MGMT premieres their video for "Flash Delirium." DAVID BYRNE & FATBOY SLIM are advance streaming Here Lies Love via NPR. WYE OAK played a Tiny Desk Concert at the offices of NPR.…
Read MoreBECK is joined by Liars, St. Vincent and Os Mutantes' Sergio Dias on "Guns in the Sky," the first track of his cover of INXS's Kick LP. NEW RELEASES: Dum Dum Girls, Holly…
Read MoreLAURA MARLING released "Rambing Man" as a video from her I Speak Because I Can album. TEGAN & SARA stopped by Minnesota Public Radio's UBS Forum for a live performance in front…
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 MoreFOALS drop a new video for "This Orient," which I prefer to the last one, "Spanish Sahara." THE NATIONAL debuted "Bloodbuzz Ohio" on the BBC as an advance track to High Violet.…
Read MoreARCTIC MONKEYS have a new video out for "My Propeller." JOANNA NEWSOM played the Sixth and I Synagogue in DC last night. You should be able to stream the whole gig on…
Read MoreBEN FOLDS plays Chatroulette live in Charlotte. NEW RELEASES: Jenny Owen Youngs, Elliot Smith reissues, Mose Allison, Bettie Serveert, The Weakerthans and more are streaming this week via Spinner. THE HOLD STEADY…
Read MoreWE ARE SCIENTISTS: "Rules Don't Stop" is the first single from their Barbara LP. NPR at SxSW: Since my last post, streaming sets from Best Coast, Sleigh Bells and Smith Westerns have become…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE JAM! It's been far too long since our last listen to the mod punks who were so influential on the early Pate. Let's start with one…
Read MoreREST IN PEACE, ALEX CHILTON: Pop hitmaker, cult hero, and Memphis rock iconoclast Alex Chilton has died, reportedly of a heart attack, at 59. To many, Chilton is best known as the…
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