THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:
… with THE BYRDS! Pretty much because I dig them as we turn into Spring (or Fall). Let's start with a rare 1965 clip of their breakthrough smash cover of "Mr. Tambourine Man." There are screaming girls, plus go-go dancers when they hit Shivaree for "All I Really Want to Do" and "Feel A Whole Lot Better." Next up is a rare sync of "I Knew I'd Want You." There are even more dancers when they cover Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away" for Shindig! on June 23, 1965, while I'm pretty sure that's Ed Wynn introducing "Chimes of Freedom." You might recognize the voice introducing "Bells Of Rhymney" from poolside in August 1965 and "It Won't Be Wrong" from a corral in January 1966 on Where The Action Is. BONUS: Want a couple in color? Here's "Turn, Turn, Turn!" and "Mr. Spaceman." DOUBLE BONUS: A rare 1967 sync of "Eight Miles High."
CATE LE BON plays KCRW.
AFGHAN WHIGS returns with “House Of I.”
PRIMITIVE RING shares "Heads Will Roll."
THE FLATLINERS shares "Inner Peace."
MODERN WOMAN shares "Daniel." Not a cover.
THE TWILIGHT SAD, on birth, death, and more.
METALLICA draws blood.
A SINGER-SONGWRITER pleads guilty to a massive fraud on streaming services flooded with AI slop.
AFROMAN does not make this blog often, but you want to read this.
THE BACHELORETTE's new season is scrapped amid scandal. That's expensive.
DREW GODDARD on Project Hail Mary, The Matrix, Spider-Man, and more.
WILD HORSE NINE, with Sam Rockwell and Tom Waits, has a trailer online.
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY's trailer was record-breaking.
LEONARDO DiCAPRIO & JENNIFER LAWRENCE, together again (on screen, for Scorsese).
KIRSTEN DUNST joins Minecraft 2 after joking about how she wanted the gig.
CHUCK NORRIS was hospitalized after a medical emergency.
KEVIN SPACEY agreed to an out-of-court settlement with three men who had sued the actor after accusing him of sexual assault.
NETFLIX considers putting K-Pop Demon Hunters on tour.
STRANGER THINGS is coming to physical media.
ZOOTOPIA 2's momentum carries over to streaming.
BROADCAST TV BEATS STREAMING, for now.
ED BERNARD, known for roles on Police Woman and The White Shadow, has died. He was 86.
PUNCH THE MONKEY got a girlfriend?
JERICHO is summoned.