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THE FIVE AMERICANS: "I See The Light." VAMPIRE WEEKEND attempts covers of The Strokes, Pearl Jam, Led Zeppelin, and more. SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE shares "Let The Virgin Drive." JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE covers…
Read MoreTHE FIVE AMERICANS: "I See The Light." VAMPIRE WEEKEND attempts covers of The Strokes, Pearl Jam, Led Zeppelin, and more. SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE shares "Let The Virgin Drive." JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE covers…
Read MoreBACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE: "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet." Because it's summer. Plus, cowbell. IGGY POP sang Stooges songs for the first time in years. NICK LOWE (and LOS STRAITJACKETS) shares "Went To A…
Read MoreTHE CARS play "Candy-O" and "The Dangerous Type" for Twofer Tuesday. ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS cover "When The Levee Breaks." ADRIENNE LENKER shares "Evol." (Not a Sonic Youth thing.) LOS CAMPESINOS!…
Read MoreEDDIE COCHRAN: "Summertime Blues." Ain't no cure for 'em. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Bonny Light Horseman, Alfie Templeman, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Good Looks, Marina Allen, and…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: with SLY & THE FAMILY STONE, who rip through a medley of "Everyday People" and "Dance to the Music," plus "Hot Fun in the Summertime," "Don't Call Me N*gger, Whitey," and…
Read MoreAEROSMITH: "Train Kept A-Rollin'" At least until Midnight. NELLY FURTADO plays a Tiny Desk Concert. GUIDED BY VOICES shares “Fictional Environment Dream.” PHOEBE BRIDGERS & SOCCER MOMMY cover Elliott Smith's "The Biggest Lie." DAVID…
Read MoreCARL DOUGLAS, with the classic "Kung Fu Fighting." MARNIE STERN plays KEXP. MERCURY REV reurns with "Patterns." CURSIVE shares "Up and Away." ALOE BLACC does a Bruno Mars-y cover of No Doubt's…
Read MoreURGE OVERKILL: Their killer '93 single "Sister Havana" and their even more famous cover of Neil Diamond's "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" are your Twofer Tuesday. YES: The prog-rockers' career from…
Read MoreTHE PSYCHEDELIC FURS broke through with this video for "Love My Way" on the MTV. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Bat for Lashes, Crowded House, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with HARRY NILSSON! Let's revisit the BBC's "The Music of Nilsson from 1971, including a mashup of "Mr. Richland's Favorite Song" and "One," "Gotta Get Up," a medley…
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