Polar Vortex Survival Weekend 2 Things.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN breaks out a 12-string to cover Jackie DeShannon's "When You Walk in the Room," which was also a hit for The Searchers. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Clap…
Read MoreBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN breaks out a 12-string to cover Jackie DeShannon's "When You Walk in the Room," which was also a hit for The Searchers. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Clap…
Read MoreVALENTINE'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…
Read MoreJOHN HIATT: It's been a "Slow Turning." MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO plays a Tiny Desk Concert. COOL GHOULS share “The Way I Made You Cry” and “Helpless Circumstance.” The former has an early Rundgren…
Read MoreLEONARD COHEN plays "So Long, Marianne," circa 1979. MARY WILSON, the force that held the Supremes together through the episodes of tragedy and internal strife that marked the history of the most…
Read MoreR.E.M., playing "Radio Free Europe" and "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" for their network TV debut … and Twofer Tuesday. LOCAL NATIVES play WFUV Live. MARISSA NADLER covers Johnny & Santo's "Sleep…
Read MoreDUSTY SPRINGFIELD covers "People Get Ready." NEW RELEASES: Paste points you to Foo Fighters, Sun June, The Staves, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Oh-OK, the Weather Station, TV Priest, and more.…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with JAMES BROWN! The Godfather of Soul, y'all, with his star time from the T.A.M.I. Show in 1964; your setlist includes "Out of Sight", "Prisoner of Love", "Please,…
Read MoreTALKING HEADS: A vintage clip of "Psycho Killer" from the OGWT. LOCAL NATIVES: Wide Eyes, Airplanes and Stranger Things. UNEARTHED, VOL. 14: The Boarding House has plenty of bootleg jams. JULIEN BAKER's "Favor"…
Read MoreTHE DAY THE MUSIC DIED. It's the anniversary of the passing of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson in a plane crash outside Clear Lake, IA, and it…
Read MoreFirst D.J.: "Rise and shine, campers and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cooooold out there today." Second D.J.: "It's cold out there every day. What is this, Miami Beach?" First D.J.:…
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