THE TEMPTATIONS gallop through "I Can't Get Next to You" live on TOTP. REAL ESTATE covers My Bloody Valentine, Roger Miller, John Cale, and more in their Lagniappe Session. NO-NO BOY visits World…

CINCO DE MAYO STARTS HERE:  …with LOS LOBOS: "I Got Loaded" (with an added snippet of "Turn On Your Lovelight") from their fabulous first full-lengther, How Will the Wolf Survive? "Don't Worry Baby," "Evangeline," "Our…

THE BONGOS: "Numbers With Wings" was nominated for Best Direction at the first MTV Video Awards. GRACE POTTER plays World Cafe. THE BLACK KEYS cover R. L. Burnside's “Going Down South.” STURGILL SIMPSON covers…

THE KINKS are "The Village Green Preservation Society." God bless 'em. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Matt Sweeney and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Manchester Orchestra, Crumb, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with SQUEEZE!  Despite a new LP, some of you whippersnappers may never heard of Difford, Tilbrook & Co., who previously reeled of stellar string of pop gems, including "Take…

THE ROLLING STONES made their second US TV appearance on The Mike Douglas Show, covering Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away." REMEMBERING Adam Schlessinger. SON LUX plays a Tiny Desk Concert. MIKE WATT…

THE MEMBERS: "Working Girl," from the "Where Are They Now?" file. MIDDLE KIDS play The Current. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features Manchester Orchestra, Faye Webster, and more. SPLIT SINGLE (ft Jason Narducy) shares…

WALL OF VOODOO, on the "Mexican Radio." LAKE STREET DIVE visits The Current. LORETTA LYNN visits with World Cafe. THE TOP 100 ALTERNATIVE SINGLES of the 90s, according to PopMatters. J MASCIS…

THE CONNELLS: " '74-'45. " Read more about this Raleigh, North Carolina quintet at Trouser Press. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Dinosaur Jr, Sour Widows, remember Sports, and more. BILL'S…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with THE BANGLES!  There's no better way to start than with these live takes on "Hero Takes A Fall"  and Kimberley Rew's "Goin' Down To Liverpool" for…