Archive for June, 2012
Patricia Field on Sex and the City
Posted by admin in streaming video on June 29, 2012
Every blue moon I provide a post solely for the amusement of my wife. Such is the case with this interview snippet from Archive of American Television’s long-form interview with Costume Designer Patricia Field.
In this interview excerpt, she discusses the impact of hats on certain scenes in Sex and the City.
“If you don’t want to tell the story, then take the hat away.”
Shows That Failed: The Chevy Chase Show (1993)
Posted by admin in late night TV on June 28, 2012
Readers of Robot 6 know how much of a fan I am of writer Jeff Parker. Of course he is always aces in my book, since he is such a nice guy and he helped support this blog at the outset.
Last night he and I steered an exchange of comedic tweets into a brief discussion of late night TV–and more specifically The Chevy Chase Show, which aired for five weeks in 1993 (in a bid to compete with Jay Leno’s Tonight Show [after Johnny Carson's retirement]).
I had forgotten the short stay of the show, or the critical reaction to it. Chase was panned for his lousy monologue and interview skills.
I must say, I never have watched another show’s audience shot where there were empty seats (as briefly seen in this video).
He really asks Robert De Niro about driving a bus. Yep, as great as drying paint.
Steve Allen on Leaving The Tonight Show
Posted by admin in late night TV, streaming video on June 28, 2012
The late Steve Allen discusses if he regretted leaving NBC’s The Tonight Show.
I’ll be honest and concede that I was surprised at his answer.
Rediscovered Gem: 1991 Crowded House
Posted by admin in Music, Uncategorized on June 27, 2012
I will always remember watching this Crowded House performance of Chocolate Cake (on David Letterman’s 1991 show) when it initially aired, solely because Tim Finn (in his lounge lizard persona) grabbed himself at the end of the performance.
God, I just love the intentional garishness of the Finn Brothers’ pants on this performance (Neil in green, Tim in blue). Also, odd to see those old tall CD display boxes.
Discovered Gem: 1989 Michael Penn on Letterman
I have always loved Michael Penn’s early hit, No Myth, but I can never recall seeing him play it live quite as he did on David Letterman back in 1989.
I hope someday Letterman can figure out a way to release some of the old NBC shows on DVD. I doubt it, but one can hope.
Faulkner Detectives on Its New EP, The Modern Handshake
Posted by admin in Music, Uncategorized on June 21, 2012
Faulkner Detectives: The Modern Handshake
In late May, the New York City-based indie-rock quartet Faulkner Detectives released its new EP, The Modern Handshake. To mark its release the quartet–which consists of Elizabeth Keenan-Penagos on bass; Vanessa Lopez on drums; Alex Segura on guitar/vocals; and Meg Wilhoite on keys/vocals–was kind enough to participate in a brief email interview. (Full disclosure, Alex and I are old pals, since the days I wrote for The Great Curve [the comics blog precursor to Blog@Newsarama {now Robot 6}]). Once you’ve enjoyed the interview, be sure to follow the band’s advice: “You can get it pretty much anywhere digitally — iTunes, Amazon, eMusic, CDBaby, BandCamp, stream on Spotify – and if you’re a fan of holding records in your hands, like us,you can also get hard copies via Livid Records!” My thanks to Faulkner Detectives for their time and thoughts.
Tim: A lot of folks play in bands, but not every band are organized enough to release an EP. Why do each of you think you collaborate so effectively and what were some of the biggest challenges to getting this EP together?
ELIZABETH: As a band, we’re a good mesh of personalities. I think it says a lot that both Meg and Alex have been my roommates in the past, and I’m still happy to be in a band with them!
For me personally, the biggest challenge getting the EP together is that I hate recording. I was a music major in college, so I have a long history of recording. But I’m a perfectionist, and I hear every mistake, which can be frustrating if you only have a short time to record.
Amy Helm on Her Late Father, Levon Helm
“Even when his voice struggled, his drumming continued, and he could outplay anybody. He was truly a force of nature, and also a visionary thinker in terms of how to create sustainability for the working musician.”
–Amy Helm (in a short Rolling Stone piece about the resumption of the Ramble and her father, drummer Levon Helm)
Alec Baldwin Interviews David Letterman
Posted by admin in late night TV, podcast on June 19, 2012
A few weeks back David Letterman gave an interview to Regis Philbin (subbing for Piers Morgan)–and now we have this 44-minute gem from Alec Baldwin’s WNYC show, Here’s The Thing.
My thanks to Wade von Grawbadger for making me aware of this new interview.
So, I Am Back
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on June 17, 2012
That last Eurythmics post (or getting that video up) has been in my head for a month. But life got in the way. I hope you missed me, as I missed the blog. Sorry for the absence.
Songs I Love: Eurythmics’ Would I Lie To You?
Posted by admin in Music, streaming video on June 17, 2012
The intro to this video has some really bad acting, but hey, we were all there for the music. And I still am. What a great song.
The horns, the backing vocals, Dave Stewart’s guitar…and Annie Lennox’s amazing voice.
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