THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND STARTS HERE… with FAVES 2010! 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 MoreSUFJAN STEVENS may have been "Too Much" for Fallon in his network TV debut. CLINIC stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a session. HOLLERADO stopped by The Current for a chat and…
Read MoreTHE MYNABIRDS drop a new video for "What We Gained in the Fire." NEW RELEASES from Smashing Pumpkins, Orange Juice, Sister Sparrow, the French Horn Rebellion and more are streaming via Spinner. It's…
Read MoreTHE DECEMBERISTS brought Gillian Welch along for "Down by the Water" on Conan. THE FELICE BROTHERS played a short set on the Mountain Stage. CLOUD CULT performed for a live audience of…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with OTIS REDDING! Otis and the Bar-Kays crank up the energy to 11 for a Ready Steady Go special, crashing through "Satisfaction," "My Girl" and "Respect," then "Hold On, I'm Coming,"…
Read MoreADELE is back, slightly more rootsy and "Rolling in the Deep." ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter. JONSI played Washington, DC's 9:30 Club last week; you can finally stream…
Read MoreLYKKE LI is a witchy woman in the video for "Get Some." I am diggin' that rhythm. ELVIS COSTELLO did a special solo set at Avatar Studios for WFUV. JUNIP stopped by The Current…
Read MoreSPOON goes lo-fi in the clip for "Nobody Gets Me But You." Add "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb" from their prior LP and you have Twofer Tuesday. NEW RELEASES from Springsteen, Mason…
Read MoreARCADE FIRE played "We Used to Wait" and "Sprawl II" on SNL. BEST COAST stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic with a session. The L.A. Times profiled the band. BEN FOLDS & NICK…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …FROM THE BYRDS TO THE EAGLES! Via Aquarium Drunkard, a BBC documentary on the music coming out of Los Angeles, "beginning in the mid-60s with the Byrds, on…
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