SPOON helps Conan O'Brien out the door with "Written in Reverse." BEACH HOUSE is advance streaming Teen Dream via NPR. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED: Tracks from Jay Reatard, Jeff Mangum, Smith Westerns and…
Read MoreRICHARD ASHCROFT dropped the first United Nations of Sound video, "Are You Ready?", at NME. CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG is advance streaming IRM (co-written and produced by Beck) via NPR. SHEARWATER dropped another advance…
Read MoreBRENDAN BENSON and CORY CHISEL cover Tom Petty's "American Girl." Throw in a vintage TP take from the OGWT, and you have Twofer Tuesday. NEW RELEASES: Surfer Blood, Vampire Weekend, OK Go,…
Read MoreU2: "Pride" and "MLK." Crushingly obvious. Have a dream. EELS are streaming End Times in its entirety. THE HEAVY played the World Cafe, and you can stream the whole gig via NPR.…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE MC5! "Kick Out the Jams" is a Cary Loren and Leni Sinclair movie. Part 1 has an Intro, plus "Ramblin' Rose" and "Kick Out the Jams"…
Read MoreLIGHTSPEED CHAMPION covered "Devil in Disguise" for the King's 75th b-day last week. RUBY SUNS dropped "Cranberry" for a P-fork premiere. LISSIE did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter, one previously…
Read MoreANIMAL COLLECTIVE's latest video is for "Brothersport." FINAL FANTASY is streaming Heartland in ints entirety. WYE OAK stopped by Oregon Public Broadcasting for a chat and mini-set in audio and video. EELS…
Read MoreLAURA VEIRS drops a video for "July Flame," the title track from her new LP. NEW RELEASES: Vampire Weekend, OK Go, Freedy Johnson, and more are streaming this week via Spinner. DANIEL…
Read MoreVAMPIRE WEEKEND, Unplugged. SPOON is advance streaming their Transference LP via NPR. They also have a meaty profile in The New York Times. BASIA BULAT drops "Go On" as and advance track…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with the HIGH NUMBERS! Actually, this mod quartet had changed its name before they hit French TV's Music Hall for a truly live set on March 30, 1966,…
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