RICHARD HAWLEY released the first video from the upcoming Truelove's Gutter, "For Your Lover, Give Some Time." THE BEATLES remasters are surveyed by NPR, including some mono-stereo comparison tests from Sgt. Pepper's. You'll…
Read MoreWILD BEASTS drop a video for "All The Kings Men," and I think they get that it's kinda funny. Their upcoming LP is streaming via SoundVenue. STARS OF TRACK AND FIELD is…
Read MoreINRGID MICHAELSON? "Maybe." NEW RELEASES: Yo La Tengo, Polvo, Sondre lerche, Os Mutantes, Phish, A Fine Frenzy, and more are streaming this week via Spinner. Taken by Trees may still be streaming…
Read MoreTHE LABOR DAY WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with MOTOWN MADNESS! There's so much from which to choose, but let's start with a Martha Reeves and the Vandellas trifecta of "Heat Wave" (on RSG!) "Nowhere…
Read MoreDIRTY PROJECTORS made their network TV debut, playing "Cannibal Resource" at the Ed Sullivan Theater. IMOGENE HEAP has an interview plus tracks streaming at NPR. RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE did the four free…
Read MoreI'm actually taking a day off to attend to another project requiring my computer's attention, but I did not want you to miss this: YO LA TENGO is advance streaming its Popular…
Read MoreTHE ANTLERS have a clip for "Two" from the Hospice album. NEW RELEASES: Apples in Stereo, Scarlett Johansson and Pete Yorn, TMBG, A.A. Bondy, Radiohead resissues and more are streaming in full…
Read MoreFANFARLO deliver the video of "The Walls Are Coming Down" with a bit of escapism. HALEY BONAR stopped by The Current booth at the Minnesota State Fair for a chat and mini-set now…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with ELLIE GREENWICH! In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time included six by Ellie Greenwich and her husband and writing partner,…
Read MoreGIANT DRAG: Annie Hardy has "Stuff to Live For" beyond Silly String. ELVIS COSTELLO joins ALLEN TOUSSAINT for a NPR set including "Mother-in-Law," "Fortune Teller" and a very personal version of "Southern…
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