THE MUSIC EXPLOSION: "Little Bit O'Soul."

ROSE CITY BAND plays KEXP.

BOYGENIUS covers Dan Reeder’s “Stay Down, Man.”

THE SMILE shares "Bending Hectic."

SLOWDIVE returns with "kisses."

GEESE shares "I See Myself."

THE 25 BEST ALBUMS of 2023 (So Far), according to Paste.

JONATHAN MAJORS is going to trial in August, about two months before Loki Season Two debuts.

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 7's early buzz is hot. More here.

CHRISTOPER NOLAN says people who have seen Oppenheimer "leave the movie absolutely devastated. They can't speak."

WES ANDERSON does not need your Wes Anderson memes.  And he's uncomfortable about ScarJo's nude scene in Asteroid City.

SEX & THE CITY had a near-death experience in Season Three.

ANG LEE, on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Hulk.

JENNIFER LAWRENCE, Interviewed by CAMERON DIAZ.

A DIK DIK, hanging out with a giraffe.

DOGGOS, making fetch happen.

WE HAVE a hostage situaton.

GARY WRIGHT will always be known as the "Dreamweaver," but add "Love is Alive" (with More Cowbell) and you have Twofer Tuesday.

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE: Josh Homme visits World Cafe.

BOB DYLAN covers Van Morrison’s “Into the Mystic.”

THE PRETENDERS shares "I Think About You Daily," with strings arranged by Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood.

MY BLOODY VALENTINE's Kevin Shields shares new music.

HOW MARTIN AMIS laid the blueprint for Britpop.

LOW: Alan Sparhawk shared some of his favorite ’90s songs at The Current.

TH BEST SONGS of 2023 (So Far), according to Paste.

ZACK SNYDER shares a BTS video for Rebel Moon.

KRAVEN THE HUNTER has a red band trailer online.

WHY SARAH JESSICA PARKER Keeps Playing Carrie Bradshaw.

TOM CRUISE continues to boost the theatrical experience.

METROPOLIS Sam Esmail’s years-in-the making adaptation of Fritz Lang’s classic 1927 sci-fi film has permanently shut down.

EXTRACTION is getting a threequel.

QUENTIN TARANTINO describes his next protagonist as "Travis Bickle if he were a film critic."

DOGGO Swim Day.

A CAT discovers a Sugar Glider.

CATS & DOGS, living together...

STEAM: The one-hit wonder with a synced take on "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye."

NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Son Volt, Bonny Doon, and more.

BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Django Django, and more.

JOHN MELLENCAMP wasn't the best partner to ex Meg Ryan.

DJANGO DJANGO: David Maclean talks about the sprawling double album, collabs, and more.

BONNY DOON on the inspirations behind Let There Be Music.

QUINCY JONES needed to be rushed to a hospital, but it seems everything's going to be fine.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Kaboom!  The Flash tops the chart with a 55MM bomb opening.  Pixar's Elemental places with a 29.5MM bomb opening.  And neither of these were cheap.  The Flash also got a "B" Cinemascore which is dobly bad news for a superhero tentpole.  In contrast, Across The Spider-Verse shows with 27.8MM on a leggy 50 percent drop.  But things aren't looking great for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts in the fourth slot, even though it crossed the 100MM mark in its second frame on a 67 percent slide.

OSCARS VOTERS rip the new diversity rules for Best Picture.

CHAD STAHELSKI, going in-depth on John Wick 4, epecially the Arc de Triomphe sequence.

MEGXIT: Bill Simmons calls Harry and Meghan "f***ing grifters."

MICHAEL CERA, on Almost Marrying Aubrey Plaza and Getting Slapped by Rihanna.

AMANDA BYNES has been detained for another mental health evaluation.

BARBIE could beat OPPENHEIMER on their opening weekend.

SQUID GAME has a second season teaser online.

DOGGO vs Shadow Hand.

A DOGGO bringing his stuffed buddies to dinner.

A MAMA CAT corrects a wandering kitten.

A POPPA DOG, helping out a Mama doggo.

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

... with POWER POP (REDUX)! For whatever reason, I have considered Summer the ideal season for gems like Badfinger's "No Matter What" (which Pate covered on occasion) and "Baby Blue", and even Todd Rundgren's "I Saw the Light" and Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me."  Ditto for more obscure tracks like The Rubinoos "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" (see also their vintage cover of "Please Please Me"), Off Broadway's "Stay In Time" and "Full Moon Turn My Head Around," and Pezband's "Baby It's Cold Outside" and "Close Your Eyes."

SLEAFORD MODS plays KEXP.

LEGION OF MARY, Live at  Milwaukee’s Oriental Theatre in April of ’75.

OHSEES shares "Goon."

JOHN GRANT & EMILE SANDE share Nick Drake covers.

SON VOLT: Jay Farrar, on his Doug Sahm tribute album. And here also.

PERFUME GENIUS: Mike Hadreas, on figuring out your artistic identity, learning to collaborate, and transforming ideas into action.

TICKETMASTER, Live Nation, and SeatGeek have agreed to an “all-in” pricing model that discloses junk fees.

WHAM! the documentary has a trailer online.

ASTEROID CITY: Jeffrey Wright and Adrien Brody talks about Wes Anderson’s latest.

CONOR McGREGOR has been accused of raping a woman at Game 4 of the NBA Finals earlier this month; the UFC star says the allegations are not true. 

BILL COSBY:  Nine women have accused the disgraced TV star of sexual assault and battery that they said occurred in the comedian's Las Vegas hotel suite, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

D+ is adding classic animation shorts to the rotation.

MEGXIT: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not join the royal family at the first public birthday celebration of his father King Charles' reign.

AL PACINO is officially a father at 83.

CAMERON DIAZ proudly flaunts a fridge filled with nothing but salad and white wine.

THE IDOL:  The Weeknd is said to not be planning a second season  — amid backlash over outrageous sex scenes on the controversial series and the singer's “egomaniacal” behavior on set.

GLENDA JACKSON, a two-time Academy Award-winning performer who had a second career in politics as a British lawmaker, has died at 87. Loved her in Hopscotch.

MISSION IMPAWSIBLE: It's the pivot that impresses.

THERE ARE Two Types of Dog.

A KITTEN's first sunbeam.

THE FIVE AMERICANS: "I See The Light."

NATALIE MERCHANT, recovered from vocal cord surgery, visits World Cafe.

FLEET FOXES covers the Strokes’ “Under Control” and Joni Mitchell’s “Hejira.”

DAVENDRA BANHART shares "Twin."

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE: Josh Homme revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer last year, mentioning that surgery to remove it was successful.

GRAHAM NASH says losing David Crosby was insanely sad.

URGE OVERKILL drummer John Rowan, who performed under the stage name Blackie Onassis, has died.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Rihanna's horny reggae-pop smash "Rude Boy."

THE FLASH: A Complete Timeline of the Movie's Hazardous Production.

BAMBI is now on the list of Disney live-action remakes.

KEVIN SPACEY claims folks want to hire him after he's cleared of sexual assault allegations.

QUENTIN TARANTINO talks about his final movie and the line he won't cross.

WARNER BROS wants Christopher Nolan back.

MARVEL'S SECRET INVASION: Early reviews are mixed.

THE IDOL: The Weeknd tries to explain it all.

DOGGOS, making fetch happen.

CATS & DOGS, living together...

A DOGGO, excited for the ponies.