X stopped by 30 Rock to play "Hot House" and "Breathless," lo these many moons ago. THE DAMNED's original line-up reunited over the weekend. LORETTA LYNN: Watch Jack White, Brandi Carlile, Margo Price…
Read MoreJERRY LEE LEWIS, the hard-driving rockabilly artist whose pounding boogie-woogie piano and bluesy, country-influenced vocals helped define the sound of rock 'n' roll on hits like "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and…
Read MoreTHE LONG HALLOWEEN WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …STREAMING FROM THE CASTLE EAST! This fan-made 1973 video for "The Monster Mash" is today's must-see clip (natch. The covers by Bootsy Collins and Buckethead, The…
Read MoreSHARON JONES and the DAP-KINGS: "100 Days, 100 Nights." ARCTIC MONKEYS, Live at Kings Theater. S.G. GOODMAN plays a Tiny Desk Concert. ANDREW BIRD (and PHOEBE BRIDGERS) re-interpret Emily Dickinson's poem, "I…
Read MoreTHE MEMBERS: "Working Girl," from the "Where Are They Now?" file. WHITNEY plays WFUV. MATT NATHANSON plays World Cafe. US GIRLS shares "Bless This Mess." UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA shares "I Killed Captain Cook." ANXIOUS…
Read MoreBOTH SIDES NOW: Joni Mitchell performs her 1968 song in 1970 and in 2000, for a reflective Twofer Tuesday. WEEZER gets three hours of discussion and analysis on Political Beats. SLEATER-KINNEY:…
Read MoreMADNESS: "It Must Be Love." NEW RELEASES: Paste will pont you to Arctic Monkeys, Dry Cleaning, Frankie Cosmos, Taylor Swift, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Robyn Hitchcock, Sloan, Archers of Loaf,…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with DAVID BOWIE! The 1980 Floor Show was really recorded live at the Marquee, circa October 1973. It aired on The Midnight Special the following month. Your…
Read MoreJULES SHEAR: "If She Knew What She Wants," unplugged on Unplugged, circa 1990. Check how he's holding his guitar. CHEAP TRICK plays Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. MOMMA plays KUTX. JOHN…
Read MoreMARSHALL CRENSHAW played "Someday, Someway" for his network TV debut in 1982. THE CACTUS BLOSSOMS at the Minnesota State Fair. SAGITTAIRE covers The Necessaries and Leslie Winer for a Lagniappe Session. ROBERT FORSTER shares…
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