THE DODOS hit the road for "Companions."

BLACK LIPS are advance streaming Arabia Mountain.

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

STEVE EARLE stopped by World Cafe for a chat and mini-set.

BUDDY MILLER stopped by the World Cafe for a chat and the first live performance by The Majestic Strings.

FOOL'S GOLD drops "Street Clothes" in advance of Leave No Trace.

HOT CHOCOLATE: "You Sexy Thing." Believe in miracles?

PETER MURPHY premieres a new track, and talks influence, 'gothlings,' spiritualism, and Bauhaus at Pop and Hiss.

BRIAN WILSON talks to Q Radio about how his difficult past influences him now.

ROCK POSTER ART is a booming market.

169 SONG TITLES WITH PARENTHETICALS (In order of Parenthetical Charm).

NOW SHOWING: The holiday weekend starts at the cineplex toady with: Kung Fu Panda 2, currently scoring 72 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; and The Hangover Part II, which is scoring 33 percent.

ARNOLD & MARIA: Shriver may file for a divorce from Schwarzenegger as early as this week. The estranged husband of the maid proclaims that Arnold was his hero. Schwarzenegger began a secret affair with his housekeeper after complaining about his 'sexless' marriage with wife Maria, according to the National Enquirer.  Alleged second mistress Gigi Goyette talked to Extra about her alleged secret love affair with Arnold. The Today show reports on how Arnold's relationship with the tabloids helped cover up his adultery. The Californian Attorney General will conduct what's being termed an "inquiry" into the former Governator's alleged misuse of taxpayer funds to cover up sexual liaisons.

LINDSAY LOHAN partied harder than she worked in Miami this weekend. She gets slapped with the monitoring bracelet on June 17.

KIM KARDASHIAN is engaged to New Jersey Nets forward Kris Humphries. The ring reportedly cost two million bucks.

BRADLEY COOPER & OLIVIA WILDE were flirty and inseparable at an afterparty for The Hangover 2. Looks like they've been on more than one date.

JENNIFER ANISTON is secretly dating Justin Theroux, according to Us Weekly.

LADY GAGA is on the cover of the Rolling Stone.

ANNA KOURNIKOVA repleces Jillian Michaels as the trainer for The Biggest Loser.

THE THREE STOOGES: A First Look.

IRAN: The world's global nuclear inspection agency, frustrated by Iran's refusal to answer questions, revealed for the first time on Tuesday that it possesses evidence that Tehran has conducted work on a highly sophisticated nuclear triggering technology that experts said could be used only to set off a nuclear weapon.

PAKISTAN: A raid by militants on a Pakistani naval base this week has raised fresh anxiety about the country's ability to protect its nuclear sites.

AFGHANISTAN: A recent security operation in the southeast part of the country suggests an influx of foreign fighters - including a growing number of Europeans - may be underway, just as the Taliban begins its "fighting season" against NATO troops.

A DOG picked up by a tornado crawls home on 2 broken legs, weeks late.

A BLIND HORSE is cared for by a seeing-eye sheep and goats.

HORSES can drive-thru at KFC.

A CAT mothers 30 chicks...

WORST. HUNTING DOG. EVAH.