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The XX, Andrew W.K., Cover Songs, Helium Puppy   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Wednesday, December 02, 2009 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

JOE STRUMMER loved Bruce Springsteen, as it turns out -- which put me in mind of the posthumous all-star version of "London Calling" at the 2003 Grammys.

THE XX stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set streaming via MPR.

THE TOP 10 ALBUMS of 2009, according to the World Cafe's David Dye, including tracks from Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears and Allen Toussaint, both of which could have been on my faves list. 

ANDREW W. K. did a Tiny Desk Concert at the offices of NPR.

THE 30 BEST COVER SONGS OF THE DECADE, according to Paste, with plenty of embedded audio.

HOT CHIP is advance streaming the title track to their One Life Stand album.

U2 cover "Merry Christmas, Baby (Please Come Home)," ripped from the premiere, for extra retro goodness.

LOS CAMPENSINOS! Tom gives Drowned in Sound the low down / scoop / details on the upcoming album, Romance Is Boring.

THE GOSSIP: Beth Ditto talks about Portland, various musical influences and more with The New York Times.

JOHN FOGERTY talks to Spinner about "Fortunate Son" and The Big Lebowski.

PAUL McCARTNEY sold out London's O2 Arena in four seconds.

LISA LOEB had a baby girl. Congrats!

TIGER WOODS told his wife that she ruined their Thanksgiving and stormed out of their house before crashing his car, according to RadarOnline.  Woods' alleged mistress launches a ferocious attack on the tabloids and their sources. Meanwhile, a L.A. cocktail waitress tells Us Weekly that she had a steamy 31-month fling with Tiger and has a voicemail recording and text messages to prove it.  And there may be still more women making such claims. BONUS: This animated reconstruction is your must-watch clip of the day.

NICOLE RICHIE is headlining a single-camera half-hour sitcom in development at ABC.

MEL BROOKS and CARL REINER talk to The A.V. Club about the longevity of the straight-guy/funny-guy comedy dynamic, writing plays for critics, and Jewish humor.

THE INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD nominations are out.  Zooey wuz robbed!  But otherwise a good day for (500) Days of Summer, and Anvil!

MILA KUNIS gets a feature and photoshoot at BlackBook.

HARRY POTTER and the DEATHLY HALLOWS: USA Today has a first look.

TWILIGHT: Summit Entertainment faces big money decisions if they plan to split the final vampire book into two movies.

BOURNE 4 seems to be missing a director at the moment.  Paul Greengrass has a statement.

THE BLACK HOLE: Disney's first-ever PG flick is getting a remake from the team working on Tron: Legacy.

IRAN's plans to build 10 more uranium enrichment facilities are largely bluster after the UN's strongly worded letter, analysts say. The British Foreign Secretary, has called for the swift release of the five sailors captured after their yacht strayed into Iranian waters.

AFGHANISTAN: The US is seeking to extend its control over the day-to-day running of Afghanistan with the appointment of an international "high representative" in Kabul in an attempt to bypass Hamid Karzai's much-criticized government.

HELIUM PUPPY? I think not, but cute anyway.

WHEN A TIGER ATTACKS, it looks pretty much exactly like this.

A DEER was missing the foorball game, and really had dibs on the sofa.

DAY OF THE DOLPHIN, er SEA LION: A Russian scientist who trains seals to carry out secret military missions complained in a newspaper interview Tuesday that Russia has fallen behind the US in the race to arm sea mammals.

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