DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW: "Cover of the Rolling Stone." A fairly deranged live version. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Angel Olsen, The Avett Bros, Elliott Smith, and more.…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE BANGLES!  Live in Pittsburgh, circa 1986.  Your setlist includes: 1 Let It Go; 2 Restless; 3 Walking Down Your Street; 4 James; 5 Going Down to…

SHOCKING BLUE: She's your "Venus." DIRTY PROJECTORS virtually play The Current. THE ROSES WON'T TELL YOUR SECRET: An August Mixtape. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED: The first episode from 2005. JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE, Live…

CROWDED HOUSE, which hit the Top Ten twice in 1987 with "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Something So Strong," are your Twofer Tuesday. THE OLD 97s virtually visit World Cafe. ANDY SCHAUF…

EVERCLEAR: "A.M. Radio." Because my brother's Pinto said so. NEW RELEASES: Paste points you to Bright Eyes, The Kilers, Old 97s, Bully, Cut Copy, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Guided By Voices, Dent…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with GRAM PARSONS! As a member of both The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, and as a solo artist, Parsons anticipated the so-called country rock of the…

REALLY A SLOW "NEWS" DAY.  How slow?  This is what I have: THE NUMBER ONES looks at Deniece Williams's "Let's Hear It For The Boy," the giddy dance-pop hit from the 'Footloose' soundtrack.…

JONATHAN RICHMAN gives a live take on "Roadrunner" at Joey Ramone's 1998 birthday party. SYLVAN ESSO virtually visits The Current. THE DISTRICTS perform for XPNFEST Weekend 2020. PHOEBE BRIDGERS plays "ICU" and "Halloween"…

THE RASPBERRIES crush "Go All The Way" and "I Wanna Be With You" for Twofer Tuesday. HUSKER DU gets over three hours of discussion and analysis on Political Beats. FLEET FOXES' Robin…

SEALS & CROFT: "Summer Breeze." NEW RELEASES: Paste points to Kathleen Edwards, Black Marble, Dana Gavanski, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Whitney, The Divine Comedy, Jim Bob, and more. HAZEL ENGLISH…