ROBBIE ROBERTSON, who led the Canadian-American group the Band to rock prominence in the 1970s and worked extensively with Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese, has died. He was 80. Here's the Rolling Stone…
Read MoreFUNKADELIC: "I Got a Thing" on Upbeat in 1970. COWBOY JUNKIES visit World Cafe. SCOTT McCAUGHEY & PETER BUCK cover Drivin N' Cryin’s “MacDougal Blues.” JONATHAN WILSON shares "The Village Is Dead." …
Read MoreTOM JONES sung "It's Not Unusual" and "If He Should Ever Leave You" on Canadian Idol, which opened with some great archival footage. DE LA SOUL visits World Cafe. COURTNEY BARNETT covers…
Read MorePILOT works their "Magic" on TOTP. NEW RELEASES; Paste will point you to the Front Bottoms, Chris Farren, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Ride, Annie Hart of Au Revoir Simone, and…
Read MoreSTAYCATION WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with JOHN HUGHES! The sportos, motorheads, geeks, sluts, buds, wasteoids, dweebies and dickheads, they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude. The writer/director behind Sixteen Candles,…
Read MoreFATBOY SLIM: When your "Weapon of Choice" is Walken. MARGARET GLASPY plays a micro-concert for The Current. WILCO returns with "Evicted." SEMISONIC returns with "The Rope." PETER GABRIEL shares "Olive Tree." U.S.…
Read MoreTHE CHESTERFIELD KINGS cover the Moving Sidewalks' "99th Floor" (introed by Martha Quinn) and psych up even more on "Sunrise (Turn On)" for Twofer Tuesday. BAR ITALIA bring their post-punk, garage rock and even brit…
Read MoreTHE PIPETTES: "Your Kisses are Wasted On Me." Before it all went wrong. Sigh. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Georgia, Bethany Cosentino, and more… BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has The Clientele,…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: with MUSIC TELEVISION! The cable phenom debuted on this weekend in 1981. The first four hours included The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star," while the rest of…
Read MoreSINEAD O'CONNOR, the outspoken Irish singer-songwriter known for her powerful, evocative voice, as showcased on her biggest hit, a breathtaking rendition of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U,” and for her political provocations onstage…
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