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Paisley Underground, The Heavy, Cutout Bin, Prince Caspian, Getty Goats   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Friday, May 16, 2008 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with THE PAISLEY UNDERGROUND!  A two-part (Part 1, Part 2) feature from the Old Grey Whistle Test on L.A.'s psychedelic-flavored, West Coast scene in the mid-80s. Bands featured include the Long Ryders, Prime Movers, Thin White Rope, Pontiac Brothers and the Rain Parade with a 6 minute live version of No Easy Way Down. The Long Ryders get short shrift so I'll add in their later OGWT appearance to play "Looking For Lewis & Clark." The term "Paisley Underground" is believed to have been jokingly coined by Michael Quercio of the band The Three O'Clock, so I'll toss in the clip for "Her Head's Revolving" as a bonus. Other bands associated with the scene not featured include Green On Red -- sometimes likened to The Doors for songs like "Two Lovers" and "Change" -- and The Bangs, a/k/a The Bangles, because they recalled The Mamas and The Papas -- so here's a 2007 live cover of "Go Where You Wanna Go." DOUBLE BONUS:  The Guardian Music Blog has a link-rich piece on the Rain Parade and other Paisley Underground bands.

BEIRUT: Zach Condon has previously flavored his music with Balkan and French accents, but he tells Vancouver's Straight that he now wants to incorporate the spirit of indigenous music he recently fell for in Oaxaca, Mexico.

T-BONE BURNETT spins Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, Charlie Parker and more as the guest DJ for All Songs Considered.

THE OLD 97s frontman Rhett Miller talks to the Dallas Observer about weathering storms, grumbling fans and his artistic development: "I'm sure there's musicians out there that say, 'I don't think about that stuff,'" he says. "But how can you not? You look at your life's work, and that's what it is: your life's work. This is it. I don't have a second career that I can fall back on."

THE TOP 20 SUPERHERO SONGS, courtesy of Hypeful. You can jukebox 'em via the ol' HM.

THE HEAVY: If you like the late 60'spsych-funk Motown sound, you'll dig "That Kind Of Man."

OKKERVIL RIVER frontman Will Scheff and departing member Jonathan Meiburg are the latest guests on Cooking with Rock Stars.  Past episodes have featured Jack Black, Robyn Hitchcock, the Raveonettes and more...

WOLF PARADE have a free stream and download for "Language City," due on June 10th on Sub Pop.

FROZEN ROPES & DYING QUAILS:  The Baseball Project, a new collaboration between R.E.M.'s Scott McCaughey and Peter Buck, Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate, Gutterball) and Linda Pitmon (Miracle 3) marries a love of America's favorite pastime with college rock for a disc due out July 8 via Yep Roc.

CUTOUT BIN: From Hot Butter to the Rolling Stones, from the Jackson 5 to Bob Dylan, from Dinosaur, Jr. to Jeff Beck, I'm From Barcelona The Knack, James brown and the Gore Gore Girls, this Friday's fortuitous finds can be jukeboxed or streamed individually on the Pate page at the ol' HM.

PRINCE CASPIAN: My review will brief, as I find not much to write that you won't read or hear elsewhere.  The second Narnia film reunites cast and crew, who do justice to the book, much as they did The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.  As with the first film, the action quotient is beefed up a bit from the book, and this time there is also a light dash of romance that (iirc) is also not in the book.  The tone of book and movie is a bit darker than the first; if compared to the Lord of the Rings saga, this one would be more like The Two Towers, though not that dark, and with a bit more closure. Not quite as good as the first (like the books), but still Crazy Delicious.

NOW SHOWING: This week's only wide release is the second film in The Chronicles of Narnia saga, Prince Caspian, which is scoring 69 percent on the ol' Tomatometer.

SHANIA TWAIN and her husband, producer Robert "Mutt" Lange, have split after 14 years of marriage.

ASHLEE SIMPSON & PETE WENTZ have sold off their wedding pics for over a million bucks to People magazine.

JESSICA SIMPSON: Star magazine has a pic of Dallas QB Tony Romo's mystery blonde from Chicago.

R. KELLY: How to get kicked out of his jury pool

BRITNEY SPEARS & MEL GIBSON are headed to Costa Rica where they will vacation with the singer's father and Gibson's wife.  I forecast a tsunami of crazy.

BRADGELINA: Jolie may have to stop talking to her co-stars. Jolie's Kung Fu Panda costar Jack Black spilled the beans and confirmed that Jolie and Pitt are expecting twins. Fellow costar Dustin Hoffman revealed her due date as Aug. 19 - and the Today show passed along the news Thursday morning - but it's more likely that Jolie will give birth prior. Video at the link.

JEN & JOHN: Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer were... wait for it... caught canoodling in New York Wednesday, complete with neck rubs and PDA.

SEAN PENN president of this year's Cannes Film Festival jury, tells the press he finds Barack Obama "inspiring," but went on to accuse him of a "phenomenally inhuman and unconstitutional" voting record. Dude.

JOSS WHEDON who created "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" and swore off the small screen after "Firefly" was canceled, talks to the L.A. Times about coming back for a new series, "Dollhouse," and other projects.

CHARLIZE THERON is profiled and interviewed in W magazine, noting that she has a surprising role in the upcoming Will Smith superhero movie Hancock -- secret enough that she is quite low-profile in the trailer.

COUNTER-INSURGENCY: An Army board headed by Gen. Petraeus has selected several combat-tested counterinsurgency experts for promotion to the rank of brigadier general, sifting through more than 1000 colonels to identify a handful of innovative leaders who will shape the future Army, according to current and former senior Army officers.

LEBANON: Lebanese factions took another major step toward calming a flare-up of sectarian and political violence by agreeing Thursday to immediately resume long-stalled talks on a new government. The deal, brokered by Arab League diplomats, appears to be a boost for Hezbollah.

IRAQ: A total of 833 people have been detained following the Iraqi military offensive in the southern city of Mosul targeting al-Qaeda militants. In an effort to capitalize on the recent security gains and ethnic reconciliation - achieved in part by the security council meetings, which commenced in January and other similar efforts in the Mada'in Qada - US forces there are poised to launch a major public works initiative. What distinguishes Operation Marne Dauntless from other past public works efforts is that local Iraqis down to the village level have had a say in what's to be built.

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: Chilli the Bull weighs well over a ton and is the same height as a small elephant. More pics at the link.

THE GETTY GOATS:  The herd, hired last month for the fifth consecutive year, is making hay out of the 750-acre thicket that surrounds the Getty Center in Los Angeles. Able to clear the equivalent of one acre of brush per day, goats save energy and cut waste. They have freed a dozen Getty brush workers from wielding heavy chain saws across precipitous, poison-oak-covered hills. (Thx, Lance.)

SLOTHS get a bad rap. In the first brain-wave study of any animal sleeping in the wild, scientists have discovered the three-toed sloth naps much less than commonly believed.

TWO GERMAN SHEPHERDS have been put in the care of animal welfare workers as authorities investigate a Palm Beach Gardens, FL man accused of sexually assaulting the dogs. Florida is one of about 20 states with no specific law prohibiting such acts.

LIZARD MAN cleared in attack on a Bishopville, SC family's van by DNA testing. Lizard Man became a phenomenon in the area 20 years ago when people began reporting a tall, big-eyed swamp creature.

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