VAMPIRE WEEKEND, Unplugged. SPOON is advance streaming their Transference LP via NPR. They also have a meaty profile in The New York Times. BASIA BULAT drops "Go On" as and advance track…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with the HIGH NUMBERS! Actually, this mod quartet had changed its name before they hit French TV's Music Hall for a truly live set on March 30, 1966,…
Read MoreVAMPIRE WEEKEND returned to the Ed Sullivan Theater to play "Cousins." BOB DYLAN: Aquarium Drunkard has posted Yesterday (CBS Studios: Nashville/NYC Outtakes) from 1970, which includes Bobby Z's takes on "Da Doo Ron…
Read MoreISLANDS dropped a new video for "No You Don't" featuring Michael Cera. ROGUE WAVE dropped "Good Morning" as an advance track from their upcoming LP. Download, or stream it in the 'Gum Mix.…
Read MoreA PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS: "Keep Slipping Away." NEW RELEASES: Elvis Presley joins the third week of Christmas albums, though maybe the Aol folk will update today. Like maybe the album from Findlay…
Read MoreSOUNDGARDEN is reuniting after a 12 year hiatus, so let's break out "Spoonman." DELBERT McCLINTON stopped by WFUV for a chat and mini-set streaming via NPR. REALLY OBSCURE SOUL FROM DC gets…
Read MoreTHE NEW YEAR'S WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE BEAT FARMERS! Looking for something festive to end the year, we find San Diego's finest performing at the 1988 CMA Awards and introduced by no…
Read MoreBUSKING FOR CHARITY: Bono, Damien Rice, Glen Hansard and Mundy played "Stand by Me" and "One" on Grafton Street in Dublin on Christmas Eve. LAURA GIBSON did five free songs for Daytrotter. THE SANDWITCHES turned up on…
Read MoreTHE DRUMS' latest video is for "I Felt Stupid." NEW RELEASES: Still looks like Christmas at Spinner. But the 30th anniversary reissue of The Clash's London Calling is out today… ROMANTICA stopped…
Read MoreVIC CHESTNUTT died on Christmas Day at 45 from an apparent drug overdose. Chesnutt was partially paralyzed and has used a wheelchair since age 18, when he was involved in a car…
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