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Monday, December 30, 2024 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY STARTS HERE:

...with THE BEAT FARMERS!  Making a tradition 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.  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."  SUPER-SPECIAL BONUS: Country Dick rolls out "California Kid" and "Anarchy in the UK" (Language warning).

U2: Crushingly obvious, I know

NICK CAVE & SHANE MacGOWAN: "What a Wonderful World."

ABBA wishes you a "Happy New Year,"  but it doesn't sound anywhere as celebratory as "Take A Chance On Me." 

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS perform "This Year" at the M-Shop in Ames, IA.

OTIS & CARLA have a "New Year's Resolution."

CLAUDE PATE: Don't forget you can stream "New Year" on the Tube, with comments from a member of The Eclectics and Friend of Pate Ken King.

AULD LANG SYNE: All my life, I don't know what this song means.

JOE JACKSON: Pate frequently attempted "One More Time" to often hilarious effect, so today I stick with Joe's early material, including "Sunday Papers" live on the OGWT, "Kinda Kute" on the Kenny Everett Video Show, and a Beat Crazy-era run of "On Your Radio."  The Rock Goes To College show provides live takes on "It's Different For Girls,"  "I'm The Man," and this pulsing version of his signature "Is She Really Going Out With Him?"  BONUS: The appropos finale, "Got The Time?

THE 2024 FLUBLOG SURVEY, playlisted at Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube.

BROOKLYN VEGAN's Top 50 Albums of 2024.

BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT's Top 40 Albums of 2024. Also, 2024’s best reissues and box sets.

STEVEN HYDEN's Favorite Albums of 2024.

UPROXX's Best Albums of 2024.

NPR's 50 Best Albums and 124 Best Songs of 2024.

PITCHFORK's 50 Best Albums, 100 Best Songs, Best Rock Albums, and Best Box Sets and Reissues.

STEREOGUM's 50 Best Albums and 50 Best Songs of 2024. Plus the Gummy Awards.

 

CONSEQUENCE's 50 Best Albums and 200 Best Songs of 2024.

ALTERNATIVE PRESS's Top 50 Albums of 2024.

PASTE's Top 40 Debut Albums and Top 40 EPs of 2024.

POPMATTERS's Top 80 Albums of 2024.

MOJO's Top 75 Albums of 2024.

NME's Top 50 Albums of 2024.

ROLLING STONE's Top 100 Albums and Top 100 Songs of 2024.

40 GREAT 2024 ALBUMS from indie legends.

THE ZOMBIES: "This Will Be Our Year."

THE BEST MOVIES OF 2024, according to The Ringer.  And Uproxx. And Roger Ebert dot com.  And Rolling Stone.

THE BEST TV SHOWS of 2024, according to The Ringer.  And Uproxx. And Ebert.  And Rolling Stone.

THE GREAT PERFORMANCES of 2024, Parts One and Two.

THE GREAT CRAFT OF 2024, according to Roger Ebert dot com

A CLEVER DOG, a ball, and a treat.

I IMMEDIATELY regret this decision.

NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US Now.

RYAN SEACREST: Don't drink and host. The More You Know. Whoosh.

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Friday, December 20, 2024 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY STARTS HERE:

... with CHRIS ISAAK, live at Universal Studios. Your holiday-themed numbers include "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Hey, Santa," "Last Month of the Year," "Blue Christmas," and "Christmas on TV." Bonus: Dreidel banter!

THE CURRENT has a holiday-themed stream.

THERE'S MORE THAN MARIAH & BING on World Cafe.

JAZZY CHRISTMAS, BABY: A playlist.

A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS:  Mental Floss has "The Real Story Behind A Charlie Brown Christmas (and why it almost wasn't shown)." There's more reflection at Aquarium Drunkard. The WaPo has reflections from producer-director Lee Mendelson.  And Caitlin Flanagan asks what gives the special its power.

A BLUE CHRISTMAS song can be a comfort, when everyone else seems to feel joy

DARLENE LOVE & RONNIE SPECTOR duet on "Sleigh Ride" and "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree."

THE POGUES:  It's not Christmas Eve in the drunk tank (or even St. Patrick's Day) without a "Fairytale of New York."  From 2012, here's the backstory. And at The Week, Michael B. Dougherty argues that it's the greatest Christmas song of all time. NME has 25 Things you didn't know about the tale.

ANTON BARBEAU, an occasional collaborator of the late Scott Miller, crafted his own "Xmas Song."

THE 10 BEST PUNK CHRISTMAS SONGS, according to L.A. Weekly.

35 ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY SONGS, courtesy of NME.

"A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS" changed the way the holiday sounds.

THE BEST AND WORST CHRISTMAS COVERS of 2018, according to NME.

NORAD will be tracking Santa, per usual. CNET has a history and behind-the scenes story.

THE 50 BEST HOLIDAY SONGS, according to The Ringer.

THE 20 GREATEST CHRISTMAS ALBUMS, according to The Guardian.

THE 25 BEST CHRISTMAS ALBUMS, according to Complex. BONUS: The L.A. Times rounds up the Merry and the Meh, including the evolving Christmas Time Again, by The dB's and Friends.

THE TOP 10 ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS SONGS, according to The Mary Sue.

15 BIZARRE CHRISTMAS ALBUMS, courtesy of Mental Floss.

THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY of Christmas Songs.

EIGHT HOURS of vintage department store holiday music.

BILLY MACK: Because "Christmas Is All Around."  ALSO: Is Love Actually is an awful movie? Or a rom-com masterpiece? PLUS: We now know for sure what happened to Harry and Karen. AND: Love, Actually, Finally.

THE FLAMING LIPS perform "White Christmas" as only they can.

WHITE CHRISTMAS: A Snapshot Of The Most Successful Song In Music History.

SUPER FURRY ANIMALS: "The Gift That Keeps Giving."  Not to be confused with "The Gift," which is not Christmasey at all.

THE COURTEENEERS drop a video for "Winter Wonderland" that's not that Winter Wonderland.

CALEXICO: Speaking of presents, here's their "Gift X-Change."

THE MUPPETS: "Ringing of the Bells." Not to be confused with Super Furry Animals.

MICHAEL CAINE looks back at The Muppet Christmas Carol, which has been restored at D+. ALSO: The Muppets look back on The Muppet Christmas Carol for its 30th anniversary. AND: A Muppet Family Christmas, in its original form with all its songs and characters, does not exist on any official streaming service or physical media.

AN XMAS FLASH MOB from the Berklee College of Music broke out into an impromptu performance of the classic Christmas carol “O Holy Night” at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts.

GLAM XMAS:  I started the month with Wizzard's awesome "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day" and Slade's "Merry Christmas Everybody" (1973's UK Xmas No. 1). The circle is now complete. BONUS: Noddy Holder revealed the real inspiration behind Slade’s festive 1973 hit.

HALL & OATES: "Jingle Bell Rock," reduced to its molten kitchy essense.

CHRISTMAS SONGS: More secular than ever.

THE MOST COVERED CHRISTMAS SONGS, according to FiveThirtyEight.

16 WEIRD FACTS About Big Christmas Hits.

HOW GENE AUTRY became the Christmas Cowboy with a musical trifecta.

WHY Are There No New Christmas Songs? WHAT Makes Christmas songs stick?

HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, online. Also, a 5-year-old called 911 on the Grinch.

DAVID BOWIE & BING CROSBY'S cross-generational duet o­n "Little Drummer Boy." This historic event was recreated by Will Farrell and John C. Reilly. Plus, Jack Black and Jason Segel have done a cartoon cover

EVERY RANKIN-BASS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, ranked by New York magazine.

THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS:  Many people believe human activity is causing global warming.  I blame Snow Miser and Heat Miser.

INTO THE SANTA-VERSE: How Rankin and Bass teamed up with Japanese animators to define Christmas specials for generations.

CHICAGO CHRISTMAS MEMORIES:  If you grew up in Chicago (and I suspect other places), the season is not complete without watching the short cartoons of "Hardrock, Coco & Joe" (a story fantastic, a story so queer), "Suzy Snowflake" and the jazzy version of "Frosty the Snowman."

THE BEATLES: The strange story behind the bootleg Christmas albums.

A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOU...FROM PHIL SPECTOR: Essayed by Aquarium Drunkard and NME.

CHRISTMASTIME FOR THE JEWS: An Oral History.

THE TOP 45 CHRISTMAS MOVIES, according to Varety.

THE 50 BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES, according to NME.

A CHRISTMAS STORY at 40: Includes Ralphie's opinion on Die Hard as a Christmas movie

THE TRON 1982 HOLIDAY SPECIAL, courtesy of Funny Or Die.

T. REXMAS is available for download.

THE SEX PISTOLS & THIN LIZZY played "A Merry Jingle" for Top of the Pops.  BONUS: The Pistols' final UK show was a Christmas benefit.

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: Pate even had a song titled "Rope Around The Moon." BONUS: Vintage Bailey backlash from warped, frustrated old people at FEE, the New York Times and Portfolio. DOUBLE-BONUS: 22 TV variations on It's A Wonderful Life. AND: There Is No "Mary Problem" in the movie.

RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER:  Pull up an ice block and lend an ear!  Herbie wanted to be a dentistNTTAWWT.  BONUS:  The Rankin-Bass classic continues to inspire ads like 2009's Verizon ad, following 2008's Apple ad, even more so 2007's AFLAC commercial, and AT & T bringing in Rudolph, Bumble, and Santa for 2015.BONUS: NPR has a piece on the original manuscript.  DOUBLE BONUS: Don't Subject Your Kids to Rudolph.

FESTIVUS:  For the rest of us.  Technically already started, so I can be one of your grievances.

SCARY GHOST STORIES: I overheard Andy Williams crooning "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" in a store a few years back, and the lyric about "scary ghost stories" never really struck me before.  Took me a second, but I supposed he was referring to Dickens.  It turns out -- as noted by a coworker -- that this was a thing in Victorian England...  and the modern day. BONUS: Krampus, which has now inspired a major motion picture, and a Nativity set. DOUBLE BONUS: NME rounds up 10 Deliciously Scary Christmas Movies. TRIPLE BONUS: 18 Killer Santas From Film and TV. QUAD BONUS: The scary story tradition is one explained in this book.

LIAM NEESON auditions as a mall Santa.

TEN UNFORGETTABLE Musical Christmas Moments On Film.

THE 30 BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES, according to Empire magazine.

WHAT YOUR FAVE CHRISTMAS MOVIE Says About You.

FIVE REASONS Why Die Hard is a Christmas movie.

HOME ALONE: Did Kevin McCallister grow up to become the Jigsaw Killer?

THE ICE HARVEST is a Christmas movie?

DRECK THE HALLS: A Holiday TV Specials Retrospective.

23 TV EPISODES based on "A Christmas Carol."

NAT KING COLE:  His chestnuts are roasting.

MAYMO THE BEAGLE gets 210 bottles for Christmas.

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, as told by cats.

17 WEINER DOGS make the perfect Christmas photo.

THE DOGGO who stole Christmas.

A SHETLAND PONY in a Christmas foursie.

A REINDEER prances through the snow.

CHRISTMAS ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND involves millions of crabs.

AN AUSTRALIAN FAMILY shot into the Guinness Book of Records in 2011 after decorating their home with an astonishing 331038 Christmas lights. If the video at the link doesn't work, try this one.

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Watching the "news" dry up as Christmas approaches.   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Thursday, December 19, 2024 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

GLAM CHOPS: Art Brut's Eddie Argos has a "Countdown to Christmas."

BLACK SABBATH, Live in Fresno, 1976.

THUNDERCAT joins a YO GABBA GABBA Tiny Desk Concert.

SUSANNA HOFFS & ELVIS COSTELLO cover the Rolling Stones' "Connection" to celebrate Keef's 81st birthday.

ELTON JOHN has CARA DELEVIGNE [lay him for the "Step Into Christmas" video.

STEREOGUM's Top 40 Pop Songs of 2024.

THE 25 BEST ROCK ALBUMS of 2024, according to PopMatters.

THE CURE's Robert Smith on toxic fandom.

BOB "SLIM" DUNLAP, the guitarist best-known as a member on the Replacements, has died at the age of 73.

 

SUPERMAN has a teaser online (and it may become the trailer sometme Thursday morning).

BLACK BAG has a trailer online.

DEATH OF A UNICORN has a trailer online.

LILO & STITCH: the live-action remake has a trailer online.

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN and other directors pick their fave films of 2024.

ZOE KRAVITZ & MATT REEVES interview each other.

THE BEST MOVIES of 2024, according to Uproxx.

 

A PUPNADO at mealtime.

WATERMELON for the monkeys.

A MAMA DUCK invades the cat's bed with the whole family.

A MAMA PIG, her baby, and a bat.

RESCUE DOGS select their own toys.

THE MURDER HORNET has been eradicated from the United States.

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Wednesday, December 18, 2024 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

AIMEE MANN has a video medley of all of the songs o­n One More Drifter in the Snow.

SOUL ASYLUM plays KEXP.

ALL SONGS CONSIDERED's Best Songs of 2024.

LADY GAGA & BRIAN JOHNSON sing "Highway To Hell" for Carpool Karaoke.

PAVEMENT's high-concept biopic/documentary/experimental art film will have a new song.

KEVIN CRONIN says the REO Speedwagon breakup was not his idea.

LILY ALLEN admits she has "stopped eating" and is "not in a good place mentally."

CHRISSIE HYNDE apologized for her list of rules for Pretenders concertgoers. But not really, because Chrissie Hynde.

 

THE WRATH OF KHAN, Dirty Dancing, Beverly Hills Cop, and more were added to the National Film Registry.

THE OSCARS announced shortlists in 10 categories.

BEYOND THE SPIDER-VERSE has found its directors.

RED ONE is Amazon Prime's most-watched film debut ever, after fizzling in theaters.

PIXAR pulls a trans storyline from its original animated series Win or Lose.

BRIAN COX, unloads on Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Strong, and the Oscars.

ANDREW GARFIELD & FLORENCE PUGH talk sex scenes, first jobs and Chappell Roan.

JIM CARREY isn’t going to retire from acting, despite his comments to the contrary.

BILLY CRYSTAL says MARTIN SCORSESE was a scary professor.

 

DOG And Butterfly.

CATS & DOGS, living together...

A VIRGINIA MAN died after a bear in a tree shot by one of his hunting partners fell on him.

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Tuesday, December 17, 2024 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

THE MONKEES sing a Christmas medley at MTV, circa 1986. Even Mike Nesmith turned up.

WAXAHATCHEE plays a Tiny Desk Concert.

SEBADOH & SOUNDGARDEN's survivors play in Seattle.

EN ATTENDANT ANA covers The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York."

ALAN SPARHAWK joins TRENT REZNOR & ATTICUS ROSS on "Vaster Than Empires."

JULIEN BAKER & TORRES share "Sugar In The Tank."

FLEETWOOD MAC: Behind Tango In The Night.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at global juggernaut "Despacito," the song that tied the record for longest-running chart-topper in Hot 100 history.

 

WARFARE, written and directed by Iraq War Veteran Ray Mendoza and Civil War's Alex Garland, has a trailer online.

NICOLE KIDMAN almost quit acting for good in 2008 after the birth of her first child.

JOHNNY DEPP impersonators are scamming fans out of thousands.

THE ROYALS: King Charles is chaninging a Christmas tradition.

FLORENCE PUGH, on not following the rules, and even taking a break.

YVETTE NICOLE BROWN married Anthony Davis at 53.

JILL JACOBSON, of  “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and the primetime soap opera “Falcon Crest,” died Dec. 8 in Los Angeles. She was 70.

 

CATS & DOGS... living together with a guinea pig...

A DOG rescues a bird trapped indoors.

A HORSE & DOG are besties.

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