THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:
with MUSIC TELEVISION! The cable phenom debuted next weekend in 1981. The first four hours included The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star," while the rest of the first day included Pat Benatar's cover of "You Better Run," Rod Stewart's "She Won't Dance With Me," The Who's "You Better You Bet," PH.D's ""Little Susie's On The Up," Cliff Richard's "We Don't Talk Anymore," The Pretenders' "Brass In Pocket", Todd Rundgren's "Time Heals", REO Speedwagon's "Take It On The Run," Styx's "Rockin' The Paradise", and many more. BONUS: Stereogum ranks the debut videos.
KEVIN MORBY plays KEXP. And is a new parent with Waxahatchee.
TEENAGE FANCLUB returns with "Day In The Sun." More at TLOBF.
STEF CHURA shares "Danny," ft. Peter Buck and Mike Mills of R.E.M.
JOHN PRINE: Hear the previously unreleased "World Without Love."
EELS shares "All Forgotten" and "I'm On Standby."
NICOLE ATKINS shares "Singing In The Mirror."
DENT MAY shares "Second Wind."
CONOR OBERST shares his personal struggles.
THE DURRUTI COLUMN, on Ian Curtis and more.
PLAS JOHNSON, the saxophonist known for his solo riff on “The Pink Panther Theme,” has died at 94.
THE ODYSSEY is already a favorite with Oscars voters.
RESIDENT EVIL: The Zach Creggers reboot has a trailer online.
COYOTE VS ACME has a final trailer online.
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY and Sadie Sink's secret role.
JOHNY DEPP made a surprise appearance as Scrooge at Comic-Con. Here's a preview of some of the other events there.
SCOTT PILGRIM Returns?
WEIRD AL YANKOVIC, on turning down the Saudis.
ATARI partnered with Universal Pictures in a major deal to adapt 10 classic video games into feature films. The properties include Asteroids, Pong, Breakout, Centipede, Missile Command, Adventure, Berzerk, Crystal Castles, Millipede, and Yars' Revenge.
A DOGGO discovers memory foam.
AN ELEPHANT stole a rake to scratch herself, then politely returned it.
A GOLDEN waits for the ice cream truck.
SAMSON THE GOLDEN helps a sundowner.
A BABY DEER, rescued from a slippey half-pipe.