DAVID BOWIE plays "Young Americans" for Cavett, looking and sounding too much acquainted with the Thin White Duke. NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork will point you to Laura Marling, Hamilton Leithauser, Trace Mountains and…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with GARAGE ROCK! It's the time of year when I bring out The Standells – "Dirty Water/ Why Pick On Me", but I couldn't stop there. Let's…

SHOCKING BLUE: She's your "Venus." JOHN PRINE, covered by Jeff Tweedy, Andrew Bird, Brandi Carlile, and more.  Stereogum has 13 of his best lesser-known songs. And Bill Murray has a story. JAMES…

JOHN PRINE, the raspy-voiced country-folk singer whose ingenious lyrics to songs by turns poignant, angry and comic made him a favorite of Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson and others, died Tuesday at Vanderbilt…

THE REPLACEMENTS played "Bast^rds of Young" and "Kiss Me On The Bus" in an infamous TV appearance. NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork will point you to Thundercat, Melkbelly, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT points…

BILL WITHERS, a onetime Navy aircraft mechanic who, after teaching himself to play the guitar, wrote some of the most memorable and often-covered songs of the 1970s, including “Lean on Me,” “Ain’t…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with the YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS! Live at Cicero's in St. Louis, On November 23rd,1985, so this is Chuck Carroll-era YFFs.  Selections include: "Gus Theme," "White Bird," "If I Had A Hammer,"…

ADAM SCHLESINGER, a singer-songwriter for the bands Fountains of Wayne and Ivy who had an award-winning second career writing songs for film (including "That Thing You Do" and the Wham!tastic "Pop Goes…

DAVE MASON: "We Just Disagree."  NPR LIVE SESSIONS: Entire concerts from Mudhoney, Jason Isbell, Graham Nash and more. WEYES BLOOD, Live on Instagram. (Thx, kmm.) JEFF TWEEDY covers the Meat Puppets' "Plateau"…

JON PRATT: Pate's frontman, live from home, covering Willie Nelson's "Night Life." THE WHO get over three hours of discussion and analysis, up through "The Seeker," on this week's Political Beats with…