I’m enjoying these musicians and their collective Hendrix WTF takes.
Uncanny X-Men Pinball
I’m excited about this one. It’s fun living through this new pinball golden age.
Steve Garvey Story Corps Interview
Buzzcocks (classic lineup) bassist chats with his young neighbor. Had no idea he lives in Pennsylvania these days!
I’m In x 2
These both look excellent. August 16 for Alien: Romulus and July 26 for Deadpool & Wolverine. Word on the street is that D&W is going to get Disney and Marvel back on track. Not even sure I want that, but it looks fun.
Are The Beatles “Classical?”
An interesting perspective from an excellent classical music critic.
He Loves These Idiots
And origin stories!
Crank It Up
Please to enjoy this blistering rendition of “Sin City” as performed on The Midnight Special, November 24, 1978.
Sigh
The Beatles juggernaut rolls on with four biopics in the works, one for each Beatle. What could possibly go wrong?
Shine A Light On Me
Did you bastards know there’s an official Midnight Special channel on YouTube releasing entire unedited episodes (as well as clips)? Holy shit, it’s a treasure trove!
Timestamped performances for this episode are here. I mostly just watched Sly and the Family Stone, obviously.
BONUS: Here’s another recently released episode with Mott the Hoople and The New York Dolls. Not sure who the guy is in the back playing the Thunderbird for the Dolls. Arthur Kane appears to be in a cast and is obviously miming …
Do We Need Another Guitar Hero?
Y’all know I’m all loopy over this Jason Isbell fella. I’ve been a fan since he was in the Drive-by Truckers, and have followed his career closely since. His latest, Weathervanes, is remarkable. A fantastic writer, but moreover a blistering guitar player (he bought Ed King’s Les Paul), who stretches out a lot with his band, but doesn’t get all boring jammy. He sat in with Dino Jr. during their anniversary run in NYC. It’s guitar-riffic!
Also, he went to University of Memphis and was recently given his degree because he was apparently only one phys ed class short of a degree.