THE TEMPTATIONS: "I Can't Get Next To You." REGINA SPEKTOR plays a Tiny Desk Concert. CATBITE plays World Cafe. BETH ORTON shares "Friday Night." BRYAN FERRY, on The Most Seductive and Poetic of…

JONATHAN RICHMAN gives a live take on "Roadrunner" at Joey Ramone's 1998 birthday party. DAWES plays World Cafe. OF MONTREAL covers Syd Barrett and T-Rex for a Lagniappe Session. THE BETHS share…

THE RASPBERRIES crush "Go All The Way" and "I Wanna Be With You" for Twofer Tuesday. MOTT THE HOOPLE gets over two hours of discussion and analysis in the latest episode of…

SEALS & CROFT: "Summer Breeze." NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, Daner Mouse & Black Thought, Sylvan Esso, and more. TANK & THE BANGAS play World…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: with ELVIS PRESLEY! The King died on August 16, 1977, but remains a global pop phenomenon, so it's worth a recap of highlights from his legendary career.  For the…

FUNKADELIC: "I Got a Thing" on Upbeat in 1970. READY FOR THE FLOOR: Indie Remixes 2008-2011. TREY PARKER, MATT STONE, WEEN & PRIMUS play the theme from "Team America: World Police." TITUS…

LAMONT DOZIER, the prolific songwriter and producer who was crucial to the success of Motown Records as one-third of the Holland-Dozier-Holland team, died on Monday at his home near Scottsdale, Ariz. He…

OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN, the angelic Australian singer who forged a hopelessly devoted following with her chart-topping hits “Physical,” “Have You Never Been Mellow” and “You’re the One That I Want,” her Grease duet with John…

TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS: "Here Comes My Girl." NEW RELEASES: Paste points you to Art Moore, Cheekface, Dust Star, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Healing Potpourri, Mick Trouble, and more.…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with JOHN HUGHES! The sportos, motorheads, geeks, sluts, buds, wasteoids, dweebies and dickheads, they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude. The writer/director behind Sixteen Candles,…