DUSTY SPRINGFIELD covers "People Get Ready." NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Robert Forster, The Men, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has The WAEVE, The Go! Team, the Brian Jonestown Massacre,…

THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED.  It's the anniversary of the passing of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson in a plane crash outside Clear Lake, IA, and it…

First D.J.: "Rise and shine, campers and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cooooold out there today." Second D.J.: "It's cold out there every day. What is this, Miami Beach?" First D.J.:…

LEONARD COHEN plays "So Long, Marianne," circa 1979. TOOL gets over two hours of discussion and analysis on Political Beats with guest Noam Blum. SMASHING PUMPKINS is streaming the second act of their…

R.E.M., playing "Radio Free Europe" and "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" for their network TV debut … and Twofer Tuesday. SOFT MACHINE, Live at Jazz Bilzen. PATTI SMITH remembers Tom Verlaine. TELEVISION:…

TALKING HEADS: A vintage clip of "Psycho Killer" from the OGWT. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to The Arcs, Effed Up, Eddie 9V, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Meg Baird,…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: ….wtih THE PRETENDERS! Circa 1981, via one of Pate's two fab drummers, Jon Hahn.  Your setlist includes "The Wait," "The Adultress," "Message of Love/Louie Louie," "Talk of the…

999: "Homicide." You better believe it. ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO visits KUTX.  Scott McCaughey is there too. MUDHONEY shares "Almost Everything." DEPECHE MODE's David Gahan covers The Raveonettes' "Chains." PATRICK WOLF returns with “Nowhere…

THE MAMAS & PAPAS lip-synced "California Dreaming" really well o­n Hullaballoo, but not showing you the go-go dancers, who are worth the wait. SYLVAN ESSO & JAN WASNER play CBS This Morning.…

RICHARD THOMPSON: The culmination of 1000 Years Of Popular Music. MARGO PRICE, Live at Rockwood Music Hall. DOS SANTOS plays World Cafe. IAN HUNTER shares "Bed of Roses." BOYGENIUS: The book club.…