THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE… …with THE KINKS! Ray Davies celebrated a birthday this week (as did Brian Wilson) and the recent reissue of the early Kinks albums put me in a mood…
Read MoreFLORENCE WELCH puts a N'awlins touch on her cover of "Not Fade Away" at the site for for the Buddy Holly tribute LP, which is streaming there and at NPR. TAPES N' TAPES had…
Read MoreRADIOHEAD played a new song, "Staircase," at The Basement. THE OLD 97s stopped by Oregon Public Broadcasting for a chat and mini-set. EDWYN COLLINS did five free songs for Daytrotter. HANDSOME FURS are advance…
Read MoreYUCK released a NSFW video for "Shook Down." NEW RELEASES from Bon Iver, Bo-Keys, Gomez, Paleo, BOBBY, Weird Al Yankovic and more are streaming this week at Spinner. THE DECEMBERISTS played a…
Read MoreCLARENCE CLEMONS – the Big Man with the big horn – died Saturday of complications from a stroke he suffered last weekend, said Bruce Springsteen's spokeswoman. He was 69 years old. Here's more…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE TURTLES! First cracking the Top Ten in 1965 with their cover of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me, Babe." they made the Top 30 later that year with the…
Read MoreBON IVER drops a video for "Calgary," the first single from the new LP. THE HEAD & THE HEART stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set. DAVID BAZAN stopped by…
Read MorePARTS & LABOR sorta play Kanye West's "Runaway" for The A.V. Club Undercover. WARPAINT stopped by the World Cafe for a chat and mini-set. FRIENDLY FIRES stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for…
Read MoreBELLE & SEBASTIAN drop a video for "Come On Sister" from Write About Love. NEW RELEASES from Vetiver, Dananananackroyd, Marissa Nadler, Woods and more, plus McCartney reissues and the fifth Neil Young…
Read MoreBEST COAST unveiled a new song, "Gone Again," over at Adult Swim. BON IVER is advance streaming the semi-self-titled sophomore LP. Justin Vernon also gets a meaty profile at The Guardian and briefer one…
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