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THE LEFT BANKE: "Walk Away Renee."

NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to the Black Crowes, Kacey Musgraves, and more.

BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has the Dandy Warhols, Four Tet, and more.

COLD CAVE returns with "She Reigns Down."

BRUNO MARS reportedly has 50MM in gambling debts.

PAUL SIMON has an update about his hearing loss.

SUNO AI is coming for musicians, and Living Colour's Vernon Reid is concerned.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Kung Fu Panda 4 repeats atop the chart with 30MM on a leggy 48 percent drop, not surprising given the lack of family films at the cineplex. Dune: Part Two placed close behind with  29.1MM on a mere 37 percent drop.  Arthur the King shows with a 7.5MM debut.

GODZILLA x KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE is currently projected to open north of 45MM.

THE ROYALS: Rumors of Lady Rose Hanbury’s alleged affair with Prince William have resurfaced.  Kate Middleton will explain her health condition in due time.

ROBERT DOWNEY JR., on his journey to an Oscar.

DANIEL CRAIG is looking for money for Othello in the desert.

BILL MAHER fired CAA over an Oscars party snub.

DAVID SEIDLER, the Oscar-winning screenwriter behind 2010’s The King’s Speech, has died. He was 86.

GIRAFFE vs OSTRICH: Who You Got?

HE just wants some love before he eats your face?

A DOGGO seeing its best friend.

DUNE: Beware the sandcat.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY STARTS HERE:

...with JOE STRUMMER and THE POGUES!  People will be getting their drink and dance on today, so enjoy Joe, Shane and the band putting a Celtic spin on "London Calling" and "I Fought The Law" for St. Patrick's Day, 1988. Follow that up with the Dropkick Murphys' videos for "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" (which you may have heard in Martin Scorsese's The Departed) and "The Wild Rover."  Round it out with an Old Grey Whistle Test of my Fave Pogues songs, "Sally MacLennane" and a Shamrock Shake.

WEDNESDAY plays a Tiny Desk Concert.

COLD WAR KIDS, Live at Rockwood Music Hall.

WILLIE NELSON shares "The Border."

RIDE shares "Monaco."

BOECKNER (of Wolf Parade and Handsome Furs) shares “Dead Tourists.”

VAMPIRE WEEKEND shares "Classical."

BARRY ADAMSON (of the Bad Seeds and Magazine) shares "The Last Words of Sam Cooke."  Lady, you shot me!

THE HOLD STEADY's Almost Killed Me Turns 20.

WAXAHATCHEE, on Extracting the Magic out of the South.

ROGER DALTREY, on the one guitar he smashed.

THE IDES OF MARCH: The friendly stranger in the black sedan.

THE CROW remake has a trailer online.

LINDSAY LOHAN has returned to Hollywood... older and wiser?

THE ROYALS: William and Harry will attend the Diana Legacy awards, but their appearances will remain separate.

THE HOUSE OF MOUSE has made a lot of money driving Star Wars and the MCU into a ditch.

THE BEAR: Seasons 3 and 4 are filming back-to-back.

PIERCE BROSNAN pleaded guilty to stepping off a trail in a thermal area during a November visit to Yellowstone National Park, got caught after posting pictures online.

VALERIE BERTINELLI confirms she's dating again.

ORIGIN: The news around Ava DuVernay's latest movie just stays weird.

EMMA STONE & YORGOS LANTHIMOS will be back on big screens in June.

UNCUT GEMS, EX MACHINA, and HEREDITARY are all coming to IMAX screens.

A MAMA CAT shows off her kitten to a little girl.

A PANGOLIN, climbing a tree.

MEET THE COLUGO: The Flying Lemur That's Somewhere Between A Squirrel And A Bat.

DRAMARAMA give you "Anything, Anything" and a "Last Cigarette" for Twofer Thursday.

DEEPER plays World Cafe.

THE LEMON TWIGS share “A Dream is All I Know.”

SPLIT ENZ shares "Murder," a previously unreleased song that they played live a handful of times 45 years ago.

MITSKI covers Pete Seeger's “Coyote, My Little Brother.”

MANNEQUIN P*SSY, on complex femininity, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, religion, and more.

ANTHONY "BABY GAP" WALKER,  most famous for his work with The Gap Band, has died at age 60, following “complications from a neck surgery.”

ROMAN POLANSKI faces an August 2025 trial date for a rape lawsuit.

SYDNEY SWEENEY: Scream Queen? The early buzz for her turn in Immaculate is hot.

THE ROYALS: Kate Middleton's health status remains a mystery, even to some members of her own family.

OLIVIA MUNN reveals a breast cancer diagnosis.

X-MEN '97 showrunner Beau DeMayo has been fired just weeks before the premiere, for reasons unknown.

NICOLAS CAGE is kinda done with comic book movies.

STAR WARS: Patty Jenkins claims she's back on Rogue Squadron.

MICHAEL CULVER, a/k/a Captain Needa, whose failure to capture the fleeing Millennium Falcon results in Darth Vader force-choking him to death aboard a Star Destroyer, has died at 85.

A GALAPOGOS TORTOISE, getting skritches.

A BUFFALO saves a turtle.

BABY GOATS on aisle 6.

CAMELS: Why don't we do it in the road?

GUADALCANAL DIARY: From the "Where Are They Now?" file (and MTV's 120 Minutes), we have a semi-live take on "Watusi Rodeo."

THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN visits World Cafe.

JEFFREY SILVERSTEIN covers Chip Taylor, Steely Dan, Jim Ford and Tom T. Hall for a Lagniappe Session.

WAXAHATCHEE shares "365."

ELBOW shares "Good Blood Mexico City."

TOKYO POLICE CLUB shares a farewell single, "Just A Scratch" and "Catch Me If You Can."

NEIL YOUNG is returning to Spotify.

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN's payday for Oppenheimer is close to 100MM.  Is "The Prisoner" his next project?

READY PLAYER TWO? Or a sequel to Election?

NEVE CAMPBELL will return as Sidney Prescott for the next film in the Scream franchise.  Guess she's getting paid.

MADONNA threw the hot post-Oscars party.

JAKE LLOYD, the original Anakin Skywalker, was admitted to a mental health facility after suffering a psychotic break in March 2023.

SHARON STONE claims that legendary producer Robert Evans wanted her to sleep with a co-star.

KATE BECKINSALE was recently hospitalized.

MONKEY MAN has a trailer online.

SYDNEY SWEENEY gets the ultimate Slate treatment.

CURIOUS EMPEROR PENGUINS investigate a wildlife camera.

A DUCK with happy feet.

AN UNSUCCESSFUL Sneak Attack.

BLUE SWEDE: "Hooked on a Feeling," introduced by the late Don Kirshner. Ooga-Chucka.

NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Bleachers, Kim Gordon, and more.

BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Astrel K, Meatbodies, and more.

THE BLACK KEYS shares "This Is Nowhere."

BILLY IDOL shares a cover of Rose Royce's  "Love Don't Live Here Anymore."

KIM GORDON, on Barbie, Kurt Cobain, the presidential election, and much more.

LIAM GALLAGHER would rather spend time with his Thai rescue dog than go on tour.

SXSW: Bands are dropping out over festival sponsorships by the US Army and defense contractors.

THE OSCARS went to these folks. Congrats.  Here's the high point. Or maybe this was it.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Kung Fu Panda 4 tops the chart with 55MM, a strong opening and one likely to be leggy given the relative lack of family fare on big screens right now.  Dune: Part Two places with 44MM on a 47 percent drop, which is strong for a tentpole and roughly similar to what happened with Oppenheimer last year.  Imaginary shows with 9.3MM, which is a little below predictions, but against a 10MM budget, it's probably fine.

THE HOLDOVERS faces charges of plagiarism from screenwriter Simon Stephenson, whose credits include Pixar’s “Luca” and StudioCanal’s “Paddington 2.”

DAKOTA JOHNSON's candid comments about Madame Web aren't appreciated by Sony.

CHRISTOPHER WALKEN could have been Han Solo.

NATALIE PORTMAN is officially divorced from Benjamin Millepied.

THE BLUES BROTHERS: 44 things you may not know about the classic musical comedy.

STREAMING is the new basic cable.

THE RAZZIES went to these folks. Congrats?

A RUBBER COBRA is being used to teach orangutan orphans to fear snakes in the wild.

A POLAR BEAR with a new toy.

A HERON saves a fish instead of eating it.