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Friday, March 15, 2013 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl

PATE REUNION UPDATE: Jon, Mike & Jon (and we hope Ron) will be retaking a stage somewhere near Iowa State University on July 5th, 2013, just one short decade after their last reunion gig. Clear your calendar for something transcendent, a train wreck, or both! If you're on the Facebook, check in with the event page. THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY WEEKEND STARTS HERE: 
...with JOE STRUMMER and THE POGUES! People will be getting their drink and dance on, so enjoy Joe, Shane and the band putting a Celtic spin on "London Calling" and "I Fought The Law" for St. Patrick's Day, 1988. Follow that up with the Dropkick Murphys' videos for "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" (which you may have heard in Martin Scorsese's The Departed) and "The Wild Rover." Round it out with an Old Grey Whistle Test of my fave Pogues song, "Sally MacLennane," and a Shamrock Shake. ALT-J: Live at Stubb's for SXSW. YOUTH LAGOON: Live at Stubb's for SXSW. WAXAHATCHEE: Live at SXSW. DAVE GROHL keynotes SXSW. GANG OF FOUR (albeit with only Andy Gill as a founding member) drops "Broken Talk" ahead of a new EP. 
BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH: The friendly stranger in the black sedan. ROBYN HITCHCOCK talks to Consequence of Sound about the new record, his attachment to Norway, his upcoming retrospective concert, and how rock and roll is an old man’s game now. PATTERSON HOOD talks to the Baltimore Sun about his solo work, gaining his father's respect and other topics. (Thx, LHB.) DISCOGRAPHIES, tweeter of same, is running a SXSW Diary at The New Yorker. TODD RUNDGREN: Relive the making of A Wizard, A True Star -- starting in the back of Max's Kansas City in 1973. Lester Bangs would call it the death rattle. CUTOUT BIN: From the Pogues to the Tom Tom Club, from Simon & Garfunkel to She & Him, from the Buzzcocks to Cat Power, plus David Bowie, Loverboy, Cracker, Led Zeppelin and more -- this Friday's fortuitous finds are streaming from the Pate page at the ol' HM. 
NOW SHOWING:This weekend's wide releases include The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, currently scoring 36 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; and The Call, currently scoring 41 percent. LENA DUNHAM answers 20 Questions for Playboy. Read it for the articles. JUSTIN BIEBER is apologizing for sniping at Lindsay Lohan and her financial woes. LINDSAY LOHAN: Prosecutors have ended plea negotiations and are preparing for a trial Monday. CHARLIE SHEEN issued a call to arms against a school where his daughter was allegedly horribly bullied — and Charlie's method of retaliation involves toilet paper and feces. MILEY CYRUS & LIAM HEMSWORTH are clinging to a hope of reconciliation. ANNA KENDRICK & EDGAR WRIGHT are dunzo after four years. JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT mulls freezing her eggs. 15 CLASSIC TEEN REBELLION MOVIES, compiled by The Playlist. IRAN accelerated its military support for the Assad regime, alongside Russia. Arab interior ministers at a security meeting in Riyadh accused Iran of supplying "logistic help to terrorist operations" in Bahrain and Yemen. SYRIA: Britain and France pushed the EU to lift its arms embargo on Syrian rebels. They were prepared to arm the rebels even without unanimous EU support. Russia said arming the rebels would be illegal. A top French counterterrorism judge warned that some 50 to 80 French citizens are believed to have traveled to Syria for jihad, a number much higher than previously acknowledged. EGYPT: A government inquiry found that police shot most of the nearly 900 people killed in the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak. 
CORGNELIUS just wants to be chased. LARGE KANGAROO SCROTUMS are in short supply for a souvenir-making taxidermist after the continuing rain drove kangaroos beyond the range of shooters. A PAIR OF PANDAS were sat in front of a pr0n movie to get them in the mood during mating season. A CALGARY ZOOKEEPER who accidentally allowed gorillas to escape their enclosure has been fired.
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Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl

PATE REUNION UPDATE: Jon, Mike & Jon (and we hope Ron) will be retaking a stage somewhere near Iowa State University on July 5th, 2013, just one short decade after their last reunion gig. Clear your calendar for something transcendent, a train wreck, or both! If you're on the Facebook, check in with the event page. 
CHRISTOPHER OWENS drops a video for "Here We Go Again." THE MILK CARTON KIDS stopped by WNYC Soundcheck for a chat and mini-set. THE LONE BELLOW palyed a Tiny Desk Concert at the offices of NPR. WILD NOTHING recently stopped by WFUV's Studio A for a chat and mini-set. ELLIE GOULDING stopped by World Cafe for a chat and mini-set. 
JOE COCKER is "Feelin' Alright," with a little help from his friend. BRYAN FERRY talks to Spinner about The Jazz Age and The Great Gatsby soundtrack. PHOSPHORESCENT: Matthew Houck knocks a couple back and talks to Pitchfork about losing his mind on the road and his ambitious new LP, Muchacho. SWANS frontman Michael Gira talks to Stereogum about aging, social networking and life after The Seer. AGNETHA FALTSKOG has a new album coming. After nine years, there's something going on. 
OLIVIA WILDE got over 17000 hate-tweets from Justin Bieber fans. MILEY CYRUS has split with her fiancé, “Hunger Games” star Liam Hemsworth, multiple sources tell Page Six. MITT ROMNEY & TIGER WOODS join the growing list of hacked celebs and politicos. THE KARDASHIANS: A deposition has surfaced in the Kim Kardashian/Kris Humphries divorce in which the producer of Kim's reality show confesses Kim re-shot her reaction to his marriage proposal. MIRANDA KERR is modeling a neck brace after a car collision. ED ASNER has been hospitalized for exhaustion after cutting short his performance at Marquette Pavilion in Gary on Tuesday. VERONICA MARS may be headed to the big screen via Kickstarter. THE UNITED STATES granted exemptions to 10 European nations and Japan from Iran sanctions because those 11 nations have recently reduced their imports of Iranian oil. MALI: The UN is considering the creation of a 10000-strong heavily armed rapid deployment force in Mali as part of a peacekeeping mission after the French-led intervention is over. SYRIA: Government troops and rebels fought for control of key neighborhoods in northeast Damascus. Fighting erupted between Damascus and the Golan Heights in what could be a new battlefront. EGYPT: A film about Egypt's Jews was banned by authorities. 
A DOG rides a jumping mini-pony. LOCUSTS continue to swarm near the Egyptian-Israeli border ahead of Passover. POLAR BEAR CUBS forced into a media cute-off. CHAMP: Happiest Dog in the World?
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl

PATE REUNION UPDATE: Jon, Mike & Jon (and we hope Ron) will be retaking a stage somewhere near Iowa State University on July 5th, 2013, just one short decade after their last reunion gig. Clear your calendar for something transcendent, a train wreck, or both! If you're on the Facebook, check in with the event page. 
FRIGHTENED RABBIT brought "The Woodpile" to Coco. NEW RELEASES from Wild Belle, Jon Patrick Walker, the Ocean Blue and more are streaming this week via Spinner. MIKE COOLEY: The Drive-By Trucker swings through KEXP for an acoustic set of old favorites. IVAN & ALYOSHA stopped by KEXP for a set of folky-pop tunes from their album "All The Times We Had." MATMOS performs songs from The Marriage Of True Minds and further discuss its album concept at WNYC Soundcheck. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE is advance streaming The 20/20 Experience via iTunes. Not a fan of his music, though he seems like a cool guy. MEAT PUPPETS go "Down" ahead of Rat Farm. BEST COAST: Bethany Cosentino and her cat, Snacks, cover Roy Orbison's "Crying." 
THE FEELIES: Let's revisit classics like "Away" and "Deep Fascination" for Twofer Tuesday. STEREOPHONICS: Kelly Jones gives Drowned In Sound an album-by-album tour of the band's career. FOALS: Yannis Philippakis talks to Pitchfork about not hiding behind lyrics and feeling like a middle-aged woman. STORNOWAY: Jon Quin gives The Big Takeover a track-by-track breakdown of Tales From Terra Firma. (Thx, Chromewaves.) MORRISSEY was hospitalized with double pneumonia. I know, it's serious.
OLIVIA WILDE tells Marie Claire she didn't feel beautiful enough for Jason Sudeikis. Which means she's either a pathological liar or delusionally insecure. AT LEAST 14 CELEBS AND POLITICOS are the victims of a hacker who has posted detailed information about what appears to be their finances, including Hillary Clinton, Jay-Z, Mel Gibson and Britney Spears. BRADGELINA'S nuptuals could clash with ex-wife's Jennifer Aniston's big day. And Jolie would do it. SELENA GOMEZ & VANESSA HUDGENS: The two fmr Disney girls are hitching their stars to provocateur/filmmaker Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers, a movie described in the article as "a druggy, violent, hypersexualized tale of innocence squashed." ADELE & BEYONCE, contra prior reports, are not scheduled to perform at Michelle Obama's birthday bash. JIM CARREY is back in the Dumb & Dumber sequel. 10 SERIOUS SCI-FI FILMS for the sentient fan. And as a hunge Star Wars (original trilogy) fan, I readily agree SW is not sci-fi. It's space opera. FRANCE: Authorities said three French Islamists arrested last week near Marseilles were planning a terrorist attack on or about the one-year anniversary of the murders by al Qaeda-inspired shooter Mohamed Merah this month. SAUDI ARABIA mulls abolition of beheading in favor of firing squads for capital punishments... due to reported shortages of government swordsmen. ISRAEL: Outgoing Defense Minister Barak said it will become clear this year whether Iran will continue its nuclear weapons program or rein it in. IRAQ: Al Qaeda in Iraq claimed credit for the March 4 ambush that killed 48 Syrian and 9 Iraqi soldiers. SYRIA: Rebels broke through government lines, loosening a siege in central Homs. Government forces counterattacked with artillery and an airstrike. Both President Assad and rebel leaders vowed they would fight on until the other is defeated. However, neither side has been making major advances. 
AN UNRULY WEASEL invaded the pitch during a Swiss Super League match between Thun and Zurich, inevitably accompanied by Yakety Sax. MORE THAN 2800 DEAD PIGS have been found in a major river that flows through Shanghai, igniting fears among city residents of contaminated tap water. GRUMPY CAT: A victim of exploitation? THE SUMATRAN TIGERS tigers at the Sacramento Zoo have another adorable cub.
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Monday, March 11, 2013 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl

PATE REUNION UPDATE: Jon, Mike & Jon (and we hope Ron) will be retaking a stage somewhere near Iowa State University on July 5th, 2013, just one short decade after their last reunion gig. Clear your calendar for something transcendent, a train wreck, or both! If you're on the Facebook, check in with the event page. 
BEACH HOUSE drops a video for "Wishes," directed by Eric Wareheim (Tim & Eric) and featuring Ray Wise (Twin Peaks, Mad Men). SUEDE is advance streaming Bloodsports. LOW is advance streaming The Invisible Way. KACEY MUSGRAVES is advance streaming Same Trailer Different Park. DAN CROLL is streaming his From Nowhere EP. RADIOHEAD: Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich dropped previously unheard track “Harmonics Loop”on the BBC, along with the unreleased Yorke solo cut “Has Been.” LAURA MARLING asks “Where Can I Go?,” ahead of Once I Was An Eagle. ROBYN HITCHCOCK covers "Parasite" for an upcoming Nick Drake tribute LP. 
THE KINKS muscle through an abbreviated "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" live. An early Pate cover, btw. STEVE MASON: The fmr Beta Band frontman Steve Mason explains to The Guardian why not everything on his new solo album is political. IS PUNK ROCK "TOXIC"? John Roderick. frontman for The Long Winters, makes the case. FWIW, I find much to agree with -- and disagree with here. His best case is against dogmatism and the failure to evolve and mature. His worst case is in assuming this is the fault of punk rock, and in assuming that music is a driver of, rather than a reflection of, society. Anytime you manage to decry Punk for both being capitalist and pseudo-Marxist in the same column, the intervention of an editor may be required. ROBERT POLLARD, celebrated by Andrew W.K. (Thx, LHB.) WHEN DAVID BOWIE Met William Burroughs. 
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Oz the Great and Powerful worked box office magic to the tune of 80.2 million dollars. That's easily the highest opening of 2013 to date, but less than the 116 million debut of Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland back in 2010 (in part due to being on fewer 3-D screens). Oz thus projects to finish at 200+ million domestically, rather than 300+. Jack the Giant Slayer took the brunt of Oz, dropping 63 percent to place with 10 million and a 43.8 million total against a 195 million budget. Identity Thief shows with 6.3 million and a 116.5 domestic total against a 35 million budget. The debut of Dead Man Down took the fourth slot with 5.4 million. Snitch rounds out the Top Five with 5.1 million and a 31.9 million total. OZ, THE GREAT AND POWERFUL is far from perfect, but better than I expected. It is a prequel always destined to suffer by comparison to the 1939 classic adaptation of L. Frank Baum's beloved book. Those going expecting a musical are bound to be disappointed, though music punctuates one really fun moment here. Director Sam Rami's other Spider-Man star, Tobey Maguire, might've brought a more Frank Morgan vibe to the Wizard than James Franco does here. The characters that go on a quest here are generally less compelling -- and their arcs less developed -- than the classic. And the visual effects are tonally uneven; the characters are realistically and effectively rendered, while the landscapes are often given a more impressionistic and less effective treatment reminiscent of 1939. However, my big fear for this film was that it would turn out too much like Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland -- or any number of other pics that take classics and "reboot" them by turning them into some version of The Lord of the Rings saga, regardless of whether it's appropriate. This movie strays in that direction a few times early on before finding its own voice, such that the climax actually played on my fear before neatly subverting it in a very Oz -- and vintage Disney -- manner. Better still, it echoes the 1939 film in its most significant aspect. When Raimi was miking Spider-Man, he told interviewers that he was interested in the project not only as a fan, but also because he was interested in a film providing moral instruction to children. As with the original Wizard, the prequel has a good message to impart to kids, even if their conscious focus is on the technological wizardry on display. KELLY OSBOURNE's seizure may have been much more serious than first suspected, because doctors say she could be suffering from epilepsy. LINDSAY LOHAN: Prosecutors are offering house arrest to end her lying-to-cops and probation violation cases, but she's reportedly not biting. RICK SPRINGFIELD was arrested on a bench warrant stemming from his DUI case. CHRIS BROWN expounds on how to talk to a woman, and it's every bit as klassy as you might guess. ELLE MacPHERSON is engaged to Jeffrey Soffer, with whom most thought she broke up last March. STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS has a new, action-packed trailer online. NORTH KOREA: Rejecting a UN Security Council resolution to end to its nuclear arms program, North Korea said it planned to become a full-fledged nuclear state. China called for calm. IRAN: Haven or prison for al Qaeda? SYRIA: The Sunni jihadist group Al Nusrah Front and Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah clashed for the first time near the Lebanese-Syrian border. The 21 UN peacekeepers seized by rebel forces in the Golan heights four days ago were released. Russia said it would not pressure President Assad to resign. EGYPT: Protesters tried to torch buildings in Cairo, including the headquarters of Egypt's soccer federation, and targeted shipping in the Suez Canal. 
SURFING PIG: Everybody's heard about the pig. BEE VENOM may wipe out HIV. A PIT BULL alerts the missus that his owner had a heart attack. And that Timmy is stuck in the well. A MOUSE has been given its freedom after it tackled a poisonous snake in a bid to save a fellow rodent at a zoo in China.
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