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Magnetic Fields, Ting Tings, Shins, Albino Animals   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Monday, January 07, 2008 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

THE FIERY FURNACES have a new video, for "Duplexes of the Dead."  Yeah, the screencap is a bit of a giveaway.

MAGNETIC FIELDS:  Stephen Merritt talks to both Drowned In Sound and Mother Jones about his upcoming Distortion LP.

THE TING TINGS:  Influential indie-jay Nic Harcourt put their unreleased demos in his Top Ten for 2007, saying they write great pop songs with an indie aesthetic.  So it's a fair bet you'll hear more about them this year.  Harcourt had the guitar-drums duo (which does not sound like the White Stripes) in for a session streaming in audio and video from Morning Becomes Eclectic.  And there are tracks streaming at TingSpace.

POP! WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?  Classical conductor Charles Hazlewood explores the mechanics of hit songs like Arctic Monkeys' "I Bet That You Look Good on the Dancefloor" and Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody."

MARK RONSON, the producer-DJ-musician is the guest DJ for All Songs Considered, including some unreleased tracks from artists like Adele (who should appeal to those who like Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse).

THE RAVEONETTES play "Ally, Walk With Me" live at the Triple Door in Seattle.

THE SHINS keyboardist Marin Crandall and girlfriend Elyse Sewell (from America's Next Top Model) were both arrested after some domestic violence.

SILVER JEWS:  David Berman talks to Pitchfork about his new attitudes, new routines, and the upcoming record he's preparing: "I don't know if this album is necessarily so good, but it's so much better than what's out there. To me, it appears to be really, really good."

RADIOHEAD:  In Rainbows -- even after its "pay-what-you-want" download offer -- is likely to top the charts in the US and the UK.

AMY WINEHOUSE:  Police have found no evidence of involvement in the criminal charges against hubby Blake Fielder-Civil.  And while he's in jail, Pete Doherty tried to put the moves on her, but was rebuffed.

BRITNEY SPEARS was released from her mental lockdown on Saturday, because tantrums and likely bipolar behavior do not make her dangerous to herself or others.  Her early release had Fed-Ex beefing up security and sendind her dad into a spiral. However, PageSix claims that the pop tart will be voluntarily going into extended inpatient psychiatric care at an undisclosed location in California.  During her stay, Dr. Phil was summoned by the parents; he is now talking to Entertainment Tonight and taping a show about the popwreck today to air Wednesday -- possibly with Spears as a guest (though I would bet against that).  A lawyer from The Apprentice offers to rep Spears in court for free.  The media is rumored to be prepping Spears obituaries, just in case.

LINDSAY LOHAN reportedly bedded an Italian drummer six hours after meeting him.

JACK BLACK & TANYA HADEN are expecting a second child.  Haden is the sister of indie fave Petra Haden.

JESSICA BIEL & JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE invest in a new mattress, as Biel reportedly didn't want to sleep on the same bed as his old girlfriends.

JESSICA SIMPSON & TONY ROMO:  Keeping up appearances on vacation in Mexico.

TOM-KAT UPDATE:  Cruise has become the de-facto second in command of the Church of Scientology, according to a new biography -- which Cruise's lawyer denounces as a "pack of lies."

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE:  National Treasure: Book of Secrets managed to three-peat as the champ, albeit with a 43 percent drop.  However, the adorable Juno is again the real story of the weekend, rising to third place in expanded release.  It will likely outgross last year's little-film-that-could, Little Miss Sunshine, by next weekend, almost assuring serious Oscar nominations.  The horror of One Missed Call debuted in a respectable fifth place.  Atonement -- which I reviewed on Friday -- climbed into the Top Ten in expanded release.

YOU REALLY LIKE ME:  Reese Witherspoon proved to be the most-liked celebrity among ten women who regularly found their way onto magazine covers and into gossip columns in 2007, according to a survey by E-Poll Market Research.  Troubled celebrities like the French Hotel, Nicole Richie, Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears were at the bottom.  IMDb.com released its list of top 25 stars for 2007, which was topped for the second year by Johnny Depp, but which contains ten names not listed last year.

CELEB POLITICAL ENDORSEMENTS:  In Election 2008, Scarlett Johansson goes for Obama, while Chuck Norris goes for Huckabee.  McCain courts the youth vote with... Wilford Brimley.  A study by E-Poll Market Research finds that celebrities are not as influential in politics as they may be in selling products, fashion, entertainment and books-- and may actually work against the candidates.  Especially if the celeb is Rosie O'Donnell, Tom Cruise, Madonna, Jane Fonda or Donald Trump.

THE WRITERS' STRIKE:  As tipped here, the Golden Globes will air without celebrities if the strike has not ended.  Meanwhile, the WGA reportedly clinched an "Independent Agreement" with Tom Cruise's and Paula Wagner's re-started United Artists, which would give the struggling studio a leg up on the others.  Divide and conquer.

DAVID LYNCH:  An extra from the quirky director's Inland Empire limited edition DVD is re-edited into a nsfw faux ad for the iPhone.  All that's missing is the dancing dwarf.

"HONOR KILLING" in DALLAS?  Yes, according to the great-aunt of two teenage girls found shot to death in a taxi at an Irving motel Tuesday night.

NUKE SECRETS FOR SALE:  Whistleblower Sibel Edmonds has made a series of extraordinary claims about how corrupt US govt officials allowed Pakistan and other states to steal nuclear weapons secrets.

ISLAMISM in the UK:  Islamic extremists have created "no-go" areas across Britain where it is too dangerous for non-Muslims to enter, one of the Church of England's most senior bishops warns.  Islamic groups demand his resignation.

IRAQ:  The govt will continue to support US-backed Sunni Arab groups that have joined the fight against al-Qaeda and will integrate a "large number" of them in the security forces, according to Prime Minister al-Maliki.  Clerics loyal to radical Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr called on his followers Friday to respect a cease-fire and asked them to try to make peace with rival factions.  Iraq's culture of corruption stems from the actions of the international community and the controversial UN oil-for-food scheme, according to deputy prime minister Barham Saleh.  Osama bin Laden said the failure of Sunni Arab insurgents to align with AQI is hurting the global jihadist effort and will ultimately impede the establishment of an Islamic state in Iraq.  Almost 46K people returned to Iraq from Syria between mid-September and December 27, more than double the figure reported a month ago.  In Baghdad, two Iraqi soldiers were killed when they flung themselves onto a suicide bomber.

EMMY the CAT, accidentally locked in a garden shed in Devon survived for two months by licking condensation off the windows.

AN EXPLODING DOG has been blamed for a blaze at an Aussie pet crematorium.

SEVEN ALBINO GATORS have been stolen from a Brazilian zoo.  Let's go to the video.  BONUS:  An rare adult, unpigmented Adelie penguin was photographed in Antarctica.

JELLYFISH:  Mmmmm... them's good eats!

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