THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with the YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS! Live at Cicero's in St. Louis, On November 23rd,1985, so this is Chuck Carroll-era YFFs.  Selections include: "Gus Theme," "White Bird," "If I Had A Hammer," "Power Mowers' Theme," "Where Is Groovy Town?", "Sharing Patrol," "Topsy Turvy," "Young Fresh Fellows Theme," "Hang On Sloopy," "All Messed Up," "Big House/ Love Boat Theme medley" "Mr. Salamander's Review," "Down By The Pharmacy," "Close to You/ Someone I Care About," "Aurora Bridge," "How Much About Last Night Do You Remember?" "This Little Mystery," "Searchin' USA," "Fair Exchange," and "My Friend Ringo."

LANGHORNE SLIM plays World Cafe via Woodstock.

FAYE WEBSTER plays WGBH.

COURTNEY BARNETT & VAGABON cover Sharon Van Etten's "Don't Do It."

RICHARD SWIFT: Hear two posthumous comedy songs.

THE FRATELLIS return with a new sound on "Need A Little Love." 

PAUL SIMON has become the latest music star to cash in on their songbook, selling his catalog to Sony for an undisclosed sum.

SOME OF POP's BIGGEST SONGWRITERS have joined forces to ask artists to stop taking credit for the songs they did not write.

R.E.M.: The Genius of Out of Time.

GODZILLA vs KONG debuted in US cinemas on Wednesday and nabbed a sizable 9.6MM, marking the best opening day total of the coronavirus era. It might outgross Tenet by Monday.

KNIVES OUT is headed to Netflix for two sequels and Daniel Craig is onboard.

THE INVISIBLE OSCARS: Consumers Largely Unaware of This Year's Best Picture Nominees.

MARGOT ROBBIE says Quentin Tranatino has enough material for what would be at least twenty episodes of "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood," if you were to chunk them into one-hour pieces.

DC's THE NEW GODS and THE TRENCH are not going into production.

SHARON STONE crossed state lines into Ohio to get an abortion at 18 years old.

DAVID THOMSON talks to Sonny Bunch about his new history of movie directors.

A PUPPER, walking a doggo. 

THE SWARM: A Man Found 15000 Bees in His Car After Grocery Shopping.

AN OCTOPUS lashed out at a beachgoer in Australia, leaving him with marks on his neck and arms.