ERIC CARMEN, who became an icon of power pop as the frontman of the Raspberries before achieving even bigger hits as a solo artist in the 1970s and ’80s, has died at age…
Read MoreBLUE SWEDE: "Hooked on a Feeling," introduced by the late Don Kirshner. Ooga-Chucka. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Bleachers, Kim Gordon, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Astrel K, Meatbodies,…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE… …with ROCKPILE, a band that featured old pals Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds cranking out the rootsy pub rock. Let's start with "Teacher, Teacher" and "I Knew the…
Read MoreWRECKLESS ERIC: The "Whole Wide World," of course. With Ian Dury on the throne. FUTURE ISLANDS visits World Cafe. U2 shares video of "Beautiful Day" from their Sphere finale. NICK CAVE &…
Read MoreHARRY NILSSON: "Everybody's Talking" on Swedish TV, circa 1969. MANNEQUIN P*SSY visits World Cafe. OF MONTREAL retruns with "Yung Hearts Bleed Free." BUFFALO TOM shares "New Girl Singing." LA LUZ shares "Strange…
Read MoreTHE FOUNDATIONS: "Build Me Up, Buttercup" and "Baby, Now That I Found You" are your Twofer Tuesday. YARD ACT plays World Cafe. BOB DYLAN, trolling a heckler in concert. ST VINCENT, on her…
Read MoreTHE BANGLES are "Going Down To Liverpool" to do nothing with Mr. Spock. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Faye Webster, Mannequin P*ssy, and more… BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Yard Act,…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE… …with THE TALKING HEADS! Here's the expanded band — including axeman Adrian Belew (who certainly influenced Jon Pratt's early work in Pate) — Live in Rome, circa 1980. Your setlist:…
Read MoreCANDIE PAYNE brings her updated Northern Soul sound on "I Wish I Could Have Loved You More." THE VELDT plays KEXP. NICK CAVE covers Édith Piaf's classic “La Vie En Rose.” T-BONE BURNETT…
Read MoreFLAMING GROOVIES "Shake Some Action," circa 1987. MGMT visits World Cafe. COURTNEY LOVE joins BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG on Cheap Trick’s “He’s A Whore” and “Surrender,” as well as Tom Petty’s “Even The Losers.”…
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