MERLE HAGGARD, one of the most successful singers in the history of country music, a contrarian populist whose songs about his scuffling early life and his time in prison made him the…
Read MoreROB CROWE's GLOOMY PLACE drops a video for "Oh, the Sadmakers." RAY LaMONTAGNE plays his latest LP in full on World Cafe, backed by members of My Morning Jacket. TENEMENT advance streams…
Read MoreANDREW BIRD drops a video for the funky-for-him "Capsized." WHITE DENIM stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a session. PWR BTTOM played a Tiny Desk Concert. GOLDEN DAZE played a mini-set for…
Read MoreANDY "THUNDERCLAP" NEWMAN has died at age 73. The Guardian has an obit and "Something In the Air." IGGY POP stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a session. THE TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with the YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS! Live at Cicero's in St. Louis, On November 23rd,1985, so this is Chuck Carroll-era YFFs. Selections include: "Gus Theme," "White Bird," "If I Had A Hammer,"…
Read MoreMICHAEL STIPE covers David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold the World" for Fallon. UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA plays unplugged at World Cafe. FRANKIE COSMOS advance streams Next Thing. SMILE advance streams Rhythm Method.…
Read MoreSCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS drops a video for "Ablaze." TEEN SUICIDE advance streams It’s The Big Joyous Celebration, Let’s Stir The Honeypot. ANTHONY HAMILTON (and the Hamiltones) play a Tiny Desk Concert.…
Read MoreOVER 46 MILLION SERVED. Thanks to everyone for stopping by. THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS drop a video for "Aviation." THE HERMS stream Welcome All Tourists, their first LP in a decade. M…
Read MoreOUTER SPACES drops "I Saw You" ahead of their debut LP. SHEARWATER stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set. LUCIUS stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set. THE…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with THE BYRDS! Pretty much because I dig them as we turn into Spring (or Fall). Let's start with a rare 1965 clip of their breakthrough smash…
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