EMMY THE GREAT fronts the Brighton Port Authority (a/k/a Fatboy Slim, Norman Cook) for "Seattle." BORN RUFFIANS do the four free songs thing for Daytrotter, three previously unreleased. OKKERVIL RIVER frontman Will…

MAGICAL MYSTERY CHORD: A mathemetician unlocks the secret of the opening chord of The Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night." All it took was a little Fourier analysis. THE ANNUALS get a Twofer…

STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS are joined by Blitzen Trapper for a rendition of the James Gang's "Funk 49" in St. Louis. More Cowbell! NEW RELEASES: Mavis Staples and Led Zeppelin are…

WILCO performs an exclusive, "Wilco: The Song" on the Colbert Report. MATADOR has released a downloadable Fall sampler, including tracks from Belle & Sebastian, Lou Reed, A.C. Newman, Shearwater and more… OKKERVIL…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …STREAMING FROM THE CASTLE EAST! This fan-made 1973 video for "The Monster Mash" is today's must-see clip (natch), though you can also see Bobby "Boris" Pickett perform it…

THE KILLERS play a new song, "Losing Touch," at the House of Blues in Vegas.  Sounding a touch like the Psychedelic Furs. JENNY SCHEINMAN, who has backed up Lou Reed, Bono, Norah…

MATT & KIM are still ludicrously happy in the video for "Daylight." LED ZEPPELIN is reuniting without Robert Plant? Huh? Wha? THE ELEPHANT 6 ORCHESTRA, including Robert Schneider (The Apples in Stereo)…

DEERHOOF: The video for "Family of Others" seems to use a microscope to find them. NEW RELEASES: Bloc Party, O'Death, Eagles of Death Metal, Lou Reed, Ry Cooder and more have albums…

THE DEARS' new clip for "Money Babies" is rather apocalyptic. THE SMITHS are considering reuniting for the Coachella music festival. JULIANA HATFIELD stopped by WFUV for a chat and mini-set you can…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE WHO! I featured some 70s stuff a few weeks back, but this is some rare TV footage from the 60s. I am not giving details because lawyers…