JOHNNY MARR sends "The Messenger" from his first solo LP.

DIVINE FITS stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a session.

DAN DEACON stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set.

LIANNE LA HAVAS stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set.

GIANT SAND visited KUT's Sudio 1A for a session.

FOCUS: The rawking and absurdly amusing live version of  "Hocus Pocus."

TITUS ANDRONICUS: Patrick Stickles talks to Pitchfork about the rewards (and sacrifices) of DIY loyalism, why he's still living with his parents, and his band's new album, Local Business.

STARS: Torquil Campbell talks to Billboard about the combo's biggest chart success.

CODY CHESNUTT gets a feature plus tracks from Weekend Edition.

MAJOR HARRIS, a former member of the "Philadelphia sound" soul group the Delfonics and singer of the 1975 hit "Love Won't Let Me Wait," has died in Richmond. He was 65.

DON'T SUE ME ELMO: The man who accused Kevin Clash, the voice and puppeteer of the "Sesame Street" character Elmo, of an underage sexual relationship has recanted that claim, his lawyer said on Tuesday.

LINDSAY LOHAN ticked off Barbara Walters by ditching her for softballs from Jay Leno.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY spoke to HuffPost Entertainment about why she's not necessarily friends with her frequent director Joe Wright, how "Anna Karenina" found new meaning for her as an adult, and why she wouldn't make a good producer.  Or would you rather read her comments on posing topless?

CHRIS HEMSWORTH: GQ Australia's Man of the Year (and god of thunder) tells how success began to smile on him once he stopped trying to force it.

JANEANE GARAFLO was married for 20 years and didn't even know it, in case the glasses fooled you.

ANNE HATHAWAY joins Steven Spielberg's Robopocalypse.

SYRIA: Government aircraft bombed a rebel-held town very near the Turkish frontier.

IRAN launched a large air defense exercise. The exercise spanned Iran's northeastern, eastern, and southeastern regions.

PAKISTAN: The UN Security Council's November 5 decision to blacklist the Haqqani network probably won't deprive the Taliban-allied terror group a safe haven.

JUMPING CAT in super slo-mo.

TRUFFLES the GUINEA PIG re-sets a world record long jump.

GAY KING PENGUINS adopt a chick in Denmark.

A SOLDIER is reunited with the dog who saved his life.