JONATHAN RICHMAN gives a live take on "Roadrunner" at Joey Ramone's 1998 birthday party. SHARON VAN ETTEN plays KEXP.  IVY shares "Heartbreak."  RISE AGAINST shares "Ricochet."  MARISSA NADLER shares "Light Years."  POOL…

CROWDED HOUSE, which hit the Top Ten twice in 1987 with "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Something So Strong," are your Twofer Tuesday. PERFUME GENIUS visits World Cafe.  CASEY DENIEL shares "Your…

SEALS & CROFT: "Summer Breeze." NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Ada Lea, Field Medic, and more.  BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has OHSEES, Wombo, and more. JOSEPH ARTHUR & PETER BUCK share “Sleep…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with GRAM PARSONS! As a member of both The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, and as a solo artist, Parsons anticipated the so-called country rock of the…

LaBELLE: "Lady Marmalade." I coulda used a little more cowbell. THE BLACK KEYS visit World Cafe.  CUT COPY shares "Still See Love."  MARGO PRICE shares "Losing Streak."  HUNX AND HIS PUNX shares…

FUNKADELIC: "I Got a Thing" on Upbeat in 1970. JIMMY BUFFETT gets over three hours of discussion and analysis on Political Beats with Conor Friedersdorf.  BIG THIEF shares “Grandmother,” and “Los Angeles.” THE LEMONHEADS…

TOM JONES sung "It's Not Unusual" and "If He Should Ever Leave You" on Canadian Idol, which opened with some great archival footage. BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD visits World Cafe.  DEAD &…

LEMON PIPERS: "Green Tambourine." NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Emily Hines, Laura Groves, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has the Warlocks, Everything Else, Matthew Sweet, and more, including his Best…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with JOHN HUGHES! The sportos, motorheads, geeks, sluts, buds, wasteoids, dweebies and dickheads, they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude. The writer/director behind Sixteen Candles,…

PILOT works their "Magic" on TOTP. THE VOIDS share the MęĞż øF rÅm EP. THE STARTING LINE shares "Circulate."  HONK shares "Last Order."  IRON & WINE + BEN BRIDWELL cover Kendrick Lamar & SZA’s…