THE FIVE AMERICANS: "I See The Light." CUT COPY visits World Cafe. IRON & WINE shares “In Your Ocean.” JOE PERNICE shares "The Black And The Blue." BERNARD BUTLER, NORMAN BLAKE &…
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Read MoreSMOKEY 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. KATHLEEN EDWARDS visits World Cafe. DRY…
Read MoreNANCY SINATRA: "These Boots Are Made For Walking." Are you ready? SAINT ETIENNE visits World Cafe. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT: Favorite Albums of 2025. BILLY JOEL performed in front of a crowd for…
Read MoreFIRST, A LITTLE "NEWS": BRIGITTE BARDOT, the pouty, tousle-haired French actress who redefined mid-20th-century movie sex symbolism in films beginning with “And God Created Woman,” then gave up acting at 39 to devote…
Read MoreBREAKING: AVATAR 3 opened at the low end of projections with 88MM… THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY STARTS HERE: … with CHRIS ISAAK, live at Universal Studios. Your holiday-themed numbers include "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,"…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with AIMEE MANN's CHRISTMAS CAROL (profanity warnings): Part One has your Scrooge-y set-up with Michael Penn. Part Two features The Office's John Krasinski. Part Three has Michael Cera.…
Read MoreGLAM CHOPS: Art Brut's Eddie Argos has a "Countdown to Christmas." JEFF TWEEDY visits World Cafe. BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD is giving away a cover of Big Star's "The Ballad of El…
Read MoreAIMEE MANN has a video medley of all of the songs on One More Drifter in the Snow. YO LA TENGO: Hanukkah Night 2 featured covers of The Thamesmen's "Gimme Some Money"…
Read MoreTHE MONKEES sing a Christmas medley at MTV, circa 1986. Even Mike Nesmith turned up. YO LA TENGO starts their Hanukkah series, including a cover of Russ Ballard's "New York Groove."…
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