THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with R.E.M.! Live in Germany circa 1985, more complete than what has previously turned up on the Tube. Songs include "Feeling Gravity's Pull," "Harbourcoat," "Sitting Still," "Maps…
Read MoreLIZ PHAIR: "Jealousy." It sneers like she does. ALANA SRINGSTEEN plays World Cafe. MGMT have "Nothing To Declare." THE UMBRELLAS jangle on "Gone." GRUFF RHYS shares "Bad Friend." PARAMORE teases a cover of Talking…
Read MoreTHE FIVE AMERICANS: "I See The Light." THE BRIGHTS: Jangle Pop. Need I say more? THE LEMONHEADS cover Euguene Kelly/Eugenius's "Seven Out." WAXAHATCHEE shares "Right Back To It." THE SMILE shares "Friend…
Read MoreALBERT LEE covers Jimmy Webb's "If You See Me Getting Smaller," one of my favorite Webb tunes, though (afaik) never a hit for anyone. STEPHEN SANCHEZ channels the '50s and '60s on World…
Read MoreSMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES: "Tears of a Clown." Originally released in 1967, but it didn't become a hit until 1970. Sometimes, a hit takes time. NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork will point you…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with ECHO and the BUNNYMEN! Live at the Royal Albert Hall, circa July 1983. Your setlist includes: "Going Up," "With a Hip," "All That Jazz," "All My Colours (Zimbo),"…
Read MoreBUFFALO SPRINGFIELD play "For What It's Worth." PETER JESPERSON, co-founder of Twin/Tone Records, visits World Cafe to talk about his career, from spotting the brilliance of The Replacements to possibly being let…
Read MoreLOVE TRACTOR plows through "Paint" and "Fun To Be Happy" in Athens, GA, circa 1983, for an instrumental Twofer Tuesday. BOB DYLAN: Highway 49 Revisited. THE LEMON TWIGS share "My Golden Years." Hitting…
Read MoreNANCY SINATRA: "These Boots Are Made For Walking." Are you ready? RATBOYS played "The Window," "It's Alive," and "Morning Zoo" a CBS Saturday Session. BOB BOILEN playlisted his favorite albums of 2023…
Read MoreTHE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY STARTS HERE: …with THE BEAT FARMERS! Making a tradition of this more sober than usual, professionally-shot, early BF gig recorded at Universal Studios, including "There She Goes Again" (VU); "Road…
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