THE OHIO PLAYERS are on "Fire." Over nine minutes, and just gets wackier.

AIMEE MANN joins THE NEW PR0NOGRAPHERS on an unplugged “Firework In The Falling Snow.”

GRANDADDY returns with "Watercooler."

YARD ACT shares "Dream Job."

TELEHEALTH shares "Mindtrap" and "Bitter Melody."

XTC: Andy Partridge looks back and forward.

VIDEO AGE: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview.

SHANE MacGOWAN shared a message praying for “peace and love” as he battles ongoing health issues.

RICK ASTLEY, on his hearing loss.

ANGELO BRUSCHINI, who played guitar in Massive Attack since 1995 and was in The Blue Aeroplanes before that, has died. He was 62.

RICHARD ROUNDTREE,  the actor who redefined African American masculinity in the movies when he played the title role in “Shaft,” one of the first Black action heroes, died on Tuesday from pancreatic cancer at his home in Los Angeles. He was 81. The tributes rolled in.

MAESTRO has a trailer online.

THE ACTORS' STRIKE negotiations wind on, with CEOs suggesting shows may be cancelled the longer it goes.

MARTIN SCORSESE, on Quentin Tarantino's planned retirement.

DAVID FINCHER will talk about The Killer, but isn't keen to re-watch Fight Club.

WERNER HERZOG Only Dreams Once Or Twice A Year.

SOFIA COPPOLA in a career-spanning interview, including her bit in The Phantom Menace.

JONATHAN MAJORS: Prosecutors revealed a previously unreported incident involving London police, which they believe is relevant to their domestic violence allegations.

GEN Z leans toward fewer sex scenes in their content.

A CHEVROTAIN is the world's smallest hoofed animal.

AN ELEPHANT holds a caretaker's hand.

SALAMANDERS wave back.

So, other than to mention that Kurt Cobain's daughter married Tony Hawk's son in a ceremony officiated by R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, I think I'll take a pass for today.

RANK AND FILE: The seminal country-punk band formed by brothers Chip and Tony Kinman -- and including Alejandro Escovedo -- checks in with "Amanda Ruth" and their title song for Twofer Tuesday.

BLONDIE gets over two and a half hours of discussion and analysis on the latest episode of Political Beats.

MOUSE TRAP is streaming its cheekily-named Self-Titled LP.

ANDY SCHAUF shares "Halloween Store."

ROBERT PLANT sings "Stairway to Heaven" for the first time since Led Zeppelin's one-off reunion 16 years ago.

WILL FARRELL, JOHN C REILLY and SNOOP DOGG perform "Boats 'N Hoes" and "Gin & Juice".

DEVO: Mark Mothersbaugh on Eno, Bowie, Jagger and more.

LANA DEL REY denies growing up wealthy.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at LMFAO's euphorically stupid rave-rap monster "Party Rock Anthem."

MATTHEW VAUGHN on Argylle, sprucing up the MCU, and more.

BRITNEY SPEARS' audition tape for The Notebook.

AQUAMAN 2 director James Wan addressed reports of tumult under the surface.

JOHN STAMOS claims he caught his former girlfriend in bed with Tony Danza. 

TYLER PERRY formalized a new creative partnership with Netflix to write, direct and produce feature films under a multi-year, first-look deal. The pact spans eight pictures over four years.

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - Dead Reckoning, Part Two is dropping that title and moving to 2025.

CONCERT MOVIES are having a moment.

A DOGGO brings home an abandoned kitten.

A BABY RHINO tries its luck against a wildebeest.

DON'T MIND ME, just passing through.

DEAN & BRITTA: "Words You Used to Say."

NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to the Rolling Stones, Rev. Kristin Michael Hayter, and more.

BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Lost Girls, Sondre Lerche, the Three O'Clock, and more.

TOM PETTY's estate released three previously unheard songs by the artist to commemorate what would have been his 73rd birthday.

NEIL YOUNG sahres acoutsic takes on “I’m the Ocean,” “Homefires,” and “Burned.”  

KURT VILE shares "Another Good Year for the Roses."

TREVOR HORN & MARC ALMOND cover Pat Benetar's "Love is a Battlefield."

THE GREATEST DEBUT LPs of the 1980s, according to Paste.

METRIC's Emily Haines on their double album, touring with Noel Gallagher and Garbage, and tackling "toxic positivity."

SILVERCHAIR's Ben Gillies and Chris Joannou on rifts, Daniel Johns and finding closure.

DEVO: Gerard Casale surveys 50 years of devolution.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Taylor Swift repeats atop the movie chart with 32MM.  Killers of the Flower Moon places with 23MM and an A- CinemaScore that's pretty good for Scorsese (44MM worldwide, his second-biggest debut).   Exorcist: The Believer shows with 5.6MM on a 49 percent drop (it probably bumps up over the Halloween weekend).

SAG-AFTRA will resume negotiations with Hollywood studios on Tuesday.

RYAN REYNOLDS and others dragged their union for its guidance on Halloween costumes.

BRITNEY SPEARS Revisits Her 2003 Fling With Colin Farrell.

TOM BRADY & IRINA SHAYK fizzled out.

MERYL STREEP and husband Tom Gummer have been separated for six years.

SCORSESE & DiCAPRIO: An Essential Pairing.

JAMES BOND: The next chapter.

HORSES visit the beach for the first time.

A SEA TURTLE stayed by its friend's side and even managed to call for help.

A PUPPY and a duckling.

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

... with DAVID BOWIE! The 1980 Floor Show was really recorded live at the Marquee, circa October 1973.  It aired on The Midnight Special the following month. Your selist includes: "Sorrow," "Everything's Alright," "Space Oddity," "I Can't Explain," "Time," "The Jean Genie," and "I Got You Babe," ft. Marianne Faithfull.

THE DRUMS plays KEXP.

ILSEY plays World Cafe.

PAUL McCARTNEY plays "She's a Woman" for the first time in 20 years.

THRSTON MOORE's Electrifying History Lesson.

ANDREW SAVAGE: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview.

GRAHAM NASH sold the rights to his back catalogue to Irving Azoff's Iconic Artists Group.

MTV's Europe Music Awards ceremony have been called off due to “the volatility of world events” relating to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

SLADE's Noddy Holder was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer five years ago.

DWIGHT TWILLEY, the power-pop singer-songwriter behind “I’m on Fire” and “Girls,” has died. Twilley was 72.

ANYONE BUT YOU has a teaser trailer online. 

POOR THINGS has a trailer online.

MICHAEL MANN, on his inspiration rooms, clubbing with cocaine importers, and the obsessive research he did for Ferrari.

JOSH BROLIN Interviews AUSTIN BUTLER. And Tom Hardy comes up.

WES ANDERSON is not a fan of his Bottle Rocket.  And he talks about his Netflix shorts.

DANNY ELFMAN faces a second abuse allegation.

SAG-AFTRA issued some strict Halloween costume guidelines for striking actors.

HOLLYWOOD A-LISTERS offer 150MM to help end the actors' strike.

JON STEWART's show on Apple’s streaming service is abruptly coming to an end, with Stewart saying potential show topics related to China and artificial intelligence were causing concern among Apple executives. 

TAYLOR SWIFT & TRAVIS KELCE: Heating up.

CAT vs ALPACA: Who You Got?

A SHEPHERD PUP brings a friend home.

A DOGGO, always ready.