Jonathan Richman provides a live take on “Roadrunner” at Joey Ramone’s birthday party. Friko plays KCRW. 1-800-MIKEY shares the lo-fi power pop of “Me And My Only,” and “Pleasant Morning.” Stephen Egerton…

The Temptations bring it on “I Can’t Get Next To You.” Toadies played KEXP. Perennial shares “Ready! Steady! Go!“ The Tallest Man on Earth returns with “Deliver Me From Trying.” Caroline Rose…

Seals & Croft, with the obligatory “Summer Breeze.” Sam & Louise Sullivan play at Solid Sound for Paste. Laura Veirs shares “Arc Still Bends.” Babehoven shares “Three Reds.” Radiator Hospital shares “Walk…

AS SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE READ, the original Claude Pate website totally crashed last Thursday. Fortunately, Lance (Master of the CP Domain) has performed yeoman’s work over the weekend to recover…

LaBELLE: "Lady Marmalade." I coulda used a little more cowbell. KEVIN MORBY visits World Cafe. THIS IS LORELEI shares "Oh No Oh My." TOLD SLANT shares "Dark Blood." ALABAMA SHAKES shares "Garden."…

FUNKADELIC: "I Got a Thing" on Upbeat in 1970. JIM JAMES plays KCRW, including a cover of The Kinks' "Strangers."  SUSANNA HOFFS returns with "Casablanca."  IMPERIAL TEEN shares "Overdrive."  GRAHAM HUNT shares…

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. ISOBEL CAMPBELL plays KEXP.  WHY? shares "In Spirit."  NEW…

LEMON PIPERS: "Green Tambourine." BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Trashcan Sinatras, The Durutti Column, Shearwater, and more. WOLF ALICE covers The Roches' "Hammond Song."  SEASICK STEVE shares "Bootstraps."  CLUB 8 shares "The Sweetness…

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,…

PILOT works their "Magic" on TOTP.  DRY CLEANING plays KEXP.  DINOSAUR JR shares "Blowin' Up."  PETER GABRIEL shares the Bright-Side mix of "One By One."  BLONDE REDHEAD shares "Blood Spilled."  SMIDLEY shares…