Karl THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE…
…with THE RAMONES on Don Kirshner's… Rock Concert circa May 1977. Part 1 includes: “Listen To My Heart”; “California Sun”; “Judy Is A Punk”; and “I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You.” Part 2 includes: “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker”; “Loudmouth”; “Beat on the Brat”; and “Blitzkrieg Bop.” Part 3 includes: “Glad To See You Go”; “Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment”; “Rockaway Beach”; and “Commando.”
THE PLANET ROCK ALBUM QUIZ requires you to identify artist and title from small bits of album cover art. Not easy, though being a teenage metalhead will help.
SLIPPED DISCS: The staff at PopMatters survey the overlooked albums of 2006, with plenty of audio and video, from artists as disparate as Roseanne Cash, Cheap Trick, Mission of Burma, Jay-Z and Van Hunt.
LOVE IS A MIXTAPE: And a battlefield, but that's a whole other thing. Sometimes. Anyway, the mixtape thing is a new book by Rolling Stone contributor Rob Sheffield traces his relationship with the love of his life through stacks of revealing, worn-out cassettes. There's an excerpt at the link.
THE DECEMBERISTS' Colin Meloy tells Drowned in Sound that he misses mixtapes, but my fave part of the interview is: “Q: Who would play you in a film based upon your life? A: Samantha Morton. That would be arty.”
HOLD ON TO THAT FEELIN': L.A. Weekly joins “a mixed crowd of longhaired Samoans, classic-rock dudes, hair-metal queens, lesbians and a few hoochy mamas among the club's indie regulars, all out to catch Infinity, the mustachioed, female-fronted Journey cover band…” Fortunately, through the magic of YouTube, we can enjoy(?) the original lineup's “Don't Stop Believin'.”
THE MAJESTIC TWELVE: Music journo Marc Hirsh writes that “On “Break It and Breathe” The Majestic Twelve filters an entire decade's worth of what was once called 'college rock,' from Devo to Husker Du to Midnight Oil, into a little more than three and a half minutes.”
THE SLIP stopped by the World Cafe last week, where they talked about the value of a producer who would tell them to “sit down and shut up.” You can stream the interview and mini-set via NPR.
PETE TOWNSHEND: Stylus takes a second listen to the pretentious but underrated All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes.
THE CUTOUT BIN: This Friday's fortuitous finds on the ol' HM include: Iggy Pop – Lust For Life; The Jam – The Modern World; The Broken West – Down in the Valley; Weezer – Susanne; David Bowie – All the Young Dudes; Frank Black – Headache; The Sonics – Strychnine; 13th Floor Elevators – It's All Over Now, Baby Blue; The Hollies – Mickey's Monkey; Sly & the Family Stone – I'm an Animal; The Rascals – People Got to Be Free; Rod Stewart – Handbags and Gladrags; The Velvet Underground – Pale Blue Eyes; Dean & Britta – You Turn My Head Around; Todd Rundgren – Hello Its Me; The Mooney Suzuki – This Broke Heart of Mine; Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper – Elvis Is Everywhere; Sid & Susie (Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs) – The Warmth Of The Sun; and The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations.
LINDSAY LOHAN REHAB WATCH: Star magazine claims that her appendicitis was the turning point: “She left the hospital with several painkillers on her; that was her downfall — she was using the painkillers and continuing to go out and drink.” Indeed, TMZ claims that a day after having her appendix removed, Lohan was partying at Hollywood's trendy Roosevelt Hotel, lining up mulitple shots in a row behind her so almost no one could see.
NOW SHOWING: This weekend's new wide release is The Hitcher — a remake of the 1986 cult classic shockingly not being screened for critics. Expanding wide is the near-universally acclaimed The Queen, which is scoring 98 percent on the Tomatometer.
THE SUNDANCE FILM FEST is underway. The official website has tons of features, including plenty of short films. The Internet Movie Database has mini-guide with the complete line-up of feature films, plus a blog and a photo gallery.
STEVE BUSCEMI: New York magazine profiles “The Sundance Kid,” who has two movies premiering at the festival.
TOM-KAT UPDATE: Cruise is trying to recruit the Beckhams to the Scientology cult
