JULES SHEAR: "If She Knew What She Wants," unplugged on Unplugged, circa 1990. Check how he's holding his guitar. LUCIUS plays The Current.  SHARON VAN ETTEN covers HTRK's "Poison." HATCHIE shares "The…

MARSHALL CRENSHAW played "Someday, Someway" for his network TV debut in 1982. BLACK PUMAS' Adrian Quesada plays KCRW. THE MOUNTAIN GOATS shares "Cold At Night" and "Rocks In My Pockets."  STELLA DONNELLY shares “Year of…

WORLD PARTY: Karl Wallinger "Put the Message in the Box" and gets "Way Down Now" for Twofer Tuesday. WAXAHATCHEE plays KEXP.  HANNAH FRANCES & DANIEL ROSSEN share "The Space Between."  MADI DIAZ…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE YARDBIRDS! Chris Dreja, a co-founder of the band and a co-writer of many of that band’s songs, has died at 79.  Here's the NME obit.  And mine is to post…

THE BEATNIX cover Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven." NATION OF LANGUAGE plays KEXP.  TWIN SHADOW shares "Half Asleep."  HIGHSCHOOL shares "Sony Ericsson."  MATT PRYOR shares "The Dishonesty."  GRADE 2 shares “Hanging Onto…

WE FIVE were on my mind when I woke up this morning, introduced by no less than Fred Astaire. SPINAL TAP visits World Cafe. T. REX: Hear the very posthumous "I'm Dazed." …

FEIST staples "Mushaboom" and "1 2 3 4" are your Twofer Tuesday. TOM WAITS: The wierder stretch of his career gets over three hours of discussion and analysis on Political Beats with…

THE JAGS: "Back of My Hand," from TOTP and the "Where Are They Now?" file. NEW RELEASES: Paste will pint you to Jeff Tweedy, Neko Case, and more.  BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE GO-GOs!  They made history as the first all-female band that both wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to top the Billboard album charts.…

THE PSYCHEDLIC FURS broke through with this video for "Love My Way" on the MTV. JAPANESE BREAKFAST plays KEXP.  SHARP PINS shares "I Don't Have The Heart."  PORTUGAL. THE. MAN. shares "Tanana"…