THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with JOE STRUMMER and THE POGUES!  People will be getting their drink and dance on today, so enjoy Joe, Shane and the band putting a Celtic spin…

THE LEFT BANKE: "Walk Away Renee." FLOCK OF DIMES plays WFUV.  THE LEMON TWIGS share "I Just Can't Get Over Losing You." Hell yeah.  ICEAGE returns with "Star."  HIT LIKE A GIRL…

GUADALCANAL DIARY: From the "Where Are They Now?" file (and MTV's 120 Minutes), we have a semi-live take on "Watusi Rodeo." (and 120 Minutes first aired 40 years ago yesterday)  BUDDY GUY plays…

DRAMARAMA give you "Anything, Anything" and a "Last Cigarette" for Twofer Tuesday. CHARLIE CROCKETT plays WFUV.  GORILLAZ played SNL.  MEKONS are doing a remix album.  MICHAEL STIPE shares "I Played The Fool." …

BLUE SWEDE: "Hooked on a Feeling," introduced by the late Don Kirshner. Ooga-Chucka. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Bonnie “Prince” Billy, turgill Simpson, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Squeeze, Dutch…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE… …with THE TALKING HEADS!  Here's the expanded band — including axeman Adrian Belew (who certainly influenced Jon Pratt's early work in Pate) — Live in Rome, circa 1980. Your setlist:…

WRECKLESS ERIC: The "Whole Wide World," of course. With Ian Dury on the throne. SORRY plays KEXP.  WEIRD NIGHTMARE shares "Pay No Mind."  THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS shares "Sleep's Older Sister." METRIC…

HARRY NILSSON: "Everybody's Talking" on Swedish TV, circa 1969. CATE LE BON visits World Cafe. FRIKO shares "Choo Choo."  PETER GABRIEL shares the bright-side mix of "What Lies Ahead."  BONNIE “PRINCE” BILLY…

THE FOUNDATIONS: "Build Me Up, Buttercup" and "Baby, Now That I Found You" are your Twofer Tuesday.  STURGILL SIMPSON said the new Johnny Blue Sky album wouldn't be streaming, then put the…

THE BANGLES are "Going Down To Liverpool" to do nothing with Mr. Spock. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Bill Callahan, cootie catcher, Iron & Wine, and more.  BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT…