Junior's Reading And Viewing List: October 11 - 21, 2011

Last Update - November 5, 2011 at 7:04 AM EDT

Junior's 'Reading And Viewing List' for October 11 through October 21, 2011 contains title links, along with snippet teasers, from items published in the middle of October 2011.

Film, television, music, Washington Capitals hockey, Formula One racing and WRC rally news are among the topics to be found here.


October 21, 2011

India preview quotes - Ferrari, FIA, Renault, Force India & more
Posted at Formula1.com

If there's one thing the Formula One paddock loves, it's a challenge, and the inaugural India race is set to be one of the biggest challenges of the season. Newly built, the Buddh International Circuit is a real unknown quantity. And while all will have studied the circuit map and sampled it on a simulator, they are yet to experience the New Delhi track for real. The drivers and team personnel reveal their preparations...


More live streaming in 2012 following France trial
Posted at WRC.com

The World Rally Championship's trial of live internet streaming from Rallye de France Alsace earlier this month proved such a hit with fans and teams that it could pave the way for similar coverage of some or all of the WRC's 13 rounds in 2012...


October 20, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 5, Flyers 2
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Six Pack – Three goals in a span of just 2:25 early in the third period propelled the Capitals to a sixth straight win to start the 2011-12 season, a 5-2 win over the Flyers in Philadelphia. The victory extends Washington’s franchise record for most consecutive triumphs at the start of a season...


Q&A: Mikko Hirvonen
Posted at WRC.com

Mikko Hirvonen is one of three drivers locked in battle for the World Rally Championship drivers' crown. He spoke to Wrc.com on the eve of the penultimate round, RallyRACC-Rally de Espana...


Rhys Ifans on Amazing Spider-Man Director Marc Webb
Posted at Super Hero Hype

Rhys Ifans chatted briefly with the Orlando Sentinel about The Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webb.

"I dipped my toe into 'Harry Potter', but I put my whole body into 'Spider-Man'," said Ifans, who plays Dr. Curt Connors / The Lizard...


Joe Walsh: Solo Album And Eagles, James Gang Activity
By mdome at Classic Rock

Joe Walsh is planning a busy 2012, with a new solo album, celebrating The Eagles’ 40th anniversary and plans for more James Gang activity...


Wolfsbane Name New Album
By mdome at Classic Rock

...The Tamworth terrors are to call it Wolfsbane Save The World and, says guitarist Jase Edwards: “It’s a suitably modest title… self-effacing, not too ambitious!!!! But the world does need saving and we are gonna start doing it with the help of our fantastic Howling Mad Shitheads...


October 19, 2011

'Avengers' Villains Will Please The Fans, Says Tom Hiddleston
By Josh Wigler at MTV's Splash Page

Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye — when it comes to the roster of Earth's Mightiest Heroes, we've got that well and covered by now. But what we don't have quite as clear a sense of is who our heroes will be facing when "The Avengers" assembles in May 2012...

Stetsons are cool, series gimmicks aren’t
By Pete at Bad Wilf

Pete makes a stab at identifying what worked and didn’t in the 2011 series of Doctor Who.

Delivering television seasons in halves and specials is nice; it’s convenient for producers and puts the show higher in the audience’s recent memory. Taking notice of this structure in the stories, however, seems like a waste of time, especially with so much good already in the 2011 series of Doctor Who...


Spain preview notes: Part two
Posted at WRC.com

Petter Solberg (aiming to bounce back from his exclusion in France): “With the pace we have had on the past events, I am really excited about Spain. It has been so much fun being able to put up a really good fight with the other drivers, and I have enjoyed every minute of it. As the first day in Spain is gravel, we do have a good start position, which hopefully will benefit us. The next two days are Tarmac only, and I think we showed in France that we could be really fast on Tarmac.”...


2011 [Doctor Who] Christmas Special details
Posted at Blogtor Who

The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine has released more news on this year's Doctor Who Christmas Special, here are some cast details:

Claire Skinner - Madge Arwell
Alexander Armstrong - Reg Arwell
Maurice Cole - Cyril Arwell
Holly Earl - Lily Arwell
Arabella Weir - Billis
Bill Bailey - Dorxil
Paul Bazely - Ven-Garr...

Nogier expects Solberg to fly in Spain
Posted at WRC.com

Benoit Nogier, whose Citroen Racing Technologies operation oversees the preparation of Petter Solberg’s DS3 WRC, has tipped the Norwegian privateer to be a major threat on RallyRACC-Rally de Espana this week...


The New Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Trailer!
Posted at Super Hero Hype

Warner Bros. Pictures has revealed the new trailer for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows which you can watch using the player below! Hitting theaters on December 16, the Guy Ritchie-directed film stars Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Jared Harris, Eddie Marsan, Stephen Fry and Rachel McAdams...

Carey Mulligan On The Late Late Show "October 18, 2011"
October 19, 2011 EDT Show Clips posted to YouTube by DrPinch2190

October 18, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 3, Panthers 0
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Five Alive – For the first time in franchise history, the Washington Capitals are 5-0. On Tuesday night at Verizon Center, the Caps authored their best 60-minute outing of the young season and the result was a 3-0 triumph over the Florida Panthers...


Latvala pace will boost Hirvonen, says Wilson
Posted at WRC.com

Malcolm Wilson says Jari-Matti Latvala's strong pace on the all-asphalt Rallye de France Alsace earlier this month is the confidence boost Mikko Hirvonen needs to beat Sebastien Loeb on RallyRACC-Rally de Espana...


Matt Smith On The Late Late Show "October 17, 2011"
October 18, 2011 EDT Show Clips posted to YouTube by DrPinch2190

October 17, 2011

Fright Night Released On DVD and Blu Ray In The US In December
Posted by Jack at David Tennant - Fan News Blog

Fright Night will be released on Blu Ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital on 13th December 2011...


Review: Colony in Space - DVD
By Dale Who at Doctor Who Online

...The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) manages to get the TARDIS working... almost, and he and his companion Jo Grant (Katy Manning) arrive on the planet Uxarieus in the middle of a feud between a band of Colonists and a division of the Interplanetary Mining Corporation. En route to sort out the dispute is an Adjudicator from Earth, who may not be all he seems either. Can The Doctor overcome killer robots, giant lizards, primitive tribesmen, prune headed priests and Gail from Coronation Street, save the day and get Miss Grant safely back to Earth, or will an old adversary win the day? You can find out on this new single disc DVD release from BBC DVD / 2|Entertain, out now. With all six episodes looking sharp and sounding great and some entertaining and fun extras to compliment the story, it's time to step inside the TARDIS for her first flight of the Pertwee era...


Damien Molony joins BEING HUMAN
By Dan Owen at Dan's Media Digest

SFX have reported that Irish actor Damien Molony has been confirmed to replace Aidan Turner on Being Human, playing a new upper-class vampire character called Hal...


NYCC: Avengers Footage Description and B-Roll!
Posted by Edward Douglas at Super Hero Hype

New York Comic Con is over, but we have some more fun stuff from the hugely-popular panel for Marvel's The Avengers for anyone who missed our live-blogging of it. Disney and Marvel Studios have supplied us with some B-roll footage of the stars meeting the fans, the panel and interviews, but we also have a much more detailed description of the new scene shown. In this scene, we first encounter Mark Ruffalo's Dr. Bruce Banner in India as he's approached by Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff (aka Black Widow) to come back to America to help S.H.I.E.L.D. deal with a "global catastrophe"...

Title rivals: it's full attack in Spain
Posted at WRC.com

Spain is set for a World Rally Championship thriller this week with two of the three title protagonists, Mikko Hirvonen and Sebastien Loeb, promising to go on maximum attack in their pursuit of WRC glory...


Spain preview notes: Part one
Posted at WRC.com

The World Rally Championship heads to Spain this week for the only true mixed surface event of the season, RallyRACC-Rally de Espana...


Doctor Who takes top slot on BBC iPlayer Downloads
for September 2011
Posted at Doctor Who Online

Doctor Who took the top slot as well as 4 other entires in the BBC iPlayer Top 20 requests for September 2011.

Torchwood: Miracle Day aslo faired favourably with three placements in the Top 20 figures...


October 15, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 2, Senators 1
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Historic Start – For just the third time in franchise history and the first time since 1997-98, Washington has opened the season with four straight wins. The Caps moved to 4-0 with Saturday night’s 2-1 shaving of the Senators at Verizon Center...


Single Tickets Availability
By Ted Leonsis (Capitals Owner) at Ted's Take

As promised we have kept some single game tickets available to sell directly to our fans. This is important to our fans via our research and frankly to me personally. I want access for all at reasonable prices. Directly from us. If and when possible...

...We have a waiting list of people that want to buy season tickets. We could absorb that demand with these single tickets available; but that would be counter to our strategy of access...


Steven Moffat On Plans For Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary
Posted at Doctor Who Online

Thursday saw the launch of BBC Books The Brilliant Book of Doctor Who 2012, and lurking within the (completely awesome) 164 pages of Doctor Who goodness, lies a wonderful interview with showrunner, Steven Moffat, who goes on to talk about the 2013 series...


October 14, 2011

Marvel's The Avengers Breaks iTunes Movie Trailers Record
Posted at Super Hero Hype

Marvel Studios announced today that the trailer (viewable below) for Marvel's The Avengers broke the 24-hour download record at iTunes Movie Trailers...


Friday practice - selected team and driver quotes
Posted at Formula1.com

Rain dominated proceedings during the opening day of action in Korea. With Mercedes' Michael Schumacher topping the very wet morning session and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton taking charge during the much drier afternoon session, there's plenty to discuss. All the drivers, and senior team personnel, reflect on their early progress at Yeongam...


October 13, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 3, Penguins 2, OT
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Eight Straight – Dennis Wideman’s power play goal in overtime pushed the Caps to their third straight win to start the season, a 3-2 triumph over the archrival Penguins in Pittsburgh on Thursday night. The win was the Capitals’ eighth in a row in Pittsburgh...


Save Doctor Who Confidential Petition
Posted by Jack at David Tennant - Fan News Blog

Doctor Who fans are not taking the decision lying down and have decided to try and persuade the BBC bosses to change their minds by starting a petition.

Whilst David was the Doctor the show saw some memorable episodes such as 'Do You Remember The First Time' which was directed by David himself!

If you'd like to see the show continue then you can sign the petition here...

Elisabeth Sladen The Autobiography - All the info
plus win yourself a copy!
Posted by Jack at David Tennant - Fan News Blog

Elisabeth Sladen The Autobiography with Foreword by David Tennant

The autobiography of Elisabeth Sladen, the actress behind Sarah Jane Smith, Doctor Who’s most popular companion is to be published posthumously, with the support and participation of Elisabeth’s family, this is a warm and witty celebration of an actress who delighted generations of children and is fondly remembered by fans young and old alike...


Cash worries won't slow Petter
Posted at WRC.com

Petter Solberg says he had no hesitation in committing to the season-closing rallies in Spain and Great Britain - even though it's costing him his own money to do so...


Traditional colours for Ford in Spain
Posted at WRC.com

The Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Fiesta RS WRCs will revert back to their traditional colour scheme on RallyRACC-Rally de Espana next week...


Korea preview - still everything to play for
Posted at Formula1.com

The Korean Grand Prix proved a dramatic and popular addition to the Formula One calendar last year, and even though the 2011 world championship has been settled in Sebastian Vettel's favour once again, there is plenty to look forward to...


New Scorpions Live Release
By mdome at Classic Rock

Scorpions are putting out a live release on October 14.

Called Get Your Sting & Blackout, it will be available on Blu-ray and CD, and features a gig recorded in Saabrucken, Germany on April 15 this year...


October 12, 2011

EXCL: Aaron Eckhart Talks I, Frankenstein
Posted at Super Hero Hype

...Set to begin filming in Australia in January, the film tells the modern-day tale of Dr. Frankenstein's creature, Adam, who nearly centuries after his "birth", has found himself in a gothic city, caught up in a war between two immortal clans. Though based on the comic by Kevin Grevioux, Eckhart explained that Mary Shelley's original novel is where he's currently focusing his attention...


'Iron Man 2' Was 'Disappointing', Says Robert Downey Jr
By Terri Schwartz at MTV's Splash Page

...it's hard for Downey to say anything bad about the Marvel franchise that made him a star. In fact, he referred to the first "Iron Man" as the film that "changed everything for me" during the interview. But it's refreshing for him to admit that the second film was not quite up to the same standard...


Memorabilia London
By Brian at EveMyles.net

...Daleks and Cybermen beware! TORCHWOOD stars Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper) and Kai Owen (Rhys Williams) and Freema Agyeman (Martha Jones) from DOCTOR WHO are the latest great guests confirmed for Memorabilia London.

The trio join Alexa Havins (Esther Drummond) and Arlene Tur (Dr Vera Juarez), the US stars of TORCHWOOD MIRACLE DAY, at the 29-30 October show. Other DOCTOR WHO guests attending the Memorabilia London weekend include Andrew Hayden-Smith (Jake Simmonds), Ayesha Antoine (Dee Dee Blasco); Daniel King (Davenport) and John Levene (Sgt. Benton)...


McLaren: We are 100 percent behind Hamilton
Posted at Formula1.com

The last few weeks have been amongst the toughest of Lewis Hamilton's career. Not only has he seen another championship chance slip away, he's been overshadowed by McLaren team mate Jenson Button and found himself scolded by fellow drivers and harangued on the back pages by the press. It's not surprising then that much of a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Phone-In with managing director Jonathan Neale on Wednesday was dedicated to Hamilton's recent troubles...


Prince Albert starts Rallye Monte-Carlo countdown
Posted at WRC.com

The countdown to Rallye Monte-Carlo, round one of the 2012 World Rally Championship, has begun after Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco, formerly opened the WRC’s stand at Sportel in the Principality on Monday...


Talking Point: if a TV series changes its cast,
do you tend to switch off?
By Dan Owen at Dan's Media Digest

...Of course, some shows thrive on a fast turnaround of actors. Spooks has burned through many leads over 10 series (from Rupert Penry-Jones to Richard Armitage), while Doctor Who has change built into its very DNA, with eleven actors having played The Doctor since 1963. But are there any shows where tinkering with the cast would be a big enough no-no for you to turn your back on a good show forever?...


October 11, 2011

The Trailer for The Avengers is Here!
Posted at Super Hero Hype

Marvel Studios has revealed the first full trailer for writer/director Joss Whedon's The Avengers, starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård and Samuel L. Jackson...

More Man of Steel Set Photos Featuring Amy Adams
Posted at Super Hero Hype

...In the June 14, 2013 release, Henry Cavill plays Superman in director Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel." The film also stars Laurence Fishburne as Daily Planet editor-in-chief, Perry White. Starring as Clark Kent's adoptive parents, Martha and Jonathan Kent, are Diane Lane and Kevin Costner. Squaring off against the superhero are two other surviving Kryptonians, the villainous General Zod, played by Michael Shannon, and Faora, Zod's evil partner, played by Antje Traue. Also from Superman's native Krypton are Lara Lor-Van, Superman's mother, played by Ayelet Zurer, and Superman's father, Jor-El, portrayed by Russell Crowe...


Citroen boss wary of Hirvonen's gravel threat
Posted at WRC.com

Mikko Hirvonen's gravel pace has been identified as the biggest threat to Sebastien Loeb's bid to make it eight world rally titles in a row this season...

Junior's Reading And Viewing List: September 21 - 30, 2011

Last Update - October 7, 2011 at 5:41 AM EDT

This is Junior's 'Reading And Viewing List' for September 21 through September 30, 2011. Title links and a taste of each item published at the end of September 2011 are included.

Below, you'll find news on television shows, films, Washington Capitals hockey, music, Formula One racing and the WRC.


September 30, 2011

Capitals 4, Sabres 3, SO
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

For the second time in as many games, the Capitals struck first in Friday night’s pre-season tilt against the Buffalo Sabres. And for the second time in as many games, they found themselves trailing in the game before they were able to build on that first marker...


Japan preview quotes - McLaren, Sauber, HRT & Mercedes
Posted at Formula1.com

Ask a Formula One driver to name his favourite tracks and chances are Suzuka will get more mentions than almost any other circuit. Its mixture of gradient, high-speed turns and technical corner combinations make for one of the sport's ultimate challenges - and one that gives a huge sense of satisfaction if you get it right. And with Japan still recovering from a devastating earthquake and tsunami earlier this year, the teams are especially eager to return and show their support...


Formula One Fantasy - Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi
Posted at Formula1.com

Since his debut for Toyota back in 2009 Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi has made a strong impression on F1 racing. A fearless overtaker, Kobayashi is a real entertainer on the track, and ahead of his home race next weekend he reminds us of how entertaining he is off it, too. The Japanese driver explains why his Formula One Fantasies would include racing around a V20-engined Brabham around the streets of Tokyo with Ayrton Senna as a team mate and more...


September 29, 2011

Block boosted by strong pre-event test
Posted at WRC.com

Ken Block says his pre-event test for Rallye de France Alsace was one of the best he has done since he became a regular in the World Rally Championship two years ago...


September 28, 2011

Predators 4, Capitals 1
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Washington finished up the road portion of its pre-season slate with a 4-1 loss to the Predators in Nashville on Wednesday night. The setback drops the Capitals to 1-3-1 in the pre-season with two games to go...


Doctor Who Confidential Axed by BBC
Posted at Doctor Who Online

...Doctor Who Confidential, which features behind-the-scenes footage from the making of Doctor Who as well as interviews with the cast and crew, has aired in an early evening slot on BBC3 since 2005, when the corporation revived the main series with Christopher Eccleston as the ninth Time Lord.

However, with the corporation facing budget cuts of up to 20% across its output as part of its Delivering Quality First initiative, BBC controller Zai Bennett has chosen to axe the show at the end of its current series...


France preview notes: Part two
Posted at WRC.com

...Petter Solberg: “I was really happy with our third in Australia. That was a great bonus for both the team and myself. Now I hope we can keep the same pace in France, and hopefully we can defend our third place there from last year.”...


France preview notes: Part one
Posted at WRC.com

...Mikko Hirvonen: “The stages are bumpy and abrasive in some sections, but the biggest surprise last year was how much we could cut the corners and the amount of mud and dirt that was dragged onto the roads. Winning in Australia removed some pressure, but we must carry that success forward and fight for the championship in the final rounds.”...


September 27, 2011

"Best Companion Ever"?: EXCLUSIVE DW Insider, Ep 12
Uploaded to YouTube by BBCAmericaTV

Cliff Burton R.I.P.
By mdome at Classic Rock

On September 27, 1986, Metallica bassist Cliff Burton was tragically killed in a road accident in Sweden. Today marks the 25th anniversary of his death...


Hamilton wows Indian crowds on streets of Bangalore
Posted at Formula1.com

The residents of Bangalore enjoyed a taste of Formula One action on Tuesday as McLaren's Lewis Hamilton took to the streets of the India city in his 2008 world championship-winning MP4-23. Over 40,000 fans lined the temporary track to watch...


September 26, 2011

Postgame Notebook: Capitals 3, Blue Jackets 1
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

After suffering through an 0-2-1 start to the 2011 NHL pre-season, the Capitals took advantage of their first taste of home cooking on Monday night. Washington downed the Columbus Blue Jackets by a 3-1 count...


India goes Gaga; McCartney & Spears Abu Dhabi bound
Posted at Formula1.com

Organisers of next month's 2011 Formula 1 Airtel Grand Prix of India have announced that American pop icon Lady Gaga will be the star attraction at the post-race party that will follow Formula One racing's inaugural outing in the country at the all-new Buddh International Circuit...


Shakedown qualifying set for 2012
Posted at WRC.com

Priority 1 and 2 drivers contesting next year's World Rally Championship will be handed one run in shakedown to earn the right to be the first competitor to choose their starting position for the opening day of competition on gravel events...


WRC calendar for 2012 confirmed
Posted at WRC.com

The calendar for the FIA World Rally Championship has been confirmed at a meeting of the FIA's World Motor Sport Council in Singapore earlier today...


September 25, 2011

6.13: The Wedding of River Song - Prequel Clip
Posted at Doctor Who Online

The BBC have released a prequel clip for 6.13: The Wedding of River Song:

*Dan, Jr. / Junior's Eyes Note: Check out this other official
season finale trailer.

Doctor Who: Wedding Of River Song/NEW Season Finale Trailer

September 24, 2011

Review: 'Doctor Who' - 'Closing Time': Partners in parenting
By Alan Sepinwall at What's Alan Watching? via HitFix.com

At first, I took "Closing Time" to be a light-hearted one-off before the fireworks and tears that will presumably be coming with next week's season finale. After all, it reunited the Doctor with Craig, his goofy flamate from last season's "The Lodger", had a lot of jokes about the Doctor speaking baby, the Doctor getting a job in a department store, and his new co-workers assuming that the Doctor and Craig were a gay couple...


September 23, 2011

Blackhawks 3, Capitals 2
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Aiming for their first pre-season victory in three bids, the Washington Capitals nursed a 1-0 lead into the third period of Friday’s game against the Blackhawks in Chicago. The Caps were somewhat fortunate to have that lead; they followed up a strong first frame in which they forged that 1-0 lead with a sluggish second. Washington went without a shot on goal for the first 10 minutes of the second and it took Tomas Vokoun’s strong netminding to hold the Caps’ slim lead heading into the final 20 minutes...


The Black Country Weekender Round-up
Posted at Home Of Metal

People of the region rolled up and rocked on as the black country weekender came to their town...


'Captain America' Sequel Not Likely Until 2014, Says Chris Evans
By Josh Wigler at MTV's Splash Page

Captain America next throws his mighty shield at audiences in "Marvel's The Avengers", but after that, Steve Rogers might be on ice again for a little while...


Friday practice - selected team and driver quotes
Posted at Formula1.com

As the light dimmed in Singapore on Friday the Formula One cars came out to play for the first time this year. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton led the way during the opening practice session, but the second saw Red Bull and Ferrari come to the fore. The leading teams and their rivals reflect on their progress at Marina Bay...


Washington Capitals 2011-2012 Previews: Mike Knuble
By The Peerless at The Peerless Prognosticator

In late March of 1997, Comet Hale-Bopp was making its closest approach to Earth, and Mike Knuble was making his debut in the National Hockey League. The comet was probably the bigger story at the time, but Knuble has managed to skate in almost 1,000 regular season games in the NHL since then. That is a lot of experience. It commands a certain amount of respect, and it was on display last winter...


DOCTOR WHO series 7 delayed till autumn 2012?
By Dan Owen at Dan's Media Digest

This has yet to be confirmed by the BBC itself, but Doctor Who Magazine's latest issue has "officially confirmed" that Series 7 of the sci-fi drama won't reach UK screens until autumn 2012, according to Doctor Who TV...


September 22, 2011

What Alexander Semin Is and Isn't... Yet
By J.P. at Japers' Rink

Even his harshest critics recognize Semin's on-ice brilliance. And it's the failure to consistently perform to the best of his ability when it matters most (along with his $6.7 million salary) that are the primary reasons he has so many and such vocal critics...


FIA Thursday press conference - Singapore
Posted at Formula1.com

Drivers - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso), Timo Glock (Virgin), Sergio Perez (Sauber), Daniel Ricciardo (HRT), Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) and Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)...


Former Atomic Rooster Member Dies
By mdome at Classic Rock

Guitarist John Du Cann has passed away after a suspected heart attack.

He first made his name with Atomic Rooster, playing on hits like Devil’s Answer. Subsequently he was a touring guitarist with Thin Lizzy on their 1974 German tour...


Washington Capitals 2011-2012 Previews: Marcus Johansson
By The Peerless at The Peerless Prognosticator

If one was to tell you that among all the Caps in last season’s playoffs, that at 5-on-5 no Cap posted points with greater frequency than Marcus Johansson, would you believe it? Well, according to the folks at behindthenet.ca, Johansson’s 2.96 points/60 minutes at 5-on-5 led the team. You might think it more a commentary on the Caps’ playoff performance as a whole, but Johansson finished 15th among all players in the playoffs in that statistic...


September 21, 2011

Blue Jackets 4, Capitals 3, OT
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

A late rally enabled the Washington Capitals to draw even with the host Columbus Blue Jackets in Wednesday’s NHL pre-season game a Nationwide Arena, but the Caps ultimately absorbed a 4-3 overtime setback...


Captain America Blu-ray Trailer Featuring Avengers Sneak
Posted at Super Hero Hype

Marvel Studios has posted this trailer for the Captain America: The First Avengers Blu-ray and DVD hitting stores on October 25th. The video gives us a quick glimpse at the bonus feature on Marvel's The Avengers and you can view screenshots of it below thanks to 'Rashad'! We've also added the press release for the Blu-ray and DVD...

Review: NBC's 'Prime Suspect'
By Alan Sepinwall at What's Alan Watching? via HitFix.com

...by far the biggest problem in this pilot was the almost cartoonish degree of sexism that Timoney faces. "Prime Suspect" is based on the groundbreaking '90s British drama of the same name, which starred the great Helen Mirren. And as Cunningham says, sexism at the workplace has evolved significantly (if not disappeared) in the 20 or so years since Mirren first put on the badge, and the disgust that the American "Prime Suspect" men show for their Jane could just as easily come from her abrasive personality as from their lack of desire to let an icky girl into their private club. There's an obvious flaw in the pilot, and it's one that Cunningham, director Peter Berg ("Friday Night Lights") and company have recognized and promised to fix moving forward...

*Dan, Jr. / Junior's Eyes Note: The first episode is absolute garbage. The biggest problem is actually that the people running the American remake think that New York is the center of the universe, and that overusing New York stereotypes makes the show more edgy and cool. Helen Mirren played Jane Tennison as a strong women. In this version, they try to make the lead female character (Jane Timoney) a "street tough" man.


Bonus Track Of The Day: Gary Moore
By mdome at Classic Rock

...Live At Montreux 2010 was filmed in July last year. It was the great guitarist’s last gig to be filmed, before his death on February 6 this year. This features some of the finest moments in his career, taking in both his hard rock and blues talents, Three of the songs were due to be included on his next studio album, which was sadly never finished...

...It’s the last of these, Oh Wild One, which you can download for free right here. And this is footage from the DVD, so you can see and well as hear Moore in prime action...


Huge numbers attend Rally Australia
Posted at WRC.com

Rally Australia, which took place from 8-11 September, attracted 92,223 fans, organisers of the Coffs Coast event have confirmed...


Review: The Doomsday Quatrain - CD
By Matthew Davis at Doctor Who Online

...Florence in the 16th Century. As the city runs about its normal business, the people are in intrigued and puzzled by the prophecies of the local seer Michel de Nostradame, for he has predicted the end of the world; An end that will come, when ships sail in the sky, bringing monsters from the heavens to unleash fire upon the world. So when the doomsday quatrain starts to come true no-one is more surprised than The Doctor, after all he has seen the end of the world, and it certainly shouldn’t be happening now.

Throwing the seventh Doctor together with the famously celebrated and debunked seer Nostradamus, should make for a delicious cocktail of a story, but what we get is something quite unexpected...


Christmas Special Update - September 2011
Posted at Doctor Who Online

Production has started on the 2011 Doctor Who Christmas Special in which the Doctor (Matt Smith) finds himself in war-torn England embarking on a magical and mysterious adventure with a young widow and her two children.

A stellar guest cast including Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), Bill Bailey (Black Books), Arabella Weir (The Fast Show) and Alexander Armstrong (Armstrong & Miller), join Matt Smith in the emotional festive special, packed full of Christmas thrills and chills...


Rush Announce Three Live Releases
By mdome at Classic Rock

...The celebrated Canadians will be putting out the Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland on Blu-Ray/DVD through Eagle Rock and also on a double CD via Roadrunner...

...In addition, the band are to put out on vinyl a live version of Moving Pictures, under the title of Moving Pictures: Live 2011. This will also be available in digital format...


Washington Capitals 2011-2012 Previews: Matt Hendricks
By The Peerless at The Peerless Prognosticator

...Matt Hendricks is carving out a niche in the National Hockey League by being a practitioner of the latter set of talents. Checking? Hendricks was credited with 169 hits in 882 minutes of ice time last season, or one hit every 5:15 of ice time. By way of comparison, Alex Ovechkin was credited with 241 hits in 1,688 minutes, or one hit for every 7:00 of ice time. You might not think of or want your top scorer to be such a big hitter, but Ovechkin ranked eighth among forwards in hits recorded last season. Hendricks just did it more often...

Junior's Reading And Viewing List: September 11 - 20, 2011

Last Update - September 26, 2011 at 12:04 PM EDT

Junior's 'Reading And Viewing List' for September 11 through September 20, 2011 contains title links, along with snippet teasers, from items published in the middle of September 2011.

A whole lot of news on television shows, films, Washington Capitals hockey, music, Formula One racing and WRC rally events can be found here.


September 20, 2011

Predators 2, Capitals 0
By Associated Press - Posted at WashingtonCaps.com

...It was the first hockey game in the city since the Baltimore Bandits of the American Hockey League left town 14 years ago. The Capitals last played in Baltimore in 1992, against their then-AHL affiliate, the Baltimore Skipjacks.

Dubbed the 2011 Baltimore Hockey Classic, the game drew a near-sellout crowd of 11,082 - even though ticket prices ranged from $34 to $147...


Predators - Capitals game highlights and postgame report
from Baltimore - 9/20
Posted at CSN - Washington, DC

Washington Capitals 2011-2012 Previews: Jeff Halpern
By The Peerless at The Peerless Prognosticator

...Halpern returns as a role player in the latter stages of his career. But not, perhaps, as just a fourth liner filling out a roster. He did record 11 goals last season for the Montreal Canadiens, and he averaged almost 18 minutes of ice time in the post-season in four games after he returned to the ice from a lower-body injury...


Season premiere review: 'Two and a Half Men' - 'Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt': And good riddance, Charlie Harper
By Alan Sepinwall at What's Alan Watching? via HitFix.com

...some of those people may have just sworn the show off altogether after Sheen was canned, but I imagine many of them tuned in last night out of curiosity about how the show will be without their man. (Those big overnight numbers weren't made up entirely of new fans.) And to those people - and people somewhere in between, who maybe think Sheen is a jerk but wish he was still on the show - the funeral scene and many of the scenes that followed must have played out as a big eff-you to them as much as to Sheen...


Washington Capitals 2011-2012 Previews: Jason Chimera
By The Peerless at The Peerless Prognosticator

Jason Chimera has scored three goals in the post season in his career. Each of them was a game-winning goal. If only he could do that more often…score goals, that is. Chimera is gifted as one of the fastest skaters in the league, capable of beating defensemen wide with speed or jumping into a rush to pressure defenses...


September 19, 2011

Videos From Sunday's The Dark Knight Rises Shoot
Posted at Super Hero Hype

Filming for Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises is still going on in Los Angeles and thanks to 'smokeysify', here are some videos of the action that took place on Sunday. They include a truck crashing from a road to a lower level road as well as explosions on Grand Avenue...

Pirates! Gets It's First Screening
Posted by Jack at David Tennant - Fan News Blog

David's new movie, Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists got it's first public screening yesterday and it went very well.

David voices the character of a young Charles Darwin and the creative director of Aardman, Peter Lord, praised his role saying "David Tennant gives an absolutely fabulous comic performance...

Metallica, Lou Reed Post First Track Clip
By mdome at Classic Rock

...The track is The View, which is to be released as a digital single on September 27. You can hear the clip now...


British heroes shine at Rallyday
Posted at WRC.com

Britain's World Rally Championship stars Kris Meeke and Matthew Wilson wowed several thousand fans at the Rallyday event in the United Kingdom last weekend (17 September)...


Washington Capitals 2011-2012 Previews: Troy Brouwer
By The Peerless at The Peerless Prognosticator

Last year at this time, Troy Brouwer was coming to camp with the Chicago Blackhawks basking in the glow of a defending Stanley Cup champion. This year, he comes to camp for a team wanting to experience that glow. And he is expected to be one of the bricks-and-mortar pieces to see that that happens...


September 18, 2011

Washington Capitals 2011-2012 Previews: Nicklas Backstrom
By The Peerless at The Peerless Prognosticator

...Backstrom’s 2010-2011 season was by no means a disaster, but it was a step backwards. Backstrom finished the 2010-2011 season 18-47-65, plus-24. And it was something of an across the board drop in numbers. In his career year of 2009-2010 Backstrom was 22-42-64 at even strength, but these numbers dropped to 13-29-42 last season. On special teams he dropped from 11-26-37 in 2009-2010 to 5-18-23 in 2010-2011...


Semin Speaks
By Mike Vogel at Dump 'N Chase

...I conducted a short interview in English with Semin on Saturday, the first he has ever granted in English to my knowledge. While there are those who believe Semin can speak English and chooses not to, I can refute that...


September 17, 2011

2011-2012 Capitals Training Camp -- Day 1
By The Peerless at The Peerless Prognosticator

Day 1, or as the players might call it, “Are You #@$%ing Kidding Me Day”.

All three groups took the ice today in what is the official opening... or un-official... or quasi-official... whatever... of the 2011-2012 season. History will record (if by “history”, you mean “me”) that Brooks Laich was the first Capital to take to the ice for the season...


Review: 'Doctor Who' - 'The God Complex':
The minotaur's labyrinth
By Alan Sepinwall at What's Alan Watching? via HitFix.com

...last week's "The Girl Who Waited" (by Tom MacRae) was one of my favorite episodes of the modern "Who" era, and the Toby Whithouse-penned "The God Complex" was pretty damn splendid as well, both as a creepy iteration of the show's familiar "Ten Little Indians" riff(*) with a random group of characters(**) being hunted and killed while the Doctor tries to save them, and as a character study for Amy and the Doctor...


Quo Making Documentary
By mdome at Classic Rock

To be called Hello Quo!, it’s being directed by Alan G. Parker, but won’t be released for another year...


September 16, 2011

YES Legends Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman To Undertake
Fall U.S. Tour
Posted by Nightwatcher at Nightwatcher's House Of Rock

Music legends and former YES members Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman will be playing a select number of engagements this coming Fall 2011. The legendary duo performed a series of successful concerts in the UK in 2010 in support of their critically acclaimed CD release 'The Living Tree', and are now bringing their highly anticipated show to America...


Hopes of new Ford deal increase
Posted at WRC.com

Hopes that Ford will continue to fight for World Rally Championship glory in 2012 have improved after Gerard Quinn, the company's European motorsport boss, confirmed talks are ongoing over a new five-year commitment to the series...


September 15, 2011

Caps Fall in Philly
By Mike Vogel at Dump 'N Chase

Washington’s complement of rookie camp freshmen piled onto a bus early Thursday afternoon for a trek up I-95 and a date with Philadelphia’s own bunch of kids. The fifth annual Caps-Flyers rookie game was a late afternoon affair played at Wells Fargo Center in Philly. The Caps kids were seeking to do what neither the 2007 nor the 2009 bunch could do, namely come home with a win gained in enemy territory...


Slash To Release Stoke Live Album
By mdome at Classic Rock

Slash is to release a live album in mid-November. Titled Made In Stoke 24/7/11, it was filmed and recorded with Slash returned to his childhood home of Stoke, to play at Victoria Hall on July 24 this year...


Metallica to headline at F1 Rocks™ in India
Posted at Formula1.com

Rock aficionados are in for a treat at next month's 2011 Formula 1 Airtel Grand Prix of India after organisers announced award-winning USA heavy metal band Metallica are to headline the inaugural F1 Rocks™ in India concert...


France the focus for Oliveira
Posted at WRC.com

Daniel Oliveira has refused to get downhearted following his early exit from Rally Australia last week and is instead looking ahead to the upcoming Tarmac round, Rallye de France Alsace...


September 14, 2011

Bad Wilf Podcast: Episode 44
By Martyn Havell and Imran Charles at Bad Wilf

In Which Martyn returns for one last outing. Vodka is drunk. We talk about Fight For The Remote and Doctor Who:The Girl Who Waited.


FILM REVIEW - Fright Night
By Martyn Havell at Bad Wilf

I approached this remake with a lot of trepidation. But, unlike most remakes, this is entirely enjoyable. It’s faithful enough to the fun, of the original, whilst ramping up the tension and putting a modern spin on it. It’s a good, strong cast. Farrell is really intimidating as Jerry. He owns every scene he is in. The dialogue is sharp and witty and the movie is well paced. Dare I say it, but the acting is so much better in this, than the original. In fact, the only thing letting this movie down is the 3D...


West End Bares Auction Back On!
Posted by Jack at David Tennant - Fan News Blog

We could make a joke about the pants being back up, but we're like well classy so we won't...

The Much Ado About Nothing pants signed by the cast for the Make A Difference Trust are back up for auction on eBay. The pants were removed from the site last week after it was noted that David actually hadn't had the chance to sign them yet..but fear not! David has managed to sign them now and you can bid for them here!


David To Co Host Manchester Rocks For Children In Need
Posted by Jack at David Tennant - Fan News Blog

Children In Need Say:

Gary Barlow is bringing together the biggest and brightest stars of the music industry for BBC Children in Need Rocks Manchester, a one-off concert to help change young lives right here in the UK.

Performing live will be an international stellar line-up including Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, JLS, Elbow, N Dubz, Hugh Laurie, Snow Patrol, Michael Buble and the fabulous Lady Gaga!...

*Dan, Jr. / Junior's Eyes Note: "...sold out within minutes
of going on sale!"


David Wins Best Actor At TV Choice Awards
Posted by Jack at David Tennant - Fan News Blog

David Tennant picked up the award for Best Actor for his role as Dave in the BBC drama Single at last night's TV Choice Awards!

David beat off stiff competition for the award from Colin Morgan (Merlin), Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) and Matt Smith (Doctor Who)...


CBS developing Sherlock Holmes TV pilot! The lame's afoot?
By Dan Owen at Dan's Media Digest

In possibly the most unnecessary development news of recent times, The Hollywood Reporter have revealed that CBS have ordered a script for a modern-day take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. All this despite the fact there already exists Sherlock; a brilliant contemporary version on the BBC starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman...


Father’s praise for Wilson
Posted at WRC.com

...The young Briton’s capture of fourth spot on the New South Wales event means he has now scored points on eight WRC rallies this season at the wheel of the Ford Fiesta RS WRC he shares with co-driver Scott Martin. Only Mikko Hirvonen, Jari-Matti Latvala, Sebastien Loeb and Petter Solberg possess more consistent finishing records in 2011...


September 13, 2011

'Amazing Spider-Man' Villain Describes Transforming
Into The Lizard
By Josh Wigler at MTV's Splash Page

We've known for a while that Spider-Man is fighting the Lizard in his next big-screen battle, but we still don't know what the reptilian menace will look like. Now, courtesy of Rhys Ifans, we have a clearer picture… and it looks a lot like Ifans!...


DVD REVIEW: X-Men: First Class
By Martyn Havell at Bad Wilf

After the abysmal X-Men 3 and the enjoyable, but forgettable Wolverine. I’ll admit that I was skepticle about another trip to the X-Men well.

I was wrong, X-Men:First Class is brilliant...


Whitesnake To Release Major Box Set And Tour
By mdome at Classic Rock

...Titled Box O’Snakes: The Sunburst Years 1978-1982, the box has every studio and live album from the period, two previously unreleased BBC concerts, a limited edition seven inch, a DVD and a 90-page book with new interview and unseen photos...


September 12, 2011

'Dark Knight Rises' Is 'Massive' And 'Beautiful',
Says Nestor Carbonell
By Kara Warner at MTV's Splash Page

Obviously there are many things to be excited about as we inch closer and closer to the release date of "The Dark Knight Rises", chief among them for me, is seeing a cast of the highest quality assembled in order to bring beloved characters, old and new, to life. And while a lot of attention is paid to the high profile roles that Batman newcomers Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy and Marion Cotillard are playing, I'm always intrigued about what Christopher Nolan's equally impressive returning cast will be up to...

Kerrang Magazine
Posted at Home Of Metal

This week's Kerrang Magazine features a great article about our Home of Metal Exhibition at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, which is now into it's final fortnight...


Judas Priest To Release Compilation Chosen By Other Musicians
By mdome at Classic Rock

Judas Priest are to release a new compilation next month, with tracks chosen by other musicians.

Called The Chosen Few, the full track listing is:...


Nicko McBrain To Hold Drum Clinics
By mdome at Classic Rock

...In association with Premier Drums, he will be showcasing his talents on dates being dubbed An Evening With Nicko – A Night Of Drums, Drumming And Entertainment With Iron Maiden’s Nicko McBrain...


September 11, 2011

REVIEW – The Girl Who Waited
By Martyn Havell at Bad Wilf

The Girl Who Waited heralds something we haven’t seen in a while: three episodes in a row that are good. Let’s think about that – the past three episodes have all been good...

Junior's Reading And Viewing List: September 1 - 10, 2011

Last Update - September 16, 2011 at 7:52 AM EDT

Junior's 'Reading And Viewing List' for September 1 through September 10, 2011 contains linked samples of some interesting items that came out at the start of September 2011.

Television shows, movies, Washington Capitals hockey, music, Formula One racing and WRC rally news make it into this group.


September 10, 2011

Review: 'Doctor Who' - 'The Girl Who Waited': Let the right one in
By Alan Sepinwall at What's Alan Watching? via HitFix.com

..."The Girl Who Waited" was in many ways a very familiar tale, both in terms of the Steven Moffat era of "Doctor Who" and science fiction in general. Moffat has told many stories about characters who have traveled through time the long way while waiting for the Doctor to come back. And practically every sci-fi series at some point or other does an episode featuring an apocalyptic future (or otherwise alternate) version of a main character...


'Torchwood: Miracle Day' - 'The Blood Line': Die another day?
By Alan Sepinwall at What's Alan Watching? via HitFix.com

...The season was too far gone for the finale to do much in the way of redeeming it, but we at least could have gone out on an interesting note. Instead, there were lots of explosions, lots of yelling, and very little that held my attention or made me feel anything in the way that, say, some of the sacrifices in "Children of Earth" did...


September 9, 2011

Dennis Wideman raring for return after recovering
from leg hematoma
By Katie Carrera at The Washington Post's Capitals Insider

Dennis Wideman hadn’t been able to skate all out at Kettler Capitals Iceplex since late March, but on Friday morning, as the Capitals defenseman participated in an informal workout, it appeared as though he had never been sidelined at the end of last season...


Exclusive: Thor's Drinking Buddy, Stellan Skarsgard
By Edward Douglas at Super Hero Hype

Having appeared in movies and television on both sides of the Atlantic for nearly 40 years now, Sweden's Stellan Skarsgard has reached an odd point in his career where he's probably more recognizable to American moviegoers than he was a year ago, and that's even after appearing in two of the blockbuster "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies...


Friday practice - selected team and driver quotes
Posted at Formula1.com

Monza is all about speed, but it was hard to tell which team held the advantage around the Italian track on Friday. The morning session was dominated by McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, but in the afternoon championship leader Sebastian Vettel leapt to the fore for Red Bull. The leading teams and their rivals reflect on their early progress...


Stones To Release 1978 Show On DVD, Blu-ray
By mdome at Classic Rock

...This is to be put out by Eagle Rock Entertainment on November 21. This will be released in four different formats: DVD, DVD + CD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray + CD. It was shot at Forth Worth, Texas on July 18...


Red Bull and Renault announce enhanced engine agreement
Posted at Formula1.com

Red Bull Racing and engine suppliers Renault have confirmed a five-year extension to their successful partnership. The new fuel efficient 1.6L V6-turbo power unit to be introduced under revised 2014 regulations will be incorporated in the framework of the enhanced collaboration...


Classic Rock’s New Releases Round-Up
By mdome at Classic Rock

This week we’re dealing with the final five Queen reissues.

So, the huge campaign of Queen reissues through Universal reaches its conclusion, with the band’s last five being released just as we celebrate what would have been Freddie Mercury’s 65th birthday...


September 8, 2011

Profiles in Cowardice
By Brian Lumley at Rumblings From The Man Cave

So we're approaching the tenth anniversary of 9/11. Everywhere you look: TV, magazines, Facebook and other internet sites, there are memorials and remembrances of a date that has become the contemporary of either Pearl Harbor or V-J Day, depending upon how you look at it...


FIA Thursday press conference - Italy
Posted at Formula1.com

Drivers - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber) Vitantonio Liuzzi (HRT), Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Jarno Trulli (Team Lotus) and Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing)...


KHL vows to rebuild Lokomotiv team after plane crash
By Katie Carrera at The Washington Post's Capitals Insider

A day after a Russian jet crashed killing nearly every player and coach of KHL’s Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, the league is already working to rebuild the team...


Nothing to fear for Patterson and Solberg
Posted at WRC.com

Leading navigator Chris Patterson says he and driver Petter Solberg will have nothing to fear on Rally Australia this week, despite a frustrating start to their world championship campaign...


Alice Cooper - Old School box set
By Woody at The Ripple Effect

...The Alice Cooper Old School box is what freaks like me have been dreaming of for years. Two CD’s full of shit you’ve never heard before, an interview CD with all 4 surviving original members (Alice, Neal Smith, Dennis Dunaway and Michael Bruce), a DVD that includes rare live footage and interviews, an insanely great live show from 1971 on CD and LP, a 7” single from their pre-Alice Cooper band the Nazz, a fancy hardcover book and a folder full of reproductions of posters, tour programs, etc. It’s all housed in a massive school desk that revives the School’s Out album cover. FUCK YEAH!!!! That’s what I call totally mint deluxe...

September 7, 2011

Alex Ovechkin Russia Tour: Part 2
Bauer Hockey posted video at YouTube

Crews braced for tricky test in Australia
Posted at WRC.com

Road position and the challenging 30-kilometre Plum Pudding test are among the early talking points as the World Rally Championship entourage began to assemble in Coffs Harbour for this week's Rally Australia...


Michael Shannon Confirms Man of Steel Mo-Cap
By Silas Lesnick at Super Hero Hype

Two weeks ago, an actor who appeared to be Michael Shannon was spotted on the set of Zack Snyder's upcoming Superman reboot Man of Steel in a full motion-capture suit. Since it's known that Shannon will playing General Zod, the outfit sparked much online discussion about the final look of the character, especially given the fact that he was photographed next to the practical costume of fellow Kryptonian Faora (Antje Traue). Now, expect the debate to heat up even further as Shannon confirms to Moviefone that it was, indeed, him in the suit...

EXCLUSIVE 'Thor' Blu-ray Clip Takes You Inside Asgard
By Eric Ditzian at MTV's Splash Page

If "Thor" director Kenneth Branagh has a hidden superpower, it's getting his actors to fall in love with him...

Russian plane carrying KHL’s Lokomotiv crashes, at least 43 dead
By Katie Carrera at The Washington Post's Capitals Insider

The hockey community suffered another significant loss Wednesday in what has already been a tragic summer. According to various reports, 43 people are dead and one is critically injured after the plane carrying the KHL’s Lokomotiv crashed while taking off in Yaroslavl, Russia...


KERS - the secret success story of 2011
Posted at Formula1.com

Amid the attention attracted this year by both DRS and the performance characteristics of the Pirelli tyres, the return of KERS has been somewhat swamped in the public eye...


September 6, 2011

Bauer team flew to Moscow to meet with Ovechkin (Part 1)
By tj at Alex Ovetjkin

In this video Ovi shows Bauer team his Dynamo training facility in Moscow, and how he trained there when he was a kid... Turned out this summer he was working out at Dynamo junior hockey school, not in Novogorsk!

Japers' Rink Radio - Episode 52
By Stephen Pepper and Russell Waxman at Japers' Rink Radio

Pepper and Russell are back for a special Labor Day episode, where they welcome to the show hockey writer Dmitry Chesnokov, regular contributor to Yahoo!'s Puck Daddy to discuss the prospects of Messrs. Alex Ovechkin and Alexander Semin this season for the Washington Capitals ... We'll also have an exclusive interview with Caps' F D.J. King...

NBC remaking FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER
By Dan Owen at Dan's Media Digest

Worrying US remake news, folks. NBC are making a version of Channel 4 hit comedy Friday Night Dinner, which stars Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal as two grown-up brothers who visit their eccentric middle-aged parents for a weekly meal...


Capitals On The Hot Seat, 2011-12 Edition
By J.P. at Japers' Rink

Just about a year ago, we took a look at the Caps' players and suits who would be under the most pressure heading into what probably was the season with the highest pre-season expectations in franchise history. And what we said then is just as true today, so rather than reinvent the wheel...


Alice Cooper Joined In London By Arthur Brown
By mdome at Classic Rock

Alice Cooper has added Arthur Brown to his London Halloween show on October 29.

It happens at Alexandra Palace, with New York Dolls also on the bill, plus fire breathers, stilt walkers and angle grinders...


Australia preview notes: Part two
Posted at WRC.com

...Owner/driver Petter Solberg is back competing in Australia for the first time since 2006. With a solitary podium to his name this season, the ex-world champion will be anxious to add to that tally in New South Wales at the wheel of his privateer Citroen DS3 WRC. He interrupted his preparations for the event with a visit to Sydney’s Sky Tower last Sunday...


September 5, 2011

September 5th - Action This Day!
Posted at Queen Online

Birthdays, Album & DVD Releases, Freddie For A Day & a Doodle!

September 5th 2011...Five For The 5th!

1. Freddie Mercury's 65th Birthday!

2. The release of the final five albums in Queen's re-issue series!

3. Live At Wembley Stadium DVD: 25th Anniversary Edition
and You Tube Stream!

4. Freddie For A Day!

5. The Freddie Google Doodle!

As you can see the 5th of September 2011 is very much Queen Day

Freddie's 65th Birthday is being celebrated by Roger and Brian with a spectacular party at The Savoy Hotel, which has been billed as a night of 'comedy and rock n' roll'. Freddie channelled and spirited attire is the dress code for evening with a mandatory moustache! There is to be a live band, a number of varied acts entertaining the guests, plus a charity auction and raffle all in aid of the Mercury Phoenix Trust. Look out for updates and pictures on www.queenonline.com. Watch the Official Freddie Mercury Birthday video here...

Australia preview notes: Part one
Posted at WRC.com

The World Rally Championship is back on gravel in Australia this week. This is a summary of how the main contenders have prepared and what some of the leading drivers have had to say in the build-up to the Coffs Coast-based event...


September 4, 2011

Inaugural Grand Prix Winner Crowned
Posted at WJZ TV News / CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Grand Prix crowns a winner. After a weekend full of racing excitement, Will Power crossed the finish line first...

Shockwaves / Hardradio Podcast #53
Posted at Hardradio.com

On this episode host Bob Nalbandian interviews legendary Diamond Head founding guitarist Brian Tatler, Dangerous Toys/Broken Teeth/Ignitor/Evil United vocalist/frontman Jason McMaster and vocalist Dave Williams and drummer Chris Challice from the great new band Killinger.


ANVIL, BW&BK "Bury The Hatchet" In New Video Interview
By "Metal" Tim Henderson at Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles

...Check out the chat - which BW&BK cameraman David Cardoso said was the most heart-felt and honest interview we did all weekend at Heavy T.O. - below:

September 3, 2011

'Doctor Who' - 'Night Terrors': Welcome to the dollhouse
By Alan Sepinwall at What's Alan Watching? via HitFix.com

I'm on vacation, but I got to see tonight's "Doctor Who" before I went away for a few days. "Night Terrors" was penned by Steven Moffat's "Sherlock" co-author Mark Gatiss, and I thought it was very strong on the creepy imagery (the dolls in particular) but a bit less effective on the sentimental side of things...


American Le Mans Series Kicks Off Grand Prix Races
Posted at WJZ TV News / CBS Baltimore

...The American Le Mans Series is taking place Saturday that features cars like Ferraris and Porsches. This is exactly what fans have been waiting for, and now that it is here, they cannot get enough of it...

Power Secures Pole For Baltimore Grand Prix
Posted at WJZ TV News / CBS Baltimore

Power used a late surge to earn his seventh pole of the season, a point in the Izod IndyCar Series standings and some peace of mind heading into Sunday’s race on a difficult street course...


September 2, 2011

Nicklas Backstrom: ‘Time for us to grow up’
By Katie Carrera at Capitals Insider

After working with the same personal coach the past four years, Nicklas Backstrom decided to switch up his offseason conditioning routine with the understanding that this year there will be tougher workouts, practices and a more tone around the Capitals’ dressing room...


Loki Is 'More Gangster' In 'Avengers,' Says Tom Hiddleston
By Kara Warner at MTV's Splash Page

...I had the pleasure of chatting with Hiddleston recently to discuss the upcoming Blu-ray release of "Thor" (out on September 13). We also got to chat about his "gangster" new costume, a set photo that leaked for which he did not receive the appropriate credit, and the challenge of playing nice during fight scenes with his fellow cast members. Check out what he had to say...


Ford to capitalise on team member's visit
Posted at WRC.com

Factory Ford drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala will be aiming to make the most of their tyre engineer George Black's visit to Australia in June when the Scot gained an early glimpse of the challenge awaiting the WRC runners next week...


Knowing What We Don't Know About Zone Starts?
By David Getz at Japers' Rink

When it comes to nitty-gritty hockey discussions, ones on zone starts are among the most interesting because they touch on just about every aspect of the game. From on-ice strategy, to what goes on behind the bench, to front office management and statistical analysis, how to treat zone starts provides ample discussion for just about any hardcore hockey fan...


Formula One Fantasy - Lotus's Jarno Trulli
Posted at Formula1.com

Ranking fifth on the list of most race starts, with 245 to his name, Lotus's Jarno Trulli has been around the F1 block a fair few times. And though he may have won just one race during his 15-year career, Trulli's seen and done just about everything there is to do in Formula One racing. Even so, there's still plenty left on the Italian's F1 fantasy wish list...


Italy preview quotes - Renault, FIA, Ferrari, Force India & more
Posted at Formula1.com - Updated September 7, 2011

With average speeds of 250 km/h and top speeds of 340km/h, Monza is the quickest circuit on the calendar, as well as one of the oldest. Also home to Ferrari superfans - the Tifosi - the track isn't short on atmosphere either. Drivers and team members explain why they love Monza and discuss their prospects...


September 1, 2011

'Avengers' Sneak Peek And 'The Consultant' Short Arrive Online
By Danica Davidson at MTV's Splash Page

...Posted over at Movies.com, the "Avengers" sneak peek offers several cool things. You get to see short clips from the movie and glimpses into each of the characters...


Progress 'beyond expectations' in India
Posted at Formula1.com

FIA race director Charlie Whiting says progress at India's new Formula One venue, the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) near New Delhi, is 'beyond expectations'. That is according to Vicky Chandhok, head of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India, who accompanied Whiting on an inspection of the facility on Thursday...


Farewell to a Broadcast King
By pucksandbooks at On Frozen Blog

As summer comes to a close we learn of another important and impassioned media voice for hockey leaving Washington for an exciting career opportunity. Comcast Sportsnet’s Russ Thaler begins the on-air portion of a new chapter in his broadcast career with NBC Sports next week, having worked as an original talent at Sportsnet Mid-Atlantic since its inception more than 10 years ago...


Black Country Communion Release Video Trailer
For Upcoming 'Live Over Europe' DVD
By Nightwatcher at Nightwatcher's House Of Rock

Black Country Communion, the Anglo - American hard rock supergroup ... have released the trailer for the upcoming DVD release 'Live Over Europe'.

The DVD is set for a release date worldwide October 24, 2011...

Webber: It would have been a mistake to quit now
Posted at Formula1.com

Mark Webber's decision to stay with Red Bull for 2012, announced over the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, was an easy one to make says the Australian, who still feels he has plenty to offer the team - and Formula One racing...