THE REPLACEMENTS: Paul and Tommy played "Alex Chilton" on The Tonight Show, returning to the Peacock after getting banned from SNL.  Lorne Michaels only held that grudge for 28 years.  BONUS: Here are those infamous performances of "B^astards of Young" and "Kiss Me on the Bus."

THE GENERATIONALS are advance streaming Alix.

THE ROSEBUDS perform in the KEXP studio.

THE MURDER CITY DEVILS shake the KEXP walls with a live in-studio performance.

HALEY BONAR plays live at the Minnesota State Fair.

ARTHUR BROWN is the god of hellfire... and he brings you "Fire!" It's a crazy world.

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS' John darnielle has a novel published; io9 has an excerpt.

ALT J: Keyboardist Gus Unger-Hamilton talks to Stereogum about making their new LP, sampling Miley Cyrus, and soldiering on as a trio.

THE REPLACEMENTS, played for someone who's never heard them.

ABBEY ROAD Cam.

GWYNETH PALTROW reportedly is converting to Judaism.

RAY RICE: A law enforcement official says he sent a video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee to an NFL executive three months ago, while league officers have insisted they didn't see the violent images until this week.

JOAN RIVERS underwent an unplanned throat biopsy that reportedly cut off her air supply.

TAYLOR SWIFT believes Katy Perry is a thief, which is the reported basis of their feud.

LIV TYLER is expecting her second child.

SHIA LeBEOUF admitted guilt in is disorderly conduct case.

RICHARD KIEL, best known for his role as the Bond villain "Jaws" in the 007 movies The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker, has died at 74.

9/11: The first five minutes of CNN coverage. I came out of the shower, saw the second plane hit on NBC, and knew had had to contact my boss, whose daughter lived in NYC. There is still a lot of crazy stuff going on around the country and the world as a result, so consider taking a moment to watch and remember

RUSSIA carried out a successful test of its new Bulava intercontinental nuclear missile on Wednesday and will perform two more test launches in October and November, the head of its naval forces said.

LIBYA: Islamist militias continued their onslaught in Warshefana in an attempt to capture it; at least 43 people, mainly civilians, have been killed by shelling since Sept. 7.

THE ISLAMIC STATE: President Obama announced the United States will lead a “broad coalition” to defeat the Islamic State "wherever they exist"  through air strikes and support for military partners on the ground.

IRAQ: The NYT's Baghdad bureau chief recently did a Reddit Ask Me Anything, in which he stated that "after 2011 the administration basically ignored the country, and when officials spoke about what was happening there they were often ignorant of the reality."

A BABY BEAR makes for an unusual golf hazard.

AN ANCIENT SWAMP PIG with a huge pout has been named after Mick Jagger. No word on its moves.

KING LEO the CAT looks to shed some of his 23 pounds.

MUTANT BACTERIA thrives on radioactive waste.