FRIGHTENED RABBIT is "Living In Colour" for their latest video. SONNY & THE SUNSETS are fronted by Sonny Smith, but more people may know his bandmate Kenny Stoltz. Timeless, retro-tinged pop in…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with MICHAEL JACKSON! I'm not making a habit of this, but he did die a year ago today, making it an apt moment to revisit his hits with…
Read MorePASSION PIT covers the Smashing Pumpkins' "Tonight, Tonight." But you'll need to sign up with Levi's to download the whole thing. THE NEW PR0NOGRAPHERS played DC's 9:30 Club last night, so you…
Read MoreTHE MORNING BENDERS cover Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" at Governor's Island. AMANDA PALMER is streaming "Ideoteque" from her upcoming LP, Amanda Palmer Plays the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele. JENNY & JOHNNY:…
Read MoreDEER TICK played "Baltimore Blues No. 1" for their network TV debut at the Ed Sullivan Theater. NEW RELEASES: Okay, I don't know why albums from Ozzy Osbourne, Herbie Hancock and the…
Read MoreBRIAN FALLON (The Gaslight Anthem) joins BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN on "No Surrender." ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO is advance streaming Street Songs of Love. WOLF PARADE is advance streaming Expo 86. THE ROOTS are advance streaming…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with POWER POP! Inspired by the Michael Chabon essay linked here at the start of the week, but also by the time of the season. For whatever…
Read MoreBROKEN SOCIAL SCENE breaks out "Texico B^tches" for Fallon. LAURA VEIRS did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter. SANDY DENNY is one of NPR's 50 Great Voices. JACKIE DeSHANNON gets a feature…
Read MoreMGMT drop a new video for "It's Working." PERFUME GENIUS is advance streaming Learning. PATRICK WATSON stopped by Oregon Public Broadcasting for a chat and mini-set in audio and video. SUPERCHUNK drops…
Read MoreJIMMY DEAN, singer-songwriter and sausage king, passed away at age 81, so "Big Bad John" is obligatory. NEW RELEASES: Albums from Devo, Gaslight Anthem, Tom Petty, We Are Scientists, The Like, Pernice…
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