It’s been three decades since the last appearance of Popeye in a hand-drawn form, but today the iconic spinach-loving Sailor Man returns along with Olive Oyl, Swee’Pea, Wimpy, Bluto, and… Wilco. Watch above as director Darren Romanelli and King Features bring the classic cartoon back to life, just in time for Jeff Tweedy to settle Bluto and Popeye’s near-century-long rivalry for the love of Olive Oyl, once and for all.
We’ve seen Wilco perform a full set live in amphitheater-ready rock mode on late-night television, but here they are in the intimate setting of a bookstore, stripping down three cuts from The Whole Love — “Dawned On Me,” “Born Alone,” and the title track — before closing with Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’s “War On War.” Watch Jeff Tweedy sing sans vocal microphone, Nels Cline shred unplugged on a resonator guitar, and Glenn Kotche take NPR’s “Tiny Desk” concept literally with a tiny percussion setup on a desk alongside a tape dispenser, telephones, and other essential office utensils above.
By Casey Newton Wilco’s 8th record, The Whole Love, came out in September, and was greeted with hosannahs by rock critics yearning for a return to form. “Powerful, mind-reeling stuff, if you have the heart for it,” said Rolling Stone. “Wilco’s most sonically adventurous work since 2004’s A Ghost Is Born,” offered Entertainment Weekly. Pitchfork, in … Read more