TANYA ROBERTS: Reports of her death (from her rep) were greatly exaggerated. 2021 already looking up. LOVE TRACTOR plows through "Paint" and "Fun To Be Happy" in Athens, GA, circa 1983, for…
Read MoreJON PRATT greets the new year with a vintage guitar and vintage song, "Girl of My Dreams." SYLVAN ESSO plays for World Cafe. BARTEES STRANGE virtually visits The Current. BRANIDI CARLILE collaborated…
Read MoreTHE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY STARTS HERE: …with THE BEAT FARMERS! Making a tradition of this more sober than usual, professionally-shot, early BF gig recorded at Universal Studios, including "There She Goes Again" (VU); "Road…
Read MoreKEVIN BACON plays Radiohead's "Creep" for his pet goats. THE 50 BEST ALBUMS of 2020, according to NPR. AARON DESSNER talks about collaborating with Taylor Swift on evermore. PAUL HEATON (Housemartins, The…
Read MoreST VINCENT covers The Beatles' "Martha My Dear." BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has the Best Reissues, Box Sets and Compilations of 2020. COACHELLA is posting videos of past performances. CHVRCHES: Lauren Mayberry explains how…
Read MoreWEEKEND BOX OFFICE? Wonder Woman 1984 posted a record result for the pandemic since theaters reopened in late August, with 16.7MM domestic and 85MM worldwide. The first Wonder Woman opened to 103.2MM. No…
Read MoreTHE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY STARTS HERE: … with CHRIS ISAAK, live at Universal Studios. Your holiday-themed numbers include "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Hey, Santa," "Last Month of the Year," "Blue Christmas," and "Christmas on…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with ELTON JOHN! Half of a live show captured by the OGWT on Christmas Eve, 1974. Your setlist includes: "Grimsby" (incomplete), "Rocket Man," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," "Daniel,"…
Read MoreEURYTHMICS'. Dave Stewart declares "Christmas is For Lovers". THE WATERBOYS' Mike Scott visits World Cafe. ASHLEY RAY plays a Tiny Desk Concert from home. DJANGO DJANGO plays "Asking For More" and "Hail…
Read MoreDARLENE LOVE's final "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)" for Letterman. LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE, Vols. 1 & 2: A Vintage Holiday Mixtape. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features lovely Ludwig Van. LANA…
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