THE MONKEES: The TV version of "You Just May Be the One," which differs from the LP version and has more cowbell. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Johnny Blue Skies,…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with LIVE AID!  We're coming up on the anniversary of the trans-Atlantic rock event aimed at aiding starving people in Ethiopia (Its prime movers, like Bob Geldof &…

KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND: "Boogie Shoes," live in Miami, circa 1974. CAMERA OBSCURA visits World Cafe. GALAXIE 500 shares two previously unreleased tracks. KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD shares "Le…

TWOFER TUESDAY:  "The Dawn Of Correction" by The Spokesmen is an "answer song" to Barry McGuire's immortal "Eve Of Destruction." BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN plays CBS Saturday Morning. ROBYN HITCHCOCK covers the Small…

DIAMOND KNIGHTS: "Destination Diamonds".  For the 70s vibe in the heat of July. ZACH BRYAN is streaming The Great American Bar Scene. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT's Best Albums of 2024 (So Far). THE TOP 50 ALBUMS…

THE FOURTH of JULY WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE BEACH BOYS!  It's time to "Do It Again."  Because folks my age will always remember their mammoth July 4th concerts at the Washington Monument — as…

QUESTION MARK & THE MYSTERIANS: "96 Tears" and "Girl (You Captivate Me)" for Twofer Tuesday. THE DECEMBERISTS play KEXP. CASSIE RAMONE shares "Sweetheart."  JESSIE WARE & ROMY share "Lift You Up." WILLIE…

TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS: "Here Comes My Girl." NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Loma, Nathaniel Rateliff, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Guided By Voices, The Folk Implosion, Redd Kross,…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE… …with the wicked, wicked WILSON PICKETT, live from Germany, circa 1968. This disappeared from the Tube, but I've managed to find almost all of it reposted there or…

ROGER McGUINN performs "King of the Hill" — a song about "Papa" John Phillips — for Carson. BRITTNEY SPENCER plays a Tiny Desk Concert. LONGPLAYER (Mikey Long of Drugdealer) shares “My Dreams of…