REALLY, just a handful of Wednesday Things because my head is asplodey. ROGER McGUINN performs "King of the Hill" — a song about "Papa" John Phillips — for Carson. GRANT IMAHARA,  an…

QUESTION MARK & THE MYSTERIANS: "96 Tears" and " Girl (You Captivate Me)" for Twofer Tuesday. BOB MOULD shares a "Forecast of Rain." BILLY JOE ARMSTRONG covers Billy Bragg's "A New England."…

LEMON PIPERS: "Green Tambourine." NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Margo Price, My Morning Jacket, Rufus Wainwright, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Kelley Stoltz, The Beths, Ian Masters, and more.…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THREE DOG NIGHT! Once again, I'm enjoying the guilty pleasure of "Eli's Coming" with fellow fans of the late, lamented SportsNight. That, along with memories of The…

ANYWAY, a few Thursday Things: DIAMOND KNIGHTS: "Destination Diamonds".  For the 70s vibe in the heat of July. THE JAYHAWKS preview their new LP a bit at World Cafe. CHICANO BATMAN plays a…

FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE work the car wash for "Denise," whom you may know as T'Pol. THE B-52s, Live at Berklee College of Music, 1979. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features Sufjan Stevens, Bill Callahan, Fenne…

THE KINKS: "Last of the Steam Powered Trains" and "Picture Book," circa 1969, from the album The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, for Twofer Tuesday. THE TWEEDY FAMILY covers Neil Young, My…

BO DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS: "Billy, Don't Be a Hero," from the Summer of '74. Workin' the Elvis jumpuit look. THE NEW PR0NOGRAPHERS play KEXP. PERFUME GENIUS plays KEXP from home. AN…

THE FOURTH of JULY WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE BEACH BOYS!  It's Pate Reunion Weekend and time to "Do It Again."  Because folks my age will always remember their mammoth July 4th concerts at the…

THE NASHVILLE TEENS, with a stompin' cover of "Tobacco Road." NICOLE ATKINS guests on World Cafe. LUCINDA WILLIAMS plays tunes from 'Car Wheels On A Gravel Road' and more from 1998. COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS…