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Friday, January 14, 2022 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl
THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: ... with R.E.M.! Live in Germany circa 1985, more complete than what has previously turned up on the Tube. Songs include "Feeling Gravity's Pull," "Harbourcoat," "Sitting Still," "Maps & Legends," "Fall On Me," "Green Grow The Rushes," "Driver 8," "Hyena," "So. Central Rain," CCR's "Have You Ever Seen The Rain," "Can't Get There From Here," Roger Miller's "King Of The Road," "Seven Chinese Bros.," "Auctioneer," "Old Man Kinsey," "Little America," "Pretty Persuasion, " "Theme From Two Steps Onward," Aerosmith's "Toys In The Attic," and Television's "See No Evil." Plus, more recently: "Second Guessing," "Ghost Riders In The Sky," "(Don't Go Back to) Rockville," "We Walk/ Behind Closed Doors" and "Paint It Black." AIMEE MANN visits World Cafe. HIS NAME IS ALIVE drops an eclectic mixtape. TEARS FOR FEARS shares "Break the Man." ANGEL OLSEN covers Karen Dalton's "Something on Your Mind." MOLLY NILSSON shares "Sweet Smell of Success." THEE OH SEES: The Bandcamp Guide. JONNY GREENWOOD: First Radiohead, Now Orchestras and Film. NIRVANA is being sued (again) by the Nevermind cover baby. SONNY CURTIS, on writing "Love Is All Around," a/k/a "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" theme song. He also plays it unplugged. THE VOICES OF BLACK WOMEN Were Essential To Phil Spector's Wall Of Sound. THE CROWN: The Duke of York has been stripped of all military titles and patronages by the Queen and has agreed no longer to use his HRH title, in an attempt to protect the Royal family from the fallout of his sexual abuse case. KANYE WEST is reportedly under investigation for allegedly punching a guy in downtown Los Angeles. MEGAN FOX & MACHINE GUN KELLY are engaged. BRITNEY SPEARS is “rolling her eyes” at her sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, going on TV to talk about their rift. BEN AFFLECK on the curse of having the same name as an insurance company. PETE DAVIDSON is in talks to host the Oscars. If only they could get his exes to take turns co-presenting. SCREAM: Now on its fifth film, the franchise started by Wes Craven has gone from changing the language of a genre to chasing its own legacy. A CORGI, making fetch happen. A DOGGO hits the beach. CAT's in the cradle.
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Ronnie Spector RIP. |
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Thursday, January 13, 2022 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl
RONNIE SPECTOR, the lead singer of the Ronettes, the 1960s vocal trio that gave a passionate, bad-girl edge to pop’s girl-group sound with hits like “Be My Baby,” “Baby, I Love You,” "Do I Love You," "I Can Hear Music," “The Best Part of Breakin’ Up” and my personal favorite, “Walking in the Rain,” died on Wednesday after “a brief battle with cancer.” She was 78. My love for Ronnie and the Spectorverse dates to the early 80s, years before she would re-enter the charts dueting with Eddie Money on "Take Me Home Tonight." Here are the obits at The Guardian and Rolling Stone. The tributes poured in from Money, Brian Wilson, Dave Davies, Steve Van Zandt, and more. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED: The Smile, Kae Tempest, Yard Act, and more. MIDLAKE shares "Bethel Woods." PAVEMENT shares “Be The Hook.” MITSKI shares "Love Me More." WAXAHATCHEE's TOP 10 SONGS, according to Stereogum. OVER THE EDGE: An interview with Sea Power. THE NUMBER ONES looks at Kris Kross' rambunctious kiddie rap anthem "Jump." THE SAG AWARDS nominations went to these folks. Congrats! KIRSTEN DUNST talks about The Power of the Dog and her SAG nomination. BAFTA unveiled the longlists across all categories for its 2022 Film Awards. BRITNEY SPEARS hints that she’s set to write a memoir about her life and experiences in the music industry. JASON MOMOA & LISA BONET are divorcing. EVAN RACHEL WOOD: A documentary leading to her allegations against Marilyn Manson is headed to Sundance. RED NOTICE: The star-studded Netflix smash is getting two sequels. TO CATCH A THIEF is gettting a remake starring Gal Gadot. AN ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD PUPPER in training. CAT & DOG, living together... WHEN MOM needs a moment.
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Sidney Poitier, Bob Saget, Michael Lang, Marilyn Bergman, and Calvin Simon, RIP. |
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Monday, January 10, 2022 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl
SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES: "Tears of a Clown." Originally released in 1967, but it didn't become a hit until 1970. Sometimes, a hit takes time.NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork will point you to The Weeknd, Burial, Sis, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has a Top 40 list - and playlist - for you. ME & THE MONKEE: A Final Visit With Michael Nesmith. CALVIN SIMON, a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic, died on Thursday. He was 79. MICHAEL LANG, one of the co-creators of the legendary Woodstock Music & Arts festival series, has died at 77 of a rare form of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma at Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York City. THE NUMBER ONES looks at Mr. Big's glam metal campfire singalong "To Be With You." WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Spider-Man: No Way Home continues to dominate in its fourt frame with 33MM on a 41 percent drop. It now appears on the all-time domestic chart between Titanic and Infinity War. Sing 2 places with 12MM on a 41 percent drop and also moves to VOD. The 355 shows with a disappointing 4.8MM debut, and bad buzz seems likely to doom it. SIDNEY POITIER, whose portrayal of resolute heroes in films like “To Sir With Love,” “In the Heat of the Night” and “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” established him as Hollywood’s first Black matinee idol and helped open the door for Black actors in the film industry, died on Thursday night at his home in Los Angeles. He was 94. The tributes pour in. BOB SAGET, the standup comic and actor known as Danny Tanner on “Full House” and the host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” was found dead on Sunday in Florida. He was 65. The tributes pour in. MARILYN BERMAN, the Oscar-winning lyricist who, with her husband, Alan, wrote "The Windmills of Your Mind," "The Way We Were" and the score for Yentl, died at 93. THE GOLDEN GLOBES, while bascally boycotted by Hollywood, went to these folks. Congrats? ANDREW GARFIELD & TOBEY MAGUIRE snuck into a Spider-Man screening. BEN AFFLECK is done worrying about what other people think. PAULINA PORIZKOVA: The supermodel who dared to look her age. IN DEFENSE OF Elite Film Criticism. A KOALA wowed caregivers by using a spoon to feed himself. THEY BOUGHT A BLENDER. Three weeks later, their cats continue to hold it hostage. CAT & DOG, living together...
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