NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL: Stereogum compiles bootleg video from Saturday's reunion show.

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE advance streams the 10th anniversary edition of Transatlanticism.

WILLIAM ONYEABOR advance streams the compilation, Who Is William Onyeabor?

BLITZEN TRAPPER stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set. 

LORD HURON stopped by Studio 1A at KUTX for a mini-set.

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

PAUL McCARTNEY talks about his New album with World Cafe.

NEKO CASE discusses the soundtrack of her life at Pitchfork.

MORRISSEY and the miracle of The Smiths. 

THE 20 BEST SEX LYRICS, according to Flavorwire. 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Gravity threepeats atop the chart with 31 million on a mere 28 percent drop, as the space drama rockets is way to 170.6 million domestically. This is among the top 20 grosses for a third frame, in the rarified neighborhood of Toy Story 3, Up, and the original Iron Man.Place and show is a virtual photo finish between Captain Phillips and the  remake of Carrie.  For the former, 17.3 million on a 33 percent drop keeps Captain Phillips on the Argo track and in the Oscars discussion.  For Carrie, 17 million is a disappointment, even against a 30 million budget, given projections of 30 million and studio downplaying to the low 20s.  Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 finishes fourth with 10.1 million, monopolizing the family film niche.  Escape Plan rounds out the Top 5 with a mere 9.8 million against a remored 70 million budget.  But Sly and Ahnuld do not have the biggest flop on this week's chart; that dishonor goes to The Fifth Estat, which debuted with a mere 1.7 million against a 26 million budget; that's the worst debut for a film opening in at least 1500 theaters this year. Ouch.

12 YEARS A SLAVE is only on about 20 screens nationwide, but you'll be seeing more about it as awards season revs up.  Directed by Steve McQueen and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor (Children of Men, Serenity), this adaptation of an 1853 memoir by Solomon Northup chronicles the story of a free Northern black man kidnappeded into slavery in the South.  Elijor turns in one of several stellar performances, along with Michael Fassbender as Northup's eventual slavemaster and Sarah Paulson as Fassbender's wife, who is almost as nasty, perhaps because she endures Fassbender's affection for one of his female slaves, played with harrowing tragedy by Lupita Nyong’o. (Co-producer Brad Pitt is decidedly less impressive in his role as a Canadian abolitonist.) The film is unsparing with regard to its topic and and unsentimental with regard to its characters, and all the more powerful for it. 12 Years A Slave may be the best film of the year.

MILEY CYRUS has been dating Theo Wenner (Jann's kid) since the summer, confirming that she and e-fiancé Liam Hemsworth lied about the timing of their split.

GWYNETH PALTROW: Vanity Fair is reportedly investigating a rumored affair with a billionaire.

KRISTEN BELL & DAX SHEPHERD got hitched.

KELLY CLARKSON obtained a marriage license.

BAR RAFAELI laments her single status, inadvertently reveals reason.

KHLOE KARDASHIAN & LAMAR ODOM: She stands to inherit millions upon millions if something happens to her addict husband.

MATTHEW PERRY & IZZY CAPLAN quietly split.

RYAN REYNOLDS got vomited upon during a flight to NOLA.

GIRLS MEET WORLD: Boy Meets World stars Danielle Fishel and Rider Strong both got married over the weekend, but not to each other.

THE WALKING DEAD season premiere, once all the numbers came in, became the most watched nonsports broadcast in cable history.

THE UNITED STATES  has quietly begun releasing 1.6 billion dollars in aid to Pakistan; most military aid had been frozen for much of the past two years due to strained relations.

SYRIA: A suicide truck bombing by the Al Nusrah Front killed 43 people in Hama and wounded dozens more; although an army checkpoint was targeted, 32 of the dead were civilians. The head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights accused the international community of hypocrisy for focusing on chemical weapons while thousands of Syrians are being killed by the ongoing conflict.

EGYPT: The trial of former president Hosni Mubarak resumed in a closed-door session. Security forces used teargas to disperse protests by Muslim Brotherhood supporters.

LIBYA: As many as 200 Egyptians taken captive on Oct. 18 by Islamist militiamen active in Benghazi were freed after their captors' demand that Egypt release 12 to 16 Libyan detainees, described variously as Libyan Muslim Brotherhood members or arms smugglers, was met.

KAYAK: The rescued hedgehog with the heart of a champion.

ITALIAN SHEEP REBELLED when police seized their ganja.

KILLER WHALES undergo menopause. Explains a lot.

WHY DID THE CHICKENS CROSS THE ROAD? Because they now have spiffy visibility jackets.

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with THE JAM! Mod punks who were so influential on the early Pate; let's begin with one of my faves, "In the City," and "Going Underground" the curiously Beatle-esque "Start" plus Pate fave "Little Boy Soldiers" from the same gig. Follow it with Pate staples "Happy Together" and "Ghosts," chased with their take on The Kinks' "David Watts." I have to include the non-live cover of "Heatwave" and "Strangetown" for reasons apparent if you watch. That Motown R & B strain would continue in the last leg of the band's stretch, on originals like "Town Called Malice" and their cover of Curtis Mayfield's "Move On Up." BONUS: The studio clip for "That's Entertainment." Because it is.

CULTS play a nine-song set at Le Poisson Rouge. They also diss indie labels and yearn for payola.

CHARLES BRADLEY & HIS EXTRAORDINAIRES played live at the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival.

REDD KROSS played live at the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival.

BUILT TO SPILL, Live at the Roxy, April 9, 1999. 

THE UNTOUCHABLES: "I Spy For the FBI."

GRAHAM NASH spoke to Fresh Air about his memoirs. 

PEARL JAM: Stone Gossard talks to Stereogum about songwriting, setlists, and Lightning Bolt. 

BILLY BRAGG mixed old and new tracks while guest DJing at The Current.

ELLIOT SMITH, who killed himself 10 years ago this month, seemed truly happy in this 1999 interview with SPIN. 

CUTOUT BIN: From Chris Bell to James Brown, from the Decemberists to Nirvana, from Bob Dylan to Squeeze, plus Robyn Hitchcock, Joy Division, the Mekons and more  -- this Friday's fortuitous finds are streaming from the Pate page at the ol' HM.

NOW SHOWING:This weekend's wide releases are the remake of Carrie, which is currently scoring 46 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; Escape Plan, currently scoring 44 percent; and The Fifth Estate, scoring 33 percent.

KANYE WEST not marrying KIM KARDASHIAN?

MICHAEL BAY was injured on Thursday in an attack in Hong Kong during filming for his latest Transformers movie.

GWYNETH PALTROW: Vanity Fair is moving forward with what many expect to be an epic takedown piece on the Oscar-winning actress.

BRITNEY SPEARS' father asked a judge for more money to serve as the popster's conservator.

IDRIS ELBA never really watched The Wire.

JAMES FRANCO helps a fan get back at her ex.

SYRIA: The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on Wednesday said violence from Syria's civil war has kept agency officials from visiting one of the country's declared chemical weapons sites, which they must inspect as part of a U.N.-brokered agreement. A rebel sniper killed senior Syrian general Jama'a Jama'a in a battle in Deir Azzour with fighters that included al Qaeda forces.

LIBYA: A local army commander was assassinated in Derna, considered one of the most dangerous places in Libya.

ISRAEL: Responding to allegations that Turkey blew the cover of a number of Mossad contacts in Iran, former Mossad chief Danny Yatom said the move, if true, was an act of betrayal.

EGYPT: The Muslim Brotherhood called for new protests on Friday. The Justice Ministry is reportedly looking to draft an anti-terrorism law with the potential penalty of execution.

IRAQ: Al Qaeda killed 61 Iraqis in a series of suicide and car bombings throughout the country.

A LABRADOR moans like a Wookie. Fun fact: Chewbacca was actually based on George Lucas' pet dog Indiana -- a relationship later given to Indiana Jones.

A BLIND CHICKEN was brought back to life after its dedicated owner gave it CPR for over three hours.

ALL MAMMALS empty their bladders over a nearly constant duration.

A WANDERING CAT is recovered 450 miles from home after a year away.

PHOENIX plays a set on Austin City Limits.

DR DOG stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a session.

PHOSPHORESCENT makes his Morning Becomes Eclectic debut.

VALERIE JUNE played a Tiny Desk Concert at the offices of NPR.

THE RAMONES, Live at the Whisky a Go-Go, Oct. 21, 1977.

SUFJAN STEVENS drops a lo-fi demo titled "Take Me." 

WE FIVE were on my mind when I woke up this morning, introduced by no less than Fred Astaire.

LEE RANALDO talks to Interview about science fiction novels, exploring his newfound role as a frontman, virtual reality, and an enlightening trip to India. 

BLOC PARTY's Kele Okereke talks to Clash about Canadian movies and Cat Power. (Thx, Chromewaves.) 

ANNA CALVI talks to The Line Of Best Fit about how limitations spark creativity, and more...

BEST COAST: Bethany Cosentino talks to Stereogum about plans for her new Jewel City imprint, her thoughts on Fade Away and her increasing love for life on the road.

METALLICA, ranked by Stereogum.

KUMAR PALLANA, an Indian plate spinner turned Texas yoga instructor turned — in his late 70s and long beyond — sought-after character actor in films by Wes Anderson, Steven Spielberg and others, died on Thursday at his home in Oakland, Calif. He was 94.

FIFTY SHADES OF GREY: Dakota Johnson, slated to play Anna Steele in the adaptation of the raunchy bestseller, is reportedly having difficulty with the media attention from her casting.

KATIE HOLMES & JAMIE FOXX are not dating, contra yesterday's gossip.

UNDERAGED KARDASHIANS Kylie and Kendall hit a sex-themed nightclub.

BRUCE & KRIS JENNER are preparing to file divorce papers once their reality TV show concludes, RadarOnline has been told.

MILEY CYRUS is a naked alien in a new rap video.

NINA DOBREV & DEREK HOUGH are dunzo after six weeks.

MIKE MEYERS and his wife Kelly are expecting their second child.

SYRIA: A rebel claiming to speak for some 65 Free Syrian Army units said they were withdrawing from the Syrian National Coalition.

AFGHANISTAN: Mullah Omar pledged on Monday that the Taliban will keep fighting if the government in Kabul signs a crucial security deal with the United States.

IRAN: EU head Catherine Ashton said the next round of talks on Iran's nuclear program will begin in November. The current talks ended with no breakthrough, despite Iran's offer to allow unannounced IAEA inspections of its nuclear facilities.

IRAQ: Al Qaeda in Iraq killed three children in an IED attack in Hamdaniyah and two soldiers in a mortar attack on a military base in Mosul.

ELI THE BEAR loves playing tetherball.

AN 18-FOOT SEA SERPENT carcass was captured by SoCal snorkelers.

JELLYFISH are taking over the seas, and it might be too late to stop them.

MAN'S BEST FRIEND Eats Man's Toes.

PAUL McCARTNEY is advance streaming New via Spotify.  Sir Paul also told Morning Edition about historical revisionists, dividing his new songs among four superstar producers, and why a little insecurity can be a successful artist's best friend.

PALEHOUND: Ellen Kempner advance streams the Bent Nail EP.

ACTIVE CHILD: Pat Grossi advance streams the Rapor EP.

JIM JAMES recently performed songs from his soulful solo debut in front of a small audience at Apogee Studio for Morning Becomes Eclectic. 

FLEETWOOD MAC: "Go Your Own Way," live circa 1979. Sounded great, fellas, but I coulda used a little More Cowbell. Heard this over the weekend and wondered how good it would be with some Slim Whitman-esque yodeling.

THE DISMEMBERMENT PLAN talks to Morning Edition about their uplanned return.

THE PIXIES: Black Francis talks to Rolling Stone about band life after Kim Deal.

HAIM is the death rattle of indie indie rock? Grantland thinks so.

PETER MURPHY: The Bauhaus fronyman pleaded guilty to meth possession, gets 3 years' probation.

THE 2014 ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS include everyone from The Replacements and Nirvana to Yes and The Zombies.

KIM KARDASHIAN's engagement ring from ex-husband Kris Humphries sold at a Christie's auction in NYC yesterday for a whopping 620K.

THOR: THE DARK WORLD is coming soon, so Natalie Portman hits Marie Claire and Chris Hemsworth is profiled by Details.

MICHAEL FASSBENDER talks about relationships and not campaigning for an Oscar nod at GQ.

KATIE HOLMES & JAME FOXX are dating?

FIFTY SHADES OF GREY: Alexander Skarsgard and Jamie Dornan are just two of the actors lining up to take Charlie Hunnam's place.

ASTON KUTCHER tops the latest Forbes list of TV's highest-paid actors.

SYRIA: Fighting continued throughout Syria despite the Eid a-Adha holiday. Rebel bombs targeted churches in Damascus suburbs, as well as areas of central Damascus. Regime aircraft bombed rebel-held areas south and east of Damascus.

THE UNITED KINGDOM: MI5 estimates that as many as 200 British jihadists have traveled to Syria to fight. Intelligence sources say most of them are university-educated British Pakistanis in their 20s. The majority of British jihadists in Syria are thought to be fighting with extremist and al Qaeda-linked groups.

LIBYA: Mayhem in Benghazi is being blamed on Ahmed Boukhtala, a militant leader with ties to Ansar al Sharia who is also suspected in the Sept. 11, 2012 on the US Consulate.

EGYPT: Officials said a supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood was arrested over suspected links to the recent attack on a satellite station in Maadi, which has been claimed by the al Furqan Brigades. Security forces closed off a number of major squares to prevent protests by supporters of former president Morsi.

ISRAEL: Days after announcing the discovery of a major terror tunnel from the Gaza Strip, the IDF announced that it had located and destroyed a second tunnel.

HOUDINI: An Australian Shepherd escapes from an animal sanctuary. He was there because he escaped from home.

FOSSIL MOSQUITO yields 46 million-year-old blood. They spared no expense.

A ROGUE KANGAROO wreaks havok with landings at a Queensland airport.

A GOAT causes a three-car pile-up.

PRINCE: "Breakfast Can Wait." That man is a chick, baby.

BEST COAST is advance streaming the Fade Away mini-album.

MATTHEW E. WHITE advance streams the Outer Face EP. Groovy.

EEF BARZELAY played live in the KEXP studio. 

SHOVELS & ROPE play a Tiny Desk Concert.

SCREAMING FEMALES drop "Ancient Civilization" as a single.

NIRVANA discussed autographs, Punk kids vs Metal kids, and more in rare interviews with Metal Hammer.

OF MONTREAL: Kevin Barnes talks to Rolling Stone about the band's new Sylvia Plath-inspired LP, burritos and happiness.

PETER GABRIEL does a lighnning round of over 20 questions at The Guardian.

THE TOP 10 NEW PR0NOGRAPHERS SONGS, according to Stereogum. 

MILEY CYRUS gets another open letter, this one from Sufjan Stevens, who corrects her grammar.

KRIS JENNER cheated on Bruce? Inquiring minds want to know. Actually, it's Star magazine.

SANDRA BULLOCK is a "Rapper's Delight."

JENNY McCARTHY reportedly drives people to tune out The View. So her hiring isn't a total loss.

MADONNA has been barred from the Alamo Drafthouse theater chain because she wouldn't stop texting during a festival screening of 12 Years A Slave.

KATY PERRY & JOHN MAYER: Together again. Prep the bunkers.

ANT-MAN: If Marvel gets Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Paul Rudd for Edgar Wright, it will be awesome.

GILLIAN ANDERSON & DAVID DUCHOVNY did a Reddit Ask Me Anything.

ANTHONY HOPKINS wrote a fan letter to Bryan Cranston after binge-watching Breaking Bad?

THE UNITED STATES: Al Qaeda operative Abu Anas al Libi, who was recently captured in Libya, has been transferred from a Navy ship to the US for trial in New York.

THE UNITED KINGDOM: Police arrested four British nationals in London suspected of plotting a potentially "very serious" terror attack.

SYRIA: A car bombing in Idlib killed at least 27 people and wounded dozens more. The Al Nusrah Front clashed with regime forces in Deir Azzour; rebels have reportedly taken over the military hospital there.

KENYA: Nairobi's chief criminal investigator said so far none of the key suspects in the Westgate Mall attack have been apprehended. Detectives are also looking for at least eight suspects thought to have been indirectly involved in the attack; four were seen on CCTV footage from the mall.

ELEPHANT FAMILY REUNION: Let's go to the video. Adorbs.

THE SQUIRREL THREAT:  Militant rodents are feasting on tomatoes from the First Lady’s beloved White House garden while federal gardeners remain idle during the government stalemate.

A DEER in Bethel Park has a basketball stuck in his horns.

RATS fly business class in China.