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."  BONUS: Bram Tchaikovsky playing "Girl Of My Dreams" and "Lady From the USA", live.

ROBYN HITCHCOCK visited The Current.

JAMES McMURTRY, via WMOT Roots Radio.

BLUR returns with “The Narcissist.”

NATION OF LANGUAGE shares "Stumbling Still."

KING KRULE shares “If Only It Was Warmth.”

BULLY shares “Change Your Mind.”

SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT: Courtney Love has unpblished lyrics to the Nirvana classsic.

KING TUFF discusses the benefits of collaboration, embracing the unknown, and why anyone can play a musical instrument.

THE NATIONAL: Trouble Will Find Me Turns 10.

YO LA TENGO: Ira Kaplan is going to get to throw out the first pitch at the Mets / Phillies game at Citi Field on June 1.

MARTIN SCORSESE's Killers of the Flower Moon has a trailer online.

CHRONICLER OF THE FLOWER MOON: How David Grann ascended from magazine journalist to the muse of Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, and a myriad of others in Hollywood.

STEVEN SODERBURGH's Full Circle has a trailer online.

STEPHEN KING loved The Flash.

MEGXIT: Harry and Meghan's cabbie did not characterize his drive as a dangerous chase by paparazzi. I'm shicked, shocked.

EDDIE MURPHY as the Pink Panther?

RACHEL BILSON lost a job over her recent sex talk.

A RACCOON and a DOG check out the pool.

A CAT fostering an otter.

A COW, purring.

A DOG, rescuing its owner from a sneeze.

DAVID BOWIE: "Modern Love." from the Summer of 1983.

SLEAFORD MODS visit World Cafe.

FOO FIGHTERS shares "Under You."

GRIZZLY BEAR's Daniel Rossen and Christopher Bear share two songs from the Past Lives soundtrack.

WEEZER played unplugged for striking Hollywood writers.

28 ALBUMS Vulture wants to hear this Summer.

ED SHEERHAN wins another copyright lawsuit.

THE NATIONAL: Matt Berninger picks five inspirational albums.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Flo Rida's "Right Round," the unfortunate dance-rappification of an '80s classic.

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 7 has another trailer online.

FAST X: The early reviews like Jason Momoa, but aren't revved up over the rest of it.

MEGXIT:  Prince Harry and Meghan Markleclaim they were in a “near-catastrophic” paparazzi chase in NYC.

BILLIE EILISH and Jesse Rutherford have called it quits.

JOHNNY DEPP does not feel boycotted by Hollywood.

HENRY WINKLER, on the end of Barry.

STEVEN WRGHT has written a novel.

A DIVER frees a fish from a plastic bag.

THERE ARE Two Types of Dogs.

A DOGGO tolerates a sloth.

FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE play "It Must Be Summer" unpluggedy.

STEVE EARLE, DAVID BYRNE, KURT VILE & TERRY ALLEN, all on the same stage.

JON McKIEL covers Terry Jacks and Dirty Projectors for a Lagniappe Session.

SPOON shares "Sugar Babies."

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT & ANDREW BIRD cover Neil Young’s “Harvest.”

WEYES BLOOD covers the ol' standard, "When You're Smiling."

SONIC YOUTH's Confusion Is Sex Turns 40.

RAMONES & DEVO: Sonic Reduction as Resistance.

SUPERMAN: LEGACY is looking for its Lois Lane, and Rachel Brosnahan, Emma Mackey, Phoebe Dynevor and Samara Weaving are on the shortlist.

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON: Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro on their upcoming epic. And how Marty's running out of time.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER on his career, failures, and aging.

EXTRACTION 2 has a trailer online

HAUNTED MANSION has a trailer online.

PRISCILLA PRESLEY & RILEY KEOUGH settled their dispute over Lisa Marie's estate.

MICHAEL J. FOX is so over the question of a Back to the Future reboot.

JACKIE CHAN signed on to star in a sequel to his 2005 martial arts fantasy-adventure hit The Myth.

WONKA: Why Timothée Chalamet took the title role.

A PUPPER falls asleep in a news anchor's arms.

THE DUCK was worried for a moment.

DOGGO framed for DUI.

STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK: "Incense and Peppermints" plus "Tomorrow" for Twofer Tuesday.

BOYGENIUS visits World Cafe.

CHUCK PROPHET plays World Cafe.

THE KINKS: Dave Davies talks about the band's catalog with Vulture.

LUCINDA WILLIAMS is not going down without a fight.

RYUICHI SAKAMOTO curated his own funeral, because obvsly.

MTV NEWS CONFIDENTIAL: Kurt Loder, Tabitha Soren, and John Norris Tell All.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Eminem, Dr. Dre, and 50 Cent's deeply awful posse cut "Crack A Bottle."

INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY has a clip from Canne online. Ummm...

KEITH URBAN (with Nicole Kidman) appears to have accidentally recorded Phoebe Bridgers and Bo Burnham mking out at a Taylor Swift concert.

BRITNEY SPEARS' marriage to Sam Asghari is on the rocks.

THE ROCK talks about his past bouts of depression.

THE IDOL: The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp discuss their upcoming provocative HBO series.

NURSE JACKIE and WEEDS are coming back to Showtime?

MARTHA STEWART: SI Swimsuit Issue Cover Model.

CATS & DOGS, living together.

A DOGGO sprints... to bed.

A BAGER & A FOX, sharing a meal.

WE FIVE: Because "You Were On My Mind," natch.

NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Charlotte Cornfield, Savannah Conley, and more.

BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has MEMORIALS, Daisies, Craven Faults, and more.

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE unearthed an old cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams."

PERE UBU returns with "Crocodile Smile."

ST VINCENT & DAVID BYRNE cover Stevie Wonder's "Chemical Love."

LAURIE ANDERSON & KIM GORDON offer words of wisdom to Pitchfork.

SUM 41 is calling it quits.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Kelly Clarkson's fired-up, anthemic "My Life Would Suck Without You."

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 repeats atop the chart with 60.5MM on a 49 percent drop, the best hold for an MCU entry post-pandemic (others have plunged 60-70 percent).  Super Mario Bros places with another 13MM on a mere 30 percent drop; it's a good time to be Chris Pratt.  Book Club 2 shows with a 6.5MM debut, probably less than hoped for a Mother's Day weekend.

GOTG3: James Gunn's Last Hurrah.

JONATHAN MAJORS & MEGAN GOOD are dating.

TAYLOR SWIFT & MATTY HEALY are probably dating.

MICHAEL J. FOX realized he's good in Back to the Future, and was inspired to retire by Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.

SIMON PEGG revealed how he previously hid his alcoholism from cast and crew on the film set of Mission Impossible.

JOHNNY DEPP signed a 20MM deal with Dior.

ELLE FANNING lost a franchise role because she didn't have enough Instagram followers.

A HEDGEHOG attempts a heist.

CATS & DOGS, living together...

A FLOCK of Flamingos.

WALTER: The Sicilian Labrador.