THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE BANGLES!  Live in Pittsburgh, circa 1986.  Your setlist includes: 1 Let It Go; 2 Restless; 3 Walking Down Your Street; 4 James; 5 Going Down to…

LaBELLE: "Lady Marmalade." I coulda used a little more cowbell. SPOON, Live in Brooklyn. BEN GIBBARD plays KEXP. MT. JOY plays WFUV. LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA joins THE DECEMBERISTS for the NSFW “Ben Franklin’s…

SHOCKING BLUE: She's your "Venus." BUILT TO SPILL plays KEXP. AMANDA SHIRES, Live at Rockwood Music Hall. ARCTIC MONKEYS debut "I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am." 30 FAMOUS ACTORS Who Appeared in…

CROWDED HOUSE, which hit the Top Ten twice in 1987 with "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Something So Strong," are your Twofer Tuesday. THE HEAD AND THE HEART play World Cafe. SHARON…

EVERCLEAR: "A.M. Radio." Because my brother's Pinto said so. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to The Mountan Goats, Cass McCombs, Hot Chip, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has The Chats, Oneida, Tall Dwarfs,…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with GRAM PARSONS! As a member of both The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, and as a solo artist, Parsons anticipated the so-called country rock of the…

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…