THE FOUNDATIONS: "Build Me Up, Buttercup" and "Baby, Now That I Found You" are your Twofer Tuesday. THE BETHS play CBS This Morning. RON GALLO plays World Cafe. PERRY FARRELL joins SLEAFORD…

THE BANGLES are "Going Down To Liverpool" to do nothing with Mr. Spock. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Sharp Pins, Gee Tee, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Steve Mason,…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE… …with THE TALKING HEADS!  Here's the expanded band — including axeman Adrian Belew (who certainly influenced Jon Pratt's early work in Pate) — Live in Rome, circa 1980. Your setlist:…

CANDIE PAYNE brings her updated Northern Soul sound on "I Wish I Could Have Loved You More." MICHIGANDER plays World Cafe. BIG THIEF plays the unreleased "Vampire Empire." MOMMA shares "Bang Bang." MUDHONEY…

FLAMING GROOVIES "Shake Some Action," circa 1987. BIG STAR gets over two hours of discussion and analysis at Political Beats. That's longer than their original discography. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features Daisies, Anna…

THE FEELIES: The Jonathan Demme-directed "Away" and a live take on "Deep Fascination" for Twofer Tuesday. STARCRAWLER plays The Current. NEIL YOUNG's first performance since the pandemic. GEORGE HARRISON's Jukebox, circa 1965.…

BLAKE BABIES' fab cover of the Grass Roots' "Temptation Eyes."  Saw 'em open for Game Theory, many moons ago. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to US Girls, Iris DeMent, Gina Burch,…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with ARETHA FRANKLIN, Live in Stockholm, 1968! The "Lady Soul" concert was broadcast on Swedish TV, including: "There's No Business Like Show Business," "Come Back To Me," "Satisfaction," "Don't…

DEAN & BRITTA: Today just seemed good for "Words You Used to Say." NIKKI LANE plays The Current. THE BACKSEAT LOVERS visit World Cafe. EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL throws "Caution to the…

THE FOUR TOPS: Levi Stubbs works up a sweat on live French TV, belting out a supercharged "I'll Be There." ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features Lana Del Rey, Caroline Rose, Sidney Gish, and…