SMOKEY 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…
Read MoreALEX CHILTON: Let's enjoy the Box Tops' "The Letter" and Big Star's "In The Street." FATHER JOHN MISTY debuts "Corpse Dance" on a surprise live album. BLEACHERS plays "Alma Mater" on Late…
Read MoreDAVID BOWIE: Rare footage of "The Jean Genie" from a 1973 performance on Top of the Pops. BARTEES STRANGE, JASON ISBELL, BLEACHERS, ST VINCENT, and more play the Ally Coalition Talent Show.…
Read MoreTHE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY STARTS HERE: … with CHRIS ISAAK, live at Universal Studios. Your holiday-themed numbers include "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Hey, Santa," "Last Month of the Year," "Blue Christmas," and "Christmas on…
Read MoreTHE MONKEES sing a Christmas medley at MTV, circa 1986. Even Mike Nesmith turned up. THE CHURCH plays KEXP. SLOW PULP plays KEXP. SHANE MacGOWAN's widow shared plans to one day release…
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