THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE 1965 NME POLL WINNERS' CONCERT! The Animals perform "Boom Boom," "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." and "Talkin' Bout You/ Shout" The Moody Blues play "Bo Diddley" and "Go Now." …
Read MoreTHE FLAMING LIPS rehearse the "Tommy Medley" they will perform in tribute to the Who at VH1's annual Rock Honors concert in Los Angeles. BEST OF 2008 SO FAR: You can stream the…
Read MoreFLEET FOXES played DC's Black Cat the other night, so you can stream the gig on demand via NPR. Greg Kot briefly profiles the band on his blog at the Chicago Tribune.…
Read MoreBLOC PARTY consorts with those d^mn dirty apes in the video for a new song, "Mercury." NEW RELEASES: David Bowie's oft-bootlegged Santa Monica '72 gig, a Bowie tribute, Ron Sexsmith, The Baseball Project,…
Read MoreDUFFY plays "Mercy" and "Rockferry" at Glastonbury. It's Twofer Monday, cause the BBC is on the prowl. BURT BACHARACH performs a medley-filled hour-long concert at Disney Hall, streaming on demand via NPR.…
Read MoreTHE FOURTH of JULY STARTS HERE: …with THE BEACH BOYS! Because folks my age will always remember their mammoth July 4th concerts at the Washington Monument — as with these 1980 takes on "Good Vibrations", "Catch A…
Read MoreTHE GO! TEAM is always Summery, so it's a good time to revisit the video for "Ladyflash." DUFFY stopped by WFUV for a chat and mini-set now streaming on demand via NPR.…
Read MoreNEIL YOUNG encores at the Malahide Castle in Dublin with a cover of "A Day In The Life" ALBERT HAMMOND, JR.: The Stroke's new solo LP, ¿Cómo Te Llama?, to be released…
Read MoreJAY-Z: Noel Gallagher of Oasis said that he did not think the rapper was a good fit for the Glastonbury festival, so Jay-Z opened his set there with an off-key, kareoke take on…
Read MorePRIMAL SCREAM pays more than a bit of homage to Daria Argento's classic Suspiria in the clip for "Can't Go Back." DAN WILSON (Trip Shakespeare, Semisconic) tells LAist he does not get…
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