I MAY TAKE VETERANS' DAY OFF, SO: THE WRECK of the EDMUND FITZGERALD: The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee. This is the…
Read MoreCHEAP TRICK: "I Can't Take It." An overlooked gem. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHTSWEATS play World Cafe. BIG STAR: Jody Stephens was joined by Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan, The dB's Chris Stamey,…
Read MoreSHARON JONES and the DAP-KINGS: The video for "100 Days, 100 Nights" was directed by Adam Elias Buncher, who achieved the old skool look using two vintage TV cameras bought on eBay for 50…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with NEIL YOUNG! Live on the Beeb, circa '71. Your setlist includes: "Out on the Weekend," "Old Man," "Journey Thru the Past," "Heart of Gold," "Don't Let…
Read MoreDUSTY SPRINGFIELD: "I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself." GEESE plays KEXP. LUCY DACUS plays "VBS" for Fallon. U2 returns with "Your Song Saved My Life." JENNY LEWIS returns with…
Read MoreTRANSLATOR is "Everywhere That I'm Not," including the "Where Are They Now?" file. NATION OF LANGUAGE plays KEXP. STRAND OF OAKS: Timothy Showalter brings live tracks to World Cafe. SPIRITUALIZED shares "Always Together…
Read MoreTHAT PETROL EMOTION: "Big Decision." Add Devo's "Freedom of Choice" for an election-themed Twofer Tuesday. THE WAR ON DRUGS plays a Tiny Desk Concert and CBS This Morning. Adam Granduciel talks to…
Read MoreTHE BOOMTOWN RATS: "I Don't Like Mondays," live at the Secret Policemen's Other Ball. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to The War on Drugs, Bat Fangs, Lily Konigsberg and more. BILL'S INDIE…
Read MoreTHE HALLOWEEN WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …STREAMING FROM THE CASTLE EAST! This fan-made 1973 video for "The Monster Mash" is today's must-see clip (natch. The covers by Bootsy Collins and Buckethead, The Bonzo…
Read MoreTHE MEMBERS: "Working Girl," from the "Where Are They Now?" file. THE MOUNTAIN GOATS: John Darnielle plays a Tiny Desk Concert. WILCO covers The Beatles' “Dig A Pony” and “Don’t Let Me…
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