THE RAVEONETTES' 2011 video for 2001's "The Christmas Song. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you toward The Who, IDLES, Emily Yacina, and more. INDIE BASEMENT will point you to the Just Joans,…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with A CHRISTMAS SHINDIG! The full episode has gone dark, but still-available clips from 1964 include The Beach Boys' "Dance, Dance, Dance," Bobby Sherman and Donna Loren singing "Keep…

THE RAMONES: "Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight)." BECK brings new material to Morning Becomes Eclectic. THE GO-BETWEENS: Hear rarities and live tracks from volume two of 'G Stands For Go-Betweens.' MIKAL…

GLAM CHOPS: Art Brut's Eddie Argos has a "Countdown to Christmas." CRAIG FINN, Live at Rockwwell Music Hall. DEVENDRA BANHART visits WFUV Live. SHERYL CROW plays a Tiny Desk Concert. M WARD…

GLAM XMAS:  Wizzard's awesome "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day" and Slade's "Merry Christmas Everybody" (1973's UK Xmas No. 1) are your Twofer Tuesday. WHITNEY visits The Current. LIAM GALLAGHER visits World…

  U2 cover "Merry Christmas, Baby (Please Come Home)." PRINCE: Hear his 1999 outtakes. NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork will point you to Ducks Unlimited, TEETH, and more. INDIE BASEMENT will point you to Stereolab,…

THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND STARTS HERE… with FAVES 2018!  I occasionally hear from folks who want to know what music — from among all of the posts I do here — I recommend.  To some…

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS play "Birdhouse In Your Soul" with the Doc Severenson Orchestra. Add a cover by the The Choirs YYJ for Twofer Tuesday. PETE YORN visits The Current. CARY RAE…

JON PRATT returns with a loop-y instrumental, "Jeanine Brushes the Mississippi Mud From a Stray Cat in Paris." JEFF TWEEDY visits KEXP. TITUS ANDRONICUS visits KEXP. KELSEY WALDRON visits World Cafe. ANDREW…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE REPLACEMENTS! The original quartet, opening for X in Mpls in October '83.  Your setlist includes: "I'm In Trouble," "Kids Don't Follow," a lounge version of "F***…