WE FIVE were on my mind when I woke up this morning, introduced by no less than Fred Astaire. JEFF "SKUNK" BAXTER: The most interesting man in music? THE LUMINEERS play World…
Read MoreTHE JAGS: "Back of My Hand," from TOTP and the "Where Are They Now?" file. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Titus Andronicus, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Björk, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT…
Read MoreTHE LONG WEEKEND STARTS HERE (and probably ends Tuesday): …with THE GO-GOs! They made history as the first all-female band that both wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to…
Read MoreTHE PSYCHEDLIC FURS broke through with this video for "Love My Way" on the MTV. And before they did, I saw them play a junior college with Richard Butler wearing a tux…
Read MoreDUMPTRUCK: "Back Where I Belong." JEFF TWEEDY joins NORAH JONES for a podcast including “Jesus, Etc.,” “Save It For Me,” “Sunken Treasure,” “Muzzle Of Bees,” and the Tweedy co-written Jones song “I’m…
Read MoreTHE MOODY BLUES "Ride My Seesaw" for Twofer "Tuesday Afternoon." ROLLING BLCAKOUTS COASTAL FEVER plays KEXP. THE WAR ON DRUGS shares "Oceans Of Darkness" and "Slow Ghost" in time for Twofer Tuesday.…
Read MoreTHE TEMPTATIONS: "Psychedelic Shack." That's where it's at. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Beth Orton, Alex G, Future Teens, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Tim Burgess, Casual Dots, a…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with THE BYRDS! To everything there is a season, and when the leaves start turning, my thoughts turn to this rare live threefer of "Turn! Turn! Turn!",…
Read MoreTHE BEATLES: "You're Gonna Lose That Girl." "Yes, yes" from the "Yeah, yeah yeah" guys. BUILT TO SPILL plays The Current. SPOON have "reconstructed" their latest album, including this version of "On…
Read MoreO'JAYS: "Backstabbers." ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features Courtney Marie Andrews, Will Sheff, Beth Orton, and more. MARGO PRICE shares "Change of Heart." SNAIL MAIL & MAC DeMARCO share “A Cuckhold’s Refrain – Peppermint Patty.”…
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