THE LOOONG PATE REUNION WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with LIVE AID! We're coming up on the 40th anniversary of the trans-Atlantic rock event aimed at aiding starving people in Ethiopia (Its prime movers,…
Read MoreTWOFER TUESDAY: "The Dawn Of Correction" by The Spokesmen is an "answer song" to Barry McGuire's immortal "Eve Of Destruction." GANG OF FOUR's final show. DURAN DURAN joined SABRINA CARPENTER for "Hungry…
Read MoreDIAMOND KNIGHTS: "Destination Diamonds". For the 70s vibe in the heat of July. OASIS: Reunited in Cardiff after 16 years. BLACK SABBATH plays their final show. FOO FIGHTERS shares "Today's Song." TYLER CHILDERS…
Read MoreTHE FOURTH of JULY WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE BEACH BOYS! It's time to "Do It Again." Because folks my age will always remember their mammoth July 4th concerts at the Washington Monument — as…
Read MoreQUESTION MARK & THE MYSTERIANS: "96 Tears" and "Girl (You Captivate Me)" for Twofer Tuesday. LUCY DACUS play The Current. GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS shares "She Knows Me." BLEACHERS debuts "Blood Brothers" in Asbury Park,…
Read MoreTOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS: "Here Comes My Girl." NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Bruce Springsteen, Daisy the great, and more… BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Frankie Cosmos, BC Camplight and…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL! The obligatory "Summer in the City" because of course. But let's do the other big hits: "Daydream," "Do You Believe in Magic," and "You Didn't Have…
Read MoreROGER McGUINN performs "King of the Hill" — a song about "Papa" John Phillips — for Carson. JAPANESE BREAKFAST plays KCRW. JONATHAN RICHMAN returns with “O Guitar,” and “I Was Just A Piece Of…
Read MoreTHE NASHVILLE TEENS, with a stompin' cover of "Tobacco Road." RAIN PARADE plays KCRW unplugged. THE BETHS shares "No Joy." FRANZ FERDINAND adds JOHNNY MARR to "Build It Up." FOLK BITCH TRIO shares…
Read MoreTHE KINKS: "Last of the Steam Powered Trains" and "Picture Book," circa 1969, from the album The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, for Twofer Tuesday. WEIRD BLOOM is profiled at World Cafe. …
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