THE KNACK: "Frustrated." NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to The Hold Steady, Katy Kirby, Adeline Hotel, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Tindersticks, Mogwai, The Fall, and more. THE BLACK ROOTS…
Read MoreTHE 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…
Read MoreHUSKER DU covers The Beatles' "Ticket to Ride," circa 1985. BOOTSY COLLINS visits with World Cafe. BARTEES STRANGE visits with World Cafe. CROWDED HOUSE shares "To The Island." ARAB STRAB shares "Here…
Read MoreJON PRATT: Pate's frontman plays "I Just Wanna Be Your's." DR. JOHN'S New Orleans Swamp: 1974 Television Special with The Meters, 1974. THE METERS: Live At The Bottom Line / Live At Showboat Lounge,…
Read MoreREDD KROSS play "Annie's Gone" and cover The Carpenters' "Yesterday Once More" for Twofer Tuesday. ALABASTER dePLUME plays a Lagniappe Session. NATHANIEL RATELIFF plays SNL. ANIKA PYLE streams Wild River. NICK LOWE: How…
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…
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