OKKERVIL RIVER shares a video for "The Industry." RYAN ADAMS played the Newport Folk Festival, including Appalachian-tinged renditions of Adams' songs — plus a couple metal covers. ADAM REMNANT advance streams his…
Read MoreJON PRATT: Pate's frontman drops "Emily's Song for Aging Punk Rockers," which you can read about at his website. VIOLENT FEMMES played the hits at the Newport Folk Festival. ST. PAUL &…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE… …with the wicked, wicked WILSON PICKETT, live from Germany, circa 1968. This disappeared from the Tube, but I've managed to find almost all of it reposted there or…
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Read MoreKATY GOODMAN & GRETA MORGAN, recording a cover of The Gun Club’s “Sex Beat.” CAVEMAN stopped by WFUV Live for a chat and mini-set. GLEN HANSARD also stopped by WFUV Live for…
Read MoreBEACH HOUSE covered The Korgis’ 1980 hit “Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometimes” at the Pitchfork Music Fest. CAR SEAT HEADREST stops by The Current for a chat and mini-set, includinga cover of…
Read MoreALAN VEGA, vocalist for the protopunk group Suicide, died peacefully in his sleep Saturday. He was 78. Best known for songs including "Cheree," "Dream Baby Dream," and "Ghost Rider," Suicide adopted the…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with HARRY NILSSON! The BBC aired "The Music of Nilsson" in 1971, including a mashup of "Mr. Richland's Favorite Song" and "One," "Gotta Get Up," a medley of…
Read MoreBEACH SLANG brought CRAIG FINN onstage for The Replacements' “Can’t Hardly Wait," as part of a charity performance of Pleased To Meet Me. And a new generation of kids knows all the…
Read MoreSHEARWATER covers Bauhaus’ goth-rocker “Kick In The Eye." SHAWN COLVIN & STEVE EARLE stopped by WFUV's Studio A for a chat and mini-set. SARAH JAROSZ makes her second appearance on Mountain Stage.…
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