THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with THREE DOG NIGHT! Once again, I'm enjoying the guilty pleasure of enjoying "Eli's Coming" with fellow fans of the late, lamented SportsNight. That, along with memories of The Service's cover of "Shambala" led me to compile a few more, including "Mama Told Me Not to Come," "Joy To The World," "One," "Liar," and "Celebrate."

JEFF BECK advance streams Loud Hailer.

AARON NEVILLE advance streams Apache.

MOON BROS. advance streams These Stars.

RYLEY WALKER shares “The Roundabout,” which is psychh-folk, not a Yes cover.

LOCAL NATIVES shares "Fountains of Youth," ahead of Sunlight Youth.

DEE-LITE finds that "Groove Is In the Heart," with a little help from Bootsy Collins and Q-Tip.

THE BANGLES: Vicki Petersen talks to PopMatters about the band's early days among the Paisley Underground.

BELLY talks to Even The Stars about their upcoming reunion dates and new recordings. (Thx, Frank Yang.)

NEIL YOUNG talks about his new album, Daryl Hannah, Buffalo Springfield and more at Rolling Stone.

BLOOD ORANGE: Dev Hynes talks to Morning Edition about growing up different and about making music for people who feel underappreciated.

NOW SHOWING: This weekend's wide releases are: The Secret Life of Pets, which is cureently scoring 80 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, scoring 57 percent.

CALVIN HARRIS tries on the Taylor Swift breakup song marketing gimmick.

STAR TREK BEYOND will out Mr. Sulu, as art imitates George Takei.And yet Takei isn't fully on board with it.

SARAH SILVERMAN was in the ICU all of last week and feels "insanely lucky to be alive."

NORAH JONES has welcomed her second child.

BEN AFFLECK & JENNIFER GARNER still haven't filed divorce papers.

DOCTOR STRANGE: A prequel comic reveals the movie villain.  (Or does it?)

RUSSIA will exhaust one of its two sovereign funds next year, according to a finance ministry proposal seen by Reuters.

PIGS take a CAT on a walk. On a leash, even.

6000 PIGS were rescued from a flood in China.

A CAIMAN was captured in Lowell, Mass.

50 CORGIS frolic on the beach.