THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with the YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS! Live at Cicero's in St. Louis, On November 23rd,1985, so this is Chuck Carroll-era YFFs.  Selections include: "Gus Theme," "White Bird," "If I Had A Hammer," "Power Mowers' Theme," "Where Is Groovy Town?", "Sharing Patrol," "Topsy Turvy," "Young Fresh Fellows Theme," "Hang On Sloopy," "All Messed Up," "Big House/ Love Boat Theme medley" "Mr. Salamander's Review," "Down By The Pharmacy," "Close to You/ Someone I Care About," "Aurora Bridge," "How Much About Last Night Do You Remember?" "This Little Mystery," "Searchin' USA," "Fair Exchange," and "My Friend Ringo."

PARQUET COURTS, live at Rockwood Music Hall.

ERIN RAE shares live performances on World Cafe.

KELLEY STOLTZ shares "Your Name Escapes Me."

TORO Y MOI shares “Déjà Vu,”which is not a CSNY cover.

DESTROYER: Dan Bejar on the legacy of the band, how his relationship to film influences his songwriting, the reflections on a life lived that come with middle-age, and when he feels the song is finished, if ever.

PRINCE: Sign ‘O’ the Times (the movie) revisited.

FOO FIGHTERS cancel their Grammys gig.

THE TOP 10 SONIC YOUTH SONGS, according to Paste.

BRUCE WILLIS: Concerns about his declining cognitive state swirled around sets in recent years.

THE SLAPPENING: Will Smith was not asked to leave the Oscars after he slapped Chris Rock, and was told by the producer of the show he could stay, say " sources with direct knowledge."  Rock makes clear that he hasn't talked to Smith or to Diddy about the incident.  Daniel Radcliffe is "dramatically bored of hearing people’s opinions about it."

MORBIUS: The early buzz is... brutal.

EDDIE MURPHY is in early talks to play Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton in an upcoming biopic.

CHRIS EVANS & SCARLETT JOHANSSON are set to star in buzzy new movie package Project Artemis, directed by Jason Bateman.

OBI-WAN KENOBI: Hayden Christensen reacts to putting the Darth Vader suit back on.

BRITNEY SPEARS is calling out her mother.

BEN McKENZIE, best known for his starring role in "The O.C.," has become an outspoken critic of a volatile market driven by speculation. Who's listening?

THE AGE OF CAGE: How one actor can help us understand four decades of the business of Hollywood.

STICKY FEET, don't fail me now.

IN SWITZERLAND, winter is over.

CATS & DOGS, living together...

OTTERS really love popcorn.

SNIFF 'N THE TEARS: "Driver's Seat," from the Boogie Nights soundtrack and Craig O'Neill's vault.

THE WATERBOYS shares three songs from the upcoming All Souls Hill LP.  Mike Scott's still got it.

ILLUMINATI HOTTIES play KEXP.

JAPANESE BREAKFAST covers Bon Iver's "Skinny Love."

PEACE RITUAL debuts with "Tears of Joy."

LOW: The Genius Of... "Things We Lost in the Fire."

PETE DOHERTY nearly lost his feet.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Michael Jackson's final chart-topper, the treacly and scandal-ridden ballad "You Are Not Alone."

BRUCE WILLIS is retiring from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, a language disorder caused by brain damage that affects a person’s ability to communicate.

THE SLAPPENING: The Academy announced that Will Smith was asked to leave the Oscars ceremony after he slapped Chris Rock, but Smith refused. Disciplinary measures may be taken at its next board meeting on April 18. 78% of Americans side with Chris Rock over Will Smith, according to a Democratic pollster.  But Smith isn't Kryptonite yet.

PEDRO ALMODOVAR's Oscars Diary.

EZRA MILLER has been hit with a temporary restraining order by two residents in Hilo, a small town in Hawaii where Miller was arrested earlier this week.

BRIDGERTON is getting a prequel.

EVERY BEN AFFLECK PERFORMANCE, ranked at The Ringer.

HOW did the cat cross the road?

JUMP. Might as well jump.

LOOK LIKE THE GYM is crowded today.

THE MOODY BLUES hit the charts with "Go Now" before going psychedelic.

JOSE GONZALEZ plays KEXP.

ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features Angel Olsen, Perfume Genius, Soccer Mommy, and more.

THE WHO performed Pete Townshend‘s solo track ‘Let My Love Open The Door' for the first time in 33 years.

DEL AMITRI, reunited, played their first US TV gig in 25 years.

WARPAINT shares "Stevie."

KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD shares "Magenta Mountain."

FOO FIGHTERS cancel all tour dates after drummer Taylor Hawkins' death.

WET LEG: Buzzy, and as surprised as you.

CLOUD CULT: Craig Minowa talks about life.

SOUL GLO: "The real character of America is sheer apathy."

TOP GUN: MAVERICK has an official trailer online.

CHRIS ROCK: Getting slapped boosts ticket sales.

THE OSCARS gave us a ceremony for people who hate movies.

JOHN TRAVOLTA adopted the shelter dog who appeared on the Oscars and no one remembers.

ALEC & HILARIA BALDWIN are expecting their seventh child.

SHARON STONE joins the cast of DC's Blue Beetle.

EZRA MILLER was busted for disorderly conduct in Hawaii.

ETHAN HAWKE: Optimistic, or concerned about the future of entertainment?

THE MCU is increasingly about one theme.

RED CARPET: How Brad Pitt got banned - and Mickey Mouse nearly - from China.

ONE OF TWO FLAMINGOS that escaped from a Kansas zoo during a storm 17 years ago has been spotted on the coast of Texas.

EXCITABLE DOG, they all said.

A WHALE gently pushes a paddleboarder with its fin.

SUPERCHUNK plays The Current.

BRANDY CLARK plays AmericanaFest.

CRAIG FINN shares "Messing with the Settings."

PHOSPHORESCENT covers Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone."

AN 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL crushes Korn's "Freak on a Leash."

ROXY MUSIC announces a reunion tour with St. Vincent.

STEVE VAN ZANDT visits World Cafe to discuss his memoir.

THE FLAMING LIPS' LPs, ranked by Paste.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Seal's sweeping Bat-ballad, "Kiss From A Rose."

THE SLAPPENING:  Sean “Diddy” Combs claims that Will Smith and Chris Rock made amends after the Oscars, but they have not buried the hatchet or spoken since the slap.  Here's what was going on in the ABC control room when the slap went down.  The Academy has launched a formal review following Smith’s assault on Rock, and the union is angry too.  Coincidentally, Smith issued a written apology, including to Rock.  Hey, the ratings were up.

DUNE, btw, dominated the "craft" awards handed out on Sunday. Pretty amazing that the Oscars so downplayed the most popular of the Best Picture nominees.

JASON MOMOA & KATE BECKINSALE were flirty at two Oscars parties.  He had hernia surgery the day before the ceremonies.

ANTHONY ANDERSON's wife has filed for divorce from the television star after over 22 years of marriage.

TAYLOR SWIFT is receiving a doctorate at Yankee Stadium.

HOW A TECH WIZ became William Shatner's eyeball double in ‘Star Trek II.'

A PENGUIN escapes an Orca.

A CAMEL, climbing a sand dune.

A CAT and a guest.

AN APEX PREDATOR hunts his prey.

MAGAZINE: "Shot By Both Sides" on TOTP. 

NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Destroyer, Aldous Harding, Camp Cope and more.

BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Loop, Jarvis Cocker, Young Prisms, and more.

NEIL YOUNG shares three live tracks from upcoming archival releases.

TAYLOR HAWKINS, the hard-hitting, charismatic drummer for Foo Fighters, the enduring Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band that has won 12 Grammys and released seven platinum albums, has died at 50. According to the attorney general’s office of Colombia,<b class="css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10"> preliminary tests showed Hawkins had several substances in his system, including opioids, marijuana and benzodiazepines; the cause of death was still under investigation.  Stereogum has highlights.

TALKING HEADS: Tina Weymouth is currently recovering from injuries she sustained during a car accident.

THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS LPs, ranked by Steven Hyden.

GENESIS: Peter Gabriel turned up for the band's final gig (as a spectator).

THE NUMBER ONES looks at TLC's colossal summer jam "Waterfalls."

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: The Lost City tops the chart with 31MM, a record opening during the pandemic for a female-driven feature.  The Batman places with 20.5MM on a 44 percent drop.  RRR shows with 9.5MM.

THE OSCARS went to these folks. Congrats!

WILL SMITH SMACKED CHRIS ROCK in the face onstage at the Oscars after Rock joked about Jada Pinkett Smith. And then Smith won Best Actor.  Sean “Diddy” Combs is mediating.

WE'RE WATCHING The End of "the Movies."

HAYDEN PANETIERRE and her boyfriend Brian Hickerson brawled with bar patrons on the Sunset Strip.

TEEN WOLF: The revival has added five actors to the cast.

JAMES GUNN says The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is "the greatest thing I’ve ever done in my life."

THE SWARM: Nope, nope, nope.

CATS & DOGS, living together...

THE SQUIRREL and the bird feeder, an eternal struggle.

WHY DID THE DUCK cross the road?