WYE OAK covers The Kinks' "Strangers" for The A.V. Club Undercover, with an assist from Shearwater frontman Jonathan Meiberg.

NEW RELEASES: Albums from Bettye LaVette, Fyfe Dangerfield, Crystal Castles, Karen Elson, Peter Wolf Crier, The Cure and more are streaming this week via Spinner.

THE DODOS are joined by Magik Magik Orchestra for three free songs at Daytrotter.

ROKY ERICKSON gets a feature plus tracks from All Things Considered.

FRIGHTENED RABBIT stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a chat and mini-set.

THE SMITHEREENS: Pat DiNizio sings "In a Lonely Place" with Suzanne Vega and "Blue Period" with Belinda Carlisle. A duo of duets for Twofer Tuesday.

OF MONTREAL: Kevin Barnes talks to the Tulsa World-Journal about the band's live shows, fans, makeup, music and upcoming album release, among other things. Bryan Poole talks to Kentucky.com about Barnes's methods and influences. (Thx, LHB.)

NEW PR0NOGRAPHERS Carl Newman and kathryn Calder talk to Dose about recording Together.

BIG STAR drummer Jody Stephens talks to the Nashville Scene about the band and the late Alex Chilton.

BOOTSY COLLINS launches Funk University, an online bass guitar school he is co-creating and curating with actor-entrepreneur Cory Danziger.

LINDSAY LOHAN said she saw no reason why she should face going to prison or rehab as she prepared for a court date Monday in her DUI probation case.  The actress was ordered to wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet, will be subject to weekly random drug testing and is forbidden from drinking any alcohol as conditions for the actress to remain free on bail.

BRITTANY MURPHY's widower, Simon Monjack, was found dead late Sunday night at his home in the Hollywood Hills - the same home where his wife collapsed and eventually died five months earlier.

KENDRA WILKINSON's first pay check for the soon-to-be-released sex tape is a massive 680K, according to RadarOnline.

SARAH FERGUSON, the Duchess of York, was caught on video shamelessly plotting to sell access to her trade envoy ex-hubby Prince Andrew for £500K.

PAULA ABDUL is returning to the judges table as part of a new primetime talent competition series called Got to Dance.

GEORGE ROMERO talks zombie movies with the Boston Globe.

KOREA: South Korea announced steps to tighten the vice on the North's already stumbling economy in punishment for sinking one of its navy ships, with both sides intensifying war-like rhetoric.

IRAN: Ahmadinejad's speech in southern Iran was marred Monday by unemployed citizens demanding jobs.

IRAQ: Prime Minister al-Maliki warned that rushing the formation of the new government could reignite sectarian violence.

CAT and DOG, licking each other... Mass hysteria!

SNAKE in a SUV A/C: The reaction was understandable.

A CHIPMUNK stuffs his cheeks during a nut feast. So many punchlines.

THE BUCKET LIST for PETS: What does your dog want to do before he dies?