IAN McLAGAN, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, keyboardist for the Faces and Small Faces, Rod Stewart and the Rolling Stones (to name but a few), has passed away in Austin TX…
Read MoreBOBBY KEYS, longtime saxophone player, session musician and touring member of the Rolling Stones, has died in rural Tennessee at age 70. Though he's undoubtedly best known for playing on classic Stones…
Read MoreOF MONTREAL's Kevin Barnes covered David Bowie's “Moonage Daydream” and “Hang Onto Yourself” at the Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago. WILCO is streaming all four discs of Alpha Mike Foxtrot: Rare Tracks…
Read MoreSHE & HIM drop a video for "Stay Awhile." LOS CAMPESINOS! advance streams their Christmas EP. THE BAND: Genuine Bootleg Series 4: Crossing The Great Divide. WHEN I REACH THAT HEAVENLY SHORE:…
Read MoreTHE HOLIDAY WEEKEND STARTS HERE… with FAVES 2014! I occasionally hear from folks who want to know what music — from among all of the posts I do here — I recommend. To some…
Read MoreTHE DECEMBERISTS drop a video for "Make You Better," ft. Nick Offerman, tht mashes up the OGWT with Rockpalast, two shows known to regular Pate visitors. AC/DC is streaming Rock or Bust…
Read MoreTWIN PEAKS drop a video for "Mind Frame." THE NEW BASEMENT TAPES is one of five albums newly-streaming at The Guardian via Spotify. SONGS: OHIA is advance streaming the deluxe reissue of…
Read MoreMETALLICA busts out "Enter Sandman" for Craig Ferguson. SHE & HIM are advance streaming Classics. DELTA SPIRIT stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a session. SAINTSENECA plays live in the KEXP Studio.…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with THE ANIMALS! I may have been quite remiss in not featuring them so let's dive in with their signature cover of "House of the Rising Sun" and…
Read MoreJIMMY RUFFIN, who had hits with "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" and "Hold On (To My Love)," died Monday in a Las Vegas hospital. He was 78. No details were immediately available…
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