THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE B-52s! The quirky combo from Athens, GA, has had a long and storied career, but we'll stick to the early stuff this weekend. So, from the self-titled…
Read MoreISSAC HAYES croons "Walk On By". FUTURE TEENS stream their Breakup Season. THE AMAZONS visit World Cafe. BARNS COURTNEY visits The Current. JENN CHAMPION does a synth-pop version of Weezer's "Undone – The…
Read MoreTHE GODFATHERS: "Birth, School, Work, Death." Post-Labor Day, school starting… we got the middle covered. FUTURE ISLANDS unveiled seven new songs on tour. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Jenny Hval,…
Read MoreEARTH WIND & FIRE: The fish, the barrel, the smoking gun. NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork can point you to Lana Del Rey, Whitney, Joan Shelley, and more. Stereogum can direct you to the…
Read MoreTHE LABOR DAY WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with CHEAP TRICK, live at ChicagoFest '81! Can you honestly tell me you forgot? Forgot the magnetism of Robin Zander, or the charisma of Rick Nielsen?…
Read MoreDR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW: "Cover of the Rolling Stone." A fairly deranged live version. BOBBY RUSH visits the Paste Studio. IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE is visited by World Cafe. PETE YORN…
Read MoreSHOCKING BLUE: She's your "Venus." FILTHY FRIENDS visit KEXP. EZRA FURMAN visits KEXP. SERATONES visit WFUV Live. !!! shares a video for "Couldn't Have Known." IGGY POP on his long career, the…
Read MoreCROWDED HOUSE, which hit the Top Ten twice in 1987 with "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Something So Strong," are your Twofer Tuesday. ARCTIC MONKEYS and Wild Child play Austin City Limits.…
Read MoreEVERCLEAR: "A.M. Radio." Because my brother's Pinto said so. SPOON plays the Forest Hills Stadium. SUNFLOWER BEAN plays the Forest Hills Stadium. WAND visits KEXP. CHROMATICS share a video covering Jackson C. Frank’s…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with GRAM PARSONS! As a member of both The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, and as a solo artist, Parsons anticipated the so-called country rock of the…
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