Kid Rock; MLB.TV; ‘The Fashion Show’; Grizzly Bear

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Musicians as brew-masters: Kid Rock doesn’t ordinarily hold our attention for long, but something about the announcement of his new beer warmed our hearts. We love the touch of self-awareness in telling our Pop & Hiss blog that he just wanted to make “an everyday beer,” but we love even more that this will create jobs in his native Michigan. So who’s next to jump on board? Anyone up for a lovely Pearl Jam porter?

Classic baseball on MLB.TV: We never thought we’d watch a decades-old ballgame, but one Saturday we were completely transfixed by a rebroadcast of Game 5 of the 1986 American League Championship Series between the Red Sox and Angels. Painful memories for Angels fans, but such feelings are leavened by seeing the game in a simpler time. And just count how many mustaches there are. Did everyone idolize “Magnum, P.I.”?

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‘The Fashion Show’: In the throes of “Project Runway” withdrawal, we gave Bravo’s knockoff of itself a try. But just as in fashion, there is no substitute for the genuine article (which returns in August to Lifetime). The contestants are so willfully eccentric and catty, they seem like cartoon parodies. And as the host, Isaac Mizrahi can’t fill Tim Gunn’s stylish shoes. As Mizrahi might say, “We’re sorry, we’re just not buying it.”

Grizzly Bear: We’re suckers for hearing the band of the moment, and the quartet’s new album, “Veckatimest,” is touted as this summer’s must-hear. Though the first single, “Two Weeks,” is an addictively airy confection, the rest of this ornate, harmony-rich album left us kind of cold. Each song is undeniably pretty but feels like an impossibly delicate construct, making us wonder whether there’s any blood underneath it all.