THE NASHVILLE TEENS, with a stompin' cover of "Tobacco Road." SPENCER KRUG plays KEXP. METALLICA's "Sad But True," covered by Jason Isbell, St. Vincent and Sam Fender. STEVE GUNN shares "Other You" and…
Read MoreTHE KINKS: "Last of the Steam Powered Trains" and "Picture Book," circa 1969, from the album The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, for Twofer Tuesday. DINOSAUR JR plays KEXP. LORD HURON virtually…
Read MoreBO DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS: "Billy, Don't Be a Hero," from the Summer of '74. Workin' the Elvis jumpuit look. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Lucy Dacus, The Mountain Goats,…
Read More…with THREE DOG NIGHT! Once again, I'm enjoying the guilty pleasure of "Eli's Coming" with fellow fans of the late, lamented SportsNight. That, along with memories of The Service's cover of "Shambala"…
Read MoreJON PRATT: Pate's frontman covers the Minutemen's "This Ain't No Picnic" on the banjo. LIZ PHAIR plays a Tiny Desk (Home) Concert. CROWDED HOUSE: Neil Finn visits World Cafe. NEKO CASE covers Roky…
Read MoreTHE MUSIC EXPLOSION: "Little Bit O'Soul." CAR SEAT HEADREST covers Bowie, the Who, NIN, and Kate Bush on a new EP. BOB DYLAN: Episode 11 of Pretty Good Stuff is Cali-themed. NPR has…
Read MoreGARY WRIGHT will always be known as the "Dreamweaver," but add "Love is Alive" (with More Cowbell) and you have Twofer Tuesday. NEIL YOUNG: The third part of his career (1980–2021), spanning…
Read MoreSTEAM: The one-hit wonder with a synced take on "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye." NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Kings of Convenience, Catenary Wires, Covey, and more. BILL'S…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with POWER POP (REDUX)! For whatever reason, I have considered Summer the ideal season for gems like Badfinger's "No Matter What" (which Pate covered on occasion) and…
Read MoreTHE FIVE AMERICANS: "I See The Light." DJANGO DJANGO visits World Cafe. MEN I TRUST play a Tiny Desk Concert. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN joins THE KILLERS on "Dustland." SHANNON & THE CLAMS share…
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