ROGER McGUINN performs "King of the Hill" — a song about "Papa" John Phillips — for Carson. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to The Go! Team, Laura Mvula, Snapped Ankles and…
Read MoreQUESTION MARK & THE MYSTERIANS: "96 Tears" and "Girl (You Captivate Me)" for Twofer Tuesday. NO SOPHOMORE SLUMP: A Playlist Of Songs From Great Second Albums. LANA DEL REY shared a brief preview…
Read MoreTHE FOURTH of JULY WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE BEACH BOYS! It's Pate Reunion Weekend and time to "Do It Again." Because folks my age will always remember their mammoth July 4th concerts at the…
Read MoreTHE NASHVILLE TEENS, with a stompin' cover of "Tobacco Road." SPENCER KRUG plays KEXP. METALLICA's "Sad But True," covered by Jason Isbell, St. Vincent and Sam Fender. STEVE GUNN shares "Other You" and…
Read MoreTHE KINKS: "Last of the Steam Powered Trains" and "Picture Book," circa 1969, from the album The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, for Twofer Tuesday. DINOSAUR JR plays KEXP. LORD HURON virtually…
Read MoreBO DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS: "Billy, Don't Be a Hero," from the Summer of '74. Workin' the Elvis jumpuit look. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Lucy Dacus, The Mountain Goats,…
Read More…with THREE DOG NIGHT! Once again, I'm enjoying the guilty pleasure of "Eli's Coming" with fellow fans of the late, lamented SportsNight. That, along with memories of The Service's cover of "Shambala"…
Read MoreJON PRATT: Pate's frontman covers the Minutemen's "This Ain't No Picnic" on the banjo. LIZ PHAIR plays a Tiny Desk (Home) Concert. CROWDED HOUSE: Neil Finn visits World Cafe. NEKO CASE covers Roky…
Read MoreTHE MUSIC EXPLOSION: "Little Bit O'Soul." CAR SEAT HEADREST covers Bowie, the Who, NIN, and Kate Bush on a new EP. BOB DYLAN: Episode 11 of Pretty Good Stuff is Cali-themed. NPR has…
Read MoreGARY WRIGHT will always be known as the "Dreamweaver," but add "Love is Alive" (with More Cowbell) and you have Twofer Tuesday. NEIL YOUNG: The third part of his career (1980–2021), spanning…
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