THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

... with THE BYRDS! To everything there is a season, and when the leaves start turning, my thoughts turn to this rare live threefer of "Turn! Turn! Turn!", "Bells of Rhymney" and "Mr. Tambourine Man", introduced by... David McCallum? There are more screaming girls, plus go-go dancers when they hit Shivaree for "All I Really Want to Do" and "Feel A Whole Lot Better."  There are even more dancers when they cover "Not Fade Away" for Shindig! on June 23, 1965, while I'm pretty sure that's Ed Wynn introducing "Chimes of Freedom."

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS advance streams American Band.

PIXIES advance streams Head Carrier.

BOB WEIR advance streams Blue Mountain.

JENNY HVAL advance streams Blood B^tch.

SLAUGHTER BEACH DOG advance streams Welcome.

HOPE SANDOVAL and KURT VILE duet on “Let Me Get There.”

COUSTEAU: "The Last Good Day of the Year." Or close to it.

MEAT LOAF talks to The Guardian about his new (and final?) album Braver Than We Are, serial comebacks, and how he's never lost a fist fight.

TALKING HEADS: Ten of Their Best.

THE HANDSOME FAMILY: Rennie and Brett Sparks talk to Fresh Air about songwriting, copywriting, and more.

THE 20 BEST LEONARD COHEN SONGS, according to Paste.

NOW SHOWING: This weekend's wide releases are Storks, which is currently scoring 52 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; and the remake of The Magnificent Seven, which is scoring 61 percent.

BRANGELEXIT: The Los Angeles Police Department is not investigating any allegations of child abuse against Brad Pitt, but maybe the DCFS and FBI are. Pitt is reportedly admiiting he yelled at his kids, but denying he ever struck them, and suggesting Angelina Jolie is engaged in a smear campaign to support her divorce petition.

EIGHT DAYS A WEEK: Ron Howard's Beatles documentary is exceeding box-office expectations.

STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE is not expected to match the box office returns of The Force Awakens, said Disney honcho Bob Iger in a naked bit of expectations-setting.

LINDSAY LOHAN is making some seriously disturbing claims about her ex-fiancé Egor Tarabasov. 

ADAM LEVINE & BEHATI PRINSLOO officially became parents after the Victoria's Secret Angel gave birth to their first child, a daughter.

MIA FARROW's son Thaddeus shot and killed himself.

MEL BROOKS accepted the 2015 National Medal of Arts award and then pretended to pants Pres. Obama.

GHOST IN THE SHELL has a teaser trailer online.

THE DOG needs to work on his hide-and-seek skills.

THAT HUMPBACK WHALE has washed ashore in Oregon again.

GIANT ASIAN HORNETS Invade The UK For The First Time.

BILLIONS OF "SUPER-FLEAS" set invade Plymouth in the IK. Guess what makes them super?