Video find: Diana Ross and The Supremes - Live at R.A.I Convention Center [FULL CONCERT - 1968]


New Music Releases May 19, 2017: Los Straitjackets; Little Steven; Stax Classics;

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What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Los Straitjackets


Little Steven / Soulfire


William Bell / Stax Classics


Wynton Kelly Trio and Wes Montgomery / Smokin' in Seattle


Thelonious Monk / Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960


Staple Singers / Stax Classics


Spaced Out - The Story of Mushroom Records

Pop Culture Roundup: Doctor Who; Game of Thrones; Doctor Who; Orson Welles; Green Arrow; retro travel

Former "Doctor Who" showrunner Russell T. Davies illustrated a new book of poems inspired by the timelord.


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George R.R. Martin has several "Game of Thrones"-based shows on the way from HBO. Just don't call them "spin-offs."

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David Tennant and Billie Piper will reunite for a series of Doctor Who audio adventures.
In the first of the three new stories, Attack of the Zaross, an alien invasion of Earth isn’t quite what it seems.
In Sword of the Chevalier, the Doctor and Rose arrive in glamorous Slough in 1791 where they encounter an enigmatic ex-spy who has lived his life as a woman, and tackle alien slavers intent on trafficking human cargo.
And rounding off the series is Cold Vengeance, a clash with the Doctor’s old enemies the Ice Warriors.


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Netflix will stream a new documentary on Orson Welles, along with the director's unfinished, final film. Both are set to air next year.
John Huston, Oja Kodar, Lilli Palmer and Dennis Hopper starred in The Other Side of the Wind, which is considered to be Welles' semiautobiographical satire of Hollywood. It follows a legendary film director (played by Huston) who is attempting to stage a Hollywood comeback by appealing to a younger audience by making a stylish art film, which turns into a disaster. 
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The origins of Green Arrow.


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Ah, remember when traveling by air wasn't like living through an episode of "Game of Thrones"?


Coming up: Looking Forward - The Roots Of Big Star

Out July 7. Order from Amazon now.

The roots of Chris Bell Co-founder of Big Star Contains previously unissued tracks:

 1. Think It's Time To Say Goodbye - Rock City
  2. All I See Is You - Icewater
  3. My Life Is Right - Rock City
  4. Feeling HIgh - The Wallabys
  5. Looking Forward - Icewater
  6. The Wind Will Cry For Me - Rock City
  7. Psychedelic Stuff - Chris Bell
  8. The Reason - The Wallabys
  9. I Lost A Love - Rock City
  10. A Chance To Live - Icewater
  11. The Answer - Rock City
  12. Lovely Lady - Rock City
  13. Sunshine - Icewater
  14. Introduction - Rock City
  15. Sunday Organ - Rock City
  16. The Preacher - Rock City
  17. Shine On Me - Rock City
  18. Try Again - Rock City Movie Mix, 2012
  19. Germany - Icewater Backing Track
  20. Oh My Soul - Icewater Backing Track
  21. All I See Is You - Icewater Alternate Backing Track
  22. Feeling High - The Wallabys Alternate Backing Track

Eisner 100: Kitchen Sink's Spirit Magazine

Continuing our celebration of Will Eisner's centenary.

This is how I first got into the Spirit, during the 1980s via Kitchen Sink's magazine-format reprints. The strips appeared in black and white through most of the run, and were supplemented with interviews and other text material - plus new covers by Eisner.