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Beat Farmers, John Vanderslice, Cutout Bin, Star Trek, Donkey B-Ball   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Friday, May 08, 2009 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with THE BEAT FARMERS!  Because I was in the mood for an encore of this more sober than usual, professionally-shot, early BF gig recorded at Universal Studios, including "There She Goes Again" (VU); "Road to Ruin," "Bigger Fool," "Reason to Believe" (Springsteen), "Powderfinger" (N. Young), "Happy Boy," "Big Ugly Wheels," "Bigger Stones," "Gun Sale at the Church," "Dallas Blues," "I Wanna Be Free," "Lakeside Trailer Park," "Death Train," and "Seven Year Itch."  If you're new to the band, my picks would be "Bigger Stones," "Happy Boy" and the cover of your choice.  SUPER-SPECIAL BONUS:  Now how much would you pay?  But wait... there's more!  If you really want to see someone put the "bar" in "bar band," watch these NSFW clips from Houston, TX of the late Country Dick Montana leading the band through "Lucille" (K. Rogers) -- complete with his favorite beer bottle stunts -- followed by "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Wino," "Are You Drinkin' With Me, Jesus?" and "Mondo."

JOHN VANDERSLICE is advance streaming his album, Romanian Names, via NPR.

NOMO stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set streaming on demand via MPR. The Current refers to avant garde jazz, funk and Afrobeat, but they sound more accessible than that might suggest.

ST VINCENT: Annie Clark talks to the New York Times about rocking out and more... 

SPINAL TAP is streaming a new song, "Back From The Dead," via Billboard.

BOB MOULD talks to The Quietus about Sugar, Husker Du, being a trance DJ and his sexuality.

SIR PAUL McCARTNEY: "Birthday."

BOB DYLAN, btw, would like to work with Sir Paul McCartney

JANE'S ADDICTION: Perry Farrell talks to Billboard about the pros and cons of the band's reunion.

SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS guitarist Benjamin Curtis answers the infamous 20 Questions for PopMatters.

CUTOUT BIN: From Leonard Nimoy to Alice Cooper, from the Vogues to the Tom Tom Club, from The Move to Mazzy Star, plus The Who, The Replacements, The Kinks, Calexico, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich and more  -- this Friday's fortuitous finds are streaming from the Pate page at the ol' HM.

STAR TREK, apparently, was a TV show in the 60s, and it's now this movie by JJ Adams, the guy who created Felicity and Lost -- and the creator of Lost turns out to be a good choice for what goes on this movie.  The Onion was right that it is fun and watchable, though I didn't hear too many disappointed Trekkers coming out of the screening.  There are some major violations of Trek canon built in, but there were also plenty of nods to quirks from the original series for the more hardcore fans.  None of this should detract from enjoyment by casual fans or strangers to the original series (though it's good to know what nacelles are). Ebert is correct that there's not a lot of deep thinking or diplomacy in this reboot, but that's okay, as it gives them something to work into the sequel.  It would be unfair to pigeonhole it as another summer action flick -- the dialogue and characterizations are pretty snappy, well-delivered by the cast.  Although this franchise is all about Kirk and Spock, I must say that Karl Urban and Simon Pegg steal scenes as McCoy and Scotty, respectively.  And that Zoe Saldana makes a hawt -- and smart -- Uhuru.  It's not a perfect movie -- Kirk's childhood is a bit ham-handed, there's a slight bit of slack in the second act, etc. -- but given the magintude of the job and the expectations for it, Abrams delivers.

NOW SHOWING: Aside from the Star Trek reboot, whcich is currently scoring a whopping 94 percent on the ol Tomatometer, this weekend's only wide release is the comedy Next Day Air, which has not been screened for critics.

KIEFER SUTHERLAND will surrender to prosecutors in several weeks and face only a minor assault charge for headbutting a fashion designer at a party.

PAULA ABDUL claims he was never addicted to painkillers and never checked into a rehab clinic.

LINDSAY LOHAN has another sleepover at Samantha Ronson's pad.

MY LITTLE PONY: Reign of Buttercup Sprinkles. The surpsise action smash of the Summer.

MARY STEWART MASTERSON is knocked up. Some kind of wonderful.

FARRAH FAWCETT: Ryan O'Neal speaks for the first time about the devastating illness of his longtime partner, Farrah Fawcett, who has battled cancer for the past two and a half years.

AFGHANISTAN: The Taliban have momentum that makes any effort to negotiate with them difficult, says US SecDef Gates.

IRAQ: Times are tough for the Iraqis who build concrete security barriers. The AFP managing to see the gey lining to the silver cloud.

WATERSKIING MONKEYS: Let's go to the video.

DONKEY BASKETBALL appears to be thriving in south-central Iowa, but PETA is on the case. The Daily Mail has pics from the dark heart of Moravia.

MAN SAVES DOG Saves Man. From a mountain lion!

WAITER, there's a severed snake head in my soup.

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