THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: ….wtih THE PRETENDERS! Circa 1981, via one of Pate's two fab drummers, Jon Hahn. Your setlist includes "The Wait," "The Adultress," "Message of Love/Louie Louie," "Talk of the…
Read MoreTHE DEL-LORDS: "How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live? GUSTER advance streams Look Alive. AARON LEE TASJAN brings a mid-60s feel to to a Tiny Desk Concert. AURORA stops…
Read MoreSPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME has a trailer online. CAROL CHANNING, whose incandescent performances as the gold-digging Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and the matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello, Dolly! made…
Read MoreGUIDED BY VOICES: Technically, the clip for "Auditorium" and "Motor Away" is Twofer Tuesday, but since it runs just about 3 minutes, I'll toss in "My Valuable Hunting Knife" as a bonus.…
Read MoreLIZ PHAIR: "Jealousy." It sneers like she does. J MASCIS stops by the World Cafe. PEDRO THE LION plays a Microshow at 7th St Entry. THE LONG RYDERS share their first new song…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with R.E.M.! Live in Germany circa 1985, more complete than what has previously turned up on the Tube. Songs include "Feeling Gravity's Pull," "Harbourcoat," "Sitting Still," "Maps &…
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. KURT VILE plays and chats up…
Read MoreTHE SMITHEREENS: "Behind The Wall Of Sleep", Live on TheTube, 1987. SHAKEY GRAVES, Live at Newport. LARKIN POE stops by The Current for a chat and mini-set. RUBBLEBUCKET plays the World Cafe.…
Read MoreLOVE TRACTOR plows through "Paint" and "Fun To Be Happy" in Athens, GA, circa 1983, for an instrumental Twofer Tuesday. JOHNNY MARR plays the World Cafe. LAWRENCE plays the World Cafe. UNEARTHED, VOL.…
Read MoreTHE BOOMTOWN RATS: "I Don't Like Mondays," live at the Secret Policemen's Other Ball. CURTIS HARDING, Live at Newport. HOP ALONG plays CBS This Morning. THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, Live at The Boston…
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