THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

... with VALENTINE'S DAY: I've never been a big Valentine's Day guy, but I have always liked The Replacements' "Valentine" and Elvis Costello's cover of "My Funny Valentine."  Beyond that, my thoughts typically drift to the Velvet Underground's "I'll Be Your Mirror," The Beatles' "In My Life," and the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows." I think it's probably very difficult to write a straight-ahead, universal love song, and these three are great.

ALL AWAY LOU is streaming her debut album, Things Will Change.

THE LUMINEERS play KEXP.

50 FOOT WAVE returns after 17 years with "Staring Into The Sun."

IAN McDONALD, a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter best known for his co-founding roles in both King Crimson and Foreigner, died Wednesday at the age of 75.

THE OPPOSING VIEW:  Ever Fallen In Love? Love Stinks. Love Hurts. Love Will Tear Us Apart. Only Love Can Break Your Heart. And don't forget to give me back my black t-shirt (nsfw)

THE 100 BEST LOVE SONGS, according to The Telegraph.

THE TOP 50 LOVE SONGS, as measured by Billboard.

VH-1's 40 Awesomely Bad Love Songs.

THE WORST LOVE SONGS, according to faculty members of the University of St. Thomas’ Music Department.

NINE SONGS ABOUT SEEING YOUR EX MAKING OUT, courtesy of The A.V. Club. A hardy perennial.

SNOOP DOGG is being sued for the alleged sexual assault and battery of a woman in California in 2013.

JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION has a trailer online.

LORD OF THE RINGS: Inside Amazon's The Rings of Power.

THE ROYALS: Queen Elizabeth II is under observation after her son Prince Charles tested positive for COVID-19. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall is set to be named Queen Consort when Charles takes the throne.

CHEER star Jerry Harris pleads guilty in a child pr0n case.

DOLLYWOOD employees looking to further their education will soon be eligible for free tuition, books and fees for select programs. 

SETH ROGEN: Hollywood should stop trying to make everyone care about the Oscars.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST prequel is put on hold at the House of Mouse.

DR. PHIL's set is toxic, say current and former employees.

BURYING THE LEDE: Paddington 3 is happening, with production expected to start by the end of the year.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: Happy birthday to the 16th President of the United States. Even if you saw the Spielberg biopic, here are two things you may not have known about Honest Abe: (1) he was an early adopter of the telegraph; and (2) he once sported a punky haircut.  

A SEA LION in training.

A QUOKKA, having breakfast.

A DOGGO goes back for seconds on the slide.