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."

MAYER HAWTHORNE plays KUTX.

FUTURE ISLANDS plays WFUV.

MILES DAVIS, circa 1973-74.

KELLEY STOLTZ shares "Reni's Car." Jangle!

IDLES deepfake Coldplay in the video for "Grace."

MGMT discuss their new record and a treasure trove of random, genuinely absurd stories.

ROBERT PLANT can’t find the words for his new music.

PAUL McCARTNEY's favorite bass guitar has been returned to him after 54 years.

RIDLEY SCOTT takes on the Bee Gees.

KNOX GOES AWAY has a trailer online.

THE SYMPATHIZER, with RDJr filling multiple roles, has a trailer online.

STALLONE would like Ryan Gosling to play the next Rambo.

DAKOTA JOHNSON's unfiltered press tours.

BEN MENDELSOHN, on The New Look, acting myths, and the importance of making art accessible.

BRAD PITT and Ines de Ramon are living together.

TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY has become the HBO anthology series’ most-watched season.

A TOUCAN pays a visit.

AN ORCA slaps a dolphin.

A BABY SHEPHERD's first day at work.