THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with VALENTINE'S DAY: I've never been a big Valentine's Day guy, but I have always liked The Replacements' "Valentine" and Elvis Costello's cover of "My Funny Valentine." …

JOHN HIATT: It's been a "Slow Turning." GUERILLA TOSS visits World Cafe.  KIM GORDON shares "Dirty Tech." BLEACHERS shares "you and forever," ft. Jack Antonoff's wife, Margaret Qualley. HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER is "In The…

ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS don't want to go to "Chelsea." GEESE plays a Tiny Desk Concert.  THE NEW PR0NOGRAPHERS have "Pure Sticker Shock."  BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY shares "Hey Little."  WHITE FENCE…

REDD KROSS play "Annie's Gone" and cover The Carpenters' "Yesterday Once More" for Twofer Tuesday. ANGINE DE POITRINE plays KEXP.  THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS shares "Wu-Tang."  MIRAH shares “The Ballad of the Bride of…

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN breaks out a 12-string to cover Jackie DeShannon's "When You Walk in the Room," which was also a hit for The Searchers. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you Ratboys, Asher…

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.:…