DAVID BOWIE: Rare footage of "The Jean Genie" from a 1973 performance on Top of the Pops.

NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork will point you to Weezer, Hildur Guðnadóttir,and more.

BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has its Top 40 Albums of 2022, and its Best Box Sets, Reissues, and Comps.

UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA shared the 42-minute "SB-10," possibly the last in an annual series.

JACK BLACK covered Rush's "The Spirit of Radio" for Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin's Hanukkah sessions.

SHOEGAZE: Stereogum surveys the new American wave.

JOE STRUMMER had hoped to reunite The Clash for their Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction.

THOM BELL, the Jamaican-born producer, arranger, songwriter, and pillar of ’70s Philadelphia soul, has died at 79.

MARTIN DUFFY, the keyboardist for bands including Felt, Primal Scream, and the Charlatans, has died at 55.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Gwen Stefani's sole Hot 100 chart-topper, the abrasive cheerleader chant "Hollaback Girl."  And 50 Cent's "Candy Shop."

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Despite disastrous weather in much of the country, Avatar: The Way of Water topped the chart with a better-than-expected 4-day total of 90MM.(China remains the film's big problem worldwide).  Puss in Boots: The Last Wish also beat its estimates with a 20MM 4-day take. I Wanna Dance with Somebody shows with a 4-day take of 6.8MM.  Babylon had a 5.3MM debut, leading some to ask whether Margot Robbie can open a movie.

BABYLON: The Myths and True Stories That Inspired the Classic Hollywood Epic.

NEPOTISM IN HOLLYWOOD, the subject of a recent article at New York,has drawn a lot of comment, including from OG "nepo baby" Jamie Lee Curtis and Kate Hudson.

THE BLACK PANTHER SEQUEL That Never Was.

SPIDER-MAN 4 is likely coming, but not soon.

BLACK ADAM 2 is not moving forward in the DCU reorganization.

HARRISON FORD is still trying new things, including his first major TV role. Just don't ask him to get all touchy-feely about it.

CHRIS ROCK upcoming stand-up special Selective Outrage is the first of its kind to be streamed live on Netflix.

ANA DE ARMAS fans are suing a film studio over what they claim is a “misleading” trailer.

THE TEN BEST FILMS of 2022, according to Sonny Bunch.

STEPHAN BONNAR, UFC Hall of Famer, has passed away at 45.

SANTA PAWS visited the Dogs Trust Ireland.

CATS & DOGS, living together...

CATS & DOGS, living together...

CATS & DOGS, living together...

OTTERS, checking out Christmas morning.

FROZEN IGUANA WARNING in Florida.

AN ARMY OF ISLANDERS to protect gecko the size of a paperclip.