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Tuesday, March 29, 2022 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl
DRAMARAMA give you "Anything, Anything" and a "Last Cigarette" for Twofer Tuesday.SUPERCHUNK plays The Current. BRANDY CLARK plays AmericanaFest. CRAIG FINN shares "Messing with the Settings." PHOSPHORESCENT covers Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone." AN 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL crushes Korn's "Freak on a Leash." ROXY MUSIC announces a reunion tour with St. Vincent. STEVE VAN ZANDT visits World Cafe to discuss his memoir. THE FLAMING LIPS' LPs, ranked by Paste. THE NUMBER ONES looks at Seal's sweeping Bat-ballad, "Kiss From A Rose." THE SLAPPENING: Sean “Diddy” Combs claims that Will Smith and Chris Rock made amends after the Oscars, but they have not buried the hatchet or spoken since the slap. Here's what was going on in the ABC control room when the slap went down. The Academy has launched a formal review following Smith’s assault on Rock, and the union is angry too. Coincidentally, Smith issued a written apology, including to Rock. Hey, the ratings were up. DUNE, btw, dominated the "craft" awards handed out on Sunday. Pretty amazing that the Oscars so downplayed the most popular of the Best Picture nominees. JASON MOMOA & KATE BECKINSALE were flirty at two Oscars parties. He had hernia surgery the day before the ceremonies. ANTHONY ANDERSON's wife has filed for divorce from the television star after over 22 years of marriage. TAYLOR SWIFT is receiving a doctorate at Yankee Stadium. HOW A TECH WIZ became William Shatner's eyeball double in ‘Star Trek II.' A PENGUIN escapes an Orca. A CAMEL, climbing a sand dune. A CAT and a guest. AN APEX PREDATOR hunts his prey.
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Taylor Hawkins RIP, and the post-show show. |
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Monday, March 28, 2022 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl
MAGAZINE: "Shot By Both Sides" on TOTP. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Destroyer, Aldous Harding, Camp Cope and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Loop, Jarvis Cocker, Young Prisms, and more. NEIL YOUNG shares three live tracks from upcoming archival releases. TAYLOR HAWKINS, the hard-hitting, charismatic drummer for Foo Fighters, the enduring Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band that has won 12 Grammys and released seven platinum albums, has died at 50. According to the attorney general’s office of Colombia,<b class="css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10"> preliminary tests showed Hawkins had several substances in his system, including opioids, marijuana and benzodiazepines; the cause of death was still under investigation. Stereogum has highlights. TALKING HEADS: Tina Weymouth is currently recovering from injuries she sustained during a car accident. THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS LPs, ranked by Steven Hyden. GENESIS: Peter Gabriel turned up for the band's final gig (as a spectator). THE NUMBER ONES looks at TLC's colossal summer jam "Waterfalls." WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: The Lost City tops the chart with 31MM, a record opening during the pandemic for a female-driven feature. The Batman places with 20.5MM on a 44 percent drop. RRR shows with 9.5MM. THE OSCARS went to these folks. Congrats! WILL SMITH SMACKED CHRIS ROCK in the face onstage at the Oscars after Rock joked about Jada Pinkett Smith. And then Smith won Best Actor. Sean “Diddy” Combs is mediating. WE'RE WATCHING The End of "the Movies." HAYDEN PANETIERRE and her boyfriend Brian Hickerson brawled with bar patrons on the Sunset Strip. TEEN WOLF: The revival has added five actors to the cast. JAMES GUNN says The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is "the greatest thing I’ve ever done in my life." THE SWARM: Nope, nope, nope. CATS & DOGS, living together... THE SQUIRREL and the bird feeder, an eternal struggle. WHY DID THE DUCK cross the road?
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Traffic and Friday. |
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Friday, March 25, 2022 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl
THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:
...with TRAFFIC! Live in Santa Monica, circa 1972, flagged by my online pal Jay. Your setlist includes: Low Spark of High Heeled Boys; Light Up or Leave Me Alone; John Barley corn; Rainmaker; Glad; Freedom Rider; Forty Thousand Headmen; and Dear Mr. Fantasy. JASON ISBELL plays KEXP, including a cover of R.E.M.'s "Driver 8." QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS, Live in Ukraine circa 2008. SKYWAY MAN covers The Faces and more for a Lagniappe Session. KURT VILE shares "Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone)." SNAIL MAIL covers Smashing Pumpkins' "Tonight, Tonight." DESTROYER: A Timeless Rock Icon? WOLF ALICE's Ellie Rowsell on the Band's Origins, Feeling Romantic and Being on Tour. OF MONTREAL's early years, essayed at Bandcamp. BRUTALLY HONEST OSCAR BALLOT Number Two. VARIETY's final Oscars predictions. THE OSCARS should move to Netflix. NETFLIX's Marilyn Monroe biopic officially has an NC-17 rating. MEN has a trailer online. KEANU REEVES' movies have reportedly been scrubbed from China streaming platforms following the actor’s public support for Tibet earlier this year. (Thx, Jay.) RENEE ZELLEWEGER lets down her guard, sort of. THE BATMAN dropped a deleted scene featuring you-know-who. ANNA TAYLOR-JOY, on Romance, Raving & Rebellion. THE REAL MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: Saying "No" to Tom Cruise. THE AGE OF CAGE: How Hollywood's most singular actor stepped into the role of blockbuster hero in the 90s. He's also getting the best reviews of his career playing himself. GOATS don't believe in gravity. A BOY, HIS DOG, and a puddle. HOW TO PET a Porcupine.
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Our long journey to the middle. |
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Wednesday, March 23, 2022 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl
FAITH NO MORE: "We Care A Lot." ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features Arcade Fire, Valerie June, The Smile, Andrew Bird, and more. PUNCH BROTHERS visit World Cafe. DAVID BYRNE & MIKE MYERS join ARCADE FIRE at the Bowery Ballroom. SHEARWATER returns with "Xenarthran." PHOEBE BRIDGERS & BRIGHT EYES cover Elliott Smith's "St. Ides Heaven." TED LEO shares "The Clearing of the Land." SOFT CELL & PET SHOP BOYS team up for "Purple Zone." WOLF ALICE's Ellie Roswell discusses what it’s like to hit the road again, how she feels about receiving so many accolades, and her theories about why her band inspires such fervent fandom. KID ROCK says Donald Trump sought his advice on North Korea and Islamic State. NICOLAS CAGE paid his debts with VOD movies but stressed that he never took on a role he didn’t believe in — even if the role was helping him avoid bankruptcy. AMANDA BYNES spoke out after her conservatorship ended. OPPENHEIMER: Sources say that with Christopher Nolan’s secretive process, actors sometimes don’t even know what role they are signing up for until the deal is done. MISSING MOVIES: A new organization hopes to save movies from disappearing in the streaming era. THE GODFATHER's restoration team talks about the painstaking procedure of making these films look better than they ever have before, but not crossing any lines where we lose the cinematic look. THE OSCARS: West Side Story and Dune are the only Best Picture nominees that a majority of Americans have heard of. RACHEL ZEGLER, formerly uninvited to the show, will present at the Oscars. THE ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES drew criticism for overlooking the contributions of the Jewish immigrants who helped found Hollywood. Now it will try to rectify that. DOGS & CATS, living together... THE MRS. CAME HOME EARLY and there's hell to pay. ABLE TO LEAP driveways in a single bound!
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