LIZ PHAIR dropped a video for "And He Slayed Her" in an unusual spot. SILVERSUN PICKUPS stopped by KEXP for a pared-down set of spanking new songs. ZEUS: The 70s-flavored Canucks stopped…

HOSPITALITY plays Steely Dan's "Rikki, Don't Lose That Number" upbeat for the A.V. Club Undercover. STEPHIN MERRITT of the Magnetic Fields stopped by WFUV for a chat and miniset. THE MYNABIRDS: Laura…

BEACH HOUSE plays "Myth" at the Ed Sullivan Theater. NEW RELEASES from Gossip, The Cult, Kimbra, Gaz Coombes and more are streaming this week at Spinner, along with the reissue of Paul…

ROBIN GIBB, one of the three singing brothers of the Bee Gees, the long-running Anglo-Australian pop group whose chirping falsettos and hook-laden disco hits like "Jive Talkin" and "You Should Be Dancing"…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with HARRY NILSSON! The BBC aired "The Music of Nilsson" in 1971, including a mashup of "Mr. Richland's Favorite Song" and "One," "Gotta Get Up," a medley of…

SPINTO BAND drops Afrobeat into their animated clip for "The Living Things." M WARD performs new material live for WNYC Soundcheck. DAR WILLIAMS played World Cafe Live; you can stream the whole gig…

TENACIOUS D drops a seven-minute, NSFW clip for "Roadie," with an appearance from Danny McBride. KEANE visited Morning Becomes Eclectic for a session. POLICA stopped by World Cafe for a chat and mini-set. FATHER…

EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROES play "Man on Fire" at the Ed Sullivan Theater. NEW RELEASES from Best Coast, Beach House, The Gossip, Tenacious D, Garbage, Willie Nelson, Cornershop, The Cribs and…

DONALD "DUCK" DUNN, the pioneering bass player whose grooves drove Booker T and the MGs and a slew of sothern soul hits for Stax artists including Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, the…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THREE DOG NIGHT! The guilty pleasure of enjoying "Eli's Coming" with fellow fans of the late, lamented SportsNight, along with memories of The Service's cover of "Shambala"…