Karl Donnie Iris, regarded as Pittsburgh’s biggest hometown rock hero for a six-decade career that included hit singles like “The Rapper” (as a member of The Jaggerz) and “Ah! Leah!”, died Monday at 83. He had been fighting bladder cancer for three years. Eff cancer.
The Womack Sisters play KEXP.
Trinket shares “If Not Soon Then Now.”
MJ Lendeman covers Lambchop’s “Weakened.”
Glasvegas returns with “Degüello.”
Chvrches shares “Overthinker.”
Nine Perfect Lives shares “Die.”
David Bowie‘s unseen 1978 concert called ‘Stage’ is set to hit arenas as “global immersive experience” in 2027, made in collaboration with Brett Morgen.
The 200 Greatest Rock Songs of the Century, according to Rolling Stone (oh boy).
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The Friends cast held hands and cried around Matthew Perry’s casket at his funeral, a new Netflix documentary about the actor’s life reveals.
Hollywood Studios are pushing back against the California Film Commission’s diversity initiative designed to encourage more inclusive hiring on movies and TV series.
Jay-Z picks himself to headline the SuperBowl halftime show. Dick Cheney will appear as a hologram.
Noah Wyle speaks out on being named People‘s Sexiest Man Alive.
Christopher Lloyd reveals a decades-long struggle with addictions in his memoir.
Jennifer Lawrence rationalizing her new haircare brand is funny enough to be an episode of Aaron Sorkin’s old SportsNight show (in fact it was, with an unseen Michal Jordan).
Aaron Sorkin, on the demise of the mid-range-budget movie, and more.
Last Friday moves forward with Ice Cube writing and producing.
The Birds is being adapted as an HBO miniseries with Sarah Snook.
The Rotten Tomatoes-Metacritic Divergence.
Susan Saint James, the Emmy-winning actress who starred opposite Rock Hudson in “McMillan & Wife” and Jane Curtin in the CBS sitcom “Kate & Allie,” died Monday in Los Angeles after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was 80. Eff cancer.
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Cats & Dogs, living together… (Halloween-themed)
A Toddler picks his puppy.
Smol Dog, Big Toy.
