MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND, "Blinded by the Light," Live in '75. U2 plays World Cafe and a Tiny Desk Concert. CONNECTIONS bring the power pop on "Cool Change." SHANNON LAY covers Nick…

THE LEFT BANKE: "Walk Away Renee."   NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork will point you to M83, Doug Paisley, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Django Django, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and more. THE ROLLING…

ST. PATRICK'S DAY STARTS HERE: …with JOE STRUMMER and THE POGUES!  People will be getting their drink and dance on today, so enjoy Joe, Shane and the band putting a Celtic spin on "London Calling"…

GUADALCANAL DIARY: From the "Where Are They Now?" file (and MTV's 120 Minutes), we have a semi-live take on "Watusi Rodeo." ROBYN HITCHCOCK plays World Cafe. THE LEMON TWIGS share "In My…

THE IDES OF MARCH: The friendly stranger in the black sedan. JOE P plays WFUV. BOYGENIUS, playing the baggage claim area at SXSW. THE HOLD STEADY shares "Understudies." LANA DEL REY shares…

DRAMARAMA give you "Anything, Anything" and a "Last Cigarette" for Twofer Tuesday. WEYES BLOOD visits World Cafe. UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA shares “Meshuggah.” ANIMAL COLLECTIVE shares "Untitled No. 1." THE MARY ONETTES shares…

BLUE SWEDE: "Hooked on a Feeling," introduced by the late Don Kirshner. Ooga-Chucka. NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork will point you to Sleaford Mods, Lonnie Holley, Fever Ray, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE… …with ROCKPILE, a band that featured old pals Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds cranking out the rootsy pub rock. Let's start with "Teacher, Teacher" and "I Knew the…

WRECKLESS ERIC: The "Whole Wide World," of course. With Ian Dury on the throne. MAMA'S BROKE plays a Tiny Desk Concert. THE NO ONES (incl Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey) share “304…

HARRY NILSSON: "Everybody's Talking" on Swedish TV, circa 1969. CHARLEY CROCKETT plays WFUV. THE NEW PR0NOGRAPHERS shares “Pontius Pilate’s Home Movies.” PETER GABRIEL is "Playing For Time." JENNY LEWIS shares a video…