THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with THE JAM! Mod punks who were so influential on the early Pate; let's begin with one of my faves, "In the City," and "Going Underground" the curiously Beatle-esque "Start" plus Pate fave "Little Boy Soldiers" from the same gig. Follow it with Pate staples "Happy Together" and "Ghosts," chased with their take on The Kinks' "David Watts." I have to include the non-live cover of "Heatwave" and "Strangetown" for reasons apparent if you watch. That Motown R & B strain would continue in the last leg of the band's stretch, on originals like "Town Called Malice" and their cover of Curtis Mayfield's "Move On Up." BONUS: The studio clip for "That's Entertainment." Because it is.

CULTS play a nine-song set at Le Poisson Rouge. They also diss indie labels and yearn for payola.

CHARLES BRADLEY & HIS EXTRAORDINAIRES played live at the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival.

REDD KROSS played live at the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival.

BUILT TO SPILL, Live at the Roxy, April 9, 1999. 

THE UNTOUCHABLES: "I Spy For the FBI."

GRAHAM NASH spoke to Fresh Air about his memoirs. 

PEARL JAM: Stone Gossard talks to Stereogum about songwriting, setlists, and Lightning Bolt. 

BILLY BRAGG mixed old and new tracks while guest DJing at The Current.

ELLIOT SMITH, who killed himself 10 years ago this month, seemed truly happy in this 1999 interview with SPIN. 

CUTOUT BIN: From Chris Bell to James Brown, from the Decemberists to Nirvana, from Bob Dylan to Squeeze, plus Robyn Hitchcock, Joy Division, the Mekons and more  -- this Friday's fortuitous finds are streaming from the Pate page at the ol' HM.

NOW SHOWING:This weekend's wide releases are the remake of Carrie, which is currently scoring 46 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; Escape Plan, currently scoring 44 percent; and The Fifth Estate, scoring 33 percent.

KANYE WEST not marrying KIM KARDASHIAN?

MICHAEL BAY was injured on Thursday in an attack in Hong Kong during filming for his latest Transformers movie.

GWYNETH PALTROW: Vanity Fair is moving forward with what many expect to be an epic takedown piece on the Oscar-winning actress.

BRITNEY SPEARS' father asked a judge for more money to serve as the popster's conservator.

IDRIS ELBA never really watched The Wire.

JAMES FRANCO helps a fan get back at her ex.

SYRIA: The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on Wednesday said violence from Syria's civil war has kept agency officials from visiting one of the country's declared chemical weapons sites, which they must inspect as part of a U.N.-brokered agreement. A rebel sniper killed senior Syrian general Jama'a Jama'a in a battle in Deir Azzour with fighters that included al Qaeda forces.

LIBYA: A local army commander was assassinated in Derna, considered one of the most dangerous places in Libya.

ISRAEL: Responding to allegations that Turkey blew the cover of a number of Mossad contacts in Iran, former Mossad chief Danny Yatom said the move, if true, was an act of betrayal.

EGYPT: The Muslim Brotherhood called for new protests on Friday. The Justice Ministry is reportedly looking to draft an anti-terrorism law with the potential penalty of execution.

IRAQ: Al Qaeda killed 61 Iraqis in a series of suicide and car bombings throughout the country.

A LABRADOR moans like a Wookie. Fun fact: Chewbacca was actually based on George Lucas' pet dog Indiana -- a relationship later given to Indiana Jones.

A BLIND CHICKEN was brought back to life after its dedicated owner gave it CPR for over three hours.

ALL MAMMALS empty their bladders over a nearly constant duration.

A WANDERING CAT is recovered 450 miles from home after a year away.