Karl THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:
…with LIVE AID! We're coming up on the 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."
BRIGITTE CALLS ME BABY plays World Cafe.
MATT POND PA shares "Endless Summer."
SAM AND LOUISE SULLIVAN share "Love & Devotion."
GETDOWN SERVICES shares "Cha Cha Slide."
STARCLEANER REUNION shares "Never Odd or Even."
ED O'BRIEN shares “Abbeycwmhir,”
ANDY BELL & MASAL share "The Morning of the Trip."
THE LAST DINNER PARTY shares “Knocking at the Sky.”
THE ROLLING STONES shared a taste of "Ringing Hollow."
THE POLARIS PRIZE Shortlist was announced.
DAVE GROHL names a perfect record.
THE B-52s are remastering "Mesopotmia," with additional tracks.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN is keeping a far more extensive database on celebrities than previously known, with entries noting a supposed risk level, and, in some cases, an individual’s sexual orientation and racial identity.
JACK WHITE, THE ROLLING STONES, And That Old Time Rock And Roll.
BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward is confined to a wheelchair.
BONNIE TYLER, the Welsh singer whose iconic raspy voice turned tracks like "It's A Heartache," “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero” into some of the biggest songs of the ‘80s, has died. She was 75. Tributes were paid.
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN disputed claims that cinema is a dying medium, using Backrooms and Obsession as proof that it is alive and well.
TOM HOLLAND shared his Mom's reaction to The Odyssey.
GODZILLA MINUS ZERO has a teaser trailer online.
KEANU REEVES, in a cross between Groundhog Day and Jaws.
PATRICK STEWART is never retiring.
MOBLAND Season 2 has a trailer online.
FREE WILLY is getting a reboot.
CHARLIE SHEEN will pay ex Brooke Mueller 500K.
TELEVISION CITY may have to be sold.
WATERING the monkeys.
WHEN A SENIOR DOG has a junior moment.
COWS, when the grass is served.
