THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with HARRY NILSSON! The BBC aired "The Music of Nilsson" in 1971, including a mashup of "Mr. Richland's Favorite Song" and "One," "Gotta Get Up," a medley of "Walk Right Back," "Cathy's Clown" and "Let The Good Times Roll," and really moving take on "Life Line." Then there are two videos from The Point!  -- "Think About Your Troubles" and "Are You Sleeping" -- sandwiching "Joy." The set concludes with "Without Her," "Coconut" and "1941."

THE JAYHAWKS play live in WFUV's Studio A.

THE AMAZING advance streams Ambulance.

ELYSIA CRAMPTON advance streams Demon City.

THEE OH SEES share "Axis" ahead of A Weird Exits.

AEROSMITH: "Train Kept A-Rollin'" At least until Midnight.

MEAT LOAF says he has lost 20 lbs since collapsing on stage in Canada last month and is due to start physical therapy and gym training sessions four times a week.

MINOR VICTORIES: Slowdive's Rachel Goswell and Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite talk to Under The Radar about their new side project.

THE RASPBERRIES are the latest of The Guardian's Cult Heroes.

THE 50 BEST POST-PUNK LPs, according to Paste.

NOW SHOWING: This weekend's wide releases include the reboot of Ghostbusters, which is currently scoring 75 percent on the ol' Tomatometer, though the "top critics" give it 59 percent; and The Infiltrator, currently scoring 64 percent.

GHOSTBUSTERS might not be released in China, which would have large implications for its box office totals.

TOM HIDDLESTON breaks his silence to say his relationship with Taylor Swift is not a publicity stunt.

MICK JAGGER, 72, is having baby number eight with American ballerina Melanie Hamrick, 29.

CHARLIE SHEEN wants to do another reality show, this one about his HIV status.

HARRY POTTER & THE CURSED CHILD: Warner Bros applied for a trademark on this title in the UK. Hmmmmmm...

ARCHER vs STAR TREK: THE ANIMATED SERIES is a terrific mashup.

TERROR STRIKES FRANCE (AGAIN): At least 80 people were killed and about 100 more were injured (18 critically) when an armed man drove a truck at full speed into a crowd who had gathered to watch the Bastille Day fireworks display over the seafront in Nice on Thursday night.  Both the French TV station BFM and the local newspaper Nice-Matin are reporting that the driver was a 31-year-old with dual French-Tunisian nationality.  A number of media outlets, including The Guardian, have live updates.

HELLO: It's me.

ENDANGERED FERRETS will be targeted by drones with vaccine-laced M & Ms.

A MINNESOTA ALLIGATOR was not aggressive, presumably confused as to how it ended up in Minnesota.

A ROBOT SQUIRREL developed by the US Navy will in no way end up with Skynet becoming self-aware.