THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

... with GARAGE ROCK! It's the time of year when I bring out The Standells - "Dirty Water/ Why Pick On Me", but I couldn't stop there. Let's have a dozen Nuggets, like Music Machine - "Talk Talk"; Blues Magoos - "We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet"; The Knickerbockers - "Lies"; The Outsiders - "Time Won't Let Me"; Count Five - "Psychotic Reaction"; The Seeds - "Pushin' Too Hard"; 13th Floor Elevators - "You're Gonna Miss Me"; The Leaves - "Hey Joe"; Electric Prunes - "I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night," the Crazy World of Arthur Brown - "Fire" and The Nazz- "Open My Eyes."

THE CHURCH stopped by World Cafe for a chat and mini-set, including that one.

TORO Y MOI stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a session.

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

ALEXEI SHISHKIN advance streams the low-key, lo-fi The Dog Tape.

RHETT MILLER drops "Most In The Summertime" ahead of The Traveler.

RIVERGAZER covers Stillwater's "Fever Dog." It's All Happening.

THE LA's: "There She Goes." Again.

BRIAN WILSON talks to The Guardian about the Love and Mercy biopic, incontinent dogs, Punk rock, and "God Only Knows" what.

LIZ PHAIR revisits Exile In Guyville with SPIN.

RIOT GRRRL got a holiday in Boston, so NPR essays the movement.

THE NATIONAL are putting out a six-hour version of "Sorrow" as a box set.

THE REPLACEMENTS: Ten of the Best.

NOW SHOWING: This weekend's wide releases are The Longest Ride, which is currently scoring 34 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; and Woman In Gold, which expands wide scoring 50 percent.

TAYLOR SWIFT's mother was diagnosed with cancer.

TRUE DETECTIVE: Season 2 has a trailer online.

JENNIE GARTH is engaged for the third time.

TEN SUMMER TENTPOLES, compiled by NME.

MONTY PYTHON & THE HOLY GRAIL turned 40 yesterday.

RICHARD DYSART, a stage and screen actor known best for his performance as Leland McKenzie in the NBC legal drama L.A. Law, died Sunday in his home in Santa Monica. He was 86.

LIBYA: A spiritual leader and top judge with Ansar al Sharia defected to the Islamic State.

IRAN: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday he neither backed nor rejected an interim accord with six world powers on Tehran's disputed nuclear program but demanded all sanctions be lifted immediately once a final agreement was concluded.

A JAGUAR eats a steak. Your moment of zen.

GODZILLA was welcomed in Tokyo and made an unofficial tourim ambassador. Then he destroyed the city.

THE GOLDFISH was murdered.

TORONTO declares war on raccoons.