Year 2023

THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY STARTS HERE: …with THE BEAT FARMERS!  Making a tradition of this more sober than usual, professionally-shot, early BF gig recorded at Universal Studios, including "There She Goes Again" (VU); "Road…

ALEX CHILTON: Let's enjoy the Box Tops' "The Letter" and Big Star's "In The Street." FATHER JOHN MISTY debuts "Corpse Dance" on a surprise live album. BLEACHERS plays "Alma Mater" on Late…

DAVID BOWIE: Rare footage of "The Jean Genie" from a 1973 performance on Top of the Pops. BARTEES STRANGE, JASON ISBELL, BLEACHERS, ST VINCENT, and more play the Ally Coalition Talent Show.…

THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY STARTS HERE: … with CHRIS ISAAK, live at Universal Studios. Your holiday-themed numbers include "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Hey, Santa," "Last Month of the Year," "Blue Christmas," and "Christmas on…

THE MONKEES sing a Christmas medley at MTV, circa 1986. Even Mike Nesmith turned up. THE CHURCH plays KEXP. SLOW PULP plays KEXP. SHANE MacGOWAN's widow shared plans to one day release…

EURYTHMICS' Dave Stewart declares "Christmas is For Lovers". HOLIDAY SEASON: No new releases or indie basement this week. YO LA TENGO wrapped up Hanukkah by reuiniting the Aisler Set and brining the…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with ELTON JOHN! Half of a live show captured by the OGWT on Christmas Eve, 1974.  Your setlist includes: "Grimsby" (incomplete), "Rocket Man," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," "Daniel,"…

DARLENE LOVE's final "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)" for Letterman. YO LA TENGO hit the Velvet Underground covers hard on night six of their Hannukah run. THE LAST DINNER PARTY plays World…

PATSY CLINE & FERLIN HUSKY: "Let It Snow!" YO LA TENGO brought BEN GIBBARD on their Hannukah stage for covers of The Cramps and Hall & Oates. J MASCIS shares "Set Me…

BOB GELDOF, by his own admission, is responsible for two of the worst songs in history: "'Do They Know It's Christmas?" and "We Are The World." THE LIBERTINES debuted new songs at intimate gigs…