THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

... with GRAM PARSONS! As a member of both The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, and as a solo artist, Parsons anticipated the so-called country rock of the 1970s and the alt-country movement that began around 1990. There is not a lot of GP video floating around, but "Christine's Tune" is a good place to start, though the video for "Older Guys" is great because someone made them go out to christen Judge Smails' sloop. The Hell's Angels make an unfortunate cameo in the clip of "Six Days o­n the Road" from the infamous Altamont festival in 1969. The posthumous video for "Sin City" is nice also. BONUS: Dwight Yoakum covers "Wheels" at a Parsons tribute concert. DOUBLE BONUS: Frequent duet partner Emmylou Harris covers "Return of the Grievous Angel" with Ryan Adams (and Buddy Miller o­n bass) at a different tribute.

DAMIEN JURADO plays KEXP.

ELI WINTER covers Don Cherry and Ed Blackwell, Maria BC, Judee Sill, and Karen Dalton for a Lagniappe Session.

RICK ASTLEY recreates his signature hit for an insurance ad.

ANGEL OLSEN sings "All the Good Times" on Fallon.

FATHER JOHN MISTY sings "Buddy's Rendezvous" on Kimmel.

SUMMER CAMP covers the Flamingos' "I Only Have Eyes for You."

THE FEELIES' Glenn Mercer talks to Aquarium Drunkard.

KEVIN MORBY, on Memphis, discovering music, and more.

NO SOPHOMORE SLUMP on these albums.

OASIS SONGS, ranked by Steven Hyden.

MICHELLE YEOH finds herself at the zenith of the Hollywood firmament.

AMERICAN GIGOLO, with Jon Bernthal, has a teaser trailer online.

R. KELLY: "Jane," now 37, is the star witness in the singer's federal child pr0n trial.

ANGELINA JOLIE got those FBI docs into the media bloodstream.

JONAH HILL won’t be promoting his upcoming films for the foreseeable future in order to work on his mental health.

LINDA EVANGELISTA did her first fashion shoot in years, after settling a lowsuit with CoolSculpting.

EVENT HORIZON gets better with age.

RIDE, RIDE LIKE THE WIND... to be free again.

A CAT, making fetch happen.

WHICH SIDE are you on, boy?

THE TEMPTATIONS: "I Can't Get Next To You."

REGINA SPEKTOR plays a Tiny Desk Concert.

CATBITE plays World Cafe.

BETH ORTON shares "Friday Night."

BRYAN FERRY, on The Most Seductive and Poetic of Roxy Music.

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS' John Darnielle talks to American Songwriter.

SUEDE's Brett Anderson on the band's new short film.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Vertical Horizon's soft-batch adult-contempo alt-rock trudge "Everything You Want."

BENNIFER's wedding reportedly will be officiated by celebrity life coach and big-time podcaster Jay Shetty.

ALEXIS BLEDEL & VINCENT KARTHEISER have called it quits after eight years of marriage.  Not great, Bob!

MEGXIT: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are “trying to create an alternative, woke royal family,” according to self-proclaimed royal expert Angela Levin.

LEE PACE has become the object of the Internet's affection. He'd rather be working on his house.

COBRA KAI has a Season 5 trailer online.

WEDNESDAY ADDAMS has a trailer online.

TAYLOR SWIFT was denied a role in Twilight: New Moon.

THE OSCARS: It looks increasingly likely that all 23 categories will again be treated equally moving forward.

BILL HADER is drawing nothing but praise (in retrospect) from his ex-girlfriend, The O.C.‘s Rachel Bilson. One part in particular.

A CAT, petting the fishes.

CAT'S in the bag, not in the river.

A CAPUCHIN MONKEY likely called 911 from the zoo.

JONATHAN RICHMAN gives a live take on "Roadrunner" at Joey Ramone's 1998 birthday party.

DAWES plays World Cafe.

OF MONTREAL covers Syd Barrett and T-Rex for a Lagniappe Session.

THE BETHS share "Knees Deep."

SHARON VAN ETTEN's BEST COVERS, according to Brooklyn Vegan.

WET LEG talks to DAVID BYRNE.

WOLFGANG PETERSEN, who rode his acclaimed German-language film “Das Boot” into a career directing Hollywood blockbusters such as “In the Line of Fire,” “Air Force One,” “The Perfect Storm” and “Troy,” has died. He was 81.

FLORENCE PUGH confirms that she and Zach Braff have split, and more.

THE FATAL SHOOTING of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin last year was an accident, according to a determination made by New Mexico’s Office of the Medical Investigator.

ANGELINA JOLIE  is “desperately trying to find something new” in her ongoing fight with ex-husband Brad Pitt after allegedly suing the FBI for records that she already had, according to sources close to Pitt.

HOUSE OF DRAGONS will have 17 dragons.

THE 100 BEST MOVIES of the 1990s, according to IndieWire.

ANTOINE FUQUA on the Lakers, real and fictionalized.

QUENTIN TARANTINO ranks Indiana Jones movies.

A DOGGO does its best Michael Jackson.

CATS & DOGS, living together...

AN ELEPHANT returns a child's dropped shoe.

DON'T try to get a close-up recording of a bison fight at Yellowstone.  The more you know. Swoosh.

FREYA THE WALRUS may get a statue in Norway.

THE RASPBERRIES crush "Go All The Way" and "I Wanna Be With You" for Twofer Tuesday.

MOTT THE HOOPLE gets over two hours of discussion and analysis in the latest episode of Political Beats.

ANDREW BIRD and IRON & WINE play a Tiny Desk Concert.

LOU REED: Hear his unreleased 1965 demo for "Men Of Good Fortune" (an entirely different song than the one that appears on 'Berlin').

SYLVAN ESSO talks to All Things Considered.

ANGEL OLSEN, on Time Traveling Dreams, 70s Country, and Her 80s Covers EP.

MICHELLE BRANCH filed for divorce from Patrick Carney.

THE LONG BLONDES' reunion shows are canceled after allegations of sexual assault against guitarist and co-founding member Dorian Cox.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Enrique Iglesias' Euro-thump longing song "Be With You."

EZRA MILLER seeks treatment for “complex mental health issues.”

BENNIFER are celebrating their marriage in style this weekend in Georgia. BONUS: Affleck's Top 15 performances, per Variety.

MARK RUFFALO defends the MCU (by dissing Star Wars, the House of Mouse will love that).

BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD complains that she was paid less than Chris Pratt on "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

LORD OF THE RINGS: Inside "The Rings of Power."

WIZARD OF OZ is getting reimagined for Warner Bros.

VAN HUNT celebrates HALLE BERRY.

THE ACADEMY apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather.

NEXSTAR acquires 75 percent of the CW (expect less drama).

DOG and Butterfly.

THE DOG Whisper(er).

KITTY wants to be petted.

SEALS & CROFT: "Summer Breeze."

NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, Daner Mouse & Black Thought, Sylvan Esso, and more.

TANK & THE BANGAS play World Cafe.

BUDDY GUY & JASON ISBELL play "Gunsmoke Blues."

WILCO shares an archival take of "Ashes Of American Flags."

MICHELLE BRANCH was arrested for domestic assault after slapping husband Patrick Carney, who she is planning to split from after three years of marriage.

THE SADIES talk healing after losing guitarist Dallas Good.

BILL PITTMAN, who was part of the legendary Wrecking Crew of session musicians, died on Thursday at his home in La Quinta, California. He was 102 and played on some of the most well-known songs of all time.  Here's the NYT obit.

THE NUMBER ONES ooks at the late Aaliyah's sole chart-topping hit, "Try Again."

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Bullet Train repeats atop the chart with a soft 13.4MM on a 55 percent drop.  DC League of Super-Pets places with 7.2MM on a 35 percent drop.  Top Gun: Maverick shows with 7.2MM on a 2 percent gain as it looks to reach 700MM domestic based in no small part on the lack of competition.  This was the lowest grossing weekend to date this summer,though still 3 percent better overall than one year ago.  Below the fold, Bodies Bodies Bodies, a horror flick with a helping of social satire that's dividing audiences and critics, earned 3.25MM as it expanded wider.

ANNE HECHE died a week after she was critically injured in a car crash.  She was 53.

SALMAN RUSHDIE was taken off a ventilator and able to talk Saturday, a day after he was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in upstate New York. He suffered a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and was likely to lose an injured eye.

ALEC BALDWIN likely pulled the trigger on the gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, according to the FBI.

BRITNEY SPEARS' ex-husband, Jason Alexander, has accepted a plea deal in his felony stalking case after he infamously crashed the singer’s wedding back in June.

MARTHA STEWART is squashing a rather silly rumor that she and Pete Davidson may have sparked up a romance following his split from Kim Kardashian.

TOM HOLLAND will be taking a break from social media to help with his mental health.

AUBREY PLAZA: The Low-Key Movie Star for Our Times.

A DOGGO plays fetch with himself.

WHAT'S in the baaahhhx?

LAZY Sunday.

FREYA THE WALRUS was killed by Norwegian authorities because tourists are dumb.