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Monday, July 16, 2018 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl
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LEMON PIPERS: "Green Tambourine."THE SUFFERS stop by World Cafe. THE BEACH BOYS: Aquarium Drunkard assembles a (mostly) post-Murray playlist. THE JAMES HUNTER SIX stops by WFUV's Studio A. J MASCIS, singing Tom Petty karaoke to a half-empty bar in Massachusetts. FATHER JOHN MISTY gets animated in the video for "Date Night." THE STORY OF GIRL GROUPS in 45 Songs. SNAIL MAIL: Lindsey Jordan talked to PopMatters about the story behind album, her songwriting, and the attention that she's been getting. RODNEY CROWELL: An elder statesman of Americana canvasses his career. 
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Hotel Translylvania 3: Summer Vacation tops the chart with 44.1MM, right between the original and the sequel; note those opened in September to play through Halloween, while this one will have to make its money on weekdays also. Ant-Man and the Wasp places with 28,8MM on a 62 percent drop that's a little concerning but not shocking; it now looks to top out around where the original did, short of 200MM domestic. The lagging foreign grosses might also be a concerm, tho the World Cup was likely a factor here. Skyscraper shows with 25.5MM against a 125MM budget which means The Rock better be cooking in foreign markets. One wonders if there isn't just a lot of fatigue this Summer: Star Wars, The Rock, maybe even Marvel -- still plenty of money being made, but some concern about studios spending big on supposedly safe plays. Incredibles 2 takes the fourth slot with another 16.2MM, but seeming less likely to become the year's third 600MM grosser. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom rounds out the Top Five with 15.5MM, and the 363MM total domestic also raises that fatigue question -- or maybe the franchise reboot hasn't aged well for people. KATE UPTON & JASON VERLANDER are expecting their first child. SCARLETT JOHANSSON has dropped out of Rub & Tug, the movie that would have seen her play a transgender man. BILLBOARD /THR CEO John Amato is being investigated for sexual misconduct, including inappropriate comments to younger female staffers. NANCY SINATRA SR, first wife of Frank Sinatra, dies at 101. ZOMBIELAND 2 is set to begin production with the original cast in January 2019 and will be released in October 2019, in time for the 10th anniversary of the original movie. DIE HARD at 30: Bruce Willis declares that it is not a Christmas movie, but at a roast, so he's clearly trolling. NOT ALL HEROES Wear Capes. A NEWBORN GIRAFFE takes its first steps. A JAGUAR escaped from the roof of its Audubon Zoo enclosure early Saturday morning in New Orleans and made its way through other zoo exhibits, killing six animals and injuring three. AN ORCA saying "hello" like a human.
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Friday, July 13, 2018 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl
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THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: 
...with THREE DOG NIGHT! Once again, I'm enjoying the guilty pleasure of enjoying "Eli's Coming" with fellow fans of the late, lamented SportsNight. That, along with memories of The Service's cover of "Shambala" led me to compile a few more, including "Mama Told Me Not to Come," "Joy To The World," "One," "Liar," and "Celebrate." LORI McKENNA advance streams The Tree. NATHAN SALSBURG advance streams Third. STRINGER streams My Bad. BIG RED MACHINE: Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and The National's Aaron Dessner share four new songs. GUIDED BY VOICES shares "You Own The Night." METRIC shares "Dark Saturday." CULTS is covering The Motels' debut LP and share "Total Control" as a teaser. 
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE work the car wash for "Denise," whom you may know as T'Pol.DURAN DURAN: Simon Le Bon has denied sexually assaulting a fan, saying her story is "simply untrue". THE BEATLES: Five Myths about the Fab Four. NEIL YOUNG has some bad fans. He even issued a statement. PAUL SIMON is issuing an album of new renditions of songs from across his catalogue, just before his retirement tour ends.
NOW SHOWING: This weekend's wide releases are Hotel Transylvania 3, which is currently scoring 62 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; and Skyscraper, scoring 50 percent. Sorry to Bother You expamds near-wide at 96 percent. MIRA SORVINO has claimed that a casting director gagged her with a condom when she was 16. HENRY CAVILL apologized after coming up against sizable social media criticism for an interview in which he appeared to conflate flirting with rape. DWAYNE "THE ROCK" JOHNSON talks about the birth of his daughter. JOAQUIN PHOENIX & ROONEY MARA are "so in love," but won't marry. I blame the operating system. THE EMMYS nominations are announced. Congrats! And here's The Guardian on the snubs. FWIW, I was a huge fan of Twin Peaks decades ago when it was getting snubbed by the Emmys, and have zero issue with it getting snubbed now. The Showtime series was painful, because David Lynch -- God bless him -- is largely done with any sort of conventional narrative. CHRISTINA APPLEGATE will star in Nteflix's Dead To Me. GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS has an EW First Look. DIE HARD TURNS 30: It's still the gold standard for action movies, in part because it masters the mundane elements other films handle carelessly. 
SQUIRREL v RABBIT: Who You Got? CATS detect an earthquake. MALE MICE develop a thicker penis if they grow up around other males, according to scientists at the University of Western Australia. THE SWARM: An 81-year-old man in Texas is thankful to be alive after being stung by hundreds of bees.
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| La Luz, Frank Turner, Rosali, The National, Tom Petty, Zsa Zsa |
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Thursday, July 12, 2018 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl
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JON PRATT: Pate's frontman busts out a vintage tune "Write Me a Letter" on a vintage guitar. LA LUZ stops by WNYC Soundcheck. FRANK TURNER stops by World Cafe for a chat and mini-set. ROSALI covers Cat Power, Gillian Welch, and Karen Dalton for a Lagniappe Session. THE NATIONAL plays two new songs, “Quiet Light” and “So Far, So Fast," in Zagreb. CHILDISH GAMBINO shares "Summertime Magic" and "Feels Like Summer." ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO shares "Sonica USA." TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS share a video for the previously unreleased track "Keep a Little Soul." ARCTIC MONKEYS cover Elvis Costello's "Lipstick Vogue" as a get well dedication. INTERPOL talks to Stereogum about Marauder. YELLOW SUBMARINE turns 50; did you know it inspired churches? STEVE ALBINI's Food Diary. JOHN CLEESE is leaving the UK because he's "so disappointed with this country." TIM ALLEN collects paintings by Tobin Sprout of Guided by Voices. SHAZAM! reveals Zachary Levi’s costume in a first official photo. THE JOKER origin movie -- starring Joaquin Phoenix -- is officially a go at Warner Bros. DWAYNE "THE ROCK" JOHNSON will not run for president of the United States in two years. ROBOCOP RETURNS will be directed by Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Chappie). HOW KYLIE JENNER made a 900MM fortune in less than three years. WHITNEY HOUSTON's mother Cissy and Dionne Warwick have published a joint statement saying that claims of sexual abuse of Whitney as a child, by her cousin Dee Dee Warwick, are “unfathomable”. KEVIN FEIGE talks things Marvel and Disney. DISNEY and UNIVERSAL have generated a whopping 61 percent of domestic revenue this summer — Sony Pictures and Paramount are at a mere 2.2 and 4.2 percent. A STRAY PIT BULL becomes a nanny. ZSA ZSA, the ‘World’s Ugliest Dog,’ Dies at 9. PUPPIES AND PARADISE: A winning travel combo. THE LOST DOGS OF THE AMERICAS: Exhaustive DNA studies find that the dogs of European colonists completely replaced ancient American dogs.
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| Dawes, Rev. Sokou, All Songs, Pearl Jam, Raccoon |
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl
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THE NASHVILLE TEENS, with a stompin' cover of "Tobacco Road." DAWES stops by WFUV. REV SOKOU & THE SEAL BREAKERS play a Tiny Desk Concert. ALL SONGS: New tracks from John Grant, Michael RaultWet and more. THE LEMON TWIGS share "If You Give Enough." GOLD STAR shares "Baby Face." PEARL JAM brings out the MC5's Wayne Kramer, Soundgarden's Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron, and Fugazi's Brendan Canty -- among others -- to "Kick Out The James." (NSFW) LIZ PHAIR talks to PopMatters about her first four albums, the legacy of Guyville, and being an inspiration to today's female songwriters. WALTER BECKER will be memorialized in his hometown of Forest Hills, NY. RICHARD SMITH died of complications of alcoholism, his family reveals. THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE CENTURY (So Far), according to Rolling Stone. Prince laughs. STEEL PANTHER's controversial "p*ssy melter" guitar effect is no longer available, and the company behind it has apologized. GEORGE CLOONEY was taken to the hospital and released after being involved in an accident while riding his motorcycle. LUC BEESON: Two more women have come forward to accuse the French filmmaker of harassment. JUSTIN BIEBER asked Hailey Baldwin's father for her hand in marriage before he popped the question. TAYLOR SWIFT interviews PATTIE BOYD. GAME OF THRONES: Sophie Turner has a sideline as an Instagram sausage reviewer. ALSO: Prequel rumors. JEREMY RENNER is joining the cast of Spawn. HOWARD THE DUCK: Lea Thompson is trying to get Marvel interested in a reboot. MARY POPPINS RETURNS moves up its release date to compete with Bumblebee and Aquaman. MAD ABOUT YOU may not get a reboot after all. HBO vs NETFLIX: Who you got? A RACCOON had to be dug out for a rescue. OWLS see the world much like we do. A BABY WHITE RHINO was born in North Carolina. RATTLESNAKE REVENGE goes wrong.
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