THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

with MUSIC TELEVISION!  The cable phenom debuted on this weekend in 1981. The first four hours included The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star," while the rest of the first day included Pat Benatar's cover of "You Better Run," Rod Stewart's "She Won't Dance With Me," The Who's "You Better You Bet," PH.D's ""Little Susie's On The Up," Cliff Richard's "We Don't Talk Anymore," The Pretenders' "Brass In Pocket", Todd Rundgren's "Time Heals", REO Speedwagon's "Take It On The Run," Styx's "Rockin' The Paradise", and many more.  BONUS: Stereogum ranks the debut videos.

CUT WORMS plays a mini-concert for World Cafe.

GORILLA VS BEAR shares a “modern 2023 yacht rock mix.”

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE shares “Soul Capturer.”

THE PRETENDERS shares "A Love."

SOCCER MOMMY covers Sheryl Crow's "Soak Up The Sun."

BEASTIE BOYS: 25 Years of Hello Nasty.

SINEAD O'CONNORs death was not suspicious. And here's Morrissey.

RANDY MEISNER, founding Eagles bassist and the sky-high voice behind the band’s 1976 top five hit “Take It to the Limit,” has died at age 77 due to complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a statement from the band.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM has a final trailer online.  The early reviews are hot.

HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS are hiring AI specialists amid strikes where AI is very much at issue.

DUNE 2 won't be delayed by strikes, according to IMAX's CEO.

BLUE BEETLE's Long Journey to the Big Screen.

BRAD PITT & ANGELINA JOLIE may settle the bitter dispute over their winery.

TALULAH RILEY & THOMAS BRODIE-SANGSTER got engaged.

THEORY WILL ONLY TAKE YOU SO FAR: One writer's journey to understand Christopher Nolan, ‘Oppenheimer,' and the bomb in the desert.

BARBIE almost had a "fart opera."

A RACCOON runs wild through Philadelphia International Airport, causing terrified passengers to scream.

DANCING IN THE STREET: Don't forget the Marmot city!

SEA LIONS at San Diego's La Jolla Cove aggressively barked and charged at dozens of tourists who were on the shore, including children.