SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS: “Ain’t No Chimneys In The Projects.”  MATT BERNINGER plays for WFUV Live. JESS CORNELIUS plays for World Cafe. OZZY OSBOURNE baked a hash cake years ago and…

BOB GELDOF, by his own admission, is responsible for two of the worst songs in history: "'Do They Know It's Christmas?" and "We Are The World." LOW CUT CONNIE plays for World Cafe.…

THE RAVEONETTES' 2011 video for 2001's "The Christmas Song. NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork has Sigur Rós, Winston C.W.,and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Lost Horizons, King Hannah, Ghost Power, and more. ROBIN GUTHRIE &…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with A CHRISTMAS SHINDIG! The full episode has gone dark, but still-available clips from 1964 include The Beach Boys' "Dance, Dance, Dance," Bobby Sherman and Donna Loren singing "Keep…

THE RAMONES: "Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight)." SIGN O' THE TIMES: An 8-part podcast. JAKE NAME covers Legendary Pink Dots, Ween, Jimi Hendrix, and more for a Lagniappe Session. BARRY GIBB: The…

U2 cover "Merry Christmas, Baby (Please Come Home)." THE BETHS visit World Cafe. OWEN PALLETT visits World Cafe. THE NATIONAL's Matt Berninger covers The Velvet Underground's "I'm Waiting For The Man." THE HOLD STEADY…

JON PRATT returns with "Setting Suns and Englishmen." BEABABADOOBEE plays for World Cafe from her childhood bedroom. CORDOVAS play for (and frontman Joe Firstman visits with) World Cafe. COURTNEY BARNETT & PHOEBE…

THE WHO: "I'm A Boy." NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork wil point you to Smashing Pumpkins, Bad Bunny, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Young Marble Giants, Cindy, Jarvis Cocker, and more. PHOEBE BRIDGERS…

THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND STARTS HERE… with FAVES 2020.  I occasionally hear from folks who want to know what music — from among all of the posts I do here — I recommend.  To some…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE REPLACEMENTS! The original quartet, opening for X in Mpls in October '83.  Your setlist includes: "I'm In Trouble," "Kids Don't Follow," a lounge version of "F***…