THE KINKS are "The Village Green Preservation Society." God bless 'em.

NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Charlie Crockett, St. Vincent, the Lostines, and more.

BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Pet Shop Boys, the Woodentops, and more.

LANA DEL REY joined PAUL CAUTHEN on the righteous Brothers' "Unchained Melody" at Stagecoach.

PET SHOP BOYS: Neil Tennant grabs the third rail of Taylor Swift discourse.

DAVID GILMOUR might okay a Pink Floyd hologram show, maybe.

BILL WYMAN, on life after the Stones.

ST. VINCENT, on recording with Dave Grohl, covering Kate Bush, and writing with Taylor Swift.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Challengers tops the chart with 15MM, and I'm going to be in the camp that finds that a bit meh, esp. with a B+ CinemaScore.  But I am open to it having legs next weekend. Unsung Hero places with a 7.75MM debut.  Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire shows with 7.2MM on a leggy 25 percent drop.

THE ROYALS: King Charles III will resume public duties this week after receiving treatment for cancer.

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE won't require "homework" for viewers, they promise.

PARAMOUNT's CEO could be gone by Monday afternoon.

EMMA STONE: You can call her Emily.

BRITNEY SPEARS settled her legal dispute with her dad, Jamie Spears, and TMZ reports that Jamie isn't paying Britney a cent, but Britney is paying Jamie's legal bills.

DAVID CROSS & BOB ODENKIRK got denied by Paramount's analytics department.

KANYE WEST appears to have confirmed reports that he's set to launch an adult entertainment site.

CATS in Roomba tanks.

THE GREAT ESCAPE: Bring your plushie.

A GIANT GOLDEN SPIDER, Down Under, of course.