CD new releases July 8, 2008

Modern Guilt Beck
Buy New: $9.99

Two Men With The Blues Wynton Marsalis-Willie Nelson
Buy New: $9.99

Weeds Music from the TV series Vol. 3
Buy New: $13.99

Odessey & Oracle 40th Anniversay Concert The Zombies
Buy New: $24.49

The Very Best of the Ventures
Buy New: $19.98

Same Old Man John Hiatt
Buy New: $11.97

It's Our Thing/Go All the Way Isley Brothers
Buy New: $20.49

Circular Bill Mumy
Buy New: $11.49

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A few gems from Classic TV Showbiz:

See Stevie Wonder on "Sesame Street" in 1972.

See Louis Armstrong on "I've Got a Secret" in 1965.

See William Shatner sing on "The Mike Douglas Show" in 1969.

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Booksteve endorses DC's new "Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam" comic. I definitely plan to check it out once I get a chance to visit my local comic book shop. I've got a feeling my 10-year-old son is gonna love it.

Kids reading comics: Where could this radical trend lead?!!



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John Lennon's Indian talisman, the only thing he wore on the infamous Two Virgins album cover with Yoko Ono, is up for auction.

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Via CosmoBells: The bonkers "33⅓ Revolutions Per Monkee" TV special from 1969, featuring appearances by Brian Auger (and The Trinity), Julie Driscoll, Paul Arnold & The Moon Express, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and The Clara Ward Singers.

New Star Wars: The Clone Wars pictures

Here are some new images from the upcoming "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" animated feature:

Marvel Legends Savage Land gift set - Comicon exclusive

Hasbro has revealed a pic for it's Marvel Legends Savage Land gift set figures, which will be available exclusively at this month's Comicon International in San Diego.

Upcoming DVDs

Here are some upcoming DVDs of possible interest to pop culture fans. Click the title links for ordering info from Amazon:


New Adventures of the Lone Ranger/Zorro Volume 2
More masked adventure from Filmation.


I Dream of Jeannie - The Complete Fifth Season
The show's final season.


The Future Is Unwritten
Director Julien Temple's documentary about Clash frontman Joe Strummer.


DC Super Heroes: The Filmation Adventures
Collecting the 1967 cartoons featuring the Atom, the Flash, Green Lantern, Hawk Man, the Justice League of America and Teen Titans.


Get Smart - Season 1
The first season set for this 60s spy-spoof series, previously only available as a "complete series" set exclusively from Time-Life.


Torchwood - The Complete Second Season
More eps from this Doctor Who spin-off show.


Doctor Who - The Time Meddler
A William Hartnell-era adventure.


Doctor Who - The Invasion of Time
Another adventure from the Tom Baker years.


Doctor Who - The Five Doctors (25th Anniversary Edition)
Yep, five Doctor Who actors team-up for an adventure that was originally aired to celebrate the series' 20th anniversary.


Perry Mason: Season 3, Vol. 1
More courtroom drama with Raymond Burr.


Popeye the Sailor: 1941-1943, Vol. 3
Collecting the remainder of Max Fleischer's Popeye 'toons.


Honey West: The Complete Series
Anne Francis stars as TV's first female private eye.


Adam-12: Season Two


The Batman - The Complete Fifth Season
Another collection of eps from the most recent Batman animated series.


Teen Titans - The Complete Fifth Season
The show's final season.


Space Angel Collection 1
This early 60s sci-fi toon featured character designs by the late, great Alex Toth.

Superman at 70: Superman public service ads

Superman at 70: Supermen of America membership club

This is from the Man of Steel's first fan club:

Superman at 70: Superman Give-a-Show slide

Jon, of Jon's Random Acts of Geekery fame, who is a bit of an obsessive about these Give-A-Show things, sent me this image. Click to see bigger. Thanks Jon!

Superman at 70: Vintage Superman lunchbox

...with Thermos! 1960s-era, looks like to me.

Superman at 70: Superman 1971 calendar

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Before they wrote comic books, folks like Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, Denny O'Neill and Tony Isabella wrote to comic books--in the letter columns. (Letter columns, like fun, is one of the key things missing from most superhero comics today). Bully takes a look.

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Newsweek checks in with Sid and Marty Krofft on the set of the upcoming "Land of the Lost" feature film.

If the Krofft cult, now middle aged, brings their children to see what they watched as kids, Lost will be a hit next summer, and Sid and Marty have a real shot at getting the rest of their classic shows turned into big-budget pictures. That would be heaven for both of them. They're old-timers in a "What have you done for me lately?" business. For Sid, 78, and Marty, 71, this is their last chance to stretch their legacy to a new generation.

BBC airs lost Beatles interview

You can listen to a previously missing 1964 interview with the Beatles here.

Program details from the BBC:

Sixties star Helen Shapiro presents the story of a lost TV interview with the Beatles that was recorded in April 1964 and recently found languishing in a rusty film can in a garage in South London. Experts say it's the earliest surviving interview where Lennon and McCartney talk about how they met and discuss the song writing process. With contributions from the original TV interviewer Paul Young - who had never seen the footage, which was part of a regional television programme broadcast only in Scotland - Beatles expert and writer Mark Lewisohn and Dick Fiddy of the BFI.

Superman at 70: Superman and the Mole Men movie posters and lobby cards

This 1951 black-and-white feature was done as a trial for "The Adventures of Superman" TV series and it's pretty fun. I mean, it's got little people dressed up as mole men, for crying out loud!