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Laura Marling, Mayer Hawthorne, Gary Numan, Jonsi, Sneaky Dog   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Monday, December 12, 2011 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

RICHARD HAWLEY covers Lou Reed's classic, "I'm Waiting For the Man."

LAURA MARLING played World Cafe Live; you can stream the whole gig on demand.

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

GARY NUMAN is streaming Dead Son Rising.

JONSI is streaming the We Bought a Zoo soundtrack.

GLAM CHOPS: Art Brut's Eddie Argos has a "Countdown to Christmas."

TEN GLASS HALF-EMPTY HOLIDAY SONGS For The Grinch Within Us All.

CRAIG FINN talks to Austinist about his upcoming solo record, his time in Austin, and the Minnesota Twins.

JANE BIRKIN is interviewed by Janet Bean (Freakwater, Eleventh Dream Day) about Serge Gainsbourg, motherhood and more.

THE ALABAMA SHAKES: The saga of the buzz band is essayed at the Nashville Scene. (Thx, LHB.)

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE:  New Year's Eve tops the chart with 13.7 million -- but that's well below the 20 million tracking numbers predicted.  For all the "names" stuffed into this thing, the budget was only 56 million, and the result suggests why these people can't demand big salaries.  The Sitter -- an an R-rated version of Adventures in Babysitting -- took 10 million in a misstep from Jonah Hill.  The sparkly vampires of Twilight drop to the third spot with 7.9 million, which is still impressive (633.5 million worldwide) and suggests how fractured the family movie competition is.  The Muppets drop to No. 4 with 7 million, with a 65.8 million domestic so far against 45 million budget. Arthur Christmas rounds out the Top 5 with 6.6 million and 33.5 million domestic so far (91 million worldwide).  Below the fold, Hugo remained a close sixth with 6.1 million and almost the same so far as Arthur Christmas.  The Decendants continues its slow rollout in seventh place, already profitable before getting awards season buzz.  In eighth is Happy feet Two, which looks unprofitable at this point, even on global receipts.

YOUNG ADULT is being sold as a reunion of the director (Jason Reitman) and writer (Diablo Cody) of Juno, but don't go expecting adorable.  Charlize Theron's character has a particularly wicked case of Peter Pan syndrome (itself interesting as it's usually ascribed to men) in a dark comedy about the degree to which people are shaped -- or haunted -- by their past.  It's funny, but a tough watch, as one is hard-pressed to answer the "Who do we like in this?" question studio execs normally ask.  Maybe it's Patton Oswalt, who tries to play Theron's conscience, although when Theron's character points out Oswalt's character is also living in the past, it's no less cruel for being true (even if justifiably so).  The makers of Young Adult had to know that making few, if any, concessions to traditional Hollywood conventions for comedy -- especially romantic comedy, which this otherwise might have been -- will be lauded by critics, but punished commercially, so it's a good thing this fine film cost only 12 million to make.

LINDSAY LOHAN's Playboy shoot will publish early after a (NSFW, obvsly) Internet leak.

KIM KARDASHIAN is in earthquake-ravaged Haiti with the charity group We Advance, along with her mom. As if Haiti hasn't suffered enough.

ANGELINA JOLIE -- mother, lover, actress, director and UN ambassador -- is stymied by Amazon.com.

JENNIFER ANISTON was anointed Hottest Woman of All Time in a MensHealth poll, which will do nothing to help the mag's rep.

KIRSTEN DUNST gets a restraining order against a stalky French dude.

HULK HOGAN is suing ex-wife Linda Bollea for claiming he abused her and had an affair with a male wrestler.

SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN has an action-packed Spanish trailer.

TERROR in the USA: Sayfildin Tahir-Sharif, a Canadian citizen, was indicted in Brooklyn on charges relating to the deaths of five US soldiers in a suicide bombing in Iraq in April 2009. He remains in Canadian custody after his arrest in Edmonton in January 2011; the US seeks his extradition.

SYRIA: The Syrian government issued an ultimatum to the people of Homs to end protests in 72 hours or face a new offensive. A defected Syrian officer said 160 Hezbollah and Iranian Revolutionary Guard members have been killed during clashes with the Free Syrian Amy. An opposition leader wants Free Syrian Army rebels to rein in operations after a series of attacks on troops loyal to President Assad.

LIBYA: "Gunmen" thought to be from the Zintan militia attempted to assassinate the chief of Libya's nascent army.

PAKISTAN appears to be progressing in its efforts to cut yet another peace deal with the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan -- a move likely to lead to an increased level of violence in Afghanistan.  Meanwhile, political instability may cause Pakistan's nukes to fall into the hands of a revolutionarty, al-Qaeda-influenced government.

MACE sneaks up on a Ninja Turtle.

NINJA COW finally captured in Nebraska. Rest easy, 'huskers.

SNAKES in a HOTEL ROOM: Also tortoises and neon-colored frogs.

DOG SHOOTS MAN: Again.

TOMMASO, a four-year-old, one-time stray from Rome, is thought to have become the world's richest cat.

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