Month April 2021

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with SQUEEZE!  Despite a new LP, some of you whippersnappers may never heard of Difford, Tilbrook & Co., who previously reeled of stellar string of pop gems, including "Take…

THE ROLLING STONES made their second US TV appearance on The Mike Douglas Show, covering Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away." REMEMBERING Adam Schlessinger. SON LUX plays a Tiny Desk Concert. MIKE WATT…

THE MEMBERS: "Working Girl," from the "Where Are They Now?" file. MIDDLE KIDS play The Current. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features Manchester Orchestra, Faye Webster, and more. SPLIT SINGLE (ft Jason Narducy) shares…

WALL OF VOODOO, on the "Mexican Radio." LAKE STREET DIVE visits The Current. LORETTA LYNN visits with World Cafe. THE TOP 100 ALTERNATIVE SINGLES of the 90s, according to PopMatters. J MASCIS…

THE CONNELLS: " '74-'45. " Read more about this Raleigh, North Carolina quintet at Trouser Press. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Dinosaur Jr, Sour Widows, remember Sports, and more. BILL'S…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with THE BANGLES!  There's no better way to start than with these live takes on "Hero Takes A Fall"  and Kimberley Rew's "Goin' Down To Liverpool" for…

JON PRATT: Pate's frontman returns with "Shaboom." JULIEN BAKER visits World Cafe. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED has four Prince playlists for you. BARTEES STRANGE covers Bon Iver's "Skinny Love." MARAINNE FAITHFULL talks about…

JIM STEINMAN, who wrote all the songs on “Bat Out of Hell,” Meat Loaf’s operatic, teenage-angst-filled 1977 debut album, which remains one of the most successful records of all time, died on…

YO LA TENGO are captured playing the bouncy "Mr. Tough" and "I Feel Like Going Home" at The Current.  And that. my friends, is Twofer Tuesday. THE WEATHER STATION plays WXPN. ORIONS BELTE…

STEELY DAN turn in a spirited "Reelin' in the Years" on the Midnight Special.  Fagen reportedly hated this performance, which appears in Almost Famous. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Paul McCartney,…