THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with LIVE AID!  It was recently the anniversary of the trans-Atlantic rock event aimed at aiding starving people in Ethiopia (Its prime movers, like Bob Geldof & Bono, would later discover, actually getting the aid past the Marxist dictatorship would be the difficult part). Most of the day's music has found its way online, including the set from Queen that was memorialized in Boheman Rhapsody, a decidiely career-boosting appearance by U2, a look at the pre-lip-syncing Madonna, a peak-80s Bowie set and -- as my pal Nathan reminded me  -- a raft of appearances from the Style Council to the Four Tops to Paul Young to Judas Priest to the Cars to the Beach Boys to the Pretenders to The Who to Simple Minds to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and so many more.  Revisiting these videos, I was particularly taken by a solo Elvis Costello (who pobably could not afford a touring band at this point in his career) making The Beatles' "All You Need Is Love" much more than what's on the page with help from a stadium crowd, and the improbable greatness of Kiki Dee in Mom wear, joining Elton John for "Don't Go Breaking My Heart."

SOCCER MOMMY, Live at Rockwood Music Hall.

ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features Margo Price, renforshort, The Mountain Goats, Tianna Esperanza, and more.

PTICHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL: This weekend, stream sets from the National, Japanese Breakfast, Toro y Moi, Cate Le Bon, Parquet Courts, Noname, Ethel Cain, Indigo De Souza, Wiki, and more.

THE BETHS shares "Expert in a Dying Field."

MAGGIE ROGERS shares "Horses."

WUNDERHORSE shares "Leader of the Pack" (not a cover).

PANDA BEAR & SONIC BOOM Wring Joy Out of Terrible Times.

SON LUX: Ryan Lott and Rafiq Bhatia discuss the power of working on multiple projects at once, staying open to the chemistry of collaboration, and trusting your gut.

NINETIES MUSIC is more popular than music from any other decade right now. Sigh.

TEN MORE SONGS that could use a viral comeback.

KHLOE KARDASHIAN & TRISTAN THOMPSON are expecting a son via surrogate after breaking up.

ARMIE HAMMER is selling timeshares at a hotel in the Caymans.

AMBER HEARD's bid for a new trial was denied.

JOE JONAS & SOPHIE TURNER welcomed their second child.

TOM BRADY's Game Plan.

BRITNEY SPEARS' dad will be deposed and has been ordered to produce all documents related to electronic surveillance.

ZENDAYA: Injured in a cooking mishap.

SHE SAID: The Harvey Weinstein journo drama has a trailer online.

KEVIN SPACEY will no longer be leading the Genghis Khan movie shopped in Cannes following his sexual assault case in the U.K.

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER has a main trailer online.

ROWDY THE CAT, caught after three weeks on the lam at Boston airport.

HELPING A WASP like a pro.

A CHICKEN, sleeping in a pot.

A REINDEER, purring.

DEE-LITE finds that "Groove Is In the Heart," with a little help from Bootsy Collins and Q-Tip.

AL RIGGS covers Liz Phair, the Hidden Cameras, and The Who for a Lagniappe Session.

PANDA BEAR & SONIC BOOM sample The Troggs' "Give It To Me" for "Go On."

RHETT MILLER shares "Follow You Home."

ARCHERS OF LOAF returns with "In the Surface Noise."

BETH ORTON shares "Forever Young" (not a cover).

SLOAN returns with "Spend The Day."

DURAN DURAN: Simon Le Bon reflects on the 'Future Past.'

DON HENLEY: Three men - including a curator at the Rock Hall of Fame - have been charged for possessing his handwritten lyrics for lyrics for "Hotel California," "Life in the Fast Lane," and "New Kid In Town."

THE NUMBER ONES looks at the rise of Destiny's Child and at their first chart-topper, "Bills, Bills, Bills."

ANA DE ARMAS fled L.A. after her romance with Ben Affleck.

THE MUNSTERS: Rob Zombie dropped a trailer online. Oof.

STEVE MARTIN & MARTIN SHORT, in competition for an Emmy.

THE GOONIES' pirate ship has been found?

WAKANDA FOREVER, but not for Daniel Kaluuya.

BLACK MIRROR's Season 6 cast is revealed.

WATCHING STAR WARS with someone who hasn't seen it.

MATT. DAMON. Cameos, Ranked.

A BELUGA WHALE retrieves a toy.

FETCH: Making it Happen.

MORE THAN a bird in the hand.

KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND: "Boogie Shoes," live in Miami, circa 1974.

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE plays a Tiny Desk Concert, including a new song.

POLICA plays The Current.

TEGAN & SARA share "Yellow."

AMANDA SHIRES teams up with Jason Isbell and Maren Morris on "Empty Cups."

INTERPOL shares "Gran Hotel."

BEABADOOBIE talks thrifting, chemical influences, and the fantasy world behind her new record.

WARREN ELLIS talks to Rolling Stone about his collaborations with Nick Cave.

ELVIS COSTELLO: ‘Imperial Bedroom' at 40.

THE MONA REELS: Peter David Connelly talks punk and piano.

THE EMMYS nominations went to these folks. Congrats!

JOHNNY DEPP's team has reportedly reached a settlement with “City of Lies” location manager Gregg “Rocky” Brooks, who alleged the actor punched him twice while on set in 2017.

THE SOPRANOS creator David Chase remembers Tony Sirico.

BRADLEY COOPER is dating Huma Abedin, via Anna Wintour.

JAMES FRANCO will play one of the lead roles in Danish director Bille August’s post-World War II coming-of-age drama Me, You.

HARVEY WEINSTEIN: An excerpt from Ken Auletta's new biography.

MICKEY ROURKE: Not impressed by Tom Cruise.

TURTLE v CAT: Who You Got?

A TURTLE, having the time of its life.

A GOAT, just chillin'.

4000 BEAGLES Are Being Rescued From a Virginia Facility. Now They Need New Homes.

TWOFER TUESDAY:  "The Dawn Of Correction" by The Spokesmen is an "answer song" to Barry McGuire's immortal "Eve Of Destruction."

LYLE LOVETT visits World Cafe.

SHARON VAN ETTEN shares "Headspace."

BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN shares "Summer Dream."

MOUNTAIN GOATS shares "Wage Wars Get Rich Die Handsome."

METRIC's Emily Haines on Finding Hope in Formentera.

MICK JAGGER, sightseeing in Brussels.

THE 50 BEST SONGS of 2022 (So Far), according to Paste.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Jennifer Lopez's debut single, "If You Had My Love."

JOHNNY DEPP argues his verdict against Amber Heard should stand.

R. KELLY is engaged to be married to one of his alleged victims, Joycelyn Savage ... at least that's what she's saying in a letter to the judge.

KATE MARA & JAMIE BELL are expecting their second child.

CAMERON DIAZ thinks she may have been a drug mule.

AMY WINEHOUSE: Her biopic is moving forward.

THOR: LOVE & THUNDER Secrets Revealed.

EVERY MCU MOVIE, ranked by NME.

THE KIDS IN THE HALL Stands the Test of Time.

MONTY NORMAN, the composer behind the iconic James Bond theme, has died at the age of 94.

SEA LIONS, chasing people on the beach at La Jolla (baby, don't you go now).

A BABY EMU, excited.

WAIT FOR IT... just wait.

NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Viagra Boys, Laura Veirs, Katy J Pearson, and more.

BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Pavement's Spiral Stairs, former Klaxons frontman James Righton, Mush, and more.

THE MARS VOLTA shares "Graveyard Love."

OF MONTREAL shares “Blab Sabbath Lathe of Maiden.”

SHARON VAN ETTEN, profiled at BOMB.

LAURA VEIRS discusses 10 influences on her new album.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Ricky Martin's hammily energetic "Livin' La Vida Loca."

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Thor: Love and Thunder tops the chart with an estimated 143MM, though its B+ CinemaScore raises questions about its legs going forward.  Minions: The Rise of Gru places with 45.6MM on a 57 percent drop — which is the same second weekend hold as 2015’s Minions. Top Gun: Maverick shows with 15.5MM on a 40 percent drop as it closes in on 600MM domestic.

TONY SIRICO, the actor best known for playing the eccentric gangster Paulie Walnuts on the hit HBO series “The Sopranos,” died on Friday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 79.  Alan Sepinwall essays the man and his most famous role. Lorraine Bracco and Michael Imperioli were among "The Sopranos" stars who paid tribute to their castmate.

LARRY STORCH, who played a memorable television oddball on the 1960s sitcom "F Troop" and for years carried a secret in his personal life that was odd in an entirely different way, died on Friday at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He was 99.

L.Q. JONES, a veteran character actor whose career spanned seven decades, died Saturday of natural causes at his home in the Hollywood Hills. He was 94 years old. He also produced, directed and wrote the 1975 feature “A Boy and His Dog,” which is adapted from Harlan Ellison’s novella of the same name.

LENNY VON DOHLEN, star of Twin Peaks and Electric Dreams, has died. He was 64.

KIRSTEN DUNST & JESSE PLEMMONS finally got hitched.

FLORENCE PUGH tells off men critiquing her see-through gown.

LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER has a teaser online.

GEORGE R.R. MARTIN says his forthcoming novel 'The Winds of Winter' will be 'quite different' from the final seasons of 'Game of Thrones.'

DAVE CHAPPELLE described students critical of his material as "instruments of oppression" in a new Netflix special.

HOLLYWOOD WON'T BUDGE for Chinese censors anymore. Here's what changed.

A YOUNG ARCTIC FOX checks out a nature photographer.

WHEN YOU CAN'T stand the sight of yourself.

A PELICAN, trying to eat a capybara.