THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with HARRY NILSSON! The BBC aired "The Music of Nilsson" in 1971, including a mashup of "Mr. Richland's Favorite Song" and "One," "Gotta Get Up," a medley of "Walk Right Back," "Cathy's Clown" and "Let The Good Times Roll," and really moving take on "Life Line." Then there are two videos from The Point!  -- "Think About Your Troubles" and "Are You Sleeping" -- sandwiching "Joy." The set concludes with "Without Her," "Coconut" and "1941."

LUCERO stopped by the World Cafe to play a mini-set of "rough-hewn, punk-infused alt-country."

HACIENDA stopped by KUT for a mini-set of garage rock, including covers of The Everly Brothers and Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs

CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS stopped by WXPN for a chat and mini-set streaming on demand via NPR.

VAN MORRISON: Captain's Dead has him to stream or download at the Fillmore West on April 26, 1970.

SONDRE LERCHE premiered the video for "If Only" at the 'Gum. 

THE HOLD STEADY loses Franz Nicolay. Noooo! Wish the both well moving forward.

NEW PORNOGRAPHERS release details of their upcoming Together album, including guests.

SONIC YOUTH: Lee Ranaldo talked to The Varsity about the music industry, who he likes, and new beginnings. (Thx, LHB.)

SHEARWATER: Jonathan Meiburg talks to Drowned in Sound about the upcoming Golden Archipeligo album.

TEN ARTISTS Who Never Got Their Due, according to the Houston Press.

CUTOUT BIN: From We Are Scientists to Crosby, Stlls and Nash, from Led Zeppelin to Serge Gainsbourg, from the Jam to Steely Dan, plus the Hold Steady, Martin Briley, the Lemonheads, Sly and the Family Stone and more -- this weekend's fortuitous finds are streaming from the Pate page at the ol' HM.

NOW SHOWING: This weekend's wide releases include The Tooth Fairy, which is currently scoring 12 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; Extraordinary Measures, currently scoring 19 percent; and Legion, which embargoed reviews until today.

CONAN O'BRIEN and the network have struck a 45 million dollar deal for his Tonight Show exit -- 7.5 million of which will go to pay staffers.  O'Brien will be free to return to TV in eight months, without losing any of the payout.

TARA REID is engaged.

THE HOPE FOR HAITI TELETHON did not invite Kanye West. Shocka!  Meanwhile, Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie are planning a massive 25th anniversary re-recording of "We Are the World."

JON CRYER told authorities his life was in danger - possibly by a hitman - and the FBI is investigating.

HEIDI MONTAG's debut album has sold less than 1000 copies, according to Nielsen Soundscan. Ouch.

JESSICA ALBA claims she furnished most of her house through Craigslist.

THE RUNAWAYS: New hi-res images from the rock biopic.

ALICE IN WONDERLAND: Johnny Depp talks Mad Hatter in a behind-the-scenes clip.

DIRECTORS' ROUNDTABLE: James Cameron, Jason Reitman, Quentin Tarantino, Kathryn Bigelow and Lee Daniels chat at the L.A. Times.

JAN GABRIEL, the voice of once ubiquitous radio motorsports commercials, diedof kidney problems last "Sunday! Sunday!! SUNDAY!!"  The iconic ads were produced by Steve Cronen of Starbeat Recording Studios, home of the Starbeat dictaphone. (Thanks, Dad.)

IRAN has told the International Atomic Energy Agency it does not accept the terms of a deal to ease concerns about its nuclear program, diplomats say. Shocka.

CHUPACABRA FOUND? Or is CBS just desperate?

DOGS can suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder, just like humans.

CHICKEN LICKING is a jailable offense in Britain.

COYOTE captured in Harlem. Don't buy your GPS system from ACME.