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Craig Finn, Hamilton Leithauser, Margaret Glaspy, Horned-Face Dinosaur   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Monday, February 20, 2017 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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STURGILL SIMPSON is sharing a video for “All Around You.”

CRAIG FINN stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set, incl new material.

HAMILTON LEITHAUSER plays a solo acoustic mini-set at The Current.

MARGARET GLASPY plays a mini-set on CBS This Morning.

SONDRE LERCHE shares a "Violent Game" ahead of Pleasure.

THE ROLLING STONES' take on "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction)" in Charlie Is My Darling would put many Punk bands to shame. Dang!

FLO & EDDIE, a/k/a Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan of The Turtles, lost a digital royalties suit in New York.

THE REPLACEMENTS: Reupping this piece about Bob Stinson and the songs Paul Westerberg wrote about him to mark the anniversary of Bob's death over the weekend.

WALTER "JUNIE" MORRISON, who played keyboards in Funkadelic and the Ohio Players, has died. The details surrounding his death have not yet been made public. He was 62.

CLYDE STUBBLEFIELD, James Brown's one-time drummer and the creator of one of hip-hop's most popular samples, has died at the age of 73.  That 20 seconds of "Funky Drummer" of course, is just the tip of an amazing acreer that includes gems like "Mother Popcorn."

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: The LEGO Batman repeats atop the chart with a strong 34.2MM on a Presidents' Day Weekend that seems to have not brought out the masses.  Fifty Shades Darker places again with 21MM on a 55 percent drop from last weekend (and after an 11MM Valentine's Day).  This sequel has grossed ~277MM worldwide against a 55MM budget and the end of the trilogy has already been shot, awaiting next February.  The debut of The Great Wall shows with 18MM against a 150MM, which sounds like a bomb until you realize this was all about establishing Matt Damon as Big In China, where the film has grossed 170MM; the global total stands at 262MM so far.  John Wick: Chapter Two takes the fourth slot with 16.5MM and has already outgrossed the original on domestic screens.  The debut of Fist Fight rounds out the Top Five with 12MM against a 25MM budget.  Below the fold, A Cure For Wellness debuted in tenth with 4MM against a 40MM budget; Ouch.

THE WRITERS GUILD of AMERICA AWARDS went to these folks. Congrats!

JENNIFER GARNER is gearing up to file for divorce from Ben Affleck, after two years sort of apart.

ZOE SALDANA nd her husband, Marco Perego, have welcomed a third child together.

ROBIN THICKE & PAULA PATTON got into it again in their custody war, and cops rushed to the scene again.

NICOLE KIDMAN reveals that she was once engaged to Lenny Kravitz. She likes those musicians.

LISA MARIE PRESLEY's eight-year-old twin daughters have been taken into care after “disturbing” photos and videos were found on the computer of their father.  She also claims to have burned through most of a $100MM inheritance.

THE BATMAN is in bigger trouble as Matt Reeves has exited the negotiations to direct.

BEAUTY & THE BEAST: Emma Watson disputes that it's a story about Stockholm Syndrome.

JULIE ANDREWS is fine with the Mary Poppins sequel, which has added Angela Lansbury to the cast.

WARREN FROST, an actor best known for his roles on Twin Peaks and Seinfeld, has died after a lengthy illness. He was 91.

NORTH KOREA: An Indonesian woman arrested for suspected involvement in the killing of the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un's half-brother in Malaysia was duped into thinking she was part of a comedy show prank, Indonesia's national police chief has said, citing information received from Malaysian authorities.

OMAR ABDEL-RAHMAN, the "Blind Sheikh" convicted of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, has died in prison.

IRAN's  Foreign Minister Javad Zarif dismissed the possibility of renegotiating the nuclear deal.  Obvsly. Why would Iran want to rengotiare a deal they aren't following?

GEORGE WASHINGTON: Though now lumped in with everyone for Presidents' Day, Feb 22nd is the birthday of the "Father of his Country."  In 1776, David McCullough notes that when Washington took command in July 1775, he thought he would be home at Mount Vernon by Christmas. McCullough catalogs Washington's blunders -- many of them nearly fatal to the Cause -- but concludes: "He was not a brilliant strategist or tactician, nor a gifted orator, not an intellectual... He had made serious mistakes in judgment. But experience had been his great teacher from boyhood... and above all, Washington never forgot what was at stake, and he never gave up." That, as much as anything, is why Washington is usually ranked among the greatest of US presidents. not to mention the subject of a profane, animated rap cartoon.

A HORNED-FACE DINOSAUR species, 73MM years old, was discovered in Mexico.

A RANDY ELK mounted a wooden one in northern Sweden.

THE LIONS OF LOS ANGELES: Are the city's pumas dangerous predators or celebrity guests?

A RACCOON took a ride on the back of a trash truck Friday through Arlington VA’s Rosslyn neighborhood.

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Aretha Franklin, CYHSY, Rhiannon Giddens, Vagabond, Chills, Labs Swim   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Friday, February 17, 2017 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with ARETHA FRANKLIN, Live in Stockholm, 1968! The "Lady Soul" concert was broadcast on Swedish TV, including "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," "Come Back Baby," "Dr Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business)," "Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)" "I  Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)," "Chain Of Fools," and "Respect."

CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH advance streams The Tourist.

RHIANNON GIDDENS (Carolina Chocolate Drops) advance streams Freedom Highway.

VAGABOND advance streams Infinite Worlds.

FLEETWOOD MAC shares a demo for "Seven Wonders."

THE CHILLS cover David Bowie's “Conversation Piece.”

THE SHINS share "Mildenhall" ahead of Heartworms.

BAY CITY ROLLERS: The immortal genius of "S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y... NIGHT!

BOBBY GENTRY: Rediscover her genius.

RYAN ADAMS is profiled by Vice.

JAPANDROIDS talk to Rolling Stone about achieving success after their early breakup. There's also a playlist of influenes on Near to the Wild Heart of Life.

THE BEATLE WHO VANISHED: Roy Orbison's son acquired the rights to a biopic about drummer Jimmie Nicol, who filled in for Ringo Starr for 13 days during Beatles' 1964 world tour.

NOW SHOWING:  This weekend's wide releases are The Great Wall, which is currently scoring 32 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; Fist Fight, scoring 30 percent; and A Cure For Wellness, scoring 42 percent.

KONG: SKULL ISLAND has a new clip online that ties the story to the most recent Godzilla reboot (es expected).

COLOSSAL has a trailer online that will appeal to fans of Anne Hathaway and Godzilla.

JUSTIN BIEBER is suspected in a headbutting incident.

KEANU REEVES: The perfect action star?

BIJOU PHILLIPS desperately needs a kidney transplant after suffering a blood infection.

ROMAN POLANSKI will move to have his child rape case ended next week, supposedly based on a sealed transcript from the prosecutor.  In California, however, regardless of a plea bargain, the sentence is ultimately in the hands of the judge, which Polanski acknowledged before he was sentenced.

SENATOR KID ROCK, Governor Kid Rock, something... "We'll get there, Pop Rock."

A LABRADOR DAD teaches the kids to swim.

THE SQUIRREL THREAT wards off a home invader.

FOUR PYTHONS were found living at an abandoned missile base in Florida.

A PIGEON was caught smuggling a phone into prison.

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Sun Kil Moon, Middle Kids, Dutch Uncles, Cee-Lo Green, Turkish Pup   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Thursday, February 16, 2017 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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BLONDIE shares a video for "Fun."

SUN KIL MOON is streaming the double album Common As Light And Love Are Red Valleys Of Blood.

MIDDLE KIDS advance stream their self-titled debut EP.

DUTCH UNCLES advance stream Big Balloon.

HER'S shared "Speed Racer," which is fun, lo-fi surf pop that is not referring to the cartoon.

CEE-LO GREEN, n/k/a Gnarly Davidson, turned Rick Springfield’s “Jessie’s Girl” into “Jay-Z’s Girl,” on Valentine’s Day. Not remotely weird.

JASON ISBELL talks to Rolling Stone about his upcoming LP.

THE MAGNETIC FIELDS' 69 Love Songs, ranked by Paste.

JENS LEKMAN: The five strangest influences on Life Will See You Now.

BRITPOP: Ten of the Best.

KATE UPTON is all three covers of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. And she talked to SI about it, like you're reading.

KERRY WASHINGTON may join the cast of Deadpool 2.

CARLOS SANTANA backpedalled from the Beyhive, as was inevitable.

SUICIDE SQUAD 2 could be directed by...Mel Gibson?

MIKE COMRIE, the fmr NHL star once married to Hilary Duff, is under investigation by the LAPD for allegedly raping a woman at his L.A. home, but he claims it was consensual.

LOGAN has a spoilery "found footage" clip on line that highlights the dark tone which spooked studio execs.

LOVE, ACTUALLY is getting a reunion of sorts. I'll be deeply disappointed if Andrew Lincoln does not look like Sheriff Rick with Kera Knightley as a zombie.

NORTH KOREA: One of the two women who authorities said poisoned the playboy half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was arrested Wednesday at a Malaysian airportwearing  a white shirt emblazoned with the acronym “LOL”. LOL.

A PUPPY was rescued from a well in Istanbul (not Constantinople).

A SEATTLE OCTOPUS was returned to the sea after a failed sex show.

A MASSIVE SPIDER claimed six seats on a busy Melbourne train.

A DEER collided with a plane in Charlotte.

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Ryan Adams, Dawes, All Songs, Los Campesinos!, Labrador   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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TY SEGALL visited Seth Myers to "Break a Guitar."

RYAN ADAMS advance streams Prisoner.

ALL SONGS CONSIDERED is Guest DJed by Ryan Adams, coincidentally.

DAWES is streaming We're All Gonna Live.

LOS CAMPESINOS! shares “The Fall Of Home” ahead of Sick Scenes.

HARRY NILSSON: "Everybody's Talking" on Swedish TV, circa 1969.

JENS LEKMAN talks to Paste about Life Will See You Now, attempting to explore male vulnerability (or the lack thereof) and what the defining lesson of his 30s has been.

BAD RELIGION's Greg Graffin talks to Rolling Stone about his country album.

PAVEMENT guitarist Spiral Stairs talks to Brooklyn Vegan about his solo LP, tour, golf, birthday plans and more.

FATHER JOHN MISTY defends Nickelback.

SCARLETT JOHANSSON talks to Playboy about monogamy, the Women's March, Ghost In The Shell, and more.

HARRISON FORD had a near-miss incident with a passenger jet at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California. Never tell him the odds.

CARLOS SANTANA defended Adele against the Beyhive.

BEN AFFLECK doesn't want to be The Batman?

MULAN: The live action version is set to be directed by Niki Caro, who broke through with the 2002 Maori family drama Whale Rider.

DISNEY severed ties with YouTube uber-celeb PewDiePie after the WSJ asked about videos in which he included anti-Semitic jokes or Nazi imagery.

BLACK PANTHER concept art turns up on the home video release of Doctor Strange.

WHEN YOU INVITE A LABRADOR to a birthday party...

RUMOR THE GOLDEN SHEPHERD was Best In Show at the Westminster Dog Show.

HAIRLESS DOGS came to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

A HEDGEHOG, suspected of drunkenness and with a yoghurt pottle on its head, has been given a stern talking to by police in Arrowtown. Dinsdale!

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Valentine's Day, Rogue Wave, Dean & Britta, Steve Gunn, Buffalo   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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VALENTINE'S DAY: I've never been a big Valentine's Day guy, but I have always liked The Replacements' "Valentine" and Elvis Costello's cover of "My Funny Valentine."  Beyond that, my thoughts typically drift to the Velvet Underground's "I'll Be Your Mirror," The Beatles' "In My Life," and the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows." I think it's probably very difficult to write a straight-ahead, universal love song, and these three are great.

ROGUE WAVE is streaming the deluxe version of their 80s cover album, Cover Me.

DEAN & BRITTA, Live in Philadelphia, Dec. 15, 2016.

STEVE GUNN covers The Smiths' "This Night Has Opened My Eyes" and "Hand That Rocks The Cradle" for a Lagniappe Session at Aquarium Drunkard.

THE OPPOSING VIEW:  Ever Fallen In Love? Love Stinks. Love Hurts. Love Will Tear Us Apart. Only Love Can Break Your Heart. And don't forget to give me back my black t-shirt (nsfw)

THE TOP 50 LOVE SONGS, as measured by Billboard.

THE 100 BEST LOVE SONGS, according to The Telegraph.

A HISTORY OF THE LOVE SONG in Ten Tracks.

VH-1's 40 Awesomely Bad Love Songs.

THE WORST LOVE SONGS, according to faculty members of the University of St. Thomas’ Music Department.

NINE SONGS ABOUT SEEING YOUR EX MAKING OUT, courtesy of The A.V. Club. A hardy perennial.

DEREK & HANNA JETER are expecting a child.

HALLE BERRY feels guilty after three failed marriages. Might I suggest Ross Geller?

GHOST IN THE SHELL has released a second full trailer.

THE BATMAN seems headed for a new script and delayed release.

THE COHEN BROS have been tapped to polish the script for Universal Pictures’ Scarface reimagining.

CAPTAIN MARVEL screenwriter Nicole Perlman talks about how hard it is to write a Marvel movie.

STRANGER THINGS: Season 2 Plot Spoilers.

TOM CRUISE's mom, Mary Lee South, died peacefully in her sleep last week. She was 80.

LT. GEN. HAL MOORE (Ret.) whose book about his experience in Vietnam was made into the movie We Were Soldiers, died Friday, just a few days short of his 95th birthday.

LIVING WITH A BUFFALO: Let's go to the video.

A FLORIDA MAN used a putter to fight off an alligator.

EAGLES are being trained by France to take out drones.

A HUMBOLDT PENGUIN has been stolen out of its cage from a zoo in Germany.

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