THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with R.E.M.!  Live in Germany circa 1985, more complete than what has previously turned up on the Tube. Songs include "Feeling Gravity's Pull," "Harbourcoat," "Sitting Still," "Maps &…

SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES: "Tears of a Clown." Originally released in 1967, but it didn't become a hit until 1970. Sometimes, a hit takes time. KURT VILE plays and chats up…

THE SMITHEREENS: "Behind The Wall Of Sleep", Live on TheTube, 1987. SHAKEY GRAVES, Live at Newport. LARKIN POE stops by The Current for a chat and mini-set. RUBBLEBUCKET plays the World Cafe.…

LOVE TRACTOR plows through "Paint" and "Fun To Be Happy" in Athens, GA, circa 1983, for an instrumental Twofer Tuesday. JOHNNY MARR plays the World Cafe. LAWRENCE plays the World Cafe. UNEARTHED, VOL.…

THE BOOMTOWN RATS: "I Don't Like Mondays," live at the Secret Policemen's Other Ball. CURTIS HARDING, Live at Newport. HOP ALONG plays CBS This Morning. THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, Live at The Boston…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with ECHO and the BUNNYMEN!  Live at the Royal Albert Hall, circa July 1983.  Your setlist includes: "Going Up," "With A Hip" and "All That Jazz"; "All My Colours (Zimbo)" and "Silver";…

RAY SAWYER, of Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, has died aged 81. He sang lead on "The Cover of Rolling Stone." COURTNEY BARNETT, Live at Newport. GLEN HANSARD, Live at Newport.…

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Aquaman repeats atop the chart 52.1MM on a 23 percent drop. The post-holiday drops will almost certainly be larger, but Momoa & Co. will easily crack 200MM domestic soon,…

THE NEW YEAR STARTS HERE: …with THE BEAT FARMERS!  Making a tradition of this more sober than usual, professionally-shot, early BF gig recorded at Universal Studios, including "There She Goes Again" (VU); "Road to…

… but THINGS: KEVIN SPACEY's sex assault case reportedly has video. LEAH REMINI still gets threats from Scientologists. TAYLOR SWIFT and her new beau, Joe Alwyn, are chill in London. KATY PERRY…