THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with HARRY NILSSON! He would have celebrated a birthday yesterday, so let's revisit the BBC's "The Music of Nilsson from 1971, including a mashup of "Mr. Richland's Favorite Song" and "One," "Gotta Get Up," a medley of "Walk Right Back," "Cathy's Clown" and "Let The Good Times Roll," and really moving take on "Life Line." Then there are two videos from The Point!  -- "Think About Your Troubles" and "Are You Sleeping" -- sandwiching "Joy." The set concludes with "Without Her," "Coconut" and "1941."

THE HOLD STEADY plays a Tiny Desk Concert.

THE BEACH BOYS share the unreleased "Big Sur" to announce the five-disc Feel Flows – The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971.

HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER shares "Glory Strums (Loneliness Of The Long-Distance Runner)."

NATION OF LANGUAGE shares "Across That Fine Line."

LIZ PHAIR revisits three decades’ worth of what she gamely calls “weirdo moments.”

JAPANESE BREAKFAST, building an album sound by sound.

HOW STREAMING & HEADPHONES Made Sound My Favorite Sense.

JONATHAN TAPLIN, on working with Dylan, Scorsese, and the Rolling Stones.

TOM CRUISE is having to self-isolate for two weeks after 14 crew on his new Mission: Impossible film got Covid.

BENNIFER: Affleck, snapped smirking.

AMC THEATERS plans to reward retail investors with free popcorn and exclusive screenings.

HOW THE ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE Battled Back From Bankruptcy.

F. LEE BAILEY, a swashbuckling, high-flying defense attorney whose celebrity often eclipsed that of his famous clients, but whose legal career crashed under the weight of financial fraud, personal bankruptcy, and disbarment, died Thursday in Georgia. He was 87.

AN AUTISTIC BOY meets his service dog, plus video.

SUPER-TERMITES are set to emerge from Israeli soil in coming days.

FLORIDA MAN claims 'stand your ground' defense for killing an iguana.