Page 1 Roundup (08/06)

The Daily News: Legendary journalist and author Pete Hamill, a tabloid hero and teller of New York tales, dead at 85

Remembering the life and legacy of Andy Warhol

NBC News: Facebook and Twitter just removed a video of you-know-who claiming that children are almost immune from the coronavirus, noting that the claim is disinformation and violates Facebook’s rules

BBC: Debbie Harry and Chris Stein sell Blondie song rights for undisclosed amount

AP: Proposal to disband Minneapolis police blocked from ballot for now

Boy Culture: Sal Bardo is bringing his sexy gay short 'Requited ' to the masses

AARP: Carol Burnett is still going strong and living in the now

Dlisted: Um, a 'Who’s the Boss?' sequel is in the works ... WITHOUT Mona!

The Hustle: This is from 2017, but the Voice of the Beehive sisters were on a podcast -- both live in Orange County now!

TV Line: 'High Fidelity' canceled at Hulu

Back2Stonewall: NYC drops charges 50 years ago against the gay activists alliance 'Rockefeller Five'

Politico: Missouri voters approve Medicaid expansion, making it 38th state to do so

New York Post: Majority of African Americans want steady police presence

Texas cancer researcher murdered on her daily jog, suspect in custody

Socialite Life: 2011 shirtless male celebrity photo roundupv

The Washington Post: Ex-Justice Department official says Michael Flynn secretly ‘neutered’ Obama’s moves on Russia

Democrats demand Postal Service reverse new rules that have slowed the delivery of absentee ballots

The revealing and disturbing story of America, told through 20 years of reality dating shows

The New York Times: Deutsche Bank gave Donnie's financial records to New York prosecutors

As smoke clears in Beirut, shock turns to anger

Biden’s Milwaukee trip is canceled, and so is a normal presidential campaign

The Wall Street Journal: Forget planes, trains or automobiles: Pandemic forces creative travel workarounds

Real-estate agents feel the heat

Hot Cat of the Day: What kind of monster would you have to be if Georgie returned after 12 years and you no longer wanted her?

Song of the Day: 'In the Flesh' by Voice of the Beehive

Over the weekend you may recall I included Voice of the Beehive's "Don't Call Me Baby" as one of picks for my list of 12 forgotten classics by women-led new wave bands. It actually got demoted to an honorable mention when two of my purist friends chastised me for including it, saying "anything after 1984 isn't new wave." (Excuse me!) Since then, my pal Brian Ferrari was kind enough to send me his collection of VOTB b-sides and rarities -- which, as a casual fan I had not collected. And what do you know? It turns out they covered Blondie's "In the Flesh." And people wonder why I suffer from Obsessive Completist Disorder -- to avoid missing stuff like this!

Song of the Day: 'I Say Nothing' by Voice of the Beehive

 Pure pop perfection from the Anglo-American band formed in London in 1986 by Californian sisters Tracey Bryn and Melissa Brooke Belland.

Song of the Day: 'Don't Call Me Baby' by Voice of the Beehive

Love these girls ... this one's from the debut album, "Let it Bee."

 

Voice of the Beehive: 'Monsters and Angels'

"Honey Lingers" is a forgotten favorite from the early '90s, and Voice of the Beehive were never better than on the album's single "Monsters and Angels" (somewhere Phil Spector was nodding in approvement). The Edward Hopper-inspired video was only frosting on the cake ...