Batman Brave and the Bold preview pics: Jonah Hex!

New episode info and pics from the Cartoon Network for "Batman: The Brave and the Bold."

Duel of the Double Crossers!
June 12th, 2009
When Mongul recruits Jonah Hex to bring new gladiators to War World, the old west bounty hunter wrangles the Dark Knight. After a change of heart, Hex and Batman team up to take down the violent empire.































Pop links: Koko Taylor; David Carradine; Claire returns to Lost; Neal Adams; Spinal Tap; Groucho Marx; Hembeck t-shirts; new Beatles Rock Band teaser

R&B great Koko Taylor has passed away. Here she is singing her signature tune "Wang Dang Doodle" with bluesman Little Walter.



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Actor David Carradine ("Kung Fu," "Kill Bill") has been found dead.

A news report said he was found hanged in his hotel room in Bangkok and was believed to have committed suicide.

A spokesman for the U.S. embassy, Michael Turner, confirmed the death of the 72-year-old actor. He said Carradine died either late Wednesday or early Thursday, but he could not provide further details out of consideration for his family.


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She may be alive, she may be dead, but Claire is coming back to "Lost" next season.

Team Darlton confirms. "Damon and I are very excited to bring Claire back to the show," says Carlton Cuse, "and even more excited for people to experience just how she will return."

See more news on the Lost Season 6 blog.

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See a 1970s horror tale illustrated by the fab Neal Adams.



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BBC Radio 2 will air a new Spinal Tap documentary.

In the hour-long documentary broadcast on Saturday 20 June, Peter travels to Washington DC, Baltimore and a rehab facility in the Deep South to visit each of the band members – David St Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls – to catch up as they prepare to reform once again. He finds out what they've been up to since their brief appearance at London's Live Earth concert in July 2007 where they performed their song, Warmer Than Hell.

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See Groucho Marx on the "Today Show" in 1963.

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Fred Hembeck has t-shirts!



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Here's another trailer for The Beatles: Rock Band game.



See more news at Beatles Blog Daily.

Pulp paperback parade







Clyde Beatty Deepest Africa movie poster


Pop links: Batman and Robin preview; Sid and Marty Krofft chat; Robert Bloch comics planned; Josh Brolin as Jonah Hex!

Newsarama displays several pages from DC Comics' new Batman and Robin title, the first issue of which is out today.



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Sid and Marty Krofft, creators of "Land of the Lost" and several other shows that fried my young mind back in the 70s, chat with fans via The Washington Post.

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IDW Publishing plans a series of comics adapting works by horror/suspense author/screenwriter Robert Bloch, who penned "Psycho" and a number of other works.

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Here's a first look at Josh Brolin as DC Comics' Jonah Hex.



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Visit Beatles Blog Daily for news about Paul McCartney inaugurating the replacement for Shea Stadium and more!

Big Star box set on the way

Rhino is releasing a four-disk Big Star box set on Sept. 14.

Titled Keep An Eye On The Sky, the set spans the Memphis-group's music from 1968 through to 1975.

It will include unreleased material such as unused demos, alternate takes and lyrics as well as live recordings. The fourth disc was recorded live in Memphis in 1973.

On the same day as the CD box set and digital release of Keep An Eye On The Sky, a deluxe edition of Chris Bell’s solo album I Am The Cosmos will also be released by Rhino Handmade.




Here's the track list:

Disc 1:
"Psychedelic Stuff" - Chris Bell
"All I See Is You" - Icewater
"Every Day As We Grow Closer" (Original Mix) - Alex Chilton
"Try Again" (Early Version) - Rock City
"The Preacher" - Rock City
"Feel"
"The Ballad Of El Goodo" - Alternate Mix*
"In The Street"
"Thirteen" - Alternate Mix*
"Don't Lie To Me"
"The India Song"
"When My Baby's Beside Me" - Alternate Mix*
"My Life Is Right" - Alternate Mix*
"Give Me Another Chance" - Alternate Mix*
"Try Again"
"Gone With The Light"* - Chris Bell
"Watch The Sunrise"
"ST 100/6" - Alternate Mix*
"In The Street" - Second Recorded Version
"Feel" - Early Mix*
"The Ballad Of El Goodo" (Alternate Lyrics)
"The India Song" - Alternate Version*
"Country Morn"
"I Got Kinda Lost" - Demo
"Motel Blues" - Demo*

Disc 2:
"There Was A Light" - Demo*
"Life Is White" - Demo*
"What's Going Ahn" - Demo*
"O My Soul"
"Life Is White"
"Way Out West" - Alternate Mix*
"What's Going Ahn"
"You Get What You Deserve" - Alternate Mix*
"Mod Lang" - Alternate Mix
"Back Of A Car" - Alternate Mix*
"Daisy Glaze"
"She's A Mover"
"September Gurls"
"Morpha Too" - Alternate Mix*
"I'm In Love With A Girl"
"O My Soul" - Alternate Version*
"Back Of A Car" - Demo
"Daisy Glaze" - Alternate Take*
"She's A Mover" - Alternate Version
"I Am The Cosmos" - Chris Bell
"You And Your Sister" - Chris Bell
"Blue Moon" - Demo - Alex Chilton*
"Femme Fatale" - Demo - Alex Chilton*
"Thank You Friends" - Demo - Alex Chilton*
"You Get What You Deserve" - Demo - Alex Chilton*

Disc 3:
"Lovely Day" (aka Stroke It Noel) - Demo - Alex Chilton
"Downs" - Demo - Alex Chilton
"Nightime" - Demo - Alex Chilton*
"Jesus Christ" - Demo - Alex Chilton*
"Holocaust" - Demo - Alex Chilton*
"Take Care" - Demo - Alex Chilton*
"Big Black Car" - Alternate Demo - Alex Chilton*
"Manana"*
"Jesus Christ"
"Femme Fatale"
"O, Dana"
"Kizza Me"
"You Can't Have Me"
"Nightime"
"Dream Lover"
"Blue Moon"
"Take Care"
"Stroke It Noel"
"For You"
"Downs"
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
"Big Black Car"
"Holocaust"
"Kanga Roo"
"Thank You Friends"
"Till The End Of The Day"
"Lovely Day"*
"Nature Boy"

Disc 4: LIVE AT LAFAYETTE'S MUSIC ROOM, MEMPHIS, TN:

"When My Baby's Beside Me"*
"My Life Is Right"*
"She's A Mover"*
"Way Out West"*
"The Ballad Of El Goodo"*
"In The Street"*
"Back Of A Car"*
"Thirteen"*
"The India Song"*
"Try Again"*
"Watch The Sunrise"*
"Don't Lie To Me"*
"Hot Burrito #2"*
"I Got Kinda Lost"*
"Baby Strange"*
"Slut"*
"There Was A Light"*
"ST 100/6"*
"Come On Now"*
"O My Soul"*

*Previously unreleased

New comics June 3

Highlights from this week.

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: TALES OF THE VAMPIRES ONE SHOT Blood-sucking action from the Buffyverse.

BATMAN AND ROBIN #1 The first issue of Grant Morrison's new take on the Dynamic Duo. The previews look like it could be fun.

WEREWOLVES ON THE MOON VERSUS VAMPIRES #1 This couldn't possibly be as good as it sounds.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #596 Yer weekly dose of Spidey.

MARVEL MASTERWORKS ATLAS ERA JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY Vol. 2 More pre-Marvel suspense tales.

Pulp paperback parade







Congo Bill movie poster


Trailer for AMC's new Prisoner series

AMC will air a new version of the Patrick McGoohan classic later this year:



New Batman: Brave and the Bold episodes detailed

The Cartoon Network has announced details on these upcoming episodes of "Batman: Brave and the Bold":

Friday, June 5th, 2009 - "Hail the Tornado Tyrant!"
Red Tornado attempts to create a being that will posess the one thing he lacks: human emotion. His experiment goes awry after an attack from Major Disaster and his "Tornado Champion" quickly turns to the dark side as "Tornado Tyrant."

Friday, June 12th, 2009 - "Duel of the Double Crossers!"
When Mongul recruits Jonah Hex to bring new gladiators to War World, the old west bounty hunter wrangles the Dark Knight. After a change of heart, Hex and Batman team up to take down the violent empire.

Friday, June 19th, 2009 - "The Last Bat on Earth!"
Gorilla Grodd travels to the future where intelligent animals rule humans -- Batman follows him and teams with Kamandi (the last boy on Earth) to bring him down.

Friday, June 26th, 2009 - "When OMAC Attacks!"
The all-American fighting machine OMAC is pitted against the equally destructive Shrapnel in a chaotic fight to the finish, but the architect behind the battle is the mysterious, balance-obsessed villain Libra.

CD new releases June 2, 2009: Jeff Buckley; CSN demos; Neil Young archives; Elvis Costello; Who Sell Out deluxe; Woodstock; Marshall Crenshaw, more

New CD releases of note this week. If any of these items are of interest to you, please consider clicking the titles and ordering them from Amazon, as part of the proceeds help support this site!


West Side Story(Amazon.com Exclusive Limited Edition with Playbill)


Grace-Around The World Deluxe Edition (CD/DVD+DVD Documentary Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley) by Jeff Buckley


Secret, Profane and Sugarcane by Elvis Costello


Neil Young Archives, Vol. 1: 1963-1972 by Neil Young


Demos by Crosby Stills & Nash


Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Vol. 1 & 2 by Ray Charles


The Who Sell Out Deluxe Edition by The Who


Music from the Original Soundtrack and More: Woodstock


Jaggedland by Marshall Crenshaw


Without A Song Live In Europe 1969 by Freddie Hubbard


When You're Hot 1967-1983 by Jerry Reed

DVD new releases June 2, 2009: Gran Torino; Woodstock; Perry Mason; Father Knows Best; Get Smart; Jack Lemmon collection, more

New DVD releases of note this week. If any of these items are of interest to you, please consider clicking the titles and ordering them from Amazon, as part of the proceeds help support this site!


Gran Torino (Widescreen Edition)


Perry Mason: Season 4, Vol. 1


Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music Director's Cut (40th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition with Amazon Exclusive Bonus Disc)


Get Smart: Season 3


Father Knows Best: Season Three


The Jack Lemmon Film Collection (Phffft! / Operation Mad Ball / The Notorious Landlady / Under the Yum Yum Tree / Good Neighbor Sam)


Zane Grey Theatre Complete Season One


Paul Weller - Just a Dream - 22 Dreams Live (DVD+CD Set)


Time Warp: Season One


JRR Tolkien documentary