MOUNTAIN GOATS: John Darnielle choreographs Ace of Base's "The Sign." (Language warning) A perennial fave. GARY CLARK JR visits World Cafe and talks about working with Stevie Wonder and George Clinton. NICK CAVE…
Read MoreTHE MAIN INGREDIENT: "Everybody Plays the Fool." Sometimes. KIM GORDON visits World Cafe. SHARON VAN ETTEN shares an alternate version of “Every Time The Sun Comes Up.” ENGLISH TEACHER covers The Smiths' “Bigmouth Strikes…
Read MoreOFF BROADWAY: "Stay In Time" and "Full Moon Turn My Head Around," for Twofer Tuesday. More power pop for the summer. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to DIIV, Gastr del Sol,…
Read MoreTHE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND STARTS EARLY: …with THE SWEET! The bubble-glam rockers are probably best known for the trifecta of "Little Willy," "Ballroom Blitz" and "Fox on the Run," though they…
Read MoreJAY & THE AMERICANS "Come a Little Bit Closer" on Wednesday. PHOSPHORESCENT, Live at The Current. AMYL & THE SNIFFERS shares “U Should Not Be Doing That” and “Facts.” YOUTH LAGOON shares “Lucy…
Read MoreTHE RASPBERRIES crush "Go All The Way" and "I Wanna Be With You" for Twofer Tuesday. FAYE WEBSTER blays KCRW. SAMMY KAYE shares "How Fast To Run." WHY? returns with "The Letters,…
Read MoreFREE: "All Right Now." Wouldn't be Summer without it. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Beth Gibbons, the Avett Brothers, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Isobel Campbell, Of Montreal, and…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with POWER POP! A few of these may be known generally, like Cheap Trick's "Way of the World" and Nick Lowe's "Cruel to Be Kind"… and some well-known…
Read MoreSIMON & GARFUNKEL tackle "Late In the Evening" in Central Park, circa 1981, iirc. HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF, at WFUV. LOS CAMPESINOS! returns with "Feast of Tongues." TV STAR shares "Ride."…
Read MoreDAVID BOWIE: "Modern Love." from the Summer of 1983. REAL ESTATE plays KEXP. GRAHAM NASH played at his own Carnegie Hall tribute concert. BEACHWOOD SPARKS shares "Falling Forever." STRAND OF OAKS shares "Future…
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