SONNY & THE SUNSETS "Don't Act Dumb" in an acoustic version, separate from their official set at PitchFest. NEW RELEASES:  The Scott Pilgrim sndtrk, the Budos Band, Stornoway and more are streaming…

DEAD CONFEDERATE is "Giving It All Away" in the first video from their Sugar LP. THE PHARMACY has your prescription — and it's five free songs at Daytrotter. PETER FRAMPTON played the…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with JOHN HUGHES! The sportos, motorheads, geeks, sluts, buds, wasteoids, dweebies and dickheads, they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude. The writer/director behind "Sixteen Candles,"…

SPOON gets some help from some of The Roots on "Nobody Gets Me But You." THE POSTELLES did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter. KATE NASH stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic…

MATES OF STATE play the Replacements' classic "I Will Dare" for the A.V. Club Undercover. Yes, that's a trumpet. MAN OR ASTROMAN? did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter. PLANTS & ANIMALS…

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE goes hi-tech in the video for the titanic "Forced to Love." NEW RELEASES: Stormoway, Wavves, the Black Crowes, Mason Jennings and more are streaming this week via Spinner. ARCADE…

OF MONTREAL preview "Sex Karma" on Fallon with an assist from Solange Knowles. Kinda reminds me of vintage Prince. NEWPORT FOLK FEST: Sets from Calexico, Dawes, A.A. Bondy, Bitzen Trapper and more…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE RAMONES! Live at the US Festival in 1982.  Part 1 includes "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?", "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment," "Rock 'n' Roll High School"…

SHE & HIM play "Don't Look Back" for Ferguson.  Zooey looking more relaxed on TV than at the start of the tour. BEST COAST: All Things Considered has a feature and a free…

SUPERCHUNK plays The Cure's classic "In Between Days" for the A.V. Club Undercover. LOCAL NATIVES did three free songs for Daytrotter. DANA FALCONBERRY did five free songs for Daytrotter. DAVID DONDERO is advance streaming…