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THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with ECHO and the BUNNYMEN!  Live at the Royal Albert Hall, circa July 1983.  Your setlist includes: "Going Up," "With A Hip" and "All That Jazz"; "All My Colours (Zimbo)" and "Silver"; "The Cutter" and "The Killing Moon"; "Rescue" and "Never Stop"; and "Over the Wall." Your encores are "Crocodiles" and a wide-ranging take on "Do It Clean."

JULIEN BAKER plays KEXP.

FOO FIGHTERS share "Waiting On A War."

HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER shares "Sanctuary."

MENAHAN STREET BAND shares "The Duke."

NATION OF LANGUAGE shares "Deliver Me From Wondering Why."

DESCENDANTS share “That’s The Breaks.”

RYAN ADAMS  has been cleared of "sexting" an underage fan following an FBI investigation.

CLASSIC ALBUMS turning 50 this year.

THROBBING GRISTLE: Chris and Cosey reflect on their legacy.

TOM CRUISE has shelled out “huge sums” for two high-tech robots to enforce coronavirus safety protocols on the set of “Mission: Impossible 7” – and also administer spot tests to the crew.

JEFF BRIDGES shared a positive health update on his website, following his lymphoma diagnosis last year.

ARMIE HAMMER's  latest ex-gal pal says their romance was like dating a wanna-be Hannibal Lecter.

CHRIS EVANS has reportedly been approached about playing Captain America again.  Evans responded via Twitter.

SIGFRIED FISCHBACHER,  the surviving member of the duo Siegfried & Roy, has died in Las Vegas at age 81.

JOANNE ROGERS, the widow of TV’s Mr. Rogers, has died at the age of 92.

A RACING PIGEON  has survived an extraordinary 13000-kilometer (8000-mile) Pacific Ocean crossing from the United States to find a new home in Australia. Now authorities consider the bird a quarantine risk and plan to kill it.

WILDLIFE RESCUERS were summoned to a Florida home where a bobcat attempted to chase a squirrel into a birdhouse and became stuck.

SCIENTISTS announced the discovery of a new bat species in Africa that has a striking mix of fiery orange and black colors.

DOUBLE Trouble.

A BEAR, bringing back your trash bin.

THE BOOMTOWN RATS:  "Someone's Looking At You."

THE AVALANCHES visit with World Cafe.

ARLO McKINLEY visits with World Cafe.

JULIEN BAKER shares "Hardline," the opening track from her new album.

SHAKIRA has become the latest big name artist to cash in on her catalog of hits, selling the publishing rights to the London-based music royalties investment firm Hipgnosis.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Boston's years-in-the-making comeback hit "Amanda."

MARY-KATE OLSEN and estranged husband Olivier Sarkozy have reached a settlement in their divorce.

ARMIE HAMMER  will exit his upcoming movie amid a brewing scandal involving alleged leaked messages from the star about his sex life.

BRUCE WILLIS now says not wearing a mask inside a Rite Aid this week was an error in judgment.

LORD OF THE RINGS: The Amazon series synopsis is revealed.

THE SAG AWARDS has been rescheduled to April 4, a week after the Grammy Awards moved to its previous date of March 14.

JESSICA CAMPBELL, the former actress best known for her role as Tammy Metzler in “Election” — died suddenly and unexpectedly last month.

BETTY WHITE preps for her 99th birthday.

MALCOLM & MARIE, starring John David Washington and Zendaya, has a trailer online.

THERE ARE two types of dog.

DOGS are the best.

INSIDE a kangaroo pouch.

THE FIVE AMERICANS: "I See The Light."

ALL SONGS CONSIDERED shares Courtney Barnett and Vagabon, Shame, Buke and Gase, and more.

ANDREW BIRD & JIMBO MATHUS share “Sweet Oblivion.”

WEYES BLOOD shares "Titanic Risen."

THE NATIONAL's Scott and Bryan Devendorf share “Brace Yourself.”

MATT BERNINGER talks to American Songwriter.

HISTORY PERSONIFIED: Lenny Kaye's Life in Music.

DAN WILSON (Trip Shakespeare, Semisonic) has become the latest in a string of stars selling their song catalogs.

PSYCHOBILLY: Qu'est-ce Que C'est?

NO TIME TO DIE is bound to move from its Easter weekend release of April 2 to some time in the fall.

MORBIUS, starring Jared Leto, has been delayed to late 2021 by Sony in the US. 

BRUCE WILLIS was asked to leave a Los Angeles Rite Aid on Monday after he refused to wear a mask.

VIN DIESEL shares an exclusive new look at the highly-anticipated F9, a.k.a. Fast & Furious 9.

THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE's plans for 2021.

A STRAY DOG greets devotees outside the temple.

LOOK, LOOK, a tiny human...

THE FAST & FURIOUS: Doggo edition.

More tomorrow, probably.

I SHOULD BE BACK TUES, but until then:

DAVID BOWIE's mid-career gets over three and a half hours of discussion and analysis on Political Beats today. Episode should drop sometime this morning. BONUS: Hear Bowie's 1998 covers of Lennon and Dylan.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at JanetJackson's first-ever chart-topper, the sleek and percussive dance jam "When I Think Of You."

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE? Wonder Woman 1984 threepeats with 3MM, down 45 percent; Croods: A New Age placed with 1.8MM, down 19 percent; News of the World showed with 1.24MM, down 27 percent.

SEX & THE CITY is coming back at HBOMax, minus Kim Catrell.

AN OTTER shows a human how to pet him.

THE SMITHEREENS: "Behind The Wall Of Sleep", Live on TheTube, 1987.

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS play a full set for Radio Milwaukee.

JOHN FOGERTY returns with "Weeping In The Promised Land."

VAGABON & COURTNEY BARNETT cover Karen Dalton's version of "Reason To Believe."

KINGS OF LEON return with "The Bandit" and "100,000 People."

NANCY SINATRA gets a lengthy tribute at the NME.

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS' Mike Cooley talks about the pandemic, Foghat, and more.

THE LONG WINTERS' John Roderick apologized for becoming "Bean Dad" on Twitter.

NEW ORDER'S 30 greatest tracks, according to The Guardian.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Huey Lewis And The News' bland smash "Stuck With You."

SHIA LaBEOUF & MARGARET QUALLEY have called it quits amid abuse allegations leveled at LeBeouf by FKA Twigs.

BRYAN CRANSTON shared his wishes for 2021, urging for more "forgiveness" and a change to the "cancel culture" era.

KEVIN SMITH unveiled the bleak ending for his "Snyder Cut" of Clerks.

JANE SEYMOUR talks about her divorces.

THE NIRVANA OF BEN AFFLECK: Stars! they're just like us!

MARION RAMSEY, best known for her portrayal of the sweet, squeaky-voiced Officer Laverne Hooks in the Police Academy franchise, died at 73.

ALEX TREBEK: The man and his legacy.

CHAOTIC Good Boy.

ANOTHER GOOD BOY waves to a fellow biker.

A HORSE gets tucked in.