THE IDES OF MARCH: The belated yet still friendly stranger in the black sedan. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Throwing Muses, Charley crockett, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Edwyn…

THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with JOE STRUMMER and THE POGUES!  People will be getting their drink and dance on today, so enjoy Joe, Shane and the band putting a Celtic spin…

THE LEFT BANKE: "Walk Away Renee." RINGO STARR visits World Cafe. LUCY DACUS shares "Talk." HAIM rwturns with "Relationships." WILLIE NELSON and RODNEY CROWELL share "Oh What A Beautiful World." NICK CAVE…

GUADALCANAL DIARY: From the "Where Are They Now?" file (and MTV's 120 Minutes), we have a semi-live take on "Watusi Rodeo." MATT BERNINGER of The National shares “Bonnet of Pins.” MEKONS shares "The…

DRAMARAMA give you "Anything, Anything" and a "Last Cigarette" for Twofer Tuesday DEF LEPPARD gets almost three hours of discussion and analysis on Political Beats. FLORIST shares "Moon, Sea, Devil." MICHAEL STIPE…

BLUE SWEDE: "Hooked on a Feeling," introduced by the late Don Kirshner. Ooga-Chucka. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Jason Isbell, The Tubs, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Bob Mould,…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE… …with THE TALKING HEADS!  Here's the expanded band — including axeman Adrian Belew (who certainly influenced Jon Pratt's early work in Pate) — Live in Rome, circa 1980. Your setlist:…

WRECKLESS ERIC: The "Whole Wide World," of course. With Ian Dury on the throne. BEEN STELLAR plays World Cafe. THE HARD QUARTET shares  “Lies (Something You Can Do)" and  “Coreopsis Trail.” ILLUMINATI…

HARRY NILSSON: "Everybody's Talking" on Swedish TV, circa 1969. DAVID GRAY visits World Cafe. CAR SEAT HEADREST shares the 11-minute "Gethsemane" from an upcoming rock opera. DESTROYER shares "Cataract Time." EDWYN COLLINS…

THE FOUNDATIONS: "Build Me Up, Buttercup" and "Baby, Now That I Found You" are your Twofer Tuesday. DEEP SEA DIVER visits World Cafe. CASE OATS, ft Spencer tweedy on the throne, shares…