FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE play "It Must Be Summer" unpluggedy.

FONTAINES DC play a Tiny Desk Concert.

THE EIGHTIES: NPR compiles a 1004-song playlist.

SHE & HIM cover the Beach Boys' "Darlin'."

INTERPOL shares "Fables."

SOCCER MOMMY shares "Bones."

THE SMILE debuts "Friend Of A Friend."

FOO FIGHTERS: Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith and Pearl Jam‘s Matt Cameron have apologized for comments they made in a recent Rolling Stone article about the time leading up to the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins, distancing themselves from the piece.

YO LA TENGO: James McNew reveals the secrets of I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One.

RADIOHEAD's OK Computer at 25: The art-rock quintet's third studio LP remains troublingly prophetic.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Boyz II Men's final chart-topper, the gimmicky ballad "4 Seasons Of Loneliness."

STAN LEE's name and likeness was licensed by Marvel Studios for use in future feature films and television productions, as well as Disney theme parks, various “experiences” and merchandising.

AMBER HEARD's friends and sisters testified.

HARRISON FORD & HELEN MIRREN are starring in the Yellowstone prequel.

STAR WARS: Jon Watts, the director behind Tom Holland’s Spider-Man trilogy, is headed for a galaxy far, far, away.

TREVOR NOAH & MINKA KELLY are dunzo.

CHARLIZE THERON & GABRIEL AUBRY are hooking up.

TAYLOR SWIFT is a doctor now.

EZRA MILLER warned the cops arresting him to get their pronouns right or face hate crime charges.

KNIVES OUT 2 may get a full theatrical release as Netflix reconsiders its finances.

ROSMARIE TRAPP, a member of the singing family made famous by the stage musical and film “The Sound of Music” and the last surviving daughter of Baron Georg Johannes von Trapp, the family patriarch, died on May 13 at a nursing home in Morrisville, Vt. She was 93.

A DOGGO recognizes Grandma in disguise.

A GORILLA, petting a groundhog.

OTTERS, water slidin'.

SIMON & GARFUNKEL tackle "Late In the Evening" in Central Park, circa 1981, iirc.

ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features SOAK, Jens Lekman, and more.

THE SEVENTIES: NPR compiled a 1999-song playlist.

JANE'S ADDICTION & SMASHING PUMPKINS play "Jane Says" for Howard Stern.

OBJECT OF AFFECTION shares "Through And Through."

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS share "The Driver."

ELIZABETH FRASER shares "Underwater."

FOO FIGHTERS: Friends of the late drummer Taylor Hawkins have claimed that he was uncomfortable with the intensity of the band’s touring schedule after the COVID-19 pandemic eased.

BELLE & SEBASTIAN Sing of Middle Age.

LANA DEL REY, on her process and her "angry" and "conversational" new music.

ERIC CLAPTON postpones shows after testing positive for COVID.

DIRTY DANCING's big finale, set to the theme from The Muppet Show. You're welcome.

AMBER HEARD's testimony continues with a cameo from James Franco.

STAR WARS probably won't have new actors play old characters again.

KIT HARRINGTON will play Frankenstein's monster.

SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW has a trailer online.

THE OLD MAN has a trailer online.

SPIDERHEAD has a trailer online.

TOM CRUISE: A group of directors, producers and actors look back on their Cruise experiences.

OH, HAI... How was work?

ALRIGHT, who released the Kraken?

REUNITED and it feels so good.

STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK: "Incense and Peppermints" plus "Tomorrow" for Twofer Tuesday.

JOHANNA SAMUELS covers Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Randy Newman, and The Only Ones for a Lagniappe Session.

THE SIXTIES: NPR compiled a 750-song  playlist.

PHOEBE BRIDGERS shares "Sidelines."

PULP's Jarvis Cocker wants to discover the Greek woman who inmpired "Common People."

BELLE & SEBASTIAN, dissecting rock memoirs at band practice.

KEVIN MORBY, on the influence of the late Jeff Buckley and recording in upstate New York with his pal Sam Cohen.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Mariah Carey's horny Puff Daddy-Q-Tip joint, "Honey."

AMBER HEARD's testimony continued with the admission that she didn't actually fulfill her pledge to donate her 7MM divorce settlement to charity.

KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN & TRAVIS BARKER got legally married this time.

THE SPORT ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT ISSUE is here, including Kim Kardashian. 

CHLOE SEVIGNY have tied the knot — again.

PREY: The Predator prequel has a trailer online.

LISA MARIE PRESLEY is hyping Baz Luhrmann's Elvis biopic.

MACHINE GUN KELLY & MEGAN FOX: Married and pregnant?

WHERE IS THE MCU GOING? Only Kevin Feige Knows For Sure.

THE BOYS: Season 3 has a trailer online.

BRIDGERTON: Season Three spoiler.

BLACK MIRROR is returning to Netflix.

AN ALPACA, jumping for joy.

A BABY ELEPHANT, chasing a rooster.

A LAMB who identifies as a doggo.

WE FIVE: Because "You Were On My Mind," natch.

NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Ethel Cain, Florence + the Machine, The Smile, and more.

BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Kevin Morby, Gentle Sinners, and more.

ANGEL OLSEN shares "Big Time."

SNAIL MAIL plays "Glory" for Fallon.

JESSIE BUCKLEY & BERNARD BUTLER share "Seven Rose Tattoos."

ETHEL CAIN: The Most Famous Girl at the Waffle House.

JOHN VANDERSLICE connects with his Florida roots and waxes sentimental about David Berman.

PEARL JAM recruited a teenager to (partly) sit in after their drummer tested positive for COVID.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Biggie Smalls' "Mo Money Problems," the sleek party anthem with Mase and Puff Daddy that became Biggie's second posthumous chart-topper.

NEW RELEASES: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness repeats atop the chart with 61MM on a 67 percent drop that has to be concerning if not alarming  to Marvel, as well as the B+ CinemaScore. The Bad Guys places with 7MM on a 28 percent drop.  Sonic the Hedgehog 2 shows with 4.55MM on a 24 percent drop.  Firestarter flamed out with a 3.8MM debut that is less than the 1984 original's 4.7MM.  Everything Everywhere All at Once took in another 6.6MM on a 6 percent drop and could yet become the highest grossing film from the A24 studio.

FRED WARD, who starred in films including "Henry and June," "Tremors," "The Right Stuff" and "The Player," died May 8. He was 79.

BRITNEY SPEARS says she has lost a baby early in her pregnancy.

JASON MOMOA is dating Eiza González after his split from Lisa Bonet.

DAVID FOLEY, on the return of The Kids in the Hall.

NETFLIX updated its Corporate Culture memo, adding an anti-censorship section.

HOW TWITTER Lost the Celebs.

ROOBY THE KANGAROO is not letting go until she is in her beloved pouch.

THE MASTER of red light / green light.

PUPPER Slide.

A LOST DOG crept into a couple's bed overnight. She didn't want to leave.

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with STEVIE WONDER! His session at the Beat Club includes "Intro Jam," "Contusion," "Higher Ground," "Dont You Worry ‘Bout A Thing," "I Can See The Sun In Late December," "He's Misstra Know-It-All," "Living For The City" and "Superstition."

YARD ACT plays KEXP.

ZOMBI is streaming an album of covers of Neil Diamond, the Doobie Bros, Lou Rawls, and more.

PUP plays "Waiting" on Seth Meyers.

LIZ PHAIR & LISA LOEB cover The Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony."

VALERIE JUNE covers Mazzy Star's "Fade Into You."

BARTEES STRANGE shares "Hold The Line," which is not a Toto cover.

THE BLACK KEYS: Dan Auerbach, on the band's 20th anniversary, producing Lana Del Rey and Yola, writing with John Prine and David Berman, and more.

SOCCER MOMMY on Horror and Ghosts Stories, PJ Harvey and The Smiths.

TANYA DONNELLY, on her latest musical venture, dealing with gendered questions in the ’90s alt scene, and the ongoing process of reclaiming the rights to Belly’s catalog.

TOP GUN: MAVERICK director Joseph Kosinski has explained why two major characters from the first film didn’t return for the sequel. BTW, the early buzz is hot.

SPINAL TAP II is on track with Rob Reiner and the original cast.

NORM MACDONALD privately shot an unreleased one-hour stand-up special before he died, and it's coming to Netflix on May 30.

CHRISTOPHER WALKEN is set to play the Emperor in Dune: Part Two. 

ANDY DICK was arrested Wednesday for felony sexual battery.

EZRA MILLER: "I film myself when I get assaulted for NFT crypto art."

GWYNETH PALTROW's 120-dollar diapers are a stunt and we are shocked.

RESIDENT EVIL has a trailer online.

CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH has a trailer online.

SUPERBAD 2: Judd Apatow is game, the cast not so much.

BETTY WHITE's estate auction.

THE BEST SEX SCENES of the 21st Century, according to Indie Wire.

A WESTIE in a wheelchair guides a blind rescue fox on their daily walks.

DOGGO is a stairmaster.

CATS & DOGS, living together...