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T'was the witch of November come stealin'   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Thursday, November 10, 2016 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

THE WRECK of the EDMUND FITZGERALD: The legend lives o­n from the Chippewa o­n down of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee.This is the 41st anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald -- 729 feet-long, 75 feet in breadth, 39 feet in depth, weighing 13,632 gross tons -- an ore bulk carrier with a capacity of 25,000 tons. When it was launched o­n June 7 1958, at the Great Lakes Engineering Works in River Rouge, Michigan, Fitzgerald was the largest ship o­n the Great Lakes. Here's misty, water-colored video of the launch.

The "Queen of the Great Lakes" sank in the eastern end of Lake Superior during a fierce storm -- including snow squalls -- that pounded the ship with 30-foot waves. The crew of 29 men perished; without witnesses, a definitive reason has never been determined. A Coast Guard report suggested that faulty hatches failed to keep water out of the ship's cargo holds, though others believe the ship struck an uncharted shoal and took o­n water. A documentary created and aired by the Discovery Channel concluded the loss was due to freak waves that overwhelmed the faulty hatches.

After the wreck, the Rev. Richard Ingalls went to Mariners' Church in Detroit and rang its bell 29 times, o­nce for each life lost. The church continues to hold an annual memorial, which includes reading the names of the crewmen and ringing the church bell. Here's video of Rev. Ingalls recounting that night.  More than 250 people gathered at the church for the 40th anniversary, which was expanded to remember victims from all tragedies on the Great Lakes. And here's a remembrance from a brother one of the lost crew member

At the request of family members surviving her crew, Fitzgerald's 200 lb. bronze bell was recovered by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society in 1995, as a joint project with the National Geographic Society, Canadian Navy, Sony Corporation, and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. The bell is now o­n display in the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. Here's a brief video from o­ne of the underwater explorations of the wreck. Fmr newsman Larry Elliot recalls the remote expedition.  And here is a story from one of the two scuba divers to ever reach the sunken hull.  Throw in the 3-D animation, and you'll feel just like Bill Paxton.

The song by Gordon Lightfoot spent 21 straight weeks o­n the pop charts, peaking at No. 2. Here, Lightfoot discusses writing the song, and the lyrics he's changed.  And there's a homemade video for it, which I highly recommend. Beats the tar of Celine Dion! (PS:  Ken King -- who has lived o­n the U.P. of  Michigan, says the gales of November are quite something.)

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David Bazan, Matt Pond PA, Band of Skulls, Tobin Sprout, Tortoise   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Wednesday, November 09, 2016 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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NICK CAVE plays "Magneto."

DAVID BAZAN is advance streaming Dark Sacred Night.

MATT POND PA is advance streaming Winter Lives.

BAND OF SKULLS perform in the WNYC Soundcheck studio.

TOBIN SPROUT (Guided By Voices) announces a solo LP, The Universe And Me, and shares “Future Boy Today/Man Of Tomorrow."

TRANSLATOR is "Everywhere That I'm Not," including the "Where Are They Now?" file

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS: Patterson Hood talks to Paste about making a political record, and being snubbed by Pitchfork.

BILLY BRAGG talks to Under The Radar about pop and politics (per usual).

ROY WOOD: Britain's lost pop genius?

EAST RIVER PIPE is the latest of The Guardian's Cult Heroes.

BRANGELEXIT: A rep for Angelina Jolie says she and Brad Pitt have reached a legal agreement about the custody of their six children.  But other sources close to the situation maintain the two have not reached any new agreement.

PRINCE HARRY has attacked the "racial undertones" of press coverage of his girlfriend Meghan Markle in an extraordinary statement in which he warns that he fears for her safety.

LINDSAY LOHAN releases ‘I only speak Lilohan’ clothing range to raise money for charity... and promises to do the Mean Girls' Jingle Bell Rock Dance if she sells enough.

CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY  and his wife, Sarah Roemer, are expecting their second child.

AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON is getting remade by Max Landis, son of the original's director, John Landis.

DONALD TRUMP is likely the President-Elect of the United States. As far as I remember, he will be the first President elected without prior government or military experience. In its way, as historic as if Hillary Clinton had become the first female President.

A MATING TORTOISE can't stop saying, "Wow!"

HEADBANGING RAMS converge on a sleepy village in British Columbia.

THE SQUIRREL THREAT: A militant rodent is dead following the second attack in less than a week reported at a Deltona, FL retirement community.

AN AGGRESSIVE TURKEY terrorizes a California town.

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Jim James, Hiss Golden Messneger, Blank Range, Iguana vs Snakes   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Tuesday, November 08, 2016 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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FOXYGEN busts some moves in the video for "Follow The Leader."

JIM JAMES stopped by World Cafe for a chat and mini-set.

HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER visited WFUV's Studio A for a chat and mini-set.

BLANK RANGE: Nashville roots-rockers stream the Vista Bent EP.

THAT PETROL EMOTION: "Big Decision." Add Devo's "Freedom of Choice" for an election-themed Twofer Tuesday.

PINK FLOYD's first producer, Joe Boyd, talks about the band's early days.

R.E.M.: Michael Stipe talks to The Guardian about Out of Time's 25th anniversary.

THE KINKS: Dave Davies pours could water on a reunion, of course.

NEIL YOUNG deep cuts, recommended by SPIN.

BRANGELEXIT: Angelina Jolie is ready and willing to fight Brad Pitt in court over the custody of their children and “until he gets his s**t together” she only wants him to have monitored visitation.

RUSSELL BRAND has allegedly welcomed his first child with fiancée Laura Gallacher.

JENNIFER ANISTON is profiled by Marie Claire.

GHOST IN THE SHELL put a mini-teaser into AMC’s request to shut off your phones in front of Doctor Strange screenings.

STARSHIP TROPPERS may get a big-screen reboot.

THE INHUMANS: Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige says it will eventually happen, it's just a matter of when.

IRAQ: The cluster of mass graves outside the small village of Al-Hud are some of the first grim signs of the atrocities soldiers expect to uncover as they push deeper into ISIS’s most important stronghold.

BABY IGUANA vs RACER SNAKES: Best thing I've seen in weeks.

A DANISH BACKPACKER bitten by a freshwater crocodile at Lake Kununurra said the attack was “the result of me being stupid”.

IS THAT KOALA in your bag, or are you...oh.

A PSYCHIC SCOTTISH GOAT has predicted who the next President of the USA will be.

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Bob Weir, Billy Bragg & Joe Henry, Regina Spektor, Lamb   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Monday, November 07, 2016 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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TEMPLE OF THE DOG opened their first tour ever in Philly, playing expected tracks like "Hunger Strike," but also covering Black Sabbath, Free, The Cure, Harry Nilsson, and more.

BOB WEIR stopped by World Cafe for a chat and mini-set.

BILLY BRAGG & JOE HENRY visited The Current for a chat and mini-set.

REGINA SPEKTOR performs for WNYC Soundcheck.

BRIAN WILSON plays "Sail On Sailor" at the Ed Sullivan Theater, with Matthew Sweet and Darius Rucker

THE KINKS will reunite....for something, according to Ray Davies.

BJORK talks to Pitchfork about making Vulnicura.

LAND OF TALK is following up its reunion shows by recording with Sharon Van Etten, Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley, and legendary indie producer John Agnello.

THE 20 WORST ROCK/POP SONGS, according to New York Post readers.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Doctor Strange was the cinema's Sorcerer Supreme with an 85MM debut that sits just below the top ten November openings ever, and just about where Thor: the Dark World opened in the same month.Benedict Cumberbatch's films have tended to play quite well overseas, so the good doctor could rake in as much as 750MM in global sales by the end of its run (and roughly a third of that would be profit against a 165MM production budget).  Trolls placed with 45MM, which is probably alright against a 125MM budget, so long as thee 100MM oversaes grosses to date are indicative.  Hacksaw Ridge showed with a 14.8MM debu, which is probably pretty good against a 40MM budget, considering the lingering Mel Gibson controversy and competing with a Marvel opening.  Boo! A Madea Halloween predictably slides 55 percent and takes in 7.8MM and almost certainly breaks into profitability.  Inferno tanks 58 percent in its second frame, rounding out the Top Five with 6.3MM and 26MM domestic total against a 75MM budget; its 159MM in foreign sales will save this from flopping.

BRANGELEXIT: Brad Pitt has just set the stage for a custody war ... asking for joint custody of the 6 kids he shares with Angelina Jolie.

DAVE CHAPPELLE is angry at a headline that suggests he's in Donald Trump's corner and he believes the media outlet in question is guilty of shoddy journalism.

BILL MURRAY joined Cubs players Anthony Rizzo, David Ross and Dexter Fowler to sing "Go Cubs Go" on “Weekend Update”.

KIRBY JENNER: The Jenner you didn't know about, but need desperately.

MOVIES AREN'T DEAD...but they'll never be the same.

AND THE LAMB says "Yeah."

A US PARK POLICE OFFICER shot himself in the foot while attempting to fend off a raccoon.

A MYSTERIOUS MONKEY has been spotted several times in Tampa Bay.

THE SQUIRREL THREAT: A militant rodent caused havoc at a Deltona, FL senior living facility Thursday afternoon when it attacked several people in the activity room leaving them with bleeding bites.

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David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Sleigh Bells, Martha Wainwright, Jon Pratt, Mouse   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Friday, November 04, 2016 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

... with DAVID BOWIE! The 1980 Floor Show was really recorded live at the Marquee, circa October 1973.  It aired on The Midnight Special the following month. Your selist includes: "Sorrow," "Everything's Alright," "Space Oddity," "I Can't Explain," "Time," "The Jean Genie," and "I Got You Babe," ft. Marianne Faithfull.

BOB DYLAN streams selections from The 1966 Live Recordings.

SLEIGH BELLS advance streams Jessica Rabbit.

MARTHA WAINWRIGHT advance streams Goodnight City.

DANIEL BACHMAN advance streams his self-titled album.

HART VALLEY DRIFTERS, Jerry Garcia's pre-Dead folk troupe, advance streams Folk Time.

JON PRATT: Pate's frontman plays a solo version of "Situation" on a Silvertone, and writes about it on his blog.

WIRE's Colin Newman talks to PopMatters about his solo releases and the future of the band.

JENS LEKMAN talks to the Village Voice about Postcards, Ghostwriting, and his next LP.

SUZANNE VEGA talks to Salon about her tribute to Carson McCullers.

PETER GABRIEL: Ten of His Best.

NOW SHOWING: This weekend's wide releases include Trolls, which is currently scoring 76 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; Doctor Strange, which is currently scoring 90 percent; and Hacksaw Ridge, scoring 89 percent.

DOCTOR STRANGE: I'm not the first to observe that this latest origin tale has echoes of Marvel Studios' first origin tale -- 2008's Iron Man.  After all, Stephen Strange's personality, problems, and journey to heroics are not terribly different from those of Tony Stark, though set against a backdrop of mysticism rather than technology.  And there's a slight echo of the original Thor, insofar as it provides a bridge between the two.  It is thus a tribute to all involved that this film still seems fresh, both in its psychedelia-meets-Inception visuals and in the performances of a strong ensemble led by Benedict Cumberbatch (who manages a variation on brillaint-but-arrogant different from his turns in Sherlock and The Imitation Game).  There are two extra scenes, so be sure to stay past the credits.

MILA KUNIS writes about sexism in Hollywood.

MARIAH CAREY settled her divorce with ex-husband Nick Cannon by calling him directly and begging him to let her marry Australian billionaire James Packer — only to split with her fiancé days later, sources tell Page Six.

THE DARK TOWER is moving from February to Summer 2017.

LIL WAYNE is blaming his anti-black lives matter rant on Nightline's questions about his daughter — and he's apologizing for the remarks. 

THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER's WEB -- the sequel to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo -- may move forward without David Fincher as director.

WONDER WOMAN has a second trailer online.

THIS IS MINE. Or is it?

EAGLES may be drafted to keep drone-delivered contraband out of the UK's prisons.

A PIT BULL cried when kids were afraid to pet him on Halloween (there's a happy ending).

ORPHANED ANIMALS -- a buffalo, zebra, and two elands -- formed their own family.

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