Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/ PostNuke Powered Site en-us http://www.claudepate.com/images/logo.gif http://www.claudepate.com/ admin@claudepate.com http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5590 STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK: "Incense and Peppermints" plus "Tomorrow" for Twofer Tuesday.BILLY IDOL visits World Cafe. TEEN SUICDE shares “Suffering (Mike’s Way).”PAYCHEQUE shares "Generic Actress." GEM CLUB shares “Swore (Emerald Press).” KATY PERRY is denying a sexual assault claim made by actress Ruby Rose.  LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM's alleged stalker was arrested in Indiana.THE ADAM JACOBS COLLECTION:  From Early Nirvana To Phish, A Chicago Fan’s Secret Recordings Of 10,000 Shows Are Now Online. I may post some of those I attended from time to time. SID KROFFT, the wildly imaginative puppeteer who teamed with his younger brother Marty to build an entertainment empire behind such trippy TV shows as The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, H.R. Pufnstuf and Land of the Lost, has died. He was 96.  Here's a 2016 profile of their trippy world.A THOUSAND HOLLYWOOD BIGS released an open letter Monday morning, expressing “unequivocal opposition” to Paramount‘s megadeal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. SAUDI ARABIA's Billion-Dollar Bet on Hollywood. HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING has a trailer online. BRITNEY SPEARS has entered rehab after her DUI arrest. SYDNEY SWEENEY fans are questioning the tone of Euphoria Season 3 after a new teaser trailer showed her in a series of highly sexualized “humiliating” outfits. NICOLE KIDMAN is training to be a death doula.  PAUL WILLIAMS, on Muppets, Streisand and Sobriety. MOVIE THEATERS: Don't Call It a Comeback? JOHN WATERS still wants to direct. VALERIE LEE, who appeared in Our Gang comedy shorts and as one of the child Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz, has died. She was 94. THIS HUSKY brings all the ladies to the yard. KAKAPO, the world’s heaviest parrot and the only one that can’t fly.GOLDEN, yes. Retriever, not so much.   Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5589 DAVID BOWIE: "Modern Love." from the Summer of 1983.NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Brown Horse, Cactus Lee, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has My New Band Believe, Hannah Lew, and more. PETER FRAMPTON & TOM MORELLO team up on "Lions At The Gate." FOO FIGHTERS shares "Of All People." LOVE BURNS shares “You Have to Be Sad.” MAYA HAWKE shares “Bring Home My Man.” ALABAMA SHAKES shares "American Dream." MITSKI's TOP 10, according to Paste. SCOTT McCAUGHEY takes Magnet on a tour through the new Young Fresh Fellows LP. THE COCKROACHES do seem to be The Rolling Stones.  WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Super Mario Galaxy Movie repeats atop the chart with 61MM, on a 48 percent drop, and 13 percent off the last one. Project Hail Mary places with 24.5MM on a leggy 23 percent drop.  The Drama shows with 8.7MM on a 39 percent drop.THE ROYALS: Prince Harry has been sued for defamation by the African charity he co-founded. 'STREAMFLATION" Might Be Nearing a Crisis Point. NATASHA LYONNE blamed ICE, and some sleep meds, for getting kicked off a plane. PIXAR: Inside the studio's decision to scrap Be Fri. STEVEN SODERBURGH on his new movie, his old Star Wars script, AI, and more. DAVID DUCHOVNY, on The X-Files reboot, and more. JAMES BOND: How Young Will Amazon Go?  THE DOG takes the chorus. CHIMPS wage civil war in Uganda. ARCTIC WOLVES, checking out wildlife photogs.  Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5588 THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:...with BLIND FAITH! Live at London's Hyde Park in June 1969. After an introduction and brief segments about supergroup members Steve Winwood, Rick Grech, Ginger Baker, and Eric Clapton, your set list includes:"Well All Right", "Sea of Joy","Sleeping in the Ground", "Under My Thumb", "Can't Find My Way Home", "Do What You Like", "In the Presence of the Lord", "Means to an End", and "Had to Cry Today." BUSH played a Tiny Desk Concert. ROBERT PLANT & SAVING GRACE played "Ramble On" for Colbert. SOCIAL DISTORTION shares "Partners In Crime." ALDOUS HARDING shares "Venus In the Zinnia." SLIPPERS shares "Fool In Your Room." BROWN HORSE shares "Comeback Loading." NARA'S ROOM shares "Lizzie McGuire." FRIKO gets a profile at Stereogum. AFRIKA BAMBAATAA, hip-hop pioneer, has died aged 67 due to complications from cancer.  MICHAEL J. FOX says CNN's report of his death was greatly exaggerated. MARTIN SCORSESE Interviews JONAH HILL? CANNES: Is Hollywood afraid of the festival? PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE restructures its debt financing for its proposed 111B acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. THE DRAMA could redefine the A24 studio.NATASHA LYONNE didn't exacty deny reports that she was kicked off an airplane. IAN McKELLEN "fell in love" with JOHNNY DEPP. THE HOUSEMAID's author reveals her true identity.  A BABY ELEPHANT imitates its Mom. SHOULD HAVE SEEN the one that got away. DOGS are all about the ball.  Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5587 STEELY DAN turn in a spirited "Reelin' in the Years" on the Midnight Special.  Fagen reportedly hated this performance, which appears in Almost Famous.THE APPLES IN STEREO get almost three hours of discussion on Political Beats with guest Jack Butler. THE LEMON TWIGS share "2 Or 3." SUPERCHUNK covers Look Blue Go Purple's "I Don't Want You Anyway." POND returns with "Two Hands." DOUG GILLARD (GbV) shares "Yes She Loves Me." GIRL TROUBLE returns with "Make It Mine." LYKKE LI is "Sick Of Love." TEARS FOR FEARS' Roland Orzaball is getting ready to publish an autobiography called Welcome To Your Life. LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM's stalker is charged. JOURNEY: The intraband drama never stops.  TOM HOLLAND, on Spider-Man reshoots, The Odyssey, and more. MAN OF TOMORROW: Deadline reported on casting tests for the Superman sequel, and revised after James Gunn denied the original story. PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE loses its President following a public dispute and messy legal battle with a professional gambler. JENNIE GARTH, on hitting rock bottom, Luke Perry, and more. MATTHEW PERRY's "Ketamine Queen" is sentenced to 15 years. EUPHORIA: Season 3 debuts at 57 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Woof. CAMERON DIAZ is developing a sequel to Troop Beverly Hills. ALIEN: EARTH is getting Peter Dinklage.THE BEST 30 MOVIE COMEDIES, according to IGN. Everyone will have issues. GEN Z is driving the box office.  TOM THE HORSE plays dead to avoid giving rides. ELEPHANTS rush to protect a baby at play. A GIANT BULLFROG protects her young. A HOT DOG at the ball park.  Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5586 SIMON & GARFUNKEL count the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike.MT JONES plays World Cafe. KURT VILE shares "Chance To Bleed." JON SPENCER shares "Knock 'Em Out." THE STROKES sharess "Going Shopping." There's Autotune. MAXWELL FARRINGTON & LE SUPERHOMARD share "Lorene."DEER TICK shares "Everything Born." GOOSE shares "Good2B." Not to be confused with Geese. I AM THE AVALANCHE shares “I Miss California and Every Dog I’ve Ever Met.”  MICHAEL: The Michael Jackson biopic is a whitewash. LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO's Albert Mazibuko has died at 77.  BASIC INSTINCT: Emerald Fennell denied a claim by screenwrite Joe Eszterhas that she's attached to the reboot.CHARLIE'S ANGELS: Cheryl Ladd, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith reuinited, and one of them shared a cancer diagnosis.THE INVITE has a trailer online. WHY J.J. ABRAMS is downsizing. KANYE WEST was blocked from entering the UK, and the Wireless Festival gets canceled. Not Devid Schwimmer a not  Kanye fant. But Jonah Hill is more forgiving.MERYL STREEP says she wasn't imitating Anna Wintour in The Devil Wears Prada. AUBREY PLAZA is expecting. TMZ, remaking itself since its 2021 sale to Fox. AMY HECKERLING, on Fast Times at Ridgemont High.  A SHEEP tangles with a tire swing. FELINE Acrobatics. AN ELEPHANT pretends to eat a man's hat. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5585 YO LA TENGO are captured playing the bouncy "Mr. Tough" and "I Feel Like Going Home" at The Current.  And that, my friends, is Twofer Tuesday.BIG THIEF plays World Cafe. GANG OF FOUR shares "No Kings Here!" THE DAMBUILDERS shares "Shrine 2026." MAXWELL FARRINGTON & LE SUPERHOMARD share "Window Tax." SABRINA CARPENTER's "House Tour" video features Margaret Qualley and Madelyn Cline, in case you're wondering why I was watching a Sabrina Carpenter video. BOB MOULD talks to Brooklyn Vegan about all the things. GARY NUMAN is 90 percent deaf.  SAVANNNAH GUTHRIE returned to the TODAY show. PARAMOUNT has received commitments of close to 24 billion to back its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery from three Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds. ALIEN 3: THE ASSEMBLY CUT just dropped quietly on HBO Max. LISA KUDROW, Interviewed by LILY TOMLIN. KANYE WEST: Don't Call It A Comeback? EUPHORIA: Season 3 is the end, hints Zendaya. LORD OF THE FLIES has a trailer online. STEPHEN COLBERT is being replaced by a comedy showcase owned by Byron Allen, who is paying for the slot.MELISSA GILBERT defends TIMOTHY BUSFELD. COCA-COLA, teaching the world to sing again.  CATS & DOGS, living together... PUPPER vs EMUS: Who You Got? A TODDER's Pony Pals.  Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5584 THE PRIMITONS play "Seeing Is Believing" at an in-store appearance from 1985.  Proof positive that the Internet makes the "Where Are They Now?" file bottomless.  Background at Trouser Press.NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Angine de Poitrine, Charley Crockett, and more.BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Robber Robber, Joe Pernice, and more.FROG shares "Dark Out," a nice piece of '70s-style pop. JACK WHITE shares "G.O.D. and the Broken Ribs," and "Derecho Demonico." FUTURE TEENS shares "Bad Faith." ACTIVE CHILD shares "Needed You." LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM's attacker is a full-blown stalker. CHRISTINA HENDRICKS spun a four-hour DJ set in San Diego, as if she wasn't cool enough already. OLDER MUSIC is strangling newer music. JAMES GADSON, the drummer most famous for recording funk, soul, and disco classics with Diana Ross, Bill Withers, and Marvin Gaye but whose discography includes sessions with Beck, Kelly Clarkson, and Leonard Cohen, among several others, died on Thursday at 86.  WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Super Mario Galaxy Movie tops the chart with 130.9MM over five days, the best opening so far in 2026.  Project Hail Mary places with 30.6MM on a 43 percent drop, which is a remarkably good hold considering it lost its IMAX/Dolby screens this weekend.  The Drama shows with 14.4MM, its stars securing A24's third best debut ever.SUPERGIRL has a trailer online. TORI SPELLING was taken to the hospital after a car crash. BLAKE LIVELY is speaking out after a judge dismissed the majority of her case against It Ends With Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni and his production company Wayfarer Studios. DAKOTA JOHNSON has a Role Model. STEVE KROFT hated 60 Minutes. THE WGA reaches a surprise deal with the major studios.  IRL Timon and Pumbaa. A DOGGO is a fan of the Easter Bunny. EVERYONE has their own way of dealing with obstacles. DONKEY v HYENA: Who You Got?  Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5583 THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:... with GARAGE ROCK! It's the time of year when I bring out The Standells - "Dirty Water/ Why Pick On Me", but I couldn't stop there. Let's have a baker's dozen of Nuggets, like Music Machine - "Talk Talk"; Blues Magoos - "We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet"; The Knickerbockers - "Lies"; The Outsiders - "Time Won't Let Me"; Count Five - "Psychotic Reaction"; The Seeds - "Pushin' Too Hard"; 13th Floor Elevators - "You're Gonna Miss Me"; Love - "My Little Red Book"; The Leaves - "Hey Joe"; Electric Prunes - "I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night," the Crazy World of Arthur Brown - "Fire" and The Nazz- "Open My Eyes."PETER GABRIEL shares "Till Your Mind Is Shining." BLEACHERS shares "The Van." OF MONTREAL shares "When." GETDOWN SERVICES shares "Radiator." COURTNEY LOVE has claimed one of the most significant lyrics in the chorus of Nirvana‘s ‘Heart-Shaped Box’ is actually about Sonic Youth‘s Kim Gordon.TURNSTILE's former guitarist was arrested for attempted murder of the frontman's Dad. RICHARD THOMPSON talks Uncut through some of his finest albums.   HAILEE STEINFELD & JOSH ALLEN welcome a baby girl. BLAKE LIVELY: A judge has thrown out her sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni, but let stand claims of breach of contract, retaliation and aiding and abetting in retaliation.GLENN CLOSE is set to be immortalized outside will the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood with a hand and footprint ceremony. MERYL STREEP is making The Corrections. J.J. ABRAMS is downsizing Bad Robot. RYAN GOSLING exits the next film from the Everything Everywhere All At Once team. THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES might be remade properly?LOUIS C.K. is back on Netflix. SHARON STONE names Hollywood's best kisser. OSCAR ISSAC barely met the cast on X-Men: Apocalypse.DENNIS QUAID will be honored by The National Entertainment Awards Academy for Military and Veterans. WALTER CRONKITE may get a biopic. RETRO THE WEATHER CHANNEL: The hottest program running? WHY IS THIS SATURDAY DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHER DAYS?  Because ABC has its annual showing of The Ten Commandments, the granddaddy of Biblical epics, a spectacle featuring acting from Edward G. Robinson and Anne Baxter that is so over-the-top that Yul Brynner starts to look good by comparison.  And while Robinson's Dathan never actually spoke the line "Where's your Messiah now?" in the movie, it  -- like "Play It Again, Sam" (not spoken in Casablanca) -- has become part of a part of our culture. The line actually comes from Billy Crystal, originally a bit from the Oscars, iirc. It later turned up o­n The Simpsons, with Chief Wiggum playing Dathan to Ned Flanders' Moses. It may lose viewers to the Final Four this year, but even though I own a copy, there's something to be said about the communal tradition of its broadcast on network TV.  BONUS: The making-of story is now the subject of a novel. A LONELY LIZARD sees his first female. WHEN THE BORDER COLLIE runs out of sheep. MOLLIE THE BORDER COLLIE has been found alive after a week following an extraordinary helicopter search and rescue mission. A PUPPER makes fetch happen. RAMS meet their match. THE WORLD'S OLDEST TORTOISE: Reports of his death were greatly exaggerated.  Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5582 DAVID BOWIE plays "Young Americans" for Cavett, looking and sounding too much acquainted with the Thin White Duke.LOGAN BOWDEN plays WFUV.CASS McCOMBS shares "Seeing The Elephant."JESCA HOOP shares "Big Storm." METRIC shares "Crush Forever." FUTUREBIRDS shares "Sienna Life," "Sleepless In The Cage," and "Ghost Moon." BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT: The Best of 2026, So Far. LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM was attacked by a woman in Santa Monica. THE ROLLING STONES: Are They The Cockroaches?  HE WILL ROCK YOU: James Ortiz is the New York theater artist and puppeteer behind Rocky, the lovable alien at the center of Project Hail Mary. TAYLOR SWIFT & TRAVIS KELCE's wedding plans. ZENDAYA & ROBERT PATTINSON talk about their movie, finding love, and more. WEAPONS is getting a prequel. KYLIE JENNER's favorite Chalamet movie. JENNY McCARTHY helps debunk the "Jim Carrey was cloned" nonsense. THE ROYALS: Queen Elizabeth II refused to take Prince Harry’s phone calls without another person present in the room following his 2020 exit from royal life, writer Hugo Vickers sensationally claims in his new book.    THE DOGGO saw the opportunity. A DOGGO loves the snake slide. CATS & DOGS, living together...   Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5581 SHOCKING BLUE: She's your "Venus."MILITARIE GUN plays a Tiny Desk Concert. THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS covers The Raspberries' "Overnight Sensation." FRIKO shares "Still Around." SLIFT shares “A Storm With Wings.” BETH ORTON shares "The Ground Above." LAIBACH shares "Musick," a departure. TAYLOR SWIFT dropped a surprise video for "Elizabeth Taylor." GREG MENDEZ shares “Gentle Love” and “Frog.” CHRISTOPHER NORTH, founding keyboardist of 1970s rock band Ambrosia, has died at 75.  SUPERGIRL has another trailer online. It's had a lot of test screenings already, fwiw.MILLY ALCOCK talks about taking on the Supergirl mantle in Vanity Fair. THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE is estimated to make 175-180MM in its first five days domestic.MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE has a trailer online. CAPE FEAR: The Scorsese-produced second remake with Amy Adams and Javier Bardem has a trailer online.TIGER WOODS plans to seek treatment after being arrested in Florida on a DUI charge last week.ZENDAYA plans to disappear after her stacked 2026 release schedule. ANDREW McCARTHY, on 40 Years of ‘Pretty in Pink,’ a Terrible Wig and the Ending That Nearly Ruined Everything. SHELTER DOGS visit the beach. TURTLE HATCHLINGS, released atthe beach.A LEOPARD's fishing mishap.  Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5580 SOUL ASYLUM dip into their back catalog for the classic "Never Really Been" at the Northern Lights Theater; Milwaukee, WI.  Throw in a cover of Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy" and you have Twofer Tuesday. FLEA visits World Cafe. THE BOO RADLEYS shares "Bring Them Back Again." ROBBER ROBBER shares “New Year’s Eve.”  BASEMENT shares "The Way I Feel." TINY VOICES shares "(how can i) take it one step at a time when everything is happening at once?" DISCLOSURE shares "The Sun Comes Up Tremendous." THE NEW PR0NOGRAPHERS: A.C. Newman, on the new album, indie sleaze, mandolins, mai tais, and more. BUCKINGHAM & NICKS, together again?  EUPHORIA: Season 3 has a trailer online. GLOBAL STREAMING REVENUE Tripled In Five Years, Poised to Top $200 Billion by 2030. PAUL SCHRADER, on the death of his wife, Mary Beth Hurt.TOMB RAIDER shuts down after Sophie Turner is injured. RUSSELL BRAND's sexual assault trial has been delayed. MEGAN FOX blocked her ex, MACHINE GUN KELLY, for flirting on Instagram. GREY'S ANATOMY: Still Going.  PUPPER gets a leg up. CATS & DOGS, living together... A HUMMINGBIRD perches for a snack. PUNCH's version of 2001.  Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5579 THE SMOKING POPES: "Need You Around," for a little Chicago flavor.NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Courtney Barnett, King Tuff, and more.BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has the New Pr0nographers, José González, and more. ROBYN HITCHCOCK returns with "I Am This Thing." JIMMY PAGE shares his demo for "Ten Years Gone." PORTUGAL. THE MAN & MARSHMELLO share "Phoenix."SUKI WATERHOUSE shares "Back In Love." FLAMIN' GROOVIES: An appreciation of Teenage Head. ROBERT CHRISTGAU is the subject of a new documentary. BOB DYLAN started a Patreon.  WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Project Hail Mary repeats atop the chart with 54.5MM on a leggy 32 percent drop. Hoppers places with 12.2MM on a 31 percent drop.  They Will Kill You shows with 5MM.JAMES TOLKAN, the character actor who expressed a disdain for “slackers” in the Back to the Future trilogy and portrayed Tom Cruise’s no-nonsense commanding officer in Top Gun, has died. He was 94.  TIGER WOODS drove into the rough again. HARRY POTTER: Season 2 is alreay being written. THE END OF OAK STREET has a trailer online. THE MUMMY:  John Hannah is reuniting with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz for the latest installment of the horror-adventure franchise.KIM NOVAK, on Alfred Hitchcock, the trouble with being pretty and why a biopic about her love affair with Sammy Davis Jr won't happen. MARY BETH HURT, the Tony-nominated actress whose demure demeanor drew moviegoers to her array of emotionally impactful performances in such films as Interiors, Chilly Scenes of Winter and The World According to Garp, has died. She was 79. A BIRD raids the picnic. COCAINE SHARKS prowl the Caribbean. AS CAT RESCUES GO, pretty weird.  Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5578 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 Barleycorn; Rainmaker; Glad; Freedom Rider; Forty Thousand Headmen; and Dear Mr. Fantasy.LANGHORNE SLIM visits World Cafe. PAUL McCARTNEY returns with "The Days We Left Behind."SOFT CELL covers Was Not Was's "Out Come The Freaks." PUZZLED PANTHER shares "Strange Memory." JESSE WARE shares "Automatic." TIM KASHER’S HOME PHONE shares "Dying Animal" and "The Collapse."DASH CROFTS, who as half of the duo Seals and Crofts helped define the sound of “soft rock” in the 1970s with hits like “Summer Breeze,” died Wednesday at age 87.  RYAN GOSLING will do yet more sci-fi, this time with the Everything Everywhere All At Once team. PROJECT HAIL MARY: There is no length to which some will go to make anything political. And some already want a sequel.SAVANNAH GUTHRIE broke down in the interview about her Mom's kidnapping. TOM HANKS is returning to baseball. THE MADISON becomes taylor Sheridan's biggest debut. THE X-FILES reboot has its Mulder and Scully. ANTONIO BANDERES talks about why he fled Hollywood. C-3PO's head sells for a million at auction.   A JACK RUSSELL TERRIER climbs a tree to keep his brother's ball in play. A PENGUIN chooses you. CATS & DOGS, living together...  Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5577 SNIFF 'N THE TEARS: "Driver's Seat," from the Boogie Nights soundtrack and Craig O'Neill's vault.COURTNEY BARNETT, Live at Rough Trade in NYC. THE BUG CLUB shares “Yours (If You Want Me).” HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER shares "Shaky Eyes." KRISTIN HERSH shares "Sundial." SUBLIME shares "Until the Sun Explodes." DOUBLESPEAK covers Fad Gadget’s “Back To The Nature.” THE CLAYPOOL LENNON DELIRIUM shares "Meat Machines." RECORD LABELS lose a billion-dollar verdict at the Supreme Court. DUFFY is going to talk about her kidnapping in a new documentary.  HARRY POTTER: The maxi-series reboot has a teaser trailer online. Reactions varied.FORGOTTEN ISLAND has a trailer online. RYAN GOSLING tells moviegoers it's not their job to keep theaters open, it's Hollywood's job to make the want to come out. ANNE HATHAWAY gets a big profile at Harper's Bazzar. A LORD OF THE RINGS SEQUEL written by Stephen Colbert? I mean, he's a Tolkien nerd, but c'mon. MURDER, SHE WROTE is headed to the big screen with Jamie Lee Curtis. JOSEPH & KENDRA DUGGAR are charged with child endangerment. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED's Swimsuit Issue is online.  PERFECT TEAMWORK, but stay for the ending. MAMA STORK shows gratitude when her baby is rescued. SQUIRRELS are vaping, attrated by the fruity aromas.  Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5576 THE MOODY BLUES hit the charts with "Go Now" before going psychedelic.THE NUDE PARTY visits World Cafe. GUIDED BY VOICES shares "Advance Without Dropping." COURTNEY BARNETT shares “One Thing at a Time.”  JOE PERNICE & NORMAN BLAKE share "I'd Rather Look Away." JASON BELLA of DEHD shares “This Is Not Your Life (Static).” TORI AMOS shares "Shush." PULP shares "Marrying For Love" and "Cold Call On The Hot Line." FRUIT BATS shares "The Landfill." BARRY MANILOW says he's cancer-free after a lobectomy. CHIP TAYLOR, a/k/a James Wesley Voight, the Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee who is best known for writing the classic hits “Angel of the Morning” and “Wild Thing,” died Monday at age 86. Love both of those obvsly, but don't sleep on "I Can't Let Go" or "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)." HARRY POTTER has a "serious security team" with cast members getting death threats. DISNEY DUMPS OPEN AI after the company ditches Sora, the generative-AI video creation app it launched last year. JUMANJI 3 decides to open after Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part 3. SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY's trailer has over a billion views. PEAKY BLINDERS: THE IMMORTAL MAN is racking up streams on Netflix. ALAN RITCHSON won’t face criminal charges after an alleged physical dispute between the “Reacher” star and his Tennessee neighbor. STEPSISTERS: Cinderella gets the Wicked tratment. 13 GOING ON 30 is getting rebooted. PAUL WALTER HAUSER joins the cast of Scooby-Doo. VINCE VAUGHN critiques late-night TV. KEVIN DiCICCIO,  the dog trainer and creator behind the beloved “Air Bud” film franchise, has died at the age of 63.  CATS & DOGS, living together... LIKE A MOTH to the flame... PUPPER has dribbling skills.  Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5575 THE REPLACEMENTS played "Bast^rds of Young" and "Kiss Me On The Bus" in an infamous TV appearance.MITSKI plays World Cafe. KING TUFF shares "Stairway to Nowhere."  Aw yeah.KATHRYN MOHR shares "Doorway." BILLIAM shares “Asbestos and Me.”  VINES covers Fleetwood Mac's "Silver Springs." GEESE covers Primal Screams' "Movin' On Up" in Glasgow. COURTNEY LOVE has come around on Geese. PAUL McCARTNEY, on his one consolation when John Lennon was murdered. THE KINKS' Dave Davies responds to Moby's bad reading of "Lola."  VALERIE PERRINE, the former Las Vegas showgirl who earned a best actress Oscar nomination for portraying Lenny Bruce’s drug-addicted stripper wife in Lenny and played Lex Luthor’s secretary in a pair of Superman films, died Monday. She was 82.  BILL COSBY is liable to pay 19MM is a sexual assault case. PROJECT HAIL MARY: Four Lessons Hollywood Won't Learn. MOANA: The live-action remake has a trailer online. KIRSTEN DUNST joins the cast of The Housemaid 2. CHUCK NORRIS Created the Manosphere? JOSIE & THE PUSSYCATS: Rachael Leigh Cook has shut down speculation of a sequel, 25 years after its release. WONDER MAN gets a second season, only the second Marvel show to get one. STAR WARS: John Boyega has put out feelers to the new regime about rejoining the franchise. ONLYFANS owner Leonid Radvinsky has died. He was 43 years of age. TED NICHOLS, who composed, conducted and arranged music for such beloved Hanna-Barbera cartoons as The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! and Josie and the Pussycats, has died. He was 97.   DAD films as his son is swallowed and then spit out by a whale. A TORTOISE loves the hose. CATS & DOGS, living together...  Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5574 MAGAZINE: "Shot By Both Sides" on TOTP.NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Robert Lester Folsom, Spencer Thomas, and more.BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Anna Calvi, Damaged Bug, and more. U.S. GIRLS shares  “You’ve Got Everything – But A Smile,” co-written with The Raconteurs’ Jack Lawrence. FAILURE shares "A Way Down." THE BLACK KEYS cover Willie Griffin’s “Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire.” HORSEGIIRL shares "An Apple A Day."XIU XIU cover's Roxy Music's "In Every Home There's a Heartache." DEAD CAN DANCE returns with “Our Day Will Come.” BOB DYLAN covers Eddie Cochran's "Nervous Breakdown" on tour. CHAPPELL ROAN & JORGINHO are beefing. DAVE GROHL, on all of his therapy.  WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Project Hail Mary dominates the chart with 81MM, breaking a number of records. Hoppers places again with 18MM on a leggy 37 percent drop. Dhurandhar: The Revenge, a Hindi joint, shows with 9.6MM, edging out Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, which made 9.1MM, which is disappointing but not disastrous against a 20MM budget.CHUCK NORRIS, the martial arts champion and karate school teacher who jumped fist- and feetfirst into stardom with 1980s action movies like Missing in Action and the long-running CBS drama Walker, Texas Ranger, has died. He was 86. He was also the ultimate meme of the 2000s.AMANDA PEET revealed a breast cancer diagnosis while both of her parents are in hospice. Eff cancer. RYAN GOSLING would still like to play Ghost Rider. QUENTIN TARANTINO & SYLVESTER STALLONE are teaming up on a miniseries set in the 1930s? HARRY POTTER: Paapa Essiedu says he has faced death threats since being cast as Severus Snape. BARRY KEOGHAN admitted to avoiding public appearances due to constant harassment. SNL UK draws mixed reactions.  SOMETHING was in the wall. A MALINOIS discovered the human was cheating. WHEN DREAMS come true. A MIN-PONY Named Pickle.  Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5573 THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:... with THE BYRDS!  Pretty much because I dig them as we turn into Spring (or Fall).  Let's start with a rare 1965 clip of their breakthrough smash cover of "Mr. Tambourine Man."  There are screaming girls, plus go-go dancers when they hit Shivaree for "All I Really Want to Do" and "Feel A Whole Lot Better."  Next up is a rare sync of "I Knew I'd Want You." There are even more dancers when they cover Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away" for Shindig! on June 23, 1965, while I'm pretty sure that's Ed Wynn introducing "Chimes of Freedom."  You might recognize the voice introducing "Bells Of Rhymney" from poolside in August 1965 and "It Won't Be Wrong" from a corral in January 1966 on Where The Action Is.  BONUS:  Want a couple in color?  Here's "Turn, Turn, Turn!" and "Mr. Spaceman." DOUBLE BONUS: A rare 1967 sync of "Eight Miles High."CATE LE BON plays KCRW. AFGHAN WHIGS returns with “House Of I.”PRIMITIVE RING shares "Heads Will Roll." THE FLATLINERS shares "Inner Peace." MODERN WOMAN shares "Daniel." Not a cover. THE TWILIGHT SAD, on birth, death, and more. METALLICA draws blood. A SINGER-SONGWRITER pleads guilty to a massive fraud on streaming services flooded with AI slop. AFROMAN does not make this blog often, but you want to read this.  THE BACHELORETTE's new season is scrapped amid scandal. That's expensive.DREW GODDARD on Project Hail Mary, The Matrix, Spider-Man, and more. WILD HORSE NINE, with Sam Rockwell and Tom Waits, has a trailer online. SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY's trailer was record-breaking. LEONARDO DiCAPRIO & JENNIFER LAWRENCE, together again (on screen, for Scorsese). KIRSTEN DUNST joins Minecraft 2 after joking about how she wanted the gig.CHUCK NORRIS was hospitalized after a medical emergency. KEVIN SPACEY agreed to an out-of-court settlement with three men who had sued the actor after accusing him of sexual assault.  NETFLIX considers putting K-Pop Demon Hunters on tour. STRANGER THINGS is coming to physical media. ZOOTOPIA 2's momentum carries over to streaming. BROADCAST TV BEATS STREAMING, for now. ED BERNARD, known for roles on Police Woman and The White Shadow, has died. He was 86.   PUNCH THE MONKEY got a girlfriend? JERICHO is summoned. A CAT figured out how to work the treadmill. A KITTEN patiently waits for the water bowl to fill.  Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5572 JIMMY WEBB, one of America's master songwriters, plays "Elvis and Me" on Steve Dahl's 1991 NYE PPV event.RATBOYS visits World Cafe. SOME VELVET SIDEWALK returns with "Don't F*** With Tour Luck." WILLIE NELSON shares "Dream Chaser," the title track of his 156th album. WHITE FENCE shares "Unread Books." STUCK shares "Sicko." SQUAREPUSHER shares "K7 Museum." GLEN HANSARD plays "My Little Ruin" live.JASON ISBELL did an ad for The Onion. ADAM SCOTT talks to Rolling Stone about underrated bands of the '80s and '90s, including R.E.M., The Replacements and Tom Petty.   SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY has a trailer online. TOY STORY 5: Here's a minute. VAL KILMER is starring in a movie through AI. AVENGERS vs DUNE: It's a standoff on Dec. 18. Does Jumanji 3 get caught in the crossfire?ZENDAYA watched the Twilight series as prep for working with Robert Pattinson. LISA KUDROW's Final Comeback? BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: Inside the failed reboot. SCOOBY-DOO announced its new cast. MILEY CYRUS on Hannah Montana, sobering up, and more. HOLLYWOOD's SOUND STAGES are struggling.  AN ELEPHANT collects the toll. A BABY COW & BABY HORSE make friends. DOG and Butterfly.  Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5571 MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND, "Blinded by the Light," Live in '75.CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH did a piano performance at KCRW? THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS shares "Outside Brain."WIRE shares a new edit of “23 Years Too Late.”BUTTHOLE SURFERS share "Jet Fighter" fron their "lost" major label record. DOUG GILLARD shares “Yes She Loves Me.” POND shares "Terrestrials." WIDOWSPEAK shares "If You Change." RADIOHEAD guitarist Ed O’Brien has revealed plans for the band to tour different continents and play 20 shows a year.  DUNE: PART 3 has a trailer online, while Variety collected quotes from the director and cast. ZENDAYA addressed those wedding rumors, but didn't really. SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY drops a trailer later on Wednesday, but Tom Holland says fans from different countries worldwide will reveal new clips from the trailer throughout the day. OSCARS RATINGS: There's good news and there's bad news. JACK RYAN: GHOST WAR has a trailer online. OUTCOME: Keanu and an unrecognizable Jonah Hill have a trailer online. LANTERNS co-creator Damon Lindelhof apologizes to touchy comics nerds. ASIA's screen industries are rushing toward a full embrace of AI.  CAT Parkour! A DOGGO rescued from a canal. CATS & DOGS, living together...  Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5570 FAITH NO MORE: "We Care A Lot."IRON & WINE visits World Cafe. GEESE debuted "Apollo" in Berlin. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE returns to an indie label for "Riptides." ANNA CALVI & MATT BERNINGER share "Is This All There Is?" GLADIE shares "I Want That For You." LILY SEABIRD shares "Demon In Me." JUDY COLLINS is mounting a guest-laden farewell tour. Guess what she's calling it. MICHAEL STIPE has given an update on his debut solo album. VINNIE VINCENT is selling his new album for two million dollars. VINYL sales surpassed a billion in revenue in the United States in 2025.  MICHAEL B. JORDAN, following the path of Paul Giamatti, celebrated his Oscars win at In-N-Out Burger. JANE FONDA seems annoyed that Streisand was picked to honor Robert Redford at the Oscars. SEAN PENN missed his Oscars win because he was meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.  DAVID ZASLAV is set to receive at least 550 million in compensation with the closing of Paramount Skydance‘s deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. DUNE 3 First Look Posters. MARION COTILLARD & WALTER GOGGINS will play a couple attempting to mount a bold, immersive staging of the Book of Job. ERIN DOHERTY has joined Nancy Meyers’ upcoming comedy at Warner Bros. SEBASTIAN STAN & ANNABELLE WALLIS are expecting their first child together.MATT CLARK, the familiar character actor who found his way into a barnful of Westerns, has died. He was 89. A DOGGO learned to say "I Love You." A PUPPER with problem-solving skills. BABY PENGUINS confront a cat.  Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5569 THE IDES OF MARCH: The belated yet still friendly stranger in the black sedan.NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Kim Gordon, the Black Crowes, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Cut Worms, the Notwist, and more. NATHANIEL RATELIFF shares "Tommy's Song" and a cover of Springsteen's "My Hometown." THE DOLLYROTS share "Attention Span." LYKKE LI shares "Knife In My Heart." PORTUGAL. THE MAN covered Huntrix’s K-Pop Demon Hunter hit “Golden.” MORRISSEY was mocked for cancelling a show in Valencia after the noise from the Las Fallas festival apparently prevented him from getting any sleep. BILLY JOEL's daughter, Alexa Ray, has said he’s “doing great” following his brain disorder diagnosis last year. PEARL JAM's Mike McCready has announced a new graphic novel and “lost” rock opera. MOTORHEAD's Phil Campbell has died at the age of 64.DOLLY PARTON made her first public appearance of 2026and shared a health update with fans.  WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Hoppers repeats atop the chart with 28.5MM, and it's doing even better abroad. Reminders of Him places with 18.2MM, a bit above projections. Undertone shows with 9.3MM, also a bit above projections.THE OSCARS went to these folks. Congrats! FIREFLY is returning as an animated series? JAMIE LEE CURTIS did not know she was looking at a Halloween trilogy.HOW MICHELLE PFEIFFER joined The Madison. G.I. JOE is not moving forward. STEVEN SPIELBERG was asked whether he believes in the real-life existence of aliens in the run up to his new UFO movie Disclosure Day.  ZACH BRAFF denies he's dating an AI chatbot. BANKSY Unmasked?  A DOGGO meets his babies. A FRIEND IN NEED is... you know. CATS & DOGS, living together... KING of the... bucket.  Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5568 THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY WEEKEND STARTS HERE: ...with JOE STRUMMER and THE POGUES!  People will be getting their drink and dance on today, so enjoy Joe, Shane and the band putting a Celtic spin on "London Calling" and "I Fought The Law" for St. Patrick's Day, 1988. Follow that up with the Dropkick Murphys' videos for "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" (which you may have heard in Martin Scorsese's The Departed) and "The Wild Rover."  Round it out with an Old Grey Whistle Test of my Fave Pogues songs, "Sally MacLennane" and a Shamrock Shake.GOGOL BORDELLO visits The Current. BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE shares "Hey Amanda."CHARLEY CROCKETT shares "Fastest Gun Alive." PAULA KELLEY shares "The Denial." BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN covers Shane MacGowan's “A Rainy Night in Soho.” PIEBALD returns after 15 years and are "Still On The Couch." JOHN & YOKO are headed to the big screen.  THE OSCARS are increasing security after the FBI warned California law enforcement about the possibility of a retaliatory drone attack by Iran targeting the West Coast.  NETFLIX may pay 600MM for an AI company started by... Ben Affleck. DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE TROUBLE: Just over half of Americans say they set foot in a movie theater over the course of a year. JAMIE LEE CURTIS has ideas for saving Hollywood. UNIVERSAL will be extending the exclusive theatrical window for its 2027 movie releases to 45 days. THE TEAMSTERS are calling on the Department of Justice to block the proposed Paramount–Warner Bros. merger unless worker protections are put in place. ROSAMUND PIKE: Not a fan of Doom.  A CAT Surprise. RESCUING a baby horse. DOGGO brings a friend home.  Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5567 THE LEFT BANKE: "Walk Away Renee."FLOCK OF DIMES plays WFUV. THE LEMON TWIGS share "I Just Can't Get Over Losing You." Hell yeah. ICEAGE returns with "Star." HIT LIKE A GIRL shares “Once and For All (I Gotta Forget You).” KEVIN MORBY shares "Die Young." KACEY MUSGRAVES has a "Dry Spell." VIOLET GROHL shares “595.” JELLO BIAFRA has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke. GARBAGE: Shirley Manson on insane tour economics, and more. BILLY IDOL on a new documentary, old hits, and grandfatherhood.  NICOLE KIDMAN, on her buzziest Oscar moments, life after divorce and insisting "Practical Magic 2" hire a female director. KATE WINSLET in Lord of The Rings? POWER BALLAD, with Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas, has a trailer online. TIMOTHEE CHALAMET said some obvious stuff about opera and ballet and now he's getting it from the opera side and the movie side. REBECCA GAYHEART is championing the AI recreation of her late hiusband Eric Dane's voice. JANET & JERMAINE JACKSON are fighting over the Michael Jackson biopic. TAYLOR SWIFT inspired TRAVIS KELCE to return for another season with the Chiefs.  CATS & DOGS, living together... A PUP, his blanket, and the stairs. CATS raid the fridge.  Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.claudepate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5566 GUADALCANAL DIARY: From the "Where Are They Now?" file (and MTV's 120 Minutes), we have a semi-live take on "Watusi Rodeo." (and 120 Minutes first aired 40 years ago yesterday) BUDDY GUY plays a Tiny Desk Concert. BLEACHERS shares "Dirty Wedding Dress." THURSTON MOORE & BONNER KRAMER share a cover of Joy Division's "Insight." KIM GORDON shares "Play Me." DEER TICK shares "Mary Singletary." MODEST MOUSE returns with “Look How Far.” THE ORIELLES shares "Wasp." MIDGE URE shares "Just Words." THUNDERCAT shares "ThunderWave." JACK WHITE crossed the Swifties. JON BON JOVI is getting a biopic. DR DRE is finally a billionaire. I know you were concerned.  HARVEY WEINSTEIN: The Rikers Interview. JOSHUA JACKSON, on the late James Van Der Beek. PROJECT HAIL MARY: What the Critics Are Saying. Not included: Variety, where Owen Glieberman was not enthused.FINAL OSCARS PREDICTIONS from Variety. LIZA MINELLI and MARIN SCORSESE had a tumultuous secret affair with “more layers than a lasagne”— as they sank into a deep pit of drug addiction together. TOM CRUISE will be in a promo video for Paramount. KATHY IRELAND claims her managers looted her wealth. TILLY NORWOOD: The AI "acress" is in a pro-AI music video.  A GOOD BOY, reunited with his owner. THIS GOLDEN was concerned about the sock market. A SUGAR GLIDER, expressing love.  Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000