THE DECEMBERISTS dropped a video for "This Is Why We Fight." THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter. STEVE EARLE is advance streaming I'll Never…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with LED ZEPPELIN! Live at Knebworth, 1979. Your setlist includes: 'The Song Remains the Same," "Celebration Day," "Black Dog," "Nobody's Fault But Mine," "Over the Hills & Far…
Read MoreFOO FIGHTERS played "Rope" at the Ed Sullivan Theater, with a link to a 90-minute set. SONDRE LERCHE did five free songs for Daytrotter. JOSH RITTER played a Tiny Desk Concert at…
Read MoreTITUS ANDRONICUS plays TMBG's "Birdhouse In Your Soul" for The A.V. Club Undercover. (I like Titus, but I'm still partial to Doc Severinsen and his band.) YUCK did the four free songs…
Read MoreJEFF TWEEDY plays a new song, "Open Your Mind" on Canadian TV. NEW RELEASES from the Feelies, Foo Fighters, Meat Puppets, Felice Bros, Sonny and the Sunsets, Bell X1, Head and the…
Read MoreIGGY POP plays "Real Wild Child (Wild One)" on American Idol. Didn't see that coming. TERRY ADAMS and the NEW NRBQ played the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. You can stream the set on demand.…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with JOE JACKSON! Pate frequently attempted "One More Time" to hilarious effect, so today I stick with Joe's early material, including "Sunday Papers" live on the OGWT, "Kinda Kute" on the…
Read MoreWIRE performed "Red Barked Trees" on the first US TV appearance in 25 years. J MASCIS stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set. FITZ & THE TANTRUMS did the four…
Read MoreTHE MOUNTAIN GOATS, Unplugged at SPIN. Four songs, including one of my faves, "Dance Music." TEDDY THOMPSON stopped by for a session at Morning Becomes Eclectic. TV ON THE RADIO is advance…
Read MoreOKKERVIL RIVER's latest video is "Wake and Be Fine." NEW RELEASES from the Raveonettes, Smithereens, Submarines, the Kills, Ha Ha Tonka, Timbre Timbre, REM and more are streaming this week via Spinner.…
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