REDBONE: "Come and Get Your Love." NEW RELEASES: Paste points you to Frankie Cosmos, Bat For Lashes, Death Cab, The Highwomen, Iggy Pop, and more. THE INDIE BASEMENT will point you to new albums by Lower Dens, Madder Rose, and Adam Green, plus more. SHEENA, ANIKA & AUGUSTA stream their Simple Pleasures EP. MILES DAVIS: His long-shelved lost album Rubberband is streaming online. THE BEATLES: Hear an early take and a remixed version of "Oh! Darling." TEGAN & SARA share "Hey, I'm Just Like You." THE NEW PR0NOGRAPHERS share a video for “Falling Down The Stairs Of Your Smile.” LANA DEL REY is this week's Big Read at NME. THURSTON MOORE discusses five early influences. MUSCLE SHOALS co-founder Jimmy Johnson, who worked on recordings from Aretha Franklin, the Rolling Stones, George Michael and many more, has died age 76. THE NUMBER ONES looks at Starland Vocal Band's notorious "Afternoon Delight."
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: It: Chapter Two easily dominated the chart with a 91MM debut; that's about 26 percent less than the original's 123MM debut, while the production budget doubled to 80MM.It's hard to catch lightning in a bottle twice, esp. with a nearly 3-hour running time and worse reviews; it will probably make a tidy profit, unless the bottom falls out next weekend. Angel Has Fallen places with 6MMon a 49 percent drop in its third frame. Good Boys shows with 5.4MM on a 43 percent drop, though it's all gravy at this point. The Lion King takes in another 4.2MM from the fourth slot; a week from now it will pass Star Wars: Rogue One to become the 11th biggest domestic grosser. Overcomer hangs in to round out the Top Five with 3.75MM, adding to the gravy for this faith-based feature. KEVIN HART is already walking after his car wreck, but faces lengthy physical therapy. FELICITY HUFFMAN: Prosecutors want her to spend a month in jail. HARVEY WEINSTEIN: New accusers come forward in a new book about the disgraced mogul. PLACIDO DOMINGO has now been accused of misconduct by 20 women. WOODY ALLEN doesn't care if his new movie is released in America. MEGHAN MARKLE had a surprise yoga session in NYC. DRUNK TAYLOR SWIFT inspires social media. ZOOEY DESCHANEL and Jacob Pechenik have split after four years of marriage. HOLLY MARIE COMBS wed her longtime boyfriend, restauranteur Mike Ryan. FLEABAG stars Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Andrew Scott handed out cans of gin in a tin to fans queueing to buy tickets for the theater production of the show. A KINGFISHER, as seen from a fish's point of view. RECENTLY UNCOVERED FOOTAGE of the Germans trying to dislodge the Marine Brigade from Belleau Wood (Colorized, 1918). FAMILY FIGHTS over who will eject the giant spider from their house. ROOKIE THE BAT DOG: A generational talent for the Trenton Thunder.
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