.

NICK CAVE & SHANE MacGOWAN: "What a Wonderful World."

ABBA wishes you a "Happy New Year,"  but it doesn't sound anywhere as celebratory as "Take A Chance On Me." 

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS perform "This Year" at the M-Shop in Ames, IA.

OTIS & CARLA have a "New Year's Resolution."

CLAUDE PATE: Don't forget you can stream a live version of "New Year" at PateSpace, or a fan-made video on the Tube, which has comments from a member of The Eclectics and Friend of Pate Ken King.

JOE JACKSON: Pate frequently attempted "One More Time" to hilarious effect, so today I stick with Joe's early material, including "Sunday Papers" live on the OGWT, "Kinda Kute" on the Kenny Everett Video Show, a Beat Crazy-era run of "On Your Radio" the official clip for "It's Different For Girls" and a bracing live take on "I'm The Man." That last one is taken from the Rock Goes To College show, which also boasts this pulsing version of his signature "Is She Really Going Out With Him?"  BONUS: The appropos finale, "Got The Time?"

THE BEST OF 2013: Musicians make their picks in a Pitchfork Guest List.

THE TOP 10 SONGS of 2013, according to Stereogum readers.

THE 50 BEST ALBUMS of 2013, according to NME.

THE MOST ANTICIPATED ALBUMS of 2014, according to Stereogum and Flavorwire.

IN MEMORIAM 1: Musicians and entertainers remembered by NPR Music.

IN MEMORIAM 2: Stereogum's Bands We Lost in 2013.

BENJAMIN CURTIS, a founder of Secret Machines and School of Seven Bells, has died, presumably of diagnosed with T-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma. He was 35.

THE ZOMBIES: "This Will Be Our Year."

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET: Forbes reprints its original article on Jordan Balfort.

TAYLOR SWIFT is the Most Charitable Celeb of 2013, according to DoSomething.org. The late Paul Walker placed fourth.

MEGAN FOX, however, is a good tipper.

DWAYNE WADE fathered a son during a temporary split from his now-fiancée Gabrielle Union earlier this year. Where is Ross Geller when you need him?

MICHAEL DOUGLAS & CATHERINE ZETA-JONES, reportedly estranged, were snapped wearing their wedding bands while leaving their New York City apartment.

KHLOE KARDASHIAN wants a fresh start in 2014. Shocka.

ROBIN ROBERTS comes out.

RUSSIA: A suicide bomber detonated on a crowded trolley in Volgograd, killing at least 14 people and injuring scores more, the second such attack in two days in the city.

SYRIA has apparently not even begun to move its most deadly chemical weapons out of the country, two days before the deadline and despite an international effort to mobilize the resources needed to do so. Shocka. The Obama administration’s outreach to the Islamic Front in Syria earlier this month failed due to a flawed plan and unrealistic goals, insiders say—and now American influence on the ground with the armed Syrian opposition is at a new low.

EGYPT: A court banned protests at universities without a permit, while 139 pro-Morsi protesters received two-year prison sentences.

IRAN: High level sources within Hamas have confirmed that warm relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been restored, following a number of meetings between the two sides held in various Arab and Islamic capitals.

DOG SWIM PARTY: Let's go to the video.

A 700-LB COW was rescued from an in-ground pool in Oregon. Took a lot of effort.

THE DOG-TO-ENGLISH TRANSLATOR: Coming in 20... Squirrel!

AN ORPHAN POLAR BEAR befriends his stuffed Teddy.

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Peter Gabriel, Metallica, Flaming Lips, UMO, Golden Retriever   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Monday, December 30, 2013 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

YUCK drops a video for "Somewhere."

PETER GABRIEL streams Scratch My Back -- on which he covers indie artists -- and And I'll Scratch Yours -- on which he covers them.

METALLICA, Live in Antarctica.

THE NEW STANDARDS HOLIDAY SHOW, 2013: Featuring, among other things, the reunion of Trip Shakespeare.

THE FLAMING LIPS' extremely rare 2nd Cassette Demo.

UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA drops the 22-minute "SB-01."

SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS cover "Goldfinger," as you always suspected they would.

SONDRE LERCHE covers Miley Cyrus's "Wrecking Ball," as you had no idea he would.

DAVID BOWIE: Rare footage of "The Jean Genie" from a 1973 performance on Top of the Pops.

RUN WESTY RUN talks to The Current about why they chose to reunite now, what it was like having R.E.M.'s Pete Buck produce two records—Green Cat Island and David's Drum -- and more.

THE FAB FOUR  stopped by World Cafe to talk about their Christmassy new LP.

U2 is returning to Island Records for their next LP, due this Spring.

STEVIE NICKS officiated Vanessa Carlton's wedding.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug tops the chart with 29.9 million. That's behind the pace of the first Hobbit, but this one has raked in 466 million worldwide so far. The real news may be Frozen placing with 28.8 million, a 47 percent increase from last weekend from the extraordinarily leggy Disney pic. Consider that Frozen is handily besting the Hunger Games sequel, which is itself pretty darned leggy.  Doing this well in a fifth weekend (when theaters see most of the profit) will keep Frozen on screens for weeks to come. Anchorman 2 shows with 20.1 million; it will break the 100 million mark this week, to the dismay of people who suffered through an avalanche of marketing.  American Hustle takes the fourth slot with 19.6 million and a 60 million domestic total -- much faster than The Fighter and Silver Linings Playbook took to reach that mark. The debut of The Wolf of Wall Street rounds out the Top Five with 18 million and a 34 million total since Christmas. It's likely to recoupa 100 millionproduction budget domestically and reap profit overseas. Below the fold, Saving Mr Banks earned 14 million, a 50 percent increase from the prior weekend. Moreover, the other Christmas openers -- Walter Mitty, 47 Ronin, and Grudge Match -- all performed poorly.

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET: It's a wonder the latest from Scorsese and DiCaprio didn't merit an NC-17 rating, given the sheer volume of frontal nudity on display in their serio-comedic take on the rise and fall of convicted trader Jordan Balfort.  The nudity and laughs have caused the daughter of one of Balfort's associates to complain the film glamorizes Balfort's frauds. I don't think it does so much more than Oliver Stone's Wall Street, ultimately. And yet, aside from the sex and comedy, it's not clear The Wolf has much more to say on its subject than Wall Street did. Moreover, Scorsese likely could have trimmed a half-hour from its three-hour length and not missed much.That said, i'd likely preferan extraneous half-hour of Scorsese than most other move half-hours.  Plus, Jonah Hill is terrific in this film as Balfort's demented sidekick, and Margot Robbie holds her own as Balfort's wife (a far different role than earlier this year in About Time). Moreover, as usual, Scorsese's soundtrack is superb.  Overall,The Wolf of Wall Street was quite good, but know going in this is extreme debauchery and fraud played for laughs.

BRITNEY SPEARS opens in Vegas. How real were those abs?

MILEY CYRUS & KELLAN LUTZ fueled those dating rumors at a Britney Spears afterparty in Vegas.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY talks to Harper's Bazaar about feminism, film and why she will never join Twitter.

SELENA GOMEZ is taking tme off to deal with Lupus.

PHIL ROBERTSON & DUCK DYNASTY will remain on A & E. Follow the money.

AFGHANISTAN: The gains the United States and its allies have made during the past three years are likely to have been significantly eroded by 2017, even if Washington leaves behind a few thousand troops and continues bankrolling the impoverished nation, according to officials familiar with the report.

LIBYA: House lawmakers on Sunday disputed a new report that concludes Al Qaeda played no role in the fatal 2012 terror attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi.

SYRIA: Since its appearance last April, al Qaeda-linked ISIS has changed the course of the Syrian war. Russia says the Syrian toxin removal deadline will be missed.

IRAN: State TV quoted Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi as claiming that Iran has decided to not put 1000 second generation centrifuges into operation at one of its nuclear fuel enrichment sites. Salehi also said Iran currently has 19000 operating centrifuges, and is now developing third and fourth generation-type centrifuges, and that Tehran is in discussions with Moscow over the construction of four new nuclear power plants in Iran.

GOLDEN RETREIVER retreived from icy waters by firefighters.

DOLPHINS are getting high on puffer fish.

STRAY CAT mothers a PUPPY...

A PRE-CHRISTMAS SUBWAY MIRACLE that saved the life of a blind man and his guide dog in Harlem on Tuesday was followed a day later by the gift of a lifetime.

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Ramones, Andrew Bird, Tift Merritt, Shearwater, Husky Pup   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Friday, December 27, 2013 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with THE RAMONES! Live at the Rainbow, December 31, 1977.  Your setlist includes: "Blitzkrieg Bop"; "I Wanna Be Well"; "Glad to See You Go"; "You're Gonna Kill That Girl"; "Commando"; "Havana Affair"; "Cretin Hop"; "Listen to My Heart"; "I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You"; "Pinhead"; "Do You Wanna Dance?"; "Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy"; "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue;" and "We're a Happy Family." BONUS: The band's first bio.

ANDREW BIRD & TIFT MERRITT perform an WFUV Live concert at Rockwood Music Hall.

SHEARWATER frontman Jonathan Meiburg enters the KEXP studio for a solo acoustic set of cover songs, featuring a few from the band's 2013 release Fellow Travelers.

THOSE DARLINS stop by the KEXP Midday Show to perform songs from their most recent album, Blur The Line.

JULIANA BARWICK performs her beautifully haunting atmospheric songs live on KEXP.

THE BANGLES: This version of their cover of "Hazy Shade of Winter" has resurfaced on the Tube, but the linked version is better quality.  More cowbell, Debbie!

RICHARD HELL explores the underground music scene in NYC. At one time, he was responsible for it.

YUCK: Guitarist Max Bloom looks back at the band's wild year at DIY.

THE THREE OH SEES are going on indefinite hiatus.

HAIM: Este talks to Drowned In Sound about the band’s experience as women in music, the consequences of dedicating a song to David Cameron, and why they'll never go solo.

 

NOW SHOWING: ICYMI, newly wide on Christmas are: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, which is currently scoring 47 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; Grudge Match, which is scoring 20 percent; 47 Ronin, scoring 11 percent; The Wolf of Wall Street, debuting at 76 percent and Justin Bieber's Believe, which was not screened for non-Beliebers. My recent mini-reviews include American Hustle, Anchorman 2, Inside Llewyn Davis, Saving Mr Banks, and The Hobbit 2: The Desolation of Smaug.

CHRISTMAS BOX OFFICE: The Hobbit edged The Wolf of Wall Street.

JUSTIN BIEBER says he's not kidding about retiring; sources keep saying he is.

MILEY CYRUS is hooking up with Twilight's Kellan Lutz and talking to... The New York Times. She doesn't even realize she just said there's nothing more authentic to her than Hannah Montana.

JESSICA BIEL wasn't there for JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE's SNL appearnace, so of course people assume they're divorcing.

ASHTON KUTCHER & MILA KUNIS: Looming engagement rumors. Because it's a slow week, even for gossip.

TORI SPELLING apparently has been cheated on by husband Dean McDermott.

LEBANON's Grand Mufti called on Muslim officials to "save Islam from the aggression of some Muslims against Christian nuns and bishops."

SYRIA: Regime officials reached an agreement to allow food into the blockaded rebel-held town of Mou'adamiya if the rebels hand over their heavy weapons and residents raise the Syrian flag.

EGYPT: Gamaa Islamiyya said the government's decision to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group opens the door to violenceAuthorities arrested dozens of Muslim Brotherhood members in security sweeps. A new poll found that over a third of Egyptians hold the Brotherhood responsible for the recent Mansoura bombing, which was claimed by Ansar Jerusalem.

IRAQ: The US delivered 75 Hellfire missiles to Iraq last week, and is providing unarmed reconnaissance drones and other equipment, as well as targeting assistance by the CIA, to help the Maliki government cope with security challenges posed by al Qaeda.

A HUSKY PUPPY tries to howl.

HIPPOS are nearly impossible to castrate. Who knew?

ROBBIE the CAT, who overcame horrific burns in an accident, was named Pet Survivor of the Year by the UK's leading veterinary charity.

PIRHANAS attacked Christmas day swimmers, injuring 60.

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The Day After Christmas   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Thursday, December 26, 2013 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

I'M TAKING THE BLOG DAY OFF, but I didn't want to leave your post-holiday cupboard bare. Insofar as some of you might have some holiday cash or gift cards to deplete, you might consider my Faves of 2013. I worote there that there might be a couple of bands I overlooked and there are.  So check out Jagwar Ma, which puts retro genres in modern clothes, as well as Adam Green and Binki Shapiro, who nicle update the Lee Greenwood and Nancy Sinatra dynamic.

Also, some of you might be headed to the movies for the holiday season, so let me remind you I have recently mini-reviewed American Hustle, Anchorman 2, Inside Llewyn Davis, Saving Mr Banks, and The Hobbit 2: The Desolation of Smaug

Newly wide on Christmas are: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, which is currently scoring 44 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; Grudge Match, which is scoring 31 percent; 47 Ronin, scoring 15 percent; The Wolf of Wall Street, debuting at 82 percent and Justin Bieber's Believe, which was not screened for non-Beliebers.

See you Friday!

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