FATBOY SLIM: When your "Weapon of Choice" is Walken. MARGARET GLASPY plays a micro-concert for The Current. WILCO returns with "Evicted." SEMISONIC returns with "The Rope." PETER GABRIEL shares "Olive Tree." U.S.…

THE CHESTERFIELD KINGS cover the Moving Sidewalks' "99th Floor" (introed by Martha Quinn) and psych up even more on "Sunrise (Turn On)" for Twofer Tuesday. BAR ITALIA bring their post-punk, garage rock and even brit…

THE PIPETTES: "Your Kisses are Wasted On Me." Before it all went wrong. Sigh. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Georgia, Bethany Cosentino, and more… BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has The Clientele,…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: with MUSIC TELEVISION!  The cable phenom debuted on this weekend in 1981. The first four hours included The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star," while the rest of…

SINEAD O'CONNOR, the outspoken Irish singer-songwriter known for her powerful, evocative voice, as showcased on her biggest hit, a breathtaking rendition of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U,” and for her political provocations onstage…

ELO: Because I "Can't Get It Out Of My Head." ALL SONGS CONSDERED has Big Thief, Squirrel Flower, and more. LITTLE MOON plays World Cafe. NIGHT CLUB covers Siouxsie and The Banshees’ “Cities in…

THE YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS, cranking out "I Don't Let The Little Things Get Me Down" and "Rock & Roll Pest Control" raw for Twofer Tuesday. R.E.M. playlists their favorite Top 40 songs…

ZZ TOP: They've been up, they've been down, but you know they were just lookin' for some "Tush." NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Guided by Voices, Andrew Bird, and more.…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THIN LIZZY! Remember that chick who used to dance a lot? Here's Phil Lynott & Co. live at the Sydney Opera House in 1978, playing "Jailbreak," "Bad…

THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS are "Standing Next to Me." SPARKS play a Tiny Desk Concert. MOUNTAIN GOATS shares "Clean Slate" from the sequel to their classic 2002 album All Hail West Texas. BIG THIEF shares…