BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND play songs from The Promise for the first time. R.E.M. drop "Discoverer," the opening track to the upcoming Collapse Into Now album. MOUNTAIN GOATS: John…

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE's latest video is for "Texico B^tches." THE DECEMBERISTS: Colin Meloy stops by WFUV to preview new tracks from the upcoming The King Is Dead album. JINGLE JAMS: NPR's annual…

OVER 11 MILLION SERVED: Thanks to everyone for stopping by!  PAUL McCARTNEY cranked out some Wings staples, Beatles classics, including a tribute to John Lennon, on late night TV Saturday. A more-than-Twofer…

  SHE & HIM played their take on Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You" on Conan, and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" with Conan. Both clips at P-Fork. R.E.M.:…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with SHINDIG CHRISTMAS '64! Part One includes The Beach Boys' "Dance, Dance, Dance," Bobby Sherman and Donna Loren singing "Keep on Searching," the Righteous Brothers doing "The Jerk" and an…

JENS LEKMAN sings about stalking Kirsten Dunst. THE GREENHORNES brought their garagey goodness to Morning Becomes Eclectic. OBERHOFER did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter at Pop Montreal. FLUXBLOG 2010 SURVEY…

JEFF TWEEDY joins YO LA TENGO on Wilco's "Jesus, Etc," and a Gary U.S. Bonds cover, "Eight Day Weekend" during YLT's traditional Hanukkah stand at Maxwell's in Hoboken, No Jokin'. THE NAKED…

SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS dropped a video for "I L U," directed by Toby Halbrooks and David Lowery. NOT-SO-NEW RELEASES from Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse, Les Savy Fav, Springsteen, Local Natives, Four…

  DEERHUNTER made their TV debut playing "Helicopter" on Conan.  SUPERCHUNK stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set. MASON JENNINGS stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set. GUSTER stopped by…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with DAVID BOWIE, CRACKED ACTOR! In the mid 1970s, as part of BBC's long-running Omnibus series, Alan Yentob interviewed David Bowie during the American leg of his…