THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with THE B-52s!  The quirky combo from Athens, GA, has had a long and storied career, but we'll (mostly) stick to the early stuff this weekend.  So, from the self-titled debut, classics "Planet Claire," "Rock Lobster,"  "Lava," and "Dance This Mess Around." And from the sophomore LP, Wild Planet, "Party Out of Bounds," "Give Me Back My Man", "Private Idaho" and "Dirty Back Road."  BONUS: "Song For A Future Generation," because it's the first song I heard them play live. DOUBLE BONUS: "Deadbeat Club," because get off my lawn.

FONTAINES DC plays World Cafe.

THE CHAMELEONS plays KEXP.

TOUCHE AMORE shares "Hal Ashby."

ADA LEA shares “come on, baby! be a good girl for the camera.”

THE THE: Matt Johnson on the first LP in 24 years, his brush with death, and more.

CALLAHAN & WITSCHER, on their first foray into pop music.

CHILD STAR: Demi Lovato's documentary has a trailer online.

MEGALOPOLIS has a new (presumably not AI-generated) trailer online. (It's looking at a projected 5MM opening against a 120MM budget.)

LADY GAGA on Joker 2, getting engaged, and returning to Pop.

NEON's Banner Year and Rivalry with A24.

STEROIDS and Hollywood's Drive for Super(hero)-Perfection.

MICHAEL KEATON has chosen family over work.  And he wants you to call him by his real name.

LORD OF THE RINGS: Amazon's Rings of Power viewership has halved this season.

TIGERS On Ice.

STRANGE SEA CREATURE Caught On Camera.

DOGS & CATS, living together...

OF MONTREAL, backing actor Paul Rudd and actor-director David Wain on Boston's classic "More Than A Feeling."

THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN shares "Pop Seeds."

MJ LENDERMAN shares "Wristwatch."

IVY shares “All I Ever Wanted,” which they started with the late Adam Schlesinger.

THE WAR ON DRUGS covers Tom Petty's "You Wreck Me."

PERFUME GENIUS joined THE KNOCKS on a cover of Bronski Beat's "Smalltown Boy."

HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF covers Marcy Playground's "Sex and Candy."

BRIAN MAY had a mild stroke, but can still play the guitar.

SOFT KILL, on returning to home base in Chicago.

JOKER 2 is barely fresh at Rotten Tomatoes on early reviews.

ALYSON HANNIGAN wants a HIMYM spinoff.

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON: Tom Glynn-Carney, who plays Aegon, has some predictions.And George R.R. Martin has gripes.

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: Alison Brie is the villain.

NAOMI CAMPBELL & ANNA WINTOUR: Catfight on the catwalk?

TWILIGHT, but as told by Edward, is coming to Netflix.

A TALE Of Two Tim Burtons.

'RUSSIAN SPY WHALE" was apparently shot to death.

ELEPHANTS protect a kid attacked by her sibling.

WHEN BEST FRIENDS MEET after FaceTiming.

ISSAC HAYES croons "Walk On By".

DR DOG visits World Cafe.

MT EERIE shares “I Walk,” and “Broom Of Wind.”

SLEATER-KINNEY shares "Here Today."

THE CURE's Roger O’Donnell revealed he has been diagnosed with “a very rare and aggressive form of lymphoma.”

OASIS: Noel Gallagher points out the flaws in all their - and his - records.

MJ LENDERMAN on great expectations.

AL JARDINE will tour with Brian Wilson's band.

ELTON JOHN has a serious eye infection that's left him with limited vision in one eye.

DAVID GILMOUR on his new LP,  his eternal war with Roger Waters, the possibility of selling the band’s catalog, and more.

NIGHTBITCH has a trailer online.

BENNIFER: The divorce could get ugly, as the couple has no prenup.

NEIL GAIMAN's Netflix series was canceled after abuse allegations.

THE LIFE OF CHUCK: A Vanity Fair First Look.

DEMI MOORE: Call it a comeback?

THE ROYALS: Prince Harry has no interest in returning to royal duties.

BRITNEY SPEARS confirms her biopic is not in development.

STEVE BUSCEMI intervened after a fight outside an Irish pub.

SYDNEY SWEENEY is excited for more Euphoria.

RACCOONS lining up at the drive-thru.

SUGAR GLIDERS make the leap, sort of.

AN ELEPHANT takes up the drum.

EARTH WIND & FIRE: The fish, the barrel, the smoking gun.

NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Cold Gawd, Los Bitchos, and more.

BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Fastbacks, Seefeel, and more.

NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS: Wild God is online.

DUSTER dropped a surprise album, In Dreams.

PRIMAL SCREAM shares "Deep Dark Waters."

OASIS warns that gig tickets resold at inflated prices will be cancelled. BONUS: The deluxe reissue of Definitely Maybe.

PUBLIC ENEMY: Chuck D's work for the State department.

AFTER ADELE: The end of the diva?

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Justin Bieber's scathing acoustic breakup ballad "Love Yourself," which was mostly written by Ed Sheeran.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Deadpool & Wolverine continued to top the chart with 15.1MM on a 17 percent drop over the traditionally slow Labor Day weekend.  Alien: Romulus placed with 9.3MM on a 43 percent drop.  It Ends With Us showed with 7.4MM on a 36 percent drop. (The numbers were all a notch higher over a 4-day window.)

THE SUMMER BOX OFFICE: Are theaters back, baby?

WINONA RYDER on Beetlejuice, Gena Rowlands, short attention spans, and more.

ANNA TAYLOR-JOY would like to star in a live-action Frozen.

IAN McKELLEN has been approached to play Gandalf in Andy Serkis's LOTR films.

GARY OLDMAN on Slow Horses, not getting Royal recognition, and more.

RICHARD GERE, on Pretty Woman.

GEORGE R.R. MARTIN intends to blog about his gripes with House of the Dragon instead of finishing The Winds of Winter.

JOHN MAGARY on the Art of Editing.

JAMES DARREN, the former teen idol and pop singer who played the dreamy surfer Moondoggie in three Gidget movies before starring on television on The Time Tunnel and T.J. Hooker, died Monday. He was 88.

A DOG heard "park" while napping.

A HORSE sees a donkey for the first time.

A FENNEC FOX and a CAT reunite.

THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND STARTS (EARLY) HERE:

...with CHEAP TRICK, live at ChicagoFest '81!  Can you honestly tell me you forgot? Forgot the magnetism of Robin Zander, or the charisma of Rick Nielsen? Your set list includes: "Stop This Game," Hello There," "I Want You to Want Me," "On Top of the World," "Reach Out," "Baby Loves to Rock," "Gonna Raise Hell," "Dream Police," "Ain't That a Shame," "Surrender," "Just Got Back," "Day Tripper" and "Goodnight." You can access the individual songs from the link, or let the whole thing roll.

THE FELICE BROTHERS play a mini-concert at World Cafe.

CAMERA OBSCURA plays KEXP.

THE SMILE shares “Zero Sum” and “Foreign Spies.”

BRYAN FERRY returns after more than a decade with "Star."

KIM DEAL goes solo with "Crystal Breath."

CARIBOU returns with "Come Find Me."

SPRINGSTEEN covers Jesse Malin's “She Don’t Love Me Now.”

JASON ISBELL covers Tom Petty's “You’re Gonna Get It.”

MENZINGERS shares "Second City."

OASIS: The reunion reportedly will include Bonehead.  ALSO:  The most damaging pop-cultural force in recent British history?

BILLY CORGAN and his wife are expecting their third child.

NICOLE KIDMAN defends acting in blockbusters.

MICHAEL KEATON, on why returning to Beetlejuice was warranted. And on the movie where he sucked.

TIM BURTON, on why Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis were left out of the Beetlejuice sequel.

SIGOURNEY WEAVER will appear in The Mandalorian and Grogu.

RUMOURS has a trailer online.

GWYNETH PALTROW takes her first non-MCU movie role since... Mortdecai.

HEATHER GRAHAM on being estranged from her parents.

GREMLINS: A Special Effects Oral History.

CAT vs SNAKE: Who You Got?

MAMA DUCK vs HERON: Who You Got?

RESCUING A DOGGO from the rapids.