GOGOL BORDELLO, Live at the Palace.

THE HEAD AND THE HEART visit Morning Becomes Eclectic.

ELTON JOHN, LEONARD COHEN, and JOE COCKER, Live at the Royal Albert Hall for The Prince’s Trust Rock Gala.

LLOYD COLE returns with "Violins" and some fmr Commotions.

TANYA TUCKER returns with “The Wheels of Laredo,” with an assist from Brandi Carlile.

JAPANESE BREAKFAST covers Tears for Fears' "Head Over Heels."

FRUIT BATS share "Ocean."

RAMONA shares a video for "Are We Having Fun Yet?"

RADIOHEAD: 18 Minidiscs billed as the entire OK Computer sessions have leaked online.

1979: The Year In Music.

JACK WHITE meets JACK BLACK.

MADONNA AT 60: The original queen of pop on aging, inspiration and why she refuses to cede control.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Andy Kim's glorious cheesefest "Rock Me Gently."

ROBERT DOWNEY JR: Life Imitates Stark.

AD ASTRA, starring Brad Pitt, has a trailer online.

WONDER WOMAN 1984's first poster seems to give a clue.

JUSSIE SMOLLETT will not return to Empire.

X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX's early buzz is... not good.

WOODY ALLEN, dropped by Amazon, will shoot his 51st film in Spain this summer, with an eclectic cast that includes the likes of Christoph Waltz and Gina Gershon.

REMAKE MY DAY: Casumo analysed the ratings and profitability of remade movies vs their originals to find out which versions are more successful.

GUYS FLY CROSS-COUNTRY to save 23 puppers.

"HEY, DON'T MOVE": Footage shows police officer warning unaware couple of rattlesnake right beside them.

A GIRL and her duck. (Thx, Nathan.)

EDDIE & THE HOT RODS: "Do Anything You Wanna Do," circa '77.

THE DREAM SYNDICATE, Live at the Mercury Lounge.

RYAN BINGHAM visits World Cafe.

REMO DRIVE vists The Current.

TY SEGALL shares a video for "Taste."

DAVID BERMAN discusses his return to music, being offered 150K for his dad’s life story, and more

ROKY ERCIKSON, remembered in 13 songs.

CULT of the iPOD: How Apple Created Music's Best Device (And Then Ruined It).

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Barry White's vast and glorious "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe."

DAVID LYNCH, Wes Studi, Lina Wertmuller, and Geena Davis are getting honorary Oscars.

ZOE KRAVITZ is profiled by British Vogue.

HOW RHIANNA became the world's richest female musician.

ELLIE KEMPER (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Office) s expecting her second child with husband Michael Koman.

PUNKY BREWSTER is headed for a sequel series.

PATRICIA ARQUETTE interviews JULIA ROBERTS.

SHAFT has a restricted trailer online with a lot of "shut your mouth" language in it.

A RESCUE DOG's first ocean visit. (This is product placement, but eminently watchable.)

A GATOR ate the entire bloc of cheese (and then some). I'm not even mad.

RACCOON DOGS terrorize a town.

AUSTRALIA faces an epidemic of...koalas with chlamydia.

SUPERCHUNK streams an acoustic version of 1994's Foolish.

YOHUNA streams Mirroring.

THE DREAM SYNDICATE covers Pere Ubu, John Cale and The Stylistics for a Lagniappe Sesion.

BON IVER shares  "Hey Ma" and the Moses Sumney-featuring "U (Man Like)".

MIKE LOVE covers The Ramones' "Rockaway Beach," with Marky on drums.

WHITNEY shares a video for "FTA."

STEREOLAB want to capture ears again.

KEVIN MORBY talks to Aquarium Drunkard about his “secular religious record,” Oh My God.

THE STORY OF PURE HELL, the "First Black Punk Band" That Emerged in the 70s, Then Disappeared for Decades.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Ric Claptons' cover of Bob Marley's "I Shot The Sheriff" and Paul Anka's "(You're) Having My Baby."

KEANU REEVES is sought for a role in Marvel's The Eternals.

NICHOLAS CAGE got his quickie divorce.

JAY-Z: How he became a billionaire.

BRADLEY COOPER & IRINA SHAYK are on the rocks?

KEVIN SPACEY appeared in a Massachusetts courthouse in a pre-trial hearing where the actor is accused of groping a young man in 2016.

FORD v FERRARI, ft Matt Damon and Christian Bale, has a trailer online.

QUENTIN TARANTINO, on how spaghetti westerns shaped modern cinema.

CATS & DOGS, living together... mass hysteria.

A MAMA LEOPARD protects her treed cub.

TAKING A DIP: A bear decided to beat the heat by taking a swim in a family's swimming pool in North Carolina, walking around the edge before plunging into the water.

DANGEROUS WATERS: A person is seen swimming extremely close to a possible large shark off the coast of Panama City Beach, Florida, as people can be heard screaming “shark!” from the shore.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Godzilla: King of the Monsters tops the chartwith 49MM, which is down 47 percent from the 2014 reboot; however, it has grossed 130MM more in foreign markets, which may assuague concerns about its 170MM budget. Aladdin places with 42.3MM on a 54 percent drop, but has matched its 183MM budget domestically and 445MM worldwide. Rocketman shows with 25MM against a 40MM bdget; its A- Cinemascore may gave it legs. Ma takes the fourth slot with 18MM against a 5MM budget, another successful Blumhouse budget special. John Wick: Chapter 3, taking a hit from the big lizard, rounds out the Top Five with  11MM on a 55 percent drop; it has a worldwide total of 221MM against a reported 55MM budget.

ROKY ERICKSON, lead vocalist and principal songwriter for the psychedelic band the 13th Floor Elevators and one of the leading lights of Texas rock - died Friday in Austin. Best known for the Elevators’ seething 1966 single “You’re Gonna Miss Me,” he was 71.

iTUNES is dying this week.

ROBERT PATTINSON is officially The Batman.

MERYL STREEP doesn't like the term "toxic masculinity," because it's not just guys who can be toxic, it's people in general.

TAKING A DIP: A bear decided to beat the heat by taking a swim in a family's swimming pool in North Carolina, walking around the edge before plunging into the water.

AN ANGRY GATOR busts through a kitchen window in Florida.

More tomorrow, barring the unforessen...

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with POWER POP! A few of these may be known generally, like Cheap Trick's "Way of the World" and Nick Lowe's "Cruel to Be Kind"... and some well-known to fans of the genre, like Dwight Twilley's "I'm On Fire," Shoes "Too Late," The Records' "Starry Eyes," the Flamin' Groovies' "Shake Some Action" and the Plimsouls'  "A Million Miles Away" (seen here in a rare live slot).  Others are well-known to longtime Pate fans, like the Three O'Clock's "Her Head's Revolving" or Let's Active's "Waters Part."

BOB DYLAN: Hear and advance stream of highlights of The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings.

PELICAN advance streams Nighttime Stories.

STEF CHURA advance streams Midnight.

THE CURE perfoms Dinsintegration.

BILL CALLAHAN advance streams five more songs from Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest.

REDD KROSS goes "Beyond The Door."

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN shares "Tuscon Train."

BRAM TCHAIKOVSKY: "Girl Of My Dreams" and "Lady From the USA", live. Because it's Power Pop Friday, of course.

LEON REDBONE, legendary Tin Pan Alley/jazz interpreter, died early Thursday morning at age 69.

PETER BUCK: The R.E.M. man talks guitar chemistry, raw riffs, and his latest album with Filthy Friends.

THE BEATLES' only live performance on Top Of The Pops has been found in an attic.

JOHNNY MARR talks to NME about Theresa May, his acting career, new music, The Smiths' legacy and Morrissey.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Paper Lace's gleefully dumb and ahistorical gangland story-song "The Night Chicago Died."

NOW SHOWING:This weekend's wide releases include Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which is currently scoring 43 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; Rocketman, which is scoring 89 percent; and Ma, scoring 62 percent.

RAMBO: LAST BLOOD has a trailer online.

THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE has a trailer online.

R. KELLY has been charged with 11 new sex-related counts, including some that carry a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.

MOBY cancels his book tour after apologizing for claiming he dated Natalie Portman.

ASHTON KUTCHER testified in the trial of suspected serial killer Michael Gargiulo.

JOHN WICK 3: Director Chad Stahelski Tells Uproxx The Secrets Behind The Movie's Incredible Stunt Dogs.

RELAX, it's the weekend.

THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER in another bowl.

SULLY, George H.W. Bush's service dog is still playing a vital role in rehabilitating veterans.

POACHING is sending the shy, elusive pangolin to its doom.