THE 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…

WRECKLESS ERIC: The "Whole Wide World," of course. With Ian Dury on the throne. JANIS IAN visits World Cafe. HAND HABITS plays KEXP. FATHER JOHN MISTY shares "Goodbye Mr. Blue." GANG OF…

HARRY NILSSON: "Everybody's Talking" on Swedish TV, circa 1969. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features Regina Spektor, a Son Lux collaboration with David Byrne and Mitski, and more. ANAIS MITCHELL vsits World Cafe. THE DREAM…

THE FOUNDATIONS: "Build Me Up, Buttercup" and "Baby, Now That I Found You" are your Twofer Tuesday. TEARS FOR FEARS visits World Cafe. JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD streams Ye Olde… EP. SPIRITUALIZED shares…

THE BANGLES are "Going Down To Liverpool" to do nothing with Mr. Spock. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Band of Horses, CMAT, Steve Hardware, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has…

THE 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:…

CANDIE PAYNE brings her updated Northern Soul sound on "I Wish I Could Have Loved You More." AMOS LEE visits World Cafe. PASTOR SHIRLEY CAESAR plays a Tiny Desk Concert. BELLE & SEBASTIAN…

FLAMING GROOVIES "Shake Some Action," circa 1987. JIMMY DOYLE streams Going Gray, which he describes as "Pub Rock, Power Pop, New Wave, whatever you want to call it." All songs under 3:00.…

THE FEELIES: The Jonathan Demme-directed "Away" and a live take on "Deep Fascination" for Twofer Tuesday. ELECTRICITY & LUST: Pavement's Slanted & Enchanted – Live! THE BLACK OPRY, on World Cafe. WET LEG…

BLAKE BABIES' fab cover of the Grass Roots' "Temptation Eyes."  Saw 'em open for Game Theory, many moons ago. NEW RELEASES:Paste will point you to Superchunk, String Machine, King Hannah, and more.…