THE SMITHEREENS: Pat DiNizio sings "In a Lonely Place" with Suzanne Vega and "Blue Period" with Belinda Carlisle. A duo of duets for Twofer Tuesday.

JOE JACKSON gets over three hours of discussion and analysis on Political Beats.

DEVENDRA BANHART visits World Cafe.

BONNY PRINCE BILLY shares "Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You."

BON JOVI shares "Christmas Isn't Christmas."

NICK CAVE shares advice on confidence to hopeful teenage singer.

LIZ PHAIR shares the soundtrack of her life.

MARS WILLIAMS, saxophonist for the Psychedelic Furs and the Waitresses, has died at 68.  He was profiled by the Chicago Tribune just days ago.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Rihanna and Calvin Harris' "We Found Love."

TRAVIS KELCE, on how he met Taylor Swift.

AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM has a trailer online.

NICOLAS HOULT looks like the next Lex Luthor.

SHAKIRA struck a last-minute deal on the opening day of her tax fraud trial in Barcelona to avoid the risk of going to prison.

SUKI WATERHOUSE & ROBERT PATTINSON are expecting a child.

PAX JOLIE-PITT reportedly blasted his estranged father, Brad Pitt, as a "world class a-hole" in an Instagram post on Father's Day 2020.

AARDMAN has released a statement saying they have "high levels of existing stock of modelling clay to service current and future productions." 

SCOTT PILGRIM TAKES OFF: Inside a spinoff for the ages.

OLIVIA COLEMAN Talks Leaving London, Beyoncé Dance Routines And Her Bond Ambition.

JOSS ACKLAND, the veteran British stage and screen actor who was known for starring in “White Mischief” and “Lethal Weapon 2,” died on Sunday. He was 95.

RETIREE RECORDS BAT SEX IN CHURCH ATTIC, helps scientists solve mystery of species' "super long" penis.

PETTING AN OWL with a feather.

MAN HIDES from a Moose, wisely.

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS play "Birdhouse In Your Soul" with the Doc Severenson Orchestra.

NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Dolly Parton, Kurt Vile, MJ Lenderman,and more.

BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Vince Clarke, Madness, and more.

PULP debuts a new song called “Background Noise.”

CAR COLORS: Charlie Bissell's new joint has "Old Death."

GRAM PARSONS: The Last Roundup.

BLONDIE: Chris Stein has said that it’s “doubtful” he will play with the band again due to ongoing health issues.

MARNIE STERN, still shredding.

GEORGE "FUNKY" BROWN, who as the drummer of the group Kool & the Gang played on funk, disco and pop hits that featured prominently in movies and have been sampled numerous times, died on Thursday in Long Beach, Calif. He was 74.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes tops the chart with 44MM, at the low end of projections, though at least it was budgeted and financed such that probably makes it profitable.  Trolls Band Together places with 32MM (including previews), which is a post-pandemic resurgence with good poll numbers/grades to boot.  The Marvelsshows with 10.2M, a 78 percent drop and the biggest second weekend drop ever for an MCU title. Ouch, ouch, ouch.  Below the fold, Eli Roth's cheapo Thanksgiving did about as well as The Marvels.

SEAN COMBS & CASSIE reached a settlement in the singer's lawsuit against Combs, in which she accused him of rape, sex trafficking and physical abuse.

SACHA BARON COHEN accused TikTok of creating “the biggest antisemitic movement since the Nazis.”

RUSSELL BRAND has reportedly been questioned by police over alleged assault allegations.

AARDMAN, the studio behind films like Chicken Run and Wallace and Gromit, is running out of clay.

RIDLEY SCOTT, responding to critics.

LEONARDO DiCAPRIO, on Sharon Stone paying his salary on The Quick and the Dead.

IS NETFLIX in danger of losing its first-mover advantage?

GLENN GORDON CARON, on discovering Bruce Willis, working with Orson Welles, and finally bringing Moonlighting to streaming.

SUZANNE SHEPHERD, an actor known for her roles in “The Sopranos” and “Goodfellas,” died Friday morning in her home in New York City. She was 89.

PIZZA RATS battle on the NYC subway tracks.

TEACHING A TRICK to the younger pup.

CATS & DOGS, living together.

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with THE REPLACEMENTS! The original quartet, opening for X in Mpls in October '83.  Your setlist includes: "I'm In Trouble," "Kids Don't Follow," a lounge version of "F*** School," "Color Me Impressed," and "Sixteen Blue."  BONUS: The A.V. Club's primer to Paul Westerberg and the Replacements.

NELLIE McKAY plays WFUV.

ARKELLS vist World Cafe.

ANDRE 3000 talks to All Songs Considered.

BORY shares a "Five-Course Meal."

PR0NO FOR PYROS returns with "Agua."

RUSH: Geddy Lee talks about his last visit with Neal Peart.

KISS: Gene Simmons has said the farewell tour is the "end of the road for the band, not the brand."

EDDIE KRAMER discusses tales of the tape and classic tracks from the great records he produced.

MARTIN SCORSESE explains Killers of the Flower Moon to people.

WES ANDERSON has helped launch a new digital film club, alongside guest curators Ethan Hawke and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

TAIKA WAITITI thinks his Star Wars movie will p^ss you off.

PUFF DADDY is accused of rape and years of abuse.

DANA CARVEY's son died of an accidental overdose.

ANYONE BUT YOU: The Glen Powell / Sydney Sweeney rom-com has a new trailer online.

IMAGINARY has a trailer online.

SISKEL, EBERT and the Secret of Criticism.

CATS & DOGS, living together... 

CAT proposal accepted.

DUCK vs CAPYBARA: Who You Got?

BILLY PAUL: "Me and Mrs. Jones." Got a thing going on.

KEVIN SHIELDS (MBV) joined DINOSAUR JR on the latter's "Tarpit" and a cover of The Cure's "Just Like Heaven."

THE LEMONHEADS return with "Fear of Living."

THE NATIONAL shares "Laugh Track."

LANA DEL REY joins BLEACHERS on "Alma Mater."

NOUVELLE VAGUE covers Yaz's "Only You."

KEVIN DREW picks 10 albums that changed his life.

PEDRO PASCAL is in talks to star as Reed Richards in Fantastic Four.

COYOTE vs ACME gets two thumbs up from the Masters of the Spider-Verse.

MADAME WEB has a trailer online.

CHICKEN RUN 2 has a trailer online.

JENNIFER ANISTON, DAVID SCHWIMMER & LISA KUDROW have Matthew Perry tributes.

THE ROYALS: Prince Harry and Prince William's relationship is beyond repair.

AVENGERS: THE KANG DYNASTY loses its director amid questions about Jonathan Majors and his legal troubles.

BRAD PITT's new Formula One movie has been set back after hours of footage, worth tens of millions, has been scrapped.

SCOTT PILGRIM: Edgar Wright talks about getting the band back together.

CATS & DOGS, living together...

A STARFISH, walking.

A BABY CHAMELEON's first color change.

MARTI JONES & TIM LEE (The Windbreakers) cover The dB's classic, "Neverland." With Beatle Bob cameo.

PORTUGAL. THE MAN plays KEXP.

JULIE BYRNE visits World Cafe.

CAT POWER covers Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" for Fallon.

J MASCIS shares “Can’t Believe We’re Here.”

THE KINKS, on 60 years of sibling rivalry, and a potential reunion.

PETE DOHERTY on being sober-ish.

MOJO's Top 75 Albums of 2023.

RIDLEY SCOTT, on Napoleon and his other great movies.

DAMSEL has a teaser trailer online.

COURTNEY COX shared a Matthew Perry story.

EDITH PIAF will come to life in a new biopic that will use AI to recreate her voice and image.

GLEN POWELL, on those Sydney Sweeney rumors, and more.

TODD HAYNES, on May December and... Three’s Company?

JASON ALEXANDER hasn't heard about a Seinfeld project.

A PUP charms a rooster.

TITANIC, but with frogs.

GOLDEN Scarab Beetles.