FANFARLO introduced the vast American TV audience to "Harold T. Wilkins." FIELD MUSIC is advance streaming its Measure LP via MBV. There's a track-by-track tour at Drowned in Sound. LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION is…
Read MoreTHE SOFT PACK cranked out "Answer to Yourself" at the Ed Sullivan Theater. THE CURE's Robert E. Smith covers "Very Good Advice" for the Alice in Wonderland soundtrack. TED LEO drops "The…
Read MoreLOST THE KNACK: Doug Fieger, leader of the power pop band The Knack, died Sunday after battling cancer. He was 57. Obviously, "My Sharona" and the clean version of "Good Girls Don't" are…
Read MoreMONSTERS OF FOLK released a video for "Dear God." THE WATSON TWINS played the World Cafe on Friday; you can stream the whole gig on demand. DAWES stopped by The Current for…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with U2! Live at the US Festival in May, 1983. Your setlist includes "Gloria" and "I Threw A Brick," "A Day Without Me," "An Cat Dubh and "Into The…
Read MoreREGINA SPECTOR played "Machine" for Fallon. PETER GABRIEL is advance streaming his orchestral all-covers album. LOCAL NATIVES are advance streaming their Gorilla Manor LP via NPR. RADIO FREE SONG CLUB is a a…
Read MoreOVER 50 COVER SONGS BY THE DECEMBERISTS, courtesy of YANP, which also has the video for a new Colin Meloy song, "Springville." NICOLE ATKINS & THE SEA did the four free songs thing…
Read MoreTHE HEAVY: After soundtracking the Kia ad in the Super Bowl, "How Do You Like Me Now?" NEW RELEASES: The Watson Twins, Hot Chip, Yeasayer, Xiu Xiu, Massive attack, a Buzzcocks reissue…
Read MoreSPOON went the live-in-studio route for "Written in Reverse." DENT MAY & HIS MAGNIFICENT UKULELE did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter. LA STRADA also did the four free songs thing for…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with R.E.M! Live at the Capital Theater, in Passaic, NJ, on June 9, 1984. Your set list includes: "Pale Blue Eyes"; "Second Guessing"; "Hyena"; "Letter Never Sent"; "Harborcoat"; "7…
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