Karl THE LOOONG PATE REUNION WEEKEND STARTS HERE:
…with LIVE AID! We're coming up on the 40th anniversary of the trans-Atlantic rock event aimed at aiding starving people in Ethiopia (Its prime movers, like Bob Geldof & Bono, would later discover, actually getting the aid past the Marxist dictatorship would be the difficult part). Most of the day's music has found its way online, including the set from Queen that was memorialized in Boheman Rhapsody, a decidiely career-boosting appearance by U2, a look at the pre-lip-syncing Madonna, a peak-80s Bowie set and — as my pal Nathan reminded me — a raft of appearances from the Style Council to the Four Tops to Paul Young to Judas Priest to the Cars to the Beach Boys to the Pretenders to The Who to Simple Minds to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and so many more. Revisiting these videos, I was particularly taken by a solo Elvis Costello (who pobably could not afford a touring band at this point in his career) making The Beatles' "All You Need Is Love" much more than what's on the page with help from a stadium crowd, and the improbable greatness of Kiki Dee in Mom wear, joining Elton John for "Don't Go Breaking My Heart."
BONUS:Live Aid ruined music forever? LOL.
NEKO CASE shares “Wreck.”
HOT CHIP shares "Devotion."
GEESE shares "Taxes."
FEVER RAY shares a new version of“ Now’s The Only Time I Know.”
MARISSA NADLER shares "Hatchet Man."
WEAKENED FRIENDS shares “Tough Luck (Bleed Me Out).”
SUPERMAN: The reviews seem pretty good. Overall Tomatometer at 87 percent. It's tracking for a 130MM debut.
DUNE: PART 3 won't be called Dune Messiah or be flmed solely in IMAX.
THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS has a new Silver Surfer clip online.
2025 BOX OFFICE TAKEAWAYS, courtesy of Variety.
JENNIFER ANISTON and a hypnotist.
MICHAEL MADSEN's cause of death.
PETER JACKSON, who remade King Kong, wants to bring back the moa, native flightless birds that went extinct around 600 years ago.
ANNE HATHAWAY's next movie gonna be weird.
SINNERS: The cast's women talk about women.
A HERO CHIHUAHUA helped save its owner’s life after the man fell into a Swiss glacier.
A PUPPER plays ball with dolphins.
A KANGAROO attacks a paraglider.
A TORTOISE defends its turf.
