If all you know about Violent Femmes is “Blister in the Sun,” it’s time you went deeper. “i/o” includes contributions from Brian Eno, regular collaborators Richard Chappell, Oli Jacobs, Katie May and Richard Evans. “Tchad is very much a sculptor building a journey with sound and drama, Spike loves sound and assembling these pictures, so he’s more of a painter,” says Gabriel. After releasing 10 singles during 2023 - coinciding with each month’s full moon - the singer-songwriter finally will drop the album they all come from on Friday, “i/o.” The album is available in two distinct mixes: The Bright-Side Mix by Mark “Spike” Stent and the Dark-Side Mix by Tchad Blake. ![]() Peter Gabriel’s sonic teasing is almost over. “Christmas at Graceland” - airing right after NBC’s “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” - is the first televised concert from the estate and Presley’s granddaughter, Riley Keough, will make special appearances. It aired live on Wednesday on NBC and streams on Peacock. “Christmas at Graceland,” featuring Post Malone, Alanis Morissette, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, Kane Brown, Lainey Wilson, Lana Del Rey and The War and Treaty. A starry special this week honors Elvis. AP Film Writer Jake Coyle NEW MUSIC TO STREAM “American Symphony” is now streaming on Netflix. The film covers the pianist winning the 2022 Grammy for album of the year, winning an Oscar for co-creating the score to “Soul” and a triumphant concert at Carnegie Hall - all while his wife, Suleika Jaouad, battled leukemia. Matthew Heineman’s “American Symphony” captures a whirlwind year for Jon Batiste. In her review, Bahr acknowledged it’s no “Raiders” or “Last Crusade,” “but it’s solid, swashbuckling summer fare and a dignified sendoff to one of cinema’s most flawless castings.” But “Dial of Destiny,” directed by James Mangold (taking over for Steven Spielberg), co-starring Phoebe Waller Bridges and featuring a poignant scene with Karen Allen, has a lot going for itself. “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” had a mixed reception when it launched over the summer. Harrison Ford’s last hurrah as Indiana Jones swings onto Disney+ on Friday. In her review, AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr called it “an audaciously self-aware, mischievously funny and emotionally complex drama that defies simple categorization.” In “May December,” Julianne Moore and Charles Melton play a couple years past a similar scandal, while Natalie Portman portrays an actress who’s come to research them for an upcoming film. ![]() Haynes’ film, which debuts Friday on Netflix, is inspired by Mary Kay Letourneau, the teacher who went to jail in 1997 for a sexual relationship with a student, only to later marry him. Todd Haynes’ “May December” is a deliciously disquieting drama loosely based on a stranger-than-fiction true story.
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