Pop links: Fantastic Four financial troubles! Gillian Anderson on Doctor Who? Billboard archives online! More!
The economic downturn is hard on everyone, it seems.
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"X-Files" star Gillian Anderson may make a guest appearance on "Doctor Who."
Sources say programme chiefs want the London-based X-Files star to appear opposite the new DoctorMatt Smith in a one-off adventure next year. It’s understood the American actress could play renegade Time Lady The Rani, a glamorous but evil scientific genius previously played in the series by Kate O’Mara in the Eighties.
“Gillian obviously has a massive sci-fi following and it’s felt it would be a major coup to have her appear in Doctor Who,” says a show insider. “The team behind the show are keen for the next Doctor to have lots of new enemies and Gillian would be a glamorous and impressive addition to the list. The Rani would be a perfect role for her as the character used to be regarded as one of the Doctor’s most deadly opponents.”
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Paul McCartney may have earned the Coachella Festival a hefty fine because his set was 54 minutes too long.
Under laws put in place by the area's local authority, promoters Goldenvoice are liable for a £1,000 fine for every minute of music played after midnight.
The exact penalty is expected to be announced in a few weeks.
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The archives of music trade mag Billboard are now searchable via Google Books. Doesn't look like every year is available, but lots of fun, nostalgic is to be had.
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"X-Files" star Gillian Anderson may make a guest appearance on "Doctor Who."
Sources say programme chiefs want the London-based X-Files star to appear opposite the new DoctorMatt Smith in a one-off adventure next year. It’s understood the American actress could play renegade Time Lady The Rani, a glamorous but evil scientific genius previously played in the series by Kate O’Mara in the Eighties.
“Gillian obviously has a massive sci-fi following and it’s felt it would be a major coup to have her appear in Doctor Who,” says a show insider. “The team behind the show are keen for the next Doctor to have lots of new enemies and Gillian would be a glamorous and impressive addition to the list. The Rani would be a perfect role for her as the character used to be regarded as one of the Doctor’s most deadly opponents.”
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Paul McCartney may have earned the Coachella Festival a hefty fine because his set was 54 minutes too long.
Under laws put in place by the area's local authority, promoters Goldenvoice are liable for a £1,000 fine for every minute of music played after midnight.
The exact penalty is expected to be announced in a few weeks.
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The archives of music trade mag Billboard are now searchable via Google Books. Doesn't look like every year is available, but lots of fun, nostalgic is to be had.
John Lennon Toronto '69 coming to DVD
Shout! Factory has announced the DVD release of "John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band: Live in Toronto 1969 on June 23.
Filmed on the eve of the release of Abbey Road, this concert features Lennon paying homage to a couple of his heroes with covers of “Blue Suede Shoes,” and “Dizzy Miss Lizzy,” playing some Beatles (“Yer Blues” and “Money”) and the now-classic “Give Peace A Chance.” Also included on the disc is an interview with Yoko Ono from 1988.
Preview: Darwyn Cooke's "Parker: The Hunter"
IDW Publishing has just released preview pages from cartoonist Darwyn Cooke's adaptation of "The Hunter," by Richard Stark and they are fabulous.
This the first in a series Cooke plans to do of Stark's "Parker" mystery novels.
This the first in a series Cooke plans to do of Stark's "Parker" mystery novels.
New comics April 23, 2009: Batman annuals! Legion! X-Men Omnibus! Sheena! More!
Releases of note this week. Click the links to order discounted titles from Amazon.
BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #4 This title is getting to be pretty fun. I loved the Batman/Green Arrow team-up in the last ish. Good action, art and some funny moments to boot. This one features Aquaman AND giant dinosaurs!
DC CLASSICS LIBRARY BATMAN: THE ANNUALS Great stuff from the Silver Age. I gotta get it. Evidently the reproduction is quite good--better than the much-griped-about "Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore" volume.
DETECTIVE COMICS #853 The second and final part of Gaimin/Kubert's "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader."
SHOWCASE PRESENTS LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES Another slab of Silver Age fun.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #592 I continue to love the current Spidey books. It's superhero comics done right. Ugly cover, though.
X-MEN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 The earliest X-Men issues from the 60s in one humongous book. Get it for nearly $40 cheaper on Amazon.
GOLDEN AGE SHEENA QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE VOL. 2 More affordable vintage Sheena.
BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #4 This title is getting to be pretty fun. I loved the Batman/Green Arrow team-up in the last ish. Good action, art and some funny moments to boot. This one features Aquaman AND giant dinosaurs!
DC CLASSICS LIBRARY BATMAN: THE ANNUALS Great stuff from the Silver Age. I gotta get it. Evidently the reproduction is quite good--better than the much-griped-about "Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore" volume.
DETECTIVE COMICS #853 The second and final part of Gaimin/Kubert's "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader."
SHOWCASE PRESENTS LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES Another slab of Silver Age fun.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #592 I continue to love the current Spidey books. It's superhero comics done right. Ugly cover, though.
X-MEN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 The earliest X-Men issues from the 60s in one humongous book. Get it for nearly $40 cheaper on Amazon.
GOLDEN AGE SHEENA QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE VOL. 2 More affordable vintage Sheena.
Pop links: The Specials! Simon! Kirby! Orson Welles! Amadou and Miriam!
The BBC reports on The Specials reunion tour. Man, I loved that band...
Any anxiety about whether the band were up to it was swiftly pushed to one side with the set opener, Do The Dog, which got the punks, mods, rockers and skinheads off their heels and onto the balls of their feet, where they stayed for the next 90 minutes.
Here they are on British TV from earlier in the month:
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Newsarama offers a preview of the newly released "The Best of Simon & Kirby."
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From Booksteve: Orson Welles sends up his radio past on "Laugh-In."
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The awesome Amadou and Mariam perform on NPR.
Any anxiety about whether the band were up to it was swiftly pushed to one side with the set opener, Do The Dog, which got the punks, mods, rockers and skinheads off their heels and onto the balls of their feet, where they stayed for the next 90 minutes.
Here they are on British TV from earlier in the month:
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Newsarama offers a preview of the newly released "The Best of Simon & Kirby."
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From Booksteve: Orson Welles sends up his radio past on "Laugh-In."
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The awesome Amadou and Mariam perform on NPR.
Pop links: Wally Wood! Alex Toth! Star Trek review! Mothers of Invention 1968! Klaus Voorman! Joe Meek bio-pic! More!
Booksteve presents a four-page Wally Wood-illustrated story.
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From Pappy: A couple of John Forte-illustrated horror tales.
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Fortress of Fortitude brings us more Alex Toth!
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Variety reviews the new Star Trek film:
...the new and improved "Star Trek" will transport fans to sci-fi nirvana. Faithful enough to the spirit and key particulars of Gene Roddenberry's original conception to keep its torchbearers happy but, more crucially, exciting on its own terms in a way that makes familiarity with the franchise irrelevant
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See the Mothers of Invention on the BBC, 1968!
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Famed Beatle pal and Manfred Mann bassist Klaus Voorman is at work on his first solo album.
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Here's a trailer for "Telstar," the upcoming bio-pic about eccentric British record producer Joe Meek.
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From Pappy: A couple of John Forte-illustrated horror tales.
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Fortress of Fortitude brings us more Alex Toth!
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Variety reviews the new Star Trek film:
...the new and improved "Star Trek" will transport fans to sci-fi nirvana. Faithful enough to the spirit and key particulars of Gene Roddenberry's original conception to keep its torchbearers happy but, more crucially, exciting on its own terms in a way that makes familiarity with the franchise irrelevant
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See the Mothers of Invention on the BBC, 1968!
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Famed Beatle pal and Manfred Mann bassist Klaus Voorman is at work on his first solo album.
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Here's a trailer for "Telstar," the upcoming bio-pic about eccentric British record producer Joe Meek.
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