WYE OAK covers The Kinks' "Strangers" for The A.V. Club Undercover, with an assist from Shearwater frontman Jonathan Meiberg. NEW RELEASES: Albums from Bettye LaVette, Fyfe Dangerfield, Crystal Castles, Karen Elson, Peter…
Read MoreBOB DYLAN turns 69 today. May he stay "Forever Young." The pic is from your bonus track. ARCADE FIRE has posted some new music samples. PAUL WELLER, again collaborating with his old…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE ROLLING STONES! Given the hoopla around the deluxe reissue of Exile on Main Street, I thought we might enjoy clips from the era, starting with the…
Read MoreTHE BLACK KEYS "Tighten Up" for a new video that is not a cover of Archie Bell and the Drells, but still fun. MENOMENA has three new songs; you can download "Five…
Read MoreIAN CURTIS of Joy Division died 30 years ago yesterday. Former bandmate Peter Hook staged an exhibit and tribute. Entertainment Weekly has embedded a video of Hook and other bandmates (later to…
Read MoreTOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS return with a hint of Zeppelin in the video for "I Should Have Known It," an advance track from next month's LP. Of course, they started with…
Read MoreDON'T STOP BELIEVIN', with Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga, Elton John, Sting, Shirley Bassey and Debbie Harry. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World, my friends. BETTYE LaVETTE is advance streaming Interpretations: The…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE CARS! Circa 1979, before they got too wedded to computers. Your setlist includes "Good Times Roll," "Best Friend's Girl," "Candy-O," "Just What I Needed," "Bye Bye Love," "I'm…
Read MoreBEN FOLDS covers Elliot Smith's "Say Yes" for The A.V. Club Undercover. BAND OF HORSES is advance streaming Infinite Arms. PUBLIC IMAGE LTD. played DC's 9:30 Club last night, so you should…
Read MoreTHE BESNARD LAKES drop a video for the harmony-drenched "Albatross." SLEIGH BELLS is advance streaming Treats via NPR. Bob Boilen predicts it will be polarizing. HARVEY MILK is advance streaming A Small…
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