THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with JAMES BROWN! The Godfather of Soul, y'all, with his star time from the T.A.M.I. Show in 1964; your setlist includes "Out of Sight", "Prisoner of Love", "Please,…

SAM COOKE & JACKIE WILSON unexpectedly meet up on "Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha." JOSH HOMME & ALISON MOSSHART, covering AC/DC.  THE LINDA LINDAS cover "California Sun."  BRUCE HORNSBY shares "Indigo …

CHUCK NEGRON, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits including “"Joy To The World," and "One," for one of the top rock acts of the late…

THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED.  Today is the anniversary of the passing of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson in a plane crash outside Clear Lake, IA, and…

First D.J.: "Rise and shine, campers and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cooooold out there today." Second D.J.: "It's cold out there every day. What is this, Miami Beach?" First D.J.:…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with BURT BACHARACH! The debonair pop composer, arranger, conductor, record producer and occasional singer whose hit songs in the 1960s distilled that decade’s mood of romantic optimism.  His…

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD covers "People Get Ready."  CUT COPY plays KCRW.  JASON ISBELL plays "Crimson and Clay" on Kimmel.  NATION OF LANGUAGE shares a remix of "Inept Apollo."  THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE shares “The…

LEONARD COHEN plays "So Long, Marianne," circa 1979.  LUCIUS played KEXP, including a cover of "Everybody Hurts."  LADY GAGA covers Mister Rogers' “Won’t You Be My Neighbor.”  JOYCE MANOR shares "I Used…

R.E.M., playing "Radio Free Europe" and "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" for their network TV debut … and Twofer Tuesday. THE FORMAT plays World Cafe.  BORY shares "Living Proof." Power Pop! KING…

TALKING HEADS: A vintage clip of "Psycho Killer" from the OGWT. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Lucinda Williams, Poppy, and more.  BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Hot Face, Langkamer, and more.…