O'JAYS: "Backstabbers."

MATTHEW E. WHITE visits World Cafe.

SHE & HIM cover Madonna's "Holiday."

AEON STATION: Kevin Whelan of The Wrens shares "Queens."

EELS shares "Good Night on Earth."

SUFJAN STEVENS and Angelo De Augustine discussed their new project with The Current.

MICK JAGGER fought back tears as he dedicated his return to stage to drummer Charlie Watts.

JOHN VANDERSLICE breaks down all of the exciting, depressing and psychedelic events that occurred in his life since lockdown.

THE 11 BEST BREAKUP ALBUMS, according to TIME.

WILCO: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Turns 20.

SARAH DASH, a founding member of the groundbreaking, million-selling vocal trio Labelle, died on Monday. She was 76.

RICHARD H. KIRK, founding member of industrial icons Cabaret Voltaire, has died at age 65. 

R KELLY: Federal prosecutors rested their case after calling 45 witnesses, including 11 alleged victims, to sketch out a pattern of Kelly's behavior.

BRITNEY SPEARS is already back on Instagram.

WILL & JADA PINKETT SMITH are doing “fine” after fire trucks and an ambulance were called to their 42MM home.

DANIEL CRAIG, on the idea of a female James Bond.

ANGELINA JOLIE allegedly used devious means to try and cut ex-husband Brad Pitt out of a lucrative real estate deal involving a posh estate they co-owned in France, according to court papers filed Tuesday.

IATSE, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada  called for a strike authorization vote that could potentiall shut down showbiz.

WILLIE GARSON, known for his role on the "Sex and the City" series and films, has died, according to his son, Nathen Garson. He was 57.

AT THE DOG YARD, spot the introverts.

IN THE JUNGLE, THE MIGHTY JUNGLE: Well, you know.

A PUPPER was held hostage by a wild monkey for three days before a dramatic rescue.

JOSE GONZALEZ plays KEXP.

BILLY IDOL & STEVE STEVENS play World Cafe.

GENESIS reunion tour videos.

BARTEES STRANGE covers Richard Swift's "Lady Luck," my fave Swift tune. (I prefer the original, but this is pretty good.)

DAVID CROSBY: Hear the demo for "Laughing."

ELVIS COSTELLO EN ESPANOL: 'This Year's Model' Reimagined.

BOB DYLAN: What's on Springtime In New York?

THE WRENS' Kevin Whelan is releasing a new album under the name Aeon Station in December, featuring songs intended for the band's 'Meadowlands' followup. Charles Bissell is not involved.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Wilson Phillips' shimmering smash "Hold On."

ANTHONY JOHNSON, the comedian and actor who played the memorable Ezal in Friday, has died, his rep LyNea Bell confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 55.

THE EMMYS bucked a recent trend for major awards shows — early figures have the show up in viewers after two straight years of all-time lows.

GILLIAN ANDERSON was asked by a reporter whether she'd consulted with (the late) Margaret Thatcher about playing her on The Crown.

BENNIFER: He's in awe of her.

NICOLE KIDMAN is profiled by Harper's Bazaar.

ALICIA SILVERSTONE has joined Bumble. As if.

JOHN WATERS: Bad Taste is Dead.

MARCIA LUCAS, who edited Star Wars, on the Disney sequels.

DOGGO meets PUPPER.

HOW TO Adopt a Human.

MONKEY THEIVES & DRUNK ELEPHANTS:  The Weird World Of Animal 'Crime.'

THE MAMAS & PAPAS: Can't trust that day.

NEW RELEASES: NPR will point you to José González, Buena Vista Social Club, Bob Dylan and more.

BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Blunt Bangs, YVETTE, Mild High Club, and more.

SHARON VAN ETTEN covers the Velvet Underground's "Femme Fatale."

THE STRANGLERS continue to push boundaries.

CHARLIE WATTS: Tim Ries played with the Stones on tour, and jazz with Watts on the nights off, for 20 years.

B.B. KING has 15 children, but was he the father of any of them?

THE TEN BEST GENESIS SONGS, according to Stereogum.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Madonna's "Vogue," the dance-craze house music smash that brought a whole underground subculture into the spotlight.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings threepeats atop the chart with 21.7MM on a leggy 37 percent drop, a third frame beaten only by the original It.  Free Guy has extra life in the second slot, earning 5.2MM on a 10 percent drop.  Clint Eastwood's Cry Macho shows with 4.5MM, dogged by lukewarm reviews and a day-and-date release on HBOMax.

SHANG-CHI may be banned from China for perceived "insults."

THE EMMYS were awarded to these folks. Congrats!

ALANNIS MORISSETTE claims she was raped by multiple music industry people when she was 15.

ADELE  and boyfriend Rich Paul are Instagram-official.

SELMA BLAIR, on documenting her MS journey, including a successful stem cell transplant.

ROBERT DURST, the enigmatic real estate scion who evaded criminal suspicion for half his life only to become a national sensation after damaging admissions were aired in a 2015 documentary on HBO, was convicted on Friday in the execution-style murder of a close confidante more than 20 years ago.

A NANNY DOG tends a child at the beach.

A SEAGULL photobombed a young couple's sunset video in Dampier, Western Australia.

GOATS: The Unconventional Weapon Against Future Wildfires.

ALL OF THE LIONS AND TIGERS at the National Zoo have COVID. Stay socially distanced.

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with HUSKER DU!  Live from London's Camden Palace in 1985. Your setlist includes: "New Day Rising"; "It's Not Funny Anymore"; "Everything Falls Apart"; "Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill"; "I Apologize"; "If I Told You"; "Folklore"; "Terms of Psychic Warfare"; "Powerline"; "Books About UFOs"; "Chartered Trips"; "Diane"; "Celebrated Summer"; "Every Everything"; "Makes No Sense at All"; "Pink Turns to Blue"; "Ticket to Ride"; "Reoccurring Dreams/Dreams Reoccurring"; "Eight Miles High"; and "Love Is All Around".

ST VINCENT visits World Cafe.

VILLAGERS play KEXP.

SOUL BLIND streams their Third Chain EP.

NOTHING covers the Delfonics' 1968 soul classic "La La Means I Love You."

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS share "Earthlings."

DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 covers Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'."

CHURCH GIRLS share "Basement."

BILLY IDOL talks about bits and pieces from across his career — from his early days following the Sex Pistols to sharing a stage with Miley Cyrus just a few months ago.

DENIS VILLENEUVE, on the MCU, and why big-budget movies are still relevant when they’re coming from master storytellers.

JEOPARDY will go with Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings for the rest of the year.

MARILYN MANSON's rape accuser just had her lawsuit against the shock rocker tossed out of court.

OSCAR ISSAC's Interesting Decade: Ten years of minor triumphs and a few big misses.

MARTIN SHORT's Life As a Sketch-Comedy God.

NICOLAS CAGE will not see Nicolas Cage play Nicolas Cage.

JANE POWELL, who made her screen debut with W.C. Fields, danced with Fred Astaire in Royal Wedding, was one of seven brides for seven brothers in the classic 1954 film musical, sang “Buttons and Bows” at President Harry S. Truman’s Inaugural Ball and was a bridesmaid at the first of Elizabeth Taylor’s weddings, died of natural causes Thursday at her home in Wilton, Connecticut. She was 92.

A DOGGO sneaks a dip.

EVENTUALLY, they all come to Mommy.

A TIBETIAN MASTIFF is big.

THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS are "Standing Next to Me."

ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features Neffy, My Morning Jacket, and More.

THE WAR ON DRUGS shares "I Don't Live Here Anymore," ft Lucius.

SNAIL MAIL shares "Valentine."

CHVRCHES covers Gerard McMann's “Cry Little Sister,” the theme from the 1987 classic The Lost Boys. 

ROLLING STONE'S 500 GREATEST SONGS, remade for 2021.  There are reasons to raise an eyebrow.

NICK LOWE joins Transmissions to revisit The Convincer and more.

SOUL ASYLUM's Dave Pirner talks to The Current about Prince covering one of his songs, and more.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Sinead O'Connor's classic rendition of the Prince-written "Nothing Compares 2 U." (It's a 10.)

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN reportedly requested creative control, a 100-day theatrical window, a 100MM budget, 20 percent of first dollar gross, and a blackout period where the studio wouldn't release another movie for thee weeks before and after the release of his next movie.

R KELLY's sexual abuse trial enters its fourth week.

ALLISON MACK (Smallville) checks into prison for her role in the Nxvim sex cult case.

WEST SIDE STORY: Steven Spielberg's take has a trailer online.

THE BODYGUARD, but without Whitney Houston.

JORDANA BREWSTER is engaged to her boyfriend, and businessman Mason Morfit.

HELEN MIRREN is set to host a four-part Harry Potter trivia competition in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

A GOAT & ROOSTER save a chicken from a hawk.

FLYING among the geese.

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: Dog vs Man.