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),"…

BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD play "For What It's Worth." PETER JESPERSON, co-founder of Twin/Tone Records, visits World Cafe to talk about his career, from spotting the brilliance of The Replacements to possibly being let…

LOVE TRACTOR plows through "Paint" and "Fun To Be Happy" in Athens, GA, circa 1983, for an instrumental Twofer Tuesday. BOB DYLAN: Highway 49 Revisited. THE LEMON TWIGS share "My Golden Years." Hitting…

NANCY SINATRA: "These Boots Are Made For Walking." Are you ready? RATBOYS played "The Window," "It's Alive," and "Morning Zoo" a CBS Saturday Session. BOB BOILEN playlisted his favorite albums of 2023…

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…

ALEX CHILTON: Let's enjoy the Box Tops' "The Letter" and Big Star's "In The Street." FATHER JOHN MISTY debuts "Corpse Dance" on a surprise live album. BLEACHERS plays "Alma Mater" on Late…

DAVID BOWIE: Rare footage of "The Jean Genie" from a 1973 performance on Top of the Pops. BARTEES STRANGE, JASON ISBELL, BLEACHERS, ST VINCENT, and more play the Ally Coalition Talent Show.…

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…

THE MONKEES sing a Christmas medley at MTV, circa 1986. Even Mike Nesmith turned up. THE CHURCH plays KEXP. SLOW PULP plays KEXP. SHANE MacGOWAN's widow shared plans to one day release…

EURYTHMICS' Dave Stewart declares "Christmas is For Lovers". HOLIDAY SEASON: No new releases or indie basement this week. YO LA TENGO wrapped up Hanukkah by reuiniting the Aisler Set and brining the…