Karl THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:
…with POWER POP! A few of these may be known generally, like Cheap Trick's "Way of the World" and Nick Lowe's "Cruel to Be Kind"… and some well-known to fans of the genre, like Dwight Twilley's "I'm On Fire," Shoes "Too Late," The Records' "Starry Eyes," the Flamin' Groovies' "Shake Some Action" and the Plimsouls' "A Million Miles Away" (seen here in a rare live slot). Others are well-known to longtime Pate fans, like the Three O'Clock's "Her Head's Revolving" or Let's Active's "Waters Part." BONUS: Bram Tchaikovsky playing "Girl Of My Dreams" and "Lady From the USA", live.
MEG BAIRD plays KEXP.
MARK PRITCHARD & THOM YORKE share “The Spirit.”
TORO Y MOI cover Broken Social Scene's “Stars and Sons.”
MIYA FOLICK & HAND HABITS cover Broken Social Scene's “Almost Crimes.”
GINA BIRCH of The Raincoats shares "Causing Trouble Again."
SMOKEY ROBINSON's called accusations of sexual assault against the Motown legend false and an attempted shakedown.
JAPANESE BREAKFAST: "I don't want to make art that everyone likes."
THE WHO are doing a farewell tour. Again. I saw the 1982 farewell tour.
THE CONJURING: LAST RITES has a teaser trailer online.
BLADE's old screenwriter offers help to a project in limbo.
DIDDY's prosecutors may have lost a key witness.
BLAKE LIVELY's lawyer confirms that the actress plans to take the stand in the upcoming Justin Baldoni trial.
HARVEY WEINSTEIN: Another accuser testifies.
BARRY KEOGHAN was nervous to meet Ringo ahead of playing him in a biopic.
THE X-MEN may recruit “Thunderbolts*” director Jake Schreier.
THE ROYALS: Prince Harry is being blackballed by the royal family because none of them trust him — or Meghan Markle, according to sources in the know.
HOW LONDON became the New Hollywood.
SHIA LeBEOUF & DAVID MAMET made a movie they're distributing themselves.
NICOLAS CAGE: "I don't think a day goes by where I'm not mistaken for Nick Cave."
JAMES FOLEY, director of films including “Glengarry Glen Ross,” “At Close Range” and “Fear,” died earlier this week of brain cancer.
THE TURTLE on a mini-skateboard is good, but the cat's reaction might be better.
A DOGGO retrieves a ball from the sea for his little brother, who is afraid of waves.
CATS & DOGS, living together…
