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Michael Cera, New Pronographers, Baseball Project, Mulder   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Thursday, August 14, 2014 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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THE MUPPETS lipsync the Beastie Boys' "So What'cha Want".

MICHAEL CERA --yes, that Michael Cera--is streaming True That.

THE NEW PR0NOGRAPHERS stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set.

THE BASEBALL PROJECT stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set.

FRENCH STYLE FURS, featuring Nathan Willet and Matt Maust of Cold War Kids as well as Nathan Warkentin of We Barbarians, stopped by WFUV.

LYDIA LOVELESS played a Tiny Desk Concert at the offices of NPR.

PATTI SMITH: Aquarium Drunkard is sharing the demos for  “Redondo Beach" and  “Distant Fingers."

THE BUGGLES: "Video Killed the Radio Star," live in 2004. Because they helped launch MTV in August 1981.

SPOON's Britt Daniel talks to Drowned In Sound about REM, The Cure, Miley Cyrus, and more...

ROMEO STODART from The Magic Numbers talks to Drowned In Sound about working with Jimmy Webb, Spirtiualized, and more...

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE: Chris Walla writes about why he's leaving the band.

THE AFGHAN WHIGS, ranked by Stereogum.

JUSTIN BIEBER has struck a plea deal in his Miami Beach DUI case in which he will agree to anger management but dodge a drunk driving bullet.

ROBIN WILLIAMS' grieving daughter Zelda Williams has quit social media after internet trolls and insensitive posters added to her despair.

GWYNETH PALTROW is reportedly dating Glee co-creator Brad Falchuk.

TOM HIDDLESTON is being courted for the lead in a version of Ben-Hur.

THANDIE NEWTON has joined the cast of HBO’s Westworld adaptation.

IDRIS ELBA is profiled by Details.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY tops the Billboard chart.

JOE VISKOCIL, who blew up the Death Star and the White House, melted the Sta-Puft marshmallow man and more, has passed away.

UKRAINE has warned that Russia could use a controversial aid delivery as a pretext for invasion, amid growing tension and uncertainty over the fate of a convoy of almost 300 military trucks dispatched by Moscow.

ISRAEL: Palestinian leaders said early Thursday that in the last moments before the midnight expiration of their cease-fire with Israel in Gaza, the two sides had agreed to hold their fire for an additional five days to continue talks about a more durable truce. But an exchange of rockets and missiles around the end of one cease-fire and the beginning of the next cast immediate doubt about whether it would even last until dawn.

LIBYA: Fighting escalated in Tripoli, and the Islamist Misratan forces shelled the largely Zintani-supporting neighborhood of Ghut Shaal. Suspected Islamist gunmen yesterday assassinated Tripoli security head Colonel Mohamed Al Suwaisi, a supporter of Operation Dignity. In Benghazi, Ansar al Sharia forces have deployed to a new checkpoint within striking distance of the Saiqa Special Forces base at Benina Airport; Operation Dignity claimed that the Saiqa forces have serious internal problems. The Parliament voted to dissolve all armed brigades in the country, and asked the UN to intervene immediately "to protect civilians and state institutions in Libya."

IRAQ: A team of US marines and special forces landed on Mount Sinjar in Iraq on Wednesday to assess options for a potential rescue of of 30,000 Yazidi civilians threatened by Islamic extremists and worn down by hunger and thirst.  A mass evacuation is unlikely following this assessment, as the U.S. State Department and military that found far fewer people trapped than previously feared. European nations moved on Wednesday to intensify their involvement in Iraq, announcing further humanitarian aid and, for the first time, pledging to supply arms to the embattled Kurdish forces fighting the Sunni militants who have overrun much of northern Iraq.

MULDER THE CAT: No house can hold him.

WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD? To obstruct traffic in Oregon.

TIGER SELFIES: Banned in New York.

A TRAVELING PETTING ZOO has been identified by Minnesota health officials as the source of an E. coli outbreak that so far has infected 13 people and required seven of them to be admitted to hospitals.

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Bob Mould, Castanets, Baked, Celebration, Lauren Bacall RIP, Lion   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

ARCADE FIRE went "Back In Time" Huey Lewis-style in Edmonton, presumably a Michael J. Fox tribute.

BOB MOULD plays a Tiny Desk Concert, finishing with "Makes No Sense At All".

CASTANETS advance stream Decimation Blues.

BAKED advance streams Debt.

CELEBRATION advance streams Albumin.

HAPPY DIVING has a “Weird Dream” ahead of Big World.

THE MONKEES: The TV version of "You Just May Be the One," which differs from the LP version and has more cowbell.

CULTURE CLUB: The original line-up will be touring and recording a new album with producer Youth due in 2015.

GENE SIMMONS & THE BLACK LIPS trade barbs via HuffPost Live.

THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN are compared to the Sex Pistols and The Clash by a biographer.

ST VINCENT talks to The Guardian about the influence of Nirvana, religion and conservative values on her ‘Texas freak' teen years.

LAUREN BACALL, the actress whose provocative glamour elevated her to stardom in Hollywood’s golden age and whose lasting mystique put her on a plateau in American culture that few stars reach, died on Tuesday in New York. She was 89.

ROBIN WILLIAMS  was in such a deep depression when he went to rehab last month ... people around him felt it was simply “too late” for him to recover. Also, Koko the Gorilla mourns.

NEIL PATRICK HARRIS talks parenthood with Glamour.

JESSICA SIMPSON threw sister Ashlee a Bohemian bridal shower.

MICHAEL C. HALL is set to star in Stanley Kubrick's unproduced drama, God Fearing Man.

THE INHUMANS will be headed to the big screen, based on the success of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.

UKRAINE: A representative from the International Committee of the Red Cross told Deutsche Welle that his organization has not yet received a list of the contents of the humanitarian convoy which has set off from the Moscow area for Ukraine.

IRAQ's new prime minister-designate won swift endorsements from both the United States and Iran on Tuesday as he called on political leaders to end crippling feuds that have let jihadists seize a third of the country. The military has sent 130 additional advisers to northern Iraq to plan for the evacuation of refugees under siege by Islamist militants. However, two senior U.S. military leaders had starkly contrasting views on the effectiveness of American air strikes against jihadist targets in northern Iraq.

A LION interrupts a PSA about lions.

COCO THE CAT hacked the neighborhood wi-fi.

A GIANT HORNET on a leash.

MEERKATS, SNAKES, TARANTULAS, AN OWL are among the pets in this home menagerie.

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St Vincent, Allison Crutchfield, Jason Feathers, Robin Williams, RIP, Cat Latos   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

TWIN PEAKS drops a video for the catchy-as-Hell “I Found a New Way,” from their new album Wild Onion.

ALLISON CRUTCHFIELD (Swearin') is streaming her Lean In To It EP.

JASON FEATHERS (a non-Bon Ivery Bon Iver side project) is advance streaming De Oro.

ST VINCENT played a full set at Prospect Park in Brooklyn.

OLAFUR ARNAULDS stopped by World Cafe for a chat and mini-set..

SMASHING PUMPKINS drop an unreleased version of “Let Me Give The World To You”.

STARS go disco on “From The Night” ahead of No One Is Lost.

THE CHESTERFIELD KINGS cover the Moving Sidewalks' "99th Floor" (introed by Martha Quinn) and psych up even more on "Sunrise (Turn On)" for Twofer Tuesday.

THE MUFFS are profiled by Magnet, where bassist Ronnie Barnett also pays tribute to Scott Miller and Game Theory.

DAVID BOWIE: 20 Great Songs Only Hardcore Fans Know.

FUGAZI plans to release their first demo tape.

LEONARD COHEN reportedly will drop a new LP in November for his 80th birthday.

ROBIN WILLIAMS, an Academy Award-winning actor and comedian who imbued his performances with wild inventiveness and a kind of manic energy, died on Monday at his home in Marin County, Calif. He was 63.The county sheriff’s office said in a statement that it “suspects the death to be a suicide due to asphyxia.” His rep noted Williams had been battling severe depression. Here's a bit of his first Tonight Show appearance and a NSFW hunk from the Great American Music Hall. Here's an anecdote from Christopher Reeve. And here's how answered the "Pearly Gates" question on Inside the Actors Studio.

THE TEEN CHOICE AWARDS are rigged. Is nothing sacred?

THE ROCK's mother and cousin were struck in a head-on collision by a drunk driver in a police chase.

KELLY RUTHERFORD claims her children are being illegally deported by a renegade judge who has ordered them to live with their father in France.

COURTNEY LOVE went through 27 million dollars of "Nirvana money."

COURTNEY STODDEN has reconciled with her estranged 54-year-old husband.

PATTI LaBELLE will appear in four episodes of American Horror Story: Freak Show. (Spoiler alert)

JJ MURPHY, a veteran Northern Ireland actor has died just four days after filming his first scenes in the hugely successful TV series Game of Thrones. Beat George RR Martin to it.

JAMES BOND: CBS News actually polled your favorite 007.

UKRAINE: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said it held talks yesterday with Ukrainian and Russian authorities on delivering Russia’s proposed aid to eastern Ukraine, but laid down strict guidelines to uphold its neutral role.

ISRAEL: Monday, as the first day of a three-day humanitarian cease-fire held, the Israelis and Palestinians resumed indirect talks in Cairo aimed at securing a longer truce.

IRAQ's president snubbed incumbent Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and picked another politician Monday to form the next government, setting up a fierce political power struggle even as the country battles extremists in the north and west. President Obama has said the nomination of Haider al-Abadi as Iraq's prime minister-designate is a "promising step forward". The phrase that pays here is "regime change." Meanwhile, the United States began directly providing weapons on Monday to Kurdish forces fighting Islamic militants in Iraq. A US strike aircraft destroyed three Islamic State armored personnel carriers and a technical in four airstrikes in the Sinjar Mountains. The Peshmerga is said to have regained control of Gwair, Makhmour, and Zumar.

CAT LATOS dances with MLB pitcher Mat Latos.

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: A Baby Zonkey.

THE SOFTER SIDE...of pit bulls.

A BEARDED DRAGON was saved by CPR in Salem, OR.

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Bishop Allen, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Benjamin Booker, Imogen Heap, Gorilla   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Monday, August 11, 2014 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

TWEEDY and LUCIUS play "High As Hello" in a tunnel.

BISHOP ALLEN advance streams Lights Out.

CYMBALS EAT GUITARS advance streams Lose.

BENJAMIN BOOKER advance streams his self-titled debut.

IMOGEN HEAP advance streams Sparks.

THE DOORS: An official, 3 1/2 minute video for "L.A. Woman."

PHOX is profied by Flavorwire.

SHARON VAN ETTEN talks to the Guardian about learning to play festivals and more.

A BRAZILLIAN BUS MAGNATE is buying up the world's vinyl records.

LEWIS: A mysterious, "lost" artist is identified and issues a statement.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tops the chart with 65 million; that's a whopping 20 million more than projections, which again underestimated the ability of Michael Bay to make mediocre movies people love to see.  Guardians of the Galaxy places with 41.5 million on a 56 percent drop; that's only a few million below projections and maybe surprising in light on the strength of TMNT. Guardians is the only movie this summer to approach 40 million in its second weekend; its 175 million domestic total recoups its production budget and exceeds Captain America 2 in that film's second weekend, which technically opened last spring. With a couple more leggy weekends, Guardians could end up beating Transformers 4 for top grosser this year. The debut of Into The Storm shows with18 million, which may be enough to profit against a 50 million budget.The Hundred-Foot Journey took the fourth slot with a respectable 11.1 million against a 22 million budget.  Lucy rounds out the Top 5 with another 9.3 million; its 112 million worldwide take to date almost certainly means profit in its theatrical run. Below the fold, Step Up All In opens with an anemic 6.6 million here...but 25 million abroad, which is where this fanchise is increasingly making its money.

DAVID DUCHOVNY & TEA LEONI quietly divorced in June.

CHRISTINA RICCI recently welcomed her first child, a baby boy, with husband James Heerdegen.

KIM KARDASHIAN is publishing a book of selfies. Shocka!

KATE UPTON says she hasn't posed nude (yet) because of the internet.

ROSIE O'DONNELL got into a heated showdown over abortion with CNN's S.E. Cupp during a 'View' test show taping with Whoopi Goldberg ... who ended up taking a thinly-veiled shot at Barbara Walters. Rosie, btw, is still a 9/11 truther, so you think she would respect diversity of opinion.

TONY STEWART sat out a NASCAR race Watkins Glen International race track on Sunday, after he hit and killed another driver who was walking on a track during a dirt-track race in upstate New York on Saturday.

IRAQI troops, security forces and tanks surged into Baghdad on Sunday as political turmoil deepened over who should lead the country.

ISRAEL and the Palestinians agreed on Sunday to an Egyptian proposal for a new 72-hour ceasefire in Gaza. Hamas said on Thursday it had executed several Palestinians on suspicion of helping Israeli forces during the month-long Gaza war.

ISLAMIC STATE militants have killed at least 500 members of Iraq's Yazidi ethnic minority during their offensive in the north, Iraq's human rights minister told Reuters on Sunday. Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said the Sunni militants had also buried alive some of their victims, including women and children.In Syria the Islamic State is terrorizing residents with their strict interpretation of Islamic law, including beheadings, stonings and cutting off the hands of thieves.  The Obama administration still has not decided on, much less put into motion, any plan to stem ISIS’s expansion, despite having committed military forces.

A GORILLA and KITTENS... playing together...mass hysteria!

A CAT-EATING PYHON, captured by Florida police.

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: A two-headed dolphin.

THE WORLD'S OLDEST EEL passes away in a Swedish well. No word on the hovercraft.

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Thin Lizzy, Allah-Las, Phox, Tori Amos, Stand of Oaks, Cutout Bin, Maru   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Friday, August 08, 2014 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

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THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with THIN LIZZY! Remember that chick who used to dance a lot? Here's Phil Lynott & Co. live at the Sydney Opera House in 1978, playing "Jailbreak," "Bad Reputation," "Cowboy Song," "The Boys Are Back In Town," "Waiting For An Alibi," and "Are You Ready?"

THE ALLAH-LAS stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a session.

PHOX stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set.

TORI AMOS stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set.

STRAND OF OAKS stopped by WFUV Live for a chat and mini-set.

KENNY ROGERS & THE FIRST EDITION: "I Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)." Yeah. Yeah. Oh, Yeah.

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT talks to The Guardian about his love for Obama, lyrical oversharing and how he has no memory of his guest appearance in Absolutely Fabulous.

LOS CAMPESINOS! Gareth managed to find the one bright spot on an otherwise intolerable “alternative” radio channel.

BOBBY WOMACK: The late soul legend's label unearthed an unseen interview.

25 SONGS THAT SHOULD NEVER BE COVERED, according to NME. They start with "Stairway to Heaven," a song now the subject of a copyright lawsuit. Hmm.

THE CUTOUT BIN: From the Jam to Steely Dan, from the Grass Roots to the Psychedelic Furs, from Led Zeppelin to The Church, plus Cher, the New York Dolls, 999, Marvin Gaye and more -- this Friday's fortuitous finds are streaming from the Pate page at the ol' HM.

NOW SHOWING:This weekend's wide releases include: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, currently scoring 17 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; Into the Storm, currnetly scoring 9 percent; Step Up All In, scoring 53 percent; and The Hundred-Foot Journey, scoring 58 percent.

KRISTEN STEWART talks to Elle about her career, fame, and not smiling for the camera.

LARRY DAVID is headed to Broadway.

CHRISSY TEIGEN is funny. But that's not why Esquire did the photo spread.

LINDSAY LOHAN ignoring texts from sober friends?

TRUE DETECTIVE creator Nic Pizzolatto rejects claims of plagarism.

ISRAEL: Rockets from Gaza hit Israel early Friday morning, breaking the cease-fire, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

SYRIA: The Islamic State killed over 40 people in three suicide bombings at one of the regime's last remaining bases in Raqqah; clashed with tribal gunmen in Deir Izzour, where it also executed 18 employees of the sharia council who had been guarding oilfields for the Al Nusrah Front, the Islamic Front, and rebels; and clashed with the Islamic Front, regime forces, and Kurdish YPG forces in separate battles in Aleppo.

LIBYA: Demonstrators in Misrata protested against the new government. The commander of Operation Dignity's air forces confirmed its support of the new government, noting that a number of its jets are based in Tobruk. Prime Minister al Thinni and the head of US Africa Command agreed to try to speed up training of Libyan military forces.

IRAQ: President Obama announced he has authorized "targeted" air strikes if necessary to protect American interests in Iraq from insurgent forces that are taking over the country's northern cities. US forces also airdropped humanitarian aid to help a group of 40000 Yazidis, a group of ethnic Kurds, who fled villages in northern Iraq under threat from ISIS. Militants from the Islamic State group seized Iraq's largest hydroelectric dam on Thursday, giving them control of enormous power and water resources and leverage over the Tigris River that runs through the heart of Baghdad.

MARU: The box cat discovers window shades.

CROCODILE vs BULL SHARK: Who you got?

A MACAQUE is at the center of a copyright dispute with Wikimedia.

RATS ON A PLANE ground a flight in India.

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