After 42 years, Philadelphia's famed Spectrum arena will be demolished later this year to make room for a new entertainment complex. Sports teams the 76ers and Flyers have long moved over to a sister venue, but a lot of bands decided to make stops at the Spectrum over the past several months to say goodbye. The Dead, who played the Spectrum more than any other band (50+ times), visited this spring. And another frequent guest, Bruce Springsteen, played four sold-out shows earlier this month. But it's Pearl Jam who will close the Spectrum down tonight with the last of its four concerts this week.
Eddie Vedder was quoted this week as saying he'd be happy to play until 2am tonight -- but will the venue allow it? I hope so! There are also a ton of internet rumors about special guests tonight including Billy Joel, Elton John and Bono -- but the most believable is Bruce Springsteen.
And all the concert fun happens tonight while the Phillies are playing in the World Series across the street. Quite a memorable Halloween here in Philadelphia.
To learn more about the Spectrum's history, click here and view the video below. This highlight reel has been opening each of the Pearl Jam shows this week. And one final note -- don't forget to check back here Monday for my review of the final concert in the weekly MusicMonday column.
Pearl Jam Closes Down Philadelphia's Spectrum Tonight
MusicMonday: Jack Johnson, U2, More Free Downloads!
Jack Johnson Video
Jack Johnson’s En Concert, the new CD/DVD that hits stores tomorrow, captures the surfer/singer-songwriter on his "Sleep Through Static" tour in Europe last summer, shot through the lens of director Emmett Malloy and featuring guest appearances from the likes of Eddie Vedder, Neil Halstead, Matt Costa and Ben Harper. Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive video of Johnson performing “Gone” here.
U2 Concert Webcast
A U2 concert from the Rose Bowl was streamed online free last night via YouTube. The quality of the stream was amazing -- and the band sounded great. The site promises to rebroadcast the concert -- part of the group's 360 tour. So keep checking the band's page here if you missed the global event last night.
Free Downloads
Every Monday, you can find free music downloads here. This week's new offerings:
- Spin Magazine and Rhapsody bring you 15 free downloads here.
- Suburban Home Records has even more -- 20 free downloads here.
- Country Weekly has free songs for download -- but act fast. New songs are only available for two weeks. Click here.
- Glade is offering free holiday music downloads from Diane Krall, George Strait, Manheim Steamroller and Julianne Hough here. You'll need some product codes to get the freebies -- but luckily you can find those here.
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra has made its new song "Child of the Night" available for free download here.
- Speaking of children, the site Munchkin.com has over 50 Mozart classics geared toward babies and toddlers available for free download here.
Top 10 at the Weekend Box Office
Notes:
- Reviews of some movies in top 10 can be found here.
- Click on the chart to enlarge.
- Fox Searchlight’s Amelia placed #11 in grossing an estimated $4 million on only 818 screens for a solid screen average of $4,921 -- on the strength of older women.
- All figures are industry estimates. Actual figures are released on Monday.
Sources: Nielsen EDI, ew.com, Variety
Movie Review: Does "Amelia" Soar?
Amelia
- Click here for an alphabetical archive of all movie reviews.
Play the Balloon Boy Game!
So the whole thing was a hoax after all. How much taxpayer money can one family waste? Well they sure had fun with us -- so it's time we turn the tables on them. Click on the game below and enjoy!
Instructions: Use the arrow keys (or W, A, S & D) to move the balloon and use the mouse to aim and shoot the rainbows!
MusicMonday: Downloads from all Genres
Download Free Music
Every Monday, you can find free music downloads here. This week's new offerings:
- What goes well with wine? Well classical music, of course. Click here for a classical sampler from Green Hill.
- Is country your thing? Well you're in luck because People Magazine has 10 free songs in the genre. Click the image above to download.
- And one more country song from artist Ashley Ray can be downloaded for free here.
And don't forget to continually check the following sources for more free downloads -- new songs covering all genres are added frequently. Just click on the links below and enjoy some new tunes.
Watch Whitney Houston on X FactorOnce again, UK's X Factor had the weekend's most talked about music performance when Whitney Houston paid a visit to the hit show. The performance marked Houston's first television appearance in the country in 12 years. She sang "Million Dollar Bill" from her new album -- which was released in the UK today. Some in Twitterland commented that she may have looked a bit "drugged out" again -- but most of the chatter was about her wardrobe malfunction. Take a look at the performance here.
Take the Poll on Michael Jackson's New Song
Today is the last day to vote in the (not-so-popular poll) at upper left. What do you think of the new Michael Jackson song, "This is It" -- co-written by Paul Anka? You can listen to the title song here. Then please vote in the poll.
Top 10 at the Weekend Box Office
Notes:
- Reviews of some movies in top 10 can be found here. And although the 3-D versions of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 have not be screened, the originals both receive A grades.
- Click on the chart to enlarge.
- All figures are industry estimates. Actual figures are released on Monday.
- Sources: Nielsen EDI, ew.com, Paramount Pictures
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