The monologuist talks about his new show, "The Last Cargo Cult."

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Time Magazine article: http://bit.ly/7JckOv

Prior to a performance of the number "Zombie," Bill T. Jones gamely discussed Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the show's subject, and took facetious questions from the host Stephen Colbert.

Search for "Do They Know It's Christmas?" on iTunes and you'll see an endless array of interpretations of the 1984 Band Aid classic. And beginning today (with a 7'' to follow in February), you'll find perhaps the most exciting rendition of all time. The brainchild of post-hardcore innovators Fucked Up, the new version also features the vocal stylings of a shockingly stellar selection of musicians, including Yo La Tengo, GZA, Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig, Bob Mould, Tegan & Sara, Andrew W.K., Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio, David Cross and Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew. And in the grand "Do They Know It's Christmas?" tradition, the band is looking out for the ladies: Fucked Up will...

Sade, who has not been heard from in nearly a decade, resurfaced Tuesday with a new single, "Soldier of Love," on Epic Records.

(Boing Boing guestblogger Ned Sublette is a writer, historian, photographer, and singer-songwriter who lives in New York City and travels often to New Orleans. Embedded audio in this post: Ned reads the introduction to his latest book, The Year Before The Flood, live at Joe's Pub in New York City. After the jump, the full text of that intro, republished in entirety here on Boing Boing.) I'm Ned Sublette. I'll be guest-blogging for the next two weeks, serving up a few excerpts and ideas from my new book The Year Before The Flood (Lawrence Hill Books). (Which is not to be confused with a similarly-named book by Margaret Atwood, unfortunately published about the same time as mine - jeez...

What to watch on Tuesday, Dec. 8.

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