THE RAVEONETTES' 2011 video for 2001's "The Christmas Song. NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork has Sigur Rós, Winston C.W.,and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Lost Horizons, King Hannah, Ghost Power, and more. ROBIN GUTHRIE &…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with A CHRISTMAS SHINDIG! The full episode has gone dark, but still-available clips from 1964 include The Beach Boys' "Dance, Dance, Dance," Bobby Sherman and Donna Loren singing "Keep…
Read MoreTHE RAMONES: "Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight)." SIGN O' THE TIMES: An 8-part podcast. JAKE NAME covers Legendary Pink Dots, Ween, Jimi Hendrix, and more for a Lagniappe Session. BARRY GIBB: The…
Read MoreU2 cover "Merry Christmas, Baby (Please Come Home)." THE BETHS visit World Cafe. OWEN PALLETT visits World Cafe. THE NATIONAL's Matt Berninger covers The Velvet Underground's "I'm Waiting For The Man." THE HOLD STEADY…
Read MoreJON PRATT returns with "Setting Suns and Englishmen." BEABABADOOBEE plays for World Cafe from her childhood bedroom. CORDOVAS play for (and frontman Joe Firstman visits with) World Cafe. COURTNEY BARNETT & PHOEBE…
Read MoreTHE WHO: "I'm A Boy." NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork wil point you to Smashing Pumpkins, Bad Bunny, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Young Marble Giants, Cindy, Jarvis Cocker, and more. PHOEBE BRIDGERS…
Read MoreTHE HOLIDAY WEEKEND STARTS HERE… with FAVES 2020. I occasionally hear from folks who want to know what music — from among all of the posts I do here — I recommend. To some…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE REPLACEMENTS! The original quartet, opening for X in Mpls in October '83. Your setlist includes: "I'm In Trouble," "Kids Don't Follow," a lounge version of "F***…
Read MoreBUT STILL SOME THURSDAY THINGS: BILLY PAUL: "Me and Mrs. Jones." Got a thing going on. ADRIENNE LENKER played a Tiny Desk Concert from Home. OWEN PALLETT played a Tiny Desk Concert…
Read MoreMARTI JONES & TIM LEE (The Windbreakers) cover The dB's classic, "Neverland." With Beatle Bob cameo. DEHD plays for World Cafe. JOSH RITTER visited The Current. PETER, BJORN AND JOHN share a…
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