THE DEL LORDS extend "How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?" Circa 1990. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Buck Meek, Sleaford Mods, Shame, and more. PHIL SPECTOR:…

LIZ PHAIR: "Jealousy." It sneers like she does. BILL CALLAHAN visits with World Cafe. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features Steady Holiday, Nora Brown, Bernice and more. THE DICTATORS return after 40 years with "God…

ALBERT LEE covers Jimmy Webb's "If You See Me Getting Smaller," one of my favorite Webb tunes, though (afaik) never a hit for anyone. MIKE DOUGHTY plays for The Current. CHRISTIAN LEE…

U2: "Pride" and "MLK." Crushingly obvious. Have a dream. PHIL SPECTOR, convicted murderer and one of the most influential and successful record producers in rock ’n’ roll, who generated a string of…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with ECHO and the BUNNYMEN!  Live at the Royal Albert Hall, circa July 1983.  Your setlist includes: "Going Up," "With A Hip" and "All That Jazz"; "All My Colours (Zimbo)" and "Silver";…

THE BOOMTOWN RATS:  "Someone's Looking At You." THE AVALANCHES visit with World Cafe. ARLO McKINLEY visits with World Cafe. JULIEN BAKER shares "Hardline," the opening track from her new album. SHAKIRA has become the…

THE FIVE AMERICANS: "I See The Light." ALL SONGS CONSIDERED shares Courtney Barnett and Vagabon, Shame, Buke and Gase, and more. ANDREW BIRD & JIMBO MATHUS share “Sweet Oblivion.” WEYES BLOOD shares "Titanic Risen."…

SMOKEY 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. RICHARD SWIFT: Live at SXSW, March 20,…

I SHOULD BE BACK TUES, but until then: DAVID BOWIE's mid-career gets over three and a half hours of discussion and analysis on Political Beats today. Episode should drop sometime this morning.…

THE SMITHEREENS: "Behind The Wall Of Sleep", Live on TheTube, 1987. THE MOUNTAIN GOATS play a full set for Radio Milwaukee. JOHN FOGERTY returns with "Weeping In The Promised Land." VAGABON & COURTNEY…