ALBERT LEE covers Jimmy Webb's "If You See Me Getting Smaller," one of my favorite Webb tunes, though (afaik) never a hit for anyone. FRANZ FERDINAND plays CBS Saturday Sessions. TITUS ANDRONICUS,…

SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES: "Tears of a Clown." Originally released in 1967, but it didn't become a hit until 1970. Sometimes, a hit takes time. DEHD plays acoustic at The Current.…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with ECHO and the BUNNYMEN!  Live at the Royal Albert Hall, circa July 1983.  Your setlist includes: "Going Up," "With a Hip," "All That Jazz," "All My Colours (Zimbo),"…

NANCY SINATRA: "These Boots Are Made For Walking." Are you ready? BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT names its Best 40 Albums of 2024. KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD visits World Cafe. THE SOFT…

THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY STARTS HERE: …with THE BEAT FARMERS!  Making a tradition of this more sober than usual, professionally-shot, early BF gig recorded at Universal Studios, including "There She Goes Again" (VU); "Road…

THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY STARTS HERE: … with CHRIS ISAAK, live at Universal Studios. Your holiday-themed numbers include "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Hey, Santa," "Last Month of the Year," "Blue Christmas," and "Christmas on…

GLAM CHOPS: Art Brut's Eddie Argos has a "Countdown to Christmas." BLACK SABBATH, Live in Fresno, 1976. THUNDERCAT joins a YO GABBA GABBA Tiny Desk Concert. SUSANNA HOFFS & ELVIS COSTELLO cover…

AIMEE MANN has a video medley of all of the songs o­n One More Drifter in the Snow. SOUL ASYLUM plays KEXP. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED's Best Songs of 2024. LADY GAGA &…

THE MONKEES sing a Christmas medley at MTV, circa 1986. Even Mike Nesmith turned up. WAXAHATCHEE plays a Tiny Desk Concert. SEBADOH & SOUNDGARDEN's survivors play in Seattle. EN ATTENDANT ANA covers…

EURYTHMICS' Dave Stewart declares "Christmas is For Lovers". CHUCK PROPHET plays KEXP. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT's Best reissues, box sets and compilations of 2024. BEN KWELLER shares "Optimystic." SAM AMIDON covers Ornette Coleman’s “Friends…