T-BONE BURNETT visits the World Cafe.

JAY SOM plays a Stereogum Session.

TUXEDO visits The Current.

HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER  shares “Happy Birthday, Baby.”

THE ALLAH-LAs share "Polar Onion."

THE MUFFS share “A Lovely Day Boo Hoo.” 

VIVIAN GIRLS share “Something To Do.”

WILCO's Jeff Tweedy searches for joy. (Thx, LHB.)

THE HIGHWOMEN: Natalie Hemby traces her path to becoming one of the Highwomen and hints at a new solo album during the Newport Folk Festival.

JESCA HOOP shares her favorite LPs with The Quietus.

PETER MURPHY had a heart attack.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Silver Convention's "Fly, Robin, Fly," the hit that introduced robotic Euro-disco to the American charts.

LAST CHRISTMAS, inspired by the music of George Michael, has a trailer online.

A$AP ROCKY was found guilty of assault, but given a suspended sentence.

BELLA THORNE makes her directorial debut... on Pronhub?

THE CROWN's cast talks Season 3.

PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE talks Fleabag and James Bond 25.

FOUR WOMEN who have accused Danny Masterson of <span>raping them</span> filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court against the actor, the Church of Scientology, to which he belongs, and the church’s controverisal leader, David Miscavige. 

THE HUNT: Behind the decision to postpone (scrap?) the controversial film.

A FORMER NAVY SEAL is training K-9s to attack school shooters.

REMAINS of a human-sized "monster" penguin have been discovered in New Zealand.

FOREST ANIMAL POPULATIONS have plummeted since 1970, a WWF report warns.

FUNKADELIC: "I Got a Thing" on Upbeat in 1970. The intro and outro are almost as good as the song.

THE HIGHWOMEN share "Highwomen."

RIDE shares "Clouds Of Saint Marie."

MITSKI responds to “completely false” allegations of child sex trafficking and abuse.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at KC & The Sunshine Band's big, dumb, glorious disco hook fest, "That's The Way (I Like It)".

LITTLE WOMEN: Greta Gerwig's adaptation has a trailer online.

A HIDDEN LIFE, directed by Terrence Malick, has a trailer online.

PLACIDO DOMINGO is accused by multiple women of sexual harassment.

HARRY STYLES reportedly turned down an offer to play the role of Prince Eric in Disney's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.

MICHAEL GANDOLFINI talks about playing young Tony Soprano.

CARA DELEVIGNE is profiled at Marie Claire.

ANNE HATHAWAY is profiled at Allure.

AN ESCAPED OSTRICH on the lam in China.

A 19-YEAR-OLD led officers on a three-state high-speed chase in a stolen BMW filled with kittens.

THE SQUIRREL THREAT: Squirrels in New York City are on the attack, biting the hand that feeds them.

SHOVELS & ROPE visits World Cafe.

PURE BATHING CULTURE visits World Cafe.

HALF-ALIVE plays a Tiny Desk Concert.

REDD KROSS covers Sparks’ “When Do I Get To Sing ‘My Way’?”

THE ROLLING STONES cover Bob Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone" in Denver.

FRANKIE COSMOS shares a video for "Wannago."

ELVIS COSTELLO gets over three hours of analysis and discusion on Political Beats with guest Anthony Fisher of Insider. (And it's only Part 1!)

TEENAGE FANCLUB: How we made Bandwagonesque.

JACK WHITE & JACK BLACK tease their collaboration... Jack Gray.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Elton John's absurd "Island Girl."

SARAH SILVERMAN revealed that she was recently fired from a film after producers unearthed an old photograph in which she sports blackface.

THE TEEN CHOICE AWARDS went to these folks.

HBO MAX may spend as much as 1.5 billion for the streaming rights to The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men.

ALADDIN may get a live-action sequel.

THE 50 GREATEST CLEBRITIES of All Time?

THE 25 MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTERS of the Past 25 Years?

LIKE A DRIVE-THRU BANK, but for fish.

HOGS RUNNING LOOSE:  It's a feral fad.

A DOGGO, beating the heat.

AND NOW for something completely different.

PILOT works their "Magic" on TOTP.

NEW RELEASES from Markika Hackman, Ra Ra Riot, Hammered Hulls and more are streaming now.

STEVE EARLE visits The Current for a 7-song set.

BRUCE HORNSBY also visits The Current.

WEYES BLOOD covers Procol Harum’s “A Whiter Shade Of Pale” at Outside Lands.

DAVID BERMAN's death was ruled a suicide, which I sort of assumed.He's remembered by Wooden Wand's James Toth and Beauty Pill's Chad Clark.

CRAIG FINN shares 10 of the most formative albums on his record shelves.

AMERICAN ANTHEM essays The Impressions' “We’re a Winner.”

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Neil Sedaka's bitter-tongued Elton John duet, "Bad Blood."

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw repeats atop the chart with 25.4MM on a 58 percent drop. That's not great, but it crosses 100MM and 332MM worldwide, which means it may do well enough to turn the spin-off into its own mini-franchise.  Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark places with 20.8MM against a reported 28MM budget, a solid debut tho that budget is a tad pricey.  The remade Lion King shows with another 20MM on a 48 percent drop and has over 1.34 billion worldwide. Dora and the Lost City of Gold debuts in the fourth slot with 17MM against a 49MM budget, suggesting Hollywood sat on this idea for years too long.  Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood rounds out the Top Five with 11.6MM and crosses 100MM in North America. Below the fold, both The Art of Racing in the Rain and The Kitchen open disappointingly.

MILEY CRUS & LIAM HEMSWORTH have separated. This is my shocked face.

JEFFREY EPSTEIN, the financier indicted on sex trafficking charges, committed suicide in his jail cell.

GWYNETH PALTROW didn't know SAMUEL L. JACKSON was in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with her.

DENISE RICHARDS reveals her dad's reaction to Charlie Sheen's hooker on Thanksgiving.

HARVEY WEISTEIN is barred from traveling to Europe.

JOAQUIN PHOENIX already has an award nomination for Joker.

LADY GAGA plans to fund classrooms in Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton following mass shootings in these cities.

THE HUNT has been scrapped (for now) in the wake of mass shootings and complaints from President Trump supporters.

OWLS discover and immediately get rid of a hidden camera which tracks their movements.

A WILD WHITE ARCTIC FOX, captured on camera in Greenland.

MacARTHUR PARK? Somebody fell asleep in the rain.

A YELLOWSTONE VISITOR was caught petting a bison on video.

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

SLY & THE FAMILY STONE rip through a medley of "Everyday People" and "Dance to the Music," plus "Hot Fun in the Summertime," "Don't Call Me N*gger, Whitey," and "I Want to Take You Higher" on network TV, circa 1969.

THE BEATLES' Abbey Road isgetting a deluxe reissue; hear the new 2019 mix of “Something,” as well as a studio demo and an instrumental take.ALSO: Fans flood the crosswalk.

BON IVER: 12 of the 13 songs off the new album are out now.

TY SEGALL visits Morning Becomes Eclectic.

MUDHONEY shares “One Bad Actor.”

JOHNNY MARR shares " The Bright Parade."

R.E.M.: "Don't Go Back to Rockville," very unplugged.

BOB DYLAN: Producer Daniel Lanois talks to Aquarium Drunkard about the making of Oh Mercy, which is turning 30 next month.

BLUE ARRANGEMENTS: Remembering David Berman.

NICKY WONDER, Brian Wilson’s longtime guitarist and one of the founding members of the power-pop band the Wondermints, has died. He was 59.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at "I'm Sorry," John Denver's downhearted lament and final hit.

NOW SHOWING: This weekend's wide releases include Dora and the Lost City of Gold, which is currently scoring 72 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, which is currently scoring 79 percent; The Art of Racing in the Rain, currently scoring 51 percent; The Kitchen, scoring 20 percent; and Brian Banks, scoring 61 percent.

TAYLOR SWIFT covers the new Vogue.

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN watches the Boss-themed Blinded by the Light.

TED DANSON will play the Mayor of New York for Tina Fey, but it could have been Jack Donaghy.

BEVERLY HILLS 90210: The 90 Most Important Moments.

PEANUTS: Charles Schulz's beloved comic strip invited readers to contemplate the big picture on a small scale.

FELINE FASHIONISTAS in New York raise awareness for animal rescue.

WAYNE NEWTON'S MONKEY is accused of attacking a girl.

THE BRONX ZOO says a venomous snake is missing.

THOUSANDS OF TARANTULAS are expected in Colorado.