Around the Tubes: January 20, 2024

   

I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases have been flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post includes blurbs on Ariana Grande, Sister Hazel, Zara Larsson, Kool and the Gang, Marcus King, Modern English, The Thread, and The Last Repair Shop.

- GRAMMY® Award-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and international superstar, Ariana Grande announces her highly anticipated seventh full length album, eternal sunshine, to be released on March 8^th via Republic Records and available now for pre-order HERE.  Last Friday, Ariana Grande released the album’s lead single “yes, and?” - written and produced by Ariana Grande, Max Martin, and Ilya Salmanzadeh - accompanied by an official video directed by Christian Breslauer.

- Kicking off 2024, platinum-selling, iconic country/rock band Sister Hazel announced the release of their new track, "Love You More," on Glide Magazine earlier this week. "We wanted this song to be fun and to represent a positive way forward after hard times. Life keeps going and there can always be a person that loves you for who you are," said band's guitarist Ryan Newell when he explained the personal message of the song to Glide Magazine. Sister Hazel is not afraid to be vulnerable, and that shows on their new single about taking a chance on love after being burned. "Love You More" was written by Andrew Copeland, Ryan Newell, and Jack Sizemore, and was produced and mixed by Ben Jackson. The song is being released today by Nashville-based label Rock Ridge Music, with distribution via Warner/ADA. "Love You More" is available for streaming and download here.

- Multiplatinum chart-topping global pop powerhouse Zara Larsson has premiered anthemic new single, “You Love Who You Love.” Get it HERE. The song is the latest track to be taken from her upcoming new album VENUS, due February 9, 2024 Sommer House/Epic Records. Get “You Love Who You Love” HERE and pre-order/pre-save VENUS HERE. VENUS’ goddess-energy is exemplified on “You Love Who You Love,” where Zara summons the Scandi pop-rock anthems of Max Martin in this cautionary tale on toxic relationships. Produced by rising duo MTHR and penned with Larsson’s frequent collaborator MNEK, Zara recalls that “we started writing over PRIDE, and began talking about how amazing it is that anyone can love anyone - but that doesn’t mean you always should! We’ve all had that friend, or been that friend, who keeps going back to someone who’s bad for them, and ‘You Love Who You Love’ is saying enough is enough.”

- The Norwegian Pearl will be sparkling with mirror balls, glitter, and a full-lighted dance floor as The Ultimate Disco Cruise & Beyond embarks from Miami, Florida, on February 19, 2025, for its 5-day voyage. Music lovers from the 70’s era of Disco will take a journey back in time as they relive some of the most fun-loving songs that everyone sings along to.  Filled with non-stop music entertainment that includes award-winning hitmakers KOOL & THE GANG, the latest members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame THE SPINNERS, SHALAMAR featuring HOWARD HEWETT, CAROLYN GRIFFEY, and JEFFREY DANIEL, TAVARES, ROSE ROYCE, THE BROTHERS JOHNSON, LISA LISA, THE LEGENDARY BLUE NOTES, THE TRAMMPS featuring EARL YOUNG, ORIGINAL STONE CITY BAND, GEORGE McCRAE, DOUBLE EXPOSURE, BEE GEES GOLD, and BOOGIE WONDER BAND among others.

- Marcus King announced the release of his new Rick Rubin-produced song “F*ck My Life Up Again,” via American/Republic records. Listen to the song, HERE. Watch the visualizer video, HERE.  The new song marks a significant sonic shift for Marcus King, who has historically been hailed for his virtuosic guitar riffs and preternatural talent. But on “F*ck Up My Life Again,” King lets the spotlight shine on his deeply soulful and arresting vocals, perfectly enhanced with r&b percussion, shimmering organ, lush string arrangements and even a Marcus King guitar solo, though in true Rick Rubin experimental fashion, glitched up and played backwards. The hook is unshakeable, harkening timeless symphonic soul with a decidedly modern take. King lays his feelings bare, reflecting on his tendency to chase unhealthy codependent relationships.

- Modern English is excited to announce the Friday, February 23 release of 1 2 3 4,  the legendary British new wave/post-punk band’s first album of new material in eight years. Produced by Mario J. McNulty (David Bowie, Lou Reed, Nine Inch Nails), mixed by Cenzo Townsend and mastered at Abbey Road, 1 2 3 4 retains the intrinsic spirit of its early post-punk days, and is also a sterling sonic example of what Modern English have always done best.   The album encompasses seething songs with a punk bite (“Long in The Tooth,” “Plastic”), keyboard-forward melodic rockers ("Not Fake,” "Crazy Lovers") and simmering, darkwave-meets-post-punk gems (“Exploding,” “Out to Lunch”). With a touch of subtle themes lifted from After the Snow (1982) and Ricochet Days (1984) that include the environment, aging, failed relationships, love and more, 1 2 3 4 finds the legendary band delving into nostalgia but, as always, exploring new creative territory. With singles “Long in the Tooth” and “Crazy Lovers” released in advance of the announcement, today the band offers “Not My Leader,” a scathing observation on politics in both the U.S. and the UK and how they aren’t dissimilar. 

- Life Stories, a nonprofit media organization that produces and distributes films about people whose lives inspire meaningful change, announced it will stream THE THREAD, a new documentary interview series on YouTube in which exceptional individuals share the different paths they have taken to lead meaningful lives.  16 episodes of THE THREAD will premiere weekly from March 4 - June 17, 2024 and feature interviews with Gloria Estefan, Martin Sheen, Kurt "Big Boy" Alexander, Tony Hawk, Katie Couric, Mitt Romney, and other notable figures. THE THREAD will be made available to the public through the Life Stories website (LifeStories.org), Life Stories YouTube channel, and as a podcast across all major platforms.  THE THREAD: Season One trailer can be seen here: https://youtu.be/jE6blJo48Sw

- ALLBLK, the popular streaming service for Black television and film from AMC Networks, presents the world premiere of new sci-fi movie, Lunar Lockdown. The movie premieres on ALLBLK on Thursday, February 1, 2024.  In the year 2075, the Earth is no longer the home of the United States’ most violent criminals. These convicts are sent to the moon to serve their time under the rule of Warden Felicity Myers (LisaRaye McCoy, A House Divided, Single Ladies). When inmate Christina Jenkins (Laila Odom, Salt-N-Pepa) arrives at the prison she quickly finds out that serving her time quietly is not an option. The women of Orion Colony Prison are used in every way a human can be for personal gain. When an opportunity arises, Jenkins and a group of inmates come together to fight to regain their freedom and dignity.  Additional cast includes Cameo Sherrell (The Haves and the Have Nots), Janeshia Adams-Ginyard (Station 19), Jhone Y. Lucas (The Gen Zone), Leila Weisberg (Deadly Desire), Erica Peeples (All American: Homecoming), Mark Fleischmann (Infinite), and Nari Blair- Mangat (Cinderella).

- From Oscar® and Grammy®-nominated and Emmy®-winning filmmaker, musician and LAUSD star alumni Kris Bowers (A Concerto is a Conversation, Green Book, King Richard, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story) and Oscar® winning director Ben Proudfoot (two-time Oscar® nominee for The Queen of Basketball and A Concerto is a Conversation), comes THE LAST REPAIR SHOP, a film about LAUSD’s unique free and freely-repaired musical instrument repair shop, which helped launch countless illustrious careers and millions of music lovers.  Watch Now Here (Full 39-Minute Film): https://youtu.be/xttrkgKXtZ4?si=HO02BhzJAZPN5rMO

Previewing the Woman in the Wall

 

You know you are in for an interesting show when it starts off with a whisper before a woman wakes up in the middle of the road, surrounded by cows, with a little blood on her white nightgown.  When she gets home, “Stay awake” is scribbled on a door and a knife in the picture of Jesus.  Oh yeah, and by the end of the first episode, there will be a woman in the wall.  Hence the title: The Woman in the Wall.

 

The woman who wakes up in the middle of the road is played by Ruth Wilson (The Affair).  She has a long history of trauma-based sleepwalking that goes back to her time in the infamous Magdalene Laundries, institutions that housed promiscuous woman who were forced to work without pay aside from some meager food provisions.  They were essentially prisons.  Wilson’s painful time there is resurrected when she receives note saying, “I know what happened to your child” with a phone number on the back.

 

Around the same time, Daryl McCormack (Bad Sisters) is investigating the death of a priest of whom he has a history with.  It does not take very long before the woman and the wall and the dead priest start to interconnect.  The Woman in the Wall is a harrowing tale focusing on one of Ireland’s deepest shame which is only heightened by an unreliable narrator who’s ever growing sleep problems are making her mental state get worse as the show goes along.

 

The Woman in the Wall airs Sundays at 9:00 on Showtime with Paramount+.  Episodes are streaming the previous Friday on Paramount+ with the Showtime plan.

57 Channels and Only This Is On: January 14: 2024

  

Percy Jackson and the Olympians:   I typically only subscribed to Disney whenever a Marvel and/or Star Wars show was on, but I am now getting it for free so I was able to catch up on this show.  I never read the books, but saw the movie.  It seems like they are taking 10-15 minute scenes from the movie and turning them into 35-45 minute episodes, just with actual children instead of casting adults to play teenagers.  This show really could have used some Daddario because the kids are kind of annoying, especially the titular character.  At least some of the Gods are fun.  Jason Mantzoukus as Dionysus is one of the most inspired casting choices.  Professional wrestler Edge as Ares is another on the nose casting choice that worked.  Shame they did not get Daddario to be Medusa.  Oh well.

 

La Brea:  So Eve was lost to time last season (how gullible do you have to be to believe she just happened to still be in the same time being held by whoever those evil people are), Josh and Riley are also in some TBD time (why were they so certain they are going to a place with a hospital) and Ty somehow warped to two weeks before the show began.  What a wild start.

 

Fargo:  YMCA as the soundtrack to the militia rounding up certainly was an inspired choice.  But I do wonder how the weirdo was able to enter the farm undetected with another person, but Dot, whom I have to assume knows the farm, could not sneak out undetected.

 

The Challenge: Battle for a New Challenge:  Can we just end Chaos already?  It has been a full month since anyone went home.  We at still have at least CT left for the Champs.  It seems like a safe bet he is going to choose "Chaos" get revenge on the time Jay sent him home.  For Jay's sake, hopefully they will not be competing in Hall Brawl or Pole Wrestle.

 

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters:  If they needed the ball to get home, how exactly did young Kurt Russell get home?  Will he not be able to get home the same way now?  Sigh.  This was a failed experiment; hopefully they do not do any more of this.  Just stick to the mildly entertaining movies.

Around the Tubes: January 13, 2024

  

I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases have been flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post includes blurbs on Wednesday, Rick and Morty, Ariana Grande, The Black Crowes, Kid Cudi, Superhot: and The Spicy World of Pepper People.

- From the creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (“Smallville”), and director Tim Burton (The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice), the kooky and spooky first season of “Wednesday,” the TV series based on Wednesday Addams of the iconic Addams Family, which streams on Netflix and is produced by MGM Television, a division of Amazon MGM Studios, comes to DVD and Blu-ray March 26, 2024. "Wednesday" Season One will be available to purchase online and in-store from major retailers. Pre-order your copy now.  The series stars Jenna Ortega as Wednesday, Gwendoline Christie as Principal Larissa Weems, Jamie McShane as Sheriff Donovan Galpin, Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin, Percy Hynes White as Xavier Thorpe, Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair, and Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay. Guest stars include Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams, and Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester.

- Go on an intergalactic adventure across the multi-verse with the critically acclaimed animated hit comedy series from Adult Swim when Rick and Morty: The Complete Seventh Season will be available to own Steelbook Blu-ray Disc, Blu-ray Disc and DVD beginning March 12, 2024. Get ready to binge on one of cables #1 watched comedies - and follow the misadventures of America’s favorite crazy scientist and his grandchildren with this outrageous set which includes all 10 episodes from Season 7, along with copious special features curated for the fans, including a deep look into season 7 and its characters: "Directing Unmortricken", "The Characters of Season 7", and "Inside Season 7"  Rick & Morty has won 2 Emmy Awards and has received 5 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Animation Program for 2023.

- GRAMMY® Award-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and international superstar, Ariana Grande releases the official video “yes, and?” today directed by Christian Breslauer. Watch HERE.  The video comes just hours after she dropped the single via Republic Records – listen HERE.

- Legendary rock band The Black Crowes announce their hugely anticipated new album, Happiness Bastards, set for worldwide release March 15 via the band’s own Silver Arrow Records. Produced by GRAMMY Award-Winning producer Jay Joyce, the project is The Black Crowes’ tenth studio album and their first original music in 15 years.  Happiness Bastards is a blistering record that is both fresh, yet quintessential rock n’ roll. The thrilling news is kicked off with the release of the riff-ripping lead single “Wanting and Waiting,” an exhilarating taste of what’s to come with the signature flair and attitude of one of the most vital rock bands of this generation. Listen to “Wanting and Waiting” HERE and watch the single reveal HERE. 2024 marks 40 years since the inception of The Black Crowes, and the Robinson Brothers are claiming this momentous year as their own. Following decades marked by sex, drugs, fights, breakups, and divorce, they are leaving their bullshit behind. Serving as a salute to their past and a celebration of the present and future, the new album includes 10 original tracks, with a very special feature from GRAMMY-nominated superstar Lainey Wilson. While they have dealt with their share of differences over the years, they are now two happy bastards, with a triumphant album to show for it. Pre-Order Happiness Bastards HERE.

- After much anticipation, GRAMMY® Award-winning multi-platinum sonic visionary, artist, producer, actor and director Kid Cudi proudly presents his anxiously awaited ninth studio album, INSANO, out now via Republic Records. Listen HERE. It stands out as his first full-length offering since 2022 and features Travis Scott, Pharrell Williams, A$AP Rocky, Lil Wayne, Young Thug, Lil Yachty, DJ Drama as well as the late XXXTentacion. The INSANO album art will come with 4 cover-art variations featuring artwork by renowned artist and designer, KAWS as well as one rendition featuring a character by renowned multimedia artist Glassface. Check them out HERE.

- Hulu has debuted the trailer for upcoming original docu-series "Superhot: The Spicy World of Pepper People."   The docu-series will premiere all ten episodes on January 22, only on Hulu.  Superhot spicy peppers are on fire lately - but while most experiment with heat, others live their lives in pursuit of fire. “Superhot” is a wild ride into the Spicy World of Pepper People – the self-proclaimed chili heads who have taken the chili pill and want to find out how deep the rabbit hole goes. This 10-part series goes deep into a subculture fueled by spice: from the elite growers who strive to create new superhots to the chili eaters who chase the endorphin rush of consuming them. Along the way, one legendary chili head sets out on a quest to answer the spiciest of questions: is there a pepper that can challenge the world’s hottest? 

The Ten Most Anticipated Events of 2024

 

The strikes really put a damper on 2024 as a bunch of things got delay.  Here are the few things this year worth getting at least a little excited about.

 

10.  Obligatory Super-Hero Mentions:  It seems like we may be close to the end of the superhero era.  There will be no DC movies and just one set in the MCU.  Yet, for some reason, Sony’s Spiderverse is still plowing full steam ahead with movies based on characters named Madam Webb and Kraven the Hunter.  Yeah, I have no clue who they are either.

 

9.  2024 Elections (November 5):  Usually elections are higher on my anticipated lists, but if we are barreling towards a race between a senile old man and a senile old man who is also a raving lunatic, my excitement level is fairly low.  Only one of those old farts kicking the bucket or the 14^th Amendment can save us now.

 

8.  Mean Girls (January 12):  A movie musical based on a musical that was based on a movie sounds like a horrible idea, but I am still mildly intrigued by this.

 

7.  The Final Season of La Brea January 9):  Sigh, the guiltiest guilty pleasure on television is coming to an end.

 

6.  True Detective: Night Country (January 14):  I am cautiously optimistic about this one considering it has been diminishing returns since the first season.  But putting it up north adds an interesting wrinkle.

 

5.  House of the Dragon (TBD):  It seemed like the first season was just a preamble with all the time jumping.  Things should finally pick in the second season.

 

4.  Shōgun (February 27):  I am all for a cool samurai show.

 

3.  Ballerina (June 7):  The first attempt at John Wick without John Wick did not get good reviews and was probably little watched as it was on Peacock.  But center a movie around Ana De Armas could be a better second attempt.

 

2.  Self Reliance (January 12):  I am always up for an Anna Kendrick movie especially when it premieres on Hulu.

1.  2024 Paris Olympics (July 26):  There is nothing I get more excited more than the Olympics.  I usually watch as much as I can.  Then to make this installment even better, NBC just announced that they hired Snoop Dogg to be a correspondent.

 

The Twenty-Five Best Movies I Saw in 2023

 

1.  CODA

2.  Everything Everywhere All at Once

3.  John Wick: Chapter 4

4.  Joy Ride

5.  Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

6.  Plane

7.  Beastie Boys Story

8.  The Beanie Bubble

9.  Do Revenge

10.  Fall

11.  Quiz Lady

12.  Boston Strangler

13.  No One Will Save You

14.  The Choice Is Yours

15.  Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

16.  Flora and Son

17.  All the Bright Places

18.  Shazam! Fury of the Gods

19.  Scream

20.  Kate

21.  Werewolves Within

22.  Wildflower

23.  X

24.  See You on Venus

25.  Avatar: The Way of Water

57 Channels and Only This Is On: January 7, 2024

 

 Fargo:  Okay, that opening at the debate was hilarious.  But given our political climate, I think Roy could still easily win as long as no one uncovers the murder he just committed. Which I have a feeling will happen considering how many people knew Danish was going there.  I also wonder just how many bodies are under that windmill.

 

The Challenge: Battle for a New Challenge:  Ha ha ha, Cara Maria talked all this trash and got beat at a physical challenge by a literal stick figure.

 

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters: Once half the cast went through the portal last week, the grandmother still being alive was the easiest best ever, even though the last time we saw her she was being eaten by giant bugs.  Now the question is just how long does she think it has been since was sucked into the portal.  But at least they explained how Kurt Russell does not look 90 like his character should be.  But trying to figure out how time works down there and when will they actually come out when they find a way out is now hurting my brain.

Around the Tubes: January 6, 2024

 

I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases have been flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post includes blurbs on Death and Other Details, The Woman in the Wall, The Chosen, Hazbin Hotel, and The Super Bowl Soulful Celebration.

- Hulu has debuted the trailer for the upcoming original series "Death and Other Details."   The 10-episode murder mystery series premieres January 16, 2024 with two episodes, then one episode weekly, with a two-episode finale on March 5, 2024.  Set amidst the glamor of the global elite, “Death and Other Details” centers on the brilliant and restless Imogene Scott (Violett Beane), who finds herself in the wrong place/wrong time (okay, it was kinda her fault) and becomes the prime suspect in a locked room murder mystery. The setting? A lavishly restored Mediterranean ocean liner. Suspects? Every pampered guest and every exhausted crew member. The problem? To prove her innocence, she must partner with a man she despises—Rufus Cotesworth (Mandy Patinkin), the world’s greatest detective.

- SHOWTIME today unveiled the official trailer and key art for THE WOMAN IN THE WALL, the six-episode thriller starring and executive produced by BAFTA and Golden Globe Award winner Ruth Wilson (THE AFFAIR, His Dark Materials) and co-starring BAFTA Award nominee Daryl McCormack (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, Peaky Blinders). THE WOMAN IN THE WALL will premiere on streaming and on demand for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME^® plan on Friday, January 19, before making its on-air debut on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME on Sunday, January 21, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The series also will premiere on Paramount+ on January 19 in Canada, on January 20 in Latin America, Brazil, South Korea, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria, and later in the year in Japan.  Written and created by BAFTA Award nominee Joe Murtagh (Calm with Horses), THE WOMAN IN THE WALL centers on Lorna Brady (Wilson), a woman from the small, fictional Irish town of Kilkinure, who wakes one morning to find a corpse in her house. Chillingly, Lorna has no idea who the dead woman is or if she, herself, might be responsible for the apparent murder. That’s because Lorna has long suffered from extreme bouts of sleepwalking ever since she was ripped from her life at the age of 15 and incarcerated in The Kilkinure Convent, a (fictional) home to one of Ireland’s infamous Magdalene Laundries for women. There, Lorna gave birth to her daughter Agnes, who cruelly was taken from her and whose fate Lorna never has known. 

 

- Tickets are now on sale for Season 4 of The Chosen's theatrical release, the first time all episodes of a full season of a TV series will debut exclusively in theaters. The official Season 4 trailer also premiered recently: Watch The Chosen: Official Season 4 Trailer Here  The Chosen Season 4’s theatrical release is distributed by Fathom Events. Tickets can be purchased at: wwww.TheChosenRiseup.com.

- A24 Music and Prime Video shared the second single, “Poison,” from the highly anticipated adult animation series Hazbin Hotel. The high-energy pop track is written and produced by composers Sam Haft and Andrew Underberg, and features showstopping vocals by Blake Roman.  The first season of Hazbin Hotel consists of eight episodes, with four episodes premiering on Prime Video January 19, 2024 and two episodes rolling out weekly through February 2. The series will be available in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.  Fans can continue to visit HazbinHotel.com to pre-order special packages that include exclusive Season One merchandise until January 12, when early access to the first two episodes will be available to stream on the A24 App one week before they release on Prime Video, along with a virtual Q&A event with Vivienne Medrano and special guests. They can listen to the first single, “Happy Day in Hell,” which debuted October 20, here. 

- CBS presents THE SUPER BOWL SOULFUL CELEBRATION 25^th ANNIVERSARY, (previously known as the “Super Bowl Gospel Celebration”), to air Saturday, February 10 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and stream on Paramount+ (live for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand on Pluto TV and cbs.com the day after the special airs)*. Cedric the Entertainer and Tichina Arnold of CBS’ THE NEIGHBORHOOD are confirmed to host.  “I’m thrilled to return to the Super Bowl Soulful Celebration stage in Vegas as co-host of the 25th anniversary broadcast on CBS with my dear friend and ‘The Neighborhood’ co-star, Tichina Arnold,” said Cedric the Entertainer. “A huge congratulations to Melanie Few for creating this amazing celebration of music, faith, and football."

The 100 Best Songs of 2023

1. Stick Season - Noah Kahan 

2. all-american bitch - Olivia Rodrigo 

3. I know it won't work - Gracie Abrams 

4. Into Your Room - Holly Humberstone 

5. get him back! - Olivia Rodrigo 

6. I Remember Everything - Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves 

7. From the Start - Laufey 

8. ceilings - Lizzy McAlpine 

9. bad idea right? - Olivia Rodrigo 

10. Feather - Sabrina Carpenter 

11. Can’t Catch Me Now - Olivia Rodrigo 

12. Kill Bill - SZA 

13. Bewitched - Laufey 

14. Jealous Moon - Sarah Jarosz 

15. De Selby (Part 2) - Hozier 

16. Maestro (Tears Don't Lie) - Wilder Woods 

17. When the Lights Go Out - Sarah Jarosz 

18. Hey Driver - Zach Bryan feat. The War and Treaty 

19. Dance the Night - Dua Lipa 

20. Buy My Round - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats 

21. White Horse - Chris Stapleton 

22. Date Night (Remix) - Kita Alexander feat. Morgan Evans 

 23. True Blue – boygenius 

24. Francesca - Hozier 

25. History Books - The Gaslight Anthem feat. Bruce Springsteen 

26. vampire - Olivia Rodrigo 

27. There It Goes - Maisie Peters 

28. Elvis Impersonators - Holly Humberstone 

29. Houdini - Dua Lipa 

30. Talk Too Much - Reneé Rapp 

31. Run - Maisie Peters 

32. Positive Charge - The Gaslight Anthem 

33. greedy - Tate McRae 

34. Emily I'm Sorry - boygenius 

35. the way things go - beabadoobee 

36. A Night to Remember – beabadoobee and Laufey 

37. Madman's Eyes - Dave Matthews Band 

38. Dial Drunk - Noah Kahan 

39. The Last One - Maisie Peters 

40. All Things End - Hozier 

41. The Cave - NEEDTOBREATHE 

42. Spider Bites - The Gaslight Anthem 

43. Where do we go now? - Gracie Abrams 

44. Devotion - Arlo Parks 

45. Columbus & 89th - Sarah Jarosz 

46. Double Life - Cold War Kids 

47. Homesick - Noah Kahan 

48. 30 - Nas 

49. Little Fires - The Gaslight Anthem 

50. Fantasy - Lauren Spencer Smith with GAYLE & Em Beihold 

51. Autumn - The Gaslight Anthem 

52. Northern Attitude - Noah Kahan with Hozier 

53. Dreams – NEEDTOBREATHE feat. Judah & The Lion 

54. Glue Song - beabadoobee 

55. Heart They Didn't Break - Maddie & Tae 

56. Pretty Girls - Reneé Rapp 

57. Honey - Samia 

58. Fall In Love With Me - Morgan Wade 

59. Pegasus - Arlo Parks ft. Phoebe Bridgers 

60. I Can See You (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) - Taylor Swift 

61. Monsters - Dave Matthews Band 

62. Strangers - Nickel Creek 

63. Blades - Arlo Parks 

64. Dawns - Zach Bryan feat. Maggie Rogers 

65. Break Free - Dave Matthews Band 

66. Atomic City - U2 

67. The Band And I - Maisie Peters

68. Ultraviolet - MisterWives 

69. Character Development - Allison Ponthier 

70. Sarah's Place - Zach Bryan feat. Noah Kahan 

71. Stay Right Here - Allison Russell 

72. Boyhood - The Japanese House 

73. The Alcott - The National feat. Taylor Swift 

74. Your Mind Is Not Your Friend - The National feat. Phoebe Bridgers

 75. Single Soon - Selena Gomez 

76. Tropic Morning News - The National 

77. Every Chance I Get (I Want You in the Flesh) - Dan Auerbach 

78. So Long - Danielle Ponder 

79. Running Out Of Time - Paramore 

80. Bruises - Reneé Rapp 

81. Feel Good - Jaime Wyatt 

82. Underground - City and Colour

83. Dilemma - Green Day 

84. exes - Tate McRae 

85. Act Natural - Margaret Glaspy 

86. Medal - Emily King 

87. missin u - Tori Kelly 

88. Pretty Boy - LÉON 

89. Body Better - Maisie Peters 

90. Pegasi - Jesca Hoop 

91. Midnight Heat (Live) - Christone “Kingfish” Ingram 

92. Death Wish - Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit 

93. Days Move Slow - Bully 

94. Odyssey – Beck and Phoenix 

95. I've Loved You For So Long - The Aces 

96. Get Back - Margaret Glaspy 

97. One That Got Away - MUNA 

98. Texas - Jessie Murph feat. Maren Morris 

99. Nervous System - JOSEPH 

100. Thinking About You - Beck

57 Channels and Only This Is On: January 24, 2023

 

A Murder at the End of the World:  Yep, I called it, the ending sucked big time.

 

Fargo:  Wild we got an entire episode without Dot.  But somehow the cop’s husband seems almost as bad as Don Draper.  Can either possibly make it to the end of the season?

 

Survivor:  Yep, I called it, Dee won.  But what I would never had guessed was the clusterfork at the last vote where everyone eligible got one vote and for some reason, someone changed their vote from Dee. Why change?  If you think you are getting votes, flipping was not going to change anything.  What stupid ending to a other mediocre at best season.  Hopefully they did a better job casting next one. 

 

The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion:  Okay, that was a cool elimination.

 

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters:  So the evil cooperation found the hacker and just let her go scot free just because Monarch showed up?  What a waste of a storyline.  And when did Kurt Russell get an army?

View From the Peak - Everything Coming to Paramount+ in January 2024

 

We’re counting down to 2024, and our top resolution for the new year is to bring you the world’s best collection of shows and films to stream. Things are looking both sexy and scary on the service in January with the premieres of two highly anticipated Original series: crime drama Sexy Beast and psychological thriller The Woman in the Wall. Next month, the second season of SkyMed will come in for a landing on the service and music fans will get an in-depth look at the life and work of legendary singer and songwriter June Carter Cash in the brand-new Original docuseries JUNE. And as football fans eagerly count down to Super Bowl LVIII, they can kick back and enjoy CBS Sports' coverage of three AFC Playoff games, including the AFC Championship which airs on January 28. For a closer look at all the entertainment coming to Paramount+ in January, check out the latest edition of View From the Peak.

PEAK CONTENT

David Oyelowo in Lawmen: Bass Reeves The New Year’s bells are about to ring, but before we sip some bubbly and toast the new content coming to the service, let’s reflect on some of the wonderful things that happened in 2023. With a broad, popular offering for every member of the household, Paramount+ remained the fastest-growing streaming service in the United States.    This year, Paramount+ became the streaming home to SHOWTIME, and provided premium subscribers access to its entire library of critically acclaimed content, including award-winning series Yellowjackets, Billions, The Chi and Dexter: New Blood.    With record-breaking  premieres across genres, Paramount+ welcomed a wealth of content that won over audiences all year long. Top drivers this year included Lawmen: Bass Reeves, Special Ops: Lioness, Frasier and Fellow Travelers. The unscripted space was underscored by top series including Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court, Couples Therapy and Milli Vanilli.   Paramount+ also saw the premieres and post-theatrical streaming debuts of huge films on the service that drove massive engagement, including Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Scream VI and PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie as well as Original films Good Burger 2, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines and Love in Taipei.   And we were the talk of the town with this year’s awards nominations with Golden Globe nominations for 1923, The Curse, Fellow Travelers, Lawmen: Bass Reeves and Yellowjackets. We also received five Film Independent Spirit Award nominations and 12 Critics Choice Television Award nominations.    CBS Sports’ presentation of its marquee live sports continues to differentiate Paramount+ in the marketplace. The platform streamed some of the year's biggest sporting events, including NFL on CBS, AFC Playoffs, UEFA Champions League and its final, The Masters, PGA Championship, March Madness, Big Ten on CBS, SEC on CBS, a full season of the National Women's Soccer League, the launch of the free 24/7 soccer channel CBS Sports Golazo Network and more than 2,500 soccer matches.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Emun Elliott and James McArdle in Sexy Beast Next month, viewers can check out the premiere of Sexy Beast, which serves as a prequel to the critically acclaimed crime film of the same name. The series explores the relationship between Gal and Don, petty thieves in London’s East End who are looking for a major score. The pair is portrayed by James McArdle and Emun Elliott, respectively, and we sat down with the actors to learn more about how they played the younger versions of these characters. Can you tell us a bit about where Don and Gal are at the start of the series? Emun: Don is working at his sister’s arcade. He does odd jobs and menial tasks and is very much tied to his sister and serving her. At the same time, Don is working with Gal, and they’re involved in petty crime, like theft, robberies and muggings. But Don has huge ambition to hit the big time and sees this phase as a stepping stone for him to reach ultimate glory in the gangster world. He’s looking for a sense of identity, and he finds that in his relationship with Gal and the criminal underworld. James: When the series begins, Gal doesn’t realize he’s got a problem. He’s unaware that he’s blindly treading a path that’s been laid out before him. There’s something in him that longs for more, but there hasn’t been a catalyst that sort of says to him, “You can go out and get that.” He’s happy plodding along and dreaming. The world turns up for him when this woman enters his life, and he realizes, “If I’m going to go out for what I want, then the world around me is going to have to burn.” The question is: Will he do that, or accept the status quo?   These are characters to whom fans feel connected; are you excited to bring them to life in this new world? Emun: The fantastic thing about the movie is that Don is on the screen for one hour; he makes a massive impact, and then he disappears. But you never find out why Don is who he is. In our version, you get to explore why a character ended up like him. You get to delve into his vulnerabilities and his relationship with the few people who mean anything to him. It’s a rounded look at this character from both sides, in terms of his violence but also his vulnerability. James: This is a completely different Gal from the one we recognize in the film, so that gives me a lot of scope to play with, and that’s been fun as I get to imagine what he was like when he didn’t have the world on his shoulders. He's a bit more carefree at the beginning. He has compartmentalized his life so that he can enjoy different parts, and then he bites off more than he can chew.   The series follows Gal and Don’s descent into the criminal underworld. Can you tease how this creates conflict for both of them? Emun: Gal and Don have very different attitudes when it comes to executing a task. Gal leads with his head; Don leads from his gut and with his fists. They’re a team that works really well. Sometimes when they have to make decisions in the moment, Don makes mistakes and is far too much on the front foot, and Gal is constantly having to pull him back. There are occasions when Gal isn’t there to pull him back, and Don puts his foot in it, which leads to turbulence between the two of them. And it’s interesting to see that and see how their relationship – as all relationships do – winds in and out of each other. I think Gal and Don’s relationship is the most interesting when there is that separation and conflict between the two of them. James: They clearly adore each other. As we explore their pasts, you realize why Gal is so patient with Don. He’s a father figure and a brother figure to him. Gal thinks he is in control of that, but as Don grows, we see that Gal realizes he can’t contain the monster that is evolving. Crime pays when Sexy Beast premieres on January 25.

BEHIND THE STREAMS

Ruth Wilson and Daryl McCormack in The Woman in the Wall Premiering next month, the psychological drama series The Woman in the Wall stars Ruth Wilson as Lorna, a fictional survivor of the infamous Magdalene Laundries that incarcerated “fallen women” in Ireland against their will. In the series, Lorna, who suffers extreme bouts of sleepwalking due to the trauma she experienced, makes a terrifying discovery in her home. Extensive research was required to set this mystery against the backdrop of a true and painful period in Irish history. “We had a brilliant researcher, and we worked with a consultant at Justice for Magdalenes Research who helped us speak to a number of survivors,” said Joe Murtagh, series executive producer, writer and creator. “I really admire them for sharing their stories when you consider that one of the main objectives of these institutions was to shame and silence the women in their care.” For Murtagh, the show is a chance to raise awareness for this largely untold history. “Our town and our characters are fictional, in part, to protect real identities and communities. This allowed us to draw on as many real-life experiences as possible and combine them in one place.” Unravel the mystery when The Woman in the Wall premieres on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME* on January 19.

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DID  YOU KNOW?

Praneet Akilla, Mercedes Morris, Morgan Holmstrom, Natasha Calis, Thomas Elms, Kheon Clarke and Aason Nadjiwon in Skymed Sometimes you just can’t wait another week to watch that next episode. Your wish is granted with an entire season of SkyMed streamable on day one. The show follows the high-flying adventures of daring nurses and pilots stationed in the wilds of Canada.    Long established as the home for incredible music documentaries and storytelling, Paramount+ continues this tradition with the premiere of JUNE this January. The feature-length documentary explores singer/songwriter June Carter Cash’s life and career through rare and never-before-seen archival material and interviews with family, admirers and friends, including Dolly Parton, Reese Witherspoon and Willie Nelson.    Countless viewers will stream Super Bowl LVIII on Paramount+ on February 11, but a few lucky winners will get the VIP experience in person thanks to the “Hide & Peak” sweepstakes campaign. To enter the sweepstakes, viewers must search for buried QR codes that appear before popular series and movies, which can be scanned to open a landing page with further submission guidelines. Who knows, you could be headed to the big game!

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ORIGINALS, EXCLUSIVE PREMIERES & EVENTS 1/1: Changemakers 1/7: The Golden Globe Awards** 1/11: SkyMed Season 2 premiere 1/16: JUNE premiere 1/19: The Woman in the Wall* premiere 1/25: Sexy Beast premiere LIBRARY SHOWS January 2 America Decides (Season 2024)** CBS News Mornings (Season 2024)** CBS News Prime Time with John Dickerson (Season 2024)** January 6 The Uplift (Season 2024) January 7 Here Comes the Sun (Season 2024) The Takeout (Season 8) January 8 Eye on America (Season 2024)** January 10 Help! I'm in a Secret Relationship (Seasons 1-2) The Loud House (Season 6) The Really Loud House (Season 1) January 17 Aerial Argentina (Season 1) January 24 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) (Season 3) January 31 Air Disasters (Seasons 1-7) Combat Ships (Seasons 1,3,4) Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City (Seasons 1-3) LIBRARY MOVIES January 1 54 5 Card Stud A Promise* A Single Man* A.C.O.D. Abandon Adore Adventureland Aeon Flux Alex Cross* Almost Famous American Beauty Amistad An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power An Inconvenient Truth Another 48 Hrs. Approaching The Unknown Atlantic City Baby It's You Bad Lieutenant* Basic Instinct Basic Instinct Director's Cut Bebe's Kids Becoming Jane Big Jake Black Beauty Black Sheep Boomerang Changing Lanes Chasing Amy Chocolat Cinema Paradiso Coach Carter Cop Land Days of Heaven Death On the Nile Deception Dora and the Lost City of Gold Event Horizon Face/Off Failure to Launch Falling in Love Flags of Our Fathers Flight Of The Intruder G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Get Rich or Die Tryin'* Gone Baby Gone Good Mourning* Halloween H20: 20 Years Later Halloween VI: The Curse Of Michael Myers Halloween VIII: Resurrection Hateship Loveship* Headhunters* Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth Hellraiser IV: Bloodline Hellraiser V: Inferno Hellraiser VI: Hellseeker Hellraiser VII: Deader Hellraiser VIII: Hellworld High Noon Hope Springs* In Too Deep Indiscreet Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Jackass 2.5 Jackass 3.5 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 Unrated Jane Eyre* Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. Last Vegas Little Women* Losing Isaiah Mansfield Park Miller's Crossing Monster Trucks My Left Foot Narc Norbit Nostalgia* Only Lovers Left Alive* Paid in Full Pretty In Pink Private Parts Reindeer Games* Scream Scream 2 Scream 3 Searching For Bobby Fischer Shall We Dance? Snow Day Some Kind of Wonderful Spy Kids Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Spy Kids* Support the Girls* Surviving Christmas Suspect Zero Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Switchback Team America: World Police Terms of Endearment The Adventures of Tintin The African Queen The Bigfoot Trap* The Chumscrubber* The Core The Crow The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Diving Bell and the Butterfly* The Drop The Elephant Man The First Wives Club The Forgiven* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo The Godfather (Remastered) The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone (Remastered) The Godfather Part II (Remastered) The High and the Mighty The Island The Last Airbender The Peacemaker The People vs. Larry Flynt* The Portrait of a Lady The Queens of Comedy* The Score The Stepfather The Thing Called Love The Time Machine The Untouchables The Woman in Black The Yards Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead* Total Recall Tropic Thunder True Grit Voyagers Warrior Strong* What Lies Beneath When Worlds Collide Young Sherlock Holmes January 8 All About the Benjamins Chloe Insomnia Lords of Dogtown Love & Basketball Maggie's Plan Menace II Society Michael Clayton The Exorcist January 17 The Stanford Prison Experiment* January 26 Clerks II* You Hurt My Feelings* January 29 Begin Again* SPORTS 1/6: NCAA Men’s Basketball – Mississippi State @ South Carolina* 1/6: NCAA Men’s Basketball – TCU @ Kansas*  1/6: NCAA Men’s Basketball – UNLV @ San Diego State* 1/7: NFL on CBS Week 18 Doubleheader (check local listings) 1/9-1/11: Coppa Italia Quarterfinals 1/12: Start of AFC Men’s Asian Cup 1/13: NCAA Men’s Basketball – San Diego State @ New Mexico* 1/13: Professional Bull Riders – Chicago* 1/13: Formula E* 1/13 or 1/14: NFL on CBS – AFC Wild Card Game 1/18: EA Sports Super Cup Semifinal – Napoli vs. Fiorentina 1/19: EA Sports Super Cup Semifinal – Inter vs. Lazio 1/20: NCAA Men’s Basketball – San Diego State @ Boise State* 1/21: NCAA Men’s Basketball – Michigan State @ Maryland* 1/20 or 1/21: NFL on CBS – AFC Divisional Playoff 1/21: Barclays Women’s Super League – Chelsea vs. Manchester United 1/22: EA Sports Super Cup Final 1/26-1/27: PGA TOUR – Farmers Insurance Open (Third and Final Round Coverage)* 1/27: NCAA Men’s Basketball – Kansas @ Iowa State* 1/28: NFL on CBS  – AFC Championship Game 1/28: Barclays Women’s Super League – Liverpool vs. Arsenal Throughout January: Italian Serie A competition Throughout January: AFC Men’s Asian Cup Throughout January: Scottish Professional Football League competition Throughout January: AFC Champions League competition Throughout January: Barclays Women’s Super League competition * Title is available to Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers. **All Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers can live stream CBS titles via the live feed on Paramount+. Those titles will be available on-demand to all subscribers the day after they air live. Dates for library titles are subject to change.