YUCK dropped a possibly nsfw clip for "Get Away" from their debut LP.

WYE OAK played DC's Black Cat Friday night; you can stream the gig, along with the opening set from Lower Dens.

OF MONTREAL: Kevin Barnes brings converation and live tracks to the World Cafe.

VILLAGERS did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter.

WOODEN BIRDS also did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter.

SIMON & GARFUNKEL: "I Am a Rock" on French TV.

THE BEACH BOYS: Decades after its initial recording, Capital Records is set to release The Smile Sessions in three versions -- a double-CD set, an iTunes album and a limited-edition boxed set with four CDs, two vinyl LPs, two vinyl singles and a 60-page book written by Beach Boys historian Dominic Priore.

J MASCIS talks to The Guardian about his new solo LP and the young bucks he sees as the heirs to his heroically sloppy guitar-slinging legacy.

BILLY BRAGG talks to the New York Times about soul music and touring with Mavis Staples.

SXSW: The Pitchfork Guide to the fest, plus five reasons to tune in and stories to watch.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Battle: Los Angeles tops the chart with 36 million against a 70 million budget, which likely means it will depend on overseas markets for any profit. Rango dropped an okay 39 percent to the second slot with 23 million; next weekend wll likely show whether the lizard has legs. Little Red Riding Hood debuted in the third slot with 14.1 million, a sketchy start give a 42 million budget. The Adjustment Bureau dropped 46 percent to the fourth slot with 11.5 million, which is not leggy, though it will still likely profit before going to video. Mars Needs Moms rounds out the Top Five with a paltry 6.8 million against a 150 million budget, which qualifies as bomb territory.

CHARLIE SHEEN got public career advice from Alec Baldwin (who dishes about himself, too), while Sheen's live tour sold out in 18 minutes.

JAKE GYLLENHAAL's SXSW premiere overshadowed by a strange story involving a camera and a men's room.

MAD MEL UPDATE: Oksana Grigorieva will file a civil lawsuit against Gibson, likely alleging battery, emotional distress and defamation. If she does, Gibson will counter-sue for extortion.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE & JESSICA BIEL: More on their breakup.

MICHAEL MADSEN is sought by police in connection with 570K in allegedly unpaid support payments.

RICHARD HATCH, Survivor's first winner, is headed back to prison.

QUENTIN TARANTINO is suing his neighbors after he finally had enough of the 'blood-curdling screams' made by their pet parrots.

WOODY ALLEN talks to The Guardian about his career, his controversial marriage, the three children he lost in a custody battle, and his desire to work again with Diane Keaton.

IRAN is using "child soldiers" to suppress anti-government demonstrations, a tactic that could breach international law forbidding the use of underage combatants.

LIBYA: The hint of radicalization - religious or something more nihilist - gathers as the momentum in the three-week conflict clearly shifts to the forces of one of the world's most bizarre leaders.

AFGHANISTAN: Pres. Karzai called for an end to NATO operations. The senate said ISAF should delay the turnover of security to Afghan troops.

JAPAN: The nuclear fallout from the earth-moving quake and tsunami is likely not a big deal, according to MIT Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering Ron Ballinger. What the Japanese earthquake has proved is that even the oldest containment structures can withstand the impact of one of the largest earthquakes in recorded history. More explanation from Nature. Meanwhile, here's a completely freaky first-person video of the tsunami.

A SLOW LORIS with a tiny umbrella.

MARU the BOX CAT survived the Japanese tsunami.

KILLER SHRIMP are invading the British Isles.

HEY, IS THAT A MARMOSET in your bra, or... oh.

VANNA the CAT travels 5000 miles to a new home, thanks to Farkers.