THE KINKS, with the evergreen "Father Christmas." ROBERT POLLARD is streaming Blazing Gentlemen. ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER visited Judson Memorial Church in NYC to perform songs from her Personal Record live on KEXP as…
Read MoreTHE KILLERS celebrate "Christmas in L.A." with Dawes, Harry Dean Stanton and Owen Wilson. OF MONTREAL stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a session. NEIL FINN stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for…
Read MoreDICK DODD, drummer and singer for the Standells – and Mouseketeer! – has died at 68, apparently of late stage cancer. "Dirty Water/ Why Pick On Me", are obligatory here for Twofer…
Read MoreTWIN SHADOW covers U2's classic "With Or Without You." Eightiestastic. CUT COPY performed to a packed house at Le Poisson Rouge. WHITE DEMIN stopped by World Cafe for a chat and mini-set.…
Read MoreTHE HOLIDAY WEEKEND STARTS HERE… with FAVES 2012! I occasionally hear from folks who want to know what music — from among all of the posts I do here — I recommend. To some…
Read MoreMAZZY STAR played "California" for Fallon, the band's first TV appearance in 11 years. CONNAN MOCKASIN is streaming Caramel, which The Fader rightly compares to Ariel Pink. JOSH TILLMAN (Father John Misty)…
Read MoreJAMES FRANCO & SETH ROGEN recreate the new Kanye/Kim video in "Bound 3." Likely NSFW. SWEARIN' performs rare stripped-down versions from its latest album Surfing Strange live in the WNYC Soundcheck studio. …
Read MoreKINGS OF LEON drop an epically goofy video for "Beautiful War." DESTROYER streams the Five Spanish Songs EP. WAXAHATCHEE: Katie Crutchfield plays a Tiny Desk Concert at the offices of NPR. EDWARD…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with JOHN F. KENNEDY. Perhaps you've heard the former President was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald 50 years ago today. Over the years, the man and the assassination…
Read MoreTHE BEATLES drop a video for Buddy Holly's "Words Of Love" ahead of Live at the BBC Vol. 2. BEACHWOOD SPARKS are streaming Desert Skies. BTW, L.A. Magazine has eight facts about…
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