Month February 2026

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with ARETHA FRANKLIN, Live in Stockholm, 1968! The "Lady Soul" concert was broadcast on Swedish TV, including: "There's No Business Like Show Business," "Come Back To Me," "Satisfaction," "Don't…

CANDIE PAYNE brings her updated Northern Soul sound on "I Wish I Could Have Loved You More." JOSH RITTER plays WFUV. GUIDED BY VOICES shares “We Outlast Them All.”  And they still got it!…

FLAMING GROOVIES "Shake Some Action," circa 1987. SOCCER MOMMY plays a mini-concert for World Cafe.  COURTNEY BARNETT shares  “Mantis” and “Sugar Plum.”  BUCK MEEK asks "Can I Mend It?"  THE MENZINGERS shares…

THE FEELIES: The Jonathan Demme-directed "Away" and a live take on "Deep Fascination" for Twofer Tuesday. JAY SOM plays KEXP.  KING TUFF shares "Invisible ink." Aw, yeah.  HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF…

BLAKE BABIES' fab cover of the Grass Roots' "Temptation Eyes."  Saw 'em open for Game Theory, many moons ago. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Liz Cooper, Peaches, and more.  BILL'S…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with OTIS REDDING!  Otis and the Bar-Kays crank up the energy to 11 for a Ready Steady Go special, crashing through "Satisfaction,"  "My Girl" and "Respect," then "Shake" morphing into "Land of a…

DEAN & BRITTA: Today just seemed good for "Words You Used to Say." U2 released a surprise EP for Ash Wednesday. They say there's an album coming which wll be different.  YOUNG…

THE FOUR TOPS: Levi Stubbs works up a sweat on live French TV, belting out a supercharged "I'll Be There." KATHLEEN EDWARDS plays WFUV.  HORSEGIIRL shares "Only The Best."  CHVRCHES covers the…

THE WALKER BROTHERS play "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" and "Make It Easy On Yourself" for Twofer Tuesday. LUCINDA WILLIAMS visits World Cafe.  KEVIN MORBY shares "Javelin."  FLATLAND CAVALRY shares “On and…

THE KNACK: "Frustrated." NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to the Nude Party, Jill Scott, and more.  BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Cardinals, Wall of Voodoo, and more.  STEREOLAB put its tour single…