THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with SQUEEZE!  Despite a new LP, some of you whippersnappers may never heard of Difford, Tilbrook & Co., who previously reeled of stellar string of pop gems, including "Take Me I'm Yours", "Cool for Cats", "Up the Junction", "Goodbye Girl,"  "Another Nail in My Heart", "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)", "If I Didn't Love You", and the one most people know -- even if they don't know it's Squeeze -- "Tempted", which features transient member Paul Carrack on vox and keys.  Fun fact: Carrack was also responsible for the classic, "How Long" as a member of Ace.

SUFJAN STEVENS streams Celebrations.

LAKE STREET DIVE plays a Tiny Desk Concert.

FRED NEIL: 38 MacDougal.

THE FLAMING LIPS cover Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay."

GUIDED BY VOICES: Robert Pollard talks to the Grammys about recording Earth Man Blues.

RICKIE LEE JONES shares the soundtrack of her youth.

DANZIG talks Misfits, cancel culture, and more.

LADY GAGA: The woman who returned her stolen French bulldogs was among five people arrested in connection with the theft and shooting of the music superstar’s dog walker.

HARRISON FORD reacts to a magic trick.

MEGXIT: Prince Harry and Meghan congratulate Prince William and Kate on milestone wedding anniversary. Prince Charles is still fuming over that interview.

NOEL CLARKE is accused of groping, harassment and bullying by 20 women.

TOM CRUISE launches a furious rant on the M:I set.

THE BOYS: Season 3 will be three times bloodier than Season 2.

FAST FIVE: How the street racers became superheroes.

LONG BOI: The tallest mallard duck to have ever lived (since records began).

RUFUS likes a hosing.

SMALL PUP, BIG BED, and vice versa.

THE WALK of Pride.

A GOOD GIRL rescues a kitten.

THE ROLLING STONES made their second US TV appearance on The Mike Douglas Show, covering Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away."

REMEMBERING Adam Schlessinger.

SON LUX plays a Tiny Desk Concert.

MIKE WATT joins THE CUTTHROAT BROTHERS on "The King is Dead."

TEENAGE FANCLUB: The Genius Of... Bandwagonesque.

MARIANNE FAITHFULL's near-fatal battle with coronavirus may have robbed her of the ability to sing.

FLORENCE WELCH, frontwoman of Florence + the Machine, is to write music and lyrics for an adaptation of The Great Gatsby to be staged on Broadway.

ANITA LANE, who cowrote songs for Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds and The Birthday Party, has died at 61.

THE NUMBER ONES looks as Whitney Houston's schmaltzy ballad "Where Do Broken Hearts Go," which broke a chart record and led to a career pivot for Houston.

J-LO & A-ROD are trying to figure out how to stay friends.

LUCA -- the latest from Pixar and Disney -- has a trailer online.

THE TOMORROW WAR, starring Chris Pratt, has a trailer online.

MARTIN SCORSESE made his debut on TikTok alongside his daughter Francesca.

CHLOE ZHAO talks about winning the Oscar and directing a Marvel movie.

JOHN MAYER is nearing a deal with Paramount Plus to host a talk and performance series based on the format of the BBC’s long-running “Later with Jools Holland.”

REESE WITHERSPOON discusses why the media treated her differently from Britney Spears.

ANNA TAYLOR-JOY is profiled by Elle.

EWAN McGREGOR talks Obi-Wan and Halston.

MICHAEL COLLINS, who piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft Columbia in orbit 60 miles above the moon while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Col. Buzz Aldrin, became the first men to walk on the lunar surface, died on Wednesday at a hospice facility in Naples, Fla. He was 90.

HELPING FIVE DUCKLINGS was easier than number six.

THE JAGUAR Shark.

BOBCATS are moving in on Pennsylvania.

THE MEMBERS: "Working Girl," from the "Where Are They Now?" file.

MIDDLE KIDS play The Current.

ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features Manchester Orchestra, Faye Webster, and more.

SPLIT SINGLE (ft Jason Narducy) shares “(Nothing You Can Do To) End This Love.”

TEENAGE FANCLUB: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview.

STEVE CROPPER taks to Paste about about The Blues Brothers, his days at Stax and his new LP.

LANA DEL REY announces a third LP for 2021.

NEIL YOUNG gives a massive update on his archival releases.

BRITNEY SPEARS will speak to the probate court in June regarding her long-standing legal conservatorship after years of silence. Spears' dad Jamie's lawyers are hitting back at her mother Lynne in new court papers.

HAS HOWARD STERN lost his mojo?

CAN MATTHEW McCONNAUGHEY get people back into theaters?

TOM CRUISE saved ELISABETH SHUE's life during the production of Cocktail.

CITIZEN KANE lost its perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes, making 'Paddington 2' the new greatest film of all-time. I mean, it may be Hugh Grant's finest role but c'mon.

BEST GAME OF CHASE evah?

ROYAL FLYCATCHERS, male and female.

THE THUNDERING HOOFBEATS of a mini-horse.

WALL OF VOODOO, on the "Mexican Radio."

LAKE STREET DIVE visits The Current.

LORETTA LYNN visits with World Cafe.

THE TOP 100 ALTERNATIVE SINGLES of the 90s, according to PopMatters.

J MASCIS surveys his career with Stereogum.

FRANK "PONCHO" SAMPEDRO of Crazy Horse talks to Aquarium Drunkard.

SUMMER OF SOUL has a trailer online.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Billy Ocean's giddy, irrepressible Mutt Lange collaboration "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car."

THE OSCARS turned in the lowest rated telecast in the show's history — by a sizable margin. Richard Rushfield has your autopsy.

ANTHONY HOPKINS did not expect to win.

CARA DELEVINGNE and... Paris Jackson?

MEGXIT: The Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex have given their consent for their late mother Princess Diana's wedding dress to go on display for the first time in 25 years.

HOUSE OF THE DRAGONS: The Game of Thrones prequel begins production.

OVERDUE VHS TAPE FROM 1999 Leads to Warrant for Embezzlement.

DUCKS, enjoying their peas.

TURKEYS, and the paparazzi.

YOU SAID you weren't coming back for an hour.

BEAVERS caused an entire Canadian town to lose internet.  Doing the bidding of the squirrels, obvsly.

NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Dinosaur Jr, Sour Widows, remember Sports, and more.

BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Field Music, Tangled Shoelaces, and more.

JULIANA HATFIELD shares "Gorgon."

JOHN LYDON, a/k/a Johnny Rotten, talks about becoming a full-time caretaker for his wife, who was struck with Alzheimers.

RONNIE WOOD revealed he secretly battled cancer for a second time during lockdown.

STRANGE FRUIT: The story behind the anti-lynching anthem.

BRANDI CARLILE: There's room for everyone in her church.

MEAT LOAF Remembers Jim Steinman.

NICK CAVE on the state of Rock.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Michael Jackson's motivational hymn "Man In The Mirror."

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Mortal Kombat tops the chart with 22.5MM, but the Demon Slayer anime placed with 19.5MM, marking the first time two pictures have cracked the 10MM mark since the onset of the pandemic.  Nature is healing.  Godzilla vs Kong shows with 4.2MM on a 46 percent drop.

THE OSCARS went to these folks. Congrats!

CRUSHED DREAM FACTORY: Craving escapism from the Oscar contenders that reflect our sad reality.

FARGO and the rise of Frances McDormand.

CAITLYN JENNER is officially running for Governor of California.

CAPTAIN AMERICA 4 is in the works.

LIVE, FROM NEW YORK, it's... Elon Musk?

ANIMALS, taking selfies.

A SEAGULL, riding another seagull.

A BABY KLIPSRINGER ANTELOPE is bonding with its mother before making a public debut at a Florida zoo.