U2: "Pride" and "MLK." Crushingly obvious. Have a dream. PHIL SPECTOR, convicted murderer and one of the most influential and successful record producers in rock ’n’ roll, who generated a string of…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with ECHO and the BUNNYMEN! Live at the Royal Albert Hall, circa July 1983. Your setlist includes: "Going Up," "With A Hip" and "All That Jazz"; "All My Colours (Zimbo)" and "Silver";…
Read MoreTHE BOOMTOWN RATS: "Someone's Looking At You." THE AVALANCHES visit with World Cafe. ARLO McKINLEY visits with World Cafe. JULIEN BAKER shares "Hardline," the opening track from her new album. SHAKIRA has become the…
Read MoreTHE FIVE AMERICANS: "I See The Light." ALL SONGS CONSIDERED shares Courtney Barnett and Vagabon, Shame, Buke and Gase, and more. ANDREW BIRD & JIMBO MATHUS share “Sweet Oblivion.” WEYES BLOOD shares "Titanic Risen."…
Read MoreSMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES: "Tears of a Clown." Originally released in 1967, but it didn't become a hit until 1970. Sometimes, a hit takes time. RICHARD SWIFT: Live at SXSW, March 20,…
Read MoreI SHOULD BE BACK TUES, but until then: DAVID BOWIE's mid-career gets over three and a half hours of discussion and analysis on Political Beats today. Episode should drop sometime this morning.…
Read MoreTHE SMITHEREENS: "Behind The Wall Of Sleep", Live on TheTube, 1987. THE MOUNTAIN GOATS play a full set for Radio Milwaukee. JOHN FOGERTY returns with "Weeping In The Promised Land." VAGABON & COURTNEY…
Read MoreTAKING A MOMENT. I should be back tomorrow. Here's an eagle.
Read MoreTANYA ROBERTS, the breathy-voiced actress who found fame in the 1980s as a detective on "Charlie's Angels" and as a brave earth scientist in the James Bond film "A View to a…
Read MoreTANYA 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…
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