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Sean Connery and Billy Joe Shaver RIP, and Monday Things.   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Monday, November 02, 2020 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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THE BOOMTOWN RATS: "I Don't Like Mondays," live at the Secret Policemen's Other Ball.

NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Andrew Bird, Bike Thieves, Outkast, and more.

BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Midnight Oil, Mini Skirt, Vivien Goldman, and more.

MATTHEW SWEET returns, "At A Loss."

GILLIAN WELCH shares "Peace in the Valley" and "There's a First Time for Everything."

 

BILLY JOE SHAVER, the outlaw country music singer-songwriter, has died in his native Texas after suffering a stroke. He was 81.

THE SHINS: James Mercer talks about college, his friend Neal Langford, and a new song.

ZAPPA, a documentary directed by Alex Winter (yes, of Bill and Ted), has a trailer online.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Ready For The World's playful, Prince-esque funk jam "Oh Sheila."

 

SEAN CONNERY, the irascible Scot from the slums of Edinburgh who found international fame as Hollywood’s original James Bond, dismayed his fans by walking away from the Bond franchise and went on to have a long and fruitful career as a respected actor and an always bankable star, has died in Nassau, the Bahamas. He was 90. Here are reactions from George Lucas and others. And a couple of critical assessments from Matt Zoller Seitz, Brian Phillips, and Sonny Bunch.  And a fun story from screenwriter Brian Koppelman.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE?  Come Play exceeds expectations to top the chart with 3.2MMHonest Thief places with 1.4MM on a 43 percent drop.  War With Grandpa shows with 1MM, also on a 43 percent drop.

PRINCE WILLIAM secretly fought the coronavirus.

WALTON GOGGINS talks about his life and career at Uproxx.

MATTHEW McCONNAUGHEY really wanted to play the Hulk.

AMAZON argues that users don't actually own purchased Prime Video content.

17 FACTS ABOUT AIRPLANE! on its 40th anniversary.

 

A DOGGO navigates the playround better than I would.

LAKELAND, FLORIDA, had too many swans. These people bought them.

A TIGER tested positive for coronavirus at the Oakland Zoo.

AND NOW, A Sinkhole Full of Rats.

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IT...COULD...WORK!!!   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

THE HALLOWEEN WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...STREAMING FROM THE CASTLE EAST! This fan-made 1973 video for "The Monster Mash" is today's must-see clip (natch. The covers by Bootsy Collins and BucketheadThe Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band and The Misfits are pretty good also -- the latter uses clips from the Rankin-Bass animated classic, Mad Monster Party.  And here's the story behing the perennial graveyard smash.

THE SHAGGS: It's Halloween!

JIM CARROLL (deceased) sings about "People Who Died."

KISS got their first television exposure in 1976 on The Paul Lynde Halloween Special.

"DO THEY KNOW IT'S HALLOWEEN?" is the all-star charity send-up of Band-Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" featuring Roky Erikson, Elvira, plus members from Arcade Fire, Sonic Youth, Smoosh, Rilo Kiley, Sparks and many more.

GORILLA VS BEAR: Halloween Mix 2020.

HALLOWEEN A/V: The Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer," Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Bad Moon Rising," Echo & the Bunnymen's "The Killing Moon,"  Santana's "Black Magic Woman", The Ramones' "Pet Sematary," Alice Cooper's "Welcome to My Nightmare," Siouxsie & the Banshees' "Halloween," Cat Power's "Werewolf," Guided by Voices' "Cut-Out Witch,"  Classics IV's "Spooky," Tegan & Sara's "Walking With a Ghost," Stevie Wonder's "Superstition," Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds' "Red Right Hand," AC/DC's "Hell's Bells," The Cramps' "Goo Goo Muck," Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear The Reaper (More Cowbell)," Tom Waits' "Cemetery Polka," The Edgar Winter Group's "Frankenstein," and Oingo Boingo's "Dead Man's Party."  And, of course... Screamin' Jay Hawkins.

THE ROLLING STONES' "Sympathy For The Devil" from the David Frost Show just plain amuses me. Monty Python makes much more sense when you know most of them once wrote for Frost.

WARREN ZEVON: A live trifecta of "Werewolves of London," "Excitable Boy" and "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner." BONUS: "Werewolves of London," by James Joyce.

THOMAS DOLBY: How about the mad vibe of "She Blinded Me With Science"?

HENRI MANCINI: "Experiment in Terror." A sentimental favorite to those who grew up watching "Creature Features" on WGN before it went superstation.

THE TIME WARP: Let's do it again.

NOW SHOWING:This weekend's wide releases are Terminator: Dark Fate, which is currently scoring 66 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; Harriet, scoring 70 percent; Motherless Brooklyn, scoring 65 percent; and Arctic Dogs, not screened for critics.  Plus, there's Martin Scorsese's The Irishman, in limited release on the big screen before coming to Netflix on Nov. 27; it's scoring 98 percent.

AND NOW: A Sophisticated Man About Town. Super-duper.

GRIM GRINNING GHOSTS, from the Haunted Mansion.

"THRILLER": The original 13-minute Jacko classic, plus the filipino prisoners.

IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN is viewable online. The WaPo has 7 Things You Don't Know about the perennial Peanuts classic. Vox thinks it's a Christmas special.

15 FACTS ABOUT HALLOWEEN: I counted more than that.  AND FIVE THINGS you may not know about Halloween.

THE TOP 10 SCI-FI HORROR FLICKS, according to Forbes.

THE 25 SCARIEST OPENING SCENES in horror-movie history, according to The A/V Club.

WE THE PEOPLE, against the zombies.

DOCUMENTING MADNESS: The Making of The Shining. Directed by Vivian Kubrick.

IS FROZEN Disney's version of The Shining?

THE HORRIBLY SLOW MURDERER With the Extremely Inefficient Weapon. Ten minutes of unimaginable terror.

13 MUSICIANS recount paranormal experiences.

WAR of the WORLDS: All these decades years later, you can stream the infamous Orson Welles broadcast from the Internet Archive.

THE WILHELM SCREAM: The repeatedly used film and television stock sound effect first used in 1951 for the film Distant Drums, now appearing as an in-joke in many films, is the subject of a Masters of Horror segment.

31 CLASSIC HALLOWEEN TV EPISODES AND SPECIALS, according to Zap2It.

HOW TO CARVE YOUR PUMPKIN Using Power Tools.

HALLOWEEN: A Foodie History.

THE WEEKLY SUBSTANDARD Halloween Candy Draft is a classic.  (NSFW content included)

THE ULTIMATE HALLOWEEN CANDY POWER RANKING, according to FiveThirtyEight.

DIED IN HOUSE: They're Heeeeeerrrrrrreeeeee...

THE 13 BEST HORROR scores of the 2010s, according to Stereogum.

TEN KILLER TRACKS associated with horror movies, courtesy of NME.

THE BEST HORROR FLICKS STREAMING NOW,on Amazon Prime and HBO/Max.

THE 100 BEST HORROR FILMS, compiled by TimeOut with assistance from filmmakers like Guillermo del Toro, Clive Barker and Roger Corman to actors, academics and fans of scary movies including Simon Pegg, Kim Newman and Alice Cooper.

THE 100 GREATEST HORROR FILMS, according to IndieWire.

THE 25 BEST HORROR FILMS SINCE 2000, according to The A.V. Club.

THE BEST HORROR FILMS OF THE PAST 20 YEARS, according to Variety.

THE TOP 10 HORROR MOVIES YOU HAVEN'T SEEN, according to the UAB Kaleidescope.

THE 15 SCARIEST FILMS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN, according to Variety, though I've seen Alice Sweet Alice.

10 SUPERNATURAL FILMS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED, according to Flavorwire.

THE 20 ESSENTIAL VAMPIRE MOVIES, according to Flavorwire.

23 UNUSUAL VAMPIRE VARIATIONS, courtesy of The A.V. Club.

THE 25 MOST RIDICULOUS Movies "Of The Dead."

THE MOST MIND-BOGGLING "SEXY" COSTUMES of 2017.

END CAT: Jake receives transmissions from the future.

TIPS FOR FEAR-FREE PETS on Halloween.

HALLOWEEN COSTUME ADVICE for pets.

THE MOST POPULAR HOWLOWEEN COSTUMES for pets.

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The last Wednesday in October which, given yesterday, should not be shocking.   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

MARSHALL CRENSHAW played "Someday, Someway" for his network TV debut in 1982.

ELVIS COSTELLO visits World Cafe.

FANTASTIC NEGRITO plays for KEXP.

BOB DYLAN: Pretty Good Stuff, Ep. 10.

DIRTY PROJECTORS shares “Searching Spirit.”

 

PHOEBE BRIDGERS, profiled by American Songwriter.

THE FLAMING LIPS' Wayne Coyne talks about American Head, inspired by the death of Tom Petty.

15 OVERLOOKED & UNDERRATED ALBUMS of the 1990s, according to PopMatters.

THE NUMBER ONES Bonus Tracks takes a deep dive into Talking Heads' strange, twinkling, beautiful love song "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)."

 

GWEN STEFANI & BLAKE SHELTON got engaged.

CHRISSY TEIGEN wrote about her pregnancy loss.

JON STEWART is set to front an all-new current affairs series for AppleTV.

SAVED BY THE BELL: The reboot has a trailer online.

THE MIDNIGHT SKY, starring and directed by Greorge Clooney, has a trailer online.

BORN TO BE MURDERED: Netflix has acquired a thriller starring Tenet headliner John David Washington and Alicia Vikander.

KEITH RANIERE, leader of the Nxivm sex cult, was sentenced to 120 years in prison.

 

CATS reacting to owners with cat faces.

MacKENZIE was voted the most heroic dog in America.

FUNGIE, IRELAND'S MISSING DOLPHIN, is still missing. Locals are coming to terms with the fact that Fungie may never return.

INDONESIA SAYS says 'Jurassic Park' project no threat to Komodo dragon. Excuse me, what?

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The last Tuesday in October. Yes, really.   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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BOTH SIDES NOW: Joni Mitchell performs her 1968 song in 1970 and in 2000, for a reflective Twofer Tuesday.

LYDIA LOVELESS visits wth World Cafe.

JEFF TWEEDY plays CBS This Morning.

MOUNTAIN STAGE's Dylan Covers.

ALL SONGS CONSIDERED has Gorillaz, Springsteen, clipping. and more.

THE PARANOYDS share "Pet Cemetery."

 

PHOENIX:  Thomas Mars and Christian Mazzalai talk about the soundtrack for Sofia Coppola's On The Rocks.

30 PUNK SONGS (Great Acoustic Versions).

CUT WORMS: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Dire Straits' sneering rock blockbuster "Money For Nothing," a song with a truly complicated legacy.

 

FELICITY HUFFMAN has served her sentence in the Varsity Blues case.

JENNIFER GARNER denies pregnancy rumors sparked by a pumpkin.

EMILY RATAJKOWSKI, otoh, is pregnant

OSCAR ISSAC is in negotiations to star as the title character in Moon Knight, the Marvel and Disney+ series based on the comic book hero.

KEANU REEVES has a buzz cut... for Matrix 4?

BEN WHEATLEY talks about his take on Rebecca, the future of theaters, and more.

LARRY DAVID's favorite Seinfeld episode is fairly predictable.

 

A DOG, A KITTEN, A Toddler.

MURDER HORNET Removal Squad.They were found with radio trackers and dental floss.

RATS ON THE STRIP knocked out power to the Paris casino in Vegas.

NOTORIOUSLY AGGRESSIVE TURKEY captured in Northern Cali.

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Jerry Jeff Walker RIP, and Monday things.   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Monday, October 26, 2020 - 02:43 AM
Posted by: Karl

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THE MEMBERS: "Working Girl," from the "Where Are They Now?" file.

NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Bruce Springsteen, 2 albums from Adrianne Lenker, Jeff Tweedy,The Mountain Goats, Lura Veirs and more.

BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Fuzz, Latitude, Loma, and more.

TOM PETTY'S 70TH BIRTHDAY PARTY: With Beck, Susanna Hoffs, the Flaming Lips, Lucinda Williams, Dave Stewart, Rger McGuinn, and many more.

THE WAR ON DRUGS debut "Ocean of Darkness."

 

JERRY JEFF WALKER, the freewheeling singer and songwriter (best known for “Mr. Bojangles”) who became a country rock legend and helped pioneer Texas’s “cosmic cowboy” sound, died Friday after a prolonged battle with throat cancer. He was 78. And here's the Rolling Stone obit too.

ARLO GUTHRIE no longer will tour, ending a half-century of live performances.

CONOR OBERST's Road to Joy.

GARCIA PEOPLES: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview.

THE TOP 15 SCOTT WALKER SONGS, according to Paste.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at John Parr's motivational keyboard-rock movie theme "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)."

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE? Honest Thief tops the chart with 2.35MM on a 36 percent drop; War With Grandpa placed with 1.88MM on a 25 percent drop; Tenet showed with 1.3MM on a 19 percent drop. Painful.

NO TIME TO DIE: Apple, Netflix and other streaming services explored the possibility of acquiring the Bond tentpole.

DAVID FINCHER confirms that Mindhunter is done for now.  And talks about his upcoming Netflix movie, Mank.

BRAD PITT's girlfriend stepped out with her husband.

BRITNEY SPEARS' makeup artist says there is a “Handmaid's Tale”-style plot to keep her from having a baby with boyfriend Sam Ashgari. 

KATE BECKINSALE has split from her boyfriend Goody Grace after nine months as a couple.

KANYE WEST weighs in on Star Wars prequels vs sequels.

 

DOG ON THE STREET interviews.

WE ALL HAVE THIS FRIEND when it's time for a group photo.

A MAN SAVES A BABY SWAN while its mom is being a mama.

BEAR CUBS, in slo-mo. So cute, will still rip your face off.

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