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 MoreRONNIE SPECTOR, the lead singer of the Ronettes, the 1960s vocal trio that gave a passionate, bad-girl edge to pop’s girl-group sound with hits like “Be My Baby,” “Baby, I Love You,”…
Read MoreTHE FIVE AMERICANS: "I See The Light." RYLEY WALKER is steaming a new EP, So Certain. LIANNE LA HAVAS plays The Current. SPOON shares "Wild." DESTROYER shares “Tintoretto, It’s for You.” BILL…
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. DURAN DURAN: Simon Le Bon visited World Cafe…
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," "Villiers Terrace," "All That Jazz," "Heads Will Roll," "Porcupine," "All…
Read MoreTHE SMITHEREENS: "Behind The Wall Of Sleep", Live on TheTube, 1987. SAMIA plays The Current. ROBIN GUTHRIE (Cocteau Twins) shared a surprise EP for his 60th birthday. THE WAR ON DRUGS plays…
Read MoreBUFFALO SPRINGFIELD play "For What It's Worth." SNAIL MAIL plays World Cafe. LA LUZ plays KEXP. LOW shares "I Can't Wait." THE BEATLES: Get Back was mostly watched by us Olds. NIRVANA:…
Read MoreLOVE TRACTOR plows through "Paint" and "Fun To Be Happy" in Athens, GA, circa 1983, for an instrumental Twofer Tuesday. LADIES play KEXP. DENIS O'DELL, a producer on two Beatles movies as well…
Read MoreNANCY SINATRA: "These Boots Are Made For Walking." Are you ready? CUFFED UP plays KEXP. SPOON's Brit daniel stops by KUTX. ROYKSOPP returns with "(Nothing But) Ashes…" SUFJAN STEVENS picks his most and…
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