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Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl


JOHNNY NASH: "I Can See Clearly Now." Because I'm hoping for a bright, sunshiney day. X got the band back together and are streaming Alphabetland. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features new tracks from Bright Eyes, Jonsi and more. ST. VINCENT, BECK, MAVIS STAPLES, THE REVOLUTION and more played the Grammys' Prince Tribute, icymi. FRAMPTON LIVE at the BBC, before coming alive. MARIANNE FAITHFULL has left the hospital after over three weeks after developing coronavirus symptoms. THE GO-GOS' Kathy Valentine discussed her memoir All I Ever Wanted with SPIN. THE TOP 40 YO LA TENGO SONGS, according to Paste. THE NUMBER ONES looks at the great Dolly Parton's bright, daffy class-resentment movie theme "9 To 5." STAR WARS: A new series is in the works at Disney+, from Leslye Headland, the co-creator, showrunner, and executive producer of Russian Doll. R. KELLY's second bid to be freed from prison over coronavirus fears is rejected. HEATHER LOCKLEAR celebrates a year of sobriety. VAL KILMER got into Top Gun: Maverick by begging. WESTWORLD is far from ending. SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH will be teaching online Geography lessons via the BBC, for children being homeschooled during the coronavirus pandemic. SUNSET BOULEVARD at 70: Nancy Olson on Wilder, Holden and Why She Walked Away From Stardom. PAUL SCHRADER Does Not Have Much Hope for the Future of Movies. BATTLE WITHOUT DUTY OR HONOR: Kittens. BUNNY & BEAGLE, living together... A WOMAN rescues a dog from an icy lake.
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Not My Best Weekend, But Tough to Complain, Really. |
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Monday, April 20, 2020 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl

 MARTI JONES & TIM LEE (The Windbreakers) cover The dB's classic, "Neverland." With Beatle Bob cameo.THE ROLLING STONES, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Eddie Vedder and more played a benefit concert on Saturday. NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork will point you to Fiona Apple and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT looks back 20 years with this selective list of favorite Y2K albums. BOB DYLAN shares "I Contain Multitudes." MATTHEW SELIGMAN, the bassist who played with the Soft Boys, the Thompson Twins, Thomas Dolby, and more, has died of complications from COVID-19. WRECKLESS ERIC has tested positive. THE BEST COUNTRY(ISH) ALBUMS of 2020 (So Far), according to Paste. THE NUMBER ONES looks at Blondie's shimmering reggae cover "The Tide Is High." SOME GOOD NEWS: John Krasinski hosted a virtual prom for the Class of 2020, with guest stars. THE LAST DANCE: How Michael Jordan was convinced to release the footage from 1997-98. LORI LAUGHLIN's claims of prosecutorial misconduct are getting serious consideration. ALICIA SILVERSTONE looks back at Clueless, 25 years later. WEEKEND BOX OFFICE? The "most-watched" streaming metrics are meaningless, but hey, if you're interested... JAMES GUNN's streaming recommendations. CAT vs DOG, on the Wall Street Journal op-ed page. NEVER LEAVE YOUR PHONE near a fox. PENGUINS are taking back Cape Town. WILD BOARS are roaming Haifa. WHEN THE BELLY RUBS are too good.
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Yardbirds, Brian Dennehy RIP, and Friday Things. |
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Friday, April 17, 2020 - 08:00 AM Posted by: Karl

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: 
...with THE YARDBIRDS! Live circa 1967, featuring someone the announcer calls "Timmy Page." Your setlist inlcudes "Shapes of Things," "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago," "Over Under Sideways Down," and "I'm a Man." TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS, Live at Winterland, Dec. 30, 1978. LAURA MARLING plays a Tiny Desk Concert from Home. COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS shares "Burlap String" and recommends gardening and poetry. THE NATIONAL's Matt Berninger covers Mercury Rev from home. CAR SEAT HEADREST goes "Hollywood." ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN: A Celebration. PHOEBE BRIDGERS talks about the legacy of Elliot Smith's Figure 8. RICHARD MARX talks to Stereogum about his vocal use of social media, how he and wife Daisy Fuentes are faring being quarantined together, and how his kids had to tell him who Trapt were. BRIAN DENNEHY, a versatile stage and screen actor known for action movies, comedies and classics, but especially for his Tony Award-winning performances in “Death of a Salesman” in 1999 and “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” in 2003, died of cardiac arrest in New Haven, Conn. He was 81. MEGXIT: Harry & Meghan scrapped plans for a celebrity-filled bash to celebrate Archie's first birthday after Los Angeles extended coronavirus lockdown. And they volunteered to deliver meals to the needy. PRINCESS BEATRICE and her fiancé Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have formally canceled their royal wedding. HOWARD FINKEL, WWE Hall of Fame ring announcer, has passed away at age 69. ROGUE ONE: The Disney+ spinoff likely adds Stellan Skarsgard and Kyle Soller. SAVED BY THE BELL: The reboot-sequel has a trailer online. PERRY MASON has a teaser trailer online. AMY SCHUMER realized she had to change her son's name. WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS: The funniest show on TV? WHO FLEW with the crabs? THIS GUY brought an injured baby deer into his house and became her dad. AN OSPREY was close to drowning so a surfer used his board to scoop him out. WHISKEY & LULU: Schwarzenegger knows what the fans want.
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