THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with DAVID BOWIE! The 1980 Floor Show was really recorded live at the Marquee, circa October 1973. It aired on The Midnight Special the following month. Your…
Read MoreJULES SHEAR: "If She Knew What She Wants," unplugged on Unplugged, circa 1990. Check how he's holding his guitar. NICK LOWE plays unplugged for World Cafe. LEO KOTTKE & MIKE GORDON play…
Read MoreSPENCER DAVIS, the leader of a rock group under his name that had some of the most propulsive and enduring hits of the 1960s, including "Gimme Some Lovin'," "I'm a Man" and…
Read MoreTHE FOUNDATIONS: "Build Me Up, Buttercup" and "Baby, Now That I Found You" are your Twofer Tuesday. MARGO PRICE visits with World Cafe. JAMES BLAKE shares his Before EP. NICK CAVE shares…
Read MoreMADNESS: "It Must Be Love." NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Beabadoobee, Jeremy Ivey, Matt Berninger and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Kevin Morby, Osees, The Damned, and more. TOM PETTY:…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with JOE JACKSON! Live in Tokyo on1986, for the Big World tour. Your set list: One More Time, Wild West, Right & Wrong, You Can't Get What You…
Read MoreGUADALCANAL DIARY: From the "Where Are They Now?" file (and MTV's 120 Minutes), we have a semi-live take on "Watusi Rodeo." IDLES play for KEXP. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features Luluc, The Antlers, Squirrel…
Read MorePAVEMENT: "Cut Your Hair." NO BIG HAIR! THURSTON MOORE plays a set for Rolling Stone. SYLVAN ESSO visits with World Cafe. SHARON VAN ETTEN shares "Let Go." THE MOUNTAIN GOATS share "Picture…
Read MoreFEIST staples "Mushaboom" and "1 2 3 4" are your Twofer Tuesday. THE FLAMING LIPS play a Tiny Desk Concert. THE MAVERICKS perform songs En Español for World Cafe. ELTON JOHN: Hear…
Read MoreGLADYS KNIGHT is backed on "Midnight Train to Georgia" by Jack Black, Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr., through the magic of CGI, to promote Tropic Thunder back in 2008. NEW RELEASES:…
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