STEELY DAN turn in a spirited "Reelin' in the Years" on the Midnight Special.  Fagen reportedly hated this performance, which appears in Almost Famous. CHUCK PROPHET plays World Cafe. MJ LENDERMAN shares "Wristwatch."…

SIMON & GARFUNKEL count the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike. GOLD CONNECTIONS plays World Cafe. ARCADE FIRE shares "Year Of The Snake." LIFEGUARD shares "It Will Get Worse." PAPER CASTLES shares “Content…

CLEM BURKE, the drummer for Blondie, has died, the group announced Monday morning, He was 70 and died following what was described by the surviving group members as a “private battle with…

THE PRIMITONS play "Seeing Is Believing" at an in-store appearance from 1985.  Proof positive that the Internet makes the "Where Are They Now?" file bottomless.  Background at Trouser Press. NEW RELEASES: Paste…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with GARAGE ROCK! It's the time of year when I bring out The Standells – "Dirty Water/ Why Pick On Me", but I couldn't stop there. Let's…

DAVID BOWIE plays "Young Americans" for Cavett, looking and sounding too much acquainted with the Thin White Duke. TIM HEIDECKER visits World Cafe. THE NEW PR0NOGRAPHERS shares "Ballad of the Last Payphone."…

SHOCKING BLUE: She's your "Venus." BRAINIAC plays KEXP. THE NUMBER ONES (the band, not the column) shares "Sorry." WET LEG shares "Catch These Fists." FLORIST shares "Jellyfish." THE WATERBOYS & STEVE EARLE…

SOUL ASYLUM dip into their back catalog for the classic "Never Really Been" at the Northern Lights Theater; Milwaukee, WI.  Throw in a cover of Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy" and you have…

THE SMOKING POPES: "Need You Around," for a little Chicago flavor. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Lucy Dacus, Perfume Genius, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Destroyer, Dean Wareham, and more.…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with TRAFFIC!  Live in Santa Monica, circa 1972, flagged by my online pal Jay. Your setlist includes: Low Spark of High Heeled Boys; Light Up or Leave Me…