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…
Read MoreDUSTY 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…
Read MoreLEONARD 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…
Read MoreR.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…
Read MoreTALKING 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.…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: ….wtih THE PRETENDERS! Circa 1981, via one of Pate's two fab drummers, Jon Hahn. Your setlist includes "The Wait," "The Adultress," "Message of Love/Louie Louie," "Talk of the…
Read More999: "Homicide." You better believe it. DRY CLEANING plays WFUV. THE LEMONHEADS play Fallon. SUGAR shares "Long Live Love." It's a B-side! THE NEW PR0NOGRAPHERS return with "Votive." LYDIA LUNCH & ART…
Read MoreTHE MAMAS & PAPAS lip-synced "California Dreaming" really well on Hullaballoo, but not showing you the go-go dancers, who are worth the wait. THE MOUNTAIN GOATS play WFUV. COURTNEY BARNETT shares the Waxahatchee-featuring…
Read MoreRICHARD THOMPSON: The culmination of 1000 Years Of Popular Music. MJ LENDERMAN & J MASCIS cover Neil Young at Sky Blue Sky, plus Wahahatchee, and Yo La Tengo. HOST FAMILY shares "Explain It To…
Read MoreU2: "Pride" and "MLK." Crushingly obvious. Have a dream. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Courtney Marie Andrews, Langhorne Slim, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Sleaford Mods, Shaking Hand, and more. THE…
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