DIAMOND KNIGHTS: "Destination Diamonds". For the 70s vibe in the heat of July.
NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Low Cut Connie, Madonna, and more.
BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Mary in the Junkyard, OHSEES, and more.
THE FLESHTONES return with "Float Your Showboat."
WESTSIDE COWBOY shares "Pin Up Boys.'
PETER GABRIEL shares "I Belong to the Sky."
ALLAH-LAS shares "Pt. Conception."
MARGARET GLASPY shares "That Rose."
BROOKLYN VEGAN's 50 Faves of 2026 (So Far).
BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT: Best Albums of 2026 (So Far).
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Minions & Monsters tops the holiday chart with 36.4MM, but that's a franchise low. Toy Story 5 places with 31MM on a 56 percent drop. Young Washington shows with 20.8MM, which is a record for Angel Studios and will produce a sequel.
TAYLOR SWIFT & TRAVIS KELCE got hitched. Attendees said the night included performances by Paul McCartney and Stevie Nicks. (Indeed, Paul reportedly sang "I Want To Hold Your Hand" for the first time in public since 1964, iirc). Lena Dunham gave a raunchy speech. Guests got Cartier watches. Some footage has leaked. Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds did not make the guest list.
DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER: The Oasis reunion documentary has a teaser online.
HEAT 2: After a year of difficult negotiations, Christian Bale and Leonardo DiCaprio are set to star in Michael Mann’s sequel.
JODIE FOSTER thinks Brad Pitt’s ‘F1’ looks like it was made with AI – and not in a “disparaging” way.
WES ANDERSON & BILL MURRAY teased making a Wes-tern.
KJELL NILSSON: Lord Humungus died on July 2 after four years of kidney complications. He was 76.
CATS & DOGS, living together…
NOT GONNA MAKE THAT JOKE. Not Gonna Do It.
WHEN DOLPHINS stop by to say "hi."