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John Prine RIP, and Wednesday Things.   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Wednesday, April 08, 2020 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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JOHN PRINE, the raspy-voiced country-folk singer whose ingenious lyrics to songs by turns poignant, angry and comic made him a favorite of Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson and others, died Tuesday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. He was 73. The cause was complications from Covid-19, his family said.  That NYT obit quotes this piece by Roger EbertRolling Stone has more. Ann K. Powers has more.  The Current shares a small selection of his catalog. Pitchfork shares tributes.  And her's the man himself, singing "When I Get to Heaven."

JESCA HOOP plays a TIny Desk Concert.

LOGAN LEDGER, whose  self-titled debut was produced by T Bone Burnett, visits World Cafe.

MT JOY visits WFUV's Studio A.

ANGEL OLSEN covers Tori Amos's "Winter."

 

JIM JAMES covers the Bill Withers classic "Lean On Me."

STEVIE NICKS finally met a real whhite wing dove.

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN will DJ on SiriusXM tonight.

WHITNEY wuz robbed in Portland.

HAL WILLNER, the respected producer who worked with Lou Reed and Marianne Faithfull, was a long-time Saturday Night Live staffer and compiled a series of eccentric all-star tribute albums, died Monday at the age of 64.

 

BORIS JOHNSON remains in intensive care on oxygen but without the need for a ventilator and does not have pneumonia, No 10 has said.

DR. ANTHONY FAUCI is making himself a household name through sheer omnipresence.

TRACY MORGAN is getting busy in quarantine.

R. KELLY wanted to be sprung from jail due to the virus, but no dice.

CBS is bringing back Sunday night movies, with Titanic, Forrest Gump, Mission Impossible, and Indiana Jones movies all set to fill the void.

CHRIS EVANS is profiled at Esquire.

KATEE SACKOFF, doing the shirtless handstand challenge.

KYLE McLACHLAN is trying to save the Double-R Diner.

ALEC & HILARIA BALDWIN are expecting.

ED HELMS on the little things that bring us joy.

NIGHT OF THE HUNTER is getting a remake.

EXTRACTION, starring Chris Hemsworth and directed by the Russo Bros., has a trailer online.

 

MILO decided to ditch the dog life, and become a cat.

AN ADOPTED CAT fetches the slippers.

ANIMALS make the world magic.

THIS TINY DOG has skills.

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Honor Blackman RIP; "I Must Be Dreaming" is also the name of a Pate song.   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Tuesday, April 07, 2020 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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THE REPLACEMENTS played "Bast^rds of Young" and "Kiss Me On The Bus" in an infamous TV appearance.

NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork will point you to Thundercat, Melkbelly, and more.

BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT points you to Loose Fur, Ringo Deathstarr, and more.

THE METERS: Live At The Bottom Line / Live At Showboat Lounge (Fat City) 1977.

THE NATIONAL is hosting "communal events."

THE STROKES share “Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus.”

LAURA MARLING shares "Held Down."

 

THE WHO, post Live at Leeds, gets another 3 hours (almost) of analysis and discussion on Political Beats with guest Ben Domenech.

THE GO-GOS: Kathy Valentine talked to PopMatters about her memoir.

STEVIE NICKS: Her Life and Art in 33 Songs.

ADAM SCHLESINGER, remembered by Conan O'Brien, with a Kinks cover.

NEIL YOUNG's latest Fireside Session hs been delayed due to his wife Daryl Hannah‘s illness.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Diana Ross' elastic, transcendent Chic collaboration "Upside Down."

 

HONOR BLACKMAN, best known for playing ***** Galore in the 1964 Bond film Goldfinger and Cathy Gale in TV's The Avengers, has died at 94.

BORIS JOHNSON was taken into an intensive care unit for coronavirus, his office announced Monday.

MEGXIT: Prince Harry and Meghan plan a non-profit empire under the name Archewell, 'to do something of meaning.'

SOME MORE GOOD NEWS with John Krasinski.

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: Matthew Belloni resigned as editorial director  due to intense conflicts with Modi Wiczyk and Asif Satchu, the co-CEOs of the trade's owners, Valence Media, over their attempts to meddle with the publication's editorial independence.

ALL RISE: CBS' first-year drama will resume production for an episode set during the coronavirus pandemic.

EZRA MILLER appears to have choked a woman at a bar in Reykjavik, Iceland in a video that surfaced online late Sunday night.

TALKING SOPRANOS: A new podcast from Michael Imperioli and Michael Schirripa.

WES ANDERSON'S The French Dispatch moves to October.

 

GIANT PANDAS Ying Ying and Le Le succeeded in a natural mating. There's video.

A WILD COYOTE strolls Chicago's Magnificent Mile.

AN ITALIAN CAT tends goal.

A FRIENDLY GREAT WHITE tries to rescue humans from boat. What say you, Police Chief Brody?

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Bill Withers RIP, and Monday Things.   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Monday, April 06, 2020 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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BILL WITHERS, a onetime Navy aircraft mechanic who, after teaching himself to play the guitar, wrote some of the most memorable and often-covered songs of the 1970s, including “Lean on Me,” “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Use Me,” died on Monday in Los Angeles. He was 81. Brooklyn Vegan has your tributes.

MARIANNE FAITHFULL is in a London hospital after testing positive for coronavirus.

CHRISTOPER CROSS tested positive for Coronavirus.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Christopher Cross's endlessly smooth soft-rock staple "Sailing."

MICHAEL McDONALD plays a Tiny Desk Concert from Home.

LISSIE plays a virtual session for The Current.

 

ADAM SCHLESINGER's parter in Founrains of Wayne, Chris Collingswood, tweeted a brief statement. Robbie Fulks also pays tribute. This piece in The Atlantic is also quite nice.

QUEEN ELIZABETH II addresses the UK and the Commonwealth in a special broadcast recorded at Windsor Castle.

BORIS JOHNSON has been admitted to the hospital for tests as a precaution. He tested positive for the coronavirus 10 days ago.

STEVEN SPIELBERG sent over a bunch of food to treat doctors and nurses at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank.

LARRY DAVID, Master of his Quarantine.

LOUIS CK has returned with a surprise stand-up special, after admitting to several accounts of sexual misconduct in the 2010s.

KATY PERRY does a messy gender reveal.

ANT-MAN 3 gets a writer.

TIGER KING gets a bonus episode.  JOE EXOTIC tests positive.

 

GETTING THE CAT to come in.

OCEAN RAMSEY and her team encountered this 20 ft Great White Shark near the island of Oahu, Hawaii.

THE SHEDD AQUARIUM is still feeding the fish.

A TIGER at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the US or a tiger anywhere, federal officials and the zoo said on Sunday.

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YFF, and Friday Things.   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Friday, April 03, 2020 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with the YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS! Live at Cicero's in St. Louis, On November 23rd,1985, so this is Chuck Carroll-era YFFs.  Selections include: "Gus Theme," "White Bird," "If I Had A Hammer," "Power Mowers' Theme," "Where Is Groovy Town?", "Sharing Patrol," "Topsy Turvy," "Young Fresh Fellows Theme," "Hang On Sloopy," "All Messed Up," "Big House/ Love Boat Theme medley" "Mr. Salamander's Review," "Down By The Pharmacy," "Close to You/ Someone I Care About," "Aurora Bridge," "How Much About Last Night Do You Remember?" "This Little Mystery," "Searchin' USA," "Fair Exchange," and "My Friend Ringo."

WILCO, Live in Mexico, January 18, 2020.

FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE played a Tiny Desk Concert.  Encore.

MAVIS STAPLES & JEFF TWEEDY share the benfit single, "All In It Together."

 

THE MAGNETIC FIELDS shares "Kraftwerk In A Blackout."

ADAM SCHLESINGER Did The Work.

LOU REED's finale, essayed by Patrick Stickles of Titus Andronicus.

GWAR: Inside Their WIld and Surprisingly Cultured World.

DOLLY PARTON is reading bedtime stories online.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Olivia Newton-John's 'Xanadu' jam "Magic."

 

ROTTEN TOMATOES embraces streaming, by necessity.

DR. ANTHONY FAUCI: Sexiest Man Alive?

TOM BRADY has moved into Derek Jeter's mansion.

GWYNETH PALTROW and her husband have taken part in a YouTube advice session with an intimacy coach during the coronavirus lockdown.

LEIGHTON MEESTER & ADAM BRODY are expecting again.

VAL KILMER dated Angelina Jolie, Cindy Crawford and Cher but in his new memoir, he writes that his breakup from Daryl Hannah was the toughest.

CHRIS FARLEY: An Essential Guide.

 

THREE PENGUINS visit the Polar Play Zone at the Shedd.

A SEA LION, fed by a fisher.

THE DOG spends more time on the trampoline than the kids do.

A STARFISH walking on land looks like an alien.

ORANGUTANS and OTTER, living together... mass hysteria.

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Adam Schlesinger RIP   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Thursday, April 02, 2020 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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ADAM SCHLESINGER, a singer-songwriter for the bands Fountains of Wayne and Ivy who had an award-winning second career writing songs for film (including "That Thing You Do" and the Wham!tastic "Pop Goes My Heart"), theater and television, died from complications of the coronavirus, on Wednesday. He was 52. In addition to that NYT obit, here's Rolling Stone, Variety, and NPR.  Brooklyn Vegan has your tributes.  RS also has 20 Essential Songs spanning Schlesinger's career, including "Stacy's Mom," but you rally could not go wrong picking just about any of his songs at random.I have fond memories of Fountains of Wayne live, including the way that they would turn their terrific "Radiation Vibe" into a a medley of 70s and 80s cheese (or do you prefer it unplugged).

ELLIS MARSALIS, jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical family that includes famed musician sons Wynton and Branford, has died. He was 85.

I'll be back tomorrow, once I've composed myself.

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