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Shindig Xmas, Tori Amos, Cash, Dylan, Diamond, Cutout Bin, MacGuyver Cat   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Friday, December 11, 2009 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with SHINDIG CHRISTMAS '64! Part One includes The Beach Boys' "Dance, Dance, Dance," Bobby Sherman and Donna Loren singing "Keep on Searching," the Righteous Brothers doing "The Jerk" and an awesome milk commercial. Part Two includes Marvin Gaye with "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You" and Adam Faith with "Watch Your Step," plus Bobby Sherman singing "Sleigh Ride" and Adam Faith returning with "Santa Claus Is Back In Town."  In Part Three, Donna Loren returns with a Spector-esque, but rougher "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," and The Beach Boys deliver a set including "Little Saint Nick," "Monster Mash" (yes, really) "Papa Oom Mow Mow," and "Johnny B. Goode." Part Four brings Marvin Gaye with "Hitch Hike" and concludes with The Beach Boys on "We Three Kings."

TORI AMOS did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter.

LOU BARLOW (Dinosaur, Jr., Sebadoh) performs solo material on Morning Becomes Eclectic.

BOB DYLAN: Captain's Dead has outtakes from Dylan's 1994 Unplugged set to stream or download.

THEFT OF THE DIAL: Director Jason Reitman (Thank You for Smoking, Juno, Up In The Air) stopped by The Current studios for an interview and as a guest DJ.

JOHNNY CASH, with June Carter Cash, family and friends, on "The 12 Days Of Christmas." Fish, meet barrel... Bang! BONUS: Captain's Dead has a set from Amsterdam circa Feb. 1972 to stream or download.

FRANK YANG lists his Best Albums of 2009. Emmy the Great and Fanfarlo could have been on my list, too.

THE TOP ALBUMS OF 2009, according to The A.V. Club.

THE TOP ALBUMS OF THE DECADE, according to Rolling Stone.

THE GUMMY AWARDS are posted at Stereogum.

NEIL DIAMOND covers Adam Sandler's "Chanukah Song."

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND: Lou Reed, Moe Tucker and Doug Yule did a joint Q & A at the New York Public Library. Video at the link.

LONDON CALLING: The Quietus re-evaluates the Clash's classic double-LP... and unfairly so, imho.  Its variety makes it The Clash's version of The White Album, but with stronger material overall.  Its eclecticism did not usher in a more "conservative" rock and roll of the 80s and beyond; as anyone who lived it knows, the more "conservative" rock was always there.  Rather, London Calling helped open ears to a wide variety of non-mainstream influences and may mark the spot where our music world became increasingly fractionalized, even before the Internet.

INGRID MICHAELSON does a Q & A with the Leeds Music Scene.

CUTOUT BIN: From Feist to Husker Du, from the Beach Boys to Sly and the Family Stone, from Tom Waits to Focus (yes, Focus!), plus Alex Chilton, the Replacements, the Suburbs, Smokey Robinson, the cast of Glee and more -- this weekend's fortuitous finds can be jukeboxed or streamed separately via the Pate page at the ol' HM.

NOW SHOWING: This weekend's wide releases are Disney's The Princess and the Frog, which is currently scoring 80 percent on the ol' Tomatometer, and Clint Eastwood's Invictus, which is scoring 77 percent.  Up in the Air, scoring 89 percent, is also expanding, but not yet wide.

TIGER WOODS: People looks at Elin's nightmare.  Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer is removing placards of Tiger Woods from jewellery stores across Australia, but says the timing is unrelated to the champion golfer's recent transgressions.  Alleged mistress Rachel Uchitel has flipped out after learning how many women now claim to have had unprotected sex with Tiger, and plans to get tested for STDs. The ever-reliable Sun claims Tiger is is ready to quit golf in a desperate bid to save his shattered marriage.  Meanwhile, the owner of a now-defunct VIP escort service says in an exclusive interview that she counted Woods among her celebrity clients.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD bashes everyone from ‘American Idol' judge Simon Cowell to her Dallas Cowboy's ex, Tony Romo, at Esquire.

REESE WITHERSPOON and JAKE GYLLENHAAL about to get engaged?

BILLY JOEL and CHRISTIE BRINKLEY issued a statement about their daughter Alexa Ray Joel's recent hospital stay.

PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE: The Movie.

AVATAR: The first reviews are in, and they are raves from Empire and Hollywood Reporter.

SCI-FI SUCCESSES OF THE DECADE: John Scalzi notes that out of the top 20 sci-fi movies of the last decade, 80 percent are based on comics or toys and/or a sequel and/or a remake.

LINDSAY LOHAN: Probably NSFW video, just in time for Gratuitous Friday.

PAKISTAN: An FBI team in Pakistan is investigating five American Muslim students who were arrested there yesterday on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks.

AFGHANISTAN: The Border Police are getting trained up: "Before, they basically told them to raise their right hand and gave them a gun and a uniform," said Lt. Col. Paul Cravey.

IRAQ: Prime Minister al-Maliki blamed recent bombings on political discord and a fractured society. By staking its reputation on improving security, Iraq's Shi'ite-led government has made itself a target for insurgents determined to undermine the prime minister ahead of national polls next year.

STEVE McQUEEN? More like MacGuyver.

TOO MANY CHIHUAHUAS in California, and Hollywood is blamed.

AND THERE WERE FROZEN TURKEYS all over the highway.

OSCAR, the bald parrot.

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