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Quasi, Liz Phair, Jimmy Webb, Drive-By Truckers, Penguin Chicks |
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Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE fails Rube Goldberg in "Raise Your Head." QUASI is advance streaming Mole City. LIZ PHAIR perfoms Exile In Guyville Live at the Fillmore East, June 23, 2008. JIMMY WEBB: The legendary songwriter stopped by WFUV for a chat and mini-set. DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS perform Southern Rock Opera Live in Salt Lake City, January 2002. YUCK's latest single is "Memorial Fields." ANNA CALVI "Suddenly" drops a new trackahead of One Breath. POLICA gets "Smug"ahead of ahead of Shulamith. THE TEMPTATIONS: "Psychedelic Shack." That's where it's at. BOOKER T. JONES stopped by WFUV's Studio A to talk music and play records. CULTS talks to Pitchfork about bath salts, Beyobce, and the tough decisions and loneliness that led to their second LP, Static. TY SEGALL talks to The Guardian about taking the (drum) throne for his Fuzz side project. OKKERVIL RIVER, ranked by Stereogum. BRITNEY SPEARS: Are ticket sales for her Vegas run "disastrously poor"? Or is it "the best-selling show in the history of Vegas"? SAMUEL L. JACKSON talks Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee, grammar and more in highlights from his Playboy interview. ROBERT PATTINSON's mystery brunette is Sean Penn's model daughter. LAMAR ODOM is breaking his silence to rip his own father to shreds for claiming that the Kardashians drove him off the deep end. LINDSAY LOHAN and Matt Nordgren have decided to go their separate ways just one week after their romance became public. MICHAEL DOUGLAS & CATHERINE ZETA-JONES are fighting for their marriage. LIBYA: Authorities acknowledged that the theft of US military equipment from a US Special Forces base in Libya is more serious than previously reported; dozens of armored GMV vehicles are missing, along with hundreds of weapons and most of the night-vision goggles. The son of Defense Minister Al-Thani is said to have been kidnapped in the Tripoli suburb of Janzur by gunmen. SYRIA: In a statement issued yesterday, 13 Syrian rebel groups, including the al Qaeda-affiliated Al Nusrah Front, agreed to create an Islamist opposition force in Syria to be run only by groups fighting in Syria, rejecting the Syrian National Coalition and other groups "formed abroad." The new coalition of powerful Islamist groups also includes at least three major Free Syrian Army units. The US-backed Free Syrian Army has not responded to the announcement. A flurry of accusations that Syria has transferred some of its chemical weapons to Lebanon and Iraq is casting suspicion over Damascus' compliance with a deal brokered by the US and Russia to hand over its chemical arsenal. IRAN: President Rouhani claimed that the greatest danger in the Middle East is that of chemical weapons in Syria falling into the hands of terrorists, and warned against a military intervention in Syria. He also said Iran is ready to engage on talks about its nuclear program as long as Iran's right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes is respected. PENGUIN CHICKS learn to swim at the Chester Zoo. WILD PIGS menace suburban Atlanta. A SEXIST GORILLA is sent to therapy. THE COOKIE MONSTER OF THE SEA, caught on camera.
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Passion Pit, Kurt Vile, Moby, Van Morrison, Hedgehog |
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE is not my bag musically, but here he covers The Jacksons' "ShakeYour Body (Down To The Ground)." And there's plenty of cowbell. PASSION PIT is streaming the Constant Conversations EP via Spotify. KURT VILE shares a mixtape of the songs that influenced Walking On A Pretty Daze. MOBY is advance streaming Innocents. VAN MORRISON, Live at the Fillmore West, April 26, 1970. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED surveys 20 LPs on its 2013 Fall Music Preview. DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW: "Cover of the Rolling Stone." A fairly deranged live version. WIRE: Colin Newman talks to the Irish Independent about the influence of the band in the US, though I think REM will be surprised to learn they came out of the hardcore scene. JASON ISBELL gets a meaty profile from American Songwriter. GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR offered its thanks for the Polaris Music Prize, called into question the necessity of the award in general and the corporate-sponsored gala in particular, and affirmed their plans for that prize money. MICK JAGGER will be a great-grandpa. 90s GIRL GROUPS that time forgot. MILEY CYRUS talks to Rolling Stone and -- oddly enough -- it's kinda wacky. AMANDA BYNES is mentally unfit to stand trial, according to her lawyer in her DUI case. ROBERT PATTINSON was spied working out with the mystery brunette. LAMAR ODOM's dad blames the Kardashians. LINDSAY LOHAN's mom pleaded not guilty to drunk driving charges, but the judge suspended her license. PAKISTAN: Jundallah claimed credit for yesterday's suicide attack at a church in Peshawar that killed 81 Christians. TURKEY: The opposition party accused Prime Minister Erdogan's government of using discretionary funds to recruit, arm, train, and finance al Qaeda-linked groups in Turkey for battle in Syria. SYRIA: The Al Nusrah Front, the Ahrar al Sham, and the Free Syrian Army's Sahaba Battalions are leading a rebel offensive in southwest Damascus. ISRAEL: A purportedly internal Israeli document says Iran is seeking minor concessions while preserving its ability to "rush forward to produce nuclear weapons." IRAQ: Al Qaeda in Iraq killed nine policemen in a suicide assault and attacks on police and military bases in Haditha. A HEDGEHOG covers Miley's "Wrecking Ball." AN ALIEN CREATURE? Nah... just a toad eating a bat. A 4-YEAR-OLD DACHSHUND was freed from a retaining wall by 15 men with shovels and flashlights. A CAT RESCUE, otoh, ends in a fatal crash on the Florida turnpike.
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Iron & Wine, Typhoon, Mark Mulcahy, Nirvana, Husky |
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl
TEGAN & SARA drop a video for "Goodbye Goodbye." IRON & WINE: Sam Beam stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set. TYPHOON stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set. MARK MULCAHY (Miracle Legion, Polaris) visits the World Cafe for a chat and mini-set. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE is advance streaming the second installment of The 20/20 Experience, if that's your thing. NIRVANA drops the appropriately-titled "Forgotten Tune," an extra from the in Utero sessions. GREASE is the word marking the start of autumn, with "Summer Nights" and "You're the One That I Want" marking Twofer Tuesday. ELVIS COSTELLO talks to Stereogum about somgwriting, self-awareness, and record stores vs blogs. THE REPLACEMENTS: Sound Opinions dissects Let It Be. MUMFORD & SONS has gone on "indefinite hiatus." GODSPEED YOU! VLACK EMPEROR takes the Polaris Music Prize. THE BEST NEW BANDS of 2013, according to Stereogum. BRITNEY SPEARS may lip-sync her way through two years in Vegas? Her rep denies it. ROBERT PATTINSON stepped out with his new girlfriend — a mystery brunette. JACOBY JONES: The Baltimore Ravens wide receiver was hurt after a brawl erupted on a party bus filled with his Ravens teammates. By which we mean a stripper busted his head with a champagne bottle. ELLEN POMPEO noticed how white the Emmys were. RHIANNA: Her Instagram of a slow loris triggers two arrests in Phuket. STEVIE WONDER thinks Marvin Gaye's family should take higher ground in their lawsuit against Robin Thicke. RIVER PHOENIX: The actor's final hours are detailed almost 20 years later. MARVEL's second phase of five movies has just begun, but the third phase will include seven movies. PAKISTAN: A pair of suicide bombers launched a coordinated attack at a Christian church in Peshawar, killing at least 78 people and wounding scores more. SYRIA: President Assad insisted that Syria's chemical weapons arsenal is secure. EGYPT: Security forces continued to target Islamist militants operating in the Sinai and destroy smuggling tunnels along the border with Gaza. The Ibn Taymiyyah Media Center, a jihadist media unit, called for attacks against the army. An Egyptian court banned all Muslim Brotherhood activities and ordered the seizure of assets tied to the Islamist group. A SIBERIAN HUSKY + Leaves = Autumn. MAUDE THE KITTEN drove across Ireland in the engine. ABDUCTED NEBRASKAN MONKEYS turned up in Florida. SIR STUFFINGTON: The one-eyed pirate cat finds fame online.
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Elvis Costello, Elf Power, Turner Bros, Eagle Cam |
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Monday, September 23, 2013 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl
MAZZY STAR eases us into the week with "California." Kinda the downside of Zeppelin IV. ELF POWER advance streams Sunlight on the Moon. THE TURNER BROS are advance streaming Act 1.(Thx, Jon Hahn.) ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ROOTS, Live at the Brooklyn Bowl. A full set. J RODDY WALSTON and the BUSINESS stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set. SHOCKING BLUE: She's your "Venus." MOUNTAIN GOATS: John Darnielle talks to Modern Farmer about... goats. (Thx, LHB.) BILLY BRAGG: The British invented Americana. WALKING THE SUNSET STRIP: A Fading Beacon of Cool. MISSION OF BURMA: Best wedding band ever? (Dunno. Pate and the Young Fresh Fellows are likely in the team photo.) WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Prisoners tops the chart with 21.4 million, unofficially kicking off Oscars season (Moneyball and The Town are prior years' early entries). Despite the stellar cast and mega-release, that's a solid, but not blockbuster opening. At a 46 million budget, Prisoners will make solid money, esp. given Jackman's international appeal. Insidious 2 places with a predictably steep 64 percent dive at 14.5 million, but a 60 million total against a 5 million budget almost ensures a third installment. The Family shows with 7 million on a steep-for-comedy 50 percent drop, but at 25 million domestic, will likely profit against a 30 million budget. Instructions Not Included moves up to No. 4, a leggy performance which is now N0. 6 alltime on the Spanish language chart for North America. Battle of The Year debuts at the bottom of the Top 5 with 5 million, which is likely disappointing against a 20 million budget. Below the fold, The Butler cracks the 100 million mark in seventh-place. So maybe the Butler unofficially kicked off Oscars season even earlier. ANDY SAMBERG & JOANNA NEWSOM got married at a luxury retreat in Big Sur. MILEY CYRUS broke down crying in Vegas while she performed a song rumored to be about her break up with Liam Hemsworth. She's reportedly shocked Hemsworth has already moved on. Eliza Gonzalez is telling friends she and Hemsworth are in love. Gonzaelz has been called a plastic surgery addict. THE EMMY AWARDS went to these folks. Jeff Daniels was surprised, too. JON GOSSELIN pulled a gun on a photog in Pennsylvania. This is what happens when you put the spotlight back on, people. LINDSAY LOHAN's mother faces mortgage foreclosure. MATTHEW McCONNAUGHEY discusses his crash diet for “Dallas Buyers Club.” STAR WARS VII: JJ Abrams wants it to feel more real than the prequels. SYRIA: A former chemical weapons chief in the regime's army said he had on three occasions defied orders to use chemical weapons, and claimed that the regime has already transferred some of its chemical weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon and to Iran via Iraq. RUSSIA offered to send a small detachment of observers to Syria to help with the destruction of its chemical weapons arsenal. GERMANY's spy chief said that about 170 German Islamists have traveled to Syria for jihad, and warned that 50 have gone to Syria in recent months. EGYPT: The Youth Movement of Tawhid and Jihad in Egypt in a recent statement declared war on the US and said the Egyptian army is simply an arm of the US. IRAQ: Al Qaeda in Iraq killed more than 70 people in a series of suicide attacks and bombings in Baghdad and Bayji. EAGLE CAM: Let's go to the in-flight video. POISON-PROOF RATS are discovered in Sweden. 850 SNAKES were found in a raid on an animal control officer on disability. Authorities also say they found a few tarantulas and a couple of freezers with frozen mice and alligator carcasses. A YOUNG HORSE, left alone on a farm in New Brunswick while his pals were away for training, found mischief that made him news this week when he climbed onto his owners' roof.
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Roy Orbison, The Selecter, The Band, Uncle Tupelo, Cutout Bin, Elephant + Dog |
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Friday, September 20, 2013 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl
THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: ...with ROY ORBISON! The man with the soaring bel canto left us 29 years ago yesterday. How legendary is he? For his 1987 "Black & White Night" at the since-demolished Coconut Grove in L.A., Orbison's stage band included Jackson Browne, T-Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, J.D. Souther, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, and Jennifer Warnes, along with the rhythm section from Elvis Presley's fabled late '60s and early '70s touring band. The set list included "Only The Lonely," "Dream Baby," "Blue Bayou," "The Comedians" (written by Costello for Orbison), "Ooby Dooby" (quiet audio) "Leah," "Running Scared," "Uptown," "In Dreams," "Crying," "Candyman," "Go, Go, Go (Down the Line)," "(All I Can Do Is) Dream You," "Claudette," "It's Over" and -- of course -- "Pretty Woman." THE SELECTER stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set. THE BAND: Live in DC, July 17, 1976. Just months before The Last Waltz. UNCLE TUPELO: Live in St. Louis,August 15, 1990. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED: New tracks from Beck, Best Coast, and Cate Le Bon highlight the latest edition. MIDLAKE drops "Provider" ahead of Antiphon. OF MONTREAL backed actor Paul Rudd and actor-director David Wain on Boston's classic "More Than A Feeling." A seasonal fave.
THE PIXIES talk to CNN about EP-1 and life after Kim Deal. BILL CALLAHAN (Smog) is profiled by SPIN. THE TOP 10 DECEMBERISTS SONGS, according to Stereogum. No "Infanta"? Really? DONUTS named after bands. (Thx, LHB.) CUTOUT BIN: and more -- this Friday's fortuitous finds are streaming from the Pate page at the ol' HM. NOW SHOWING: This weekend's wide releases are: Prisoners, which is currently scoring 82 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; and Battle of the Year, currently scoring 10 percent. ZAC EFRON did rehab for cocaine addiction not once this year, but twice, after a major relapse. MILEY CYRUS & LAIM HEMSWORTH: He reportedly secretly moved out of their pad a while ago. Also, Cher has regrets. ASTON KUTCHER & MILA KUNIS were two familiar faces among the throng of thousands who paid their respects at the funeral of Kabbalah Chief Rabbi Philip Berg. JAY Z & BEYONCE top the latest Forbes list of the highest-earning celebrity couples. JOHN GOSSELIN: The former reality star is now a waiter who lives in the woods. SYRIA: Deputy Prime Minister Jamil said the conflict has reached a stalemate and the government will call for a ceasefire at the Geneva Two conference. US intelligence indicates the Assad regime has been moving chemical weapons since the US-Russian deal was reached for their surrender. RUSSIA: Putin said he could not be "100 percent" sure the Assad regime would follow through on the deal to surrender its chemical arms but that recent moves by the regime "inspire confidence." Uh-huh. IRAQ: US Ambassador to Iraq Lukman Faily said al Qaeda is pushing the country to civil war. A BABY ELEPHANT, A ROOSTER, and a HUMAN try to awaken a sleepy dog. ...AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: A dog that looks like Vladmir Putin. A POTBELLIED PIG on the lam was captured in Austin, TX. A RUNAWAY COW delayed trains on the Bristol to Exeter line.
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