THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with A CHRISTMAS SHINDIG! The full episode has gone dark, but still-available clips from 1964 include The Beach Boys' "Dance, Dance, Dance," Bobby Sherman and Donna Loren singing "Keep…

CHRISTINE McVIE, the singer, songwriter and keyboardist who became the biggest hitmaker for Fleetwood Mac, one of music’s most popular bands, died on Wednesday. She was 79. The most popular songs Ms.…

CHEAP TRICK: "I Can't Take It." An overlooked gem. A HOLIDAY STREAM, via The Current. BEABADOOBEE plays a Tiny Desk Concert. JOE HENRY shares "All the Eye Can See." BOB DYLAN, singing…

JASON and the SCORCHERS cover "Absolutely Sweet Marie" and play "Harvest Moon" for Twofer Tuesday. METRIC plays The Current. LOVE: Forever Changes counter-balanced the "Summer of Love." GAZ COOMBES shares "Long Live the…

THE WHO: "I'm A Boy." BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has That Petrol Emotion, The Flaming Lips, and more. STRUMMING THE SIX-STRING: A Complete Playlist. QUASI shares "Doomscrollers." IRENE CARA, who belted out the…

THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND STARTS HERE… …with FAVES 2022!  I occasionally hear from folks who want to know what music — from among all of the posts I do here — I recommend.  To some…

THE SMITHEREENS: Pat DiNizio sings "In a Lonely Place" with Suzanne Vega and "Blue Period" with Belinda Carlisle. A duo of duets for Twofer Tuesday. CALEXICO vists World Cafe. SANTIGOLD plays a Tiny…

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS play "Birdhouse In Your Soul" with the Doc Severenson Orchestra. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Weyes Blood, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE REPLACEMENTS! The original quartet, opening for X in Mpls in October '83.  Your setlist includes: "I'm In Trouble," "Kids Don't Follow," a lounge version of "F***…

BILLY PAUL: "Me and Mrs. Jones." Got a thing going on. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features Yo La Tengo, Among Authors, and more. TAKURU OKADA covers Don Cherry and Haruomi Hosono for a…