THE CONNELLS: " '74-'45. " Read more about this Raleigh, North Carolina quintet at Trouser Press. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Julien Baker & Torres, The Convenience, and more. BILL'S…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with THE BANGLES!  There's no better way to start than with these live takes on "Hero Takes A Fall"  and Kimberley Rew's "Goin' Down To Liverpool" for…

MARTI JONES & TIM LEE (The Windbreakers) cover The dB's classic, "Neverland." With Beatle Bob cameo. PANDA BEAR plays a Tiny Desk Concert. JAMES McMURTRY shares "The Black Dog and the Wandering…

DAVID BOWIE: "Modern Love." from the Summer of 1983. MOMMA plays World Cafe. KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD shares "Deadstick," and it kinda bangs. JULIEN BAKER & TORRES share "Botton of…

STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK: "Incense and Peppermints" plus "Tomorrow" for Twofer Tuesday. SHARON VAN ETTEN AND THE ATTACHMENT THEORY plays World Cafe. THE KILLERS with BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: Encore at the Garden. GRAILS shares…

GEORGE HARRISON & ERIC CLAPTON: "Taxman." It's just about that time. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Bon Iver, Valerie June, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Röyksopp, The Album Leaf and…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with BLIND FAITH! Live at London's Hyde Park in June 1969. After an introduction and brief segments about supergroup members Steve Winwood, Rick Grech, Ginger Baker, and Eric…

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…