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Okkervil River, Antlers, Yeasayer, Fruit Bats   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Monday, November 02, 2009 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

M WARD and OKKERVIL RIVER were on Austin City Limits, which has interview clips, plus performances of "Never Had Nobody Like You" and "Unless It's Kicks."

THE ANTLERS did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter.

YEASAYER has released a new single, "Ambling Alp," from the band's 2010 release Odd Blood.

MIKE DOUGHTY played the World Cafe on Friday; you can stream the gig on demand via NPR.  He also talks to the Village Voice about Twitter, why Dave Matthews deserves a bit of respect, and why the world can withstand another memoir about drugs.

SUFJAN STEVENS gets an interview, tracks and video about The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway via NPR's Morning Edition.

LOS FABULOSOS CADILLACS perform "Vamos Ya," a/k/a Curtis Mayfield's "Move On Up." (Thx, Soul-Sides.)

JOHN LYDON, a/k/a Johnny Rotten, surveys the soundtrack of his life at The Observer.

ROGER McGUINN: The former Byrd tells Spinner he didn't want to be in a band with David Crosby in the first place.

INDIE ROCK is killing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

HEY, JUDE, don't make it a flowchart.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Michael Jackson's This Is It was a semi-thriller with 21.3 million, not bad considering that having Halloween fall on a Saturday is box office poison. But Jacko did not top the receipts for the Hanna Montana concert movie, which had a much lower budget than the 60 million Sony paid for This Is It.  But 101 million so far in global sales, the soundtrack, and the DVD is paying nicely for Sony.  Paranormal Activity dropped a modest 22 percent to the second slot, jacking its total to 84.8 million.  Law Abiding Citizen took in 7.3 million, and has now made back its 50 million production budget. Couple Retreat made 6.1 million for a total of 86.6 million against a70 million budget.  Saw VI rounded out the Top Five with 5.6 million, for a 61 percent drop and a mere 22 million total (good thing Lionsgate kept the budget down to 11 million).  Below the fold, Where The Wild Things Are came in sixth, but on another big drop that makes 80 million an optimistic total.  Astro Boy also looks like a big flop.  Amelia and The Vampire's Assistant also look like flobs, though with smaller budgets.

RYAN SEACREST's kinfe-wielding alleged stalker was busted on the E! campus.

NICOLE RICHIE got restraining orders against two paparazzi.

NICOLAS CAGE owes 6.3 million in back taxes and is deep in money troubles.

ANNA NICOLE SMITH IS STILL DEAD, but her boyfriend and two doctors will stand trial on charges of fueling her addiction to prescription drugs. 

COLIN FARRELL is a dad again.

PAM ANDERSON: Not knocked up.

CHRISOPHER WALKEN gives a dramatic reading of Lady GaGa's "Poker Face."  Pretty awesome, though I could've used a little cowbell.

DAKOTA FANNING: A real-life homecoming princess.

JUDE LAW and SIENNA MILLER reunion rumor denied.

DENNIS HOPPER has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

IRAN: Frustrated by Iran's continued defiance of demands to come clean on its nuclear program, the Obama administration is leaning toward imposing new sanctions, even if it must act alone.  And a year ago, that policy would have been called "unilateral" or "cowboy," with a lot of discussion about how sanctions are easily avoided unless enforced by all.

AFGHANISTAN: Presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah stepped aside on Sunday, leaving the field clear for Pres. Karzai to serve another five-year term but challenging the legitimacy of the government in an emotional speech before thousands of opposition supporters.  A new initiative to persuade low- and mid-level Afghan insurgents to lay down their weapons and rejoin society is already bearing fruit and holds great promise for the future, say senior officials in the NATO coalition.

IRAQ: As Iraqi officials work to assign blame for the deadly attacks on the heart of the government on Sunday, concern is rising that a greater security threat may come from within the system in the form of corruption, from the top leadership of ministries down to soldiers who man checkpoints.

THE WORLD'S LARGEST GATHERING OF FRUIT BATS: Should've had this before Halloween. My bad.

A GATOR escaped from show and tell Friday at a Panama City Beach, FL school, ending with the critter on the loose in the woods near Pier Park.

TIPSY the HEDGEHOG was found rolling around an orchard after getting drunk by gorging on fermented apples.

COYOTES are proliferating in North American cities -- but still less dangerous than pitbulls (for now).

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