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The Parrots, Adia Victoria, All Songs, Kitten vs Dog Tail   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Wednesday, July 06, 2016 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

OVER FIFTY MILLION SERVED. And July 4th brought record visitors. Thanks to everyone for stopping by!

MARTHA drops a video for “Ice Cream And Sunscreen.”

THE PARROTS are advance streaming Los Niños Sin Miedo.

ADIA VICTORIA played a Tiny Desk Concert.

ALL SONGS CONSIDERED: Tracks from Daniel Lanois, Pinegrove, and Morgan Delt highlight the latest edition.

CROCODILES share “Telepathic Lover” ahead of Dreamless.

BO DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS: "Billy, Don't Be a Hero," from the Summer of '74. Workin' the Elvis jumpuit look.

THE REPLACEMENTS: A True Story of Stink.

NEKO CASE: An Essential Guide.

GINGER BAKER (Cream) is recovering after open heart surgery.

THE TEN BEST ALBUMS Recorded at Abbey Road, according to NME.

KALEY CUOCO ran afoul of an Instagram Independence Day crowd.

TAYLOR SWIFT's Fourth of July Weekend.

CIARA iled legal docs in her defamation lawsuit against baby daddy Future, in which she claims to fear he will murder Russell Wilson.

THE WARRIORS seems headed to Hulu as a series.

IMPERIUM, featuring Daniel Radcliffe as an FBI agent who goes undercover as a skinhead, has a trailer online.

NOEL NEILL, the actress who played Lois Lane in Superman, the movie and television series in the 1950s, died at the age of 95 on Sunday.She also had a role in Superman returns, as the woman Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey) bilked out of her estate.

IRAQ sees its worst terror bombing since the 2003 invasion, with 250 deaths.

KITTEN vs DOG TAIL: Who You Got?

TURTLE EGG THIEVES: Is there anything lower? Yes...but still pretty low.

A BABY OWL rides a Tiny Toy Horse.

A MISSING CAT was found after more than two years, living with a new family a few doors down in Bloomington, IL.

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Angel Olsen, The Julie Ruin, Hinds, Omni, Psychedelic Dog   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Tuesday, July 05, 2016 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

ANGEL OLSEN drops a video for "Shut Up Kiss Me." There are roller-skates.

THE JULIE RUIN advance streams Hit Reset.

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

OMNI advance streams their postpunk debut album, Deluxe.

ADAN & XAVI cover John Lennon, Sui Generis, and the Alessi Brothers for an Aquarium Drunkard Lagniappe Session.

MANFRED MANN: "Do Wah Diddy" and "The Mighty Quinn" are your Twofer Tuesday.

PRINCE, sometime foe of the internet, now has an online museum.

AEROSMITH may or may not be on its final tour.

LUSH: From Reluctance to Reunion.

NPR'S TOP TEN SONGS of 2016 (So Far)

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Finding Dory threepeats atop the chart with 50.2MM, reminding us that while the July 4 weekend used to be a massive movie weekend, it has not been such for at least six years now. The Pixar sequels' domestic total stands at 380.5MM already; it's rolling out gradually in foreign markets, but a billion total seems likely. The debut of The Legend of Tarzan places 45.6MM, which would be alright if it didn't have a 180MM production budget; it won't be a big flop, but a struggler.  The debut of The Purge: Election Year shows with 34.8MM, which looks pretty good against a 10MM production budget. Steven Spielberg's The BFG opens in the fourth slot with 22.3MM, which is ouchy against a 140MM production budget, even if good-word-of mouth brings more people here and the Spielberg name helps overseas. Independence Day: Resurgence rounds out the Top Five with 20.2MM, dropping 51 percent even on its eponymous weekend; even strong overseas receipts to datemay not drag this sequel into the black on big screens.

RHIANNA & DRAKE are reportedly back together.

JOHNNY DEPP considers AMBER HEARD "Scum." Just the tattoo to get before a court battle.

CHRISTIE BRINKLEY used her garden hose to douse a woman who went to relieve herself near the supermodel's property.

THANDIE NEWTON says she was sexually abused by a director during an audition.

LOST IN SPACE is getting a Netflix reboot.

MICHAEL CIMINO, who won Oscars as director and a producer of The Deer Hunter before Heaven’s Gate destroyed his career and sped up the demise of 60-year-old United Artists, has died. He was 77.

A RUSSIAN SHIP again made a close approach to a U.S. Navy ship in the Mediterranean Sea in an encounter that American officials are labeling "unprofessional."

THE ISLAMIC STATE repelled an advance by U.S.-backed forces on one of its main bastions in northern Syria.

A DOG on magic mushrooms.

THE DISNEY WORLD GATOR STORY gets creepier.

SCORPIONS build lairs with porches and mating rooms.

THE "ZOMBIE BEE" SCOURGE reaches Virginia.

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The decree is gone forth, and it cannot be recalled...   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Friday, July 01, 2016 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

THE FOURTH of JULY WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with THE BEACH BOYS!  It's Pate Reunion Weekend and time to "Do It Again."  Because folks my age will always remember their mammoth July 4th concerts at the Washington Monument -- as with this 1980 take o­n "Good Vibrations."  Their "Lost Concert" from 1964 includes "Fun, Fun, Fun," "Long, Tall Texan," "Little Deuce Coupe," "Surfer Girl," "Surfin' USA," "Shut Down," "In My Room," "Papa Ooh Mow Mow," and "Hawaii." Their take on "Dance, Dance, Dance" from Shindig! later that year is like a slice of Christmas in July.  There's also a nifty twofer of "I Get Around" and "'When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)" from their first UK TV appearance o­n Ready Steady Go!  The Andy Williams Show serves up "Help Me, Rhonda," while The Jack Benny Hour produced these quick takes o­n "Barbara Ann" and "California Girls."  There's a primitive video for "Wouldn't It Be Nice" that starts with a cameo from Brian Wilson's dogs (Banana and Louie), who appear at the end of the Pet Sounds LP.  And I'll finish with a live version of "God Only Knows" from the 1967 European tour -- one of the last Brian would do for a decade or so.

RAY CHARLES performs "America The Beautiful" like no one else.

INDEPENDENCE DAY: Bruce Springsteen, circa 1978, before it came out on The River.

AMERICAN MUSIC: The Violent Femmes, circa 1992.

DAVE ALVIN: Hey, baby, it's the "4th of July."

JAMES LILEKS: Truth.

THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER: As performed by Jimi Hendrix, Whitney Houston, Smokey Robinson, members of the Grateful Dead, and Umphrey’s McGee.

THE UNITED STATES prepares to celebrate the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain on July 4, 1776. As the Wikipedia notes, this is a little arbitrary: New Englanders had been fighting Britain since April 1775; the first motion in the Continental Congress for independence was made o­n June 8th; and the Congress voted 12-0 for independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain o­n July 2, 1776. Even so, the publication of the Declaration was momentous .  If you're not in DC, the best way to see and learn about the Declaration may be through the Charters of Freedom website. Or you can watch Mel Gibson, Michael Douglas, Renee Zelleweger, Kevin Spacey, Wynona Ryder and other Hollywood folk read the Declaration.

Of course, the holiday more broadly celebrates the American Revolutionary War, and the Founders' unlikely victory. People with the highest standard of living and the lowest taxes in the Western World fought a sometimes unpopular war for our freedom. Early o­n, the Revolutionaries (also known as "Americans" or "Patriots") had the active support of about 40 to 45 percent of the colonial population. By 1779, there were more Americans fighting with the British than with Washington, which is why Washington needed help from the French, the Spanish and freed Blacks. You can separate fact from fiction regarding the sacrifices and fates of the Founders at Snopes. You can hear two-time Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough read from the first chapter of his 1776 via NPR. Or watch a nifty clip on the passage and public reading of the Declaration from the John Adams miniseries.

NOW SHOWING: This weekend's wide releases include The Legend Of Tarzan, which is currently scoring 29 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; The BFG, which is scoring 72 percent; and The Purge: Election Year, scoring 61 percent.

LINDSAY LOHAN, who turnes 30 tomorrow, looks back with Vanity Fair.

IGGY AZALEA dumped NICK YOUNG because she found out he had brought other women into their home while she was away and caught them on the security footage.

LISA MARIE PRESLEY filed for divorce from musician Michael Lockwood, citing irreconcilable differences...and makes claims of financial abuses.

THE ACADEMY of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has invited a record 683 new members in what is being called its largest and most diverse class ever.

LIEV SCREIBER is profiled by Esquire.

NANCY GRACE is parting ways with HLN.

JOHNNY MANZIEL will be suspended the first 4 games of the 2016 season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.

TWIGGY: Another Fourth of July tradition, the water-skiing squirrel. Great story. Compelling and rich.

SNAILS caused a crash on the Autobahn. Irony.

A LARGE SNAKE ate a Beaver in Maine. I'll be nice.

CHICKENS saved their owner from a fire in Pennsylvania.

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case/lang/veirs, Rogue Wave, NPR's Faves, Jack Russell Terrier   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Thursday, June 30, 2016 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

BLOOD ORANGE drops a video for "Augustine."

CASE/LANG/VEIRS stop by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a session.

ROGUE WAVE plays new music for WNYC Soundcheck.

NPR MUSIC's Favorite 100 Songs Of 2016 (So Far).

DEX ROMWEBER shares “Trouble Of The World" ahead of Carrboro.

CASS McCOMBS shares “Run Sister Run” ahead of Mangy Love.

THE MUSIC EXPLOSION: "Little Bit O'Soul."

BRIAN WILSON talks Pet Sounds with the San Diego Union-Tribune.

BAT FOR LASHES: Natasha Khan talks to Rolling Stone about  multimedia influences, Kurt Cobain's "nursery rhymes" and recording The Bride on a mountaintop.

PAUL SIMON: His final tour?

MACK RICE, who wrote “Mustang Sally," "Respect Yourself," "Cheaper to Keep Her" and many more for Stax and Motown, has died from Alzheimer's-related complications at the age of 82.

MEGAN FOX & BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN: Scrapping their divorce?

KIEFER SUTHERLAND: Country Singer.

MISS TEEN USA is eliminating the swimsuit competition, which gave almost all media the opportunity to sell clicks against pics of young women in bikinis.

JOHN MAYER wants to settle down.

PETA MURGATROYD & MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY are expecting their first child.

JOHNNY MANZIEL: The drugs in his house are totally not his, and he's going sober, in a few days.

A JACK RUSSELL TERRIER breaks the balloon-popping record.

BROWSER THE LIBRARY CAT might be in danger of losing his Texas home.

UKRAINIAN CHUPACABRA? Or starved, ugly dog?

WOMAN PUNCHES SWAN: That's a jailing.

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Scotty Moore RIP, Blood Orange, Ray LaMontaigne, Dog vs Duck   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Wednesday, June 29, 2016 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

THE FRONT BOTTOMS revisit 80s movies in the video for "Ginger."

BLOOD ORANGE: Dev Hynes surprise released Freetown Sound on Spotify and Apple Music.

RAY LaMONTAIGNE played a full set at the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival.

C.W. STONEKING stopped by World Cafe for a chat and mini-set.

SCOTTY MOORE, one of the foundational figures in rock and roll, a profoundly influential guitarist, and the man who helped Elvis Presley become the King, died Tuesday at 84.  In 1954, Moore accompanied Elvis on what would become the first Presley hit, the Sun Studios session cut of "That's All Right (Mama)", and continued on many of Presley's most famous recordings, including "Good Rockin' Tonight", "Milk Cow Blues Boogie", "Baby Let's Play House", "Heartbreak Hotel", "Mystery Train", "Blue Suede Shoes", "Hound Dog", "Too Much", "Jailhouse Rock" and "Hard Headed Woman." And here's Moore playing with Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Albert Lee, Ron Wood and more.

DAVID BOWIE: Rob Sheffield talked to USA Today about his book, On Bowie.

FRANK ZAPPA: A Beginner's Guide.

TINDERSTICKS are the latest of The Guardian's Cult Heroes.

THE BEST OF 2016 (So Far), according to Paste.

JOHNNY DEPP went from audience member to star of the evening while hanging out at Los Angeles comedy club The Comedy Store Saturday night.

CHRIS BROWN went ballistic on a publicist, referring to her as a do-nothing “b*tch,” and the publicist fired back that she spent all of her time cleaning up his “s***t.”

BRYAN CRANSTON talks Zordon and the Power Rangers.

LUDACRIS will play Gitmo on Independence Day. Seems like the guy for the gig.

MEL BROOKS turned 90 yesterday; recognize his comedic genius with this episode of American Masters.

VENEZUELANS are storming supermarkets and attacking trucks as food supplies dwindle.

TURKISH Prime Minister Binali Yildirim issued a call for national unity early Wednesday as his country faced a rising death toll from a suicide attack that killed at least 39 people at Istanbul's Ataturk international airport.

DOG vs DUCK: Who You Got?

BOOZY CHIMPS discovered in Africa.

A 17-FT CROCODILE snaps at a diver in a plastic cage.

MALE FIDDLER CRAPS ensnare the ladies in their bachelor pads.

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