THE NASHVILLE TEENS, with a stompin' cover of "Tobacco Road." SLEATER-KINNEY plays KCRW. X shares "Big Black X" ahead of their final LP. BRIGHT EYES shares "Bells And Whistles." KIM GORDON shares "ECRP."…

THE KINKS: "Last of the Steam Powered Trains" and "Picture Book," circa 1969, from the album The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, for Twofer Tuesday. IRON & WINE: Sam Beam visits World…

BO DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS: "Billy, Don't Be a Hero," from the Summer of '74. Workin' the Elvis jumpuit look. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to O., Been Stellar, and more.…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THREE DOG NIGHT! Once again, I'm enjoying the guilty pleasure of "Eli's Coming" with fellow fans of the late, lamented SportsNight. That, along with memories of The…

POP MUSIC: Let's hear M talk about it. MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO plays a Tiny Desk Concert. LAURIE ANDERSON returns with "Road to Mandalay." LIAM GALLAGER always saves a seat for Noel at his…

THE MUSIC EXPLOSION: "Little Bit O'Soul." HEALTH plays KEXP. BOB MOULD shares "Breathing Room." TRACE MOUNTAINS covers Matthew Sweet's "Sick Of Myself." MAVIS STAPLES shares "Worthy." PAUL McCARTNEY's Top 80 Songs, according to…

GARY WRIGHT will always be known as the "Dreamweaver," but add "Love is Alive" (with More Cowbell) and you have Twofer Tuesday. CHAKA KHAN plays a Tiny Desk Concert. REDD KROSS shares “I’ll…

STEAM: The one-hit wonder with a synced take on "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye." Sorry 'bout those White Sox. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to The Decemberists, John Cale,…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with POWER POP (REDUX)! For whatever reason, I have considered Summer the ideal season for gems like Badfinger's "No Matter What" (which Pate covered on occasion) and…

THE FIVE AMERICANS: "I See The Light." VAMPIRE WEEKEND attempts covers of The Strokes, Pearl Jam, Led Zeppelin, and more. SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE shares "Let The Virgin Drive." JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE covers…