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Jenny & Johnny, Grace Potter, Liz Phair, John Lennon, Possum   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Monday, December 20, 2010 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl 

JENNY & JOHNNY stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a session.  The duo made their national television debut on Conan, performing I'm Having Fun Now single "Big Wave" for the broadcast and a web-exclusive take on "Scissor Runner."

GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS stopped by World Cafe for a chat and mini-set.

LIZ PHAIR performed a six-song concert at World Cafe Live.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND covers Cheryl Cole's "Fight For This Love."

JOHN LENNON: Roio offers alternate mixes and sessions from Walls and Bridges.

TOM WAITS gives a reading of a "Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis."

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART: Rock legend Don Van Vliet died Friday from complications from multiple sclerosis in California. Dangerous Minds can hook you up with a streaming documentary, presented by the late John Peel. (Thx, LHB.) In addition we have the 1980 profile of Beefheart by Lester Bangs.

DESTROYER: Dan Bejar talks to Paste about the band's new, poppier direction, the empty promises of red wine, and the futility of creating art for oneself.

MIDDLE BROTHER: John McCauley III (Deer Tick), Matt Vasquez (Delta Spirit) and Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes) prepare to unleash their debut self-titled full-length, slated for March 1.

THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS HIT: From Elvis to Shakey, from Cliff Richard to Mark E Smith, every pop star worth their salt has sung a song of Santa at some point. But there is an art to the festive ditty. Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley cracks the code.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Tron Legacy is the number one film of the weekend, earning an estimated 43.6 million, which is likely a bit disappointing given its ultrawide release and 200 million budget. OTOH, films opening that big in this frame annually have tended to finish with 180-200 million domestically, so it's not terrible news, either.  Yogi Bear placed with 16.7 million -- a notch or so above Marmaduke, but way less than Alvin & the Chipmunks. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader drops 48 percent to the third slot with 12.4 million, lagging far behind the prior films in the franchise.  The Fighter leaps into the fourth spot on wide release with 12.2 million (12.6 total) against a 25 million budget, meaning it will make a tidy profit by the end of its run, further enhancing Oscar buzz around it.  The Tourist rounds out the Top Five with 8.7 million in receipts, but its 47 percent drop and ~30 million total against a 100 million budget continues to disappoint.  Below the fold, Tangled seems leggy is sixth place, and Black Swan dropped to seventh, but made more money than last week -- 8.3 million and a total now beating its 13 million production budget. How Do You Know? debuted in eighth place with 7.6 million against a 120 million budget. Ouch.

DEMI LOVATO vehemently denies sex tape rumors.

JULIA STILES denies breaking up Michael C. Hall's marriage.

SCARLETT JOHANSSON & RYAN REYNOLDS share a happy meal or something.

TONY ROMO is engaged to pageant queen and KDAF-TV anchor Candice Crawford.

NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN is dropping the most explosive claims of abuse from her lawsuit against her former Desperate Housewives employers and as a result she will not have to submit to a psychiatric evaluation, according to RadarOnline.

ZOOEY DESCHANEL is suing popular shoemaker Steve Madden for two million bucks - claiming the company stiffed her completely over an endorsement deal she made with them in August 2010.

THE TOP MOVIE THEMES and TRENDS of 2010, according to the NYT's A.O. Scott.

ROGER EBERT'S Best Feature Films of 2010.

IRAN: The Chairman of the US Joint Chief of Staff Admiral Mullen said Iran is still pursuing nuclear weapons, and said the US is prepared to deal with Iranian aggression.

AFGHANISTAN: A major threat to the success of the US Afghan war strategy are the ratlines that snake along the rough roads of the country's East and South, providing insurgents with weapons and other supplies from neighboring Pakistan.

IRAQ: The Iraqiya party, led by Iyad Allawi, will join a government headed by Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki. Iraqiya agreed to join after a ban on three members of its party was lifted.

RELEASE THE... POSSUM? Was the Kraken unavailable?

NEARLY 20000 CAMELS camels from the UAE and other Gulf Arab countries have converged on Abu Dhabi's western region for one of the world's biggest camel beauty contests involving prizes worth nearly 9.5 million dollars.

MONKEYS have taken up residence with a raccoon near the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

MEERKAT ABDUCTION lands two teen boys in hot water.

HOLLY the COYOTE was rescued from an ice patch on Lake Michigan.

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