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M Ward, John Lydon. Lucinda Williams & Elvis Costello, Careful Canine   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Monday, July 02, 2012 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

BEIRUT finally dropped a video for "The Rip Tide."

M WARD plays a mini-set at World Cafe.

JOHN LYDON stopped by World Cafe for a chat and mini-set.

LUCINDA WILLIAMS & ELVIS COSTELLO, Live on Crossroads, Jan. 13 2002.

JUKEBOX THE GHOST play a full set at World Cafe Live.

DINOSAUR JR. drops "Watch the Corners" ahead of I Bet on Sky.

WYE OAK drops "Spiral" as part of Adult Swim's singles series.

FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE: "Denise," which returned to the Tube last year after a long absence.

ADELE is expecting a child with Simon Kinecki. Or someone like him.

IGGY POP talks to the New York Times about Maine, Miami, Punk, penises and more...

LAWRYN HILL pleads guilty to tax evasion and could face jail time.

THE STONE ROSES reunion is essayed at The Guardian.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Ted is this weekend's surprise champ with 54.1 million, more than 15-20 million over the supposed experts' projections.  It's the biggest opening weekend for an R-rated comedy evah, breaking The Hangover's 45 million record.  This could make 250 million worldwide against a 50 million budget.  Magic Mike placed, but also overperformed expectations with 39.2 million.  Warner Bros. only spent 7 million for distribution rights on this one, which was mostly financed by director Steven Soderburgh and star Channing Tatum.  The profit to cost ration should eb rich here, though the strippers may not have the same legs as the teddy bear.  Brave showed with 34 million on a 49 percent drop from its debut, a bit steeper than the usual Pixar hold (although Wall-E had a similar drop). Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection takes the fourth slot with 26.4 million, about average for a Madea move (excluding Madea Goes to Jail which had a 41 million opening).  Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted rounds out the Top 5 with 11.8 million on a 40 percent drop, clearly feeling the competition from Brave.  Below the fold People Like Us opened in the tenth slot with 4.3 million, making it fortunate that the budget was only 16 million.  Moonrise Kindom finally goes near-wide and moves up to the No. 8 spot, while Rock of Ages and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter really start to tank, each dropping over 60 percent.

TED: I suppose people like me are to blame for this surprise smash.  I am not a big fan of Family Guy, though I have found its creator, Seth MacFarlane is an engaging talk show guest.  MacFarlane's feature debut milks the magical teddy bear gone bad concept for all it's worth, but it does more than that.  Mark this one as a vulgar, but successful entry in the subgenre I call "Chick Flicks for Guys" -- essentially romantic comedies about men overcoming their arrested deveopment (High Fidelity and Wonder Boys immediately come to mind as some of my faves in this subgenre). As such, Ted should appeal enough to women to make Ted a sizable box office success as well.

TOM CRUISE and KATIE HOLMES are getting divorced. Katie filed the papers — and Tom was “blindsided.”  Katie wants sole legal custody and “primary residential custody” of Suri. Holmes, who secretly rented her own NYC apartment before filing (or was it deeded to her by Cruise?), may have created huge tax problems for Cruise by filing in NY.

ALEC BALDWIN got married to Hilaria Thomas, days after he  got physical with yet another photog in New York City.

MILA KUNIS talks tabloid rumors, online dating, weight in Hollywood, and more at Glamour.

CHARLIE SHEEN threatens suit over a bogus story that he trashed a hotel room. Uh-huh.

JENNY McCARTHY, in Playboy. Gratuitous Monday.

THE UNITED STATES indicted Minh Quang Pham for assisting al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

YEMEN: The government said that 13 AQAP plots to attack embassies in Sana'a were foiled.

AFGHANISTAN: ISAF killed the Lashkar-e-Taiba's leader in Kunar and several insurgents in an airstrike in the province.

A CAREFUL CANINE reaches for a ball.

LUXURY DOGHOUSES and the Dogs That Couldn't Care Less.

THE BIRDS: The sounds of gun fire filled the air around the vacant Saturn dealership Thursday morning as several Southgate (MI) Police Officers attempted to exterminate some of the thousands of seagulls that have invaded the building.

A 12.5 CM WORM was removed from a man's eye in India.

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