THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED.  Today is the anniversary of the passing of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson in a plane crash outside Clear Lake, IA, and…

First D.J.: "Rise and shine, campers and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cooooold out there today." Second D.J.: "It's cold out there every day. What is this, Miami Beach?" First D.J.:…

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD covers "People Get Ready." MJ LENDERMAN plays a Tiny Desk Concert. ROBERT ASHCROFT & CHRISTOPHER OWENS team up on “Should’ve Stayed in Bed.” MOMMA shares "I Want You (Fever)." ANDERSON EAST…

LEONARD COHEN plays "So Long, Marianne," circa 1979. WUNDERHORSE plays WFUV. SUNFLOWER BEAN shares "Champagne Taste." SLEIGH BELLS returns with “Wanna Start a Band?” BONNIE "PRINCE" BILLY shares "Turned To Dust (Rolling On)." SHARON…

R.E.M., playing "Radio Free Europe" and "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" for their network TV debut … and Twofer Tuesday. THE THE plays KEXP. ZACH BRYAN shares "Blue Jean Baby" because the…

TALKING HEADS: A vintage clip of "Psycho Killer" from the OGWT. NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork will point you to Mogwai, Sam Amidon, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Tuung, Rose City Band, and…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: ….wtih THE PRETENDERS! Circa 1981, via one of Pate's two fab drummers, Jon Hahn.  Your setlist includes "The Wait," "The Adultress," "Message of Love/Louie Louie," "Talk of the…

999: "Homicide." You better believe it. THE RED CLAY STRAYS plays a Tiny Desk Concert. GUIDED BY VOICES shares “Elfin Flower With Knees.” JEFFREY LEWIS shares the NSFW “Sometimes Life Hits You.” THE JESUS…

THE MAMAS & PAPAS lip-synced "California Dreaming" really well o­n Hullaballoo, but not showing you the go-go dancers, who are worth the wait. ENGLISH TEACHER plays KEXP. FACS shares "You Future." COURTING…

RICHARD THOMPSON: The culmination of 1000 Years Of Popular Music. PHANTOGRAM plays WFUV. ACCESSORY, the solo project of Dehd's Jason Balla, shares "Chain Link." FRIKO are learning how to bring people together. CHAPPELL…