THE FOUR TOPS: Levi Stubbs works up a sweat on live French TV, belting out a supercharged "I'll Be There." THE HOLD STEADY plays for The Current. R.L. BURNSIDE, Brotherhood Sportsmen's Lodge, Como,…

I WANT CANDY from The Strangeloves and a super-charged Bow Wow Wow for Twofer Tuesday. BARTEES STRANGE plays a Tiny Desk Concert. YVES JARVIS plays for KEXP. GUIDED BY VOICES announces “a collage…

THE KNACK: "Frustrated." NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to The Hold Steady, Katy Kirby, Adeline Hotel, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Tindersticks, Mogwai, The Fall, and more. THE BLACK ROOTS…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with OTIS REDDING!  Otis and the Bar-Kays crank up the energy to 11 for a Ready Steady Go special, crashing through "Satisfaction,"  "My Girl" and "Respect," then "Shake" morphing into "Land of a…

HUSKER DU covers The Beatles' "Ticket to Ride," circa 1985. BOOTSY COLLINS visits with World Cafe. BARTEES STRANGE visits with World Cafe. CROWDED HOUSE shares "To The Island." ARAB STRAB shares "Here…

JON PRATT: Pate's frontman plays "I Just Wanna Be Your's." DR. JOHN'S New Orleans Swamp: 1974 Television Special with The Meters, 1974. THE METERS: Live At The Bottom Line / Live At Showboat Lounge,…

REDD KROSS play "Annie's Gone" and cover The Carpenters' "Yesterday Once More" for Twofer Tuesday. ALABASTER dePLUME plays a Lagniappe Session. NATHANIEL RATELIFF plays SNL. ANIKA PYLE streams Wild River. NICK LOWE: How…

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN breaks out a 12-string to cover Jackie DeShannon's "When You Walk in the Room," which was also a hit for The Searchers. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Clap…

VALENTINE'S DAY: I've never been a big Valentine's Day guy, but I have always liked The Replacements' "Valentine" and Elvis Costello's cover of "My Funny Valentine."  Beyond that, my thoughts typically drift…

JOHN HIATT: It's been a "Slow Turning." MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO plays a Tiny Desk Concert. COOL GHOULS share “The Way I Made You Cry” and “Helpless Circumstance.” The former has an early Rundgren…