THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with OTIS REDDING!  Otis and the Bar-Kays crank up the energy to 11 for a Ready Steady Go special, crashing through "Satisfaction,"  "My Girl" and "Respect," then "Shake" morphing into "Land of a Thousand Dances" performed by Otis, Eric Burdon and Chris Farlowe.  BONUS: from the same special, Eric Burdon covers "Hold On, I'm Coming," while Chris Farlowe covers "It's a Man's World."

CHVRCHES plays KEXP.

CHRIS PIERCE visits World Cafe.

PHOSPHORESCENT covers Nick Lowe's "I'm a Mess."

FONTAINES D.C. share "I Love You."

STARS share "Pretenders" and "Snowy Owl."

BEACH HOUSE, on 'The Phantom Of The Opera,' 'The Red Shoes,' and more of their formative influences.

JEFF TWEEDY, profiled by the San Francisco Chronicle.

PORTISHEAD, profiled by The A.V. Club.

VINYL SALES in the UK look set to overtake CDs this year.

FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA, on The Godfather, Megalopolis,Marvel and more.

VANITY FAIR's Hollywood issue is online.

STRANGER THINGS has Season Four premiere dates, and announces it will end with Season Five. And the episodes are supersized.

20 QUESTIONS with HBO's content chief, in which he makes the point that they don't rely all that much on sequels and reboots.And that David Chase isn't interested in more Sopranos.

CHET HANKS has opened up about growing up as the son of Tom Hanks.

THE WORST MOVIE SEQUELS, according to ScreenCrush.

BAZ LUHRMANN'S ELVIS, with Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom, has a trailer online.

IN A WORLD where you can be anything, be kind.

DOWNWARD Prairie Dog.

A PIG, clearing the road.