THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE TURTLES!  First cracking the Top Ten in 1965 with their cover of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me, Babe."  they made the Top 30 later that year with the…

BON IVER drops a video for "Calgary," the first single from the new LP. THE HEAD & THE HEART stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set. DAVID BAZAN stopped by…

PARTS & LABOR sorta play Kanye West's "Runaway" for The A.V. Club Undercover. WARPAINT stopped by the World Cafe for a chat and mini-set. FRIENDLY FIRES stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for…

BELLE & SEBASTIAN drop a video for "Come On Sister" from Write About Love. NEW RELEASES from Vetiver, Dananananackroyd, Marissa Nadler, Woods and more, plus McCartney reissues and the fifth Neil Young…

BEST COAST unveiled a new song, "Gone Again," over at Adult Swim. BON IVER is advance streaming the semi-self-titled sophomore LP. Justin Vernon also gets a meaty profile at The Guardian and briefer one…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE dB's!  The influential, but oh-so-unlucky modern pop combo performs "Happenstance," "Bad Reputation" and "Living A Lie" from Sweden circa 1982.  From the studio, we have the clip for "Neverland." Chris Stamey…

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE's video for "The Sweetest Kill" features Bijou Phillips and extreme, gory violence. BLACK LIPS did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter. THE SAM ROBERTS BAND stopped by The…

  THE MOUNTAIN GOATS play Jawbreaker's "Boxcar" for The A.V. Club Undercover. DAWES did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter, one previously unreleased, afaik. TEGAN & SARA also did the four free…

KAISER CHIEFS are back with "Little Shocks." NEW RELEASES from Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Jr., Sondre Lerche, Dawes, Oneida, Wooden Birds, Vaccines and more are streaming this week via Spinner. BATTLES is streaming…

GRINDERMAN'S video for "Mickey Mouse and the Goodbye Man" is animated, but nonetheless NSFW. OKKERVIL RIVER played the World Cafe Live in Philadelphia; you can stream the whole gig on demand. THE ROSEBUDS…