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Friday, December 01, 2023 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl
THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:
SHANE MacGOWAN, the brilliant but chaotic songwriter who as frontman for the Pogues reinvigorated interest in Irish music in the 1980s by harnessing it to the propulsive power of punk rock, died on Thursday. He was 65. His wife, Victoria Mary Clarke, said the cause was pneumonia but did not say where he died. Here's the Billboard obit, and a tribute/obit from The Guardian. Tributes from fellow musicians are compiled by Consequence. A selection of his best work, both with and without The Pogues, is collected at Stereogum, including the Chrismas classic “Fairytale Of New York,” but bizarrely omitting "A Pair of Brown Eyes." BONUS: Over two hours of discussion and analysis of The Pogues. SCOTT KEMPNER, co-founding guitarist of the Dictators and the Del-Lords, is dead at 69. The musician passed away from complications of early onset dementia at a nursing home in Connecticut. That first Del-Lords LP is so, so good. LANA DEL REY put her own spin on ‘Unchained Melody’ for NBC’s new Christmas at Graceland special. HORSEGIRL & LIFEGUARD, two Chicago bands, cover the Stone Roses' "I Wanna Be Adored." PAULA COLE of all people shares "The Replacements and Dinosaur Jr." THE REPLACEMENTS: A Pitchfork podcast on the Tim reissue features some Tommy Stinson. DARYL HALL wins the first stage of his lawsuit against JOHN OATES. SOUNDGARDEN still has litigation going on too. FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA has a trailer online. SEBASTIAN STAN has reportedly been tapped to portray a young Donald Trump in an upcoming film titled The Apprentice. TOM HOLLAND, on whether he will return as Spider-Man. THE FUGITIVE: Director Andrew Davis, on the movie's legacy. KELLY CLARKSON's ex-husband overcharged her as manager, a judge rules. MEG RYAN, on Aging, Dating, and Rom-Coms. BILLY CRYSTAL is the last of his kind. A RARE GIANT RAT that can grow to the size of a baby and chew through coconuts caught on camera for first time. LIONS & TIGERS & DOG, Oh My! A DOGGO and a calf.
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Sick and ill is the answer, I think. |
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Thursday, November 30, 2023 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl
THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS cover "Six Days on the Road." DIZZY visits World Cafe. EELS shares "Christmas, Why You Gotta Do Me Like This?" FUTURE ISLANDS shares "The Fight." THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN: Jim Reid, on their new material, their raucous past, and burying the hatchet. WEIRD AL YANKOVIC, dissing Spotify, on Spotify. ALSO: Spotify Wrapped 2023. ELVIS KEPT FOLLOWING ME: Country singer Mimi Roman on her all-star life - and playing live again at 89. ZACK SNYDER'S Next Cut. TIMOTHY OLYPHANT, in an Alien series by Noah Hawley. BRADLEY COOPER takes the Eagles over the Oscars. HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN: Looking for work outside the galaxy? BOB IGER: "I Don't Want To Apologize For Making Sequels." SHANNON DOHERTY, as cancer spreads to her bones. HENRY KISSINGER, the scholar-turned-diplomat who engineered the United States’ opening to China, negotiated its exit from Vietnam, and used cunning, ambition and intellect to remake American power relationships with the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War, sometimes trampling on democratic values to do so, died on Wednesday. He was 100. OTTERS chase a butterfly. TOM & JERRY, urban edition. DOGGO welcomes the new pupper.
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Am I sick? Always. Am I ill? We'll see. |
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Wednesday, November 29, 2023 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl
FLEETWOOD MAC: "Go Your Own Way," live circa 1979. Sounded great, fellas, but I coulda used a little More Cowbell. JULIE BYRNE: A Takeaway Show. JERRY GARCIA & MERL SAUNDERS at the Record Plant in Sausalito, CA. July 8, 1973. THE HIGH LLAMAS return with "Hey Panda." GARTH BROOKS released a 7-CD box set, but only at Bass Pro Shops. CHARLI XCX & THE 1975's George Daniel are engaged. PETE DROGE, getting back in the groove. NICK CAVE's second novel, The Death Of Bunny Munro, is about to become a TV series. TAYLOR SWIFT is reportedly shacking up with TRAVIS KELCE in KC for a few weeks. Then again, it's the Daily Mail. PUFF DADDY has temporarily stepped aside as the chairman of the media network Revolt. KURT RUSSELL is killing it in Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters. LOONEY TUNES will remain on Max after fan outrage. WILL & JADA PINKETT SMITH: Together forever? MS. MARVEL may know what's wrong with the MCU. MUSICALS are putting out non-musical trailers? FORBES' 30 Under 30. FERAL SUPER-PIGS, invading from Canada. CATS & DOGS, living together... HAVE YOU BEEN Petting Other Dogs!?
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Jean Knight and Geordie Walker RIP. |
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Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl
JASON and the SCORCHERS cover "Absolutely Sweet Marie" and play "Harvest Moon" for Twofer Tuesday. CACTUS LEE covers Christine McVie, the Butthole Surfers, and the Grateful Dead for a Lagniappe Session. PETER GABRIEL shares "Live and Let Live," thus completing his i/o LP. REAL ESTATE shares "Water Underground." SMASHING PUMPKINS plays Disney World. BOYGENIUS, on their breakout year. SPINAL TAP: Paul McCartney, Elton John, and Garth Brooks willappear in the sequel. No word on Puppet Show. THE NUMBER ONES looks at LMFAO's ridiculous "Sexy And I Know It." GEORDIE WALKER, a founding member and guitarist of the post-punk band and goth rock pioneers Killing Joke, has died. He was 64. JEAN KNIGHT, the New Orleans soul singer who topped the R&B chart in 1971 with her Stax Records single “Mr. Big Stuff,” has died. She was 80. CHRIS EVANS hasn't heard that Marvel has considered bringing back the original six Avengers for a future project. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN: Hollywood needs franchises (and other movies). DISNEY'S bleak streak continues. TAYLOR SWIFT's movie is streaming soon. KYLIE JENNER, Interviewed by JENNIFER LAWRENCE. STEPHANIE COURNEY: Why Flo from Progress got snubbed by SNL. LINDA EVANGELISTA, on the cosmetic procedure incident that she said left her “permanently deformed” and “brutally disfigured.” LOVE, ACTUALLY: Richard Curtis continues his apology tour. A BORDER COLLIE goes to work. A KINGFISHER frozen to a bridge is rescued. CATS & DOGS, living together...
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Marty Krofft RIP. |
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Monday, November 27, 2023 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl
THE WHO: "I'm A Boy." RHIANNON GIDDENS visits World Cafe. THE NATIONAL played The Late Show at David Letterman's request. SUNNY WAR and LOGAN LEDGER play Americanafest. DARYL HALL obtained a restraining order against JOHN OATES to block his longtime musical partner from selling his share in their joint venture to Primary Wave Music. BLEACHERS: Jack Antonoff has revealed that his new song ‘Hey Joe' is not about Taylor Swift's ex. RUSH: Paul McCartney wasn't familiar with their music, but told Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson to start touring again. OZZY OSBOURNE: How the Prince of Darkness defied the odds and found happiness. THE GREATEST ONE-ALBUM WONDERS, according to Paste. BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE was a musical trailblazer and the first Native regular on Sesame Street. Now it appears she isn't actually Native. WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes tops the Thanksgiving chart with 42MM. Napoleon places with 32.5MM, though that B- CinemaScore does not bode well for Ridley Scott's latest epic. However, it did beat Wish, which showed with 31.7MM. Below the fold, Eli Roth's Thanksgiving stands at 24.1MM-- almost as much as the total for Grindhouse, in which the original fake trailer for Thanksgiving appeared. MARTY KROFFT, who with his brother Sid produced memorable kids shows “H.R. Pufnstuf” and “Land of the Lost” — as well as the 2009 feature based on the latter — has died. He was 86. STAR WARS: Dave Filoni is being given creative control over the galaxy. JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS knows laughter is the best medicine. PUFF DADDY was hit with a second lawsuit in as many weeks, accusing him of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman who claims she was also a victim of alleged “revenge porn” by the music artist. JAMIE FOXX has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a New York City restaurant, according to court records. SUSAN SARANDON has been dropped by top Hollywood agency UTA after saying frightened Jews are “getting a taste of how it feels to be Muslim in America.” CHRISTINA HENDRICKS is getting hitched again. NOSFERATU: Robert Eggers is already hyping Bill Skarsgård's transformation into Count Orlock. THE RIGHT STUFF: Philip Kaufman on the film fibs, demons, and labia that made it just right. THE STRANGE 55MM NETFLIX SAGA you will never see. AN ANTEATER wants to play. SEALS: Doggos of the sea. SOMETIMES all you need is a little push.
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