THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with NEIL DIAMOND! There are two types of people, you know.  But here's Neil on the Beeb in 1971.  Your set list: "Sweet Caroline," "Solitary Man," "Cracklin' Rosie," "Done Too Soon," "A Modern Day Version Of Love," "He Aint' Heavy (He's My Brother)," "Holly Holy," and "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show."  And "I Am I Said" is back the Tube right now.

FRANK BLACK played rare tracks to kick off his Teenager Of The Year anniversary tour.

LUCY DACUS played her new song "Ankles" on Fallon.

BERNARD BUTLER, NORMAN BLAKE & JOHN GRANT share "Bring An End."

NELS CLINE shares "The 23."

PORRIDGE RADIO is winding down but shares "Don’t Want To Dance" from their final EP.

NEKO CASE Has Sung Hard Truths. Now She's Telling Hers in a Memoir.

FIREAID's lineup seems star-studded.

DEAD BOYS announced their new singer.

DAVID LYNCH, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like "Blue Velvet" and "Mulholland Drive" and network television with "Twin Peaks," has died. He was 78.  tributes poured in from Kyle MacLachlan, Naomi Watts, Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard and more from the world of film (including Mel Brooks), and from a broad swath of the alt-music community.  Bill Ryan essays his filmography and what it is to be "Lynchian."  Pitchfork essayed his musical legacy.  And here he is on World Cafe.

JUSTIN BALDONI sues BLAKE LIVELY & RYAN REYNOLDS for defamation and extortion.

THE MONKEY has a trailer online.

RILEY KEOUGH, on her mother Lisa Marie Presley's marriage to Michael Jackson.

MR. BEAST's "Beast Games" breaks records at Amazon Prime Video.

MEL GIBSON, SYLVESTER STALLONE & JON VOIGHT are Donald Trump's special envoys to Hollywood.

BOB UECKER, who parlayed six laughable seasons as a light-hitting catcher into a second career in comedy highlighted by hilarious turns in the Major League movies, on The Tonight Show and in beer commercials, died Thursday. He was 90.

GREYHOUNDS do love to run like the wind.

MORE LIKE a Merry-Goat-Round.

HE ACTIVATED the peacock.

THE HOLLIES: "I Can't Let Go.

DEHD plays KEXP.

SHARON VAN ETTEN & THE ATTACHMENT THEORY shares "Trouble."

MY MORNING JACKET returns with "Time Waited." 

EDWYN COLLINS returns with "Knowledge."

PERFUME GENIUS shares "It's A Mirror."

THE MAYFLIES USA are "Calling The Bad Ones Home."

R.E.M.: How the biggest rock band in the world disappeared.

NICK CAVE defends the panties lyric.

PETE DOHERTY: "The Libertines are stark-raving mad not to want these songs."

BOB DYLAN: Possibly a little late to TikTok.

NEIL GAIMAN responds to sexual abuse allegations.

DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN has a trailer online.

THE WGA AWARDS nominations went to these folks. Congrats!

THE BAFTA Film Awards nominations went to these folks. Congrats.

BRAD PITT, on his AI doppelganger scamming a woman.

JESSICA ALBA and Cash Warren are divorcing.

DRAKE dropped his lawsuit against Spotify, but is suing his label over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us."

HUGH GRANT interviews RENEE ZELLEWEGER.

A SERVICE DOG meets Pluto.

WHO HOLDS THE LEASH matters.

CATS & DOGS, living together...

THE DEL LORDS extend "How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?" Circa 1990.

WILLIE WATSON plays World Cafe.

JASON ISBELL shares "Bury Me."

PATTERSON HOOD shares "The Pool House."

BARTEES STRANGE shares "Wants Needs."

FROG EYES shares “I See The Same Things.”

THE GRAMMYS wlll proceed on schedule.

THE VILLAGE PEOPLE are performing at Donald Trump‘s inauguration. 

THE ALTO KNIGHTS, from Barry Levinson, has a trailer online.

BACK IN ACTION is Cameron Diaz in this trailer.

THE WOMAN IN THE YARD shares a trailer online.

THE ROYALS: The Princess of Wales said Tuesday that her cancer is in remission.

RIDLEY SCOTT Is Not Looking Back.

GEORGE R.R. MARTIN, trolled by fantasy author Larry Correia in his new book Heart Of The Mountain.

GERARD BUTLER says there were an “insane” number of injuries when filming his fan-favorite action hit 300.

JESSICA SIMPSON  and husband Eric Johnson are taking time apart.

AN AI BRAD PITT scammed a French woman out of her life savings.

A GREAT DANE PUP gets scared while watching a movie and cuddles up for comfort.

TWO LIONS, four vultures, a hyena and a giraffe.

A WOMAN reunited with her sheep babies who went missing during the California wildfires.

RAY CHARLES jamming out "Walk the Line" & "Ring of Fire" for Johnny Cash Twofer Tuesday.

TUCKER ZIMMERMAN & BIG THIEF visit World Cafe.

BRITTANY HOWARD's new hardcore band Kumite played their first show in Nashville.

HORSEGIRL shares "Switch Over."

BDRMM shares "Infinity Peaking."

ROLLING STONE's Greatest Albums of the Century (So Far). Oof.

GUITAR CENTER announced a new program that will help musicians affected by the Los Angeles wildfires replace their instruments or gear.

RINGO “only wants to be in a band.”

THE NUMBER ONES looks at "Perfect," the ultra-square Ed Sheeran ballad that became a Beyonce duet.

NEIL GAIMAN hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.

MAJOR STUDIOS commit millions to wildfire relief efforts.

L.A.-BASED series TV is set to resume production today.

JOHN WOO, CHOW YUN-FAT classics, missing from Western markets for decades, are acquired by Shout! Studios.

ALIEN: ROMULUS fixed some CGI for the home release.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD will sing at Donald Trump's inauguration.

A COYOTE is pulled out of cold food section at Aldi.

A DOGGO makes like a show pony.

A CAT unlocks a door.

A FAMILY OF DEER keep their distance from a giant gator on the golf course.

SAM MOORE, the tenor half of the scorching soul duo Sam & Dave — known for indelible hits like “Soul Man,” “Hold On, I’m Comin’” "You Don't Know Like I Know," and “I Thank You” — died on Friday in Coral Gables, Fla. He was 89. The Guardian also has a good obit. Booker T. Jones spoke to RS about the legend.

NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Franz Ferdinand, Lambrini Girls, and more.

BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Julian Cope, Jim Nothing, and more.

THE WATERBOYS shares "Hopper's On Top."

FIREAID: As wildfires continue to rage across Los Angeles, a benefit concert has been announced to support the affected communities.

BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN has a full trailer online.

TRENT REZNOR names the best song of 2024.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Den of Thieves 2: Pantera tops the chart with a 15,5MM debut. Mufasa places with 13.2MM on a 44 percent drop. Sonic 3 shows with 11MM on a 48 percent drop.  And Nosferatu, in the fourth slot, looks to be one of Focus Features' highest grossing pics evah.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD is tracking to make 86-95MM over its Valentine’s Day/Presidents Day weekend debut.

KING OF KINGS, with Oscar Issac as the voice of Jesus, has a trailer online.

DIJMON HONSOU says he still struggles to “make a living” in Hollywood despite receiving critical acclaim and awards attention for films big and small.

NICK FROST, on his rough childhood.

ROB LOWE once recorded a demo with Toto. Party dust-inspired.

AWARDS SEASON IN FLUX: The Ankler's Richard Rushfield and Katey Rich join Sonny Bunch on the state of Oscars season.

A SMART DOGGO, doing the housework.

A  MAMA RACCOON teaches he babies to climb a tree.

CATS & DOGS, living together...