THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS broke through with this video for "Love My Way" on the MTV. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Bully, Ben Folds, Rufus Wainwright and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Protomartyr,…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with HARRY NILSSON! Let's revisit the BBC's "The Music of Nilsson from 1971, including a mashup of "Mr. Richland's Favorite Song" and "One," "Gotta Get Up," a medley…

MOUNTAIN GOATS: John Darnielle choreographs Ace of Base's "The Sign." (Language warning) A perennial fave. ARLO PARKS visits World Cafe. FOO FIGHTERS opened a new DC venue covering Bad Brains' “At The…

THE MAIN INGREDIENT: "Everybody Plays the Fool." Sometimes. GRAHAM NASH visits World Cafe. EDDIE 9V plays World Cafe. TEGAN & SARA cover Elvis Costello's (Dave Edmunds’) “Girls Talk.” NICK CAVE, on what…

OFF BROADWAY: "Stay In Time" and "Full Moon Turn My Head Around," for Twofer Tuesday. More power pop for the summer. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Sparks, Arlo Parks, and…

THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND STARTS EARLY:   …with THE SWEET!  The bubble-glam rockers are probably best known for the trifecta of "Little Willy," "Ballroom Blitz" and "Fox on the Run," though they…

JAY & THE AMERICANS "Come a Little Bit Closer" on Wednesday. DAVE MATTHEWS, unplugged at World Cafe. JULIANA HATFIELD announces an album of ELO covers with "Don't Bring Me Down." AMANDA SHIRES…

THE RASPBERRIES crush "Go All The Way" and "I Wanna Be With You" for Twofer Tuesday. YO LA TENGO: Deeper Into Deep Cuts. RUTHIE FOSTER plays World Cafe. SIOUXSIE SIOUX sings "Israel"…

FREE: "All Right Now." Wouldn't be Summer without it. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Milk Carton Kids, PONY, Summer Salt, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Mega Bog, Mandy Indiana,…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with POWER POP! A few of these may be known generally, like Cheap Trick's "Way of the World" and Nick Lowe's "Cruel to Be Kind"… and some well-known…