MOUNTAIN GOATS: John Darnielle choreographs Ace of Base's "The Sign." (Language warning) A perennial fave.

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) plays KEXP.

LUCIUS visits World Cafe.

NATION OF LANGUAGE covers The Replacements' 1984 classic "Androgynous."

CAT POWER covers the Rolling Stones' "You Got the Silver."

PHOEBE BRIDGERS shares "Sidelines."

YEAH YEAH YEAHS return with “Spitting Off the Edge of the World” (ft Perfume Genius).

BEABADOOBEE shares "Lovesong."

THE SEX PISTOLS: John Lydon thinks Her Majesty is a pretty nice girl, actually. BONUS: Consequence of Sound fact-checks FX's new show about the band.  DOUBLE BONUS: The Queen in pop, from Slowthai to the Smiths to Blur.

CRAIG FINN is profiled at American Songwriter.

JD McPHERSON talks about playing with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Will Smith's "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It," the moment that a Hollywood titan returned to rap as a spare-time activity and still wound up with a huge hit. BONUS: There's going to be a Number Ones book spun off from the series.

JOHNNY DEPP won his defamation trial against AMBER HEARD, with a 10.4MM verdict, though Heard won 2MM in her counter-suit. The ratings were big.

JADA PINKETT SMITH addressed husband Will Smith's infamous Oscar-night slap incident.

THE MENU, ft Anna Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult, has a teaser trailer online.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: The Suicide Squad breakout Daniela Melchior will have a small role in Vol. 3.

TOP GUN: MAVERICK is another piece of evidence that Hollywood really doesn't need to rely on China. 

NETFLIX wants to focus on making bigger movies, making better movies, and releasing fewer than it previously did.

WARNER BROS: Toby Emmerich is exiting his post as the studio's Picture Group chairman.

A MOUNTAIN LION made an unexpected visit to a classroom at Pescadero High School Wednesday morning. 

WHERE did the ball go?

ZERO Fluffs Given.